International showcase lineup announced

The line-up for The International Showcase: Spain & The Netherlands is up! It takes place at Omeara, on Weds 25 Sept from 8pm when two fast-rising artists from each nation perform to IFF delegates and an invited guest list. Baby’s Berserk – Dutch synthwave outfit making a thrilling return to venues worldwide The Vices – Dutch four-man band bringing a contrasting mix of […]

First IFF showcase announced

The final showcase on IFF’s schedule this year brings some of the most explosive up and coming metal bands to London to perform for a mix of delegates and fans.  The Rising Metal Talent night kicks off in Omeara at 8pm on Thursday 26 September and will see one fast-emerging artist from each of the rosters of Doomstar […]

Networking scheme goes live

The IFF Networking Scheme 2024 is now live, enabling all registered delegates to communicate with each other directly. This gives attendees the chance to pre-arrange meetings and make connections. With 1,000 industry professionals in the same place over three days, IFF is the perfect event to turbo charge your network. All registered delegates have been sent their unique login details, so look out […]

Championing Change: Enhancing Black participation and festivals and events

Despite being the basis of so much of popular music, the percentage of workers from the Black community running shows is incredibly low. In this important session, at 10am on Thursday 26 September, a number of expert speakers will discuss about what the industry can do about it. Chaired by Pax Nindi (Global Carnivalz/Festival Lab), this […]

Call for new festivals

If you run a new festival, or have worked with a brilliant new festival this year, the New Kids on The Block conference session is waiting to hear from you.  The session, on Wednesday 25 September 10:00am-11:00am, will introduce some of this year’s new arrivals to the festival scene – and there are two remaining […]

Less than 30 discounted IFF hotel rooms left

Following a surge of delegate sign-ups last week, there are now less than 30 discounted rooms available at the IFF hotels.  Located less than 5 minutes walk from the IFF campus at Omeara, the hotels are perfectly positioned for the late night stumble home. All remaining rooms can be booked when you sign up for IFF. And for any […]

IFF 10th birthday and opening party

With over two hours of complimentary drinks and small bites the IFF 10th Birthday and Opening Party is the first opportunity for delegates to meet up before the 2024 event kicks off the following morning. This year’s Opening Party will also double up as a celebration of the first decade of IFF, and it’s all hosted […]

International showcase partners announced

A top line-up of emerging acts from the Netherlands and Spain will take centre stage at IFF on the evening of Wednesday 25 Sept for this year’s International Showcase.  While the majority of showcases at IFF are presented by partner agencies, we reserve one exclusive spot in the middle of the event for countries that boast […]

Conference programme begins taking shape

The hotly-anticipated IFF panel programme is set to be the best yet, with the chairs of two of the key sessions confirmed and ready to lead discussion on some of the biggest issues facing festivals today.  On Wednesday 25 September, the programme will kick off with The Festival Season 2024, chaired by European Festival Report Editor […]

Rate Increase 31 July

There are just 7 days left to grab one of the last remaining Summer Rate delegate passes, saving £140 on the full IFF rate. The Late Summer Rate comes into effect at 18:00 BST on Wednesday 31 July or when the Summer Rate passes run out (whichever is sooner). With agents and festivals from more […]