AGF Launch A Greener Supplier Certification
AGF (A Greener Festival), the founders of the world's first green standards for festivals and events have launched ‘A Greener Supplier Kitemark’ to provide green suppliers with independent and trusted verification and recognition of their sustainability actions.
The issue of finding greener solutions is an important one and the music, sports and live event sectors are increasingly looking for suppliers and partners who have sustainability at the heart of what they do. By gaining AGF certification, suppliers will be able to demonstrate independently verified green credentials to their customers. The new certification will help events, festivals and tours identify verified green suppliers more easily, reducing the time and overhead of having to undertake their own internal supplier assessments. For suppliers with the kite mark, it will reduce the effort required to demonstrate their green credentials to prospective customers.
To attain the kitemark suppliers will demonstrate a commitment to supporting biodiversity, and reducing their organisations emissions and waste across the company’s operations, purchases and investment. The supplier assessment will consider the organisation's approach to applicable key elements of environmental sustainability including energy, food & beverage, transport, waste management, water, plastics & packaging, social responsibility, as well as its policy and strategies for dealing with hazardous materials and reductions in CO2 emissions.
Tom Schroeder, Wasserman (formerly Paradigm, Agent to stars such as The xx ,Years & Years, and Annie Mac) said:
“If we are going to improve how we tour and really try and address the damage touring can do, we need resources and support that is applicable across all levels. The team at A Greener Festival have been working on real solutions, not just tokenism, and a perfect illustration is their latest initiative. With the kitemark, all parts of the live music infrastructure can see suppliers and products that have real credentials, approved by those who know best. It is a perfect example of what needs to happen for us to make real change and not just talk about it.”
Mark Ward, Production Director, Proper Proper Productions Ltd (BST Hyde Park and All Points East) said:
“I've had so many conversations over so many years with major touring artists around ‘why isn’t there something like a Kite Mark so we can see who is really good at doing this stuff’”. For the industry to have that certification now from AGF - a known, trusted and proven source - is a huge positive. In many ways it’s a game changer.”
Carol Scott, Principle Sustainability Advocate, TAIT said:
“There is a huge amount for our industry to take on board as it enters a new era where sustainability ranks top of the list on everyone’s agenda. Any initiative that streamlines and simplifies any of our production processes; particularly procurement will be hugely advantageous across the board”.
Jamal Chalabi, Head of A Greener Tour said:
“A Greener Supplier Kitemark celebrates the many suppliers who are already moving their business forward to a more sustainable future and acts as a road of direction for those looking for guidance on how to get there with the assurance of an industry standard.”
Says AGF CEO Claire O’Neill:
“Ensuring an event, tour or venue is as green as possible can be resource heavy and confusing, and it depends significantly upon the action and engagement of the suppliers. Those who are taking action to change our industry for the better deserve recognition, and if we can help to reduce the resource burden to find and evidence Greener suppliers at the same time we can effect change more quickly.”
Sustainability is high on the agenda in the music and live events industry and more venues and festivals are demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability and reduction of environmental impacts by implementing a variety of actions so it is a natural progression for all businesses and suppliers within the sector to follow the same ethos.
Organisations who wish to apply for ‘A Greener Supplier KiteMark’ can do so by contacting A Greener Festival through their website https://www.agreenerfestival.com/a-greener-supplier-certification/
About AGF
AGF is a not-for-profit company committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices, and Founders of the world's first sustainability standard for festivals and events in 2007. AGF provides certification, education and training, consultancy, resources and green riders, facilitating the exchange of good ideas. They share information about how environmentally efficient methods are currently being employed at events and how the impact on the environment can be limited at future events. They offer independent assessment and verification of events sustainability claims through the AGF Awards for festivals, venues, tours and events. https://www.agreenerfestival.com/
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
SUPERBLOOM Festival Brings Together Music, Art, Fashion, Circus, Sustainability and More For First Edition
This September SUPERBLOOM Festival will debut in the historic Munich Olympic Park bringing together music, visual arts displays, fashion shows, contemporary dance and circus performances, science, tech and sustainability projects, and much more.
Taking place on 3rd and 4th September, the SUPERBLOOM Festival will transform the historic Olympic Stadium and Olympic Park in Munich into an unforgettable wonderland for visitors to immerse themselves in, with several stages featuring local and international artists and numerous entertainment areas to explore. For it’s first edition, SUPERBLOOM has enlisted a top-class line-up with Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Macklemore, KRAFTKLUB, Megan Thee Stallion, Stromae, Anne-Marie, Alan Walker, Rita Ora, Glass Animals, Years & Years, Skepta, Sigrid and many more.
