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Happy Easter everyone!
This week’s Insights includes an interview with Beat-Herder, plus stories from Fat Out Fest, A Greener Festival, Jack Daniel’s, Primavera Sound, NorthSide and more.
As always, be sure to check out the bottom of the newsletter for an updated ETEP chart and articles from around The World Wide Web.
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| An Interview with Beat Herder |
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Beat-Herder will return to Lancashire from July 14 – 16, once again aiming to unite the tribes of contemporary dance music via its presentation of innumerable sub-genres across 21 stages. With a personal touch evident across every aspect of its organisation, construction and activities, as well as an atmosphere characterised by exploration and intimacy, the festival has become one of the nation’s most beloved over the course of its 12-year history.
Insights spoke with Jamie Foxon, Beat-Herder’s Event Manager, about the festival’s lovingly handcrafted set design, its DIY origins, and propensity for the theatrical.
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UK: Returning after almost three years, the innovative and cosmopolitan Fat Out Fest will be hosted at Manchester’s Islington Mill from April 14 – 16. The experimental music and arts festival promises that this will be its most ambitious and challenging edition to date. Tickets are £25 for each day or £65 for the weekend, and are available here. |
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UK: Julie’s Bicycle has announced the shortlists for its first Creative Green Awards, comprising creative organisations and events that undertake outstanding efforts to embed environmental action. Running since 2009, Creative Green is a certification enabling venues, museums & galleries, festivals and offices to assess their environmental commitment, understanding and improvement. |
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UK: Jack Daniel’s has announced its line-up of 2017 festival partnerships, with the Jack Rocks programme set to appear at a mix of iconic and new UK festivals this summer. |
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DENMARK: NorthSide Festival has released its latest sustainability report, which demonstrates marked improvement in the festival’s environmental policies and promises to deliver a 100% organic selection of food in 2017. |
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PORTUGAL: After spearheading a decade of esteemed showcases in Mexico’s Playa Del Carmen, BPM Festival has revealed the date and location for its very first European edition in Portugal this September. Set to welcome a discerning selection of DJs from the house and techno spectrum, The BPM Festival Portugal will take place in the coastal resort of Praia da Rocha from September 14 - 17. |
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UK: Download Festival has announced major improvement plans for the 2017 festival. New drainage systems, alternative traffic routes, improved disabled access, a 400-strong ‘Dog Squad’ to aid festival-goers, and a stage relocation are among the new developments put in place to better meet the needs of Download fans. |
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SPAIN: Spanish show creators elrow have announced their debut festival edition named elrow Friends & Family, a one-day event set to take place on July 15 at the beachfront location of Salou in Spain. |
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UK: Primary ticketing agency Skiddle won two Ticketing Technology Awards at the Ticketing Technology Forum on April 5, bagging the Moving On Up and Customer Service accolades. |
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SPAIN: The 17th edition of Primavera Sound has increased the festival’s commitment to representing electronic music through its revamped space, Primavera Bits. |
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UK: A Greener Festival has confirmed the dates for its 2017 training courses, entitled ‘An Introduction to Environmental Assessment of Festivals and Events’ and ‘A Greener Festival Assessors Training’, with just a few places left. |
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