Festival Guide - a round-up of UK, Ireland and International festivals
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Recently added or updated for 2026: All Points East, Summer Nights at the Bandstand, Discovery Festival, Palace Bowl Presents, Wilderness Festival, The Summer Series, On the Beach, Download, Hitchin Live at the Priory, Dot to Dot, Outwards, Outbreak Fest, BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, Pride on the Park, State Fayre, Bulletproof Festival, Comedy at the Castle, Beautiful Days, and more
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By Category
For your convenience, we have also split our festival listings by size and type:
- Big Summer UK Festivals
- Boutique Festivals
- Family-Friendly Festivals
- 80s Festivals/ Tours
- Green/ Sustainable Festivals
And also by genre:
- Jazz/ Blues Festivals
- Folk Festivals
- Rock/ Metal Festivals
- Dance/ Club Festivals
- Indie Festivals
- Comedy Festivals
Read on for the complete overview.
Spring
C2C: Country to Country (13th - 15th Mar) in London, Glasgow, and Belfast, with Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn, Zach Top, Drake Milligan, Scotty McCreery, Mackenzie Carpenter, Ashley Cooke, Alana Springsteen, Ty Myers, Noeline Hofmann, Waylon Wyatt, Kameron Marlowe, Russell Dickerson, Bayker Blankenship, Tyler Braden, and more.
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Glasgow International Comedy Festival (13th - 29th Mar) in Glasgow with Judi Love, Connor Burns, Craig Hill, Bridget Christie, and many nore.
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Louder Than War Live (14th Mar) in Greater Manchester with Sea Power, House of All, Evil Blizzard, Benefits, White Magic For Lovers, Immersion, Pale Blue Eyes, Heavy Lungs, Loose Articles, and more.
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Manchester Folk Festival (19th Mar) in Greater Manchester with Seth Lakeman, Fairport Convention, McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle, The Young'uns [UK], Bella Hardy, and more.
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Teenage Cancer Trust (23rd - 29th Mar) at London's Royal Albert Hall, curated by the Cure's Robert Smith, featuring Elbow, Manic Street Preachers, Wolf Alice, CHVRCHES, The Joy Formidable, My Bloody Valentine, Placebo, Garbage, Mogwai, MRCY, and Nilüfer Yanya for the music nights. Dom Joly, Jack Dee, Maisie Adam, Andy Hamilton [comedian], Bridget Christie, will feature on the comedy night.
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BBC Radio 6 Music Festival (25th - 28th Mar) in Manchester with Bloc Party, The Horrors, Jacob Alon, Wesley Joseph, Yard Act, Courtney Barnett, BBC Music Introducing..., Mandy Indiana, LYNKS, Sorry, Kelly Lee Owens, SILVERWINGKILLER, TTSSFU, and more.
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Shiiine On Weekender (27th - 30th Mar) in Skegness, with Embrace, The Enemy, The Lightning Seeds, The Twang, The Magic Numbers, The Bluetones, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Badly Drawn Boy, Jah Wobble, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Kingmaker, The House of Love, The Blow Monkeys, Jim Bob, The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr, Neville Staple, Transglobal Underground, Utah Saints, Alabama 3, Terrorvision, Stereo MCs, Déjà Vega, Gaye Bykers On Acid, Riding the Low, Jon Carter, Cud, Rosellas, Theatre Royal [band], Bentley Rhythm Ace, The Clone Roses, and more.
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Ritual Union (28th Mar) in Bristol with Keo, Brian Nasty, The Guest List, Trampolene, Lucy Kruger and the Lost Boys, Goon, Lemonsuckr, YARD, and more.
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Terminal V (18th - 19th Apr) in Midlothian with 999999999, Ben Hemsley, Robert Hood, Morgan Seatree, Patrick Topping, Kyle Starkey, East End Dubs, Mall Grab, and more,
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Brixton Disco Festival (2nd May) in London with Dave Lee ZR, Norman Jay, Mousse T., Aroop Roy, Terry Farley, Imaani, Natasha Diggs, and more.
