ID&C, a provider of security wristbands for festivals and live events has announced Cardiff's Sŵn Festival as winner of its Grass Roots Festival Bursary and recipient of the 2500 pound grant.

Sŵn (pronounced soon) is a multi-venue showcase festival held annually in the centre of Cardiff. The festival, nominated for ‘Best Small Festival at this year's NME Awards, was founded by local promoters John Rostron and BBC Radio 1 presenter Huw Stephens.

Snowboming, a unique alpine-set festival in the Austrian town of Mayrhofen has become the first in mainland Europe to use RFID wristbands for cashless payments, access control and social media integration.

The technology was delivered by IVS on behalf of Barclaycard and available to customers who purchased tickets for the exclusive Barclaycard Arctic Disco, held at the top of the snow-tipped Ahorn Mountain.

Buku Festival, a two day electronic music event in New Orleans marks ID&C's first RFID festival project of 2013.

The festival used 18,000 of ID&C's RFID wristbands which worked alongside a fully contact-less access control system deployed by Intellitix.

The ILMC (International Live Music Conference) offered its 1000 delegates an automated email service powered by RFID.

Held at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington 7-11 March, delegates were issued with laminated passes featuring an RFID micro chip, provided by global RFID wristband and accreditation suppliers ID&C.

Last week saw ID&C, and in particular its RFID wristbands hit the nationals with features in The Independent newspaper and on BBC Radio.

Following the news that Disney has introduced the RFID-enabled 'Magic Band' at its Florida theme park, Independent writer Rhodri Marsden got in touch with ID&C to gather insight on how the contact-less technology is being used at festivals and to clear up any misconceptions about RFID wristbands being used to track people's whereabouts.

ID&C has partnered with the BRIT Awards 2013 to supply a suite of security accreditation including wristbands and laminate passes.

The UK's most watched annual music awards, the BRITs has appointed specialists ID&C for a number of years, originally using the companys accreditation products back when the event was held at Earls Court. Now at the O2 Arena, the event has grown into an epic live production in front of 15,000 strong audience.

ID&C, suppliers of RFID wristbands and accreditation joined a panel of industry experts to discuss cashless payment technology at the Eurosonic Noorderslag conference.

Entitled 'Cashless Payments at Festivals', the hour-long seminar delivered insight from panelists covering different areas of live event production and RFID technology.

The ID&C team are proud to announce it has been shortlisted for Supplier of the Year at the Event Production Awards. The nomination comes after the company's success with landmark RFID (Radio frequency identification) events and its support of the event industry through its annual Grass Roots Festival Bursary.

After a successful summer, which saw ID&C supply more than 1.5 million RFID wristbands to festivals and events in the U.S, the company made its debut exhibit at the annual IMFCON conference in Austin, Texas.

Over 400 music and film festival promoters descended on Austin's Hyatt hotel between 2-4th December, where a mix of panel discussions delivered information on everything from safety to the latest Apps and technology. ID&C's head of RFID Steve Daly fronted the exhibit, which showcased the company's latest RFID wristbands and passes while helping promoters understand the technology could be leveraged at their event.

Organisers of the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize gave ticket holders to the annual music biz bash a cashless experience using NFC wristbands supplied by leading event wristband supplier ID&C. 

Known as the 'Payband', Barclaycard's method of offering contact-less payments uses an RFID (or NFC) microchip embedded within silicone custom wristbands.

Leading wristband and security pass provider, ID&C has shared its expertise in access control with up and coming event promoters as part of IQ Magazine's 'Virtual Festival'.

Speaking to a selection of the event industry's leading companies, the feature covered everything event organisers should consider when embarking on a new festival. Safety, ticketing, staging and promotion were some of the topics covered, with ID&C giving their advice on access control.

Last weekend saw two successful RFID wristband deployments from ID&C as the company supported a landmark double-header for the UK festival industry.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers gig at Knebworth House this Saturday will be the first open air event in the UK to replace tickets with new RFID wristbands supplied by ID&C.

Leading wristband and credentials supplier, ID&C secured over 25,000 guests and staff during the Thames Diamond Jubilee River Pageant in London.

ID&C took the opportunity to preview their latest innovations at this year’s ILMC (International Live Music Conference) in Kensington, London.

With a delegate list including some of the most influential people in the live events business, ILMC was the perfect opportunity to showcase our new RFID wristbands and the infrastructure they’ll be working with. We’ve applied an RFID enabled tag to our already popular Fabrikband - a woven fabric wristband popular with festivals.
Our woven fabric wristbands are already a highly secure product – made especially for the live events industry but applying RFID technology adds a heightened level of security. The unique RFID code has more possible combinations than a lottery ticket, making it virtually impossible to copy – a highlight for festival organisers who continue to battle against counterfeiters and unofficial re-sellers.

RFID Wristbands Wave Goodbye to Criminal Activity at Festivals

RFID specialist at ID&C, Steve Daly explains how developments in security wristbands will help combat criminal activity at festivals in 2012 and beyond.

Panellist for the anticipated 'Criminal In-Tent' seminar at the LIVE UK Summit earlier this month, Daly showcased how RFID wristbands will play a part in the combat against increasing criminal activity witnessed at festivals in 2011.

The festival scene’s most recognised wristband and accreditation supplier, ID&C, show support for the industry indie-kids by sponsoring The Grass Roots Festival gong at the UK Festival Awards.

The annual Awards, which attract the who’s who of the festival industry, have seen Glastonbury, T in the Park, Mumford & Sons and Biffy Clyro pick up the coveted prizes in recent years. With upwards of 600 guests expected, the show, which moves to the impressive Round House in central London, is set for its best year yet.

‘VIPee’ charity auction gives punters the chance to bid for festival tickets and win their very own luxury portable loo for the weekend.

Festival accreditation & access control company ID&C are sponsoring the award winning* LeeFest's unique competition to win festival tickets and... the world's most glamorous portable loo.

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 for live events, will supply RFID wristbands to accompany a complete contact-less access control solution for April’s Coachella Festival. The wristbands will enhance the fan experience and offer a new level of security for organisers.

ID&C, innovators of market leading security wristbands for admission control in the U.K. and Europe, fought off stiff competition to win the West Kent Business Excellence Awards 2010 Innovation Award in the small companies’ category.

The awards evening took place at the Spa Hotel in Tunbridge Wells on Thursday, 21 October 2010.