Arthur Fogel, President of Global Touring and Chairman of Concerts, Live Nation, personally oversees many of their largest tours, connecting artists with millions of fans around the globe. Current tours include Oasis’ highly anticipated 2025 stadium tour which has sold out all dates across Europe and North America and just announced Australia and New Zealand shows, Justin Timberlake’s The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, Sting’s 3.0 Tour, and more.
Recent notable tours include th...
The work is harder than you remembered, the hours longer than you can fathom, the food less than desirable. Then there are the endless forgotten tasks, the emergencies requiring speedy solutions, the hand holding, the adrenalin pumping and the tears sometimes flowing.
And then the magic happens. You see the audience laughing, clapping, dancing, mesmerized, and you remember why you are there. Because you made it happen.
Happy New Year & thank you for making the magic happen! The ...
SEE THE 2024 AGENDA HERE!
Meet a few of our featured speakers
Alicia Silverston is not Clueless about Marty Callner (or anything else for that matter)
Alicia Silverstone is an American actress who rose t...
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board is composed of the finest industry leaders representing all aspects of film, music, food and beverage from across the globe. They provide guidance and expertise on emerging issues and the ever-fluctuating festival trends.
CAT CORA
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“ With so many great minds and event organizers in one place, ideas and opportunities will be abundant.” Forbes
FestForums is a b2b live gathering with panels, awards, networking and parties galore to discuss the festival industry. Festivals have included Coachella, SXSW, Sundance, Burning Man, Lollapalooza, Life is Beautiful, Bonnaroo, Global Citizen, Woodstock, Glastonbury, EDC, Essence Fest, Toronto Film Festival, South Beach Food & Wine, Harlem Eatup, Governors Ball...
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Join us Wednesday at Facebook @FestForums at noon PST/3 EST for our weekly FestForums Livestream with insights from experts in the live events space during the COVID-19 crisis. FestForums Co-Presidents Stu MacNaught and Laurie Kirby will co-moderate.
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Also, see the new aid guidelines from the stimulus package here:
Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act (a...
Live streamed March 11 @ 4PM PT https://www.facebook.com/festforums
”The Conference For The Power Players In The Festival Game” - Forbes
Go to Facebook: @FestForums- listen and participate! Wed 7 PM/EST - 4 PM/PST
Go to Facebook: @FestForums- listen and participate! Wed 7 PM/EST - 4 PM/PST
With cancellations from SXSW to Ultra, festivals are being faced with the tough choice of postponing or cancelling mass gatherings. Join us Wednesday (March 11) as we address t...
Joined the board of advisors of FestForums. He has written so many top of the chart songs as well as his own recordings, not only Ghostbusters,
his film WHO YOU GONNA CALL is soon coming out.
IMBD: Chances are, even someone who doesn't immediately recognize the name Ray Parker Jr. will recognize his monster smash hit song "Ghostbusters" This is the amazing and fascinating story of Ray Parker Jr. who escaped the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots to become one of ...
Filmfestivals.com, one of Fest Forums longtime partners, was in Santa Barbara this week meeting with festival peers and interviewing the founders of Woodstock, Glastonbury, Burning Man and Sundance Film Festival.
Photo Mark Bennet
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Opening FestTalk: 4 Festivals that Changed the World
Onstage were the founders of Woodstock, Glastonbury, Burning Man and Sundance Film Festival.
Michael Mikel a.k.a. “Danger Ranger”
Founding Board Member, Burning Man Project
Michael Mikel is one of the founders of Burning Man and serves on itsBoard of Directors. He is both an historian and a futurist and is anAmbassador and speaker for Burning Man.Michael was instrumental in bringing Burning Man to the Blac...
