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London promoters Bloc granted a premises licence for for their Autumn St Studio space

2nd May 2013 •

UK promoters Bloc have been granted a premises licence for the venue they run at Autumn St Studios. In short, this authorises the venue to run "licensable activities" - in Bloc's case, selling [...]

Administrators give update on Bloc Weekend / Bloc London situation

23rd January 2013 •

As reported yesterday, UK festival Bloc Weekend is set to return in 2013. Here's what we said yesterday: Until last year, Bloc enjoyed an ascending profile as one of the UK’s most celebrated fe [...]

Bloc Weekend set to return as Bloc London

22nd January 2013 •

Fallen festival Bloc Weekend appears to be back - albeit in a slightly different form. Until last year, Bloc enjoyed an ascending profile as one of the UK's most celebrated festivals. 2012 saw [...]

“Mud, screws and leaking loos”: a London Pleasure Gardens employee on Bloc’s collapse and going unpaid

9th August 2012 •

As we reported last week, the London Pleasure Gardens, venue for the disastrous Bloc 2012 and numerous other events planned for the next three years, has gone into administration. The collate [...]

Bloc Weekend goes into administration, and how you can hopefully get your money back

11th July 2012 •

Update: FACT reader Luk Man Hon of record store Vinyl Pimp may have the answer, in terms of getting a refund: "When a firm goes into administration, they look at how much money is left to [...]

Bloc Weekend ticketers CrowdSurge make statement

11th July 2012 •

Following the overcrowding at last Friday's Bloc Weekend, ticketing company CrowdSurge have issued a statement: It follows several statements, including the promise of an investigation, from Bl [...]

Bloc launches investigation into Friday’s cancellation

10th July 2012 •

In the continuing fallout from Friday's cancelled festival, Bloc has issued another statement. After addressing the issue of refunds, Bloc has launched an investigation into exactly what happen [...]

Wireless Festival hit by counterfeit tickets

9th July 2012 •

Photo credit: Danny Martindale / Getty Images Europe Following ticketing issues at Friday's chaotic Bloc Weekend, Wireless Festival was also hit by problems over counterfeit tickets. The Huff [...]

Met Police: Bloc issues not due to over-ticketing

8th July 2012 •

The Metropolitan Police Department have claimed that Friday's Bloc issues were not due to over-ticketing. Dummy (we should add, to their credit, given criticism in an article posted on FACT yes [...]