Download boss Andy Copping has said that while the rock festival has improved in recent years concerning its gender-balanced line-ups, there is still a long way to go. Next year’s 20th anniversary festival is set to be four days long and will be headlined by acts such as Slipknot, Bring Me the Horizon and Metallica …
Suggested Glastonbury capacity reduction to combat illegal drug use
The UK’s flagship festival Glastonbury could be asked to reduce its capacity rates to help combat illegal drug use. Under its current license, Glastonbury uses a private company to make drug seizures, accept surrenders and test any substances found. However, organisers do not have to make the figures available to the police or the public. …
Puro Latino Sevilla Fest tickets snapped up for second year
Seville is preparing for a repeat success with the new Puro Latino Sevilla Fest after the initial tranche of tickets for its second edition were snapped up. The Latin and urban cultural festival attracted an average of 26,000 patrons per day when held for the first time in the summer of 2022, and now organisers …
Easol launches new financing solution for festival and event organisers
Travel and experience commerce technology company Easol is launching Easol Capital, a new financing solution tailor-made for festival organisers. Sourcing capital can often be difficult for small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the events and travel industries, as traditional finance providers continue to be reluctant when it comes to offering loans after the pandemic. The current cost …
Darwin Festival sells more than 35,000 tickets
The recent Darwin Festival saw more than 35,000 tickets sold across the event, with well over 62,000 people attending. Local ticket holders made up three quarters of the sales while visitors from all around Australia made up 23%. Some 65% of events were completely sold out according to news outlet Cim Business Events. The event …
Lollapalooza enters Asian market with India edition
Lollapalooza has announced that it will be expanding into Asia with the addition of Lollapalooza India. The two-day festival will take place January 28-29 in Mumbai, with a line-up and ticketing details yet to be announced. The introduction of Lollapalooza India means that the festival brand has now grown to eight countries on four different …
Switzerland’s Paléo Festival debuts mobile ticketing with Tixngo
Switzerland’s Paléo Festival is offering digital tickets for the first time in 2022 after teaming up with mobile ticketing solution Tixngo. The partnership will see the biggest open-air festival in Switzerland securely deliver 189,000 digital tickets through a new Paléo-branded ticket wallet, powered by Tixngo, a division of Secutix. The solution helps tackle fraud by …
Secret Sounds acquires Spilt Milk operator Kicks Entertainment
Secret Sounds Group has expanded its leading role in the Australian festival sector after acquiring Spilt Milk operator Kicks Entertainment. Live Nation-backed Secret Sounds, which already operates Splendour In The Grass and the Secret Sounds festival, has now taken over the group which is behind the multi-city Spilt Milk, which is held in Canberra, Ballarat …
Wonderfruit Festival reveals ticketing changes
Wonderfruit Festival has announced ticketing details for this year’s event, which is set to take place in December in Thailand. Organisers have revealed that they will be limiting the number of tickets they sell, in order to create more focused programming and extend the experience beyond the four days of the festival, as well as …
Birmingham 2022 to showcase local music at city centre festivals
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games organisers have teamed up with regional independent music groups to develop plans for a city centre festival that will run throughout this year’s sports event. Two free festival sites, to be located in Victoria Square and Smithfield, will showcase more than 150 local artists and musicians over the course of the …