10 Years of Production: 11 ways to get it right
At the end of their 10th season producing festivals and events, The Fair team share their learnings, insights and take-home tips for those looking to progress their career in the industry
A lot can happen...
Winner Profile: Ginger Owl
There's a lot of businesses out there in the world of live events that have been around for 10 years or more, so that wasn't the reason behind Ginger Owl founders Nancy Skipper and...
DJ Awards to Return After 4 Year Pause
New ownership and a test-bed for a new payment platform see serial entrepreneur, Andrew Grant relaunch the DJ Awards. He tells us what plans he has after announcing the return of the celebration of...
Drum, Bass and Yoga United to Fight Human Trafficking
If you go to one UK festival this year – choose this one, that's what the press release says and the reasoning is pretty compelling.
Om & Bass Festival brands itself as the ‘single most...
Weekend Festival Q&A
Finland's Weekend Festival returns to Espoo's new Vermo Arena for a second time on August 2 and 3 2024 with a mouthwatering line-up of global dance superstars. From spotting a gap in the market...
Help to Stamp Out Spiking This Summer
Anti-spiking charity, Stamp Out Spiking is set to mark the third anniversary of International Stamp Out Spiking Day on 15th July, with partners and supporters across the world will voicing their unwavering defiance –...
Towersey: 60 Years of the Family Family Festival
60 years under the stewardship of the same family, Towersey is unique before you start to think about the site, the audience or the line-up. Originally organised by Denis Manners and his friends, handed...
Winner Profile: Teddy Rocks
Teddy Rocks, winners of the 2023 Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award is a festival dedicated to founder, Tom Newton’s young brother Ted, who died from cancer aged 10. From a fundraising gig in a...
Winner Profile: Midnight Mango
Nurturing the live careers of acts is a role that is crucial to delivering a constant stream of quality line-ups for our festival market. We figured that two-time winners of the Festivals’ Favourite Agency...
Tramlines – Nurturing Emerging Talent With Community in Mind
Following their win as Best Festival for Emerging Talent at the 2023 UK Festival Awards, we caught up with Marketing Manager, Charlie Barton to get the low down on how the festival, firmly rooted...