String of festivals cancelled due to extreme heat and weather

Electronic music festival Defqon.1, Garorock in France and Belgium’s Paradise City were all impacted by extreme weather events.

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All Points East announces free In The Neighbourhood festival

The free festival brings sports activities, live music, theatre, food and drink together across four days.
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Unsound 2026 announces first acts and commissions for Warsaw and Kraków festivals

Polish experimental music and arts festival Unsound will take place across two cities for the first time in its history: Warsaw (2–6 October) and Kraków (8–11 October). The two festivals will share the theme of S…

Nottingham’s Splendour Festival ends after 18 years

George Akins, DHP Family MD, puts the decision down to rising costs and financial instability across the industry.
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ALSO Festival announces line-up for Future Music

The initiative for emerging talent brings Mica Bernard, Samfire, Mama Oh No and more to Warwickshire on 10-12 July.
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12 Degrees Festival to launch in 2027

The festival celebrates contemporary jazz, electronic, indie and ambient in the South West.
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‘This is not a one-off issue’: DTN’s EU weather expert Paul Knightley on how extreme heat is impacting festivals

The summers are getting hotter and climate change is altering our landscapes. How can, and should, the festival industry react?

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Amaria BB joins ODUMODUBLVCK, Heartless Crew, Sneakbo and more at Afropark Fest

The Milton Keynes festival is a one-day celebration of Afro-Caribbean music, food, art, culture and heritage.

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‘People love to brag about the first time they saw a band. That only happens in small venues’: Music Venue Trust’s Toni Coe-Brooker on building the UK’s biggest festival

The MVT’s campaigns and comms manager tells us about the truly UK-wide Everywhere at Once festival and why grassroots venues need to be saved.

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ArcTanGent becomes ‘UK’s first’ safe listening festival

The initiative “places hearing health and audience wellbeing at the heart of the live music experience,” says the festival.
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NOWIE launches second survey for women working in events industry

The UK-wide research project that will examine the lived experiences of women working within the events industry.
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‘This festival is about bringing different generations into one space’: DJ AG on making TikTok hype IRL

The people’s DJ tells us about his upcoming festival AG Fest, and why community is key to what he’s doing.

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Eden Sessions adds more names to its summer series

The newly announced join the likes of Snow Patrol, The Maccabees, CMAT and MIKA, with the sessions taking place from 16 June to 15 July.

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Superstruct expands wellbeing partnership with OpenUp at summer festivals

Superstruct says the partnership will give artists access to certified psychologists and lifestyle experts through OpenUp’s digital platform.

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Geese announced for End of the Road

The festival is set to take place 3-6 September in Dorset.
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AIF calls for UK Government intervention amidst growing number of festival cancellations

The festival association has said that 20 UK festivals have been cancelled, postponed or taken a fallow year so far in 2026.

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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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