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Outwards (2nd May) in Manchester with Orbital, Carl Craig, LTJ Bukem, The Orb, A Certain Ratio, Richard Norris, Midland [DJ], DJ Pierre, Tom Middleton, Black Grape, Octave One, Paranoid London, Moodymann, Pearson Sound, Factory Floor, Phil Hartnoll, Natalie Robinson, and more.
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LOOPFEST (3rd - 4th May) in Shrewsbury with China Bears, The Nightingales, Little Comets, Bobbie Dazzle, Melin Melyn, Luna Kiss, Tom McGuire and the Brassholes, Yur Mum, Jason Allan, FEET, Henge, Trampolene, Elvana, Ian Prowse, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, The Hackney Colliery Band, The Gentle Good, Random Hand, Bottlemoth, Youth Sector, Crystal Tides, Dutch Criminal Record, The Covasettes, Captain Accident, Seas of Mirth, and more.
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Focus Wales (7th - 9th May) in Wrexham with Shame, Deerhoof, Joshua Burnside, Moonchild Sanelly, Alpha Male Tea Party, Cerys Hafana, Fat Dog, The Bug Club, Gwenifer Raymond, The Moonlandingz, Gwenno, GANS, Coldwave, YARD, CHROMA, CLT DRP, Cornerstone, Gallops, and more.
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Are You Listening? Festival (8th - 9th May) in Reading with Adult DVD, 1-800 Girls, Pale Blue Eyes, Pan Amsterdam, Murkage Dave, Dan Le Sac, Blood Wizard, Chartreuse, Scaler, and more.
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Gigantic (9th May) in Bristol with Peter Hook and the Light, The Bluetones, The Wonder Stuff, The House of Love, Jim Bob, Utah Saints, Cud, and more.
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The Great Escape (13th - 16th May) in Brighton, with Tommy WÁ, Madra Salach, Becky Sikasa, Au/Ra, mustbejohn, and more.
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Highways Festival (15th - 17th May) in at London's Royal Albert Hall, with Emmylou Harris (farewell tour), Carly Pearce, Corey Kent, Jon Pardi, Randall King, Jim Lauderdale, and more.
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Desertfest (15th - 17th May) in London with Earthless, Green Lung, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, The Sword, Deaf Club [US], Truckfighters, Hermano, Blackwater Holylight, OMO, Capricorns, and more.
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Get Together Festival (16th May) in Sheffield, with The Horrors, Erol Alkan, Fat Dog, Eaves Wilder, Lime Garden, Jessica Winter, DEADLETTER, Lily Moore, and more.
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Where We Belong Festival (16th May) in Bristol with Soul II Soul, Roger Sanchez, DJ Craig Charles, DJ Paulette, DJ Greg Wilson, Horse Meat Disco, K-Klass, and more.
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Bearded Theory (21st - 24th May) in Derbyshire with Pixies, Peter Hook and the Light, Skunk Anansie, The Unthanks, Goldie, Miki Berenyi, Ted Chippington, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Nightingales, Senser, Graeme Park, Stewart Lee, Reverend and the Makers, The Wedding Present, Bez, Neville Staple, Utah Saints, Toots and the Maytals featuring Leba Hibbert, Getdown Services, Fat Dog, Lambrini Girls, Panic Shack, Sprints, Kezia Gill, Rianne Downey, The Pale White, Ferocious Dog, Leeroy Thornhill, Beans On Toast, Phil Hartnoll, An Dannsa Dub, Split Dogs, Venus Grrrls, Girl Scout, Big Special, Jess Silk, Heartworms, Grandmas House, LIINES, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, Dub Pistols - DJ Set, and more.
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Gala Festival (22nd May) in London with John Talabot, Giggs, CASISDEAD, Midland [US], Midland [DJ], Mala, Seth Troxler, Gilles Peterson, Paranoid London, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Objekt, Chaos in the CBD, DJ Seinfeld, Djrum, Novelist, Lil Louis, Prosumer, D Double E, Todd Terje, Todd Edwards, Bakey, Conducta, Palms Trax, Steffi, and more.
