This year taking place in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, WOMEX is "The most important international professional market of world music of every kind. This international fair brings together professionals from the worlds of folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music and also includes concerts, conferences and documentary films. It contributes to networking as an effective means of promoting music and culture of all kinds across frontiers."
UNESCO Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity
Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: Industry Event News
THE FALLOUT surrounding the cancellation of the All Tomorrow's Parties (ATP) organised Jabberwocky Festival continues, with the company remaining in dispute with a ticket company and PR firm.
Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from Live UK
LIVE NATION Entertainment-owned Ticketmaster (TM) has secured a multi-year deal to become the official ticketing services supplier for The SSE Hydro (cap. 13,000) in Glasgow, as well as providing a secondary ticketing facility via its resale website Get Me In!.
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Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from Live UK
THE COCKPIT (cap. 350) in Leeds has closed down after 20 years due to the condition of the building.
The city centre venue, which was run by promoter Futuresound, was a touring stop for many a future festival headliner, such as Coldplay, Muse, the White Stripes, The Killers, Paramore, The Libertines and Kasabian. It had been closed since July for "essential maintenance".
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Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from Live UK
GUILFEST'S OPERATING company is going into liquidation for the second time in three years, following lower than expected ticket sales for its revived 2014 edition.
Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from Live UK
FLASHBACK FESTIVAL (cap. 5,000) at Hylands Park in Chelmsford was cancelled after its promoter said the site was too muddy to stage the event.
Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from Live UK
Adamson partner Alpha Sound was recently tapped to provide a substantial Adamson Energia sound reinforcement system for the AIA Real Life: NOW Festival held in Seoul, South Korea.
Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine
Energy drink brand Relentless has teamed up with Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro to host an intimate fan gig and exclusive brand experience at Troxy on 22nd November.
Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine
Now in its 17th year, Italy's La Notte della Taranta (Night of Tarantula) is both the country's biggest music festival and its most important event dedicated to traditional culture.
Three weeks of live concerts culminated in a huge show in the town of Melpignano, where four Yamaha CL and QL consoles weaved ancient and modern music seamlessly together.
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Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine
When the famous Rock in Rio Festival returned to Lisbon (Portugal) this summer, and crowds of up to 350,000 swarmed to the Parque da Bela Vista, they zeroed in on the main stage lit by 120 GLP impression four LED heads.
Posted on: 26/09/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine