The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has bolstered its Safer Spaces Charter through new partnerships with UK charities targeting LGBT+ abuse and spiking. AIF’s Safer Spaces campaign, which was originally launched in May 2017, sees festivals commit to a charter of best practice developed with input and guidance from a range of expert charities including …
UK festivals will barely break even in 2023 – AIF report
UK festivals face tight margins in 2023 due to soaring costs, according to data collected in the Association of Independent Festivals’ (AIF) first-ever Festival Forecast report. Based on a survey of AIF members, carried out in April 2023, the report shows that AIF festivals are on course to make a collective gross revenue of £195m …
People on the move: Association of Independent Festivals and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has announced at its annual general meeting that John Rostron (pictured left) has become its new chief executive. Rostron is co-founder of Cardiff’s Sŵn Festival and the Association of Independent Promoters (AIP). He will begin his tenure …
People on the move: AIF, Legends and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing ecosystem… The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has announced that Paul Reed (pictured) will step down as chief executive in November. Reed has spent nine years at the trade body after joining in 2013 and has acted as general manager and CEO. During his time at …
Industry figures react to UK Chancellor’s spring budget
UK Music chief executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin has said he will keep the pressure on the UK Government over the proposed VAT rise on tickets in April, after Chancellor Rishi Sunak (pictured) failed to abandon the plans during his spring budget. The Government is set to raise the VAT on ticketing from 12.5% to 20% from …
AIF calls for Government-backed support to deal with mounting costs and shortages
Association of Independent Festivals chief executive Paul Reed (pictured) has warned of the “perfect storm” of ending VAT relief, Brexit, the supply chain crisis and worker shortages for UK festival organisers this summer. Reed has said that while the widespread return of large events this summer is a welcome sight, it will not be a …