Author: Jack Needham

Environmental charity onboard:earth has launched a Green Travel Toolkit for Events in Wales which aims at educate event organisers in measuring and reducing their carbon footprint. onboard:earth’ says the new set of guidelines is designed to “help organisations measure and reduce travel impacts,” and is formed of two main guides: The Green Travel Guide for Welsh Events, and A Quick Guide to Collecting Quality Travel Data. The toolkit covers many different aspects of festival and event sustainability, including spreadsheets for accurately recording and understanding vehicle miles and emissions, policy templates, ways to collect data from third party transport providers and…

Florence + The Machine is set to headline Nos Alive’s 2026 edition, which will act as one of the first festival performances from the British artist after the release of their sixth studio album ‘Everybody Scream’ on 31 October. Cult US band The Pixies have also been announced for the Portuguese festival, and will join the previously announced Buraka Som Sistema and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NOS Alive (@nos_alive) The much-loved festival returns to its Passeio Marítimo de Algés after a 2025 edition which saw Olivia Rodrigo, Benson Boone,…

Glasgow’s celebration of folk and roots music and culture, Celtic Connections, has announced the first acts for its 33rd edition. Scottish folk-rock icons Skerryvore, singer Rokia Koné, award winner RURA, Cuban jazz band Buena Vista All Stars and many more will appear over from 15 January to 1 February 2026.  Senegalese orchestral act Baobab, Antonio Sanchez, Bela Fleck, Lucinda Williams and more will also appear at the city festival, which takes over venues across the city, including the Barrowland Ballroom, Old Fruitmarket, King Tut’s, and many more. Donald Shaw, Celtic Connections Creative Producer, said: “At the very heart of our 33rd festival are celebration, collaboration and connection.…

Kaiser Chiefs have been announced as the first headline act for Wychwood Festival’s 20th edition in 2026. For its 2025 edition, the family and music festival, held at Cheltenham Racecourse, hosted Doves, James and Shed Seven as its headline acts. Further acts are expected to be announced soon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wychwood Festival (@wychwoodfestival) Graeme Merifield, Festival Director, said: “After such an incredible milestone year in 2025, we wanted to come back with something really special and a first for Wychwood. Announcing Kaiser Chiefs as our Saturday headliner for 2026 feels exactly that. They’re a…

Bristol Sounds festival has names Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and The Streets as its first headline acts for 2026. The festival will take over Bristol’s Canons Marsh Amphitheatre across five dates in 2026. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark will headline Bristol Sounds on 26 June, while The Streets are set to perform on 27 June as part of the British hip-hop group’s ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ tour. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bristol Sounds (@bristolsounds) Last year’s event saw The Kaiser Chiefs, Texas, Supergrass, Olly Murs headline the festival. Pre-sale tickets go live…

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 studio album ‘DON’T TAP THE GLASS’. View this post on Instagram A post shared by All Points East (@allpointseastuk) Wu-Tang icon Ghostface Killah, Baltimore punk band Turnstile, Kendrick Lamar collaborator Baby Keem have also been announced for the London weekender. They’ll join the likes of Sexyy Red, vince Staples, Danny Brown and Dijon, while mega-producer Mustard will host a two-day ‘Mustard & Friends’ takeover. Tickets for All…

Gothenburg’s Way Out West festival have announced The Cure, Gorillaz, and Ravyn Lenae as its headliners for 2026, with more than 120 acts to be announced over the next few months. The Swedish festival, which will take place 13–15 August 2026, is set to return for its eighteenth edition after what the festival called “a record-breaking 2025 edition with two of the most attended days in the festival’s history and a fourth consecutive year of audience growth.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by wayoutwestfestival (@wayoutwestfestival) Set in Gothenburg’s Slottsskogen Park, Way Out West has become known as a pacesetter for sustainability in…

South Asian culture has become embedded into every facet of life in the UK. Film, fashion, the way we eat and drink, gritty day parties, our architecture, local cafés and language to lavish wedding halls alike have become brighter through the influence of the South Asian diaspora. South Asian musicians such as Arijit Singh are breaking Spotify records and sell out UK stadiums usually reserved for Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. “The size of India’s middle class is probably bigger than the entire population of America,” Arijit told The Guardian in May. “In terms of cultural power, you can’t just say…

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has finalised the line-up for its 2025 edition before it kicks off in just over two weeks. The sprawling event spans over 3,300 artists performing at 1,200 events in nearly 250 venues across Amsterdam. The final wave for ADE 2025 includes artists such as Skepta, Actress, AfroSalto (Afrojack x Gregor Salto), Skee Mask and Charlotte de Witte. DJs and electronic acts Adam Beyer, GiGi FM, Partiboi69 and many more also join the line-up. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amsterdam Dance Event (@amsterdamdanceevent) For the first time ever, the De Nieuwe Kerk (The…

The Wombats and Snow Patrol have been announced as headliners at the Nottingham, UK-based festival Splendour. Taking place from 18-19 July 2026, Splendour returns to the festival’s Wollaton Park home after welcoming Bloc Party, Clean Bandit, Jake Bugg and more for its 2025 edition. Stalwarts of mid-2000s indie, The Wombats join the bill following the 2025 release of their sixth album, Oh! The Ocean. They join the 5x- platinum selling rock band Snow Patrol, with more acts to be announced soon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Splendour Festival (@splendourfest) Anton Lockwood, DHP Family Director of Live, said: “We’re delighted to…