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08/08/2024

Some great insights from SUPERBLOOM Managing & Festival Director and all-around wonderful human being Fruzsina Szep...

Welcome back to AGF Insider, our monthly series where we catch up with industry leaders in the sustainability world to explore current trends and best practices. 🌍💡

For our second edition, we’re excited to feature Fruzsina Szép, Managing & Festival Director at SUPERBLOOM (SUPERBLOOM Festival ). Fruzsina shares her insights on best practices, emerging trends, and obstacles in sustainability within the events industry.

„Sustainability is an ongoing process, and we’re committed to making progress. One way we’re achieving this is by transitioning the power for outdoor stages from diesel generators to grid connection. This significantly reduces our carbon footprint and could be expanded even further across the festival…” - Fruzsina Szép

🔍 Read the full interview with Fruzsina Szép here: https://www.agreenerfuture.com/blog-agf/agf-insider-trends-and-best-practices-in-sustainability-with-fruzsina-szp

Stay tuned for more expert insights every month!

05/08/2024

"A magnificent destination for visitors, the city amazes in more ways than one."

"It’s a modern, convenient and memorable offer to any local or traveller who is looking to enjoy a fun, safe and clean festival environment.” Clash magazine

Positivus in Riga is no kid in the playground. A familiar player, it’s a modern, convenient and memorable offer to any local or traveller who is

05/08/2024

"Latvia and its music scene are one of the gems of Eastern Europe that you can't (and shouldn't) miss."

"It's very interesting to go to a small festival, with world-class artists, where you don't know anyone in the audience. It's interesting, different and refreshing. Your only mission is to have a good time and enjoy the music." Neo2 Magazine

Letonia y su escena musical son algo muy interesante. La mejor prueba la encontrarás en el festival Positivus Fest de la capital Riga.

24/07/2024

"It’s without doubt that Positivus – as its name suggests – is doing so much good for its country and finding a special space in the music tourism industry. It might even be making a piece of Latvian history after all…"

The beautiful Latvian capital Riga, is a thriving European capital, both steeped in history, and boasting a young vibrant, modern and welcoming society. DIY music magazine went to discover it as an ideal location for an international, multicultural music festival Positivus

05/06/2024

Great to see the amazing Claire O'Neill featured in this Forbes article...

🌍 Happy World Environment Day!

World Environment Day encourages awareness and action for the protection of our environment. It's the perfect opportunity to shed light on the latest insights. Our CEO Claire O'Neill recently shared her insights on sustainability and festivals in an inspiring interview with Forbes, highlighting, “If you're organizing a festival, you're creating a gathering of people coming together, which can serve as a catalyst for change.”

Read the full interview here and discover how every small action counts! 🌿🌳
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiehailstone/2024/06/04/how-music-festivals-and-live-events-are-embracing-sustainability/?sh=5c230d045da2&trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content

We, at AGF, wish you a day filled with appreciation for our planet and a commitment to making a positive impact!

20/05/2024

Excited to be moderating a panel at the Brighton Music Conference this week. Join us as we shine a light on the backstage stars working in the live sector, highlighting different job roles, opportunities and challenges with insights and personal experiences from our expert panellists.

12/04/2024

With the first ADE Festival events -Tomorrowland and AMF- confirmed and some huge ADE Pro news to be revealed next week, things are getting very real very quickly...

🔔 Heads up: Early Bird Phase 1 is almost sold out! Availability in the current phase is very limited, so get your ADE Pro Pass before rates go up: https://a-d-e.co/propass24

11/04/2024

03/04/2024

Great to see Mallorca Live Festival and Positivus featured in the Rolling Stone Festival Guide.

Experience live music at its best with the Rolling Stone UK guide to this year’s finest music festivals across the UK and Europe

18/01/2024

15/01/2024

Ahead of Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) bringing a showcase of European music talent to the Netherlands, we take a look at what the four-day event has to offer.

12/01/2024

Great to see festivals all over the world doing such good work and being committed to becoming more sustainable.

AGF are thrilled to share and celebrate the remarkable achievements of festivals and events around the globe that have earned AGF Certification in 2023. 36 festivals and events from 14 countries have achieved the AGF Certification for sustainability in 2023.  This year has been excep

03/01/2024

Check out the recommended acts at this years ESNS. Who will be the future stars of festival line ups?

As we've just entered the new year, now's the time to start planning your perfect . Our media partners already have some tips for you!

