Robbie Williams announced for PHILLGOOD 2027

The Bulgarian festival will host the UK pop star for its second year after welcoming The Cure, Gorillaz and Moby in 2026.
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Glastonbury and a £408 wristband: are ticket prices going too far?

Glastonbury has crossed the £400 ticket barrier and sets a bad precedent for the festival industry, thinks Jack Needham, Festival Insights Head of Content.

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Glastonbury and a £408 wristband: are ticket prices going too far?

Glastonbury has crossed the £400 ticket barrier and sets a bad precedent for the festival industry, thinks Jack Needham, Festival Insights Head of Content.

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Superstruct launches code for ‘artistic freedom across its festivals’

The Artistic Code aims to promote ‘shared principles that guide artistic programming across Superstruct’s global festival portfolio’ says the company.

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‘I’m locked into this idea that if you spread culture around a town, in the end it pays off’: can a festival revitalise the high street?

Adam Page, festival director of Midhurst Jazz, Food & Blues Festival, is trying to transform his small town through a weekender. Should others do the same?

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Glastonbury announced for 2027 – with tickets breaking the £400 barrier

Eager festival-goers will have the chance to secure their ticket from 9am on Sunday 4 October.
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AIF announces ‘Festival MOT’ for struggling indie festivals

The initiative, funded by the LIVE Trust, will aid festivals ‘most in need’ says the AIF.
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Berlioz, Annie Mac, Yussef Dayes and more announced for Guinness Cork Jazz Fest

The multi-venue festival celebrates its 48th year across Cork during the Irish 22-26 October bank holiday.

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Former Live Nation promoter Rob Waller joins DHP Family

Rob spent eight years at Live Nation and ‘returns to the independent music sector’ through DHP.
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‘People are willing to spend for the experience’: how festivals (can) make money

How festivals can earn a profit in the modern day is an elusive question. But as an analyst in the festival market, Annick Maas is finding the answers.

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CarFest to return to Silverstone in 2027

The festival brought Tom Jones, Nile Rodgers and Sugababes to the iconic race track over the August bank holiday weekend.
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‘Line-ups are not meant to be comfortable’: Deer Shed on reinventing the family festival

Bringing the family to watch political comedy and sweary headline acts isn’t the norm. But Deer Shed’s Megan Evan’s explains why it should be.

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Electric Picnic head Melvin Benn addresses crowd collapse at Bank Holiday festival

The Festival Republic boss spoke on crowd safety issues at the Irish festival after a performance was cancelled due to safety concerns.

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‘We have our own story that we want to tell’: PITCH Scotland on bringing the hip-hop world to Glasgow

Scottish hip-hop is thriving but is being overlooked. Through PITCH Scotland, Richy Muirhead and Mobolaji Agoro are changing that.

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Bonnaroo to take year off after several years of storms

The postponement of Bonnaroo’s 2027 edition comes after a string of festivals have been massively impacted by extreme weather.

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ArcTanGent celebrates final year at current site

The metal festival is moving for 2027, and ATG and Damnation organisers James Scarlett and Gavin McInally spoke on its future live at this year’s edition.

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Grid Faeries and Ecotricity brings fossil free power to Reading Festival

The debut partnership between the two green energy companies and Reading Festival will power a brand new stage for 2026.

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Lisbon’s No Art festival returns for 2026

Headline acts ANOTR, Adriatique, SG Lewis, Jennifer Loveless and more named for the festival’s second outing.
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Belfast brings more than a million visitors during All Ireland Fleadh

The festival of Irish music, culture and heritage welcomed 1.65 million visits from 2-9 August this year.
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Bloodstock announces first acts for 2027

The 2027 metal and hardcore festival will be headlined by Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless in White.
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PITCH Scotland completes 2026 line-up with 100 artists and speakers

Now in its fifth year, PITCH takes place 2-4 September 2026 across multiple venues in Glasgow.
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‘We do this to show you can carve out a career in the arts’: Stendhal Festival on keeping going

When there’s a lack of cultural support, you build it for yourself. Founder Ross Parkhill speaks on how he did that through Northern Ireland’s Stendhal Festival.

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Beyond the Valley announces first acts for 2026

Black Eyed Peas, John Summit, Vince Staples, Skepta and more will play the Australian festival from 28 December to 1 January.
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‘Safety is not about thinking ‘I’ve got 2,000 people attending, we need four first aiders.’ It’s far more complex’: the need to prevent festival tragedy

As festival deaths continue to make headlines Calvin Hanks, health and safety consultancy founder, speaks on what festivals must be doing to try stop the worst from happening.

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‘There’s a need to ensure thousands of festival-goers can enjoy themselves:’ how festival policing is changing in 2026

Festivals aren’t excluded from outside world risks. What are the solutions? NPCC events policing lead Tony Rowlinson speaks on safe policing and _______.

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Milton Keynes festival Reggae Land officially partners with Jamaica Tourist Board

The partnership marks the first time the JTB has partnered with a UK music festival of this scale.

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Latitude secures Henham Park home for next 20 years

David Byrne, Lewis Capaldi and Teddy Swims headlined Latitude’s 2026 edition.
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Live venues, clubs and pubs to receive 20% tax cut

“I won’t stand by while these cherished local spaces disappear, replaced by boarded-up windows and ‘For Sale’ signs,” PM Andy Burnham said on the announcement.

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Brighton’s festival for new music Mutations names first headline acts

Fat Dog and Mike D of the Beastie Boys headline a line-up of more than 90 emerging acts and new performers on 23-24 October.

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UK Government launches ‘Turn It Up’ initiative

The long-term music industry plan aims to help the music industry “grow, innovate and succeed” through a collective £45m package.
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‘Martyn’s Law isn’t about stopping events – it’s about making them safer’

Laura Gibb, executive director of Martyn’s Law at the Security Industry Authority, speaks on the new legislation and what festivals need to consider.

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Heritage Live Festivals cancelled due to ‘far lower than average ticket sales’

Christina Aguilera, Eric Clapton and Lionel Richie were set to perform at the event series in August.

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‘It’s just really good fun’: Download Festival on bringing daftness to Donington

Five, Vengaboys and bingo aren’t words associated with the rock and metal festival, but through talent buyer Dannika Webber Download are embracing the absurd.

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Midhurst Jazz, Food & Blues Festival announces Courtney Pine as headliner

The four-day market town festival will also welcome blues act The Cinelli Brothers, Errol Linton and Brit Funk Association.

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‘It’s about creating memories rather than simply selling food’: Smoke & Fire on celebrating food culture through festival BBQ

Ashley Peniston-Bird, founder and director of Smoke & Fire Festival, speaks on how a charity fundraiser became one of the UK’s biggest food weekenders.

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Food experience brand Togather acquires Field Vision Bars

Togather says that the two businesses will “bring more than 60 event experts together on a single combined F&B [food and beverage] offer.”

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Jacqui Harris named managing director of Superstruct Entertainment UK

The former AEG Presents VP and general manager brings over 20 years of live entertainment and festival experience to the company.

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Scotland’s Findhorn Bay Festival announces first shows for 2026

Rachel Sermanni, Alan Bissett presents When Billy Met Alisdair and more amongst first names for the arts and culture festival.

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‘We can do exactly what we want’: debut festival Let Loose on leaping into the unknown

Vicky Parsons, co-founder and director of Let Loose Festival, on doing the unthinkable – creating a new festival for 2026.

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ADE announces more than 250 acts for 30th edition

The debut announcement is the first wave in a programme that will feature 3,000 artists across over 200 venues.
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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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