SUPERBLOOM is more than just a music festival and will offer an experience for all the senses. In a total of eleven experience areas, there is something to discover, experience and interact with at every turn from art to fashion, science to sustainability, dance and acrobatics and much more. District4 is a lifestyle-fashion-sports area and YOUR PLANET will deal with sustainability issues. Art is the focus of the ArtBloom and the LakeGallery: Here you will find imaginative sculptures and unique installations as well as urban art created by national and international street artists. In the Spectacular section, visitors will be amazed by dance, acrobatics, circus and performances. The content for the SuperBrain area, which deals with science, medicine, research and technology, and the area for the youngest guests from 0-12 years, MiniBloom, have already been published. Further experience areas include the newcomer stage NeoNeo and the BeerBrass&Beats beer garden. See full festival lineup here: https://superbloom.de/lineup
The festival's main stages will host many global megastars with the festival securing two performances that are exclusive to Germany: Both the UK DJ, singer, songwriter and producer Calvin Harris and the American rapper Macklemore will play their only German concert at SUPERBLOOM, while US rapper Megan Thee Stallion and the British Grime superstar Skepta will both be making their debut in Munich. In addition to the musical highlights, best-selling author, human rights activist and anti-racism expert Tupoka Ogette will give a keynote speech on the main stage.
As well as the headliners, SUPERBLOOM together with PULS will also support national and international upcoming artists on the NeoNeo Stage where festival fans can discover real insider tips and the stars of tomorrow. Acts confirmed include the Hungarian singer ДEVA, German indie-pop duo Bruckner, Bavarian indie band Die Saune, Munich-based electro-pop duo Umme Block and many more. In addition to the musical acts, the podcasters BBQ Podcast, who will have space on the NeoNeo Stage for important content such as BIPOC and queer topics, and the makers of the Football Podcast will also perform.
The SUPERBLOOM team are also passionate about sustainability and social responsibility and have created the area YOUR PLANET to focus on sustainable action and social justice. In its first year, the sustainability area is themed Positive Power, as everyone can ignite the positive spark that changes our world for the better. In cooperation with the initiative Take A Stand, SUPERBLOOM will present bright minds, inspiring activists and hopeful world changers who will turn the YOUR PLANET area into an exciting and interactive playground for sustainability projects, social initiatives and exciting ideas for the future with their positive power. Social initiatives, NGOs and innovative organisations have applied and will present their visions, research and projects at the festival.
Tickets
Advance ticket sales have already started in November. The 2-day ticket for Saturday and Sunday is available from 169 EUR. Teen tickets for 12-15 year-olds will be offered at a reduced price of 99 EUR and limited Kids tickets for free. Advance sales of day tickets will start on 09.03.22. These and other ticket categories are available at www.superbloom.de.
About SUPERBLOOM
SUPERBLOOM is a new live entertainment festival by Goodlive GmbH. After two COVID19-related postponements, the festival will celebrate its premiere in Munich in 2022 and transform the Olympic Park and the legendary Olympic Stadium into a spectacular world of experience with national and international superstars. Comedians, podcasters and numerous experience areas are also part of the new concept. For the premiere in 2022 international artists such as David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Megen Thee Stallion, Rita Ora, Kraftklub, Anne-Marie and Stromae and many more are confirmed.
A Greener Festival Tips on How to do Festivals More Sustainably and Reduce Waste Left Behind
Festivals are an opportunity for community to come together and create the best version of what we want our society to be. Inclusive, diverse, creative and colourful - maximum fun and laughter without harming our environment. A Greener Festival (AGF) is a not-for-profit company committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices and CEO Claire O'Neill has put together some useful tips on how we can all do our bit for the environment and do festivals more sustainably.
AGF CEO Claire O’Neill says:
“Everyone who attends a festival plays a part in its creation. The actions you chose to take will directly influence how green or otherwise that festival will be. Here are a few tips for how to help your favourite festivals to be the greenest.”
1. Choose the greenest way to travel
Plan your green travel. Up to 80% of festivals CO2 emissions can be audience travel. Choose as low carbon as possible such as train, coach or cycling!
Often there are packages to take the bus to the festival with fellow revellers, so why not start the party in advance. National and European train travel connects so many cities and with forward planning can be found at reasonable prices and breathtaking views. If choosing international rail over flying you avoid the airport journey and hassle at either side.
If you really have to drive then make sure that you share all the spaces that you have. There are lift sharing apps as well as social media where you can connect with festival goers.
