Ticketmaster has agreed to changes highlighted by a UK watchdog investigation which found that the ticketing company needed to adopt greater transparency in how tickets are priced and sold. The ...

St Osyth Summer Sounds has announced its live music offering for 2026. Taking place on 18-19 July at the St Osyth Priory, Clacton-on-Sea, the community festival will host live drum and bass act Brass ...

Shambala Festival has finished its line-up for 2026 with more than 260 new live acts, DJs, workshops and interactive events unveiled. The festival, taking place 27-30 August in Northamptonshire, the ...

Emma Thompson, Malala Yousafzai, Gisèle Pelicot and more are amongst the set to appear at more than 500 events at this year’s Hay Festival. Taking place on 21-31 May in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, the literary ...

The online bank Monzo has analysed UK festivals with a capacity of over 20,000 to calculate which offer the best value for money this summer – with Boomtown Fair coming out on top. The research was ...

Where you throw your empty chip cone or burger box might not be the first thing you think about when out and about at a festival, but it is something that festival organisers must put some serious ...

Refugee Festival Scotland has announced more than 150 events that will take place across the country from 12–21 June, and in line with World Refugee Day on 20 June. Run by Scottish Refugee Council, ...

Suffolk’s Latitude Festival has added more than 30 acts to its 2026 line-up, including Everything Everything, The Adam Buxton Band, Matt Felix and more. Taking place 23-26 July, the music, arts and ...

Industry charity Music Venue Trust (MVT) and The National Lottery have announced what it calls ‘the UK’s biggest festival’ for 2026 with Everywhere At Once. Designed as a community-driven series of ...

We’re all trying to save the planet, but it’s no secret that our summertime festivals take up a lot of energy, both in terms of electrical power and for the audience three days of late-night dancing.

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, ...

Dance duo The Orb, acid house innovators Orbital and Detroit selectors Moodymann B2B Carl Craig have been announced for the inaugural edition of Manchester’s Outwards festival. Taking place on ...