WOMAD Glasgow cancelled
The festival was set to take place 3-4 July at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park for its inaugural year.
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The UK Festival Awards returns for 2026
This year’s event, powered by Festival Insights, will take place on 1 December at Manchester’s DIECAST – and festivals can enter now.
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Bristol’s Simple Things announces first acts for 2026
This year’s multi-venue festival is guest curated by Squid, Shabaka and Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller.
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‘People working in the industry think they don’t have a right to be unhappy because of the position they’re in’: Music Support on the importance of festival safe spaces
Co-founder Matt Thomas and trustee Claire Haffenden on the vital need for music industry mental health support.
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St Osyth Summer Sounds unveils music offering for 2026
The free community festival takes place on 18-19 July at the St Osyth Priory, Clacton-on-Sea.
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Shambala announces full line-up for 2026
More than 260 new additions have been unveiled for the Northamptonshire festival.
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Latitude adds Everything Everything, The Adam Buxton Band and more for 2026
More than 30 acts have been added to the festival’s 2026 line-up.
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Fatboy Slim, D Double E, Lucy Spraggan and more announced for Everywhere At Once
The festival from the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and The National Lottery will host more than 2,000 artists across over 400 grassroots venues, it says.
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‘The festival market is splitting in two’: TagMix’s Steve Jenner on real-time content is transforming festival marketing
‘It’s clear that festivals are seeing the importance of beaming live shows into people’s homes, and that those buying the tickets aren’t their only audience.’
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UK’s Competition and Markets Authority ‘alarmed’ by dominant music industry firms operating a ‘climate of fear’
The CMA has called for a “full market investigation” into the live music industry before the end of 2026 over concerns toward Live Nation and potentially other companies.
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