Author: Jack Needham

Forbidden Forest, set in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire on 4-7 June 2026, will host the Arcadia Spider in what will be a UK festival exclusive. The 50-tonne stage usually calls Glastonbury as its summer home, but in the Somerset festival’s fallow year will now take up residency in the UK midlands. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Forbidden Forest (@forbiddenforestuk) Alongside the announcement of the Arcadia stage, Forbidden Forest has also unveiled its first wave of acts, including Sub Focus, Michael Bibi, MK and Girls Don’t Sync. UK garage act DJ EZ will also perform, as well as Pendulum…

Afrobeat-jazz group Ezra Collective and UK hip-hop star Loyle Carner have been announced as headliners for Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2026. Taking place at Glynde Place, East Sussex, from 3-6 July 2026, the festival has also added Grammy-winning artist Samara Joy, soul act Jalen Ngonda and a joint appearance from Motown icons The Temptations & The Four Tops. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Love Supreme Jazz Festival (@lovesupremefest) The bill also includes bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding, US-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Carrtoons, up-and-coming blues sensation D.K. Harrell, and soul pair The War and Treaty. In what will be its twelfth year, Love Supreme is one…

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East London’s All Points East will welcome the GRAMMY Award winner artist Lorde as its next headliner for 2026. Lorde will perform on Saturday 22 August, and joins the previously announced Tyler, The Creator’s two-day headline slot (28-29 August). Deftones will also headline the All Points East and Outbreak Fest collaborative event on 23 August. View this post on Instagram A post shared by All Points East (@allpointseastuk) Lorde will be joined by a line up or PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, Rose Gray, 2hollis, Audrey Hobert, Oklou, Esha Tewari, ML Buch and Fabiana Palladino. More artists will be announced, says the festival. Tickets go on general sale on Thursday 20 November…

Foo Fighters, Florence + The Machine, Twenty One Pilots, Pulp and more have been announced for Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival. The Spanish festival has also added Wolf Alice, Lorde, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Jennie, The War on Drugs, Halsey and David Byrne to the four-day event. It’s latest edition will take place from 8-11 July at Iberdrola Music in Villaverde, Madrid, in what will mark its 10th anniversary. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mad Cool Festival (@madcoolfestival) The new acts join the likes of Kasabian, Teddy Swims, Sigrid, The Vaccines and many more across…

Pop star CMAT, UK rave duo Underworld and singer-songwriter Sombr have been added to next year’s Øya Festival. The new announcements join the The Cure, Amyl & The Sniffers, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Lambrini Girls and more for next year’s festival edition, which is set to take place 12-15 August 2026 at Tøyenparken, Oslo. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Øyafestivalen (@oyafestivalen) Tickets for Øya Festival 2026 are on sale now and available here. 

Alkaline Trio, Lambrini Girls, Glassjaw and Cancer Bats have been announced as some of the first acts for Cheltenham’s 2000trees. Taking place from 8-11 July 2026, the first announcement for next year’s edition also includes Dinosaur Pile-Up, Free Throw, Superheaven and Bad Nerves. More line-up announcements are yet to come. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 2000trees Festival (@2000trees_festival) Known for bringing big names in pop-punk, rock and everything else disruptive to Cheltenham, 2000trees’ 2025 edition included Irish rap group Kneecap, New York’s Coheed and Cambria and emo stalwarts Taking Back Sunday. Tickets for 2000trees 2026 are…

The multi-city festival Slam Dunk has added Knocked Loose, Boston Manor, State Champs and more to its line-up. The festival, which will celebrate its 20th year in 2026, has also announced Comeback Kid, Currents, Hands Like Houses and more to next year’s two-day celebration of everything pop-punk, metal and rock. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Slam Dunk Festival (@slamdunkmusic) The new line-up addiotions join a previously announced stacked roster that includes Good Charlotte, Sublime, Dashboard Confessional and more. Slam Dunk Festival will take place in Hatfield Park, nr London on 23 May and Temple Newsam, Leeds on 24…

Latitude Festival is heading back to Henham Park, Suffolk, from 23-26 July 2026 with David Byrne, Lewis Capaldi, and Teddy Swims as its headliners. The Flaming Lips, The Last Dinner Party, Self Esteem, Billy Ocean, Tom Grennan, Wet Leg and more have also been added to the line-up. For what will be the festival’s 20th anniversary, Latitude brings David Byrne to Suffolk for what will be an a UK festival exclusive in 2026. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Latitude Festival (@latitudefest) Melvin Benn, Latitude Founder and Festival Director, says: “Twenty years of Latitude feels like both a moment and…

The South London-based electronic music festival GALA will return to Peckham Rye Park in 2026. Held across the May bank holiday weekend, 22-24 2026, the festival has unveiled that DJs Palms Trax, Antal and HUNEE will perform a rare B2B set, and will be joined by the likes of Benji B & Judah, Chaos In The CBD, Call Super and more across the weekend. CC:DISCO!, Job Jobse, Peach, Prosumer, Mia Koden, Moxie and more will also appear over the three-day celebration. GALA partners include the UK-based DJ Peach who will bring her Dreamland project to the streets of South London. The Dutch label and record Rush Hour, London-based radio station NTS and more will each host stage takeovers. View…