Christopher Barrett

With its roots set firmly in festivals, the past two decades have seen event production agency LS Events branch out way beyond live music to become a flourishing multi-service operation involved in some of the world’s largest public and sports events. We explore LS Events’ journey from Creamfields to Operation London Bridge and beyond. Founded […]

The finishing touches are being made to the Amsterdam Dance Event programmes, with festival operators taking centre stage. The festival strand will run from 16-20 October, featuring more than 3,000 artists across 200 venues. Among the acts scheduled to perform are Carl Craig, Moodymann, Honey Dijon, Four Tet and Peggy Gou. Organisers of the four-day […]

The All England Lawn Tennis Club’s (AELTC) dramatic expansion plan, involving 39 new grass courts, including a new 8,000-seat show court, has been approved by the Greater London Authority (GLA).

Oasis has announced a series of 2025 stadium shows in Canada, US and Mexico, produced by Live Nation (LN) and SJM.

Music Support, a charity that provides help for UK music and live industry workers affected by mental ill-health and/or addiction, said it is working with a record number of industry professionals. The independent UK organisation said it has worked to help 545 people across the industry this year, and seen a 51% increase in calls […]

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed Martin Green OBE to the new role of director, overseeing the entire international entertainment show. Formerly the chief creative officer for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and with other previous roles including chief creative officer of the Government’s £120m UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK festival, Green was MD […]

After MPs voted to approve the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, otherwise known as Martyn’s Law, at its second reading in Parliament yesterday, the live music industry has called for more consideration of the impact it could have on independent festivals. Home secretary Yvette Cooper began the debate by saying that the Bill had the […]

Montreux Jazz Festival’s temporary mainstage, built on Lake Geneva, proved so popular this year that CEO Mathieu Jaton has been repeatedly pressed to make it a permanent fixture. He tells Access how providing an inimitable experience for artists and fans alike is paying dividends and driving international expansion. This year, Deep Purple returned to Montreux […]

New contractual clauses designed to empower artists to help drive the adoption of greener working practices across the live music industry have been launched by LIVE (Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment). LIVE Green, a dedicated sustainability working group within the industry body, has launched a contractual clause template for artists booking contracts, designed to […]

The live entertainment boom in Saudi Arabia has seen countless eye wateringly complex productions staged, and many remarkable venues built. UK-based companies have been quick to get involved. We explore the key challenges and opportunities involved in working there. Historically an extremely conservative Islamic kingdom, where concerts were banned for decades, Saudi Arabia’s image has […]