Fest Forward: The Future of Music Festivals
There’s a renaissance underway in the music festival space. From wearables to mobile ticketing technology and beyond, high tech has enabled today’s music festivals to be virtually boundless. Music festivals around the world are seeing significant new commercial and experiential booms, and there’s more interest in attending communal music experiences than ever. Hear a new analysis of all social media conversation on music festivals in 2014, the drivers behind the boom, and what lies ahead.
Presenters
Martina Wang
Head of Music & Ent
Eventbrite
Martina partners with top music event promoters in her role as head of music marketing at Eventbrite. Eventbrite is a self-service ticketing and registration platform and leading place for music festival discovery.
Tom Russell
Founder
Governor's Ball Music Festival
Inspired by the rabid New Orleans festival culture, I joined local New Orleans’ promoters Superfly Productions in 2004 and remained apart of their family until December 2010. During my six year ten...
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Forbes Music Writer
Forbes
Hugh McIntyre is a freelance journalist who writes about everything from tech innovations in music to popstars to social media and more.
He currently works primarily with Forbes, where he cover...
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