Fringe Growth and Fringe Benefits by the Sea
It's a challenge to think of a festival that doesn't have an element of its founding team still in place; some will have plans for succession and some won't. Picking up the baton from...
A Weekend Away With The Fairies
‘The fairies told me to do it’ might not work as a defence for childhood (or adult) misbehaviour but, for Karen Kay, flickers of light, flashes of inspiration and a lifelong passion for all...
Togather. Gathering festivals and suppliers together.
Togather, the conflation of the words gather and together is one of those names that you probably wish you’d thought of when considering company nomenclature for the festival industry. It took founders Digby Vollrath...
Kendal Calling – Playing the Waste Game Within Tent City.
Cards on table: I love Cumbria. It’s a hell of a trip from Insights Towers down here in the South West but any excuse is taken, including a couple of days at Kendal Calling,...
Victorious – A Value Festival With Values
After growing out of its original site at Portsmouth’s naval dockyard, Victorious Festival is firmly anchored on Southsea’s seafront. We caught up with founder, James Ralls to chart the journey through growth, acquisition and...
Woo Yeah! The Award-winning Small Festival Making a Big Contribution.
When Worcester local, John Simons, received a grave cancer diagnosis, his family’s worlds were rocked. In the short time they had with him the local hospice, St Richards, provided an oasis where they could...
Fast and Loose, The Rapid Rise of LooseFest.
LooseFest should have been a simple tale of brand extension, had it not been for a few curve balls pitched along the way. But, with a dedicated team, loyal fans and support from a...
Bluedot: Behind the Award Winning Line-Up
The award for best line-up of 2022 at the UK Festival Awards went to Bluedot, which fuses music, science, arts and culture to deliver an intriguing blend in a unique environment. We got together...
Winner Profile: Altitude Comedy Festival
What does it take to win Best Overseas Festival at the UK Festival Awards? The simple answer is votes, not the most votes, it’s all about the proportion of your audience that feels like...
DHP Family and Beat the Streets, Fighting Homelessness.
On Thursday, March 30 a legend in the Nottingham live music scene, George Akins Snr, passed away, aged 94. A prominent businessman and property developer, his many achievements included founding Rock City in 1980,...
