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

    March 4, 2026

    UK News

    UK News

    Truck Festival adds more artists to its 2026 line-up

    By James RobertsonMarch 5, 20260

    Divorce, Picture Parlour, Sigma, Gans and more will play at the Oxfordshire festival from 23-26 July 2026.

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    UK News

    Colchester Castle Summer Series announces line-up for 2026

    By James RobertsonMarch 4, 20260

    The Colchester Castle Summer Series returns for 2026 with seven nights of live music in the historic setting of Lower Castle Park.

    UK News

    Speyfest adds Natalie MacMaster, Elephant Sessions and Kim Carnie to 2026 line-up

    By James RobertsonMarch 3, 20260

    Natalie MacMaster, Kim Carnie, Ellie Beaton, Elephant Sessions and more join the Scottish festival from 24-26 July.

    UK News

    Beat-Herder Festival announces first acts for 2026

    By James RobertsonMarch 2, 20260

    Faithless, Wilkinson and Sigma will play at the festival in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire from 16 –19 July.

    UK News

    FOCUS Wales announces 60 new acts for 2026 edition

    By Jack NeedhamMarch 2, 20260

    Welsh-language singer-songwriter Betsan, R&B act Bruna Garcia and singer-songwriter-producer Hana Lili will all play on 7-9 May.

    Insights

    Insights

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

    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

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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

    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,…

    World News

    Florence + The Machine to headline NOS Alive 2026

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

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