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.

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.

What makes a music festival? Context versus content, and the case of Festival Number 6 – Steven Brown

With festival season coming up, Steven Brown of Glasgow Caledonian University reflects on his experiences at Festival Number 6 – winner of the best under 15,000 capacity festival at the UK Live Music Awards – and on the relationship between musical content and social context at festivals.

Hidden revenues in playing ‘unsigned stages’ on the festival circuit (repost) – Matt Brennan

In this repost from 2012, Matt Brennan discusses the implications and advantages for unsigned bands of a relationship with PRS for Music.

Opportunity to contribute to ‘The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events’ (Draft) – Events Industry Forum

A blog post to flag up the opportunity to contribute to The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events, currently being rewritten (2013).

‘Live’ / ‘Archive’ – Dr. Abigail Gardner

Today’s guest post is by Dr. Abigail Gardner, Subject Group Leader for Media courses at the University of Gloucestershire. Here she discusses festivals, and heritage acts, in the context of how audiences experience them and their roles as living ‘archives’ of personal and musical history.

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.

Survey: Audience Concerns about Environmental Impact of Live Music – A Greener Festival / Buckinghamshire New University (2012)

Survey by AIF and Buckinghamshire New University into audience attitudes towards the environmental impact of the events they attend.

Festivals (48)		Legislation & regulation (40)
Technology (7)		Politics (30)
Tickets & secondary ticketing (8)		Economics (57)
Sustainability & green issues (20)		Strategy (22)

Live Music History (37)		Live Music Places (44)
Live Music People (33)		(Live) Music Industries (66)

Training & practical guides (22)		Miscellaneous (47)

Folk (4)		Metal (1)
Classical & opera (20)		Miscellaneous Genres