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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‘It’s the supply chain that really gets hit the hardest’: insurance broker Charlie Austen talks about protecting yourself against public festival furore

Charlie Austen, broker at the event insurance company Vento, shares the hows and whys a festival may be able to avoid a Ye-esque controversy.

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2026 announces programme

The annual festival ‘showcases the music, dance, food, art, film, language and ideas that enrich diverse communities.’
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Oslo’s Øya Festival finalises line-up for 2026

Iceage, Arthur Verocai, Rochelle Jordan and more than 20 acts join this year’s festival.
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‘Independent festivals cannot survive if fear dictates culture’: Shindig Festival on booking Bob Vylan and standing strong

Simon Clarke and Melissa Kidd from Shindig speak on sticking to your guns, even when the UK government gets involved.

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Anti-tout law backpedaled in King‘s Speech

“There is no need for further consultation – the evidence and support for action are already overwhelming,” said one industry figure.
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Bristol’s St. Paul’s Carnival scaled back due to safety concerns and rising costs

Bristol’s St. Paul’s Carnival, which has been running since 1968, is set to be scaled back for 2026 due to what organisers say is due to public safety concerns and “an unacceptable level of operational and finan…

Shindig to go ahead as planned, says organisers

The festival, set to take place 21-24 May, is headlined by the punk act Bob Vylan.
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Ticketmaster cuts around 350 global jobs

The cuts roughly represents about 8% of the ticketing giant’s workforce.
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Mighty Hoopla Malta 2026 cancelled

The decision comes after airline industry disruption and rising costs amid the jet fuel crisis.
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‘Festivals are not corporate hospitality. Book brave’: the University of East London’s Zoe Adjey on being bold with festival booking

In a series of industry profiles we delve into the ins and outs of how to book a ‘cancelled’ artist and the things that should be considered.

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