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Comedy at the Castle (22nd May - 19th Jul) at Warwick, Lancaster, and Powderham castles, with Al Murray, Chris McCausland, Russell Kane, Ed Byrne, Rachel Fairburn, Joanne McNally, Paul Smith [comedian], Seann Walsh, Hal Cruttenden, Paul Sinha, Josh Jones, Thomas Green, Scott Bennett, Esther Manito, Stephen Bailey, Fin Taylor, Angela Barnes, Freddy Quinne, Mike Rice, Daniel Foxx [comedian], Janine Harouni, Hayley Ellis, and more.
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Dot to Dot (23rd - 24th May) in Bristol, Nottingham with Fcukers, Adult DVD, Ratboys, Lucia and the Best Boys, Lambrini Girls, Mandy Indiana, NewDad, Grandmas House, and many more.
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Sidmouth Jazz and Blues Festival (23rd - 25th May) in Devon with Emeli Sandé, Macy Gray, Incognito, Mama Terra, Orchestra Mambo International, Davina and the Vagabonds, James Morton, Joe Stilgoe, Dennis Rollins, and more.
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Field Day (23rd May) in London with Gabriels, Andy C, Floating Points, Joy Orbison, KI/KI, nimino, Kilimanjaro, Eliza Rose, Interplanetary Criminal, Honey Dijon, MJ Cole, Horse Meat Disco, Just Jane, Anish Kumar, Ewan McVicar, and more.
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Neighbourhood Weekender (23rd - 24th May) in Warrington, with Blossoms, Richard Ashcroft, Kaiser Chiefs, DMA's, Razorlight, Melanie C, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shed Seven, Cast, Jamie Webster, Example, The Fratellis, Nxdia, Keo, The Guest List, Esme Emerson, Luvcat, Alessi Rose, The Cheap Thrills, Keyside, Brooke Combe, The K's, Cassia, Freddie Halkon, Ellur, The Royston Club, and more.
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Slam Dunk Festival (23rd - 24th May) in Hertfordshire and Leeds, with Good Charlotte, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, Hawthorne Heights, Sublime [skarock], Cartel, Bury Tomorrow, Cancer Bats, Zebrahead, Allister, Motion City Soundtrack, PRESIDENT, The Home Team, Stand Atlantic, Broadside, The Menzingers, Tonight Alive, Set Your Goals, Goldfinger, 'A', The Suicide Machines, and more.
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Fisherman's Friends Festival (23rd - 24th May) in Cornwall with The Fisherman's Friends (of course!), Jools Holland and his Rhythm n Blues Orchestra, Kate Rusby, Seth Lakeman, Sharon Shannon, Skipinnish, The Longest Johns, Peat and Diesel, Kernow King, Johnny Cowling, and more. Tickets on sale now.
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Wanderlust Festival (23rd - 24th May) in Southampton, with Squid, Fuzz Lightyear, Lemonsuckr, Humour, Cloth, Blood Wizard, Girl Scout, Balancing Act, Scaler, The Dead Rabbits, and more.
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Cross The Tracks (24th May) in London with Little Simz, Lady Wray, Kokoroko, SHOLTO, Bel Cobain, Brooke Combe, Obongjayar, Bricknasty, and more.
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Land Beyond Festival (24th May) in Brighton with Aitch, Shanti Celeste, Shabba D, DJ Phantasy, Eksman, Bakey, Girls Don't Sync, East End Dubs, Hedex, Y U QT, Logan D, Harry Shotta, P Money [UK], and more.
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City Splash (25th May) in London with Juls, Channel One Soundsystem, Lutan Fyah, Queen Ifrica, The Congos, Gyptian, So Solid Crew, Beres Hammond, Heartless Crew, and more.
