ID&C offers £2500 Grass Roots Festival Bursary

UK: Festival accreditation supplier ID&C has launched its 6th annual Grass Roots Festival Bursary, which sees small-to-medium UK festivals apply for the chance to receive £2500 worth of security wristbands, passes and lanyards. The bursary...

The Great Escape adds over 100 new artists to line-up

UK: The Great Escape has revealed another 100+ artists who will be joining its line-up from May 19 – 21, where over 450 performers will transform the seaside town of Brighton into a bastion...


Skiddle responds to pessimistic forecasts of UK nightlife

UK: The UK's Office for National Statistics recently announced that it has removed nightclub entry fees from its Retail Prices Index, a litany of goods and services examined to determine inflation. Many commentators, including...

Ultra Miami utilises 250 Robe fixtures

USA: Ultra Music Festival, the eminent EDM event staged along Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, attracted over 150,000 attendees for three days this March. Robe BMFL and Pointe moving lights were prominent on three...

GoGroup hosting festival sustainability conference in April

EUROPE: GoGroup – the pan-European think-tank that brings together hundreds of festivals, scientists, initiatives and suppliers to exchange expertise on green and sustainability related issues – is holding its sixth Workshop for Festival and...

Mandala Festival to debut this June

NETHERLANDS: Mandala Festival is a new festival from the team behind Eindhoven's Extrema Outdoor, taking place from June 3 - 6 at Holiday Park De Bergen in the Netherlands. Promising a theatrical, artistic and...

Flume to headline X Music Festival

UK: Cardiff’s X Music Festival has announced that Flume, one of the world’s most influential electronic music stars, will be appearing in the Welsh capital on June 4 in what will be one of...

Latitude announces comedy line-up

UK: Latitude Festival has announced the colossal comedy line-up for its 11th edition, set to take place from July 14 - 17 in Suffolk's Henham Park. Featured in the announcement are Russell Howard, Josh...

First details revealed for Just So Festival

UK: The award-winning, Wild Rumpus-produced Just So Festival has started to reveal its programme for 2016. An annual, intimate, weekend-long camping festival, Just So showcases art, music, literature, comedy and theatre for families...

Study establishes social media as most effective marketing tool for nightlife events

UK: A study conducted by self-service ticketing and registration platform Eventbrite has found 60% of those surveyed heard about nightlife events they attend via social media. Social platforms eclipse all other channels for event...