Activities
The project consists of several activities that will be carried out in 2024-2026. We aim to reach festivals and live music actors across Denmark, Germany, the UK, and the US, and we will do so by collaborating with local festivals, live music actors, and conferences. In that way, we aim to carry some new perspectives into these rooms and mutually learn and get inspired.
In the Danish context, we focus on gathering people from a wide range of Danish festivals and live music actors to start a network where we can share knowledge and experiences with each other. We aim to create an open, honest, and ambitious space where we refrain from seeing each other as competitors but work together to tackle some of the biggest challenges we face as a society and industry. A bigger group of Danish festivals and live music organizers are already engaged.
The activities listed below are the planned activities – more can be added.
Activities 2025
Go Group: April 2025 (DK)
Two-day workshop w. Yourope for international festivals about sustainable festival production.
c/o pop: April 2025 (DE)
Panel discussing how festivals can transcend reducing their environmental footprint and create an even greater positive influence on society.
Spot Festival: May 2025 (DK)
2x panels & roundtable discussion about the superpowers of music festivals as change drivers.
London Networking Event: May 2025 (UK)
Networking event for Danish and British music and festival industry & musical showcase by Astrid Sonne (DK).
Symposium at Roskilde Festival: July 2025 (DK)
International gathering of the project’s partners and relevant international industry people w. testimonials from key industry people & musical showcase by Luna Ersahin (DK).
International Festival Forum (IFF): September 2025 (UK)
Panel about how festivals can drive authentic and impactful change in a time of constant uncertainty and crisis.
NYC Panel: September 2025 (US)
Panel in collaboration w. Human Rights Foundation about art as a catalyst for change & musical showcase by Josefine Opsahl (DK).
LA Networking Event: October 2025 (US)
Networking event for Danish and American music and festival industry w. testimonials from key industry people & musical showcase by eee gee (DK).
Berlin Workshop: October 2025 (DE)
Half-day workshop in collaboration w. Höme for German festivals about using your platform to drive positive change.
Activities 2024
Festival Forums: February 2024 (US)
Panel in collaboration w. Yourope and Future of Festivals about the power of music and music festivals.
SXSW: March 2024 (US)
Networking event for Danish and American music industry & musical showcases by Lucky Lo (DK), Kari Faux (US), Ivan$ito (DK), Dry Cleaning (UK), Mina Okabe (DK).
Spot Festival: May 2024 (DK)
Official project kick-off for project partners and relevant industry people w. testimonials, inspirational inputs, and project presentation.
Roskilde Festival: July 2024 (DK)
Networking event for relevant industry people focusing on how to balance artistic, experiential, and green choices.
International Festival Forum (IFF): September 2024 (UK)
Participation in panel about how to manage and meet the expectations of the young generation participating in our festivals.
Future of Festivals: November 2024 (DE)
Talk w. Andel and the Danish Embassy in Berlin about how festivals and event organizers can build strong partnerships for a greener future.
Festival Playgrounds: November 2024 (DE)
Workshop about how to work with young audiences under the theme ‘utopia’.