Organisers of the UK’s World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival have announced that it is taking a break next year before returning to a new home in 2026. Co-founded by legendary artist Peter ...

Warsaw’s authorities have outlined plans for a new 22,000-capacity arena for sports and entertainment events. Poland’s capital city, currently, does not have a large indoor venue and is now looking to ...

The last couple of months have seen artist boycotts ripple through the showcase festival season, with hundreds of acts pulling out of SXSW in Austin, and others from new music showcase festival The ...

More than 250 artists have signed a letter issuing support for the bill, which aims to reform the live event ticketing system in the US Billie Eilish, Green Day and Lorde are among 250+ artists to ...

AEG-owned ticketing firm AXS has acquired a majority stake in event tech firm WRSTBND, a provider of access control, credentialing and point-of-sale solutions for live events and venues. AXS says the ...

The O2 in London has announced that more than 545.9 tonnes of carbon were extracted across The 1975’s four headline concerts in February. Using a portfolio of “scientifically verifiable” carbon ...

Severe weather caused a cruiseliner hosting a music festival to slam into a pier in Jamaica earlier this week. The Carnival Magic ship set sail from Miami on Saturday for the ShipRocked cruise, ...

KCON, the Korean pop music and culture convention operated by Korea’s largest media conglomerate CJ ENM, will hold five editions in 2024. This year, the world’s biggest K-pop festival will visit Hong ...

AXS has announced the creation of two leadership roles to help manage its rapid growth both domestically and internationally. The AEG-owned ticketing company has promoted COO Tom Andrus to president, ...

AEG Presents is launching a new outdoor concert series at Warwick Castle in the UK, called The Castle Sessions. The inaugural sessions comprise four concerts between 4–7 July, headlined by The ...

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) is lobbying the government for a compulsory £1 levy on tickets sold for UK live music events above 5,000 capacity after grassroots venue Moles in Bath was forced to shut ...

Dealing with heat at festivals due to the ongoing effects of climate change, and managing generational change, were two of the key takeaways from the European Festival Conference this week. The fifth ...