UK News
The Race Equality in Music Event Licensing report led by Black Lives in Music uncovers systemic racial bias in licensing throughout London.
The 18-day festival brings GRIT Orchestra, The Saw Doctors, a unique collaboration between Ye Vagabonds and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and more to Scotland.
“Large-scale greenfield music festivals can no longer ignore gigantism,” says the forthcoming peer-reviewed paper.
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Dexta Daps, Wayne Wonder and Stefflon Don will play the festival on 31 May 2027.
Insights
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.
The Bugged Out co-founder Johnno Burgess reflects on running ‘just a big disco’ for 30 years.
Trends
Industry news and updates from Festival Insights
Ashley Peniston-Bird, founder and director of Smoke & Fire Festival, speaks on how a charity fundraiser became one of the UK’s biggest food weekenders.
Togather says that the two businesses will “bring more than 60 event experts together on a single combined F&B [food and beverage] offer.”
As an official sponsor and exclusive streaming partner, Spotify will have a dedicated Afro Nation page on the platform.
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.
The summers are getting hotter and climate change is altering our landscapes. How can, and should, the festival industry react?
