Over 100 UK festivals have united for a campaign to tackle sexual violence. First launched in 2017, the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has updated...
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Most of the UK's remaining festivals planned for this summer are at risk of cancellation without government intervention
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has renewed its call for an urgent intervention from the UK government for festivals this summer after the easing of coronavirus restrictions was delayed...
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Festivals including Eastern Electrics, Field Day, Creamfields and Boomtown have all sold out in the past week
Festivals scheduled to take place in England this summer are selling out at a rapid rate following the Government’s announcement of its roadmap out of...
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The working draft was published this week
Some of the leading music industry bodies have shared a supplementary guide for festival organisation in 2021.
As the music industry finds new ways to...
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The two-weekend event will have a capacity of between 500 and 1000 people
Northern Ireland’s first socially distanced music festival is set to take place in August.
Coming from the organisers behind Stendhal Festival in Limvady, Unlocked is...
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76% of remaining events scheduled for July and August are currently at risk
The UK festival season is on “red alert” over COVID-19 insurance, the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has warned.
Over one quarter of festivals with...
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The plan has been slammed as “too late” for many
The UK Government has announced that UK festivals are set to be covered by £750 million insurance scheme.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Live Events Reinsurance...
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Boomtown Fair, Parklife, Reading & Leeds, and many more have backed the initiative
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The festival's organiser has praised attendees' general compliance with testing requirements following the event
Over the past weekend, 10,000 people attended a UK festival pilot event without masks or social distancing.
The organiser of Download Festival said the event...
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With music venues shuttered across the nation, and no timeframe for reopening, the future looks bleak for UK clubbing. DJ Mag speaks to venue owners...
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Producer of soul greats, maker of classic house records, ordained Yoruba priest and avid live streamer, Osunlade has lived a remarkable life so far. He tells Ria Hylton how remaining independent has been vital to his creativity and career
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Only when events are guaranteed to happen will support be considered as an option
The UK Government will not consider festival insurance until lockdown ends, according to culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Speaking at a Department for Culture, Media and...
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From the tragic loss of punk-rave pioneer Keith Flint to a resurgence in the sense of community in dance music, this year, and indeed the...
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The world’s first karaoke machine, which Negishi named the ‘Sparko Box’, went to market in 1967
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“Without intervention, it’s expected that the UK could see over 100 festivals disappear in 2024"
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Over the past few years, against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis and austerity, an energised crop of community-focused collectives, promoters, and venues have emerged in the UK capital. Against some tough odds, they are fighting to keep the city’s electronic music scene not only alive, but thriving. Here, Georgia Mulraine looks at how promoters and partygoers are adapting to this new landscape, adjusting their expectations of what going out looks like and, ultimately, asks: what is the future of London clubbing?