Whether it’s food and beverages or non-food most music festivals have limited vendor pitch space and are often oversubscribed. For vendors that successfully secure a pitch space at their selected event most organisers will impose fairly strict rules and terms. What do vendors need to be aware of when preparing for their attendance at a music festival?

Every festival-goer is used to complying with organisers who prohibit a variety of items from being brought onto a festvial site. This is for a variety of reasons including safety, security. legal and commercial. Are these lists of banned items getting more and more comprehensive now and, in the future?

The headliners and line-up announcement for a music festival can be a key factor in the ticket purchase decision. Organisers prefer to keep the identity of line-ups secret until they are ready to make an official announcement. Many media channels often claim to have obtained leaked information on possible headliners, but all may not be as it seems.

Recent technical developments have meant that festival-goers now have an expectation that every music festival will have an App for their event. For organisers this means additional planning and investment and may be a subject they have little expertise in. What are the considerations required when building a great App for a music festival. 

PRS (Performing Right Society) For Music recently launched a useful guide for performing artists to help them make applications for music festival appearances. How does this guidance work and what impact will it have on artists trying to get booked onto a music festival line-up in 2025.