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...
Aug 29, 2024 | Crowd Management, Crowd Safety, Risk Assessment
Standing Floor Age Restrictions by Professor Chris Kemp Many years ago, I was asked by the National Arenas Association (NAA) to look into the most appropriate age for children to be admitted to the standing floor at events. After looking at different types of venues...
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...
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...
Oct 6, 2022 | Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Management, Crowd Safety, Event Management, Festivals
How many times have we been told over the last four decades that the world of festivals and events is out of control? It seems that over the last century, most of the lessons learnt have been adopted by the industry. Unfortunately sometimes, we do fail to learn from...