Every year, we ask our media partners about their favourites on the line-up. They can pick five artists from five different countries. Recommended artists are highlighted with a ⭐️ in our timetable, and can be found in a full overview of all the recommendations for 2024 via https://esns.nl/en/festival/recommended-artists-by-media/

Leave your recommendations for ESNS24 in the comments!

27/12/2023

As 2023 comes to a close, we feel blessed for another year doing a job we love. Travelling to new places, meeting new people and creating memories that will last a lifetime makes all the hard work worth it.

We feel proud to work with some of the most talented and respected people in the music industry, with many colleagues also being friends. Good people make the work more enjoyable and we love brainstorming ideas and helping them become a reality.

Working on projects where we can make a difference continues to be important to us and we have continued to support the music industry with our work for A Greener Festival, Amsterdam Dance Event, Association for Electronic Music, ESNS, Night Time Industries Association, shesaid.so and YOUROPE.

Company founder Nikki McNeill was also invited to join the advisory board for NOWIE (Network of Women in Events) and spoke at many music industry events this year including; NTIA Summit, Brighton Music Conference, Kontakt, Cinema City and PIN.

We always enjoy learning about music scenes in different countries, sharing knowledge and helping others.

We feel honoured to be part of such an amazing music industry community and are looking forward to what next year will bring. ❤️

07/12/2023

At last night's UK Festival Awards , we were proud to present Green Gathering _ with The UK Greener Festival Award for the 2nd year in a row! Congratulations!

30/11/2023

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24/11/2023

🌃 Save the date! is back on 8th/9th Feb 2024 in Manchester. Join us for an incredible Night Time Economy Summit with top-notch speakers supported by , , , , , , , ! 🌍✨

Fresh from a conference in Bogota, the global energy is palpable! Guests from Tokyo, U.S, Spain, Mexico, Belgium, Germany, Australia, and more. Tickets drop at 18:00 on 27th Nov. Don't miss out! 🎉🎟️

🔗 More info and tickets: https://nighttimeeconomysummit.com/

05/11/2023

European Festival Awards 2023 - Public Voting Online Now!
The self-registration process for the European Festival Awards’ main categories has ended.

NEXT UP: PUBLIC VOTING
It will be open until November 30th, 2023. During this period, the public can vote for their favourite festival in the main categories:
☑️ Best Major Festival
☑️ Best Medium-Sized Festival
☑️ Best Small Festival

Additionally, they can also vote for:
☑️ Line-Up of the year
☑️ Newcomer of the year

www.EuropeanFestivalAwards.org/public-voting

For our specialist categories for Brand Activation, Event Safety, Green Operations and Take A Stand the application phase ends on Nov 15th.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the European Festival Awards 2023 ceremony on January 17th, 2024 at De Oosterpoort in Groningen.

Photo: Spex Festival (CH)

18/10/2023

'While the conference is “inspiring and gets everyone together,” says ADE co-organizer Meindert Kennis, “we also focus on hands-on information … In the end, that’s what a lot of professionals are coming for, and they need to take home value for themselves or their organization. We try to implement that in all the different elements of ADE to really help the industry push itself forward.”' Billboard

ADE 2023 will host hundreds of panels and thousands of artists and industry professionals starting tomorrow (Oct. 18) at locations throughout Amsterdam.

05/10/2023

ADE 2023 program complete! Discover 2,900+ artists on the lineup and get your tickets while you can...

Heads up: Just a few hours left to save on your ADE Pro Pass - rates go up tonight! Hit the link to get yours: https://a-d-e.co/ade-pro

25/09/2023

"A cinematic and elegant twist on JoyCut's sound which fits like a glove and with which the Italians managed to underline throughout their different blocks and passages the powerful and committed narrative intention that is hidden between the cadences of their silent sonnets." Mondo Sonoro

Platea y palcos del Manzoni quedaron aturdidos tras este extenso free-style disruptivo de las diferentes aristas del imaginario de JoyCut.

25/09/2023

"JoyCut proved their music (and the latest material in particular) harks back to a time when “electronic music” was the sole preserve of experimental artists and explorers of sound, where the possibilities of electronics presented in anything but the most subtle ways was considered out there and opaque." Under the Radar

JoyCut played a breathtaking show in their Italian hometown last weekend accompanied by the Orchestra of the Municipal Theater of Bologna