The Cure, Calvin Harris and Lewis Capaldi announced as Isle of Wight Festival headliners

Lewis Capaldi, The Cure and Calvin Harris have been announced as headliners for next year’s Isle of Wight Festival. The annual festival, which takes place 18-21 June, will also welcome the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, Wet Leg, The Last Dinner Party, Tom Grennan, The Kooks, Rick Astley and many more yet to be announced […]

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Creamfields returns for 20th anniversary with dance icons Underworld

Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields has announced Underworld for its 20 year edition. Held at Daresbury, near. Liverpool, Creamfields will take place on August Bank Holiday weekend 2026 between 28-30 August, and will welcome 80,000 people to the field. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Creamfields (@creamfieldsofficial) Underworld first made their debut at the festival in […]

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‘We can book risks. We know the audience will come with us’: how Pitchfork London turns online influence into live experiences

For decades, Pitchfork has acted as a music tastemaker for generations of fans. Whether it’s breaking rap acts that became megastars to forcing apologies from pop stars over, let’s say, misguided tweets, Pitchfork has influence over the music buying public that’s both unique and unrivalled. But how does this influence translate to a music festival? […]

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