Serbia’s 70,000-capacity EXIT Festival is to shut it gates for the last time this summer, with the event having been stripped of all government funding. Founded by Dušan Kovačević in 2000, the ...

The driving force behind some of the UK’s biggest and most successful festivals including Latitude, Reading & Leeds, Wireless ...

Live Nation Entertainment (LNE) said it is investing $1 billion to build 18 new and “revitalised” live music venues. The concert giant, which already has a portfolio of 150 venues across the United ...

Boomtown Fair co-founder Luke Mitchell has confirmed that the Hampshire festival has been given the go-ahead to expand its capacity from 65,9999 to 76,999. “The model is quite simple,” said Mitchell, ...

From brand activations to family exhibitions, theatrical presentations to festivals, AAA explores the fast-evolving world of immersive events. Since the outset, Boomtown Fair has intertwined ...

International EVP venue management Rebecca Kane Burton outlines why she believes venues must be experience brands not just event hosts. The live entertainment industry is undergoing a transformation ...

London-based international ticketing platform DICE has been acquired by fellow ticketing operation Fever. Fever, which has a presence in more than 40 countries, announced that it had secured $100 ...

Welsh festival Cowchella has been forced to change its name by Coachella Ltd, the company behind the Californian festival ...

Glastonbury Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed that the number of tickets made available for this year’s event was reduced by “a few thousand” to avoid overcrowding. Speaking on the BBC’s ...

The value of the global live music industry is predicted to rise 10% in 2025, on the back of 4.4% growth last year, according to Goldman Sachs. It predicts live music revenues will be worth $67.1 ...

The BRIT Awards operator the BPI has confirmed the event will, for the first time since it was founded in 1989, not be staged in London next year. Oak View Group-operated Co-op Live arena has been ...