Forwards, a new festival from live entertainment company AEG Presents and Bristol-based Team Love, a festival and events production company, is set to welcome over 60,000 people in September. The event is set to be the largest festival to ever take place in Bristol, and will happen on the Downs, the green space in the …
New Zealand Government extends events insurance scheme
New Zealand’s Events Transition Support Payment (ETSP) scheme will be extended until January 31, 2023 and will also be expanded to include business events. The scheme was originally introduced at the end of last year to help large events recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and run during the summer, but the arrival of the Omicron …
Green group reveals most environmentally friendly festivals
A Greener Festival (AGF), a not-for-profit company that assists events, festivals and venues in reducing their environmental impact, has revealed its selection of the greenest events and festivals from last year. Events across Europe, the UK and the US were hailed for the environmental efforts. Paradise City Festival, an electronic music festival in Perk, Belgium, …
Coachella to drop NFTs including a lifetime access ‘key’
Coachella fans will be able to unlock lifetime passes, art prints, photo books, digital collectibles and more with the new Coachella Collectible NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The festival has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange FTX to embark on the new venture, building an “environmentally friendly marketplace” on the Solana blockchain. The NFTs are set to drop on …
Kilimanjaro Live unveils new Norwich one-day festival
Norwich is set to host a new festival from promoter Kilimanjaro Live in May, which will be headlined by indie band The Kooks. Neck of the Woods is a one-day festival that will take place on Sunday, May 29. It will feature three stages and will welcome 14,000 music fans to Earlham Park. The Kooks’ …
UFC and comedy events announced for London’s The O2
UFC will be returning to London for its first international show of 2022 in March, at The O2. Tickets for the event will go on sale on Friday, February 4 via ticket platforms AXS and Ticketmaster, but those who are members of ‘Fight Club’ and have access to O2 priority will be able to purchase …
Live Nation given more time to provide Astroworld answers
Live entertainment company Live Nation has been granted more time to provide information for a congressional oversight committee in the US, which had asked for written answers relating to November’s Astroworld Festival tragedy. Last year, 10 people died during a crowd surge at Astroworld in Houston, Texas, while rappers Travis Scott and Drake performed on …
NSW superspreader events lead to festival cancellation
New South Wales (NSW) Health has ordered the cancellation of a hip hop and electronic dance music festival today (Thursday) just two days before it was due to take place. Lunar Electric festival in Newcastle, New South Wales, has been forced to cancel under a Public Health Order, following a number of events leading to …
Refunds for New Zealand festival over vaccine pass rules
Organisers of a New Zealand festival have had to refund around 500 early-bird ticket holders who are unwilling to show a Covid-19 vaccine pass in order to gain entry to the event. Early-bird tickets had gone on sale in August for Womad Festival in New Plymouth, prior to details of New Zealand’s traffic light system …
Revamped entry for festival due to Covid-19 regulations
New Zealand festival Rhythm and Alps, held just south of Wanaka, has had to revamp its entrance layout, as well as employ new technology, to accommodate Covid-19 safety checks and protocols. The festival takes place over three days from 29 December, and it is estimated that 10,000 people will attend. Festival director Alex Turnbull told …