The board of trustees for Manchester Pride, one of Europe’s biggest LGTBQ+ events has announced that it has entered voluntary liquidation. Originally reported by the Manchester Mill, the Manchester Pride organisers were hoping to secure funding from a successful bid to host Europride in 2028, but lost out to Limerick and Clare. The BBC also […]

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Open’er Festival returns to Gdynia’s Baltic coast from 1–4 July 2026. The festival has announced its first wave of acts with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Calvin Harris and The xx joining The Cure as Headliners. Also on the bill are music legend David Byrne, Teddy Swims and Ethel Cain. View this post on […]

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First held with a single stage in 2004 by founder Alex Trenchard and expanding to a two day festival in 2006, the festival was postponed in 2023 and due to make a return in 2026. According to the BBC the organisers have said: “Due to significant financial losses sustained in 2022 and 2023, we were […]

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Fluisteraars are the final act to join Fortress Festival‘s 2026 line-up. The Dutch atmospheric black metal duo will perform a UK exclusive show at Scarborough Spa from 30-31 May 2026. Fluisteraars “join a stacked line-up of international and exclusive acts, including Saturday headliners Old Man’s Child and Sunday headliners Gallowbraid” says the festival. Fortress will […]

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