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Lovebox (29th - 30th May) relocates to Margate for 2026, with Rudimental, Scissor Sisters, Friendly Fires, Goldie, Soul II Soul, Mike Skinner, DJ EZ, Armand van Helden, Jayda G, David Rodigan, Horse Meat Disco, Groove Armada - DJ Set, 4AM KRU, Girls Don't Sync, Dan Shake, and more.
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Trance In The Woods (29th - 31st May) in Nottinghamshire with Chicane, Judge Jules, John O'Callaghan, Rob Tissera, Eddie Halliwell, and more.
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Bring The Noise (30th May) in Sheffield, with The Rolling People, The Manatees, Andrew Cushin, Shambolics, The Bracknall, Coach Party, and more.
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Summer
Live at Chelsea (Jun) in London with Sparks, The Beach Boys ("60 Years of Pet Sounds"), The Proclaimers, and more.
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BST Hyde Park (Jun/ Jul) returns to London's Hyde Park, with with Mumford and Sons (plus The War On Drugs), Maroon 5 (plus OneRepublic), Garth Brooks, Lewis Capaldi, and Pitbull (with Kesha), and more to announced. Tickets on sale now.
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GuilFest (4th - 5th Jul) in Guildford, with Rudimental, The Lottery Winners, Heather Small, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, ABC, Haircut 100, Kula Shaker, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Hugh Cornwell, Echobelly, Dutty Moonshine, and more.
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Bulletproof Festival (4th - 6th Jun) in new for 2026, in London with Pussy Riot, Sprints, Maruja, YARD, SNAYX, Alien Chicks, Jools, CLT DRP, The Oozes, and more.
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Gwyl Portmeirion Festival (4th Jul - 29th Aug) in Portmeirion with Jools Holland and his Rhythm n Blues Orchestra, Squeeze, Bryn Terfel, Ruby Turner, Roachford, Sumudu Jayatilaka, Melin Melyn, Gwenno, 9Bach, Louise Clare Marshall, and more.
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Battersea Park Comedy Festival (5th - 6th Jun) in London with Felicity Ward, Sara Pascoe, Simon Brodkin, Abi Clarke, Travis Jay, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Ania Magliano, Desiree Burch, and more.
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Let's Rock Southampton (6th Jun) with Matt Goss, Heaven 17, ABC, Jason Donovan, T'Pau, Kim Wilde, Pat Sharp, Altered Images, and more.
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Donny Fest (6th Jun) in Doncaster with Newton Faulkner, Jamie Webster, Sea Girls, Lucy Spraggan, The Magic Numbers, ADMT, Kyle Falconer, Rob Tissera, Chris Helme, Ultrabeat, Tom Hingley, The Kairos, and more.
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DEPOT Live (6th Jun - 15th Aug) at Cardiff Castle with David Byrne (with Anna Calvi), The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, Hollywood Vampires (with The Damned), Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics, Bastille, Mika, Garbage (with Skunk Anansie), The Streets, Alter Bridge (with Skindred, Florence Black, and Cardinal Black), Bowling for Soup (with Frank Turner), Self Esteem (with Kae Tempest), David Gray (with The Divine Comedy), Richard Ashcroft, Biffy Clyro, McFly (with Twin Atlantic, and Remember Monday), Sammy Virji, Two Door Cinema Club, Katy Perry, Billy Ocean (with Marti Pellow), Jimmy Eat World (with Rise Against, The Get Up Kids, and Jay Som), Ethel Cain, Empire of the Sun, Chris Stussy, and more.
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Goodlife Festival (6th Jun) in Leeds, with The Shapeshifters [UK], DJ Craig Charles, Armand van Helden, Roger Sanchez, Groove Armada - DJ Set, K-Klass, Inner City, Alison Limerick, and more.
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North West Calling (6th Jun) in Manchester with Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Subhumans, UK Subs, Riskee and the Ridicule, GBH, The Exploited, The Meffs, Gimp Fist, Dirt Box Disco, and more.
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LIDO Festival (12th - 14th Jun) in London with Bombay Bicycle Club (plus Metronomy, Alice Phoebe Lou, Billie Marten, Lucy Rose), Maribou State, CMAT (with Father John Misty, Sharon Van Etten, Jacqui McShee's Pentangle, Getdown Services, Junior Brother, Katy J Pearson, Beverly Glenn-Copeland), and more.
