2026 Festivals Archives - Page 3 of 9

Groove Armada, 2manydjs, Gilles Peterson and more announced for Moovin Festival

Held at Stockport’s Whitebottom Farm on 12–14 June 2026, Moovin Festival has invited Groove Armada, 2manydjs, Gilles Peterson, Nightmares On Wax and Quantic for its latest edition. Amongst its first line-up announcement include funk, disco and hip-hop don Nightmares On Wax and Danilo Plessow, the alter ego of producer and selector Motor City Drum Ensemble, will also perform over the […]

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Cheltenham Jazz Festival celebrates 30th edition with Corinne Bailey Rae curated line-up

Cheltenham Jazz Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a line-up curated by double-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Taking place from 29 April to 4 May 2026, Corinne Bailey Rae as the festival’s guest curator for 2026-2028 has invited Joss Stone, Lady Blackbird, Gotts Street Park, Ladies of Midnight Blue, Emma Jean-Thackray and Tinariwen its 2026 edition. View this post on […]

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Alanis Morissette announced for State Fayre festival

Newly launched for 2026, the Essex-based festival State Fayre has announced Alanis Morissette as its Saturday night headliner. The festival says the announcement “follows Neil Young’s decision to cancel his upcoming European tour dates, including his performance at State Fayre.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by State Fayre (@statefayre) Taking place at Hylands Park. Chelmsford from […]

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Laurent Garnier announced for Hertfordshire’s Campo Sancho

Hertfordshire’s Campo Sancho has announced Laurent Garnier for its 2026 edition. The French DJ and producer will join the cosmic-disco DJs Sean Johnston & Tom Sharkett (live), London post-punk group Decius, the Girls of the Internet collective and more across the 23-25 July weekender. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Sancho […]

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Junction 2 invites Nina Kraviz, Jeff Mills and more for 10th edition

Junction 2 returns to Boston Manor Park, London, for its 10th edition in 2026. Taking place on 25-26 July and 2 August, Junction 2 will encompass two main stages – the open-air dancefloor The Bridge and the aptly named nature space The Woods – to host some of the biggest house and techno DJs and clubbing brands across […]

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Wychwood Festival celebrates 20th edition with Levellers, Kaiser Chiefs and more

Kaiser Chiefs, Levellers, Feeder and Sophie Ellis-Bextor have been announced for Cheltenham’s Wychwood Festival, which will celebrate its 20th edition this year. Taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse from 29-31 May 2026, the festival will also welcome Boney M, The Pigeon Detectives, Newton Faulkner and Chesney Hawkes. A Friday headline act is also yet to be announced. View this post on Instagram A […]

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Lily Allen, Wilco, Lambrini Girls and more join Way Out West line-up

British pop star Lily Allen has been added to Gothernburg’s Way Out West festival, and joins the newly announced Wilco, Current Joys and Lambrini Girls. Taking place at Slottsskogen Park in Gothenburg from 13–15 August 2026, soul act Jalen Ngonda and singer-songwriter Veronica Maggio also join the line-up. View this post on Instagram A post shared by wayoutwestfestival (@wayoutwestfestival) They will join the […]

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808 State, A Guy Called Gerald and more announced for Manchester’s Green Island Festival

The Manchester-based community festival Green Island has announced that 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, DJ Paulette, Blue Lab Beats and more will play during its 2026 residency. Taking place at the Hulme Community Garden Centre and NIAMOS on 6 June, 25 July and 5 September, the South African band BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness), […]

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FOCUS Wales announces 105 more acts for 2026

The Wrexham-based, multi-venue festival for new music that is FOCUS Wales has announced a fresh round of 105 acts for its 16th anniversary edition. Newly announced acts include the likes of North Wales band Bau Cat, Canadian hip-hop group Boutique Feelings and Palestinian artist BASYL. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FOCUS Wales (@focuswales) The fresh […]

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‘If you’re good people to work with people will want to work with you’: Shambala Festival on the importance of festival community

Shambala Festival is a UK festival success story. At least in all the obvious usual metrics. This yearly weekender represents the truly diverse nature of what can be built in a field for just three-ish days. It’s a place where artists from across the continents share stages with the folklorish musics and traditions here in […]

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