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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]