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Energy Sapping
As the government announces the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the majority of the industry will cease to receive aid on 31st April.
help me Angela and the Mission to Help People Feel Safer
At the recent Night Time Industry Summit, we met up with the good people at help me Angela, an organisation with a mission to enhance personal safety. Using a suite of tools that sit behind an app, they may well have the answer for those that don’t feel confident about attending festivals. We asked them to explain how it works.
BILBAO BBK LIVE AMONG FIRST EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TO GAIN B CORP CERTIFICATION
Independent Spanish promoter Last Tour has successfully applied for its three events – Bilbao BBK Live (cap. 35,000), Cala Mijas (50,000) and BIME (2,000) – to receive B Corp certification, seeing them become the first European festivals to do so.
Live Nation off to a “raging start” in 2023
Live Nation president and CFO Joe Berchtold said the company has had a “raging start” to the year, having sold almost twice as many tickets in January and February than in the same period last year.
ICC Belfast partners with SistersIN to support female event leaders
ICC Belfast has partnered with SistersIN, a leadership and career development programme connecting schools with businesses who can help to empower female leaders of the future.
Istoria Group launches support for female-owned micro businesses
Creative business collective Istoria Group has launched a competition to find a regional, women-owned Micro Business to support as part of its Incubator Hub programme, to houses and helps guide fledgling businesses.
Industry leaders discuss empowerment difficulties faced by women
The AEO, AEV and ESSA held a cross-association discussion between three of the industry’s finest for International Women’s Day.
IMPRESSION X5 THE KEY TO RÜFÜS DU SOL’S TOURING RIG
Lighting designer Matt Smith (of Colourblind) again took full advantage of GLP’s fixture versatility when plotting the scenography for the American leg of RÜFÜS DU SOL’s tour.
WIL ASK FOR A GLOBAL GATHERING OF INFORMATION THIS IWD
Women in Lighting are asking everyone to fill out a global gathering of information.
WEMBLEY STADIUM: NO PLANS TO HOST LIVE AID-STYLE UKRAINE BENEFIT GIG
A televised fund-raising concert at Wembley Stadium in aid of Ukraine will reportedly take place on 24 June, clashing with the Glastonbury Festival and BST Hyde Park.
It’s a DATE for The Green Events Code
A sector-leading partnership launched the Donut Assessment Tool for Events (DATE) at LAEOG’s Event Production Show panelo pilot implementation of the national Green Events Code with local authorities, 2nd March 2023.
Opera, trains and submarines to star in EuroFest, the Eurovision-inspired cultural festival
The first details of a two-week cultural festival – EuroFest – which will take over Liverpool in the lead up to The Eurovision Song Contest have been unveiled.
AOK Events launches the “Make Unforgettable Happen Fund” to help create memorable experiences
AOK Events, a leading event management company, is pleased to announce the launch of the “Make Unforgettable Happen Fund,” a new initiative designed to help people create unforgettable experiences and memories.
Green Events Code Receives EIF Funding
The Event Industry Forum (EIF) has awarded Vision: 2025 a grant to lead on development of the Green Events Code, for the Outdoor Events Industry in 2023.
LIVE Calls For a Budget to Unleash Sector’s Potential
Rishi Sunak’s Government will miss a golden opportunity to unleash the live music sector’s potential if it fails to reinstate a lower rate of VAT and fulfil his campaign promise to cut business rates in the Budget to be delivered on March 15th.
VisitBritain unveils £10m See Things Differently campaign
VisitBritain has started rolling out its new multi-million pound international campaign for 2023 to drive tourism to Britain.
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