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Download (10th - 14th Jun) in Derbyshire with A Day To Remember, ANNISOKAY, BAND-MAID, Conjurer, Creeper, Daughtry, Hot Milk, Marmozets, Stampin' Ground, The Primals, and more just added, joining head-liners: Guns N' Roses, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park. Plus: Pendulum, Dogstar, Bad Omens, Tom Morello, Black Veil Brides, Cypress Hill, Ash, Blood Incantation, Scene Queen, Ice Nine Kills, Electric Callboy, As It Is, BABYMETAL, Social Distortion, Periphery, The Pretty Reckless, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, Behemoth, Static-X, Mastodon, Architects, Trivium, All-American Rejects, P.O.D, Drowning Pool, Feeder, Bush, The Primals, Spitting Glass, Nevertel, Die Spitz, Boundaries, ANKOR, Thornhill, Self Deception, Silent Planet, Lakeview, Magnolia Park, Paleface Swiss, Lake Malice, As Everything Unfolds, Zero 9:36, Mouth Culture, Hot Milk, Those Damn Crows, Bloodywood, Elder, Kublai Khan, Snot [band], The Plot in You, Set It Off, RØRY, Marmozets, letlive., Corrosion of Conformity, We Came as Romans, Decapitated, Dinosa, and more.
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Hampton Court Palace Festival (10th - 19th Jun) with Chic, Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics, David Gray (two dates), Sophie Ellis Bextor, for the south west London festival.
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Summer Sessions (12th Jun - 22nd Aug) in Bedford, Southampton, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, with Paul Weller, The Beach Boys, The Cure (with Mogwai, Slowdive, Just Mustard), Florence and the Machine, The Prodigy, Frank Turner (with Bowling for Soup), My Chemical Romance, Teddy Swims, Pitbull, OMD (with Peter Hook and the Light, and Andrew Cushin), Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics, Billy Ocean (with Marti Pellow), Tom Grennan, Ali Campbell, Deacon Blue, Amy MacDonald, Alex James' Britpop Classical, and more.
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Discovery Festival (12th Jun - 9th Aug) in Plymouth, Darlington, and Dundee, with The Libertines (two dates), The Lottery Winners, Reverend and the Makers, Maximo Park, 5ive, Level 42 (as part of 80s Calling, with Tony Hadley, Hue and Cry, Jaki Graham), and more.
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Glorious Day Festival (13th Jun) in Hove with Groove Armada - DJ Set, Jocelyn Brown, Todd Terry, Norman Jay, DJ Paulette, Jon Pleased Wimmin, DJ Fat Tony, and more.
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Forest Live (17th - 27th Jun) in Suffolk, Cheshire, Gloucestershire, and Staffordshire, with Fatboy Slim, The Kooks, Snow Patrol, McFly, Becky Hill, Ali Campbell, Deacon Blue, and more.
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Bristol Comedy Garden (17th - 21st Jun) with Simon Amstell, Chris McCausland, Nina Conti, David O'Doherty, Amy Gledhill, Rob Delaney, Lou Sanders, Ivo Graham, Mark Watson, Rich Hall, Celya AB, Michelle de Swarte, Sarah Keyworth, Fern Brady, Rhys James, Fin Taylor, Rachel Parris, Ian Smith [comedian], John Robins, Bridget Christie, Bella Hull, Harriet Dyer, Phil Ellis, and more.
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Isle of Wight Festival (18th - 21st Jun) with The Cure, Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris, The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, The Kooks, Anastacia, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, Tom Grennan, Rick Astley, KT Tunstall, David Gray, Suzanne Vega, Shed Seven, Teddy Swims, 5ive, Jo Whiley, Starsailor, Feeder, Luvcat, and more.