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FestForums Santa Barbara Complete Panel & Event Schedule
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NOVEMBER 20 • WEDNESDAY
1:00pm – 1:45pm Track 1: How To Use the New Metrics For Arts, Festivals and Events to Grow Your Revenue
Speakers: Curt Mosel, Lesa Ukman
1:00pm – 1:45pm Track 2: Festival Bootcamp-Getting Started in the Festival Industry
Moderators: Ryan Romenesko
Speakers: Alex Johnson...
Meet the 'rock 'n roll anthropologist' November 22, 2019 http://www.festforums.com/?
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NOVEMBER 20-22, 2019
HILTON SANTA BARBARA
BEACHFRONT RESORT
633 E CABRILLO BLVD
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103
Penelope Spheeris is often referred to as a ‘rock ‘n roll anthropologist’. Spheeris’ feature film debut was the 1979 documentary on the Los Angeles punk scene, &ld...
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jon Anderson is one of the most recognizable voices in progressive rock as the lead vocalist of Yes, which he co-founded in 1968. Anderson either wrote or co-wrote many of Yes’ timeless hits, including “I’ve Seen All Good People,” “Roundabout,” “Long Distance Runaround,” “Awaken” and “The Gates of Delirium.”
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Commonly used statistics such as economic impact are being replaced by more holistic measures. In this session Curt Mosel, COO of ArtsQuest, the award-winning nonprofit which uses arts and culture for community development, and Lesa Ukman, whose ProSocial Valuation Service is transforming the way organizations measure research, value and report their return will share the prosocial framework of value used t...
NOVEMBER 20-22, 2019 HILTON SANTA BARBARA BEACHFRONT RESORT 633 E CABRILLO BLVD SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103
FESTIVALS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
From the Greek god of music Apollo to the ...
969 photography Mark Bennett
Lifetime Achievement Awards and live music for luminaries of the entertainment world -Dennis Quaid, Michael McDonald Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest from Spinal Tap....Stuart MacNaught and Laurie Kirby pulled another successfull edition of the FestForums convention for festival orgtanizers in film, music, food and wine or cannabis...
FestForums® NYC & Santa Barbara are diverse, interactive conferences and networking events for ALL festival o...
FestForums® NYC & Santa Barbara are diverse, interactive conferences and networking events for ALL festival organizers. Addressing cutting-edge technology, sponsorships, talent, ticketing, scheduling, merchandising, operations, sustainability, charitable work, innovation, and safety, FestForums® brings together festivals and events from around the world of all sizes for lively collaboration, camaraderie, and professional development.
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FESTFORUMS® SANTA BARBARA
November 14th-16th
Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront
(Formerly The Fess Parker Resor
Featured Speakers
Hope Hall
Filmmaker, Cinematographer, Photographer
Jonas Koffler
New York Times Bestselling Author, Cofounder, Writer & Producer
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Welcome To The Place where Festivals Converge Santa Barbara, CA | November 14-16
Santa Barbara 2018 Passes
Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort 633 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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Guest performers and speakers include Lifetime Achievement Award honorees Michael McDonald, Dennis Quaid and Harry Shearer, along with Christopher Guest, Dishwalla and Judith Owen
The 9th semi-annual FestForumsconference will take place on November 14th-16th at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort in Santa Barbara, California. The three-day flagship event of FestForums is a unique, engaging and diverse interact...
FestForums Santa Barbara is back for 2018 November 14th-16th!
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Santa Barbara, CA | November 14-16
Hilton San...
FestForums Santa Barbara is back for 2018 November 14th-16th!
Use this discount code : Bruno20 when registering http://torchly.io/VU09uETVvb
FestForums Panels Spotlight
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FestForums Santa Barbara is back for 2018 November 14th-16th!
Use this code : Bruno20 when registering http://torchly.io/VU09uETVvb
Our Santa Barbara Conference is the biggest with over 800 attendees and over 80 exhibitors in 2017.This year's FestForums will take place at the same -yet new and improved- Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort (formerly The Fess Parker). The agenda consists of 2 days of panels with 2 tracks each day. Panels will incl...
