Six workers were taken to hospital following an incident during the load-out / bump out of Ed Sheeran’s concert at Ford Field in Detroit on August 29, 2026. The incident happened during load-out, after the Ed Sheeran concert had finished and crews were dismantling the production and moving equipment out of the stadium. At around

I grew up watching Grand Prix racing with my dad in the 1970s and 80s, back when the safety measures for drivers, crews and spectators looked very different to those we have today. I then spent some of my early years working in motorsport operations in the UK, so I have watched the changes in

Try a little experiment. Think back to the best play, movie, or concert you have ever had the privilege to experience. Most likely, right now, your mind will resist giving you a detailed synopsis. You probably cannot reconstruct the exact sequence of scenes. Most of the dialogue is gone. You will not recall the precise

In July 2022, a giant LED screen fell onto the stage during a Mirror concert in Hong Kong. Two dancers were struck, with Mo Li Kai-yin suffering catastrophic spinal injuries that left him permanently paralysed from the neck down. Many people working in the events industry will remember the footage. If you do decide to

Shoreditch Town Hall has announced the appointment of five new Trustees to its Board as the organisation celebrates its 160th anniversary and looks ahead to its next chapter. Chloë Bird, Kwame Otiende, Laura Gabe, Stevan Tennant and Umesh Kumar bring expertise spanning heritage and public engagement, live music and community development, cultural fundraising, regeneration and

RTYDS (Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme) continues to create talent pathways for working class directors and strengthen industry connections with new residency and company associations across England. Joining ThickSkin at The Engine Room, as new resident company in Wigan; RTYDS will also become an associate company of Factory International in Manchester and at the Bush