A festival in the Netherlands called Into The Great Wide Open tested a luggage delivery service for locals camping equipment etc, so they could travel in a lower impact way easily and collect their camping gear when they got to the festival.
Packing light and choosing festivals local to you help achieve this top tip for greening festivals, and supports the local creative economy at the same time.
2. Pack less and reuse
Go slim on packing. Think about what you need to take in advance.
If you're going in fancy dress or for a new festival outfit - see what you can get second hand. Share so that you're not supporting the production of new materials which often cause environmental damage as well as human rights abuses, and ultimately end up as waste. Imagine the number of festival fancy dress outfits out there by now - get creative with what exists.
Pack your reusable cup and bottle. Many events provide places where you can refill your water and a lot of them do chilled or filtered water. Coffee traders are doing refills.
Many of the bars are using reusables with a deposit or a levy so bring it back in the end because the more that it gets reused then the more that is an environmental benefit preventing plastic pollution and production.
Pack light and leave nothing behind.
3.Get informed and get involved
Prior to getting to the festival, get informed about what they're doing with regard to sustainability. If you go to any festival website you can have a look at what their plans are and what they are asking you to engage with. That might be something related to transport or things to bring and things not to bring.
If there's nothing there then get in touch with the festival and ask what about their green actions. You can have even more influence by actually making them think about it if they haven't already.
Perhaps they need green ambassadors. To be a part of the festival community, think how you can be part of the solution. It’s the festival goers who are creators of the festival experience too.
4.Remember to turn your electronics off
Turn everything you can off before you go, unless you've got house mates then that's a bit mean. Also check the fridge, check the cupboards and make sure you're not leaving food that's going to go off when you're away.
You can actually have a lower impact by living at a festival for a long weekend because of communal cooking and living, and you've not got everything switched on the whole time.
5.Beware of the Supermarket
Beware getting shopping trolleys full of stuff that will perish in the campsites, including cheap tents and the kind of items that you don't really need.
When you go into the supermarket on the way you might think oh I'm going to make all of my own food and say you'll buy loads of pots of hummus, but what we see is that food gets left over at the end of festivals in campsites. Try to not take more than what you need and avoid random items that are going to end up being single use and waste.
There's often independent traders at festivals with quite unique offerings. Support the local and the festival economy!
6.Pre pitched and reusable tents
If there's the opportunity to get pre pitched camping this helps reduce packing you have to carry and risk of campsite waste. It doesn’t have to be boutique camping. More so there are economic pre pitched options. How lovely if you don't need to carry and put up your tent.
If you do take your own tent, get something durable that’s not just going to end up smashed into pieces, and that you're definitely not going to leave it behind. There is embodied oil, water and carbon in the production of most camping items which we can’t afford to throw away, ecologically as well as financially.
Save money and reduce waste by getting long lasting camping gear and taking it home with you.
7.Think about what you eat
Our food choices on site have a big impact on sustainability. Ingredients have varying impacts on the environment based upon land use and feed for instance. Red meat is known to have the largest CO2 impact and land / water use. Plant based and vegan meal options are known to have to lower CO2 impacts. If you’re not already vegan try something new with the varied and delicious options available in the festivals food line up!
With any meals you purchase, check for any labels and sourcing information provided. It's amazing when you go to festivals the amount of detail that you can get and if it's not written up there on a chalkboard you can ask the person in charge of the stall. Our food choices and sourcing has such a huge impact on the environment and wellbeing. Have the conversation.
About AGF
AGF is a not-for-profit company committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices, and Founders of the world's first sustainability standard for festival and events since 2007. AGF provide certification, education and training, consultancy, resources and green riders, facilitating the exchange of good ideas. They share information about how environmentally efficient methods are currently being employed at events and how the impact on the environment can be limited at future events. They offer independent assessment and verification of events sustainability claims through the AGF Awards for festivals, venues, tours and events. https://www.agreenerfestival.com/
Contact
For more information & all press requests please contact Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
Email: nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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AGF Top Sustainability Tips For Festival Goers
Festivals are an opportunity for community to come together and create the best version of what we want our society to be. Inclusive, diverse, creative and colourful – maximum fun and laughter without harming our environment. A Greener Festival (AGF) CEO Claire O’Neill has put together some useful tips on how we can all do our bit for the environment and do festivals more sustainably.
Claire O'Neill says:
“Everyone who attends a festival plays a part in its creation. The actions you chose to take will directly influence how green or otherwise that festival will be. Here are a few tips for how to help your favourite festivals to be the greenest.”
