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‘Parasitic’ ticket touts ‘undermining music festivals’ Covid tracing’ Rob Davies and Laura Snapes © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Efforts to make summer music festivals Covid safe are being undermined by “parasitic” ticket touts and resale sites such as Viagogo and StubHub, leading music industry figures have warned. A Guardian investigation found that dozens of professional touts have snapped up tickets for eagerly awaited festi...

Where events do not permit resale, websites offering tickets are supposed to warn buyers that they may be refused entry. Field Day said its terms and conditions explicitly prohibited resale, yet the Viagogo website does not mention this to buyers. Listings for four other festivals that prohibit resale also did not appear to warn that fans might be turned away. Viagogo said its listings were compliant with the court order. Annabella Coldrick, the chief executive of the Music Managers’ Forum...

I’m sorry I stabbed Vann Marsden in the eye. It’s terrible that his wife had to die in the aftermath. The fact that she was already ill and couldn’t take the strain doesn’t alter my sadness over her passing, but when a director takes all the movies you love and remakes them as stark, near silent catalogs of gestures, the critic has to respond. One of the key roles of the cinema, I’d like you to understand, is to turn the atomized individual into part of a crowd, even while the viewer ...

Artemis Announces Appointment of Rudi Coetzee as Operating Partner News provided by Share this article Share this article BOSTON, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Artemis Capital Partners ("Artemis" or "Firm"), a Boston-based private equity firm focused exclusively on manufacturers of differentiated Industrial Technologies announced today the appointment of Rudi Coetzee as an Artemis Operating Partner effective immediately. Commenting on the appointment, Artemis Managing Director James Ward stat...

Gunman shot McDonalds drive thru customer in ruthless gangland hit CCTV footage shows the moment David Pugh stalked his victim before opening fire 18:54, 12 MAR 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now A gunman shot a customer sitting in a car at a busy McDonalds drive-thru in a "ruthless" gangland hit. David Pugh stalked 21-year-old Adam Caine as he was being passed takeaway meals at the restaurant in Bromborough, Wirral. Unmasked Pugh approached a black BMW and fired twice ...

Once the Monaco of the Alps, this forgotten spa town is poised for a comeback Bad Gastein, now eerily quiet, was a magnet for high society during the Austro-Hungarian Empire The mountain town of Bad Gastein Credit: Getty When I first came to Bad Gastein, a year ago, I could not believe that I had not only never been here before, but had never even heard of it. The vagaries of its notability in history are almost as cyclical as the rise and fall of stock markets.  In February 2020, it seemed t...

Scot with sepsis almost died after ignoring 12 hours of pain over fear of burdening NHS Peter was rushed to hospital where he underwent life-saving surgery to remove infected tissue from his bowel. Updated Peter needed life-saving surgery after suffering in pain for hours (Image: Supplied) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the informati...

Chauvet helps Christmas show go on Wednesday, 3 February 2021 ‘The story is aimed at very young children’ UK - The popular children’s Christmas show at Salisbury’s Salberg Theatre went ahead thanks to the efforts of the Wiltshire Creative team. Moving the holiday production from its usual 149-seat studio to the 517-seat Salisbury Playhouse Main Theatre, and cleverly rearranging the audience area, the creatives at Wiltshire were able to offer local youngsters the chance to enjoy this ...

Wiltshire Creative Adds Chauvet Professional to Salisbury Playhouse Rig for Little Robin Redbreast UK – The term “every year” was shredded in 2020, as COVID-19 played havoc with the best laid plans and forced the cancellation of annual events. The beloved children’s Christmas show at the Salberg Theatre might well have met this sad, but all-too familiar, fate last month were it not for the resourcefulness and determination of the Wiltshire Creative team. Moving the holiday production f...

I’m sorry I stabbed Vann Marsden in the eye. It’s terrible that his wife had to die in the aftermath. The fact that she was already ill and couldn’t take the strain doesn’t alter my sadness over her passing, but when a director takes all the movies you love and remakes them as stark, near silent catalogs of gestures, the critic has to respond. One of the key roles of the cinema, I’d like you to understand, is to turn the atomized individual into part of a crowd, even while the viewer ...