Festivals

March 8, 2019

Festival trends you can’t afford to miss in 2019

Keeping your event relevant and on-trend can be a difficult and tiresome process. As an events planner, you’re hoping to create a completely unique experience that will be popular with...

September 8, 2018

Freshers Week - What I wish I'd known before Freshers Week

With the long, hot summer almost over and Freshers Week fast approaching we’ve come up with a list of things to make sure you’re feeling nothing but excitement for the...

January 30, 2018

How Do RFID Wristbands Work?

Chances are, if you’ve visited a music festival, water park or convention in the last couple of years, you've probably worn an RFID wristband. But how do RFID wristbands work? You...

July 21, 2017

5 Ultimate Security Wristband Features For Event Organisers

Our customers frequently ask us 'what are the best security wristband features?' Event organisers want to make sure that nobody can copy their wristbands and get unauthorised access to their event. Why...

June 26, 2017

Infographic: The History of UK Music Festivals

So here we are again, it's the Monday morning after a somewhat politically charged Glastonbury weekend, and as we snip off the wristbands and re-adjust to life in the office...

June 17, 2015

Infographic: Glastonbury Statistics

The Glastonbury countdown is on! With less than a week to go, we're feeling pretty special that we managed to scoop some tickets. OK so they didn't cost us £1 each...

February 10, 2015

[Infographic] RFID at Festivals: How, Why and What Next?

2016 was another huge year for RFID technology at festivals. The United States continues to lead the way on number of festivals adopting the technology, and while there was little...

June 18, 2013

Isle of Wight Festival Embraces Barcode Technology

Continuing its trend as pioneer of contactless technology, (in 2012 it was the first UK festival to offer RFID-based cashless payments across the entire site) last weekend, 50,000 Isle of...

March 28, 2013

Ibiza Wristbands - How to make your own this summer

Over the last few weeks we've been inundated with requests from people wanting to design Ibiza wristbands, so we thought we'd put together a quick guide on how to make your own...

January 31, 2013

Top 10 Tips for Student Event Planning

FROM WRISTBANDS TO BOOKING DJS... Planning an event can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve never done it before. At ID&C, we’ve worked with organisers running every kind of...

April 3, 2011

ID&C Supply RFID Wristbands to Coachella

Security wristband company, ID&C are set to provide a full RFID solution for the admission control at the famed Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California. ID&C, leaders in admission control...