Sep 12, 2024 | Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Management, Crowd Safety
Why do we need to understand music genre and culture to manage the crowd? The importance of music genre to the safe delivery of an event can be understood through its use as a ‘language’ or currency. Genres enable members of that community to communicate...
Jun 20, 2023 | Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Safety, Event Security
The popularity of women’s cricket has grown tremendously in recent times, with the game gaining recognition and respect in its own right. In part, we believe this is because of… the success of the national teams leading to greater crowd enjoyment and an...
May 15, 2023 | Covid- 19, Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Management, Crowd Safety
It’s been reported that audience behaviour at theatres has declined and incidents have increased in frequency. Theatre staff have experienced more bullying, violence, harassment or abuse at work post-pandemic. In fact a recent survey by Bectu revealed that 8 in...
Mar 29, 2023 | Covid- 19, Crowd Behaviour
The ‘Venue’s Venue’ panel at the ILMC with James Drury, Professor Chris Kemp, Emma Bownes, John Drury, Sybil Franke, Katie Musham and Detlef Kornett. An increase in crowd disorder and unruly behaviour has been reported at live events since the pandemic....
Dec 11, 2022 | Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Management, Crowd Safety
Looking back on 2022, it has been a remarkable and diverse year! Here are some of our 2022 highlights! * We finally signed off the Wembley Steps project (after 5 years in the making!) which saw the walkway replaced by steps, allowing crowds to move more safely and...
Dec 8, 2022 | Crowd Behaviour, Event Management, Event Security
Key event security experts gauge how the events industry is coping with current challenges in the latest edition of Access All Areas magazine (Winter edition, pages 16-22). In the cover feature entitled ‘Securing The Future of Events’, the main...
