XFM Launches The BestNonFest
July 29, 2010 – 9:36 pm | No Comment

Xfm, the station that brings you music that rocks, is pleased to announce the launch of the BestNonFest, an exciting competition offering one lucky winner the definitive non-festival package – the ultimate collection of gig …

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Play the Fantasy Festival Game
November 17, 2009 – 12:39 pm | No Comment
Play the Fantasy Festival Game

I received a great email last week about a Game developed through Sony. Its called Fantasy Festival
It’s a free, points based league game. The aim – to assemble the ultimate, imaginary festival line-up and gain …

Auckland gets new music festival
October 20, 2009 – 10:29 am | No Comment

Britomart Square will play host to its first music festival in February.
The day-long Laneway Festival on February 1st will be headlined by British post-punk band Echo and the Bunnymen, highly-touted British act Florence and the …

How not to run a music festival!
October 15, 2009 – 10:27 am | No Comment

I was surfing the web for Festival news when i discovered an article from Australia about this years Blueprint Festival last month.
An unintended blueprint for a festival fiasco
The 200-hectare field near Ararat was meant to …

Invent a new festival product competition winner!
October 9, 2009 – 12:08 pm | No Comment
Invent a new festival product competition winner!

Back in July i wrote about a competition to invent a new festival product and get paid over £3000.
The challenge was set by Reckitt Benckiser (they make Neurofen, Clearasil, Veet, Dettol etc) It was essentially …

Music Festival Awards 2009
October 7, 2009 – 6:33 pm | No Comment
Music Festival Awards 2009

The UK Festival Awards are awarded annually, with various categories for all aspects of festivals that have taken place in the UK, and one category for European festivals. The Awards were first established in 2004, …

Glastonbury tickets sold out in less than 24 hours
October 6, 2009 – 10:39 am | No Comment

tickets for next year’s Glastonbury music festival have sold out in less than 24 hours – after going on sale on Sunday morning.
The high level of interest is a turnaround from last year when tickets …

FestivalPlanet is gearing up for 2010!
September 22, 2009 – 4:37 pm | No Comment

Here at FP we’re amazed how quickly the 2009 festival year flew by. We hope you enjoyed it and have some great memories.
Why not share them with us by emailing us.
Not to depressed by winter, …

Win tickets to T in the Park 2010
August 31, 2009 – 10:48 pm | No Comment

Message from the T Lady:
Wonderful weather, an amazing crowd and a phenomenal line up made T in the Park 2009 the best ever – the site is now back to it’s beautiful natural state, and we’re …