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TRNSMT (19th - 21st Jun) in Glasgow with Lewis Capaldi, Kasabian, Richard Ashcroft, Wolf Alice, Nile Rodgers, The Last Dinner Party, Loyle Carner, Two Door Cinema Club, Amy MacDonald, Chic, Perrie, English Teacher, CMAT, Sonny Fodera, The Fratellis, The Beta Band, Westside Cowboy, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Rose Gray, Luvcat, Clementine Douglas, Songer, Dylan John Thomas, NewDad, Red Rum Club, The Snuts, Cliffords, Overpass, South Arcade, and more.
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On The Waterfront (19th - 21st Jun) in Merseyside with Paul Weller, Snow Patrol, Circa Waves, Red Rum Club, and more.
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Parklife (20th - 21st Jun) in Manchester's Heaton Park with Calvin Harris, Sammy Virji, Skepta, Zara Larsson, Rudimental, Nia Archives, Andy C, Dimension, Shy FX, Armand van Helden, Morgan Seatree, ROSSI., OBSKÜR, Chris Stussy, Yousuke Yukimatsu, Marlon Hoffstadt, Josh Baker, Clementine Douglas, Bou, Prospa, XXL [techno], Worried About Henry, KETTAMA, Mozey, Bakey, 4AM KRU, East End Dubs, Ewan McVicar, and more. Tickets on sale now.
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Daresbury Festival (20th Jun) in Cheshire with Annie Mac, Roger Sanchez, 808 State, DJ Craig Charles, DJ Paulette, Horse Meat Disco, K-Klass, Barbara Tucker, and more.
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Eden Sessions (26th Jun - 11th Jul) in Cornwall with Bastille, The Maccabees, Pixies, Bowling for Soup (with Frank Turner), and more.
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State Fayre (26th - 28th Jun) in Chelmsford, with Alanis Morissette (plus Skunk Anansie, Jack Savoretti, and more), Kings of Leon, The Lumineers, Elvis Costello, KT Tunstall, The Black Crowes, Counting Crows, The Coral, Kip Moore, Nina Nesbitt, DUG, Max McNown, Amble, Muireann Bradley, Kingfishr, Dylan Gossett, and more. Note that the Neil Young appearance has been cancelled.
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SMK Live (27th & 28th Jun) in Milton Jeynes, with Black Eyed Peas, Basement Jaxx, Jason Derulo, Clean Bandit, Katy B, Cat Burns, Groove Armada - DJ Set, Jax Jones, Big Narstie, Sigma, Maverick Sabre, Moonchild Sanelly, Jalen Ngonda, Jaguar Skills, Bimini, and more.
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Heartland Festival (27th & 28th Jun) in Perth and Kinross with Skipinnish, Sandi Thom, Skids, Starsailor, Peat and Diesel, Glass Cheques, Ben Walker, The Castros, and more.
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Outbreak Fest (28th Jun and 23rd Aug) in Manchester and London (as part of All Points East), with Deftones, Basement [band], IDLES, Alexisonfire, Interpol, Salem [UK], Amyl and the Sniffers, JPEGMAFIA, La Dispute, Converge, Hatebreed, AFI, Suicidal Tendencies, Gridiron, EsDeeKid, Glare, Scowl, Yousuke Yukimatsu, Ecca Vandal, Fiddlehead, High Vis, The Armed, Higher Power, Show Me The Body, Mannequin Pussy, PUP, deafheaven, Trapped Under Ice, Blawan, Touche Amore, Trash Talk, Wisp, Harm's Way, and more. Note that the line-ups are different between London and Manchester.
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Blenheim Palace Festival (27th Jun - 1st Jul) in Oxfordshire with Michael Bublé, Teddy Swims (with Lauren Spencer Smith), Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics, Katy Perry, and more. Note that the Neil Young appearance has been cancelled.
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On the Mount at Wasing (Jun/Jul) in Reading, with Self Esteem, Mika, Pixies, Alabama Shakes the first head-liners announced.
