Jan 11, 2023 | Crowd Management, Event Management, Festivals
Professor Chris Kemp (CEO of MOM) shares his thoughts on the challenges being faced by events and festivals, and considers if we need a new approach. “My experience this summer showed that the festival industry is not just feeling the effects inside its own bubble but...
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...
Jul 6, 2020 | Covid- 19, Festivals
Roskilde Festival – Missing you! This is usually a big time of year for MOM – when we spend time working in Denmark to support our many good friends at the mighty Roskilde Festival. Of course this year it’s different. In fact, everything is different,...
Mar 20, 2020 | Covid- 19, Festivals
Festivals Stand Across Europe In a very short space of time, the spread of Coronavirus/COVID-19 has put the whole world in an extraordinary and worrisome situation. A situation that we handle best by not doing what would otherwise seem like the most human thing to do...
Oct 1, 2018 | Event Management, Festivals
Are Councils really using park events just for commercial gain: Or is it just another Government failure? I read the Guardian article recently about the use of parks for events with some trepidation, only find that it was a fairly balanced review of both sides of the...
Mar 11, 2018 | Conference, Crowd Management, Festivals
The 30th International Live Music Conference (ILMC 30) took place on 6th-9th March 2018, at The Royal Garden Hotel in London. Over a 1000 delegates attended meetings, events, networking and a Gala Dinner to help bring the live music community together. Professor Chris...