1. Choose the greenest way to travel
Plan your green travel. Up to 80% of festivals CO2 emissions can be audience travel. Choose as low carbon as possible such as train, coach or cycling!
Often there are packages to take the bus to the festival with fellow revellers, so why not start the party in advance. National and European train travel connects so many cities and with forward planning can be found at reasonable prices and breathtaking views. If choosing international rail over flying you avoid the airport journey and hassle at either side.
If you really have to drive then make sure that you share all the spaces that you have. There are lift sharing apps as well as social media where you can connect with festival goers.
A festival in the Netherlands called Into The Great Wide Open tested a luggage delivery service for locals camping equipment etc, so they could travel in a lower impact way easily and collect their camping gear when they got to the festival.
Packing light and choosing festivals local to you help achieve this top tip for greening festivals, and supports the local creative economy at the same time.
2. Pack less and reuse
Go slim on packing. Think about what you need to take in advance.
If you’re going in fancy dress or for a new festival outfit – see what you can get second hand. Share so that you’re not supporting the production of new materials which often cause environmental damage as well as human rights abuses, and ultimately end up as waste. Imagine the number of festival fancy dress outfits out there by now – get creative with what exists.
Pack your reusable cup and bottle. Many events provide places where you can refill your water and a lot of them do chilled or filtered water. Coffee traders are doing refills.
Many of the bars are using reusables with a deposit or a levy so bring it back in the end because the more that it gets reused then the more that is an environmental benefit preventing plastic pollution and production.
Pack light and leave nothing behind.
3. Get informed and get involved
Prior to getting to the festival, get informed about what they’re doing with regard to sustainability. If you go to any festival website you can have a look at what their plans are and what they are asking you to engage with. That might be something related to transport or things to bring and things not to bring.
If there’s nothing there then get in touch with the festival and ask what about their green actions. You can have even more influence by actually making them think about it if they haven’t already.
Perhaps they need green ambassadors. To be a part of the festival community, think how you can be part of the solution. It’s the festival goers who are creators of the festival experience too.
4. Remember to turn your electronics off
Turn everything you can off before you go, unless you’ve got house mates then that’s a bit mean. Also check the fridge, check the cupboards and make sure you’re not leaving food that’s going to go off when you’re away.
You can actually have a lower impact by living at a festival for a long weekend because of communal cooking and living, and you’ve not got everything switched on the whole time.
5 .Beware of the Supermarket
Beware getting shopping trolleys full of stuff that will perish in the campsites, including cheap tents and the kind of items that you don’t really need.
When you go into the supermarket on the way you might think oh I’m going to make all of my own food and say you’ll buy loads of pots of hummus, but what we see is that food gets left over at the end of festivals in campsites. Try to not take more than what you need and avoid random items that are going to end up being single use and waste.
There’s often independent traders at festivals with quite unique offerings. Support the local and the festival economy!
6. Pre pitched and reusable tents
If there’s the opportunity to get pre pitched camping this helps reduce packing you have to carry and risk of campsite waste. It doesn’t have to be boutique camping. More so there are economic pre pitched options. How lovely if you don’t need to carry and put up your tent.
If you do take your own tent, get something durable that’s not just going to end up smashed into pieces, and that you’re definitely not going to leave it behind. There is embodied oil, water and carbon in the production of most camping items which we can’t afford to throw away, ecologically as well as financially.
Save money and reduce waste by getting long lasting camping gear and taking it home with you.
7. Think about what you eat
Our food choices on site have a big impact on sustainability. Ingredients have varying impacts on the environment based upon land use and feed for instance. Red meat is known to have the largest CO2 impact and land / water use. Plant based and vegan meal options are known to have to lower CO2 impacts. If you’re not already vegan try something new with the varied and delicious options available in the festivals food line up!
With any meals you purchase, check for any labels and sourcing information provided. It’s amazing when you go to festivals the amount of detail that you can get and if it’s not written up there on a chalkboard you can ask the person in charge of the stall. Our food choices and sourcing has such a huge impact on the environment and wellbeing. Have the conversation.
And as always, have Maximum fun and laughter without harming our environment!!
