BBC news reports that recently the Rock Against Racism concert in London faced a 75,000 GBP deficit when a main sponsor withdrew at the last minute. The event organisers made an appeal to the performing artists due to perform and got saved when singer Morrissey made a personal donation and urged his management, promoters and agency to step in.

Not as lucky was the Folk and Blues festival on the Isle of Wight who recently attracted negative publicity for not paying artists and local service providers that delivered at the festival in September 2007. The organizers state in a BBC News article that the reason for the delayed payment is because sponsors have not paid them.

Let’s hope that this does not become a new trend.

• Read the article at the BBC News website: Morrissey Saves Anti Racism Gig
• Read the article at the BBC News website: Fairport anger over festival cash

The magazine of rock Crawdaddy has published an interesting article by Jason Thomas on the symbiotic relationship between rock festivals and Indie Rock and the Indie Rock movement. Whilst doing so, he makes an interesting comparison between the 60’s...

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The magazine of rock Crawdaddy has published an interesting article by Jason Thomas on the symbiotic relationship between rock festivals and Indie Rock and the Indie Rock movement. Whilst doing so, he makes an interesting comparison between the 60’s generation of Woodstock and his own generation.

 “This resurgence of the indie-driven festivals has some notable differences from the surge of youth-oriented music festivals in the ’60s. They are not based around some common spirit of great change looming on the horizon. Much of the cynicism that divides the attitudes of my generation from that of the ’60s may come from the fact that many of us sit in cubicles working corporate jobs while having terror rained down upon us by bosses who will warmly recount the freedom and great change that seemed to be unstoppable as they pranced around at Woodstock.”

• Read the article in Crawdaddy: The Summer of One Million Festivals, by Jason Thomas

The City of Utrecht (Dutch Event City of the year 2007) and initiators De Nieuwe Aanpak and Respons, organize a one-day national conference on the subject of City Marketing and Events. During both practical and academic presentations the focus is on...

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The City of Utrecht (Dutch Event City of the year 2007) and initiators De Nieuwe Aanpak and Respons, organize a one-day national conference on the subject of City Marketing and Events. During both practical and academic presentations the focus is on how events can contribute to successful City Marketing.

19 Mei 2008 in Utrecht, NL (all in Dutch!)

• Go to Conference Website

The First International Festival of Morin Khuur, the national musical instrument of Mongolia, took place last week (4-7 May) in Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia. It is being organized by the Mongolian State Philharmonic, the Morin khuur Ensemble and the...

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The First International Festival of Morin Khuur, the national musical instrument of Mongolia, took place last week (4-7 May) in Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia. It is being organized by the Mongolian State Philharmonic, the Morin khuur Ensemble and the...

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The First International Festival of Morin Khuur, the national musical instrument of Mongolia, took place last week (4-7 May) in Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia.

It is being organized by the Mongolian State Philharmonic, the Morin khuur Ensemble and the Cultural and Scientific Foundation for the Mongol Race.

• For more information, read the article at welcome2mongolia.com: The First International Festival of Morin Khuur to be hosted in Mongolia. 
• Article in The Mongol Messenger.

Last week the International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) took place in Zimbabwe, a festival that has grown into one of the most substantial and diverse international arts events in Africa. In the months leading up towards the festival, Artistic...

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