Author: Jack Needham

This year’s event, powered by Festival Insights, will take place on 1 December at Manchester’s DIECAST – and festivals can enter now.

This year’s multi-venue festival is guest curated by Squid, Shabaka and Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller.

Co-founder Matt Thomas and trustee Claire Haffenden on the vital need for music industry support.

The free community festival takes place on 18-19 July at the St Osyth Priory, Clacton-on-Sea.

More than 260 new additions have been unveiled for the Northamptonshire festival.

More than 30 acts have been added to the festival’s 2026 line-up.

The festival from the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and The National Lottery will host more than 2,000 artists across over 400 grassroots venues, it says.

The TagMix CCO speaks on the changing nature of social media and how FOMO is driving ticket sales.

A full market investigation has been called for.

Charlie Austen, broker at the event insurance company Vento, shares the hows and whys a festival may be able to avoid a Ye-esque controversy.