Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds host over 300 international concerts in support of refugees
WORLDWIDE: On September 20 Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds held more than 300 concerts around the world for Give a Home, in which 1,000 artists performed intimate shows in people’s homes in support of...
PRS Foundation’s ‘Keychange’ to announce 60 female artists and innovators at Reeperbahn
GERMANY: The PRS Foundation has announced 'Keychange', a collaborative European programme that aims to introduce more women into the music industry. Supporting 60 participants from across Europe, who will come together to form a...
We Are Europe returns to Norway
NORWAY: From October 26 - 28, Insomnia Festival and its symposium programme Movement + New Ideas will host We are Europe members for the second time. This year, the Norwegian festival will invite Lyon-based...
Martin Audio MLA in control At Volt And Balaton
HUNGARY: The Volt and Balaton Sound festivals are part of a series of major festivals in Hungary, held over the summer. Both have been serviced for a number of years by Capital Sound, and...
AIF announces core programme and venue change
UK: AIF has announced the core programme and more speakers for this year's Festival Congress, along side a new venue for day one of the conference.
Extending the ‘Pseudoscience’ theme of this year, the first...
A Greener Festival assessor training debuts in mainland Europe alongside Amsterdam Dance Event
NETHERLANDS: The international non-profit organisation, A Greener Festival (AGF), has teamed up with ADE Green to bring its training to Amsterdam this October for the first time. The training will run for two days...
Martin Audio XE500 unveiled at Rock in Japan Festival
JAPAN: Rock In Japan is one of the biggest open-air events of its kind in the country, and is held on four days over two consecutive weekends in August. Once again, crowds of more...
Cato Music celebrates 16th anniversary
UK: Cato Music, a Production Park company, recently celebrated its 16th birthday with a burlesque-themed party at The Mill, its large-scale production rehearsal facility in Wimbledon, south-west London.
As the music industry’s only full-service...
Eventbrite Completes Acquisition of Ticketfly
USA: The ticketing and event technology company Eventbrite has completed its $200 million acquisition of Ticketfly, a premier ticketing platform focused on music venues and promoters, from Pandora. Combined, the two platforms hope to...
GLP supplies Glastonbury
UK: GLP’s award-winning X4 Bar 20s were out in force at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, led by Andi Watson, who had already been lighting Radiohead on tour using 14 of the large X4 L...
