Festival Guide 2026: Independent Festivals

There’s always a place for the majors, where we can see the Drakes and Arctic Monkeys of this world perform before a sea of thousands. But sometimes, we need something more intimate, away from the big brand partnerships and warm 4% beer. Here, we pick a selection of some of the best independent festivals you […]

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Phan Huy Is The Youngest Designer To Ever Present At Haute Couture Week

The 26-year-old creative is also the first Vietnamese designer to be invited onto the prestigious couture calendar

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‘We can foster an audience who care about having their voices heard’: Show of Hands founder Alex Lane on crowdfunding a new festival for 2026

“It’s a bloody nightmare starting a new festival,” begins Alex Lane, founder of the Show of Hands. He’s not exactly wrong. Set across 300-acres in an organic farm, Show of Hands will welcome 2500 revellers for three-days of pioneering jazz and electronic music set across the ancient fields and woodlands of Somerset. But Show of […]

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Boogietown welcomes Gloria Gaynor, Shalamar and more for fifth edition

The disco, funk and soul festival Boogietown returns on 11 July with Gloria Gaynor, Shalamar, Gabrielle, Earth, Wind & Fire by Al McKay, Soul II Soul and more. Taking place at Surrey’s Apps Court Farm, the festival will also see performances from Maxi Priest, Heather Small, Aswad, Sonique, Baby D, K-Klass and Gok Wan. Brutus Gold Love Train, Boney M, Odyssey the Craig Charles […]

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