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

    November 18, 2025

    UK News

    UK News

    FOCUS Wales reveals the first acts for its 16th edition

    By James RobertsonNovember 25, 20250

    FOCUS Wales has unveiled 76 acts from 18 nations, including Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, South London post-punk quintet Shame…

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    UK News

    Fatboy Slim, Wolf Alice, Courteeners and Wet Leg to play Tramlines Festival 2026

    By Jack NeedhamNovember 25, 20250

    Fatboy Slim, Wolf Alice and Courteeners are set to headline Sheffield’s Tramlines Festival in 2026.…

    UK News

    Reytons, Two Door Cinema Club and The Streets announced as Y Not? headliners

    By Jack NeedhamNovember 25, 20250

    Y Not? Festival returns to Derbyshire on 30 July to 2 August 2026 with Reytons,…

    UK News

    Truck Festival announces headliners for 2026

    By James RobertsonNovember 25, 20250

    Truck Festival, which returns to Hill Farm, Oxfordshire from 23-26 July 2026 has announced Maccabees,…

    UK News

    All Points East announce Twenty One Pilots as next headliner

    By Jack NeedhamNovember 25, 20250

    London’s All Points East festival has announced the US rock duo Twenty One Pilots as…

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

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    ‘You can always get better’: Way Out West’s Filip Hiltmann on making major festivals sustainable

    Sweden’s Way Out West may have been able to rest on its laurels as a…

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    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…

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    ‘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…

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

    Interviews

    Kernowfornia founder outlines ambitious plans

    Cornish musician, Jon Stafford of Haunt the Woods, is set to bring a new festival…

    Interviews

    Mobiloo’s James Brown discusses the need for inclusivity

    In 2015 the former Paralympic gold medallist took his talents from the saddle to become…

    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…

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    World NEWS

    World News

    Amsterdam Dance Event to celebrate 30 years in 2026

    After closing doors on its “record breaking edition” from 22-25 October 2025, Amsterdam…

    World News

    Snowbombing announces first wave of acts for 2026

    Ski festival Snowbombing returns to Mayrhofen, Austria from 6-11 April 2026. UK…

    World News

    Open’er Festival announces headliners for 2026

    Open’er Festival returns to Gdynia’s Baltic coast from 1–4 July 2026. The…

    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,…

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