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U.K makes vaccine passports mandatory for entrance into nightlife venues

Image by Jack Taylor The U.K government’s proposal to enforce a vaccine passport policy at all nightlife venues will go ahead as planned. This means that it will be mandatory for patrons to be fully vaccinated in order to gain entry into nightclubs, live music venues and other potentially crowded

Massive Attack commission research to help reduce the carbon footprint of live music events

Image by Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton Massive Attack are calling on the government to initiate plans to reduce carbon emissions produced by concerts and live music events. The iconic band commissioned a report called the Roadmap To Super Low Carbon Live Music in association with the Tyndall Centre

New investigation finds that data on illegal raves used by Home Secretary to justify emergency police powers was incorrect

Image by Wil Crisp & Karla Hunter A new investigation by Wil Crisp for Mixmag has revealed that the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel justified granting emergency powers to police forces on illegal raves based off incorrect data provided by the Met Police during the first wave of the pandemic. 

Number of double vaccinated people attending music gigs exceeds that of the general public, according to new survey

Image by Jody Hartley A recent survey conducted by The Music Venue Trust has found that the number of people attending gigs at live music venues who are double-vaccinated are higher than the general public. The survey was carried out during the first month since “Freedom Day” and the official

Music generating app Aimi adds new content from artists

Image courtesy: Aimi Aimi, a revolutionary music sequencing app and AI technology, recently added content from dozens of new artists. The Aimi platform uses AI to combine and sequence loops, samples, stems, and unfinished demos into a complete and continuous flow of self-generated music that is “alive and tailored for

CMA demands new regulations for the secondary ticket market

Image by Paul Ellis New proposals from the U.K’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) looks to protect consumers from “unscrupulous” ticket resales and touting. The newly proposed regulations put secondary ticket reselling sites such as Stubhub at risk of being shut down. The proposals come as the U.K begins to

Live Nation to require proof of vaccination for entry into events from October

Image by Dan Barker Live Nation has announced that going forward, entry to shows produced by the concert and live event company will require all audience members, artists and crew to be fully vaccinated. The company updated their policy regarding attendance to concerts and festivals, now requiring proof of vaccination

U.K government launch £750 million insurance scheme in support of live music and events sector

Image by Ben Birchall The British government announced last Friday that it would be launching The Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. The £750 million scheme will help insurers cover event organisers and promoters in the case of event cancellations as a result of Covid-19 related restrictions, and will be made available

Spotify’s new Greenroom app may be underperforming

Image by Spotify Spotify’s live audio app Greenroom has only been downloaded for iOS 141.000 times in total, according to information provided by the Sensor Tower intelligence firm. The Google Play store indicates that on Android, the app has been downloaded and installed about 100,000 times. In comparison, Clubhouse, which

New version of GarageBand features exclusive sound packs from Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa

Image by Francesco Carrozzini / Apple Apple announced last week that the new addition of its popular music creation app GarageBand will feature exclusive sound packs from some of the top artists and producers, including Boys Noize, Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga. Users can experiment with developing remixing skills with

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