UK News
Fat Dog and Mike D of the Beastie Boys headline a line-up of more than 90 emerging acts and new performers on 23-24 October.
Gracenote Promotion Ltd (GPL), the company behind Morvala Festival, has gone into administration, leaving contractors,…
The long-term music industry plan aims to help the music industry “grow, innovate and succeed” through a collective £45m package.
Charli xcx, Fontaines D.C., Dave, Raye, Florence + The Machine and Kneecap will be playing this year’s edition.
Christina Aguilera, Eric Clapton and Lionel Richie were set to perform at the event series in August.
Insights
Elena Beltrami, Director at La Linea festival, on how Latin music is thriving in the UK.
The strategy director tells us what festivals should be doing to cultivate its crowd.
Sarah Mason, Senior Production Manager at Shambala, shares why sticking to your guns means more than money.
The founder of the crowdfunded jazz and electronic music gathering talks us through the ups and downs of starting a festival in 2026.
Interviews
LooseFest should have been a simple tale of brand extension, had it not been for…
The award for best line-up of 2022 at the UK Festival Awards went to Bluedot,…
What does it take to win Best Overseas Festival at the UK Festival Awards? The…
We Invented the Weekend, a brand new festival, based in Salford, with a bold claim…
From Beach Bar to Festivals, Growing Tunes in the Sand. Becoming a festival owner wasn’t…
Accreditation in a former mobile chlamydia screening unit disguised as a train carriage? A swimming…
We speak to Moga Festival co-founder Matthieu Corosine about how it all came about, the…
TRENDS
Industry news and updates from Festival Insights
The former AEG Presents VP and general manager brings over 20 years of live entertainment and festival experience to the company.
Matthew Hoag, founder and CEO of Interstellar.plus, explains what festival brands can do to successfully expand into a new territory.
Ross Robertson, Arena UK and Europe MD, on why mental health support in the workplace must be taken seriously this festival season and beyond.
