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REGULARS
08 Bigger Picture
Joyous music fans get up close with Blossoms in Liverpool
58 In The Spotlight
Underbelly founder Ed Bartlam recounts a remarkably colourful career journey accompanied by a purple cow
FEATURES
16 City Focus – Wolverhampton
Next year will see Wolverhampton celebrate its 21st birthday as a city . It will also mark the beginning of a new era for the burgeoning Black Country metropolis on the back of a five-year plan by the council to make it an events city
18 Cover Feature
As the outdoor events industry prepares for a return this summer , Access explores the supply chain challenges that lay ahead and how production services operators are preparing to tackle them
23 Events Research Programme
As the Government ’ s Events Research Programme draws to an end , Access goes behind the scenes to explore the remarkable amount of work and expense that has gone into getting the pilot events off the ground
28 Case Study – Black Deer Festival
We meet the team at Black Deer as they prepare for what will be the first major festival to take place after June 21 – Stage 4 of the Government ’ s conditional re-opening roadmap
33 Event Production Show Preview
The Event Production Show is set to bring many of the live events industry ’ s most influential figures together , in person , on 26-27 May for an exhibition , conference and awards ceremony
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