diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models.py b/src/pretix/base/models.py
index 32cef5eecf..48089bfe74 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models.py
@@ -297,9 +297,19 @@ class Organizer(Versionable):
 
     name = models.CharField(max_length=200,
                             verbose_name=_("Name"))
-    slug = models.SlugField(max_length=50,
-                            db_index=True,
-                            verbose_name=_("Slug"))
+    slug = models.SlugField(
+        max_length=50, db_index=True,
+        help_text=_(
+            "Should be short, only contain lowercase letters and numbers, and must be unique among your events. "
+            + "This is being used in addresses and bank transfer references."),
+        validators=[
+            RegexValidator(
+                regex="^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+$",
+                message=_("The slug may only contain letters, numbers, dots and dashes."),
+                )
+        ],
+        verbose_name=_("Slug"),
+    )
     permitted = models.ManyToManyField(User, through='OrganizerPermission',
                                        related_name="organizers")
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
index 36630fad75..04e1724e31 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 {% load bootstrap3 %}
 {% block inside %}
     <form action="" method="post" class="form-horizontal">
-        {% if "success" in request.GET %}
-            <div class="alert alert-success">
-                {% trans "Your changes have been saved." %}
-            </div>
-        {% endif %}
         {% csrf_token %}
         <fieldset>
             <legend>{% trans "General information" %}</legend>
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/create.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/create.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5210f3dcc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/create.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{% extends "pretixcontrol/base.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load bootstrap3 %}
+{% block title %}{% trans "Create a new event" %}{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+	<h1>{% trans "Create a new event" %}</h1>
+    <form action="" method="post" class="form-horizontal">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <fieldset>
+            <legend>{% trans "General information" %}</legend>
+            {% bootstrap_field form.name layout="horizontal" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field form.slug layout="horizontal" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field form.date_from layout="horizontal" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field form.date_to layout="horizontal" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field form.currency layout="horizontal" %}
+        </fieldset>
+        <fieldset>
+            <legend>{% trans "Timeline" %}</legend>
+            {% bootstrap_field form.presale_start layout="horizontal" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field form.presale_end layout="horizontal" %}
+        </fieldset>
+        <p>
+            {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+                You will be able to adjust further settings in the next step.
+            {% endblocktrans %}
+        </p>
+        <div class="form-group submit-group">
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-save">
+                {% trans "Save" %}
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    </form>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/index.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/index.html
index 84b0d54f74..48e6a688c4 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/index.html
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 {% block content %}
 	<h1>{% trans "Events" %}</h1>
 	<p>{% trans "The list below shows all events you have administrative access to. Click on the event name to access event details." %}</p>
+    <a href="{% url "control:events.add" %}" class="btn btn-default">
+        <span class="fa fa-plus"></span>
+        {% trans "Create a new event" %}
+    </a>
 	<table class="table table-condensed table-hover">
 		<thead>
 			<tr>
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/start.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/start.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d29a95766c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/start.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{% extends "pretixcontrol/base.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
+{% block title %}{% trans "Create a new event" %}{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+	<h1>{% trans "Create a new event" %}</h1>
+    {% if organizers|length == 0 %}
+        <div class="alert alert-info">
+            {% trans "You are not permitted to create new events in the name of any organizer." %}
+        </div>
+    {% else %}
+        <p>{% trans "Please choose the organizer of this event from the list below." %}</p>
+        <table class="table table-condensed table-hover">
+            <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>{% trans "Organizer name" %}</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+                {% for o in organizers %}
+                <tr>
+                    <td><strong>
+                        <a href="{% url "control:events.create" organizer=o.slug %}">{{ o.name }}</a>
+                    </strong></td>
+                </tr>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+        {% include "pretixcontrol/pagination.html" %}
+    {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/organizers/create.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/organizers/create.html
index b27c3bdf91..d92d629962 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/organizers/create.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/organizers/create.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "pretixcontrol/base.html" %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load bootstrap3 %}
-{% block title %}{% trans "Create Organizer" %}{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{% trans "Create a new organizer" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
-	<h1>{% trans "Create Organizer" %}</h1>
+	<h1>{% trans "Create a new organizer" %}</h1>
     <form action="" method="post" class="form-horizontal">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <fieldset>
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/urls.py b/src/pretix/control/urls.py
index 5110540c9b..8662439d3f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/urls.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/urls.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^organizers/add$', organizer.OrganizerCreate.as_view(), name='organizers.add'),
     url(r'^organizer/(?P<organizer>[^/]+)/edit$', organizer.OrganizerUpdate.as_view(), name='organizer.edit'),
     url(r'^events/$', main.EventList.as_view(), name='events'),
+    url(r'^events/add$', main.EventCreateStart.as_view(), name='events.add'),
+    url(r'^event/(?P<organizer>[^/]+)/add', main.EventCreate.as_view(), name='events.create'),
     url(r'^event/(?P<organizer>[^/]+)/(?P<event>[^/]+)/', include([
         url(r'^$', event.index, name='event.index'),
         url(r'^settings/$', event.EventUpdate.as_view(), name='event.settings'),
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/event.py b/src/pretix/control/views/event.py
index 9d3494f45a..4bf01c9b29 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/event.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib import messages
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.views.generic import FormView
@@ -156,13 +157,14 @@ class EventUpdate(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, UpdateView):
 
