From the rave culture of the late-80s through to DnB, dubstep, jungle and so much more, the UK’s dance music history is long and very well-established. And that’s represented in the festivals that ...

Ticketmaster has released its State of Play Festivals 2025 report, exploring the latest trends shaping the UK festival scene. Focussing on what matters to audiences, using insights from fans, industry ...

Dutch dance festival Mysteryland will take a creative break in 2026, with a return planned for 2027 with a new concept. The 2025 event drew over 100,000 attendees from 81 countries, says the festival, ...

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A new music festival is heading to Stockport. Launching in 2026 with a specific date to be confirmed, Sidelines will “celebrate the town’s creative spirit and reimagining its spaces through ...

John Drury is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. His research focus is crowds and collective behaviour. He has published nearly 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, most of ...

Festival Insights and the UK Festival Awards are proud to release the UK Festival Market Report 2017, an in-depth examination of consumer demographics, preferences and behaviour based on research ...

Ticket Fairy is expanding its global financing initiative, which the company says will “unlock funding of up to £5M in the UK, €3M across Europe and $3M in the US, for venues, festivals and events ...

KNEECAP, Kettama, Annie Mac, Evian Christ and ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U join the line-up for AVA Belfast's 2026 edition.

Glasgow's celebration of folk and roots music and culture, Celtic Connections, has announced the first acts for its 33rd edition.

Just over 25 years ago, the Danish festival Roskilde suffered a tragedy that would be unimaginable if it didn’t happen in real-time. Pearl Jam took to the stage. The crowd surged, people became ...

UK: SpaSeekers has conducted research into the sleeping and cleaning habits of UK festival attendees. The study claims to demonstrate which festivals’ attendees shower the least, brush their teeth the ...