Over half of British festivals due to take place this year have been cancelled according to a new study.
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) estimates that 51% of all ...
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have warned that festivals will not survive without a "government-backed insurance indemnity package".
The parliamentary group's report on the Department For Digital, Culture, Media ...
The government’s refusal to back an insurance scheme for UK festivals has left the sector facing another "lost summer", according to a DCMS Committee report.
Members of the committee are making ...
The team behind some of Wales’ biggest festivals such as Inside Out, Colour Clash, and Party At The Park have announced a new venture for the company. Climax Live has ...
In his Budget this week (March 3), Rishi Sunak will announce a £400 million boost for the creative industries.
But while the funding has been welcome, music industry figures are ...
First published in December 2020, here's a chance to read our in-depth report on the live sector's hopes for 2021...
The UK’s concert business is approaching 2021 with increasing confidence ...
The music industry has reacted strongly to the news that Glastonbury Festival will endure another enforced fallow year, with many calling the cancellation a "devastating" blow.
Phil Bowdery, chair of ...
UK Music CEO Jamie Njoku-Goodwin has welcomed the call from MPs on the DCMS Committee for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide a government-backed insurance scheme for festivals in 2021. ...
The DCMS Committee has written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, urging him to extend government-backed insurance schemes to festivals and live music events or face them disappearing for good.
At ...
AIF CEO Paul Reed has given evidence to the DCMS Select Committee as part of its inquiry into the future of UK music festivals.
Reed identified three key issues that ...
