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Unprecedented Welcomes & Permanent Goodbyes – Highs & Lows Of Europe’s Festival Season

Gideon GottfriedJul 26, 20246 min read

It’s the middle of the festival season, and never has it been harder to gauge the health of the sector in Europe than in 2024. Major success stories on the one hand; major struggles on the other. In the UK,…

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Electric Castle Romania Celebrates Record 10th Anniversary

Gideon GottfriedJul 26, 20242 min read

Electric Castle has concluded its 10th edition with its highest attendance so far, welcoming up to 68,000 daily attendees on the grounds surrounding the 15th-century Bánffy Castle in Transylvania, Romania. Across five days, July 17-21, more than 200 artists performed…

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Decades Of Shaping UK Live Music: SJM Concerts’ Chris York Passes

Gideon GottfriedJul 25, 20243 min read

Chris York, director of SJM Concerts, has died at the age of 55 following a long illness. York joined SJM Concerts founder Simon Moran in 1993, and was instrumental in building the business into one of the UK’s leading concert…

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Moo TV Business Manager Alice Faye Kelly Dies At 73 

Sarah PittmanJul 25, 20243 min read

Alice Faye Kelly, who was the longtime business manager for Moo TV, died June 20 from pancreatic cancer at age 73. She also worked for Moo Creative and Nashville performance and event venue The Steel Mill, which, along with Moo…

Sting Performs At Accor Arena Paris

PARIS 2024: How The Concert Industry Is Working With — And Around — The Summer Olympics

Gideon GottfriedJul 25, 20247 min read

2024 is a big year for sports in Europe. The UEFA Euro 2024 semifinals recently wrapped with Spain defeating England, 2-1, on July 14 at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. Two weeks later, the 2024 Summer Olympics will take over the French…