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27th Aug 2010
UK Live Boom - Can We Keep It Up?

As the festival season in the UK draws to a close, it comes as no surprise that live events continue to outpace physical or digital sales of recorded music. The Gen takes a look at both sides of the coin and asks-Is the live boom sustainable?
13th Aug 2010
SXSW and Midem UK briefings

Following the announcement that representatives from the South by South West and Midem music conferences will be appearing in Newcastle on September 1, a series of similar briefing meetings have been planned in other UK cities by UK T
3rd Aug 2010
ITC Deadline - This Friday!

Unsigned and emerging acts have until this Friday (August 6) to apply for a gig at annual industry convention In the City.This year’s event will take place in Manchester on 13-15 October and organisers have moved key events to the Piccadilly Square and Northern Quarter areas as opposed to the traditional base of the Midland hotel.
27th Jul 2010
Love Parade ends after Duisburg disaster

The organisers of Love Parade have announced that the event has no future following the tragic deaths of 21 audience members at the huge dance event held in Germany on 24th July.Overcrowding onsite at the festival in Duisberg, West Germany resulted in a stampede in which 21 people died and over 500 others were injured.Although an official criminal investigation as to the cause of the catastrophe is underway, it has been reported that there was only one entrance to the site and that it involved extremely large crowds passing through an enclosed tunnel.
8th Jul 2010
Exclusive interviews with NE Glasto pop acts

The Gen recently caught up with various North East pop acts following their appearances at the 40th Glastonbury festival to find out all about their experiences at the world's most famous festival.This year's festival had an unprecedented amount of acts from the North East playing including Frankie and the Heartstrings, Detroit Social Club, Field Music, Beth Jeans Houghton and Let's Buy Happiness.
7th Jul 2010
Live UK Summit Kicks Off

The organisers of Live UK Summit, a conference focusing on networking within the live music industry have announced details of their various events this year.
6th Jul 2010
Spotlight: North East gigs this summer

Generator recommends essential live action from across the North East region this summer.08/07: SPEAR:LIVE Maximo Park Special w/ Maximo Park (DJ Set), The Chapman Family, Mammal Club, Jimmy & The Sounds @ The Crypt, Middlesbrough Town Hall09/07: Plugged In Live
29th Jun 2010
Glasto turns 40 with sun and surprises

The 40th Glastonbury Festival took place last weekend and it turned out that the good weather wasn’t the only surprise for those attending the legendary event.Damon Albarn’s visual pop project Gorillaz headlined Friday night after U2 had to pull out due to Bono’s back problems and they brought a host of guest vocalists with them, including Lou Reed, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Mark E Smith.
23rd Jun 2010
Julie’s Bicycle urge live industry to go green

Julie’s Bicycle, a campaign group directed by senior members of the music industry have published the first comprehensive report on the estimated carbon footprint of international tours.Launched on 17th June at the Royal Albert Hall, ‘Moving Arts: managing the carbon impacts of our touring’ is a three volume report documenting the ecological effects of touring and suggesting practical ways in which carbon emissions could potentially be reduced.
7th Jun 2010
AIF report that UK festival business is booming

A report from the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) released this week demonstrates that music festival business is booming and defying the economic downturn by contributing more than £1bn each year to the UK economy.The second annual AIF survey questioned nearly 5,000 festival attendees at 13 of its member festivals about spending habits regarding festivals in the UK.