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The festival says over 135,000 fans attended across three days for its sixth edition.
The festival of Irish music, culture and heritage brought 1.65 million visits to the Northern Irish capital during 2-9 August this year.
The 2027 metal and hardcore festival will be headlined by Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless in White.
Now in its fifth year, PITCH takes place 2-4 September 2026 across multiple venues in Glasgow.
Acts including Dove Ellis, Squid, Working Men’s Club and more will join Fat Dog and Mike D 5D at the Brighton festival from 23–24 October
Insights
Sally Washtell-Blaise, Samaritans Festival Branch deputy director of comms and fundraising, speaks on how the charity is providing crucial support for field revellers.
Five, Vengaboys and bingo aren’t usually associated with the rock and metal festival, but through talent buyer Dannika Webber Download are embracing the absurd.
Vicky Parsons, co-founder and director of Let Loose Festival, on doing the unthinkable – creating a new festival for 2026.
The MVT’s campaigns and comms manager tells us about the truly UK-wide Everywhere at Once festival and why grassroots venues need to be saved.
Trends
Industry news and updates from Festival Insights
The merger creates a European based temporary infrastructure provider.
The Showman’s Show and the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) have partnered to host a…
The UK launch will see the African ticketing company expand outside of the continent.
From vapes to power banks, festivals rely on portable batteries. But with them come new risks. Joshua Marshall, product manager at CheckFire, speaks on what festivals need to know.
The deal will see the temporary power solutions company expand its Stage V generator sets to help meet ‘growing demand for dependable, lower-emission temporary power’.
The partnership marks the ticketing platform’s first venture into Australia.
The latest version of the accreditation software and back-of-house operations portal has a free tier to support smaller events.
INTERVIEWS
Despite high-profile cancellations and political pressures, the University of East London’s Zoe Adjey says why festivals still need to make a stand with their bookings.
Charlotte Adley, FMCG Client Lead at Bauer Media Outdoor, on the changing nature of the modern festival-goer.
Mike Godolphin, entertainment director at Butlin’s, tells us how Butlin’s is appealing to a new era of holiday camper.
