BPM Festival reveals dates and location for Portuguese debut
PORTUGAL: After spearheading a decade of esteemed showcases in Mexico’s Playa Del Carmen, BPM Festival has revealed the date and location for its very first European edition in Portugal this September. Set to welcome...
We Are FSTVL sells out
UK: With its fifth birthday celebrations set for May 26 – 28, We Are FSTVL has sold out. However, in anticipation of reaching capacity, the festival has reached an agreement to expand the site...
Day splits and more artists revealed for Afropunk LDN
UK: Afropunk LDN has revealed the day splits and additional artists for its second edition, set to take place at The Printworks from July 22 - 23.
New names joining the line-up are The Internet,...
Vero makes Mexican debut at Corona Sunsets
MEXICO: Corona Sunsets returned to Tulum, Mexico on June 17 for a daylong programme of electronic dance music in idyllic surroundings. The festival saw the country’s first outing for Vero – Funktion-One’s vertically arrayable...
UK Festival Awards reveals details for 2017 edition; opens application process
The UK Festival Awards has announced that its 14th edition will take place on November 30 2017 at its new home of The Printworks in London.
The completely revitalised event comes with a considerably lower...
Sound City returns to Liverpool city centre; announces dates for 2018
UK: Sound City, the award-winning metropolitan festival of live music and arts, will take place from May 5 - 6 2018. Returning to its roots, the festival will move back to Liverpool city centre...
Matt Ephgrave joins Festicket as Chief Operating Officer
UK: Matt Ephgrave – alumnus of ticketscript, YPlan and Seatwave – has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at Festicket, and will oversee all daily operations including global customer service, fulfilment, account management and campaign...
An Interview With Marcato
CANADA: I’m sure we can all agree that admin work is somewhat akin to the Sixth Circle of Hell, and this must be especially true for the lucid nightmare that is festival organisation.
Traditionally,...
12th edition of IMS Ibiza to be hosted by shesaid.so
SPAIN: International Music Summit (IMS) – the platform for business, culture and education in global electronic music – has partnered with the leading female empowerment organisation in the music industry, shesaid.so.
As the summit continues...
Bournemouth’s Arts by the Sea Festival partners with Dorset Mind and Bournemouth University
UK: Bournemouth’s arts and culture festival, Arts by the Sea, has announced two key partnerships for its ninth instalment. The mental health charity Dorset Mind and Bournemouth University will feature at the newly announced...