Amsterdam Dance Event Announces First Wave of Festival Lineup
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world's largest festival and business conference for electronic music, today announced the first wave of confirmed artists for 2022. Among them are Afra (NL), Alan Walker (NO), ARTBAT (UA), Cincity (NL), CloZee (FR), DJ Stingray 313 (US), Ellen Allien (DE), Fatima Hajji (ES), Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (GH), Héctor Oaks (DE), Jayda G (CA), KI/KI (NL), Louisahhh (US), Nils Frahm (DE), Oliver Heldens (NL), Pan-Pot (DE), Paula Temple (GB), Rod20 (NL), Shermanology (NL), Shinedoe (NL), SPFDJ (SE), Suzanne Ciani (US), Tamara Shogaolu (US), The Blessed Madonna (US), Tiësto (NL), Vladimir Dubyshkin (RU) and many more.
The five day gathering runs from October 19—23, 2022 and is the world’s most extensive festival and conference program for electronic music, representing all electronic subgenres and subcultures throughout 1000+ events in 200+ locations spread across Amsterdam.
The complete program will be announced in the coming months. Individual tickets are available through ADE’s program, and the ADE Pro Pass is available here.
Among the first wave of names are:
8Kays (UA), Afra (NL), Afrojack (NL), Alan Walker (NO), Alison Swing (US), Anetha (FR), Armin van Buuren (NL), ARTBAT (UA), BELLA (NL), Ben Böhmer (DE), Blawan (GB), Camo & Krooked (AT), Cassie Raptor (FR), Charmaine (NL), Cincity (NL), CloZee (FR), Courtesy (DK), Cynthia Spiering (NL), Dasha Rush (DE), Degs (GB), DJ Stingray 313 (US), Ellen Allien (DE), ERIS (DE), Fatima Hajji (ES), Fatima Yamaha (NL), Flava D (GB), Floating Points (GB), Freddy K (DE), Fumiya Tanaka (JP), Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (GH), HAAi (AU), Héctor Oaks (DE), Henrik Schwarz (DE), Jameszoo's Blind Group (NL), Jamie Jones (GB), Jayda G (CA), Jonas Blue (GB), Joost van Bellen (NL), Juliet Fox (AU), Karim Soliman (NL), KI/KI (NL), Leeza Pritychenko (RU), Lessss (FR), Logic1000 (AU), Louisahhh (US), Maceo Plex (US), Metropole Orkest (NL), Mirella Kroes (NL), Molly (FR), Nick Verstand (NL), Nicky Romero (NL), Nils Frahm (DE), Ø (Phase) (GB), Oliver Heldens (NL), Palms Trax (NL), Pan-Pot (DE), Parfait (FR), Patrice Bäumel (DE), Paula Temple (GB), Rod20 (NL), Rødhåd (DE), Sam Feldt (NL), Sara Landry (US), Sasha (GB), Satori (NL), Satoshi Tomiie (JP), Seth Troxler (US), Shermanology (NL), Shinedoe (NL), SNTS (DE), Somniac One (LT), Speedy J (NL), Spekki Webu (NL), SPFDJ (SE), Super Étoile de Dakar (SN), Suzanne Ciani (US), Tamara Shogaolu (US), The Blessed Madonna (US), Tiësto (NL), Tsepo (NL), Van Anh (NL), Vanity Roxane (NL), Vitalic (FR), Vladimir Dubyshkin (RU), Worakls (FR), Youssou N'Dour (SN) and many more.
The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing electronic music, its culture and its industry worldwide. The organisation devotes itself to stimulating development, innovation and talent, gathering the global industry and laying a foundation for future generations.
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), an initiative of Buma, has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The event continues to grow and develop each year, featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues. The five-day event attracts visitors from over 146 countries and features every conceivable aspect of electronic music culture, with dedicated conference programming, an extensive Arts & Culture programme, live music and DJ/artist performances, all spread across the city of Amsterdam. More information about ADE can be found here.
ADE – Electronic Music Gathers Here
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation. Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Mallorca Live Festival closes its most international edition which featured Muse, Christina Aguilera, Franz Ferdinand, The Blessed Madonna
Mallorca Live Festival became established as one of the major Spanish festivals with its fifth edition, a celebration postponed for two years due to the pandemic, but which this weekend brought together 72,000 attendees at Calvià’s Old Aquapark on the 24th, 25th and 26th of June.
According to organisers, 60% of the audience came from the Balearic Islands, 30% from mainland Spain and 10% from abroad. These figures, in addition to the increase in the number of people attending this year’s edition, confirm the festival’s commitment to attracting new audiences and promoting cultural and quality tourism in Majorca.
The festival has been the most important cultural event in the Balearic Islands for years due to its ability to attract visitors and its artistic proposal. This year, in its most international edition, the line-up included big names such as Muse, Christina Aguilera, Franz Ferdinand, Justice, Editors, Metronomy, Cut Copy, Milky Chance, Supergrass and Temples.
