Kendal Calling Beats First Day Sales Record
Following on from its 2024 sell-out and the announcement that ticket prices are held for 2025, Kendal Calling broke its first-day sales record in just 2 hours, going on to sell 50% of next...
YOUROPE Announces European Festival Summit
YOUROPE – The European Festival Association invites all festival organizers, event professionals and other interested stakeholders to participate in the European Festival Summit, Nov 18-20. The event in Karlsruhe, Germany, will explore the future...
Lemmy Leaves Bloodstock for Rock City Residence
A convoy of 55 Harley Davidson bikers has delivered the ashes of the legendary Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead to Rock City in Nottingham following the close of this year’s Bloodstock festival.
The specially-created Lemmy Forever...
Boardmasters Crowd Surge Leaves Seven With Minor Injuries
Friday evening saw seven people taken to hospital, following what police described as a 'crowd collapse'. The incident occurred in the run-up to a set by DJ Sammy Virji at The Point stage, a...
Rock Oyster in £300k Crowdfunded Expansion Raise
North Cornwall's Rock Oyster festival has launched a Crowdfunding campaign to fund its expansion from 10,000 to 15,000 capacity, after being granted a new licence for the increase.
The pitch cites revenue increases of 128%...
Forbidden Forest Announce Halloween Show Lineup
Forbidden Events, one of the Midlands’ favourite party brands, is making a comeback this Autumn with Forbidden Halloween at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham. Taking place on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October, the...
Witcombe Festival Cancels 2024 Edition
Witcombe Festival has announced the cancellation of its 2024 edition, citing slow ticket sales as the reason. Attempts to create a festival with smaller capacity were scuppered by licensing conditions. A statement on the...
Industry Schools Engagement – Pilot Completed, Rollout Begins
The Schools Engagement Programme Pilot, launched in January 2024 with grant support from the EIF, has been completed, delivering key event industry career messages to schools in the East of England.
The pilot programme:
Engaged...
Baloise Session and Gelati Gasparini Celebrate Cool 20 Year Partnership
This year, boutique music festival Baloise Session and popular Swiss ice cream
manufacturer Gelati Gasparini are celebrating 20 years of successful collaboration.
For the past two decades the Baloise Session, famous for its unique concerts featuring...
LIFT’s Biennial Concludes, CEO Steps Down
LIFT 2024, London’s biennial international festival of theatre, welcomed over 10,000 audience members, across eight venues connecting international artists and Londoners with bold new work. After a dynamic and thought-provoking festival with six and...
