Music On Malta unveils line-up for 2026 debut

Dance acts East End Dubs, Franky Rizardo, Ilario Alicante and more at set to play the debut Music On Malta festival in 2026. Brought to us by Marco Carola’s Music On brand, the new festival for 2026 will take place on 1 August at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre. View this post on Instagram […]

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Ireland’s All Together Now announces Pulp, Kneecap, Disclosure and more for 2026 edition

Pulp, Disclosure (DJ set), Kneecap and Underworld have been announced as headliners for Ireland’s All Together Now festival 2026. Taking place from 30 July – 2 August 2026 at the Curraghmore Estate, Co Waterford, the weekend will also see Maribou State, Christy Moore, Floating Points, Ezra Collective and more perform. They will join more than […]

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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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Moby, Gorillaz and The Cure headline PhillGood

In 2026 Bulgaria adds a new Indie-Electronic Festival to its output with PhillGood. The Cure, Gorillaz and Moby will headline the festival taking place from 17-19 July in Plovdiv. Joining the headliners are Just Mustard, Kneecap, Sleaford Mods and Wolf Alice and more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phillgood (@phillgoodfestival) Set […]

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Tomorrowland 2026 announces first acts

The Belgian dance giant Tomorrowland has unveiled the first acts for its 2026 edition, which takes place in the city of Boom on 17-19 and 24-26 July 2026. Known for its EDM heavy line-up and bombastic stage design and production, the festival will welcome more than 500 artists performing across 16 stages, says Tomorrowland. These […]

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In pictures: Eurosonic closes doors on 40th edition

The Netherlands-based music festival and conference Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) has closed its doors for another year. Celebrating its 40th edition in 2026, the Groningen festival welcomed almost 300 European acts from 39 countries, and hosted around 40,000 attendees over four days. More than 4,000 accredited music professionals also descended on Groningen, says the festival. The […]

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Ticket Fairy to expand funding for venues, festivals and events promoters

Ticket Fairy is expanding its global financing initiative, which the company says will “unlock funding of up to £5M in the UK, €3M across Europe and $3M in the US, for venues, festivals and events promoters.”Ticket Fairy will now be able to provide funding to festivals, events and venues of up to £5 million per […]

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Hospitality on the Beach unveils headline acts for 2026

The iconic DnB label Hospitality has announced the first line-up of acts for its Hospitality on the Beach festival, held in Tisno, Croatia from 1-6 July 2026. The headline acts for next year’s edition are Sub Focus, Andy C, Metrik, Kings of the Rollers and A.M.C. They are joined by global acts such as Dillinja, Calibre, Flava D, Lens, Hazard, Simula, […]

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Funding criteria tightens for artists applying for the UK Government’s Music Export Growth Scheme

The UK Government has changed the criteria for artists applying for its Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS). The grant scheme offers between £5,000 – £50,000 to UK-registered independent music companies to “assist them with marketing campaigns when looking to introduce successful UK music projects overseas,” says MEGS As reported by Arts Professional, the new measures will […]

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