In the wake of the final Secret Garden Party, the event’s founder Freddie Fellowes provides a passionate perspective on why the future needs independent festivals, and what is behind the demise of so ...

Event crew provider Alpha Crew has launched in the US with a precence in New York marking its first venture outside of Europe. With basis in the UK, France and Spain, Alpha Crew provides event crew, ...

With its roots set firmly in festivals, the past two decades have seen event production agency LS Events branch out way beyond live music to become a flourishing multi-service operation involved in ...

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) said it will launch a free business support programme next month that will provide guidance and training for multi-venue festival operators. Set up with ...

Liverpool has become the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action programme. To mark the achievement, a string of ...

Having previously stated its intention to roll out its single-show City Sessions streaming programme internationally, Amazon Music has outlined details of a string of European shows. Launched in the ...

The finishing touches are being made to the Amsterdam Dance Event programmes, with festival operators taking centre stage. The festival strand will run from 16-20 October, featuring more than 3,000 ...

Commonwealth Games Scotland has been given the green light by the Scottish government to proceed with its proposal to host the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026. A scaled-down version of the 2026 ...

Outdoor events industry sustainability group Vision:2025 is looking for headline and chapter sponsors for the third edition of The Show Must Go On report. A cross-industry working group, chaired by ...

Kilimanjaro Live has bolstered its promoting team with the appointment of former TEG Live Europe head of venue programming Lottie Bradshaw as a new promoter. Working alongside Kilimanjaro Live ...

ASM Global has promoted Gemma Vaughan, with immediate effect, to acting general manager of AO Arena in Manchester. She has taken over from Jen Mitchell, who is leaving the company. Vaughan joined ASM ...

Coldplay is to donate 10% of the band’s proceeds from eight UK stadium shows next year to the Music Venue Trust (MVT), with the aim of supporting grassroots venues. The band has announced it will play ...