Ground Control have been awarded the coveted Production Team Of The Year at the Event Production Awards. The win is hot on the heels of our Best Festival Production Team prize at the Festival Supplier Awards, meaning we picked up two major industry awards in the space of three weeks. Ground Control’s MD, Jon Drape said “I’m immensely proud of [...]
We’re over the moon to have picked up the Best Festival Team gong at the Festival Supplier Awards, for our work on Parklife. A huge thanks is owed to the Ground Control internal team, our crack squad of dedicated freelancers and of course to our friends at Parklife. We’ve worked on Parklife since day 1 – delivering site, production, site [...]
Hurray! The Ground Control team were out in force at the Festival Awards 2015; watching Kendal Calling pick up Best Toilets and Festival No 6 Best Small Festivals. We’re hugely proud of all the shows we’re involved in so it’s always extra special when they receive recognition from the wider industry. Congratulations to all of the winners, see the full [...]
The 2015 Festival Awards shortlist has been announced and we’re very proud to see numerous Ground Control productions featured. Parklife have three nominations – Best Line Up, Best Major Festival and Best Dance Festival. Parklife picked up the award for Best Use of New Technology in 2014 and are primed for another win! The team from Kendal Calling are up for [...]
Ground Control have led the delivery of Parklife since its inception. It’s a show very close to our hearts and we are really proud to see it grow to its current form – a two day, 75,000 capacity festival that has captured the imagination of a whole new generation of music fans. 2015 saw Rudimental, Disclosure, Mark Ronson, Nas, Fatboy [...]
This year has been a busy year for the Ground Control team! We started off the festival season in the Austrian Alps with Snowbombing way back in April before moving onto the biggest Parklife Weekender to date in Manchester’s beautiful Heaton Park. We then headed north to Cumbria for a rather wet Kendal Calling – the record rainfall didn’t dampen [...]
Festival Number Six continued its recent award winning streak by picking up the Best Small Festival at the 2013 NME Awards. Jon Drape, Managing Director at Ground Control said: “Festival Number Six brings a whole new concept to the UK festival scene so be recognized by one of the music industry’s leading institutions is fantastic.” The ceremony, which took place [...]
The team had a well-deserved night out at the Roundhouse in London last night for the most prestigious awards ceremony for UK Festivals. We were nominated for a number of awards for most of our festivals and we were delighted to pick up; Best Additional Activity at a Festival – Live From Jodrell Bank Best New Festival – Festival Number [...]
Festival Number Six continued its recent award winning streak by picking up the Best Small Festival at the 2013 NME Awards. Jon Drape, Managing Director at Ground Control said: “Festival Number Six brings a whole new concept to the UK festival scene so be recognized by one of the music industry’s leading institutions is fantastic.” The ceremony, which took place [...]Read More