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

    October 29, 2025

    UK News

    UK News

    Alkaline Trio, Lambrini Girls, Glassjaw and more announced for 2000trees

    By Jack NeedhamNovember 5, 20250

    Alkaline Trio, Lambrini Girls, Glassjaw and Cancer Bats have been announced as some of the first acts for Cheltenham’s 2000trees.…

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    UK News

    Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park headline Download 2026

    By James RobertsonNovember 4, 20250

    Download Festival returns to Donnington Park from 10 – 14 June 2026 with Limp Bizkit,…

    UK News

    Richard Ashcroft and Blossoms headline Neighbourhood Weekender 2026

    By James RobertsonNovember 4, 20250

    Richard Ashcroft and Blossoms top the bill for Neighbourhood Weekender from 23 to 24 May…

    UK News

    Knocked Loose, Boston Manor, State Champs and more to play Slam Dunk 2026

    By Jack NeedhamNovember 4, 20250

    The multi-city festival Slam Dunk has added Knocked Loose, Boston Manor, State Champs and more…

    UK News

    David Byrne, Lewis Capaldi and Teddy Swims to headline Latitude 2026

    By Jack NeedhamNovember 3, 20250

    Latitude Festival is heading back to Henham Park, Suffolk, from 23-26 July 2026 with David…

    Insights

    Insights

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

    Insights

    In pictures: Revellers celebrate 25 years of Shambala Festival

    Another sun has set on Shambala Festival. This year’s sold out event, which took place…

    Insights

    ‘Crowd safety is not about reinventing the wheel’: how UK festivals can keep people safe from crowd surges

    Just over 25 years ago, the Danish festival Roskilde suffered a tragedy that would be…

    Insights

    ‘It’s about reigniting the village fête. It’s about meeting your neighbours’: Arts Trust CEO Martin Collins on how hyperlocal festivals are building community

    It’s late-July, and in what seems like a blink of the eye we’re edging ever…

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    ‘People are looking for experience’: seven insights from Beatport’s Ed Hill on building a touring DJ booth

    Where do new DJs breakthrough in 2025? It’s a pretty rough landscape. In January 2025,…

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    Interviews

    Interviews

    Interview: the International Festival Forum’s Greg Parmley on the future of festival booking

    Interviews

    Primavera Sound: Collectivism in the face of adversity

    Welcoming around 75,000 people per day to Barcelona, with most of those being international attendees,…

    Interviews

    Weekend Festival Q&A

    Finland’s Weekend Festival returns to Espoo’s new Vermo Arena for a second time on August…

    Interviews

    Towersey: 60 Years of the Family Family Festival

    60 years under the stewardship of the same family, Towersey is unique before you start…

    Interviews

    Winner Profile: Teddy Rocks

    Teddy Rocks, winners of the 2023 Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award is a festival dedicated…

    Interviews

    Winner Profile: Midnight Mango

    Nurturing the live careers of acts is a role that is crucial to delivering a…

    Interviews

    Woo Yeah! The Award-winning Small Festival Making a Big Contribution.

    When Worcester local, John Simons, received a grave cancer diagnosis, his family’s worlds were rocked.…

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    World NEWS

    World News

    Pitch Music & Arts announces the line-up for its ninth edition

    Taking place from 6-10 March on the Grampian Plains, Pitch Music &…

    World News

    Sónar festival founders step down

    After more than 30 years, the three founders of Sónar – Enric Palau,…

    World News

    Florence + The Machine to headline NOS Alive 2026

    Florence + The Machine is set to headline Nos Alive’s 2026 edition,…

    World News

    Way Out West announces The Cure, Gorillaz and Ravyn Lenae as first names for 2026

    Gothenburg’s Way Out West festival have announced The Cure, Gorillaz, and Ravyn Lenae as its…

    World News

    Amsterdam Dance Event completes 2025 line-up with Skepta, Charlotte de Witte and more

    Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has finalised the line-up for its 2025 edition…

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