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1 week ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
Cirque Du Soleil has announced the launch of a digital, at-home, rendering of its show Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities.
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2 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
The Events Industry Forum (EIF) has announced that in the first ten years of its Purple Guide Grants Scheme it has supported 24 outdoor event projects with £318,000 of funding. EIF operates as a not-for-profit organisation, allocating money raised from Purple Guide subscriptions to the grants programme to fund projects. “We’re very proud that the Purple Guide Grants have enabled a hugely diverse range of projects to help develop the industry over the past decade,” said EIF chair Steve Heap.
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2 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
Event management software provider Crescat has launched Crescat GO; a grassroots grant scheme in partnership with industry organisations Music Venue Trust (MVT) and Association of Independent Festivals (AIF). Crescat said the new scheme is designed to provide grassroots event organisers, venues and festivals, and new live event start-ups, that are facing demonstrable financial barriers, discounted access to its event management software.
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2 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
Only 8% of board members across the 15 live music industry organisations represented by LIVE (Live Music Industry Venues & Entertainment) are women from non-white ethnic backgrounds (aka a global majority background), according to a new report from Women in CTRL. The Seat at the Table: LIVE Edition report, commissioned by LIVE, also found that just 27% of CEOs across LIVE’s member organisations are women and not one CEO or chair comes from a global majority background.
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2 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
Far And Beyond (FAB) has taken over as the operator of electronic music event the Forbidden Forrest Festival. The festival, promoted by Exurbia Events, will be held in the grounds of Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire from 29 May – 1 June. Last year, the promoter had a revised licence application approved by Melton Borough Council allowing it to expand the festival’s daily capacity by 7,000 to 22,000 people.
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2 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
Electronic music event promoter AMAAD (A Man About A Dog) is preparing to launch a series of electronic music events at the 15,000-capacity Boston Manor Park in the London Borough of Hounslow this summer. BM Park Live will consist of three-day techno festival Junction 2, on 25-27 July, and one-day event Paradise In The City on 2 August. The latter is being launched by Jamie Jones, a DJ and producer, Hot Creations label boss, and founder and curator of the Paradise global event series.
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3 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, aka ‘Martyn’s Law’, has today, 3 April, received Royal Assent and has become law. The Home Office has said it expects the implementation phase will last at least two years, during which a regulator will be established within the Security Industry Authority (SIA). It said the process will ensure there is time for businesses, premises and events to prepare for the legislation coming into force.
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3 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
The Irish government has announced it will provide the country’s grassroots venue operators with the opportunity to apply for grants of up to €15,000 towards the cost of programming live music events. The grants are part of a newly announced €500,000 in funding as part of the government’s Grassroots Music Venue Support Scheme designed to bolster small grassroots music venues across the country.
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3 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
Per capita spend on live music hit $281.08 (£213) in the US last year, up 17% from 2023, according to research firm MusicWatch. The company has reported that consumer recorded music spending was up 10%, including all formats, last year, while expenditure on live music also rose dramatically. MusicWatch managing partner Russ Crupnick said, “There is lots of conversation about an industry slowdown, but don’t tell that to the live music fan.
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3 weeks ago | 
accessaa.co.uk | Christopher Barrett
Legends/ASM Global has promoted James Harrison to programming VP UK & Europe. Harrison, who has 16 years of experience working across venue operators including LW Theatres, ATG and Live Nation, joined ASM Global in 2017.
