Festivals

Coachella resurrects Tupac in holographic form

The title of this post pretty much says it all. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s Coachella performance featured not only Tony Yayo, Warren G, Kurupt, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa and Eminem – but none other than Tupac himself, brought back to life by the power of holographic technology. Just which company did the deed I’m not […]

Cashless festival trial to hit the UK this Summer?

Cashless festival trial to hit the UK this Summer?

It’s not often that a press release catches my eye, but the one below, from wristband providers ID&C caught my eye. Especially given how impressed I was with Sonar’s cashless set-up from last year. I’ve pasted in the key points, which is an overview of ‘Plastic Passion’, one of the Event Production Show’s ‘Access Sessions’ held at Olympia […]

Sunday at V

Sunday at V

Sometimes all you need is one moment to make something worthwhile. Last Sunday I travelled out to Chelmsford for my first taste of Virgin Media’s V Festival. It’s not normally on my radar, but with a Louder Lounge invite in hand and just a half hour train ride ahead, I couldn’t say no. The pop-heavy programme isn’t typically […]

Southbank audio tour

Southbank audio tour

While visiting the Southbank last Thursday night (which is hands down my favourite place in London on a Summer evening at dusk), I spotted this sign on the floor. The Southbank Centre is currently celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain with a four-month programme packed with British culture and creativity (which Dishoom […]