Glastonbury has crossed the £400 ticket barrier and sets a bad precedent for the festival industry, thinks Jack Needham, Festival Insights Head of Content.
Adam Page, festival director of Midhurst Jazz, Food & Blues Festival, is trying to transform his small town through a weekender. Should others do the same?
How festivals can earn a profit in the modern day is an elusive question. But as an analyst in the festival market, Annick Maas is finding the answers.
Bringing the family to watch political comedy and sweary headline acts isn’t the norm. But Deer Shed’s Megan Evans explains why it should be.
Scottish hip-hop is thriving but is being overlooked. Through PITCH Scotland, Richy Muirhead and Mobolaji Agoro are changing that.
When there’s a lack of cultural support, you build it for yourself. Founder Ross Parkhill speaks on how he did that through Northern Ireland’s Stendhal Festival.
Sally Washtell-Blaise, Samaritans Festival Branch deputy director of comms and fundraising, speaks on how the charity is providing crucial support for field revellers.
Five, Vengaboys and bingo aren’t usually associated with the rock and metal festival, but through talent buyer Dannika Webber Download are embracing the absurd.
Vicky Parsons, co-founder and director of Let Loose Festival, on doing the unthinkable – creating a new festival for 2026.
The MVT’s campaigns and comms manager tells us about the truly UK-wide Everywhere at Once festival and why grassroots venues need to be saved.