Police praise Showsec for Wireless Festival response

UK: The Metropolitan Police have condemned the activities of groups of non-ticket holders who caused disturbances outside Finsbury Park and made a number of attempts to force their way into the venue on each...

RCF to provide audio system for Umbria Jazz festival

ITALY: RCF will provide the audio system for the 10-day Umbria Jazz festival, which will celebrate its 42nd birthday from July 10 - 19. Angelo Tordini – CTO of Umbria Jazz' outdoor stages and...


New Lost Eden area confirmed for Kendal Calling

UK: Kendal Calling has confirmed that its 2015 event, set to take place from July 30 - August 2, will feature a new, four-acre woodland area entitled Lost Eden, inspired by folklore of the...

CMA Music Festival flies RF Venue CP Beam antennas

USA: The trusses above the CMA Music Festival’s main and Satellite stages at Nashville’s LP Field sported a fleet of 10 RF Venue collapsible CP Beam helical antennas. The four-day festival shattered attendance records...

Cream and We Are FSTVL team up for We Are WHSE

UK: UK Festival Award-winning promoters Cream and We Are FSTVL have announced that they have joined forces to present We Are WHSE, provisionally set to take place this Autumn / Winter. We Are...

Serious Stages’ talks the Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival

UK: Glastonbury Festival continued its four decade-long partnership with Serious Stages this year - who once again provided almost 60 structures, including the four main stages, the Temple and the Ribbon Tower, plus multiple...

Amsterdam Dance Event to host spatial audio installation

NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam Dance Event, scheduled to take place this October, will host a unique installation presented by Arup. Entitled the 'Leslie Pavilion', it explores a new application of the spatial audio effect pioneered by...

Central Eastern European Talent Exchange Program heads to EXIT Festival

SERBIA: In July 2011, The Central Eastern European Talent Exchange Program (CEETEP) became an expansion of the already successful European Talent Exchange Program, which aims to promote the circulation of artists across Europe's music...

Oasis festival completes programme

MOROCCO: Taking place from September 11 - 13, Oasis will be the first festival of its kind in Marrakech, offering festivalgoers an unexplored festival paradise in the idyllic surroundings of the Fellah Hotel. Guests...

John Giddings confirmed for IFF keynote

UK: The International Festival Forum (IFF) has announced that John Giddings - organiser of The Isle of Wight Festival and founder of the prestigious Solo Agency - will be the subject of the IFF...