     def form_valid(self, form):
         self.sform.save()
+        messages.success(self.request, _('Your changes have been saved.'))
         return super().form_valid(form)
 
     def get_success_url(self) -> str:
         return reverse('control:event.settings', kwargs={
             'organizer': self.object.organizer.slug,
             'event': self.object.slug,
-        }) + '?success=true'
+        })
 
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         form = self.get_form()
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/main.py b/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
index 622c0541a7..d8f6c05edc 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+from django import forms
+from django.contrib import messages
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.shortcuts import render
-from django.views.generic import ListView
+from django.views.generic import ListView, CreateView, TemplateView
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from pretix.base.forms import VersionedModelForm
 
-from pretix.base.models import Event
+from pretix.base.models import Event, EventPermission, Organizer, OrganizerPermission
+from pretix.control.permissions import OrganizerPermissionRequiredMixin
 
 
 class EventList(ListView):
@@ -20,3 +26,79 @@ class EventList(ListView):
 
 def index(request):
     return render(request, 'pretixcontrol/base.html', {})
+
+
+class EventForm(VersionedModelForm):
+    error_messages = {
+        'duplicate_slug': _("You already used this slug for a different event. Please choose a new one."),
+    }
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Event
+        fields = [
+            'name',
+            'slug',
+            'currency',
+            'date_from',
+            'date_to',
+            'presale_start',
+            'presale_end'
+        ]
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.organizer = kwargs.pop('organizer')
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def clean_slug(self):
+        slug = self.cleaned_data['slug']
+        if Event.objects.filter(slug=slug, organizer=self.organizer).exists():
+            raise forms.ValidationError(
+                self.error_messages['duplicate_slug'],
+                code='duplicate_slug',
+            )
+        return slug
+
+
+class EventCreateStart(TemplateView):
+    template_name = 'pretixcontrol/events/start.html'
+
+    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
+        ctx = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        ctx['organizers'] = [
+            p.organizer for p in OrganizerPermission.objects.current.filter(
+                user=self.request.user, can_create_events=True
+            ).select_related("organizer")
+        ]
+        return ctx
+
+
+class EventCreate(OrganizerPermissionRequiredMixin, CreateView):
+    model = Event
+    form_class = EventForm
+    template_name = 'pretixcontrol/events/create.html'
+    context_object_name = 'event'
+    permission = 'can_create_events'
+
+    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_form_kwargs(self):
+        kwargs = super().get_form_kwargs()
+        kwargs['organizer'] = self.request.organizer
+        return kwargs
+
+    def form_valid(self, form):
+        messages.success(self.request, _('The new event has been created.'))
+        form.instance.organizer = self.request.organizer
+        ret = super().form_valid(form)
+        EventPermission.objects.create(
+            event=form.instance, user=self.request.user,
+        )
+        self.object = form.instance
+        return ret
+
+    def get_success_url(self) -> str:
+        return reverse('control:event.settings', kwargs={
+            'organizer': self.request.organizer.slug,
+            'event': self.object.slug,
+        })
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/organizer.py b/src/pretix/control/views/organizer.py
index 597b6e4d44..2c4327f182 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/organizer.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/organizer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from django import forms
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden
@@ -25,10 +26,23 @@ class OrganizerList(ListView):
 
 
 class OrganizerForm(VersionedModelForm):
+    error_messages = {
+        'duplicate_slug': _("This slug is already in use. Please choose a different one."),
+    }
+
     class Meta:
         model = Organizer
         fields = ['name', 'slug']
 
+    def clean_slug(self):
+        slug = self.cleaned_data['slug']
+        if Organizer.objects.filter(slug=slug).exists():
+            raise forms.ValidationError(
+                self.error_messages['duplicate_slug'],
+                code='duplicate_slug',
+            )
+        return slug
+
 
 class OrganizerUpdateForm(OrganizerForm):
 
@@ -71,9 +85,6 @@ class OrganizerCreate(CreateView):
             return HttpResponseForbidden()  # TODO
         return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def get_object(self, queryset=None) -> Organizer:
-        return self.request.organizer
-
     def form_valid(self, form):
         messages.success(self.request, _('The new organizer has been created.'))
         ret = super().form_valid(form)