AEG is preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of The O2 arena with a show series set to run throughout the summer of 2027.
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Representatives from across the events industry have aired frustration that the UK Government has failed to include promised legislation in the King’s Speech to stamp out ticket re-sale profiteering.
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Somerset House is set to host its first comedy festival, with the London debut of Laughterama this summer.
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Balich Wonder Studio will produce the opening ceremony programme for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Mexico City on 11 June, together with opening ceremonies in the US and Canada.
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Olympia has announced a series of openings beginning in June following the event complex’s £1.3 billion redevelopment.
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Mighty Hoopla Malta 2026 has been cancelled, with organisers citing growing disruption across the airline industry and concerns over rising travel costs.
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Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery have announced Everywhere At Once, a nationwide live music initiative taking place across grassroots venues between 26-28 June.
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Apple Corps has announced The Beatles at 3 Savile Row, a seven-floor ‘fan exoperience’ in the venue where the band staged their final public performance.
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The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has launched First Festival Week 2026, a nationwide campaign celebrating the role of the UK’s independent festivals in supporting emerging artists.
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On The Beach festival generated more than £8.3 million for Brighton’s local economy in 2025, according to an Economic and Social Impact Report produced by Marshall Regen.
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Ticketmaster has reduced its workforce by around 350 employees across 25 countries, according to reports by Pollstar.
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Amid concerns the UK Government will significantly delay its long-promised laws to ban ticket touting, artists and industry figures are campaigning for legislation to be included in the King’s Speech.
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Aggreko has renewed and expanded its partnership with Cirque du Soleil, continuing a collaboration that has been in place for more than 25 years.
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On the back of two Event Production Award wins, Access caught up with NoNonsense Group founders Liz Madden and Steve ‘Jumbo’ Richards to discuss how the company has evolved its staging offering while focusing on versatility, sustainability and safety.
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K4 Group of Companies CEO Arsalan Khan has been appointed to the board of the International Professional Security Association (IPSA) as director of events and crowd safety.
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Live iNation Entertainment has reported an operating loss of $371 million in Q1, impacted by a $450m ‘legal accrual’.
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WOMAD will, for the first time, entirely power its main stage with batteries using 100% green energy.
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Troxy, operated by Broadwick Live, has increased its capacity by 16% to 3,600 following the completion of a £1.5 million redevelopment project.
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