Taylor Swift has closed her 21-month-long Eras Tour with three shows at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium bringing the curtain down on an international venture that grossed a record $2.077 billion (£1.63bn ...
Association of Independent Festivals CEO John Rostron says we need a government that can reset the rules and safeguard a future for independent festivals. As I write this, 74 festivals have now ...
Born into a family of events operators, Rupert Bassadone gained his first taste of working on a festival as a nine-year-old. The vast amount of experience he has gained since includes 18 years at ...
Polygon Live is to stage a series of outdoor live shows in London’s Crystal Palace Park featuring an immersive, 360°, sound system. Among the acts billed to play Polygon Live LDN on 2-5 May are Jon ...
AEG Presents has acquired a “partnership stake” in Berlin-based concert promoter MCT Agentur. Founded in 1984 by Scumeck Sabottka, MCT has worked with countless international and domestic artists on ...
The UK arm of global venue management giant ASM Global has outlined a fundraising programme, in partnership with the Music Venue Trust (MVT), to support grassroots venues. The launch of the ...
The Conference & Awards saw 19 award winners crowned on stage at Indigo at The O2 yesterday, 5 December. Among the big winners on the night were Alexandra Palace, Co-op Live, FAB, From The Fields, ...
Leading and highly experienced independent festival operator Fiona Stewart (pictured) was recognised today, 5 December, at the Access All Areas Awards for her hugely significant contribution to the ...
Melton Mowbray Town Estate has announced plans to launch 5,000-capacity festival Melton SKA Fest next year. SKA Fest 2025 is planned as a one-day festival of Ska, 2Tone and reggae on July 26, ...
Cloud-based ticketing provider SECUTIX is launching a system to defend against ticket-scalping cyber bots. Its new software, SECUTIX Bot-Protect Pack, is specially designed for the ticketing sector – ...
Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland has acquired the JLL Group, including JL Lighting Limited, JL Live Limited and Digiset Limited. Founded in 2009, the JLL Group is a UK-based production and equipment ...
Live Nation Entertainment (LNE) has added to its bourgeoning artist management interests with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Los Angeles-based influencer and talent management company ...