All posts belonging to the Festivals tag can be found in the list below.
MPs are set to consider evidence on how UK music festivals can survive in 2021, as COVID-19 has caused revenues to plummet by 90 per cent across the sector. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (D...
Tags: Covid-19, DCMS, DCMS Committee, Festivals, MPsFrance is reportedly preparing to ban standing concerts until March 31 due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. According to Les Jours, the government is preparing to outlaw all “horizontal concert...
Tags: Bans, Covid-19, Festivals, France, Live EventsLeaders from UK’s major festivals and events sectors have penned a letter to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden urging for government-backed insurance to cover losses from COVID-related risks that are ...
Tags: Accelevents, APM, Festivals, insuranceNewly published festival guidance around Covid-19 has been rolled out to assist industry parties in assessing risk levels and planning festivals based on a “flexible, pragmatic and realistic approac...
Tags: AFO, AIF, Covid-19, DCMS, Festivals, GuidanceIndependent festivals in the UK have received £4.5m of government funding as part of the Culture Recovery Fund, with 71 per cent of applicants being successful. The Association of Independent Fest...
Tags: AIF, Association of Independent Festivals, Covid-19, Festivals, Funding, Independent FestivalsDutch dance music event organiser ID&T has announced that 40 per cent of jobs will be eliminated due to pressures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm, which is owned by LiveStyle, the la...
Tags: Covid-19, Dance Music, Festivals, ID&T, jobs, RedundanciesSenior figures from within the live events industry have slated the winter support package announced by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday (Thursday), claiming it fails to address the threat faced by...
Tags: AIF, Concerts, Festivals, Furlough, jobs, Music Venues Trust, UK MusicShanghai Tourism Festival welcomed more than 36,000 people to its opening night on Saturday, which is double the number of people as the same period at last year's tourism festival. The festival, ...
Tags: China, Events, Festivals, Shanghai Tourism FestivalVirtual festivals in the UK have been targeted by scammers that have been charging fans to view free livestreams. As COVID-19 saw thousands of festivals and events cancelled or postponed this year,...
Tags: Festivals, Glastonbury, Virtual FestivalsThe Dutch government has left many music and theatre companies at risk, while festivals gained widespread support after it published its decisions on the allocation of multi-year grants as part of its...
Tags: Festivals, Netherlands, Performing Arts Fund
