Dutch dance festival Mysteryland will take a creative break in 2026, with a return planned for 2027 with a new concept. The 2025 event drew over 100,000 attendees from 81 countries, says the festival, ...

The days of festival debauchery are…well, still here. But today, music fans want more than warm cider and ankle deep mud from their festivals. Running clubs, holistic and wellness areas and a range of ...

Glasgow's celebration of folk and roots music and culture, Celtic Connections, has announced the first acts for its 33rd edition.

East London’s All Points East will welcome the GRAMMY Award winner artist Lorde as its next headliner for 2026. Lorde will be joined by a line up or PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, Rose Gray, 2hollis, ...

A new music festival is heading to Stockport. Launching in 2026 with a specific date to be confirmed, Sidelines will “celebrate the town’s creative spirit and reimagining its spaces through ...

While there’s definitely no shortage of festivals in the UK, sometimes we want a bit more sun (or snow) from our weekend away. Not everybody likes mud, after all. If that’s you, then take a look at ...

Just over 25 years ago, the Danish festival Roskilde suffered a tragedy that would be unimaginable if it didn’t happen in real-time. Pearl Jam took to the stage. The crowd surged, people became ...

All Points East returns to London’s Victoria Park on 28-29 August, and has announced Tyler, The Creator as its two-day headliner. The news comes shortly after the release of Tyler, The Creator’s ninth ...

We speak with Chris Johnson, Shambala Festival co-founder, to learn more about the ethos of the festival and why it's becoming vital for festivals to use their platform for change. It’s been 25 years ...

Sustainability Not for profit A Greener Future (formerly A Greener Festival) have released release insight into festival carbon footprints. Key findings revealed audience travel contributed on average ...

Festival Insights and the UK Festival Awards are proud to release the UK Festival Market Report 2017, an in-depth examination of consumer demographics, preferences and behaviour based on research ...

John Drury is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. His research focus is crowds and collective behaviour. He has published nearly 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, most of ...