Polish festivals announce lineups with hopes to go ahead this summer
Two popular Polish festivals Fest Festival and Pol’and’Rock have both recently announced first wave lineups in the hope of taking place this summer. Even despite the current ongoing situation, both festivals are…
Study shows that most French festivalgoers are unwilling to attend seated festivals
A survery, conducted by Eurockéennes de Belfort which is one of France’s largest rock and multi-genre festivals, showed that the majority of French festivalgoers would be unwilling to attend a seated…
Danish culture minister wants insurance for summer festivals organisers
Joy Mogensen, Denmark’s minister for culture will propose the parliamentary parties a new and more inclusive compensation scheme for festival organisers. March is coming and there is still a lot…
UK government announces clubs and festivals will go ahead after June 21
It’s been a long year, but in the UK at least, there is now the clearest picture to date about how we will return to normality as the final chapter…
France gives boost to summer festivals under new framework restrictions
Following news of the Dutch Event Cancellation Fund that would see the return of events like ADE and Awakenings, France has now become the first major European market to outline a framework for summer…
Dutch ‘Back To Live’ test festivals receive over 100,000 ticket applicants
It’s been a long old journey since 2019 when the first case of COVID-19 was found, but the light at the end of the tunnel is growing ever closer. For…
Dutch festivals planning to go ahead this July
In the Netherlands, plans are moving swiftly to try and save the festival season ever since the disastrous year that was 2020. The government is moving fast, and it may…
The Netherlands will host coronavirus-proof trial festivals in March
In order to achieve results that can contribute to the reawakening of festivals in the Netherlands, Fieldlab in collaboration with ID&T and MOJO is organizing two trial festivals on the…
Portugal is studying the use of ‘safe bubbles’ to reactivate summer festivals
We have just entered February, but the question that continues to hang in the minds of all festival-goers is ‘will there be summer festivals’? It may seem like a long…
Thousands of New Zealand festival-goers safely attend non-socially distanced festivals
After controlling the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, the music and events industry of New Zealand is now beginning to return to normality, with multiple festivals and events hosting thousands of attendees taking place;…
Insomniac’s ‘Electric Mile’ event captures festivals in a drive-thru adventure
With no festivals or large events this year in most parts of the world, many are desperate to capture the feeling of a festival again. Now you can! Thanks to Insomniac head Pasquale…
Ultra Taiwan gives hope for the future of music festivals: Review
On November 14, Road to Ultra took place in Taiwan. No social distancing was needed, or any precautions. It sounds extremely unlikely and unreal for that to be the case in 2020,…
Half of music fans want virtual festivals to continue in future
When the (temporary) death of festivals occurred due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the music industry had to find a way to adapt, and so, virtual festivals were born. But as…
Should virtual events continue once real festivals resume?
Over the course of 2020, the music industry has suffered greatly at the hands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Early on, many speculated that the restrictions would be short term, and…
Dutch festivals affected by Coronavirus will offer refunds in 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic has really taken an enormous toll on the world, especially hitting hard at the music industry. One of the first businesses that were forced to close their…