...-festival phase the lead author examined festival Websites and collected related documents to gain more insight into accessibility planning and features. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Inclusion Disability Festivals Music...

...Harriman Samuel Saragih; Novi Amelia Purpose With the growing interest in eudaimonia in the past years and the need to better understand festival visitors' motivation in the context of music festivals, this study aims to propose visitor segmentation based on the values of hedonia, life...

..., marketing, operations and performances across all phases of festival delivery, in order to improve inclusivity and accessibility. To this end, the paper addresses the following question: What do representatives of the UK live music industry perceive as barriers to accessibility and exemplars of current best...

... engagement in a local community festival setting, in the case of “The Utcazene-Fesztival”, a Street Music Festival in Veszprém, Hungary. Community participation is often interpreted quite simply as a way of involving local people in community planning and development. However, within the realm of community...

...Cameron Earl; Emma Patten Purpose This article aims to present the findings from a study designed to gain a general understanding of community attitudes and experiences associated with gatecrashing at outdoor music festivals (OMFs). Design/methodology/approach This study was an exploratory...

.... Originality/value The paper focuses upon the audience for an art form that has been relatively neglected by the management literature. Musical taste is capable of reinforcing the self‐image of fans by serving as a “badge of identity” (North and Hargreaves, 1999). For example, modern jazz has many different...