Shapeshifters highlight EDC Festival arches

USA: The largest festival in North America, EDC brings 140,000+ attendees for each of its three nights at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The electronic dance music has no shortage of exciting visuals, but...

Martin Audio MLA keeps Pistoia Blues going strong after 35 years

USA: Dating back to 1980, when legendary names like BB King, Muddy Waters, Fats Domino, and John Lee Hooker were among headliners at the inaugural Pistoia Blues festival in Tuscany, this remains one of...


GLP X4 family on parade for Volt Lites at Coachella’s Sahara

GERMANY: GLP’s latest X4 generation of premium LED fixtures made its festival debut at the pre-eminent Coachella Festival in Indio, California, recently — where over two weekends the Sahara Tent hosted an all-star line-up...

Sound City launches into South Korea

SOUTH KOREA: Sound City has announced that it has won a grant to expand on its overseas business and live music activity under the International Showcasing Scheme funded by Arts Council England and The...

BoomTown first for Mojo Barriers

UK: Mojo Barriers has continued to expand its work with independent festivals by securing a new contract win for this year’s BoomTown Fair, set to take place from August 13 – 16. BoomTown Fair...

SGM fixtures at Splendour in the Grass

AUSTRALIA: This year’s Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay, close to the famous Gold Coast, hosted a significant number of SGM’s market leading outdoor lighting fixtures. With damp experiences from the past haunting...

Store tickets for events via Google Now

EUROPE: Ticketscript has become the first self-service ticketing provider in Europe that enable tickets to be stored through Google Now. Tickets purchased via Ticketscript from today will be able to find all event details and...

Camp Bestival takes a walk on the wild side

UK: Attendees were excited about Camp Bestival once again this year, and Showsec has received recognition for their part in the occasion, even from many of the children who revelled in all the fun...

BBC celebrates – XTA’s Adaptive Processing Amplifier performs

SPAIN: Way back in 1995, the bosses at BBC Radio One gave the go ahead to what would become a legendary yearly pilgrimage to the summer dance capital that is Ibiza. Starting out with...

Avolites’ Arena is rock solid for Angus & Julia Stone at Somerset House

UK: Interest surrounding Avolites' newest lighting console, the live control focused Arena, has been gathering momentum after a number of festival appearances, including at Somerset House's Summer Series for acts including Angus & Julia...