Afro Nation, which celebrated its 5th anniversary in Portugal in 2025, is bringing the Afrobeats and Amapiano Festival to London for what it describes as a “new chapter” for the event. Taking place on Friday 21 November at Drumheads, London, Afro Nation and Afrosport Network will come together to present Afro Nation United: The Road to the Unity Cup. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Afro Nation United (@afronationunited) The collaboration brings music, sport and culture across three stages to the 15,000 capacity venue. Separated into three rooms, X, Y and Z, room X will…
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Boundary Brighton Festival has announced the final artists for the two-day electronic festival at Stanmer Park on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 September. The final additions to Friday include SHÈN Recordings label boss Franky Wah, singer, songwriter and DJ, Yasmin, Jess Bays, Nooriyah, Mind Enterprises, and Louis Bekk who will join previously announced acts including Gorgon City, Josh Baker, East End Dubs and more. Saturday’s lineup features Giggs, Andy C and Shy FX, Boundary 2.0 closing out the festival. 2025 sees Boundary expand into a two-day festival, with Friday 26 dedicated entirely to house and techno, while Saturday 27 sees…
Taking place from 24-26 July 2026 in Fochabers near Elgin, Speyfest has announced the first artists for its 2026 line-up. Northern Irish trad pop band The Tumbling Paddies and Scottish singer Karen Matheson will be joined by Astro Bloc and Dallahan, who will make their first appearances at the festival. The 2025 event welcomed 4,500 attendees over three days with visitors from Germany, Sweden and the US making the journey to the Scottish village. The 2025 programme featured 30 musical performances alongside song and instrument workshops, crafts, yoga and more. Speyfest Chair Ashleigh Macgregor said: “Speyfest is all about bringing…
Dutch dance festival Mysteryland will take a creative break in 2026, with a return planned for 2027 with a new concept. The 2025 event drew over 100,000 attendees from 81 countries, says the festival, with a main stage built into an arena where guests danced around the dance floor across four levels. Acts featured included Hardwell, Marlon Hoffstadt, Paul van Dyk, Eric Prydz and FISHER. 2025 marked the final edition of the festival in its current form with a grand finale featuring 800 drones, fireworks, lasers, video and lights choreographed into a 15-minute set piece. Sander Vermeulen, Creative Director of…
Now in its fourth year, Morecambe Poetry Festival will bring three nights of poetry to the seaside town alongside grassroots performances, family activities, workshops, poetry takeovers and open mics. The programme features children’s author and poet Michael Rosen taking to the stage with Clare Ferguson Walker, John Healey, Jan Brierton, Henry Normal who returns for a fourth year bringing Nigel Planer with him and Robin Ince. A pedal-powered stage outside the library will invite children to pedal and perform their own poetry, created during free poetry workshops in local primary schools with Northern poet Louise Fazackerly. Takeover events at the…
Ticketmaster has released its State of Play Festivals 2025 report, exploring the latest trends shaping the UK festival scene. Focussing on what matters to audiences, using insights from fans, industry partners and its own ticketing data, the report highlights several areas including ‘families at festivals’, ‘solo festivals’, ‘values and sustainability’, and ‘phones in the field’. Ticketmaster – which was recently announced as Headline Sponsor for the UK Festival Awards 2025 – partnered with market research company OnePoll, which conducted an online survey of 2,000 UK adults who have attended a festival within the past five years. These survey results were…
After its debut in 2025, Hospitality Weekender will return to Bognor Regis from Friday 30 January to Monday 2 February 2026 and has revealed its full line-up. The three day drum & bass event takes over Butlins Bognor Regis to transform the holiday resort into an immersive raver village, with a variety of on-site accommodation available from self-catered apartments to hotel-style rooms. Hospitality Weekender aims to deliver the full spectrum of drum & bass across four custom indoor arenas from liquid to jungle, rollers to neuro, and everything in between. Stages are hosted by labels and sound systems. Highlights include…
Gloworm Festival will be returning to Thoresby Park, Newark from 7-9 August 2026 for its 10th Birthday celebration. Early bird tickets are on sale now. Performances and acts for the 2025 edition included: Bluey, Andy and the Odd Socks, Playmobil Rave, Mr Blobby, tribute band Arctic Roll and children’s entertainer Justin Fletcher. A post-festival survey, conducted by the festival, found that the new camping layout, bringing the main festival site closer, was well received. Friday night entertainment for campers also created a great atmosphere from the outset, said the organisers. Richard Walpole, Festival Director, said: “We couldn’t be more excited…
Young Hustlers, taking place on Sunday 19 October in Nottingham alongside Hockley Hustle is expanding its programme after increased funding from Arts Council England. The festival aims to encourage families and young people to immerse themselves in a world of creativity, creating music and art alongside local artists. The 2024 event saw a 27% increase in attendance with performance opportunities for 45 young people, says the festival. Taking place across multiple indoor and outdoor venues around Sneinton’s Market Avenues and Square, the festival features a mix of live performances, interactive workshops, and energetic parties exploring cultures around the world. Confirmed…
Located in the famed South East Corner of Glastonbury Festival from 26-29 June, Shangri-La has returned for 2025 with a fresh look. Commenting on the back to nature theme, Shangri-La describes the area as “a new landscape of possibility” that is “seeded with imagination, rooted in resistance, and fertilised with rebellion.” The area includes various stages and workshops, including the Shangri-La Stage, the Grow Room and the Wildings Allotments. The Shangri-La Stage is surrounded and protected by 40ft PoliNations Trees which have been “reimagined to explore themes of love, loss and land,” says the festival. The new arena “brings a…