It also featured some of the most anticipated Spanish bands of the year such as C. Tangana, Izal, Kase.O Jazz Magnetism, Rigoberta Bandini, Guitarricadelafuente and Sen Senra; as well as some of today’s best DJs: Jamie xx, Jeff Mills, The Blessed Madonna, Ben Ufo and Max Cooper.
Some of the most outstanding proposals as well as the most promising of the local Balearic scene had their place in the line-up. Opening each day were Saïm, Amulet, Alanaire, Yoko Factor, Trigga and Bisuri i ElsMossos, winners of the Mallorca Live prize at the Palma Pop Rock Contest, amongst others.
C. Tangana’s long-awaited concert
On the first day, Friday 24th June, C. Tangana was by far the long-awaited moment of the festival, with a massive attendance of more than 27,000 people. Incidents with the validation of wristbands before entering the venue and the traffic jam on the Andratx motorway meant that part of the audience was unable to attend Rigoberta Bandini’s concert and it showed their discontent on social media.
Izal‘s farewell to their Majorcan audience was perhaps the most emotional moment of the festival, only on a par with the epic concert by Kase.O Jazz Magnetism, who also announced his temporary hiatus from live shows, or the incredible session by Jamie xx, who joined the line-up only a few days earlier due to the announced absence of Korean DJ Peggy Gou for family health reasons.
Christina Aguilera and Franz Ferdinand, Saturday’s queen and kings
The organisers were able to react the following day by reorganising and increasing the number of staff in wristband stands, information and bars, and the day went on as normal. Christina Aguilera, who spent the whole week in Mallorca rehearsing for her tour, proved with her show that she still is one of the great pop divas. Franz Ferdinand, in full communion with the audience, brought their career celebration tour to Majorca and set the venue on fire with 90 minutes of non-stop hits, becoming the real kings of the festival.
Before Aguilera came the psychedelic-tinged guitars and great style of Temples, in what was their first concert since March 2020. The Brits enjoyed revisiting their back-catalogue with an outstanding sound. Cut Copy arrived from Australia to close the first stage with dreamy melodies and synthesisers. In the electronic section, the live sets by Cobblestone Jazz and Klick & Frik stood out and, above all, the session with which the magician Jeff Mills closed the day.
Muse closes the festival in style.
British band Muse performed for the first time in the Balearic Islands on Sunday – in what was their first Spanish festival date this year – and gave a tremendous concert. Matt Bellamy and his band blew away Calvià’s Old Aquapark. Such a show had never been seen before on the islands.
The first of the highlights of the day was the always special live performance by Guitarricadelafuente, and Metronomy gave one of the best concerts of the weekend, and they had the audience in their pocket with their catchy rhythms. The fun show by the Germans Milky Chance and the irresistible Latin rhythms’ dance session by Mexican Pahua were not far behind.
But if there was one band that had caused expectation on the island that was Justice. The French duo deployed all their electronic arsenal to put the finishing touch to this fifth edition with a show marked by hypnotic light effects. The Blessed Madonna closed a magical night on Mallorca Live’s dance floor.
Happening! Market and OFF Mallorca Live
The festival also opted once again for a restaurant area and design market with more than 30 stalls and food trucks: Happening! Market, which will stay on site during the Mallorca Live Summer concert series. T-shirts, vintage clothing, makeup and glitter, temporary tattoos, jewellery and local crafts are some of the products that could be purchased in this area. Within the gastronomic offer, local product also had its place with the 100% local pastries from Forn Santo Cristo or the smash-style hamburgers from Double Take prepared with coca de patata from Valldemossa.
One more year the festival had a free daytime programme on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June. Within OFF Mallorca Live, the festival had a stage in the Momentum Plaza shopping center in Magaluf, where bands such as Pazzvegga, Rotten Kings, Honolili and Jane Yo.
On the same location but a few metres above the ground, the festival offered different DJ sessions at INNSIDE by Meliá Calvià Beach hotel’s rooftop, with Pucheros Atómicos, Los Dos, Sideways and Pahua.
Mallorca Live Pro
Artists, managers, bookers, festival directors and other professionals from the international, national and local music industry met again at Mallorca Live PRO 2022, the professional conference organised by Mallorca Live Festival that took place on June 23 and 24 at Fundació Miró Mallorca.
More than 30 international and national representatives attended showcases, speed meeting sessions, talks and debates on some of the most relevant current issues in the music industry.
