Author: Jack Needham

Brockwell Live comprises of four festivals held at Brockwell Park, and includes Field Day, Cross The Tracks, City Splash and Mighty Hoopla.

The strategy director tells us what festivals should be doing to cultivate its crowd.

Taking place at London’s Southwark Park on Saturday 29 August, the festival’s fourth edition will also host a live performance from electronic artist Daniel Avery.

Cut Capers, Malin Lewis, Katherine Priddy, Edith WeUtonga and more have been announced for Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Taking place from 28-31 August at DMOS People West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury, the festival will also host a new collaboration commissioned by the English Folk Dance and Song Society – Adriano Adewale & Friends: Rooted and Rising. The collaboration will the composer and percussionist joined by musicians including Nancy Kerr, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Kuljit Bhamra. The performance is set to “unite musical heritage from England, Scotland, Brazil, Haiti, Columbia, the US and the Punjab,” says the festival.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shrewsbury Folk Festival (@shrewsburyfolkfestival) The newly…

Dance duo The Orb, acid house innovators Orbital and Detroit selectors Moodymann B2B Carl Craig have been announced for the inaugural edition of Manchester’s Outwards festival. Taking place on Saturday 2 May 2026 across five outdoor spaces in the city’s Ardwick area, the 5,000-capacity Outwards is self-billed as “a new festival dedicated to the past, present and future of electronic music culture.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Outwards (@outwardsfestival) The cross-generational line-up also includes Detroit act Octave One and UK acts Orbital, Midland, Josey Rebelle, Pearson Sound and OK Williams. Olli Ryder, Outwards festival director said:…

Pulp, Disclosure (DJ set), Kneecap and Underworld have been announced as headliners for Ireland’s All Together Now festival 2026. Taking place from 30 July – 2 August 2026 at the Curraghmore Estate, Co Waterford, the weekend will also see Maribou State, Christy Moore, Floating Points, Ezra Collective and more perform. They will join more than 60 acts across the long weekend. View this post on Instagram A post shared by All Together Now (@alltogethernow.ie) Entering its seventh year, the festival says it offers an “all-round festival experience” in a place where “where art thrives in unison with rhythm.” Tickets for…

Held at Stockport’s Whitebottom Farm on 12–14 June 2026, Moovin Festival has invited Groove Armada, 2manydjs, Gilles Peterson, Nightmares On Wax and Quantic for its latest edition. Amongst its first line-up announcement include funk, disco and hip-hop don Nightmares On Wax and Danilo Plessow, the alter ego of producer and selector Motor City Drum Ensemble, will also perform over the three days. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Moovin Festival (@moovinfestival) In true Manchester fashion, local favourites Luke Una and Mr Scruff will also be on stage, while the likes of Greg Wilson, Dan Shake, Mike Pickering & Graeme Park, DJ Paulette and K-Klass also…

Dancing in the dark.

The best UK festivals for those looking to party amongst the few, not the many.

Cheltenham Jazz Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a line-up curated by double-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Taking place from 29 April to 4 May 2026, Corinne Bailey Rae as the festival’s guest curator for 2026-2028 has invited Joss Stone, Lady Blackbird, Gotts Street Park, Ladies of Midnight Blue, Emma Jean-Thackray and Tinariwen its 2026 edition. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cheltenham Festivals (@cheltfestivals) Corinne Bailey Rae, Cheltenham Jazz Festival Guest Curator, said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Cheltenham Jazz Festival as Guest Curator in its 30th year and to be helping shape its artistic journey over the next three years.…