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Category Archives: Festivals

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The Impact of (Jazz) Festivals: an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded research report – Emma Webster and George McKay (2016)

Article on the impact of jazz festivals, focusing on economic impact, socio-political impact; temporal impact and intensification and transformation of experience; creative impact – music and musicians; discovery and audience development; place-making; the mediation of jazz festivals; and environmental impact.  

From Glyndebourne to Glastonbury: The Impact of British Music Festivals – Emma Webster and George McKay (2016)

Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the purpose of this report is to chart and critically examine available writing about the impact of British music festivals, drawing on both academic and ‘grey’/cultural policy literature in the field.  

The Show Must Go On Report: Environmental Impact Report and Vision for the UK Festival Industry – Powerful Thinking (2015)

The Show Must Go On report was conceived as a festival industry response to the Paris climate change talks in 2015.  

Association of Independent Festivals: Six Year Report 2014 – Emma Webster

This report, written by LMX’s own Emma Webster to celebrate the AIF’s sixth birthday, places the festival sector in its historical context and looks ahead to the future to see the issues currently facing festival promoters, with a focus on the AIF’s member festivals.  

The UK Festival Market Report 2010 – Matt Brennan and Emma Webster

The UK Festival Market Report 2010 includes a detailed industry overview and the results of that year’s UK Festival Census.  

Sponsorship, funding and strategic function: Carling Festival and V-festival – Paul Walters and Razaq Raj (2004)

Book chapter that discusses two outdoor festivals in the UK with reference to the public entertainment licenses, economic impact to local communities and how principal sponsors add to the dynamic nature and long-term sustainability of outdoor festivals.  

The Landscape of Music Festivals in Australia – Breda McCarthy (2013)

Book chapter on the changing landscape of festivals in Australia which explores the human needs fulfilled by music and understand why such festivals and events have become so popular with policy makers and researchers alike.  

Outdoor music festivals: Cacophonous consumption or melodious moderation? – Theresa Martinus, John McAlaney, Liam J. McLaughlin, Hilary Smith

A study examining the self-reported alcohol and drug behaviours of attendees at a music festival in Scotland.  

The British pop music festival phenomenon – Chris Stone (2008)

Chapter covering music festivals in Britain as part of a wider exploration of festivals in an international context.  

International Perspectives of Festivals and Events: Paradigms of Analysis – Jane Ali-Knight et al (eds.) (2008)

Edited anthology covering festivals in a range of contexts, from the Olympics through to heritage and including the British pop festival.  

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