Institutions and sponsors
Once more the festival has had the support of institutions such as the Government of Spain with the support of the National Institute of Performing and Musical Arts (INAEM) and Acción Cultural Española, the Government of the Balearic Islands through the Agency for Tourism Strategy of the Balearic Islands (AETIB), of the Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics of the Ministry of European Funds, University and Culture; the Consell de Mallorca through the Mallorca Tourism Foundation, the Department of Culture, Heritage and Language Policy and the Calvià City Council through the Department of Culture and the Calvià Foundation.
It also had Estrella Damm as its main sponsor, as well as the support of the INNSIDE by Melià hotel chain, the shipping company GNV, the airline Air Europa, Ron Barceló, Porto Pi, B The Travel Brand and See Tickets. Cadena SER Radio Mallorca and the music magazine Mondosonoro are the festival’s official media partners.
AGF Win Prestigious Primavera Award 2022
A Greener Festival were delighted this month to receive the coveted Primavera Award for 2022, joining previous illustrious winners such as Neneh Cherry and The Roskilde Festival.
The Primavera Award is an annual award which aims to highlight the professional career of a person, an association or company that has had a special influence in the area of music.
AGF’s Associates Manager, Agostina Obeid was on hand at the ceremony in Barcelona to collect the award.
Agostina spoke of AGF’s commitment and passion for people and the environment and thanked everyone who had contributed to AGF’s success over the years.
“All of us at AGF are so happy and grateful to receive the Primavera Award.
AGF started 15 years ago as a way to boost action at festivals to care for environment and people, and the purpose behind the party, and today we are a global team working throughout the music and event space. At the core of it all is the desire for the enrichment and enhancement of life. By living lives filled by fun, community and creativity, as we do at festivals, and by protecting and enhancing life in the natural world at the same time.
This award is gratefully received by the hundreds of AGF assessors and the team all around the world , the hundreds of festivals that have participated over the years, and the thousands of individuals who have taken strides over these decades to make a greener music sector. We thank you all.“
AGF were also represented at the event by Jocelyn Gan who joined an expert panel discussion on sustainability, energy and waste management at festivals. Jocelyn was joined on the panel by UN representative Marta Rojas, biologist Irene Alvarez de Quevedo Gisport, and Primavera Sound’s Albert Bochetto.
The full award ceremony and panel discussion can be viewed here.
You can read more about the Primavera Award here.
Amsterdam Dance Event confirms first artist residencies, experiences and more for ADE Arts & Culture 2022
After last year’s successful debut, ADE Arts & Culture returns with a series of artistic crossover projects for five days and nights during Amsterdam Dance Event 2022. Among the first confirmed highlights are Tamara Shogaolu’s transformation of the Westerkerk church, a journey through light and sound by Nick Verstand, plus artist-residencies in NXT Museum and in Villa Buitenlust.
Through a variety of creative expressions, which include live performances, immersive experiences, a social impact programme and more, ADE Arts & Culture aims to explore the artistic edges of electronic music. The programme lets enthusiasts explore a wide range of electronic music experiences that reflect the best and most creative projects on the border between club culture and art.
First confirmed shows and projects
The first confirmed highlights include Tamara Shogaolu’s transformation of the Westerkerk church into the serene rainforest of Panama for those in need of a break from the city’s energy, plus Nick Verstand’s Within Without II at Carré Theater on ADE’s opening night, alongside visual artist Vincent Rang and violinists 3VIOLAS’ live show ARBOR in the Zuiderkerk church.
Furthermore, ADE teams up with Villa Buitenlust and NXT Museum for two artist residencies. Villa Buitenlust collaborates with community-based event collective Orphic to host a series of talks and live podcasting sessions with platform Bakkie Bakkie. In addition, ADE and NXT Museum call upon artists to collaborate on new work and showcase it on the innovative NXT Stage to conclude the residency.
Organise your own piece of ADE
Music Moves and Amsterdam Dance Event will offer a traineeship programme leading up to organising your own ADE event in collaboration with social enterprises. Participants will be guided by Music Moves’ team to organise a festival event and contribute to making them more accessible to groups and communities not often found on the dance floor.
Access & Tickets
Individual ticket sales for ADE Arts & Culture events will be available soon on ADE’s website. The ADE Pro Pass grants full access to the entire programme, in addition to ADE's conference and festival offering and all other benefits.
The ADE Pro Pass is currently available at an Early Bird rate.
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), an initiative of Buma, has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The event continues to grow and develop each year, featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues. The five-day event attracts visitors from over 146 countries and features every conceivable aspect of electronic music culture, with dedicated conference programming, an extensive Arts & Culture programme, live music and DJ/artist performances, all spread across the city of Amsterdam. More information about ADE can be found here.
