Author: Jack Needham

The NQ founder and CEO tells us all about his new partnership with global dance titans Creamfields.

The iconic DnB label Hospitality has announced the first line-up of acts for its Hospitality on the Beach festival, held in Tisno, Croatia from 1-6 July 2026. The headline acts for next year’s edition are Sub Focus, Andy C, Metrik, Kings of the Rollers and A.M.C. They are joined by global acts such as Dillinja, Calibre, Flava D, Lens, Hazard, Simula, Ed Rush & Optical, and more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HospitalityDNB (@hospitalitydnb) The five-day 2026 festival dedicated to bass music will also welcome HOSPITAL30, which will act as a celebration for the label’s 30 year anniversary. Hospitality On The Beach takes…

The Hertfordshire-based weekender Campo Sancho has announced the first wave of acts for its ninth edition. Created by London promoters Sancho Panza, next year’s celebration of disco, balearic, reggae, house and all things groovy will welcome debut performances from Haçienda DJ Greg Wilson, house DJ Ruby Savage, Delusions of Grandeur label founder Jimpster and Italian selector Tonno Disko. Manchester’s Luke Una, disco DJ Heidi Lawden and Balearic act Dicky Trisco also join the line-up. Campo Sancho takes place 23-26 July 2026 at Walkern Hall, Hertfordshire. Tickets are on sale now.

The Bristol and Nottingham city festival Dot To Dot has announced the first acts for its 2026 edition. The multi-city and multi-venue event, which takes place between 23-24 June 2026, will welcome Lambrini Girls, Fcukers and NewDad as its headline acts. The first announcement also includes indie-pop act Silver Gore, Vancouver-based act Meltt, La Sécurité and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Clothesline From Hell. More acts are yet to be announced. In previous years, Dot to Dot has welcomed acts such as The 1975, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, Caribou, Sports Team and many more.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dot To Dot Festival (@d2dfest)…

The UK Government has changed the criteria for artists applying for its Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS). The grant scheme offers between £5,000 – £50,000 to UK-registered independent music companies to “assist them with marketing campaigns when looking to introduce successful UK music projects overseas,” says MEGS As reported by Arts Professional, the new measures will ask artists to make “self-declarations regarding any activities that could be considered to bring the scheme into disrepute in the three years before and after an award is made.” As part of the new measures, entrants will be subject to verification checks administered by the…

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After recently being announced for both Sheffield’s Tramlines and Newquay’s Boardmasters, Fatboy Slim is set to headline Dorset’s Camp Bestival with an all-day takeover. In what will be a Fatboy Slim & Friends presentation from 30 July to 2 August at Lulworth Castle, the ‘Praise You’ producer will preside over the family festival on 2 August 2026. Other acts across the weekend will be announced soon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Camp Bestival Dorset (@campbestival) In a social media post, Norman Cook (AKA Fatboy Slim) said: “Given that there’s a seaside theme at Camp Bestival this…

The international showcase festival FOCUS Wales has unveiled its conference theme and first speakers for 2026. The 16th edition of the Wrexham-based festival will highlight ‘A Fairer Future for Music’, which the festival says will question “how can fairness become a genuine guiding principle rather than a buzzword or a gesture of good intent?” The theme is designed to explore how “artists, organisations, and communities can work together to create a more accessible, culturally diverse, and socially just musical ecosystem,” the festival goes on to say. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FOCUS Wales (@focuswales) Speakers at…

Edinburgh’s Terminal V has announced its second wave of acts for 2026. The dedicated dance music festival, taking place at the Royal Highland Centre & Showground on 18-19 April 2026, will host a selection of B2B sets from techno acts Ben Techy and Luciid, Clouds and Tommy Holohan, bass music from Dart and Kyle Starkey and more. BYORN, Emilija, I Hate Models, Alex Farell, Lola Cerise, Fumi and Will Atkinson also join the line-up. Next year’s edition will take place over six stages and features more than 100 artists. The new acts join the previous announced techno icon Robert Hood,…

The arts, music and culture festival Abandon Normal Devices will return from 25-27 September 2026 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.  The festival will take over the town for a weekend of art and installations featuring collaborations with a wide-spectrum of artists and creative technologists who “push the boundaries of immersive experiences,” says the festival. Previous editions of the festival took place in Liverpool, Castleton, Peak District, and Grizedale, Lake District. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Abandon Normal Devices (AND) (@abandon_normal_devices) Tadeo Lopez-Sendon, Chief Executive for Abandon Normal Devices, said: “Since 2009, AND has transformed landscapes across the North into living…