Presenter plans ‘man-free’ event in response to Bråvalla sex attacks
Swedish TV presenter/comedian Emma Knyckare, who responded to reports of a second year of sexual offences at music festival Bråvalla with a Tweet proposing a “man-free” event, has confirmed her plan...
View ArticleUK music industry gets boost from 12% rise in audiences at live events
More people than ever are flocking to watch live music, with attendance at concerts and festivals at an all-time high. A new report found that there has been a 12% rise in audiences at live music...
View ArticleInterview: A Big Weekend in Hull
Photo: Meg Hood Radio 1’s Big Weekend (OBW) takes A-list artists from right across the board, Kasabian, Lorde, Rita Ora, Stormzy and Emeli Sandé among them this year, to parts of the country typically...
View ArticleArena Group to list on London Stock Exchange
Arena Group, the international turnkey event design and delivery business this morning announced they will be listing their shares on the London Stock Exchange. The company is raising a total of...
View ArticleCircle Agency and Dorset Cereals embark on UK tour
With last year’s Dorset Cereals experiential tour delivering 25 live days, 100,000 sample giveaways and an experiential reach of over 280,000, the brand has again teamed up with Circle Agency to...
View ArticleSIA investigates licence fraud by South Wales security firm
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is investigating event security provider LS Armour Security of Barry, South Wales, following allegations the company supplied unlicensed operatives using...
View ArticleDramatic finish to Star’s busiest summer in Manchester
Image: Boris Charmatz 10,000 Gestures. Credit: Tristram Kenton Star Events supplied the cavernous Mayfield Depot with seats in two custom-built arenas for the Manchester International Festival (MIF),...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017
Chelsea Flower Show is steeped in tradition but technology is flourishing too, Nick Mattingley, director of shows at the Royal Horticultural Society, tells Event Industry News. Through interviews...
View ArticleDreamland for Loudsound at Demon Dayz
When AEG Presents launched the Dream Dayz Festival, in a new venue, Dreamland, they entrusted Loudsound to manage the event on their behalf, June 10th, 2017. The first ever Demon Dayz Music Festival at...
View ArticleOrganisers reveal Event Technology Awards shortlist
The 2017 shortlist for the Event Technology Awards (ETA) has been announced, with over 100 companies making the cut in 28 categories. The ceremony will be held at Troxy in East London on Thursday 9th...
View ArticleFlashback Festival is cancelled
The Flashback Festival due to be held at Thoresby Park next month has been cancelled by the organisers. The three-day event, from August 18-20, was due to feature a host of stars from the 1970s and...
View ArticleFestival disputes ‘underage drinking’ claims
The organiser of the Whitstable Oyster Festival confirmed there were no incidents of underage drinking at the event, after a group of youths “smashed a car” and one allegedly assaulted a police...
View ArticleColour Sound keeps the Secret
Secret Garden Party (SGP) has been one of the coolest, funkiest, most respected and well-loved independent arts and music festivals on the UK scene. Staged at Abbot’s Ripton near Huntingdon, UK since...
View ArticleDisqualified director of security firm sentenced to 18 months
Disqualified director of security firm sentenced to 18 months On 27 July at Kingston Crown Court, Michael Quinton pleaded guilty to acting as a director of Limited Risk Ltd contrary to the Company...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at Grillstock 2017
Perfect BBQ weather and the smell of sizzling steak greeted EIN when we visited the Grillstock in Bristol this June to speak to co-founder, Ben Merrington. Ben discussed the expansion of the...
View ArticleHope & Glory organisers issue apology and accusations
Organisers of the calamitous Hope & Glory Festival in Liverpool have released a lengthy statement on the event’s Facebook site after cancelling the second day. Billed as ‘an incredible weekend of...
View ArticleSymphotech helps Scarborough Open Air Concerts expand
Event sound monitoring and health and safety expert, Symphotech, was brought in to help Scarborough Borough Council expand their successful Open Air Theatre summer concerts. Working with promoter Cuffe...
View ArticleGoing is good at Wychwood
Putting bands on at a racecourse is a winner, there are more than 30 Jockey Club Live dates in 2017, but a full-on three days? Camping? And no horses? At Cheltenham? Works perfectly. And has done since...
View ArticleDCRS supply Wychwood Festival
With over 7,500 visitors attending over the three days a radio system is an imperative part of The Wychwood Festival for all teams involved. Working with the festival for a 10th year DCRS were...
View ArticleEvent Technology Awards opens voting for ‘Favourite Event Technology Supplier’
Voting is now open for the ‘Favourite Event Technology Supplier’ category of the Event Technology Awards. This prestigious award allows event professionals to vote, and ultimately, select their...
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