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 ...
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 ...
Music organisations have reacted with "cautious optimism" to the announcement of the world's first effective Covid-19 vaccine.
Preliminary results reported by developers Pfizer and BioNTech earlier this week showed their ...
A coalition of industry bodies have developed new Covid-19 planning guidance for UK festivals.
The planning framework, which will be updated on a monthly basis, has been designed to assist ...
The Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) has praised the government's Culture Recovery Fund for providing a "lifeline" for successful applicants.
AIF members received financial support totalling £4,461,976, in the first ...
The UK’s live music industry is targeting a return to full capacity shows next spring in response to the government’s latest Covid-19 restrictions.
Concert Promoters Association vice-chair Stuart Galbraith believes ...
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) welcomed 17 new members, three new board members and a new vice-chair at its second annual AGM today.
Shindig Festival, We Are FSTVL, Ealing ...
The coronavirus pandemic may still be shutting down the live business, but at least the gigs of yesteryear live on (and on and on) in our memory. Music Week recently ...
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has welcomed confirmation from the government that UK festivals will share in the £1.57 billion arts emergency fund.
The news comes after the ...
The UK’s festival business requires a £30 million cash injection for events in “immediate crisis”, according to the Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF).
The Covid-19 pandemic is set to cost ...
