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18.11.2019

Thank you for the music! How Choir Games impact cities

Choir Games shape their host cities in a unique way.

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08.11.2019

Glasgow named best destination for culture, business and EU Capital of Sport

In the run up to Host City 2019, the largest meeting of cities and sports, business and cultural events, Glasgow has been identified as the UK’s most cultural and creative city.

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28.06.2019

33 cities express interest in hosting 2022 World Choir Games

[Source: The Sports Consultancy] INTERKULTUR, the world's leading organiser of international choir competitions and festivals, is delighted to announce that it has received an unprecedented 33 expr

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14.02.2018

Creating entertainment hubs and cultural meccas with Cirque du Soleil

This article follows our involvement on a panel discussing the topic of “Creating entertainment hubs and cultural meccas” at the

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25.07.2017

£750,000 of funding launched for arts at Glasgow 2018

[Source: Glasgow 2018] A fund of up to £750,000 has opened to artists, arts organisations and groups who want to apply to be part of the Glasgow 2018 European Championships’ cultural festival.

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13.06.2016

How to create a music tourism hotspot

Host City: We are very much looking forward to your participation in Host City 2016.

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09.05.2016

How Nussli created Bern's temporary theatre

Theatre lovers in Bern are being offered something very special. Performances for the 2016 season take place not in the usual venerable municipal theatre, but in the middle of Bern's Old Town.

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25.04.2016

Eventful cities combine culture and technology

The spring EUROCITIES Culture Forum, held on 16-18 March in Eindhoven and 's-Hertogenbosch, focussed on “Technologies as a game changer for culture” and the concept of “eventfulness”. 

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15.04.2016

London's light fantastic

London’s first Lumiere light festival closed on Sunday 17th January at 10.30pm, having transformed the city’s streets and buildings with 30 spectacular artworks.

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29.06.2015

How to be a European Capital of Culture

The European Capitals of Culture programme has grown immeasurably since its launch in 1985. 

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11.05.2015

Dublin launches bid for European Capital of Culture 2020

The race to host the European Capital of Culture 2020 shifted up a gear on Saturday, when Dublin announced its bid and Galway revealed a new website for its bid.

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28.04.2015

The next stage for Scotland

2014 was a momentous year for Scotland and major events were at the heart of the excitement.

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25.03.2015

Tessa Jowell: boost events and culture through visitor tax

Dame Tessa Jowell MP, former Secretary of State for the Olympic Games has proposed that a one per cent tax on hotel stays should be brought in to fund events, culture and youth development in Londo

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05.03.2015

Magical ideas to capture the public imagination

HOST CITY: Does culture have a prominent enough role within the Olympic Games now?

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18.02.2015

How to host the MTV EMA awards

Ben Avison: I was fortunate enough to be in Glasgow for the MTV EMAs – what a fantastic show!

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13.01.2015

Baku 2015 celebrity ambassadors announced to boost Games reach

With one hundred days to go until the Baku 2015 European Games, thirteen stars from the world of music, television and entertainment were announced as ambassadors on Tuesday afternoon. 

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17.12.2014

City of lights

When in 2008 the northern English county of Durham and its small historic city became a unitary council – the fifth biggest in England – it was golden opportunity to build a new events and tourism

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14.11.2014

IOC should make culture equal to sports, says Agenda 2020 expert

The first principle of Olympism is to blend sport with culture, but Olympic Games is still not going far enough to raise the profile of cultural events, according to a prominent UK politician and e

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10.11.2014

Milan to host MTV EMA during 2015 World Expo

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) is to return to Milan next year, to coincide with the Expo 2015. 

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20.08.2014

NFL asks musicians to pay for Super Bowl spot

American football’s NFL has proposed that musicians should have to pay to perform at the coveted Super Bowl Halftime Show.

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07.07.2014

World Fireworks Championship attracts host cities

The World Fireworks Championship has launched the process of identifying a host city for the event for 2015 and beyond, making it one of the world’s biggest artistic events that moves from one city

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02.07.2014

Glastonbury Festival secures 10-year hosting license

The Glastonbury Festival has secured a new premises licence that will enable it to continue to hold the event at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, until 2024.

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26.06.2014

Games of culture

Many will be looking forward to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games this summer purely because of the sporting action that will be taking place across Scotland’s largest city, with stars such as Mo

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