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Demand for live stream gigs reaches new heights
A few weeks ago Dermot Kennedy took the stage at the Natural History Museum for a live stream gig to a global audience of more than 30,000 ticket holders over four different time zones, becoming one of a growing number of artists to perform a pay-per-view online show...
Keep Rural Arts Live campaign partners with Ticketmaster
The Touring Network and Ticketmaster have teamed up to help promote the major new Crowdfunder campaign to help Keep Rural Arts Live in the Highlands & Islands. The campaign - which has so far raised over £6600 in under a week - is asking loyal audiences across...
SAY Award partner with Ticketmaster for a fourth year
Ticketmaster are proud to partner with the SAY Award once again to celebrate the passion, value and diversity of Scottish music. Andrew Parsons, MD Ticketmaster UK, said: “Having partnered with the SAY Award since 2017, we’re really excited to be on board again this...
Preview: Wide Days 2020
Wide Days, Scotland's premiere music convention, will take place virtually in 2020 from Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 of July. Now in its tenth year, organisers Olaf Furniss and Michael Lambert have once again curated a packed schedule of panels,...
Events across genres prepare to return to live
As we near the end of month four in lockdown, we take a look at some of the events getting back on track in the world of theatre, comedy, exhibitions, attractions and immersive events. Theatre The first West End show to re-open just happens to be the longest running;...
Virtual concert series announced for O2 Academy Brixton
360° virtual reality gigs will soon be a reality for the iconic O2 Academy Brixton. Academy Music Group have teamed up with Live Nation UK and Melody VR to deliver the Live From O2 Academy Brixton series, with tickets being sold exclusively through Ticketmaster. Fans...
#LetTheMusicPlay | Join the music industry in a plea for Government help
Thousands across the music industry are today issuing an urgent plea for support from the UK Government following new research unveiling the vital economic contribution of the live music sector in the UK. As well as supporting 210,000 jobs across the country, venues,...
Interview: Emily Scoggins on Download TV and Wireless Connect
We're now deep into what would usually be festival season. As the lockdown continues and we approach what would have been Glastonbury weekend, we catch up with Emily Scoggins from Festival Republic about the success and process of bringing Download and Wireless to...
Return to Live resources are now online
Now more than ever we need to work together to ensure we can all return to live as fast and as safely as possible. Over the past few months, our teams around the globe have been sharing ideas, best practices and developing products to help event organisers navigate...
Interview: Tim Wilson on new immersive event and venue One Night Records
Hot on the topic of returning to the world of live events, we chat to Tim Wilson, Managing Director of One Night Records, the first socially distanced immersive live music event and venue to be announced since lockdown began. Set in a secret venue, the Lockdown Town...
Drive In events from around the world
As more Drive In events are announced in the UK, the event concept is already revving around the globe. German Handball Club TUSEM Essen hosted a drive in cinema to celebrate coming 1st place in Germany's top professional handball league Handball-Bundesliga. The...
Crew Q&A: Barrie Pitt
Next we chat to Barrie Pitt, a freelance Sound Engineer currently working with Jungle, Bonobo and Disclosure amongst others. We chat to him about his life in the industry.... What inspired you to work in audio for live events? I’d always had a love of music from my...