Live Nation Begins Selling Tickets Via Snapchat In The U.S.

Live Nation Begins Selling Tickets Via Snapchat In The U.S.

03 Oct 2016

As of last weekend ticketing giant Ticketmaster has begun selling tickets through social media platform Snapchat in the States. This is building upon the already existing partnership between Live Nation and Snapchat. “AEG Live also has a multi-year agreement with Snapchat to promote its festivals, although it has yet to introduce in-app ticket sales.” Live Nation’s adverts for an upcoming Ariana Grande tour…


Call For Bad Weather Best Practice Guides For Festivals

Call For Bad Weather Best Practice Guides For Festivals

03 Oct 2016

After an interesting season for bad weather and several festival cancellations and ‘adjustments’, industry experts at Reeperbahn last week called for cooperation between festivals when it comes to sharing information and how to deal with bad weather. It was suggested that a uniform of best practice should be put together and implemented by all events but led by the larger…


Attitude Is Everything Awards

Attitude Is Everything Awards

03 Oct 2016

Attitude is Everything has recently announced the launch of their own Outstanding Attitude Awards to celebrate those leading in innovation for making music accessible for deaf and disabled audiences. “The initiative will look to highlight the most forward-looking venues, festivals and music events in the UK and how they are creatively developing access for deaf and disabled music fans. The awards will…


Are Festivals 'Losing Their Connection To The Young'?

Are Festivals ‘Losing Their Connection To The Young’?

03 Oct 2016

Industry representatives on Reeperbahn’s ‘Festival Season 2016/17’ panel believe that many festivals are alienating their audiences by focussing on ‘middle aged, middle class’ attendees instead of younger audiences and that incredibly high price points are excluding 18-19 year olds. Stuart Galbraith (Kilimanjaro Live), thinks young audiences are attending eSports events and live shows by YouTubers instead of festivals and concerts and thinks there’s a gap…


Guide To Tackle Online Touts + Statement From MP Nigel Adams

Guide To Tackle Online Touts + Statement From MP Nigel Adams

26 Sep 2016

This week the FanFair Alliance and the Music Managers Forum (MMF) published a new guide for managers to help ‘beat the ticket touts’, a resource that aims to help minimise touting and the resale of tickets on secondary sites at inflated prices. MP Nigel Adams also released a statement against online ticket touts. “Through meetings with industry experts and fans…


UK Music's Wish You Were Here & Measuring Music Reports

UK Music’s Wish You Were Here & Measuring Music Reports

26 Sep 2016

In June, UK Music released their 2016 Wish You Were Here Report based on statistics and attendance figures from 2015. 3.7 million people attended a festival last year and East England has the most ‘music tourists’ making up its live audiences. UK Music also recently released their ‘Measuring Music’ report which shows that the live industry generated £904 million for…


AIF Legal Helpline

AIF Legal Helpline

26 Sep 2016

AIF has just announced a new partnership with law firm Lewis Silkin. This new initiative will provide AIF members with a dedicated legal helpline service to seek advice and guidance on the vast range of issues they face when planning, organising and delivering festivals. The line will be operated by members of Lewis Silkin’s specialist Media & Entertainment focus group and…


Shambala Goes Meat-Free

Shambala Goes Meat-Free

26 Sep 2016

Last year Shambala was the first UK festival to accept bit coins as a form of payment and this year they’ve snatched another UK first. They were the first UK festival to go 100% meat-free to show festivalgoers how what we eat affects the environment and ignite a debate on the topic. The brave and forward thinking decision was largely met…


Mast Drugs Testing Piloted At Festivals

Mast Drugs Testing Piloted At Festivals

26 Sep 2016

Secret Garden Party became the first UK festival to trial drugs testing onsite this year. Around 200 patrons ended up using the multi agency safety testing (MAST) facility which was ‘brokered in agreement with the local police and council’. Professor Fiona Measham (Director of The Loop) was instrumental to it’s implementation and success. Festivalgoers were offered the tests as part of a 10-minute…


Festival Congress - Core Programme Announced

Festival Congress – Core Programme Announced

05 Sep 2016

The Charlatans lead singer Tim Burgess and speakers from Secret Garden Party, Bluedot, The Eden Sessions and more join AIF flagship event in Cardiff. The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), the London based trade association that represents UK festival organisers, has announced the core programme and additional speakers for Festival Congress 2016, which will take place in Cardiff for the…


Larmer Tree Festival Taking A Year Off in 2017

Larmer Tree Festival Taking A Year Off in 2017

01 Sep 2016

Larmer Tree Festival have just announced that they will be taking a year off in 2017 after hosting a successful 26th festival this year. “After a truly amazing 26th festival, which we were all incredibly proud of, we have made the very difficult decision that we and the festival need to take a year off in 2017 to fully refresh…


Sound City Opens Artist Applications For Zandari Festival & MU:CON In South Korea

Sound City Opens Artist Applications For Zandari Festival & MU:CON In South Korea

18 Jul 2016

Sound City are offering UK artists the chance to travel to South Korea and perform at two of the region’s leading events, and are delighted to announce that applications are now open for artists to apply to showcase at Zandari Festival (30th September – 3rd October) and MU:CON (6th – 8th October). Zandari Festival and its conference focuses on the…