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Heritage Live (Jul) in Berkshire, Essex and more with Eric Clapton, Scissor Sisters, Faithless, Richard Ashcroft (plus Shed Seven, Tom Meighan, and The Kairos), Ministry of Sound Classical (with Roger Sanchez, Seb Fontaine, Tall Paul, and more), Ali Campbell (plus Bitty McLean, General Levy, Gentleman's Dub Club, Channel One Soundsystem, and more), and more dates to be announced.
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Lytham Festival (3rd Jul) in Lancashire with Michael Bublé the first headliner announced.
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Westival (2nd - 6th Jul) in Pembrokeshire with Shy FX, High Contrast, Antony Szmierek, 4AM KRU, and more.
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Love Supreme Festival (3rd - 5th Jul) in Sussex with The Temptations, The Four Tops, Samara Joy, Ezra Collective, Loyle Carner, Kokoroko, Moses Boyd, Jalen Ngonda, Carrtoons, The War and Treaty, Luke Una, and more.
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Sounds of the City (3rd - 11th Jul) in Manchester and Leeds, with Tom Odell, The Streets, The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter (plus John Cooper Clarke, and The Undertones), Johnny Marr, Wet Leg, The K's, Alabama Shakes, The Human League, and more.
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Wonderland Festival (4th Jul) in Nottinghamshire with DJ Craig Charles, Annie Mac, DJ Paulette, Jon Pleased Wimmin, Jodie Harsh, Horse Meat Disco, DJ Fat Tony, Barbara Tucker, Sam Divine, and more.
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Mouth of the Tyne Festival (10th - 11th Jul) in Tyne and Wear with Self Esteem, Ministry of Sound Classical, and more.
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Kaleidoscope Festival (11th Jul) in London's Alexandra Palace park, with Rudim3ntal, The Amy Winehouse Band, Black Grape, Roni Size, MJ Cole, Groove Armada - DJ Set, and more.
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Boogietown (11th Jul) in Surrey with Gloria Gaynor, Shalamar, Gok Wan, Norman Jay, Heather Small, Soul II Soul, Gabrielle, DJ Craig Charles, Jazzie B, Maxi Priest, Aswad, Odyssey, Baby D, K-Klass, Sonique, Alison Limerick, Boney M, Brutus Gold's Love Train, and more.
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The Summer Series (16th - 26th Jul) in London with The Cribs, Benjamin Clementine, The Flaming Lips, Agnes Obel, The Lightning Seeds, Naïka, Venna, Thee Sacred Souls, Raf-Saperra, Black Country, New Road, Palace, and more. Tickets on sale now
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splendour (18th - 19th Jul) in Nottingham with Snow Patrol, and The Wombats the first acts announced.
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Latitude (23rd - 26th Jul) in Suffolk with Lewis Capaldi, David Byrne, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, Tom Grennan, Tom Odell, Billy Ocean, The Flaming Lips, English Teacher, Teddy Swims, Self Esteem, Alice Phoebe Lou, Alex James, Vanessa Carlton, Westside Cowboy, Keo, Getdown Services, Dry Cleaning, Just Mustard, Kevin Morby, and more.
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On the Beach (23rd - 26th Jul) on Brighton veach, with with Moby, Madness ("Madrophenia", with The Selecter, DJ Craig Charles, David Rodigan, Hot 8 Brass Band, The Beatles Dub Club - two dates with different line-ups), The Maccabees, and more.
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The Rock Oyster Festival (23rd - 26th Jul) in Cornwall with Scissor Sisters, Groove Armada - DJ Set, Sam Ryder, Freya Ridings, Kool & the Gang, The Coral, Huey Morgan, Brooke Combe, and more.
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Hammerdown (24th - 26th Jul) in Worthing, with Seething Akira, Acid Reign, Praying Mantis, A New Tomorrow, and more.
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Steelhouse Festival (24th - 26th Jul) in Gwent with Luke Morley, The Temperance Movement, Tyketto, Twisted Sister, Alien Ant Farm, Dan Byrne, Anthony Gomes, Mason Hill, Von Hertzen Brothers, Reef, Parker Barrow, Blue Nation, Beaux Gris Gris and the Apocalypse, and more.
