Another festival chooses Boxbar Tech as drum and bass focused Tribes Unite opts for self-serve bars

People attending the Tribes Unite festival this summer will be able to use automated, self-serve bars.

In a LinkedIn post, Boxbar Tech said: "We’re thrilled to announce that Tribes Unite festival, brought to you by the minds at JBM Music, has joined the Boxbar Tech revolution. We will be supporting the festival as it takes over The Milton Keynes National Bowl this summer with a huge automated, self-serve bar delivery featuring 54 points of sale and 108 serving taps."

It added: "With Pendulum (Live), Andy C, Wilkinson, Netsky, Friction, Dillinja and so many more on the billing this is going to be one of the drum and bass highlights of the summer - we can’t wait!"

Reggae Land

Boxbar Tech reports that it will also be supporting the Reggae Land festival this summer with an automated, self-serve bar deployment at The Milton Keynes National Bowl, featuring 54 Points of Sale and 108 serving taps.

It said: "With Chronixx, Capelton, YG Marley, Steel Pulse, Christopher Martin, Carroll Thompson, Janet Kay, Dawn Penn, General Levy, Abe Shanti, Channel One and many more all confirmed for a huge celebration of all things reggae music and Caribbean culture - we can’t wait! Cheers to our partners at JBM Music and the biggest ever edition of Reggae Land festival."

2024 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Boxbar Tech was among the winners at the sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards, sponsored by Vista Technology Support, Scala, CADS, 3D Cloud, Brightpearl by Sage’s Lightning 50, Business France, and Retail Technology Show 2025, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended last week’s gathering.