Virtual Festivals
Virtual Festivals is a UK music website that publishes news, reviews, listings, videos, photographs, interviews and competitions on music festivals. It was launched by Steve Jenner in 1999.
Industry | Music festivals |
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Founder | Steve Jenner |
Headquarters | London, London , UK |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website | Virtual Festivals |
Virtual Festivals was written about in The Independent's "10 Best Sites of the Week" on 26 May 2001.[1] The site joined Facebook in 2007 and was described by the Birmingham Post as "the first social networking festival portal".[2]
The site holds its own annual awards show, the Virtual Festivals Awards, which has been covered by The Independent.[3]
Material from the Virtual Festivals site has been reproduced by publications such as The Spectator.[4]
The Virtual Festivals business was put up for sale by tender in February 2014.[5]
Festivals
With a team of more than 200 writers and photographers, the site covers major UK and international music festivals, including:
- Glastonbury Festival
- Reading Festival
- Leeds Festival
- T in the Park
- Isle of Wight Festival
- V Festival
- Download Festival
- Sonisphere Festival
- RockNess
References
- Pro, Ash (26 May 2001). "10 Best Sites of the Week". The Independent.
Virtual Festivals - Today is Homelands, and the thousands "avinit" down in Winchester probably marks the true beginning of the festival season in the UK. This extensive site, combining eye-catching design with need-to- know info, promises to make up for the lack of Glastonbury with a virtual alternative, as well as providing news, reviews, pictures, links and diary dates for scores of events.
- "Web life". Birmingham Post. TheFreeLibrary.com. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- Roberts, Genevieve (29 December 2006). "Review of the year: Winners of the year". The Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- "Tsunami balls". The Spectator. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- Sale Notification - Sale By Tender - Virtual Festivals.com Limited. Government Auctions. Retrieved 10 March 2014.