Open’er Festival returns to Gdynia’s Baltic coast from 1–4 July 2026. The festival has announced its first wave of acts with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Calvin Harris and The xx joining The Cure as Headliners. Also on the bill are music legend David Byrne, Teddy Swims and Ethel Cain. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Open'er Festival (@opener_festival) The UK Festival Awards nominee for Best International Festival is hosted on the site of a former military airport. The festival says that it: “Creates an electric, one-of-a-kind vibe that you can’t find anywhere else. With top-tier…
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First held with a single stage in 2004 by founder Alex Trenchard and expanding to a two day festival in 2006, the festival was postponed in 2023 and due to make a return in 2026. According to the BBC the organisers have said: “Due to significant financial losses sustained in 2022 and 2023, we were unable to run the festival in 2024 and 2025. “For the last 18 months we have engaged with a number of potential investors to continue the festival, including one party for the last 13 months. “With huge regret, additional investment has not been secured and…
Taking place from 6-10 March on the Grampian Plains, Pitch Music & Arts has announced the line up for its ninth edition. Acts including Charlotte de Witte, Eris Drew & Octo Octa lead the charge, while Amsterdam favourite MARRØN, and UK trio Girls Don’t Sync, are both set to make their Pitch Music & Arts debut. International artists set to join the lineup include Ewan McVicar, alongside UK-born, Berlin-based selector Palms Trax, and Palestinian techno force Sama’ Abdulhadi. All three of Pitch’s architecturally designed stages return in 2026, with Pitch Black unveiling a reimagined design inspired by its multi-level lineage.…
Fluisteraars are the final act to join Fortress Festival’s 2026 line-up. The Dutch atmospheric black metal duo will perform a UK exclusive show at Scarborough Spa from 30-31 May 2026. Fluisteraars “join a stacked line-up of international and exclusive acts, including Saturday headliners Old Man’s Child and Sunday headliners Gallowbraid”, says the festival. Fortress will also feature exclusive UK sets from Groza, Mesarthim, Midnight Odyssey, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult (Ocean Room headliner), This Gift Is A Curse and Mispyrming, as well as debuts from Old Sorcery, Totenwache, Black Cilice, Darkenhöld, Antrisch and Emyn Muil. Atlantean Sword and Gate Master will perform…
After weeks of deliberating, the judges have cast their votes, and we are thrilled to present the UK Festival Awards 2025 Shortlist.We’d like to thank our judging panel, who have read all of the applications and made their choices. Now it’s your turn!Voting is now open to the public. The public vote makes up 30% of the votes, with the judges making up the remaining 70%. Voting closes 4 November 2025. Check out the full shortlist below and don’t forget to book your ticket and join us at DIECAST, Manchester on 2 December 2025. Vote here. Non-Music Festival of the…
After more than 30 years, the three founders of Sónar – Enric Palau, Ricard Robles, and Sergio Caballero – have stepped away from the festival. Beginning in 1994, the Barcelona festival has expanded to include Sónar by day, Sónar by night and Sónar +D. Sónar was acquired by Superstruct Entertainment in 2018, with Superstruct itself being acquired by investment firm KKR in 2024. Superstruct, which owns multiple European and UK festivals including Sziget, Field Day, Truck Festival and the online broadcaster Boiler Room, has faced calls for boycotts over KKR’s alleged ties to Israeli defence companies. Sónar made a statement earlier…
BST Hyde Park have announced their latest headliner with Pitbull playing Leeds on 3 July and London on 10 July with Kesha joining the superstar at both shows. Roundhay is a new festival for 2026, set to take place in Roundhay Park, Leeds the festival is organised by promoters AEG, the team behind BST Hyde Park. Pibull will join Lewis Capaldi on the Roundhay and BST line-up, and Garth Brooks, who has been announced for BST. Jim King, CEO of AEG Presents UK said : “We’re proud that over the years, BST Hyde Park has welcomed artists from every corner…
In a UK festival exclusive, Forbidden Forest has announced that the fire-breathing Arcadia Spider will be at its tenth anniversary show at Belvoir Castle, Grantham. The festival previously announced Chris Stussy as the first DJ confirmed for the 2026 line-up. Constructed from 95% recycled materials, the structure will take four days to build and brings something entirely new to Forbidden Forest for its tenth anniversary show. With a DJ booth made from Tri Star turbine rotors, legs that were originally UK Government security scanning machines, top ‘muscles’ originating from Gazelle helicopter tails and eye sockets made out of reverse thrust…
Love to be… Festival will return to The Stray in Harrogate on 4 September 2026. House music brand, Love to be… held its sold-out 2025 edition on 6 September 2025, with a redesigned main stage, extra production across three arenas and a new Ultra VIP area. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Love to be… | House Music Record Label & Events (@lovetobeevents) The 2025 line-up featured K-Klass, The Shapeshifters, Gok Wan, Ultra Nate and Headline sets from Armand Van Helden and Marshall Jefferson. Marc Dennis, Director and owner at Love to be, said: “Seeing…
Returning for its seventh edition, Brighton’s Mutations Festival will take place on 7-8 November 2025 with an eclectic mix of established, up-and-coming artists, performing across nine of the city’s Grassroots Music Venues. Headlining the 2025 festival is South London’s Dry Cleaning and Brighton band Lambrini Girls. Joining them are Big Special, Bdrmm, Bug Club, Divorce, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs and many more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MUTATIONS (@mutationsfestival) Founded in 2015 the independent festival has focussed on promoting breakthrough bands which the festival says is the “UK’s most fertile grounds…