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    ‘It’s a long-term approach’: Africa Rising Music Conference founder Sarah Jane Nicholson on cultivating a music industry on the continent

    March 11, 2026

    UK News

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    Nottingham’s Beat The Streets raises more than £50,000 in 2026

    By Jack NeedhamMarch 13, 20260

    Beat The Street’s total fundraising has reached £604,155 since it was launched by DHP Family in 2018, the festival says.

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    UK News

    Hay Festival announces line-up for 2026

    By Jack NeedhamMarch 11, 20260

    Emma Thompson, Malala Yousafzai, Gisèle Pelicot and more are amongst the set to appear at more than 500 events at this year’s Hay Festival.

    UK News

    Olivia Dean to headline BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026

    By James RobertsonMarch 10, 20260

    The Brit Award winner will close out the festival on Sunday 24 May at Sunderland’s Herrington Country Park

    UK News

    Team behind GALA Festival and RALLY Festival announce ‘new cultural platform’ Moments

    By Jack NeedhamMarch 10, 20260

    The company says Moments was “created to consolidate the group’s festival IP, in-house production expertise and brand experience capabilities under one structure.”

    UK News

    De La Soul, Anderson .Paak and more added to Love Supreme Jazz Festival

    By Jack NeedhamMarch 9, 20260

    Funk band Free Nationals will also appear alongside Sister Sledge, Gabrielle, Durand Bernarr and more on 3-6 July 2026.

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    ‘It’s about respecting the culture’: La Linea’s Elena Beltrami on putting Latin culture on a pedestal

    Insights

    ‘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…

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

    Interviews

    Bluedot: Behind the Award Winning Line-Up

    The award for best line-up of 2022 at the UK Festival Awards went to Bluedot,…

    Interviews

    Winner Profile: Altitude Comedy Festival

    What does it take to win Best Overseas Festival at the UK Festival Awards? The…

    Interviews

    We Invented the Weekend – Bold Claim and New Festival for Salford.

    We Invented the Weekend, a brand new festival, based in Salford, with a bold claim…

    Interviews

    From Beach Bar to Festivals, Growing Tunes in the Sand.

    From Beach Bar to Festivals, Growing Tunes in the Sand. Becoming a festival owner wasn’t…

    Interviews

    Beat-Herder – A Festival With a Sense of Re-Purpose

    Accreditation in a former mobile chlamydia screening unit disguised as a train carriage?  A swimming…

    Interviews

    MOGA – A Vibe That Created a Tribe

    We speak to Moga Festival co-founder Matthieu Corosine about how it all came about, the…

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    World NEWS

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    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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