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3 weeks, 3 days agoManchester’s Outwards announces Orbital, The Orb, Moodymann, Carl Craig and more for inaugural festival
Dance duo The Orb, acid house innovators Orbital and Detroit selectors Moodymann B2B Carl Craig have been announced for the inaugural edition of Manchester’s Outwards festival. Taking place on Saturday 2 May 2026 a…
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3 weeks, 4 days agoIreland’s All Together Now announces Pulp, Kneecap, Disclosure and more for 2026 edition
Pulp, Disclosure (DJ set), Kneecap and Underworld have been announced as headliners for Ireland’s All Together Now festival 2026. Taking place from 30 July – 2 August 2026 at the Curraghmore Estate, Co Wat…
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3 weeks, 6 days agoGroove Armada, 2manydjs, Gilles Peterson and more announced for Moovin Festival
Held at Stockport’s Whitebottom Farm on 12–14 June 2026, Moovin Festival has invited Groove Armada, 2manydjs, Gilles Peterson, Nightmares On Wax and Quantic for its latest edition. Amongst its first line-up…
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4 weeks ago
Festival Guide 2026: Dance Festivals
From the rave culture of the late-80s through to DnB, dubstep, jungle and so much more, the UK’s dance music history is long and very well-established. And that’s represented in the festivals that take over our gre…
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4 weeks ago
Festival Guide 2026: Small Festivals
Main stage acts performing to a sea of fans is all well and good, but often those ‘festival moments’ are made in more intimate surroundings – the tiny stages where you discover new music, or time shared aroun…
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1 month agoCheltenham Jazz Festival celebrates 30th edition with Corinne Bailey Rae curated line-up
Cheltenham Jazz Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a line-up curated by double-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Taking place from 29 April to 4 May 2026, Corinne Bailey Rae as th…
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1 month agoAlanis Morissette announced for State Fayre festival
Newly launched for 2026, the Essex-based festival State Fayre has announced Alanis Morissette as its Saturday night headliner. The festival says the announcement “follows Neil Young’s decision to cancel his upcomin…
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1 month agoLaurent Garnier announced for Hertfordshire’s Campo Sancho
Hertfordshire’s Campo Sancho has announced Laurent Garnier for its 2026 edition. The French DJ and producer will join the cosmic-disco DJs Sean Johnston & Tom Sharkett (live), London post-punk group Decius, the G…
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1 month agoJunction 2 invites Nina Kraviz, Jeff Mills and more for 10th edition
Junction 2 returns to Boston Manor Park, London, for its 10th edition in 2026. Taking place on 25-26 July and 2 August, Junction 2 will encompass two main stages – the open-air dancefloor The Bridge and the ap…
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1 month agoWychwood Festival celebrates 20th edition with Levellers, Kaiser Chiefs and more
Kaiser Chiefs, Levellers, Feeder and Sophie Ellis-Bextor have been announced for Cheltenham’s Wychwood Festival, which will celebrate its 20th edition this year. Taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse from 29-31 May…
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1 month, 1 week agoLily Allen, Wilco, Lambrini Girls and more join Way Out West line-up
British pop star Lily Allen has been added to Gothernburg’s Way Out West festival, and joins the newly announced Wilco, Current Joys and Lambrini Girls. Taking place at Slottsskogen Park in Gothe…
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1 month, 1 week ago808 State, A Guy Called Gerald and more announced for Manchester’s Green Island Festival
The Manchester-based community festival Green Island has announced that 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, DJ Paulette, Blue Lab Beats and more will play during its 2026 residency. Taking place at the Hulme Community…
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1 month, 1 week agoFOCUS Wales announces 105 more acts for 2026
The Wrexham-based, multi-venue festival for new music that is FOCUS Wales has announced a fresh round of 105 acts for its 16th anniversary edition. Newly announced acts include the likes of North Wales band Bau…
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1 month, 1 week ago
‘If you’re good people to work with people will want to work with you’: Shambala Festival on the importance of festival community
Shambala Festival is a UK festival success story. At least in all the obvious usual metrics. This yearly weekender represents the truly diverse nature of what can be built in a field for just three-ish days. It’s a…
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1 month, 1 week agoSuper Furry Animals, Kurt Vile & The Violators and more announced for End of the Road 2026
Super Furry Animals, Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland, Kurt Vile & The Violators and more have been announced for End of the Road 2026. Now in its 20th year, the Dorset festival has also added Lucinda…
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1 month, 1 week ago
Festival Guide 2026: Pop and Hip-Hop Festivals
The world’s biggest megastars don’t just confine themselves to arenas and VIP green rooms anymore. They’re turning up in our local green fields, and 2026 is set to be a bumper year for pop and hip-hop fans in the U…
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1 month, 1 week ago
Cumbria’s Solfest enters administration
The long-running music festival Solfest has announced it has entered administration. Held at the North Lakes Country Park, near Silloth in Cumbria, the festival has ran for more than 20 years. In its time, it has…
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1 month, 1 week ago
Festival Guide 2026: Arts and Literature Festivals
While many festivals host arts, comedy, theatre and dance stages in their fields, there are plenty of dedicated festivals out their for arts and literature enthusiasts. We are a nation built on Shakespeare, Lord of…
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1 month, 2 weeks agoLily Allen announced for Boardmasters 2026
The Cornish festival Boardmasters has unveiled that Lily Allen will join Fatboy Slim and Kasabian as its 2026 headliners. The beach festival will also welcome Joy Crookes, BRITs Critics’ Choice …
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1 month, 2 weeks agoLost Village announces 2026 line-up
Held in Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, from 27-30 August, Lost Village will bring the Mercury prize-winning Ezra Collective, Pale Jay, Fcukers, Soulwax and more to its woodland home. The festival that celebrates…

