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Clare Forestier – My Personal Journey Into Podcasting For Events
As part of our celebration of event industry podcasters, Clare Forestier shares her personal journey and how she started her podcast, The Same As Last Year.
Event Footprints Takes On New Offices & Staff Due To Increased Demand
The past four weeks has been the busiest time for Event Footprints, with events in London, Monaco and Orlando.
GLASGOW’S OVO HYDRO IMPROVES ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS AS A GREENER ARENA
The OVO Hydro has become the first live entertainment and conference venue in the world to receive a Commended status for its Greener Arena accreditation, thanks to its ambitious plan to become net zero by 2030.
CELTIC CONNECTIONS TO SHINE BRIGHT THIS WINTER AS 2025 PROGRAMME UNVEILED
The world’s leading folk, roots and world music festival Celtic Connections has unveiled its ambitious, multi-faceted programme for 2025. 
SCHALLDRUCK.AUDIO DEPLOYS CODA AUDIO AIRAY AT WASSERSCHLOSS KLAFFENBACH
The Wasserschloss Klaffenbach in Chemnitz, a sixteenth-century moated castle which provided the location for a series of four outdoor concerts in the summer of 2024. The team from Schalldruck.Audio, led by Reinhard Tochtenhagen was responsible for sound and lights, and chose a CODA Audio system to meet the challenges presented by this heritage setting.
MUSIC SUPPORT ANNOUNCES RECORD NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES
Music Support is currently working with a record number of professionals in the music and live industry who have experienced challenges around substance use and/or mental health in 2024. The UK organisation has highlighted a worrying increase in those working across the music industry in 2024 with such challenges. The charity has directly impacted at least 1,000 people from the UK music industry in the last year across its core services and has seen an increase of 51% in calls to its Helpline.
EBU appoints Martin Green as director of Eurovision Song Contest
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed Martin Green in a new director role, overseeing the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) Green’s track record as an executive producer of major events includes the ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 and the BAFTA-winning Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in 2023 on behalf of Ukraine.
Woodcote Events named Rural Startup of the year at The 2024 UK StartUp Awards
Midlands-based startup Woodcote Events Ltd has been named as the Rural StartUp of the year at the UK finals of the StartUp Awards 2024.
LIVE INDUSTRY REACTS TO SECOND PARLIAMENTARY READING OF MARTYN’S LAW
After MPs voted to approve the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, otherwise known as Martyn’s Law, at its second reading in Parliament yesterday, the live music industry has called for more consideration of the impact it could have on independent festivals.
MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL – STAGE ON THE WATER
Montreux Jazz Festival’s temporary mainstage, built on Lake Geneva, proved so popular this year that CEO Mathieu Jaton has been repeatedly pressed to make it a permanent fixture. He tells Access how providing an inimitable experience for artists and fans alike is paying dividends and driving international expansion.
Marvel exhibition gets Smart with Genelec
New Zealand – Produced by Semmel Exhibitions, Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Exhibition, offers a fresh perspective on Marvel’s rich 80+ year history. With its world premiere having taken place in Wellington, the exhibition gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creation of some of popular culture’s most famous stories and characters – enhanced by an immersive soundscape from Genelec.
Guildhall School rolls out Backstage Roadshow
UK – Guildhall School of Music & Drama has announced Backstage Roadshow, a series of free backstage arts skills workshops that will be given directly to UK state schools from September.
Case Study: Streamlining registration across co-located events with RefTech
International Confex, the UK’s largest gathering of event professionals, took place at the Excel in London, attracting just shy of 10,000 attendees in 2024. The event is co-located with the Event Production Show (EPS), which focuses on outdoor and music events, and the PA Show, aimed at the executive support market. To manage the registration of attendees across these three distinct but overlapping events, Mash Media, the organiser, turned to RefTech for a seamless, efficient, and branded registration experience.
Excel London hosts 15 shows in one day
Excel London has hosted 15 shows in one day with 19 shows to be held at the venue from 14 – 20 October.
LIVE GROUPS RESPOND TO MARTYN’S LAW DEBATE
Live organisations in the UK have responded to a parliamentary debate on proposed new anti-terror measures for venues. Dubbed ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute to Martyn Hett, who was killed alongside 21 others in the 2017 Manchester bombing, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill received its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday (14 October).
UK INDUSTRY FIGURES WARN OF DECLINE IN TOUR LENGTH
The UK has seen a gradual decline in the length of domestic tours across the last four decades, according to new figures from Music Venue Trust (MVT).
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