Insight: Issue 177 | Wed 29 May

Greetings to all Event Profs

We trust that everyone had a lovely, long and lazy Bank Holiday weekend full of some serious lounging – (despite the below average weather)?

Well now we’re all back in the saddle, here comes the latest events news roundup to keep you all abreast and informed…this week we have: Dates announced for Host City 2024 at Glasgow SEC; Election 2024: The key seats to watch out for as date set for 4 July; 8 Emerging Event Industry Trends (2024-2026); and Co-Op Live celebrate huge first week including opening shows by elbow, The Black Keys, Eric Clapton and Barry Manilow.

Dates announced for Host City 2024 at Glasgow SEC

Host City 2024, the greatest meeting of cities and sports, business and cultural events, will take place at the Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow on 3-4 December. The event will include a presentation of the inaugural Host City Awards, and celebrate the best event hosting achievements at an evening reception on 3 December.

Host City 2024 will bring together hundreds of major event owners, organisers and hosts from all over the world for two days of insightful discussion and debate across plenary sessions, presentations and keynote addresses. The 11th Host City will also feature a hosted buyer programme for the growing community of international event owners and organising committees.

Agenda and Speakers to be announced shortly!

Election 2024: The key seats to watch out for as date set for 4 July

It’s been 4 and a half long years in the making, but we’ve finally got ourselves a general election date of July 4.

The Conservatives secured an 80 seat majority in the 2019 general election and would have won by even more – defending a majority of 94 – if that vote had taken place on the new election boundaries which have changed since 2019.

Fortunately Sky have put together a few tables that show where the key battlegrounds are likely to be, including a handy postcode search to see who would have won in your area if the new boundaries were in place in 2019….

8 Emerging Event Industry Trends
(2024-2026)

Want a quick snapshot of event trends for the next couple of years? Well, look no further than this article on explodingtopics.com

From the continued growth of the Hybrid Event, to Data Collection and emerging Event Technology, this article covers all emerging trends in our beloved sector.

Co-Op Live celebrate huge first week including opening shows by elbow, The Black Keys, Eric Clapton and Barry Manilow

It’s been fraught with problems, issues and bad PR, but the Co-Op Live arena finally opened on May 14, with performances from The Black Keys, Eric Clapton and Barry Manilow.

The brand new arena in Manchester boasts a massive 23,500 capacity, state of the art facilities and trailblazing venue design.

The venue brings fans 23m closer to artists than ever before. The arena’s smart ‘bowl’ design means it is big yet incredibly intimate, with the arena also featuring cutting edge visual technology and incredible, world-class acoustics.

With the stage now set for a vibrant opening season, a stellar lineup of stars including Nicki Minaj and the legendary Stevie Nicks will perform at the music first arena over the coming weeks. Co-op Live will also host several multi-night residencies, including Liam Gallagher, The Killers and UK exclusive performances by the iconic band, the Eagles.

It’s time to check out…

But like Hotel California, we’ll never leave – so see you next time for another round up of sparking events news from across this great nation…