Pontio and FOCUS Wales bring new festival to Bangor
BANG! Festival takes place on 23 and 24 October at Pontio, with The Bug Club and GANS headlining.
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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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Morvala Festival goes bust, leaving ‘hundreds’ unpaid
Gracenote Promotion Ltd (GPL), the company behind Morvala Festival, has gone into administration, leaving contractors, suppliers and musicians saying they remain unpaid. This is after the festival was held on 25-28 June in Cornwall. The company also ran Kernowfornia in Looe, which was set for 4–6 September but has now been cancelled. As reported by […]
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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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Reading and Leeds announces new plans for staging and arenas
Charli xcx, Fontaines D.C., Dave, Raye, Florence + The Machine and Kneecap will be playing this year’s edition.
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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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Humber Street Sesh announces full line-up for 2026
The emerging artist festival which celebrates its 14th edition in 2026, returns to Hull Marina on 1 August.
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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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AIF launches festival podcast series
The Association of Independent Festivals’ new podcast series is for anyone looking to run a small or micro festival.
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Erykah Badu, Giggs, Fireboy DML and Dave Chappelle join Diaspora Calling!
Ms. Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling! adds more names to its Milton Keynes debut on 7 August 2026.
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