Erykah Badu, Solange and more for North Sea Jazz

NETHERLANDS: North Sea Jazz Festival has added a bunch of predictably fantastic artists to the line-up for this year’s event, which returns to the Ahoy venue in Rotterdam in July. The three-day event is...

Dancesafe restructures national team

USA: Harm prevention service DanceSafe has restructured its leadership in order to take its work 'to the next level'. After serving as Dancesafe's National Outreach Director since 2014, the organisation has promoted Mitchell Gomez to...


We Are FSTVL launches The 10,000 Hours Foundation in the UK

UK: After a history of partnering with Europe’s premier dance music brands to support and promote local causes, charity The 10,000 Hours Foundation has announced its first UK campaign in collaboration with We Are...

Firefly Music Festival goes cashless

USA: Firefly Music Festival, the east coast’s largest music and camping festival, has announced that it will work with payments and point of sale company, Square, and will be using its newest contactless and...

Smirnoff Sound Collective teams up with IMS on gender diversity initiative

WORLDWIDE: The International Music Summit – a three-day educational platform focused on electronic music – celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and once again held discussions on some of the key issues facing the...

Tramlines wraps up ninth successful year

UK: Tramlines Festival, which took place from July 21 - 23, spanned five stages with over 70 performances from Primal Scream, Kano, The Libertines, Metronomy, All Saints, The Coral, The Pharcyde, Toots & The...

MLA partners pool resources for Sziget’s 25th year

HUNGARY: Martin Audio PA systems were once again all over the massive seven-day Sziget Festival in Hungary — the final leg of a three-event tour of the country, which included Volt and Balaton Festivals. Capital...

Gigantic on track with three-year deal with Tramlines

UK: Tramlines, the UK’s biggest metropolitan music festival, has signed a new three-year deal with national ticketing agent Gigantic. As plans begin to take shape for the biggest ever Tramlines to mark its 10th anniversary...

Bestival Part I

UK: Still relatively young but undeniably effectual, the desert island disco-themed Bestival 2014 continued to refine its distinct aesthetic through a plethora of idiosyncratic conceptual art pieces, intimate micro venues, eclectic eateries, and an...

Energy Revolution partners with Solar for Schools

UK: Energy Revolution, the sustainability charity helping to tackle the environmental impact from fossil fuel travel to events, has partnered with the Solar for Schools project. In 2018, Energy Revolution helped its members –...