Centrally located venue with historical and cultural significance for almost 50 years!
Home to the Glasgow Clan EIHL team, this is an intimate stadium as well as the only arena and largest venue to be fully merchandise fee free in the UK!
The largest merchandise fee free venue in Bristol!
Part of The Prospect Building and with a stage nestled under an old industrial crane providing an epic backdrop to gigs of all types.
Client: TDL Media
Location: Braehead Arena, Glasgow
Services Provided: Full venue feasibility, venue designs, occupancy review, operational review, financial viability study, competition analysis and health & safety review
Client: Adventurize Media
Location: Ragley Hall, Warwickshire
Services Provided: On Site Health & Safety Advisor, Documentation Review, SAG support
With a career spanning more than 30 years in the live entertainment industry, and a stellar track record of venue and area management, Helen has expertly managed the operational success of multiple leading venues throughout the UK, overseeing key areas such as financial planning, performance monitoring, licensing, and liaising with local authorities.
Her ability to develop and implement company policies and best practices, from building maintenance and ticketing to event risk assessments and technical operations, demonstrates her deep understanding of the live events industry.
Helen worked alongside Bristol City Council in the establishment of the Nighttime Panel prior to the appointment of the Night Time Economy Advisor, and with London’s City Hall to support the formation of the Safer Business Network board. She has also worked with Festival Republic, the UK’s leading festival and event promoter, renowned for its flagship events, including the Reading and Leeds Festivals. With her analytical foresight, Helen is set to further enhance our stellar reputation for delivering exceptional events, and as a Trustee of the Music Venue Trust, she shares our commitment to supporting grassroots music venues.
Stone Roses – Stone Roses Cat Empire – Two Shoes Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone Fat Freddy’s Drop – Based on a True Story Katy J Pearson – Return
Taking over an array of iconic music haunts in the heart of Liverpool, this unique multi-venue festival will be
inviting some of the best and brightest acts from the UK and beyond to the city between 6th-10th November.
Promising five days of unmissable curated gigs, Favourite Days will be hosting a total of 12 individual shows
with over 35+ acts due to star across its choice line-ups. And today, the festival is delighted to announce the first
bands who will be joining the bill.
All profits from the Favourite Days Festival will be reinvested into the community to fund opportunities for local
bands and support the independent venues that are the lifeblood of the local music scene. This initiative helps
smaller or riskier shows succeed, contributing to a vibrant and sustainable music culture.
Additionally, the festival will also focus on creative programming, providing local bands with access to the festival fund to organise showcase events, and further enhancing their visibility and growth.
Popping-up in renowned venues such as the Olympia and Camp and Furnace, the full list of venues
participating in Favourite Days will also include… Jacaranda Baltic, EBGBs, The Dome, The Jacaranda,
Kazimier Stockroom, Leaf, and Rough Trade Liverpool.
The first wave of artists and shows are:
6 November 2024 | The Dome at Grand Central | Sprints + Chloe Slater + BARSTAFF
7 November 2024 | Liverpool Olympia | Yard Act + Freakslug + Floodlights
7 November 2024 | Rough Trade | STRFKR + Strange Collective
8 November 2024 | LEAF | Somebody’s Child + Bright Town + Felix
8 November 2024 | EBGBs | Saloon Dion + The Drivers Club
8 November 2024 | Kaz Stockroom | YOBS
9 November 2024 | Rough Trade | The Rolling People + Pacificaze
9 November 2024 | The Jacaranda | Rivia
9 November 2024 | The Dome at Grand Central | Antony Szmierek
10 November 2024 | Furnace | CASISDEAD + EMZ + No Fakin X W/Love X Conduit Sound
10 November 2024 | Jacaranda Baltic | Keyside
10 November 2024 | Rough Trade | Hooton Tennis Club
For more information, please get in touch or go to www.favouritedays.co.uk
We are delighted to announce that HACIENDA CLASSICAL, the widely acclaimed live orchestral clubbing series featuring DJ Graeme Park, Manchester Camerata Orchestra and special guests comes to Doncaster Racecourse for Live After Racing on Saturday 19th August 2023.
With a live DJ soundtrack from Graeme Park allied to the full orchestra, additional musicians, vocalists and special guests in a fully live experience, Hacienda Classical brings arrangements of much loved, defining records within its wide repertoire of tracks.
Hacienda Classical sees musical director Tim Crooks lead the collective of artists and musicians on stage in performing well known favourites and new versions of club classics all mixed continuously into one non-stop set.
Some eight years now since the show first debuted, the collaboration has proved remarkably enduring.
Hacienda Classical has well outperformed any expectations since the outset and has seen tremendous reactions from audiences and critics many of who have awarded the show top marks. Even at the very first Bridgewater Hall show, The Times gave it the full five stars declaring that “the atmosphere was incredible.”
Similar rave reviews followed from the Royal Albert Hall as NME called it “probably the best rave since 1997” whilst Mixmag termed the event. “a near two hour blend of house music’s greatest players with an audience dancing and singing from the off.
Hacienda Classical has continued to receive 5-star reviews from the like of The Independent – “It doesn’t get much better than this. A powerful, poignant performance.” – and its hometown paper, Manchester Evening News.
“The Hacienda made Manchester the centre of the clubbing universe in its 80’s and 90’s heyday and surely what this night proves is that much of that success was down to the people inside it”.
Hacienda Classical’s biggest single audience to date came as it opened Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage and other festival appearances including Isle Of Wight, Kendal Calling The Big Feastival, Kew The Music, Lytham Festival as well as individual concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall and its annual homecoming at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl with its seventh concert there due in July 2023.
Hacienda Classical promises a superb night of entertainment performing the very best club classics from the legendary Manchester club that defined dance music culture in the UK and across the world.
Tickets will be available to purchase via pre-sale (O2 priority) from Wednesday 22nd February @ 10.00am.
General tickets on sale from Friday 24th February @ 10.00am.
Website – https://www.fac51-thehacienda.com/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Fac51TheHacienda
Twitter – https://twitter.com/Fac51hacienda
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/fac51thehaciendaofficial/
We are thrilled to announce CLEAN BANDIT are to perform at Doncaster Racecourse on Saturday 1st July 2023 as part of LIVE AFTER RACING!
Clean Bandit have consistently pushed the boundaries of modern pop with their diverse blend of electronic, dancehall, classical, R&B and pop.
Their breakthrough success came in 2014 with the single ‘Rather Be’, feat. Jess Glynne, a Grammy award-winning worldwide hit that has now surpassed 10 million global sales.
In 2016, they released their 10 million-selling single ‘Rockabye’ feat. Sean Paul and Anne Marie. Shooting to #1 in over 40 countries and having spent nine weeks at the top of the charts in the UK, the track became the longest-running UK #1 in 22 years surpassing Wet Wet Wet’s ‘Love Is All Around’.
They recently received two Brit Award nominations for their 2018 smash ‘Solo’ feat. Demi Lovato, which became their fourth UK number 1. The band have now notched up 9 UK top five singles, more than Bruno Mars or Adele.
Clean Bandit promise a superb night of entertainment performing all the hits. Don’t miss your chance to see them perform live after racing on Saturday 1st July.
Tickets will be available to purchase via pre-sale (O2 Priority) from Wednesday 15th February at 10.00am.
General tickets on sale from Friday 17th February at 10.00am.
For further information on CLEAN BANDIT, check out the following websites / social media links:
Website – https://www.cleanbandit.co.uk/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/cleanbandit
Twitter – https://twitter.com/cleanbandit
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cleanbandit/
YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/user/cleanbandit
