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Byres Road and Lanes to join communities across the world to celebrate Make Music Day on 21 June
Thousands of free in person and online events will take place up and down the country on 21 June to mark this year’s Make Music Day – the world’s largest, annual celebration of music. For the second year running, Visit West End have enlisted some of the best music venues in the West End to put on some free to attend performances throughout the day.
Sunset Sessions: Virgin Hotels Edinburgh launches exclusive rooftop events with live entertainment and stunning views across the capital
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh is kicking off the summer in style with its exclusive series of free rooftop events – Sunset Sessions. Hosted on the hotel’s stunning rooftop terrace that boasts unbeatable views of the city’s Old Town and Edinburgh Castle, the spectacular events will showcase Scottish musical talent, including Beth Karp and Kohla, who will bring the ultimate summer ambience as the sun sets over Edinburgh’s iconic skyline.
Scots language awards set to sparkle after braw spell for the language
The Scots Language Awards will make its much-anticipated return this autumn when Johnstone Town Hall will host the very best of Scots language and culture on Saturday 16th September. The awards, which were first started in 2019, celebrate the importance of Scots language within arts and culture but also within daily life, education, and business. Tying in with ‘Gie’s a Scots Poem Day’, organised by Hands up for Trad in partnership with The National Poetry Library, today’s launch encourages people to celebrate the Scots leid by sharing their favourite Scots poem online.
Playing the field: Ten new festivals for 2023
Fresh from 2022’s massive bounceback for the live business, it’s no surprise that this year is seeing a wealth of new arrivals on the international festival scene. Here, IQ previews ten of those inaugural events to learn what unique traits each has to lure consumers to buy tickets, and why their creators have decided that now is the right time to open the gates in what many consider to be an already over-saturated marketplace.
Steve Homer on AEG Presents UK’s bold new era
Steve Homer has given IQ an insight into his plans for the next phase of AEG Presents UK after overseeing a revamp of operations at the firm. The CEO has overseen a revamp of operations at the company, which is celebrating the long-awaited reopening of The Halls Wolverhampton
Superstruct acquires trio of European festivals
The Providence Equity-backed live behemoth has now amassed nearly 90 festivals across Europe and Australia. IQ understands the controlling stakes were bought from various companies owned by Gareth Cooper (founder and former CEO of Broadwick Live). Financial details have not been disclosed.
Festival Republic offers work placements to University of Gloucestershire
Live Nation-owned Festival Republic has partnered with the University of Gloucestershire to provide more than 300 students with access to voluntary work placement roles in the areas of event sustainability and accessibility. In 2024, Festival Republic will also provide a nine-month paid internship as a sustainability assistant, based at the company’s London headquarters and festival sites, to a University of Gloucestershire student from within its Music and Sound degree programme.
Know Your Audience
Bruce Rose, Head of Audience at Live Group, explains why events must be focused on audience expectations if they are to succeed.
Scotland Trending: Shining a light on emerging Scottish talent at Perth Festival of Arts
On Saturday 3rd June, one of Scotland’s newest festivals SCOTLAND TRENDING returns to Perth as part of this year’s Perth Festival of the Arts. Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland, the showcase presents 6 emerging musicians from Scotland in an acclaimed music series running all day at Perth’s Ice Factory.
Why hotel bed sheets are so tightly tucked
Whilst some may like the anchor of hotel bed sheets, other delegates irritably ask time again: why is hotel bedding so tightly tucked?
How many travel programmes support LGBTQIA+ delegates?
In honour of Pride Month, C&IT looks at how many travel programmes actually support LGBTQIA+ MICE travellers.
C&IT Awards venue revealed
The venue for this year’s C&IT awards has been revealed. For a chance to be one of the first delegates to experience it, read on.
How to retain talent within your agency
Talent retention has been an issue within the events industry since the pandemic, but is it still as detrimental to agencies as it once was? Here are Kristina McCoobery’s top tips.
Driving Success: Event Lessons from F1
Adam Stanley, Managing Director at Event Concept, discusses the power of collaboration in event delivery using lessons from Formula One.
2023’s Top Luxury MICE Hotels
Condé Nast Traveller recently released their Hotels Hot List for 2023. So, C&IT have handpicked the top 10 MICE hotels in the UK and Europe.
Operators for Spectra and The Christmas Village to go out to tender
Two of Aberdeen’s most popular annual events – Spectra festival of light and the Christmas Village – are to go out to tender for operators. Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee today unanimously approved a recommendation for the two events which drive residents and visitors into the city centre during the winter.
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