At the end of a sun-drenched summer that many agree was the best for years for outdoor events, industry leaders discuss the key trends and major challenges involved in staging many of the season’s ...

The European Arenas Association (EAA) has appointed Robert Fitzpatrick as president, succeeding Olivier Toth. The EAA represents 43 arenas, in 20 European countries, that collectively host more than 3 ...

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival’s operators have launched the Belladrum Festival Community Trust to channel funds into the local community. Owned by Stuart Galbraith’s KMJ Entertainment and operated ...

Former X-Ray Touring agent Jamie Wade has founded new agency Lola Artists. The London-based operation will see Wade continue to work with an artist roster including Kate Nash, We Are Scientists, ...

Event and venues operators have welcomed the Government announcement today, 9 October, that it will launch a fast-track review to ‘tear up’ outdated licensing rules. Earlier this year, live music ...

AEG Europe, the European arm of live entertainment group AEG, will make its UK venues the first in the industry to run on the country’s greenest energy.

Experiential creative agency Smyle Group is to be rebranded Identity and become part of the independent agency. The Smyle Group was acquired by The Human Network (THN), the parent company of ...

Boomtown Fair co-founder Luke Mitchell has outlined plans to create ‘a new kind of Boomtown’ having secured a 20% increase in the event’s capacity. On the back of the Hampshire festival’s licensed ...

Greenbelt Festival has confirmed that 2026 will be its final year at Boughton House, the Northamptonshire estate that has hosted the event since 2013.

Roder UK, a supplier of modular structures for live events, music and sport, is gaining recognition for its sustainability work.

A group of organisations representing live event fans and consumers have written a letter to the European Commission calling for the ban of dynamic ticket pricing for live events.