Signing your track to Defected seems to mean that, at some stage, you have to appear at one of their events. Given Defected is now an events company with a record label at the...
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Music, history, art and discussion? No, not a day at school – but what’s in store for those going to Boogaloo Weekender in October…
An admission first of all. I do receive emails from PR companies and other representatives of clubs, festivals and such from time to time. Most of them are ignored due to the fact I...
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As the government’s silence on vaccine passports for nightclubs continues, have they been quietly shelved – and does the Events Research Programme have a clue in it?
Just before the British House of Commons went for its summer break in July, Boris Johnson announced plans to require those going to nightclubs in England to be double vaccinated from September. His reason...
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As nearly 5000 cases of Covid are linked to a festival in Newquay, have there been any outbreaks associated with nightclubs? You might be surprised by the answer
Let’s face it. This was inevitable, wasn’t it? After England scrapped almost all Covid-19 restrictions last month, it was only a matter of time before a mass gathering somewhere was blamed for a big...
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Creamfields will be patrolled by police dogs, firearms officers, hidden coppers and even a drone in the sky – is this year’s venue the sleepy English village of Daresbury or Kabul Airport?
This coming Bank Holiday weekend, the Creamfields festival looks set to return after having an unexpected year off. It’ll be in Daresbury in the north west of England. It all begins on Thursday 26th...
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Does no one talk to one another these days? Booker T is adamant he isn’t appearing at the Beautiful People Festival next month – but their own website still lists him on the lineup…
It’s the great irony of the age we live in. As human beings, we now have more methods and means of communication than we’ve ever had in our history. Yet it still appears that...
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Ticket touts must be tackled, says competition authority – but does the Government have the stomach for the fight which could follow?
The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK have made an intervention this week on the subject of ticket touting. The gist of it? They think existing protections aren’t anywhere near strong enough and...
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No taxi for Patrick Topping? Everyone had a great time at his Belfast gig on Saturday night – until the mad scramble to get home afterwards started…
A couple of people got in touch yesterday to tell me about their experience of seeing Patrick Topping performing at Custom House Square in Belfast. Don’t get me wrong here – word is Topping...
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Is that what three decades in the industry is worth now? Booker T pulls out of Beautiful People Festival citing after discovering he was only playing a 30 MINUTE set
Update – I’ve been asked to point out that promoter Alex Lowes was not responsible for booking Booker for the festival – something he mentions himself in the comments section underneath Booker’s post. It...
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It’s been a good weekend, hasn’t it? The sight of festivals coming back and live music returning is a welcome one… but caution remains the word of the day!
Allow me to begin with a disclosure that some of you might find unusual. You see, I don’t like festivals. I’ve been to a couple of them over the years – never willingly, always...
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Try not to U-turn just after this blog goes to print this time! 51st State are the latest to announce cashless wristbands – but why ARE festivals so keen to push this right now?
I’d better get this one written up and published as quickly as possible. 51st State Festival have a bit of a habit of changing their minds, as demonstrated on Thursday. It seems they’ve decided...
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That’s as close to London as you’re ever gonna get! Creamfields announce their 2022 festival is going to be in… Chelmsford, of all places
Back in the 90s, two of the powerhouse clubs were Ministry of Sound, based in London, and Cream, based in Liverpool. Rumours kept persisting throughout the decade that Cream was going to launch a...
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51st State Festival caves in to the anti-vaxxer brigade and declares tests to enter the venue optional – but was a rebellion by pampered, egotistical DJs behind the decision?
The news cycle moves quickly sometimes. Late last night, I wrote an article about Hannah Wants and whether she would have a response about the news that 51st State Festival had made it mandatory...
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As 51st State announce vaccine status or negative test will be needed to get in, will Hannah Wants exercise her principles – or does she happily “comply” for a fat pay cheque?
Hannah Wants gets very ratty with people who suggest that her views are motivated by money. When someone claimed her stance on lockdown was based entirely on her desperation to start charging extortionate fees...
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Who’d have guessed they’d react so badly, eh? 51st State Festival become the latest to demand vaccine status or negative test to get in – and the anti-vaxxers are foaming at the mouth!
Spare a thought for the poor sod who’s been in charge of 51st State Festival’s social media pages today. Over the past 24 hours, they’ve been fielding enquiries, complaints and tedious rants from people....
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You just want to see Defected Croatia cancelled! Just one of the weird complaints I’ve had recently… and it isn’t even true
Over the past couple of days, I’ve received a few complaints about my recent coverage of Defected and their forthcoming festival in Croatia. They seem to harbour the truly weird impression that I would...
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