15th May 2013
Origin of the species: Evolution interview

The 25,000 capacity two-day Evolution Festival launched in 2002 in the North East of England and has featured the likes of Tinie Tempah, Iggy and the Stooges, Plan B, Dizzee Rascal and Deadmau5. The Gen’s Editor Paul Reed caught up with Festival Director (and Generator CEO) Jim Mawdsley in advance of this year’s event on 26th and 27th May. 1) Can you tell us a bit about the process of putting the festival together?
9th May 2013
Vince's Farm, No More

After a challenging year in 2012, Vince Power’s Hop Farm Festival has been cancelled this year due to poor ticket sales. The 10,000-capacity event was set to take place in Kent on July 5th and 6th, headlined by My Bloody Valentine and Rodriguez with The Horrors, The Cribs and Jimmy Cliff also on the bill.
9th May 2013
Walls have ears

The winners of a Glastonbury Emerging talent competition have announced a new Arts Council England funded project called ‘Music in Museums’. North East act Bridie Jackson & The Arbour will curate a series of events across the region, including The Walled Garden Festival at Preston Park in Stockton on Monday 27th May.
1st May 2013
No Tomorrow’s Parties

Following the sale of a 50% stake to the MAMA Group, leftfield promoters All Tomorrow's Parties has announced the end of its holiday camp weekenders after the planned events this year.
1st May 2013
Sound Women: Louder in the mix

The first festival organised by broadcast group ‘Sound Women’ will feature some of the leading female names in UK Radio. Taking place at BBC Radio Theatre in London's Broadcasting House on Saturday 18 May in partnership with the BBC Academy, the event will feature a mix of speakers, music, poetry and comedy.
24th Apr 2013
Kendal Calling wises up

Music website Gigwise has announced a partnership with Kendal Calling festival for this year and will be involved in hosting a number of acts on its own stage. The Gigwise Stage is set to feature a mix of emerging and established artists including The 1975, Nina Nesbitt, Theme Park and Ian Broudie.
18th Apr 2013
Upload to play Download

Download festival has announced a competition open to emerging artists, with eight slots to play the event in Donington Park this June up for grabs. To enter, artists need to upload a video and 100 bands will initially be shortlisted by public vote. These artists will then be put forward to a panel of industry rock experts including Editor of RockSound magazine, Ben Patashnik and Kerrang! Radio Presenter Katie P.
3rd Apr 2013
Glasto: Start me up as Stones confirm

The worst kept secret in the live music industry so far this year is finally ‘out’- The Rolling Stones will headline Glastonbury, with the festival also announcing its complete line-up.
27th Mar 2013
Evolution Emerging Announced!

Generator are very pleased to announce the lineup for this year’s Evolution Emerging which will see over 40 artists taking over 9 venues in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle. With a record 500 track submissions from emerging North East artists, we’ve taken over extra venues to squeeze in as much regional talent as possible.
15th Mar 2013
Music Metric SXSW stats

As SXSW kicks off in Austin this year, MusicMetric have put together a handy infographic of all the artists playing. Who needs Texas sunsets, free BBQs and secret gigs in small venues from mega-stars when you could simply stare at a few charts and graphs?