The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has launched a new fund that will help independent festivals implement more environmentally sustainable events.
The initiative is backed by an initial pledge of ...
More than 20 suppliers have backed AIF’s Fallow Festival Fund for 2026, pledging support for independent festivals that are navigating a hiatus and planning a return in 2027.
Following its ...
Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) CEO John Rostron has welcomed the newly announced Parliamentary inquiry into the UK’s live music industry.
The Business and Trade Committee of MPs is exploring ...
The music industry has delivered its response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicted that the UK economy will grow by 1.5% in 2025, ...
The Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) and the Music Venue Trust (MVT) have hailed the launch of new festival Where It All Began.
Due to take place from June 18-21 ...
Ticketing platform Skiddle has launched a new partnership with the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) to bolster support for independent events.
AIF is the UK’s official not-for-profit trade association for ...
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has called for an investigation into Live Nation from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.
The trade body recently provided evidence for a Business ...
Somerset’s new Homestead festival is the latest cancellation of 2025 – the 39th festival so far this year.
According to the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), that figure is ...
The total ticketed capacity of AIF members in the UK is now more than one million.
The exact ticketed capacity of the combined AIF membership is 1,150,945.
Seventy-two UK festivals have now announced a postponement, cancellation or complete closure in 2024 – double the amount that fell in 2023, according to the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) ...
