Body & Soul director: ‘You don’t run a music and arts festival unless you like to gamble’
Me & My Money: Avril Stanley, festival director, Body & Soul
Avril Stanley
‘I am heartbroken to confirm’ ... Death of an Irish music festival
Cancelling a festival is huge. A vast army of people are suddenly out of a job
Cultural landscape on the other side of the pandemic will be very different
So many festivals and gigs have been cancelled, while the future for theatres, music venues, galleries and cinemas is uncertain
Body and Soul 2019: festival stage times revealed
The programme of 200+ acts extends across 13 stages and venues
Compel Irish festivals to be more ecofriendly, says Body & Soul founder
Avril Stanley calls for regulation to ensure organisers take environmental role seriously
Body and Soul: ‘It was a twinkle in my eye when I was 21’
Before yoga was cool, founder Avril Stanley was dreaming of a different kind of festival. This year, the party in the midlands marks its 10th anniversary
From Electric Picnic to Burning Man: the life of an Irish event producer
Wild Geese: ‘I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather be than LA,’ says Clare’s Freddie Kirk
Gig of the Week: Body & Soul
Ten years later still big surprises and little gems at Ballinlough Castle
Festivals: Come, have fun, but please, please clean up after yourself
Sound Off: Body & Soul festival director Avril Stanley on festival sustainability
Body & Soul: sudden death was a ‘huge blow’ to festivalgoers
News was slow to emerge of the Body & Soul festival's first death in eight years
Death of man at Body & Soul festival termed ‘non-suspicious’
Festival organisers working with Garda on incident as family members notified
From bacon rolls to Wok N' Roll: how far Irish festivals have come
More and more people are seeking alternatives to the monster, big-act music festivals
Body and Soul reveal first tranche of acts for 2017
Metronomy, Vitalic, Lambchop, Sleaford Mods and Optimo20 line up for summer solstice festival takes Ballinlough Castle, Co Westmeath on June 23rd to 25th
Access all areas: how festivals cater for people with mobility problems
‘Legless in Dublin’ blogger Louise Bruton and Body & Soul founder Avril Stanley join Roísín Ingle on this week’s podcast
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