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    ‘You can always get better’: Way Out West’s Filip Hiltmann on making major festivals sustainable

    September 2, 2025
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    UK News

    UK News

    Afro Nation United launches in London

    By James RobertsonSeptember 1, 20250

    Afro Nation, which celebrated its 5th anniversary in Portugal in 2025, is bringing the Afrobeats and Amapiano Festival to London…

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    UK News

    GOAllAreas service implemented at over 30 events across UK and Europe since 2024

    By Jack NeedhamSeptember 1, 20250

    Ginger Owl Productions, which offers pro services for live events in accreditation, artist liaison, event…

    UK News

    Rock festival Call of the Wild announces raft of new acts

    By Jack NeedhamSeptember 1, 20250

    Lincolnshire metal and rock festival Call of the Wild Festival has announced a host of…

    UK News

    Boundary completes its line-up with new additions

    By James RobertsonAugust 29, 20250

    Boundary Brighton Festival has announced the final artists for the two-day electronic festival at Stanmer…

    UK News

    Speyfest announces its first acts for 2026

    By James RobertsonAugust 29, 20250

    Taking place from 24-26 July 2026 in Fochabers near Elgin, Speyfest has announced the first…

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    In pictures: Revellers celebrate 25 years of Shambala Festival

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    ‘Crowd safety is not about reinventing the wheel’: how UK festivals can keep people safe from crowd surges

    Just over 25 years ago, the Danish festival Roskilde suffered a tragedy that would be…

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    ‘It’s about reigniting the village fête. It’s about meeting your neighbours’: Arts Trust CEO Martin Collins on how hyperlocal festivals are building community

    It’s late-July, and in what seems like a blink of the eye we’re edging ever…

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    ‘People are looking for experience’: seven insights from Beatport’s Ed Hill on building a touring DJ booth

    Where do new DJs breakthrough in 2025? It’s a pretty rough landscape. In January 2025,…

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    ‘Our first party was in a disused public toilet under a Shoreditch pavement’: how BANG FACE became a cult music weekender

    BANG FACE is one of the festival industry’s greatest, but most unlikely success stories. The…

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    Interviews

    Interviews

    ‘The key is to keep refreshing the festival’: six insights we learned from Sziget Festival’s Chief Brand Officer, Tomas Loeffen

    Interviews

    Vikram Gudi: why the music industry needs greater South Asian representation

    Vikram Gudi has made his name in the music industry in quite untraditional ways. He…

    Interviews

    Festival Report: six key insights we learned from Skiddle’s Executive Board Member Duncan King

    Is it becoming harder to throw a party in a green field? Do music festivals…

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    Raving for the Ageing: is an over-25 event key to preserving indie UK festivals?

    Muddy fields, warm beer and questionable food stuffs were once synonymous with the festival experience.…

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    Kernowfornia founder outlines ambitious plans

    Cornish musician, Jon Stafford of Haunt the Woods, is set to bring a new festival…

    Interviews

    Mobiloo’s James Brown discusses the need for inclusivity

    In 2015 the former Paralympic gold medallist took his talents from the saddle to become…

    Interviews

    Primavera Sound: Collectivism in the face of adversity

    Welcoming around 75,000 people per day to Barcelona, with most of those being international attendees,…

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    World NEWS

    World News

    Mysteryland announces return in 2027 after creative break

    Dutch dance festival Mysteryland will take a creative break in 2026, with…

    World News

    EXIT Festival launches crowdfunding campaign amid alleged pressure from Serbian government

    EXIT Festival, formerly based in Serbia, has announced a fundraiser after what…

    World News

    Fans can now pledge a kidney for a free ticket to Sweden’s Way Out West Festival

    Festival-goers may be willing to give an arm and a leg to…

    World News

    EXIT Festival comments on what could be its final year hosted in Serbia

    As the dust settles on another year of Serbia’s EXIT Festival, the…

    World News

    Tomorrowland main stage catches fire days before 2025 event

    The main-stage of the Belgian music festival Tomorrowland has been engulfed in…

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