Ezra 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 Grammy-winning artist Samara Joy, soul act Jalen Ngonda and a joint appearance from Motown icons The Temptations & The Four Tops. View this post on Instagram A […]

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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 September, was founded in 1994, a time when DJ culture met mainstream celebrity. While Love to be leaned into the […]

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Lorde 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 Creator’s two-day headline slot (28-29 August). Deftones will also headline the All Points East and Outbreak Fest collaborative event on 23 August. View this post on Instagram […]

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Deftones to headline All Points East x Outbreak

Outbreak has announced Deftones as the headliners for All Points East x Outbreak. Following the debut of a London event in June 2025 as part of LIDO Festival, Outbreak returns to Victoria Park in August 2026 as part of All Points East. Joining the alternative metal band are IDLES, Amyl and the Sniffers, Show Me […]

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Mad 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, The War on Drugs, Halsey and David Byrne to the four-day event. It’s latest edition will take place from […]

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CMAT, 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 Girls and more for next year’s festival edition, which is set to take place 12-15 August 2026 at Tøyenparken, […]

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Alkaline 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 also includes Dinosaur Pile-Up, Free Throw, Superheaven and Bad Nerves. More line-up announcements are yet to come. View this post on Instagram […]

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Knocked 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, Hands Like Houses and more to next year’s two-day celebration of everything pop-punk, metal and rock. View this post on Instagram […]

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David 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 Ocean, Tom Grennan, Wet Leg and more have also been added to the line-up. For what will be the festival’s 20th anniversary, Latitude […]

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Hunee, 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 HUNEE will perform a rare B2B set, and will be joined by the likes of Benji B & Judah, Chaos In The CBD, Call Super and more across the weekend. […]

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