The Dispatch
Guides, field notes and unfiltered opinions for the people who put on live events, and the fans who turn up.
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1,023 guidesGuide to Venue Insurance and Liability
Adequate insurance protects your venue from the financial consequences of accidents, damage, and legal claims.
How to Make Your Venue COVID-Secure: Lessons Learned
The pandemic forced venues to rethink safety, hygiene, and crowd management. This guide captures the lasting lessons from COVID-19 that have permanently improved venue…
Guide to Venue Sustainability and Reducing Energy Costs
Sustainability is both an environmental responsibility and a financial opportunity for venues.
Standon Calling Festival Guide: Everything You Need to Know
A complete guide to Standon Calling, Hertfordshire's family-friendly festival with music, comedy, swimming, and fancy dress traditions in a gorgeous country estate setting.
Noisily Festival Guide: The UK's Best Underground Electronic Festival
Everything you need to know about Noisily Festival in Leicestershire, a three-day immersive electronic music festival set in beautiful woodland with psytrance, techno…
Timber Festival Guide: Music and Nature in the National Forest
A guide to Timber Festival in Derbyshire's National Forest, an arts and music festival celebrating woodland, nature, and creativity in a stunning forest setting.
Barn on the Farm Festival Guide: Intimate Music in Gloucestershire
Everything you need to know about Barn on the Farm, the tiny Gloucestershire festival famous for discovering breakthrough artists before anyone else.
Beatherder Festival Guide: Lancashire's Eclectic Party in the Hills
Your guide to Beatherder Festival in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, a brilliantly weird and wonderful independent festival mixing electronic music, comedy, and fancy dress.
Houghton Festival Guide: Norfolk's World-Class Electronic Music Event
A guide to Houghton Festival at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, one of the world's most respected electronic music festivals set in stunning 18th-century parkland.
Rebellion Festival Guide: The World's Biggest Punk Festival in Blackpool
Everything you need to know about Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, the world's largest punk music festival featuring hundreds of bands across four days…
Lakefest Guide: Tewkesbury's Lakeside Family Music Festival
Everything you need to know about Lakefest near Tewkesbury, a family-friendly music festival set beside a stunning lake in the Gloucestershire countryside.
Lindisfarne Festival Guide: Northumberland's Coastal Music Celebration
Your guide to Lindisfarne Festival on the Northumberland coast, a family-friendly festival with music, arts, and outdoor activities within sight of Holy Island.
