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Live-Event Industry Offers COVID-19 Vaccination Infrastructure, Venues and Staff in Letter to President Biden Jem Aswad, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In a  letter to President Biden on Tuesday, major live-entertainment organizations — AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Live Nation, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the National Independent Talent Organizat...

Covid-19: NI live events staff struggle as sound of silence continues By Alan Haslam The live music and events industry has been a high-profile casualty of the coronavirus crisis. We all miss the collective, communal excitement of the gigs and festivals banned under current restrictions. But what about those who work behind the scenes? The future looks highly uncertain for sound engineers, lighting designers, riggers, backline techs and others who help to bring live events to life. Approximate...

Calls for insurance scheme intensify in industry letter Thursday, 7 January 2021 A number of MPs and live event specialists have signed an open letter to Rishi Sunak in a bid to save summer events and more (Photo: Hanny Naibaho) UK - The live events industry has launched a fresh appeal for a government-backed COVID-19 insurance scheme with a letter signed by 120 sector representatives and MPs. In the letter, written by the chair of the DCMS committee Julian Knight and addressed to the chance...

Slovenia Times 23. December, 2020 Photo: STA Ljubljana – Representatives of the Slovenian event industry are erecting a New Year tree in Ljubljana’s Congress Square made from stage scaffolding and lights in order to warn about the sector having ground to an almost complete halt in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis, and about the financial troubles of its employees. After the sector was the first to be shut down at the beginning of March, and after the summer with almost no fest...

Meanwhile, on social media, some revellers have praised the event.  Bonnie Askew said: "We’ve been tonight and it was much better then we expected, from start to finish it was an hour, no scary people and Father Christmas was good. We had two very happy granddaughters. "Don’t listen to the negative comments, tonight was definitely better then what most people have said they must have changed a few things to make it better." However, Simon Littleboy, landlord of The Ringland Swan bar and...

BBC News Published image captionA Scrooge character who gave one youngster nightmares has been consigned to Christmas Past The events firm behind a "shambolic" drive-through Christmas grotto has changed its name after a campaign group said it was exploring legal action. The festive display in the grounds of Taverham Hall, near Norwich, opened on Friday to complaints about traffic chaos and "creepy" performers. Campaign group #WeMakeEvents said it was "exploring legal options" after its name was...

Meanwhile, on social media, some revellers have praised the event.  Bonnie Askew said: "We’ve been tonight and it was much better then we expected, from start to finish it was an hour, no scary people and Father Christmas was good. We had two very happy granddaughters. "Don’t listen to the negative comments, tonight was definitely better then what most people have said they must have changed a few things to make it better." However, Simon Littleboy, landlord of The Ringland Swan bar and...

Mocked drive-through Santas grotto now magical Published image copyrightLouise Purdy image captionA Scrooge character who gave one youngster nightmares has been deemed to be an unsuitable sight for little children Organisers of a drive-through Santas grotto described as "shambolic" have blamed "teething problems" and insisted that improvements have been made. The event in the grounds of Taverham Hall, near Norwich, opened on Friday. Later that day, the events Facebook page contained complaints ...

He claimed feedback from customers attending on Saturday night had been more positive after improvements were also made to the experience, which is billed as a way to experience a visit to see Santa while social distancing. “There was also a large amount of feedback around the Scrooge character being too frightening for very young children," he said.  “Working with the creative team, we have adjusted the route and removed the Scrooge-style character after the first evening.” Some charact...

Santas drive-thru grotto at Taverham Hall. - Credit: Submitted Organisers of the drive-thru Santa’s grotto that sparked complaints from visitors are being threatened with legal action over its name.  Campaign group We Make Events has moved to distance itself from the beleaguered festive event in the grounds of Taverham Hall, just outside Norwich. The attraction, which opened on Friday night promising a socially distanced way to see Santa, has been subject to a barrage of complaints. It was b...