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6 months, 3 weeks agoArcadia Spider stage heads to Forbidden Forest with Sub Focus, Michael Bibi, MK and more announced
Forbidden Forest, set in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire on 4-7 June 2026, will host the Arcadia Spider in what will be a UK festival exclusive. The 50-tonne stage usually calls Glastonbury as its summer home, but…
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6 months, 3 weeks agoEzra Collective, Loyle Carner and more announced for Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2026
Afrobeat-jazz group Ezra Collective and UK hip-hop star Loyle Carner have been announced as headliners for Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2026. Taking place at Glynde Place, East Sussex, the festival has also added…
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6 months, 3 weeks ago
Bottle service and banging toilets: the VIP-ification of music festivals
I’m sat on a crisp white sofa overlooking a stream of pristine men, women and everyone in-between filtering in to Harrogate’s Love to be Festival. The one-dayer, being held on a reassuringly warm day in Sep…
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6 months, 3 weeks agoLorde announced as headline act for All Points East
East London’s All Points East will welcome the GRAMMY Award winner artist Lorde as its next headliner for 2026. Lorde will perform on Saturday 22 August, and joins the previously announced Tyler, The Creat…
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7 months agoMad Cool Madrid announces Foo Fighters, David Byrne, Florence + The Machine, Pulp and more for 2026
Foo Fighters, Florence + The Machine, Twenty One Pilots, Pulp and more have been announced for Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival. The Spanish festival has also added Wolf Alice, Lorde, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Jennie, T…
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7 months agoCMAT, Underworld, Sombr and more join Oslo’s Øya Festival
Pop star CMAT, UK rave duo Underworld and singer-songwriter Sombr have been added to next year’s Øya Festival. The new announcements join the The Cure, Amyl & The Sniffers, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Lambrini Gi…
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7 months, 1 week agoAlkaline Trio, Lambrini Girls, Glassjaw and more announced for 2000trees
Alkaline Trio, Lambrini Girls, Glassjaw and Cancer Bats have been announced as some of the first acts for Cheltenham’s 2000trees. Taking place from 8-11 July 2026, the first announcement for next year’s edition als…
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7 months, 1 week agoKnocked Loose, Boston Manor, State Champs and more to play Slam Dunk 2026
The multi-city festival Slam Dunk has added Knocked Loose, Boston Manor, State Champs and more to its line-up. The festival, which will celebrate its 20th year in 2026, has also announced Comeback Kid, Currents,…
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7 months, 1 week agoDavid Byrne, Lewis Capaldi and Teddy Swims to headline Latitude 2026
Latitude Festival is heading back to Henham Park, Suffolk, from 23-26 July 2026 with David Byrne, Lewis Capaldi, and Teddy Swims as its headliners. The Flaming Lips, The Last Dinner Party, Self Esteem, Billy…
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7 months, 2 weeks agoHunee, Palms Trax, CC:DISCO and more announced for London’s GALA Festival 2026
The South London-based electronic music festival GALA will return to Peckham Rye Park in 2026. Held across the May bank holiday weekend, 22-24 2026, the festival has unveiled that DJs Palms Trax, Antal and HUNE…
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7 months, 2 weeks agoOpinion: when festivals go bust, why do we so often pay the bill?
As reliably as day turns to night, it seems with each passing week comes the expected news that at least one UK music festival has shuttered its doors. This week, that comes in the celebration of LGBTQ+ culture…
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7 months, 2 weeks agoKneecap, Scissor Sisters, Madness and more announced for Boomtown 2026
Over 40 acts have been announced for Boomtown 2026, in what the festival says will usher in a new, “radically redesigned” chapter for the Hampshire-based festival. Belfast rap trio Kneecap join New York glam-…
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7 months, 2 weeks agoAmsterdam Dance Event to celebrate 30 years in 2026
After closing doors on its “record breaking edition” from 22-25 October, Amsterdam Dance Event has announced it will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026 from 21 – 25, October. The conference, live music event…
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7 months, 4 weeks agoonboard:earth Launches Green Travel Toolkit
Environmental charity onboard:earth has launched a Green Travel Toolkit for Events in Wales which aims at educate event organisers in measuring and reducing their carbon footprint. onboard:earth’ says the new set o…
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7 months, 4 weeks agoFlorence + The Machine to headline NOS Alive 2026
Florence + The Machine is set to headline Nos Alive‘s 2026 edition, which will act as one of the first festival performances from the British artist after the release of their sixth studio album ‘Everybody Scr…
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8 months agoCeltic Connections unveils its folk and roots line-up for 2026
Glasgow’s celebration of folk and roots music and culture, Celtic Connections, has announced the first acts for its 33rd edition. Scottish folk-rock icons Skerryvore, singer Rokia Koné, award winner RURA, Cuban…
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8 months agoKaiser Chiefs to headline Wychwood Festival for its 20th edition
Kaiser Chiefs have been announced as the first headline act for Wychwood Festival‘s 20th edition in 2026. For its 2025 edition, the family and music festival, held at Cheltenham Racecourse, hosted Doves, James a…
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8 months agoKaiser Chiefs to headline Wychwood Festival for its 20th edition
Kaiser Chiefs have been announced as the first headline act for Wychwood Festival‘s 20th edition in 2026. For its 2025 edition, the family and music festival, held at Cheltenham Racecourse, hosted Doves, James a…
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8 months agoOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and The Streets announced as Bristol Sounds 2026 headliners
Bristol Sounds festival has names Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and The Streets as its first headline acts for 2026. The festival will take over Bristol’s Canons Marsh Amphitheatre across five dates in 2026. O…
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8 months agoTyler, The Creator announced as two-day All Points East headliner
All Points East returns to London’s Victoria Park on 28-29 August, and has announced Tyler, The Creator as its two-day headliner. The news comes shortly after the release of Tyler, The Creator’s ninth studio alb…

