Press: Festival Insights
Looking for some insight on Crowd Safety, Stakeholder Engagement or Accessibility at festivals and events? Our recent article in Festival Insights explores the importance of these considerations, and explains how they were put into practice at Boiler Room festival in Burgess Park earlier this month. The Fair and We Are OPS enabled 20,000 festival goers […]
‘Festivals aren’t just about what’s inside the steel shield’
When it comes to creating new festivals and events, key components which are crucial to the process can often get overlooked…including stakeholder and community engagement. Ahead of our return to Boiler Room this weekend, we sat down with Jan, Senior Operations Manager at We Are OPS, to find out more about why these aspects are […]
Safety on site at…Bournemouth 7s
The OPS team returned to the South Coast over last month for the build of the iconic Bournemouth 7s festival. Given that it’s the biggest sports and music festival in the world, attracting 30,000 people each year, ensuring safety on site is quite the responsibility. We sat down with We Are OPS’s Account Director Sarah […]
‘I want young people to see producing festivals as a real career choice they can access’
It’s been less than a month since Yas Galletti, Director at We Are OPS and The Fair, launched The Advice Line – a brand new careers tool offering free advice to anybody looking to start their own festival, or kickstart their career in the events industry. Already, the line has gained widespread attention in event […]
We Are at the Cliff Edge!
Continued government inaction will be catastrophic for everyone in the event supply chain, from artists to labels, to grassroots venues and festival sites across the country. The government must act now, and fast, or we risk losing the entire supply chain of live music and the cultural and financial gains made over the last 40 […]
The WATF 100KM Challenge for One Community.
The team at OPS have pledge to run, walk, cycle, 100 kilometres to help raise money for our extended family at Badu Sports and One Community, a community support and engagement hub based in East London catering for the needs of those most exposed in the local area and beyond. The call was made and […]
Safety Says: Celebrate Earth Day.
This Wednesday marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, the day each year that the Earth Day organisers and activists attempt to engage us all through sharing an environmental priority. This year the priority is climate action and while COVID-19 continues to dominate news, social channels, and our conversations it is important that we avoid […]
Festivals, What Is the Future?
We have explored the history of festivals in our last few posts, but what could the future hold for the world of large-scale events. Will we see millennials watching artists performances from their computers, or could music become a near irrelevant part of a ‘festival’ in the future? Over the last decade, in an effort […]
Monday Musings: The New Normal.
Social distancing and mass gatherings are not obvious bedfellows. With that at the forefront of our mind, there is uncertainty over how the festival world will look after this is over. Rather than assume this will all go away, there are people in this industry preparing for a new way of doing what we have […]
How to Have A Festival Experience Without Leaving Your House.
It’s the weekend and we all know what that means – it’s paaaaaarty time! Don’t let enforced confinement be a Debbie downer, I’m here to show you that while Glasto may be off, you can still have an authentic British festival experience without ever leaving your flat. Step 1: Getting there You can keep it […]
