eFestivals
Type of site | Music festival listings and online community |
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Available in | English |
Owner | NRG Internet Ltd |
Created by | Neil Greenway |
URL | http://www.efestivals.co.uk/ |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 2000 |
eFestivals is a website listing music festivals; hosting information on line-ups, interviews, photographs and live reviews.[1]
The website boasts an active discussion board with over 225,000 registered users, [2] which now runs on a separate server from the main website due to its popularity. [3] A 'gold membership' is available for £18 per annum, which prevents third party websites from being displayed while using the site. [4]
In May 2019, eFestivals launched an appeal for donations to help cover the website's running costs and to secure the future of the website. [5]
History[]
The website was launched in 1998 as "The Original Glastonbury Website", and was adopted by Glastonbury Festival as the official website for the 1999 event.[6] In 2000, eFestivals was launched to cater for multiple festivals (over 200 were listed in 2006[7]), and has been cited as bringing attention to smaller-scale festivals.[8]
In 2007, sister website eGigs.co.uk was first registered, which mirrors the format of eFestivals but relates to individual gigs rather than festivals.
References[]
- ^ "The best travel websites: part two". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Festival Forums". Festival Forums. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ "Website wishlist & problems". Festival Forums. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ "GOLD member (free of adverts)". Festival Forums. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ "Donations towards running costs". Festival Forums. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ "About eFestivals". eFestivals. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Brown, Mark (2006-04-17). "Stiff competition for summer's hot tickets". Guardian Online. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Green, Thomas (2009-06-12). "The festivals that could be washed away by a summer of rain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
External links[]
- British music websites
- Music festival organizations
- Glastonbury Festival
- Entertainment website stubs
- Music publication stubs