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REGULARS
6 Bigger Picture
Festival Republic is to launch new 35,000-capacity festival State Fayre in Chelmsford next summer, with a lineup including Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts. Its co-founder Anna-Sophie Mertens explains the inspiration behind the move.
8 Global Snapshot
A brief overview of landmark live entertainment industry developments worldwide.
54 In The Spotlight
We chart the career path of highly experienced technical production director and stage manager Emma Reynolds-Taylor’ s, whose remarkable career path to becoming Glastonbury Festival’ s head of production was inspired by a teenage visit to Monsters of Rock.
FEATURES
18 Kneecap’ s Dan Lambert on free speech and festivals
After a summer that saw Kneecap dropped from festivals and banned from entering countries, the band’ s manager Dan Lambert spoke to Access about the impact on the members of the band and their ongoing relationship with festival promoters and the wider music industry.
21 Artists, politics, and festivals
In response to widespread concern among festival operators about how to cope with the challenges involved in booking politically outspoken artists, LIVE is developing shared guidance. Access investigates.
23 A Primary Association, and why it matters
The team behind the proposed Primary Authority for events say it will streamline local authority relations, enabling a single authority to provide consistent regulatory advice on compliance matters to event operators throughout the country.
26 A brave new WOMAD
WOMAD will return next year with a new site, new stages, new suppliers and a new capacity, signalling a new start for the much-loved event. AAA caught up with festival director Chris Smith to discuss the festival’ s future.
35 The sky’ s the limit
Drone shows are becoming increasingly popular and profitable. We explore the latest developments in this swiftly evolving element of the industry.
43 Altitude Comedy Festival
Altitude Festival has been taking comedians to new heights for the best part of two decades. We caught up with the festival’ s CEO Brett Vincent to discuss its mounting success.
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