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8 months agoAbandon Normal Devices announced for 2026
The arts, music and culture festival Abandon Normal Devices will return from 25-27 September 2026 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. The festival will take over the town for a weekend of art and installations featuring…
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8 months agoReading & Leeds announces 2026 line-up
The first names for Reading & Leeds Festival have just been announced. In 2026, Charli xcx, Chase & Status, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C. and RAYE will all co-headline the 27-30 August weekender. Vi…
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8 months, 1 week agoWestside Cowboy, Brooke Combe and The Molotovs announced for Sound City
Liverpool’s festival for new music, Sound City, has announced up-and-coming talents Westside Cowboy, Brooke Combe and The Molotovs for its 2026 edition. The two-day festival will also welcome Jalen Ngonda and Keo…
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8 months, 1 week agoFatboy Slim, Wolf Alice, Courteeners and Wet Leg to play Tramlines Festival 2026
Fatboy Slim, Wolf Alice and Courteeners are set to headline Sheffield’s Tramlines Festival in 2026. Other big names across the 24-26 July weekend include Blossoms, Wet Leg, Kaiser Chiefs, The Coral and more. View t…
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8 months, 1 week ago
Reytons, Two Door Cinema Club and The Streets announced as Y Not? headliners
Y Not? Festival returns to Derbyshire on 30 July to 2 August 2026 with Reytons, Two Door Cinema Club and The Streets as its headline acts. Kaiser Chiefs, Dizzee Rascal, Scissor Sisters, The Libertines and more have…
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8 months, 1 week agoAll Points East announce Twenty One Pilots as next headliner
London’s All Points East festival has announced the US rock duo Twenty One Pilots as its next headline act. The duo will perform on Sunday 30 August 30 2026. The festival, which takes place 22-30 August in east L…
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8 months, 1 week ago
‘Community is key’: four insights from Future of Festivals CEO Robert Stolt
It’s hard to predict the future, but some of us can try. For the festival industry, that comes in Future of Festivals. The person behind this is Robert Stolt. Robert is the CEO of Future of Festivals, which w…
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8 months, 1 week agoRhythm + Waves makes its debut in 2026 with Gunna, Chase & Status, D-Block Europe and more
Rhythm + Waves is set to make its debut in 2026 on 27-28 June in the south Portugal region of Algarve. Taking place over two days and across three stages, the first edition of Rhythm + Waves will feature headline…
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8 months, 2 weeks ago
An end to ticket touts: the things you need to know about the new Government measures
It’s official. Well, ish. The rules for ticket touts and resale sites are about to change. Massively. We reported this week that there will be a ticket tout crack down. On 19 November, the UK Government o…
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8 months, 2 weeks agoTicket reselling for profit set to be banned in the UK
In a move made by the UK Government, ticket reselling for live events is set to be banned in a bid to stop touts and resale sites from selling tickets to fans at massively inflated prices. The news comes several…
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8 months, 2 weeks agoLatin music and culture festival La Linea returns to London in 2026
In what will be its 26th edition in 2026, London’s La Linea festival returns in 2026 with Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Silvana Estrada, Portuguese star Sara Correia, Mexican rock band Caifanes and Bra…
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8 months, 2 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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8 months, 2 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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8 months, 2 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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8 months, 2 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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8 months, 3 weeks 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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8 months, 3 weeks 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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8 months, 4 weeks 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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9 months 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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9 months 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…

