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2013 Festival Awards Pre-Registration Now Open

2013 Festival Awards Pre-Registration Now Open

  • May 7, 2013 9:14 am
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Following last year’s sell-out successes, the UK Festival Awards will return to the Roundhouse in London for its tenth edition and the European Festival Awards will return  to the Oosterport Congress Centre, Groningen, Holland for its fifth outing, crowning the opening night of the Eurosonic Noorderslag conference and festival on Wednesday January 15, 2014. Events wishing to participate in [...]

2012 Registration now open

2012 Registration now open

  • July 29, 2012 6:10 pm
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Following last year’s sell-out success, the UK Festival Awards will return to London’s historic Roundhouse for its ninth edition to gather the nation’s festival industry under one roof and celebrate its latest glories in the wake of an eventful and challenging year for the sector. The winners, decided by a combination of public and industry [...]


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Presenting the festival map of Great Britain

Presenting the festival map of Great Britain
  • January 23, 2013 9:07 pm
  • News

This interactive map shows all of the contemporary music festivals taking place in the UK this year. Click on an event or type its name into the box below for key information such as date, location and latest confirmed line-up.

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European Festival Awards winners revealed

European Festival Awards winners revealed
  • January 23, 2013 9:18 pm
  • News

The best European music festivals, artists and promoters of 2012 were revealed at a sold-out ceremony, which took place at Groningen’s De Oosterport in The Netherlands, on the opening night of Eurosonic Noorderslag. The ceremony also included some of the hottest new European artists with performances from C2C from France, Norway’s Bernhoft and Jake Bugg from [...]

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We will miss you Claude Nobs

We will miss you Claude Nobs
  • January 12, 2013 10:18 am
  • News

We join the European festival industry in mourning after the passing of Claude Nobs, founder of the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, following a skiing accident. This loss of a true legend is best expressed by Claude’s own team, in the following message: Dear Claude,

 On January 10th, you left us! 
Only a few days after [...]

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Herman Schueremans to receive European Lifetime Achievement Award

Herman Schueremans to receive European Lifetime Achievement Award
  • December 21, 2012 12:12 pm
  • News

The Live Nation Belgium CEO is to be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s European Festival Awards which returns to Groningen, Holland, on Wednesday 9th January to crown the opening night of Eurosonic Noorderslag. This honour, decided by the Festival Awards board, recognises a prestigious 40 year career that saw Herman [...]

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This year’s UK Festival Awards winners unravelled

This year’s UK Festival Awards winners unravelled
  • December 11, 2012 8:10 pm
  • News

Ever wondered what makes an award-winner? Here we look at every winner in this year’s awards and what made them excel, from the public voted to the jury-decided categories… First, the public-voted ones… Best Major Festival – Bestival Says Clash News Editor Robin Murray: “No other festival managed to successfully cover as many genres, touch [...]

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UK Festival Awards Winners Announced

UK Festival Awards Winners Announced
  • December 4, 2012 10:10 pm
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Bestival has been crowned with the ‘Best Major Festival’ gong at the 9th UK Festival Awards, which took place at London’s Roundhouse tonight. The event’s continuing success, despite being one of the youngest contenders at the awards, is a triumph for the independent sector. The win means that Bestival, which was founded by BBC Radio [...]

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Industry tributes pour in for John Probyn

Industry tributes pour in for John Probyn
  • December 4, 2012 10:04 pm
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The entertainment industry has been paying tribute to Live Nation’s Chief Operating Officer, John Probyn, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s UK Festival Awards, which returned to The Roundhouse in London on Monday 3rd December. This honour, decided by the Festival Awards board, crowned a momentous year for the world-renowned production boss, [...]

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More conference panelists confirmed

More conference panelists confirmed
  • November 18, 2012 3:11 pm
  • News

It is a period of transition and upheaval for the festival industry, characterised by turbulence and opportunity in the market. In order to most successfully weather the former and capitalise on the latter, festival producers must now work together to share intelligence and embrace new technology platforms. If you have an interest in the festival [...]

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UK Festival Awards: Brand Activation Shortlists Revealed

UK Festival Awards: Brand Activation Shortlists Revealed
  • November 12, 2012 8:41 pm
  • News

The shortlist for the Best Brand Activation Award, in association with CGA Strategy, has been revealed today. 6 independent judges all reviewed every single application and scored each one independently. The top 11 will now be submitted to the European Sponsorship Association who will pick the winner which will be announced at the UK Festival [...]

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UK Festival Awards Shortlists Announced

UK Festival Awards Shortlists Announced
  • November 5, 2012 9:35 am
  • News

The votes have been counted and we can now reveal the final shortlists. This year’s UK Festival Awards have seen record numbers of events applying to participate (more than 300) and votes cast by fans (more than half a million). The winners in each category, already decided by the voting process, will be announced and [...]

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