ADE – Electronic Music Gathers Here
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation. Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados
Contact:
For more information or media partnerships contact Nikki McNeill.
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Yard Act Are Most Booked Festival Act This Summer
With the summer festival season fully underway, the ESNS Exchange results provide an overview of the most promising European emerging acts of the moment. ESNS Exchange, the European talent exchange programme, is also very happy to welcome a new festival to its roster of partner festivals as Flow festival joins the programme. The festival in Helsinki, Finland is about to take place from 12 - 14 August, find out more at flowfestival.com.
ESNS Exchange Results
The British minimalist rock group Yard Act seems to be a favourite amongst the bookers of European festivals. The four-piece has no less than eleven bookings by ESNS Exchange festivals to its name. Alyona Alyona, Priya Ragu, and Wet Leg are close runner-ups all with 8 shows at ESNS Exchange partner festivals. Here is a top 10 of the most booked acts and a top 10 of the most booked acts per country;
ESNS Exchange Artist Chart
11 - Yard Act (GB)
8 - Alyona Alyona (UA)
8 - Priya Ragu (CH)
8 - Wet Leg (GB)
7 - CMAT (IE)
6 - Enola Gay (IE)
6 - Holly Humberstone (GB)
6 - Mesterem Mees - (BE)
6 - Mimi Webb (GB)
6 - Mezerg (FR)
ESNS Exchange By Country Chart
11 - Yard Act (GB)
8 - Alyona Alyona (UA)
8 - Priya Ragu (CH)
6 - CMAT (IE)
6 - Meskerem Mees (BE)
6 - Mezerg (FR)
5 - Joe & The Shitboys (FO)
5 - Altin Gün (NL)
5 - Friedberg (AT)
3 - Daði Freyr (IS)
Find a full overview of the results of ESNS Exchange 2022 at https://esns-exchange.eu/results-2022/
About ESNS Exchange
ESNS Exchange, the European talent exchange programme, formerly known as ETEP was introduced in 2003 to make the ‘exchange’ of European artists across Europe possible on a greater scale than ever before. An initiative of ESNS, ESNS Exchange facilitates the bookings of European acts on festivals outside their home countries and generates extensive media exposure for these artists in cooperation with Euroradio, export offices and local media. This way, ESNS Exchange aims to give a boost to the international careers of European artists.
About ESNS
ESNS is a non-profit showcase festival for European artists, and a conference with panels, keynotes, interviews, and gatherings on the latest developments in the international and European music industry. ESNS’ mission is to stimulate and further promote the circulation of European music, and to give European artists a stepping stone onto international success.
Registrations for ESNS23 are available at a medium rate via https://esns.nl/tickets/
ADE & Antler launch Startup Competition with the chance to win €100K investment
Amsterdam Dance Event and gobal venture capital investor Antler join forces to launch a competition in which the most innovative startup is worth a €100K investment plus dedicated coaching.
ADE, now more than ever, has a focus on the future of music and its surrounding industries. Both parties believe a big part of the reality of tomorrow is imagined today, by innovators, visionaries, and creators of all kinds: entrepreneurs. That is why ADE and Antler are launching the 2022 ADE & Antler Startup Competition, to invest in and support exceptional people with world-changing ideas.
Who can enter?
Anyone starting a company related in any way to the music & entertainment industry can join the 2022 ADE & Antler Startup Competition. The winner gets the investment and will be guided by dedicated world-class professionals from both ADE and Antler through the jungle of early-stage entrepreneurship, who will share their relevant network as well.
Selected teams will be invited to a video pitch session after a screening process, with finalists pitching to Antler’s Investment Committee (IC) remotely. The Investment criteria will take the relevance within the music & entertainment industry into account, as well as how the startup works on a business level.
Main Stage Event
The final round of the competition will take place live on the main stage during ADE Pro in Amsterdam, where the final contestants will present their ideas live on stage to compete for the grand prize of (at least) €100K investment, access to Antler’s global network of investors and industry experts, coaching by Antler’s leadership and more.
Read more about the competition and find out how to enter.
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), an initiative of Buma, has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The five-day event attracts visitors from over 146 countries and features every conceivable aspect of electronic music culture, with dedicated conference programming, an extensive arts & culture program, live music and DJ/artist performances, all spread across the city of Amsterdam. More information about ADE can be found here.
ADE – Electronic Music Gathers Here
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation.
Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados