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  • 16th May 2012

    The Great Escapade
    On Saturday, Generator served up a musical feast from dub-soul beats to Hyde & Beast at The Great Escape, bringingthe sound of the North East to Brighton Beach.The Genwas on hand to report onGeordies on someone else's Shore, a South Shields songstress on the South Coast, and musical Mackems at Hipster-by-the-Sea.
  • 4th Apr 2012

    Evolution needs you!
    The artist liaison team at Evolution Festival is seeking some outstanding volunteers to work backstage at our fantastic outdoor event in the North East. Taking place over the Diamond Jubilee weekend (Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th June), the 30,000- capacity event has grown to be the biggest outdoor event in the North East and a key player on the national UK festival scene, kicking off the summer season with eclectic line-ups in a uniquely urban location.
  • 22nd Mar 2012

    Evolution Emerging 2012 Announced
    Generator, Amazing Radio, Evolution Festival and NARC. Magazine have announced the full lineup for Evolution Emerging 2012 - the North East’s biggest event for emerging music.
  • 1st Dec 2011

    UK festivals rise above recession with £222m

    In a week packed with picket lines and sobering financial realities, The Gen finds some light amongst the gloom- A recent survey conducted by the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has revealed that the independent UK festival market is showing resilience to recession and contributing a staggering £222m to the UK economy.
  • 16th Nov 2011

    Power Out for UK Festivals
    Industry group Julie’s Bicycle have called upon UK festivals to reduce their energy use after research revealed the astonishing statistic that music festivals collectively consume enough energy to power 10,000 homes each year.
  • 8th Sep 2011

    See sails to Universal
    In a development that could change the live ticketing landscape in the UK, Universal Musicowners Vivendi have confirmed that they have won a bid to buy ticketing outlet See Tickets for over £80 million.
  • 1st Sep 2011

    AIF: Festival visionaries
    As the summer festival season draws to a close, the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF),is working with the British Council to present a masterclass on how to run a successful festival at London’s Southbank Centre on September 8.
  • 19th Aug 2011

    Storm kills five at Pukkelpop, festival cancelled
    The organisers of the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium have announced that they are cancelling the remainder of the festival following the deaths of five people due to a stage collapse during a storm yesterday (Thursday August 18th).According to reports from BBC News, staging collapsed at The Chateau stage and trees were uprooted when the violent storm hit.
  • 20th Jul 2011

    Festivals Adjust Attitude
    More UK festivals have signed up to the ‘Attitude Is Everything’ campaign that aims to improve access for deaf and disabled people attending live music events.Working with artists, festival promoters venue operators and audiences, ‘Attitude Is Everything’ are putting a best practice charter in place across the UK. As a result of a partnership with the London Borough of Tower hamlets, every event that takes place at London’s Victoria Park will now adhere to this as an expected “event standard” of their gig or festival.
  • 13th Jul 2011

    Are UK festivals “on the way out”?

    As Michael Eavis declares that Glastonbury is “on the way out” and smaller outdoor events across the UK struggle to sell out, The Gen asks- Do you think that festivals are in terminal decline?
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