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    ‘You have to box clever’: Mustard Media’s Sian Bennett on how festivals can thrive through data

    February 25, 2026

    Finally, some good news in the UK…at least when it comes to our events industry.…

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    ‘If you’re good people to work with people will want to work with you’: Shambala Festival on the importance of festival community

    February 3, 2026

    Shambala Festival is a UK festival success story. At least in all the obvious usual…

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    ‘We can foster an audience who care about having their voices heard’: Show of Hands founder Alex Lane on crowdfunding a new festival for 2026

    January 27, 2026

    “It’s a bloody nightmare starting a new festival,” begins Alex Lane, founder of the Show…

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    ‘We’ve managed to keep evolving while keeping our identity’: Bugged Out at 30

    January 13, 2026

    It’s just a big disco. This is a humble mantra that’s guided Bugged Out for…

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    ‘Fans don’t just want music. They want scenes, experiences, and identity’: Michael Adex on how festivals can help break new artists

    December 16, 2025

    Discovering the next big thing is a multi-billion pound industry. The CMATs of this world…

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    In photos: the UK Festival Awards 2025

    December 6, 2025

    On 2 December, the UK Festival Awards, powered by Festival Insights, celebrated the best that…

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    Bottle service and banging toilets: the VIP-ification of music festivals

    November 18, 2025

    I’m sat on a crisp white sofa overlooking a stream of pristine men, women and…

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    Opinion: when festivals go bust, why do we so often pay the bill?

    October 29, 2025

    As reliably as day turns to night, it seems with each passing week comes the…

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    ‘I am constantly having to prove myself in ways that white artists do not’: five key findings from The South Asian Soundcheck report

    October 7, 2025

    South Asian culture has become embedded into every facet of life in the UK. Film,…

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    ‘We can book risks’: how Pitchfork London turns online influence into live experiences

    September 30, 2025

    For decades, Pitchfork has acted as a music tastemaker for generations of fans. Whether it’s…

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