Author: Jack Needham

From the cradle to the rave.

Party in the day, make it home for a takeaway.

The Netherlands-based music festival and conference Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) has closed its doors for another year. Celebrating its 40th edition in 2026, the Groningen festival welcomed almost 300 European acts from 39 countries, and hosted around 40,000 attendees over four days. More than 4,000 accredited music professionals also descended on Groningen, says the festival. The event officially opened on Wednesday 14 January with a ceremony at De Oosterpoort led by Queen Máxima and ESNS managing director Anna van Nunen before taking over the city with performances from a host of emerging European talent across 18 stages. creating a concentrated platform…

Nottingham’s Beat The Streets has finalised the line-up for its 2026 edition, which takes place across the city on 25 January. The new additions include Angel Row, Eyre, Mighty Lightweights, Wired Euphoria and more. They join the previously announced acts Ben Mark Smith and The Balancing Acts, LDYA, Part Time Animals, The Mumbo Orchestra, The Rossettis and White Town. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beat The Streets (@beat_streets_) The multi-venue festival Beat The Streets is dedicated to raising funds for the city’s homeless population, with “every ticket, merch sale, tombola and drink bought will go towards…

The Bugged Out co-founder Johnno Burgess reflects on running ‘just a big disco’ for 30 years.

Between the Trees festival, held at Candleston Woods, south Wales from 26-30 August, has announced its line-up for 2026. Celebrating trad-folk, indie-folk and Acoustic music, Between the Trees will welcome Skerryvore, Valtos and Seafret as its headliners. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Between The Trees (@betweenthetreesfestival) Folk-rock band Rusty Shackle, indie act Bertie Newman, dub-folk duo An Dannsa Dub and more also join the line-up. Each year, the festival introduces a new theme. For 2026, Between the Trees will celebrate ‘The Elements’, which it says “invites us to celebrate nature in all its forms and the…

Scotland’s Terminal V festival has announced the final acts for its 2026 edition. Showcasing what the festival describes as “a mix of new school disrupters and legends” across house, trance and techno, the new additions include Biianco, Natte Vistick, Patrick Topping and Prunk. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TERMINAL V (@terminalvfest) Terminal V will also present The Lab, a stage dedicated to emerging Scottish talent. The line-up for The Lab will be announced soon. Terminal V says it will welcome over 100 artists across six stages in 2026, bringing 40,000 attendees to its home at the…

The DnB label Hospital Records will return to Bristol in 2026 with HOSPITAL30 ON THE HARBOUR. Taking place on 25 July at the Lloyds Amphitheatre, the one-day festival will host main stage performances from Hybrid Minds, High Contrast, Fred V, Hoax, Pola & Bryson, Ryda and more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HospitalityDNB (@hospitalitydnb) Area 2 will be hosted by Nu:Tone’s The Deep End, which the festival says will act as an “intimate space curated for true heads” that will be “dedicated to the deeper side of D&B.” Acts performing on the stage will be London Elektricity, Bryan Gee, Nu:Tone & Makoto, Gabriella Bongo and Bassi b2b Charli Brix.  HOSPITAL30…

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 contemporary live music, discovery, and culture,” the festival said in its announcement. The festival is produced by members from the Manchester-based promoters Now Wave, production and creative company From The Other and the YES venue, found near Manchester’s Oxford Road. Now Wave bring us the yearly Manchester Psych Festival, while From The Other are the team behind the annual Sounds From The Other City and View this post on Instagram…

Two Door Cinema Club, Biffy Clyro, Wolf Alice and The Kooks will headline Kendal Calling 2026. Set in the rolling hills of the Lake District, Kendal Calling will also play host to Scissor Sisters, The Libertines, Doves, Groove Armada and more from 30 July to 2 August. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kendal Calling (@kendalcalling) The Cribs, Crazy P, The Vaccines, Jamie Webster, Gabrielle and The Hunna also join the stacked line-up, Kendal Calling takes place from 30 July to 2 August. Tickets are available from 17 December here.