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  1.  History and Development

Live Music Events are commonly known as concerts.  Concerts come in a range of forms, from Orchestral to Artistic performances.  Concerts are becoming more and more popular within social groups and wider audiences, as these offer people days and nights less ordinary, and can also become part of key milestones in peoples’ lives.  

Festivals as well as live music events “have an increasingly vital role in our leisure lifestyles...events and festivals play a very significant part in their whole life.” (Frew, E & Robertson, M. (2008) Events and Festivals – Current Trends and Issues, Routledge: London).  Festivals and events can be generated the private or corporate sectors.  

1.1         Key Moments and Shift over the Last 50 years


Key movements and shifts that have occurred within the Live Music and Festival Event sector motivate visits as well as enhancing peoples’ lives.  However like many things, live events and festivals have both positive and negative sides, with the actions of people attending the events and the media coverage of these events being the make or break of any future events consisting.

  1.         Timeline of Events

  • 1908 – Olympic Games in London, UK
  • 1948 – Olympic Games in London, UK
  • 1956-1961 – Jazz Festivals by Lord Edward Montagu at Beaulieu
  • 1961-onwards – Harold Pendelton’s National Jazz Federation Events at Richmond and Reading
  • 1964 – Notting Hill Carnival established to celebrate the West Indies communities ancestors freedom from slavery
  • 1966 – World Cup in London, UK
  • 1968-1970 – Isle of Wight Festival
  • 1969 – Bath Blues Festivals
  • 1970 – Pilton Festival
  • 1975 – Cricket World Cup
  • 1976 – National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham Built
  • 1977 – Wembley Exhibition Centre was Built
  • 1979 – Cricket World Cup
  • 1980’s – Open Golf Championship
  • Wimbledon
  • Ascot
  • British Grand Prix
  • Rugby Events at Twickenham
  • 1983 – Cricket World Cup
  • 1984 – Olympic Games in Los Angeles
  • 1985 – Live Aid was televised
    BBC’s Children in Need was televised
  • Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day was televised
  • 1986 – Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
  • 1991 – World Student Games in UK
  • 1995 – VE Day and VJ Day Commemorations, parades and celebrations marking the 50TH anniversaries of the 2ND World Wars in Europe and Japan
  • 1996 – UEFA Eurpoean Football Championships
  • 1999 – Rugby Union World Cup
  • Cricket World Cup
  • 2000 – Rugby League World Cup
  • 2002 – Ryder Cup
  • Commonwealth Games
  • 2003 – World Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 2008 – Liverpool European Capital of Culture
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Source: Bowdin, G., et al. (2006) Events Management. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford

  1. Last 5 main events and their historical significance

 

Within the last 5 years, there have been a number of significant events and festivals that have occurred.  In 2008, Beijing was host to the Summer Olympics, and during this time, the UK achieved a successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics.  These events play a key role in the history of UK Sporting history, due to the high level of contribution from the successful country hosting as well as offering the country the opportunity to increase the tourist attraction.

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