Martin Audio MLA makes Secret Garden Party debut with Capital

UK: Launched in 2004 as an alternative to the established mainstream music festivals, Secret Garden Party is about music, people, places, and stories coming together in the most hedonistic, magical, and out-of-this world experience...

Elation EPT6IP LED video panels at NY CityFest

USA: Elation Professional’s new EPT6IP high-resolution LED display panels played a key role at NY CityFest with Luis Palau, a free outdoor concert held July 11 on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central...


XL Video creates live mapped projection for Shangri-La Heaven at Glastonbury

UK: Following a successful event at last year’s festival, XL Video, working with Technical Producer, Nick Diacre, has once again produced a significant achievement in 180˚ live mapping for Shangri-La’s Heaven Stage at the...

WOMAD Festival becomes first to use NCASS Connect

UK: WOMAD has become the first major event to use NCASS Connect, demonstrating their commitment to food safety and protection for festivalgoers. NCASS Connect is a new online management system designed by the Nationwide...

Adamson reinforces Miller Lite Oasis Stage at Milwaukee’s Summerfest

USA: Adamson Systems Engineering was tapped to provide sound reinforcement for the Miller Lite Oasis Stage at this year’s Milwaukee Summerfest. The 11 day music festival features 11 stages, more than 800 acts, 1,000+...

Vue Audiotechnik delivers dynamic sound at BottleRock Festival

USA: For the third straight year, BottleRock Festival in Napa Valley, CA, welcomed more than 100,000 music, food, and wine enthusiasts to a unique gathering of top musical acts, celebrity chefs, and master sommeliers....

Deadline given for SFX Entertainment and Sillerman deal

WORLDWIDE: EDM mogul Robert F.X. Sillerman has set plans in motion to privatise SFX Entertainment, after having taking the firm public in 2013. SFX Entertainment’s special committee of independent directors has delivered notice requiring Sillerman...

Live Nation announces acquisition of MAMA & Company in UK

UK: Live Nation has won the bid for festival and venue operator MAMA & Company, according to a recently published report. After receiving two unsolicited bids for the company, MAMA appointed the global business advisors...

CT supplies screens for T in the Park

UK - For the Scottish festival’s first stint at Strathallan Castle, Creative Technology (CT) supplied four of the T in the Park stages with screens.   T in the Park attracts 85,000 music fans per day to...

Flow Festival develops environmental initiatives

FINLAND: Flow not only uses existing models of environmental leadership, but also actively develops new ones with several partners. In 2009, Flow was one of the first carbon neutral festivals. And in 2012, Flow...