Square – A New Four-City Grassroots Event in Portugal

SQUARE, a brand-new celebration of independent artists and grassroots music communities across the continents bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, is scheduled to take place from January 29th to February 1st, 2025. The four-day event...

AFO Conference announces first speakers and topics for 2017

UK: The Association of Festival Organisers Conference – set to take place from November 10 - 12 in Stratford-upon-Avon – has announced its first speakers and topics for 2017. Speakers announced for the Conference...


MDLBeast – Driving the Diversity Agenda in Saudi

From zero to several hundred thousand in one event in 2019 is an impressive start, but Soundstorm has provided the means for promoters MDLBeast to drive cultural change at a rapid pace,...

Reeperbahn Festival shows to go ahead despite fire

GERMANY: In the early morning hours of September 8, the western open-air stage at Spielbudenplatz on the Reeperbahn burned down, fortunately without causing harm to anyone. However, the stage has been an essential part...

Mustard Media and From the Fields Land Three Global Eventex Awards 

Mustard Media and From the Fields are among the Eventex Awards 2022 winners - the 12th global awards for events and experience marketing. The agencies worked together to create and market the multi-award...

Truck Festival expands to a three-day event for 2016

UK: Oxford’s original music festival, Truck, has confirmed that for 2016 the event will expand to three days from July 15 – 17 at the Hill Farm site. A whole extra 24 hours will...

SFX Entertainment files for bankruptcy

USA: The much-troubled EDM titan SFX Entertainment has declared bankruptcy, after much financial turbulence in its immediate past. In light of the move, the company’s outstanding debt of $300 million will be eliminated in...

Leeds’ Canvas Yard Scores Impact in First Month

Canvas Yard the brand new collaboration between Moda Living and New Citizens, and Leeds’ largest city centre outdoor event space has celebrated its first month delivering two successful, 4000 cap events. Says New Citizens' Stu,...

Barnfield Construction Continue Support for Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival

Barnfield Construction Limited have continued their support for Colne's Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival by being named as main sponsors once again for what is one of Lancashire's flagship events. The North West based...

NOFX’s Fat Mike launches touring music & craft beer festival, Punk In Drublic

USA: The brainchild of NOFX's frontman Fat Mike, the Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival will debut in the Western US this autumn with five special events featuring the best in punk...