Immersive events, hyper-personalisation, wearables, emotion sensing, AI and AR, were among the many areas explored by senior live events industry figures at the Access All Areas Leaders’ Summit.

Fish, the former managing director of award-winning Americana festival Black Deer, has passed away. Russell-Fish became Black Deer Festival’s MD in 2023, having previously worked as the ...

Chris Granger has been named CEO of Oak View Group, operator of Manchester’s 23,500 Co-op Live arena. Granger had worked as OVG’s interim CEO since July when he took up the position after Tim Leiweke ...

A new wave of festival announcements has added further shape to the UK’s 2026 summer season, with several major events confirming early lineups and newly launched festivals outlining their plans.

Live Nation has agreed to acquire Copenhagen’s Royal Arena from current owners Realdania and the City of Copenhagen with the deal expected to close in 2026.

NAEC Stoneleigh will host the newly launched The Great British Farm-Fest 2026, a three-day event celebrating the UK’s farming heritage and rural community.

Radiohead has set a new record for the highest single-show attendance at London’s The O2 arena. The previous record was set by Metallica, who played to 22,211 at the AEG Europe-owned arena in 2017 ...