For some festival promoters, the idea of trying to build an audience in living rooms around the world with live streaming will seem like the antithesis of what they’re trying to do. Why throw a festival when people can experience it from bed, right? But others will understand that live streaming is an incredible marketing […]
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Most festivals use some mix of professional staff and volunteer workers to run their event. Finding the right balance between professional and volunteer staff depends on the size and culture of your event and can be a process of trial and error. Unfortunately, when event safety and event security are at stake, there is little
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Running a festival in a city is an entirely different beast than taking over a field in a rural area. The number of potential obstacles—ranging from angry neighbors to unresponsive mayors—can seem on the surface to be unreasonable and impossible to surmount. But the civic landscape can offer incredible diversity and potential if you have
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The idea of the VIP has become a contentious one in recent years. Driven by a souring attitude towards wealth and exclusivity, and supported by more unscrupulous promoters packaging “IP” as “VIP,” the term doesn’t mean what it used to at a festival. At many events, VIP merely means being in a slightly less crowded
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WayHome Music & Arts Festival and the largest country music camping festival in Canada, Boots and Hearts Music Festival. Republic Live boasts a reputation for creating world-class, fan-centric, experiential music events. Watch the video case study below on how Republic Live and Intellitix heightened 80,000+ guest experiences across the two festivals deploying RFID Access Control
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LAIRD WILTON, Chief Revenue Officer, Marcato The challenge for organizers is that modern festivals are logistical beasts! To stage a festival, there are an incredible amount of details to manage in order to deliver a safe, convenient and fun event. Event Specialists that have gained their experience in “the trenches” bring huge value to the
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