Festival merch shouldn’t cost the earth
Chris Houghton, CEO of The UK Festival Awards' Official Merch partner, Teemill, explains how their sustainable model for branded apparel radically reduces waste and gives customers exactly what they want.
Across the board, consumers are...
Looking at the bigger picture with event data
As festival season approaches, organisers, partners and sponsors are looking for new ways to measure the success of the festivalgoer experience and its effect on ROI. Caroline McGuckian, CEO of Meshh, discusses the importance...
Accreditation needs Sustainable Suppliers, Not Just Sustainable Products
With event organisers on a mission to become more sustainable. We asked ID&C and Identilam about the moves they are making to help them reduce their environmental impact while reducing waste going to landfill.
Elle...
EXIT Tips Crew Gender Balance
As gender balance across festival line ups continues to grab headlines and attention, Serbia's Exit Festival has bucked the trend and is rightfullly proud to achieve 64% representation for women in their crew. We...
10 Ways AI will Revolutionise the Music Festival Industry
Festival Awards co-founder Steve Jenner has led festivals through several game-changing technological shifts over the years, from bringing the internet to Glastonbury in the late 1990s to seeding the integral online community of Download...
Drug Testing, Drug Checking and their effects on reducing the risk of drug harm
UK drug checking charity, The Loop, is dedicated to reducing drug harm. We asked their recently appointed CEO, Katy Porter, along with The Loop Colleagues to update us on the research and data that...
Demystifying the Misconceptions Surrounding Solar-Powered Events
Andrew Teverson, Managing Director of The Stage Bus, on the misconceptions surrounding solar power - and how you can measure the power consumption of your event.
Every single mobile stage in the Stage Bus fleet...
Selling Tickets Like It’s 2025
One of the new wave of companies offering Web 3 based solutions to the festival market is EventsFrame. We asked their head, Pavel Helstyn to outline the advanteges of utilising NFT Ticketing:
How can NFT...
A forced but necessary change in the Festival Industry
During a busy summer that saw GMC Events involved in the production of shows such as Shambala, Arcadia, Somerset House sessions, Shindig and Bristol Pride, director Ryan Wilmott took time to reflect on the...
Sound Diplomacy & The Art of Noise Management.
Back in May, when we spoke to Access The Festival, the name Acoustech dropped into the conversation about suppliers; Access Co-Founder Will Darley was quick to sing the praises of the noise consultants and...
