Tag: festival
Wakestock music festival first in UK to use microchips
Wristbands fitted with microchips have been worn by everyone at a UK festival for the first time. The technology, which designers claim will cut out fake tickets and queues, was used by 15,000 festival-goers at Wakestock, Cardigan Bay, Wales. Designers claim the advantages to fans are that they can pre-load them with money to pay for…
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Success of Isle of Wight trial will see cashless festivals take off next year
With the festival season in full swing both organisers and festival goers are suffering the usual headache of managing cash with the average queue at the ATM reported as over an hour. However Intelligent Venue Solutions (IVS), who have over 30 years experience in large live event management have proven that it could very soon…
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Music fans give thumbs up to contactless
Festival-goers put MasterCard prepaid contactless-enabled wristbands to the test during the UK’s 2011 Isle of Wight Festival and a resounding 100% said they would use the technology at future events. The vast majority of those using the PayPass prepaid wristbands to pay for food and drinks said they were quicker (96%) and easier to use…
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