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Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games gave Scottish economy £223m boost
The 11-day Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games generated £176 million for the Glasgow city region and £223m for the wider Scottish economy, according to an impact evaluation by consultancy The Bulb. The scaled-back Games had to be delivered in a shorter-than-usual timeframe after…
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SEC welcomes £6m government funding for expansion plans
The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow is to receive £6m from the UK Government to support the first phase of Destination SEC, its expansion plan for the 64-acre riverside site. Chancellor John Healey confirmed the funding in his Autumn Budget on 28 October. The money will…
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The O2 arena hits new sustainability high
On the back of becoming the first English arena to be awarded Greener Arena status by A Greener Future (AGF), The O2 Arena has achieved its highest sustainability accreditation to date. The AEG owned and operated London venue has gained a Highly Commended rating in the Greener…
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U2 to play two nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 2027 stadium tour
U2 will play Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 18 and 19 June 2027 as part of a European stadium run. The London dates at the 62,850-capacity venue form part of U2’s Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth, which marks the band’s first stadium tour since The Joshua Tree…
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EXIT Festival to return to Serbia after student movement’s election win
EXIT Festival will return to Serbia’s Petrovaradin Fortress next July, a year earlier than planned, after a student-led movement unseated Aleksandar Vučić’s ruling party in the country’s snap parliamentary election. The festival will stage a special edition at its Novi Sad home…
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Budget 2026: The live music industry’s response
Chancellor John Healey’s Budget, announced today, has met with a mixed response from the live music industry, which has welcomed business rates relief but called for further measures. The Chancellor’s decision to increase the business rates threshold for retail, hospitality and…
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Boomtown 2027 to see site changes with BICEP and Noisia among headliners
Boomtown festival (cap. 77,000) will take place on 11-15 August with BICEP and Noisia the first headline acts announced. The event, staged across 1,250 acres of the Matterley Estate near Winchester, will next year involve what organisers have described as a major reimagining of…
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Solotech supports relaunch of immersive live audio company Peex
Originally launched in May 2018, immersive audio company Peex has relaunched following a management buyout and new investment. Among the management team is former AEG Presents UK VP Mags Revell, and Mike Dawson the former CFO for Sir Elton John’s Rocket Entertainment. The…
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PLASA and LIVE Green launch sustainability survey
PLASA has teamed up with LIVE Green to gauge attitudes to sustainability, from across the live events industry. The 2026 Sustainability Survey has been designed to map the industry’s progress towards sustainability and net zero, pin down what professionals are prioritising, and…
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In It Together festival to continue as Climax Promotions folds
The company behind the launch of 35,000-capacity Welsh festival In It Together has gone into administration. Climax Promotions and Events Limited, the previous operator of the In It Together and Together Again music festivals, is being administered by Libertas Associates. A…
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Taking Sziget to the next stage
As the temperatures soared, Christopher Barrett examined the changes and challenges at Hungary’s newly independent Sziget Festival alongside production manager Tibor Horváth and the trusted team at Dutch Barriers Services. This year’s Sziget Festival was the first since 2017 to…