New Festival Homestead Cancels

AIF calls for Music Festival Tax Relief to mitigate closures and kickstart growth Somerset’s new Homestead festival announced its cancellation today (Monday 9 June) and is the 39th festival to fall so far this year. That figure is half the number of festivals that...

Rising TAlent at Latitude

A new crop of rising talent will be presenting their music at Latitude this year. Arthur Black Norwich’s Arthur Black’s journey into music is anything but ordinary. Raised between hostels, refuges, and temporary housing, Arthur’s upbringing was shaped by a bohemian,...

Shining a Light on the Best Local Talent

First Light Festival is providing opportunities for local talent to take to the stage over the weekend of 21st and 22nd June in Lowestoft. The New Dawn Stage has gained a reputation for being the place to see the hottest young music acts from East Anglia. As the sun...

‘LIVE’ calls on Government to tackle touts

As the Government’s consultation on tackling ticket touts closes, LIVE has called for swift action to remove this increasingly problematic blight on UK live music and the fan experience.  As we noted in the DCMS press release announcing the consultation, “LIVE...