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Issue 218, February 2018
NEWS
06 In the news: Acquisitions, rebrands and 2017 programmes
09 News insight: Safeguarding venues from closures
11 Debate: How vital are big names to a festival line up?
12 Bigger picture: Van Gogh – the Immersive Experience
FEATURES
16 Geronimo Festival: We speak to the organiser of the family
festival
21 EPS Preview: Access gets the inside scoop for the Event
Production Show
30 Cover feature: Virtual gets real
REGULARS
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36 Sector focus: Bars
38 Venue profi le: Dreamland
41 Sector focus: Temporary Structures
46 NOEA: Andy Grove looks to the future
51 Company profi le: Corporate Entertainment Professionals
52 Gallery: Cirque du Soleil, Abbey Road, Star Wars and more
54 In the pub: Andy Marsh, Victorious festival
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Contributors
Lee Denny Duncan Siegle
“ We’re using bigger “ Th ere’s a lot to discuss
names to grow our
audience, but we’re
retaining them by
delivering a unique
experience ”
-page 11
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within outdoor and live
events and I’m sure the
show will pick up on
many of the current and
new themes ”
Andy Grove
“ Pretty much all of our
research points towards
a growing appetite for
outdoor events ”
–page 46
–page 24
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