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Junction 2 (25th Jul - 2nd Aug) in London (across two-and-a-half weekends, this year) with Nina Kraviz, Jeff Mills, Charlie Sparks, I Hate Models, and many more.
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Lazydays Festival (26th Jul) in Essex with Tinie Tempah, The Feeling, We Are Scientists, Heather Small, Kathy Sledge, Professor Green, Artful Dodger, The Pigeon Detectives, Tunde Baiyewu, Sister Sledge, Feeder, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Good Health Good Wealth, Ibiza Live - Ellie Sax, BILK, Smoove and Turrell, Beans On Toast, Lisa Maffia, Bleach Lab, and more.
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Summer Nights at the Bandstand (27th Jul - 10th Aug) in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park, with Mika, Tash Sultana, John Grant (with Richard Hawley), OMD, The Flaming Lips, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Suzanne Vega, Marti Pellow, Elephant Sessions, and more.
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Wilderness Festival (30th Jul - 2nd Aug) in Oxfordshire with Annie Lennox, Scissor Sisters, Sisters Curated By Annie Lennox, The Last Dinner Party, Soulwax, Carl Cox, Baxter Dury, Carroll Thompson, Good Neighbours, Eats Everything, Hot 8 Brass Band, Janet Kay, and more.
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Belladrum Festival (30th Jul - 1st Aug) in the Highlands with james, Mika, Razorlight, The Human League, Callum Beattie, Scouting for Girls, Kula Shaker, Lloyd Cole, Arthur Brown, Getdown Services, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5, Trail West, First Time Flyers, Brooke Combe, Kezia Gill, An Dannsa Dub, Symphonic Ibiza, Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra, The Molotovs, and more.
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Palace Bowl Presents (31st Jul - 13th Aug) in Crystal Palace, with Tom Jones (with Billy Ocean), Grace Jones (with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Soul II Soul), Gary Numan (with Marc Almond and Ladytron), Bastille (with The Wombats), Kirk Franklin (with Tasha Cobbs, Fred Hammond, JERUB), and more.
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Radar Festival (31st Jul - 2nd Aug) in Greater Manchester with Animals as Leaders, The Pineapple Thief, ten56., Siamese, Seething Akira, Employed To Serve, Northlane, Heart of a Coward, Protest the Hero, Hacktivist, Black Gold, and more.
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Valley Fest (31st Jul - 2nd Aug) in Somerset with The Fisherman's Friends, Friendly Fires, The Bluetones, Cast, Channel One Soundsystem, DJ Slipmatt, The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr, Seb Fontaine, The Herbaliser, Gardna, K.O.G, Cam Cole, Henge, Oh My God! It's The Church, Jon Pleased Wimmin, Rob Tissera, Sub Zero, Dutty Moonshine, Beans On Toast, The Egg, Doreen Doreen, The Jacques, The Beatles Dub Club, SOFY, Big Special, The Renegade Brass Band, House Gospel Choir, Fleetwood Bac, and more.
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All Points East (August) in London with Jorja Smith (with Tems, kwn, Ayra Starr, Odeal, and more), Lorde (plus PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, 2hollis, Oklou, Audrey Hobert, Rose Gray, Esha Tewari, Ml Buch, and Fabiana Palladino), Tyler, the Creator (two dates, featuring Mariah the Scientist, Rex Orange County, Sexyy Red, and many more), Outbreak Fest (featuring Deftones, IDLES, Amyl and the Sniffers, EsDeeKid, JPEGMAFIA, Yousuke Yukimatsu, Basement, Wisp, deafheaven, Show Me The Body, and more).
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Cambridge Folk Festival (1st - 2nd Aug) with Frank Turner, Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega, and more.
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Pride on the Park (1st - 2nd Aug) in Brighton with Raye, Diana Ross, Self Esteem, Jessie J, 5ive, Armand van Helden, RuPaul (DJ set), Purple Disco Machine, and more. Tickets on sale now
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Electric Paradise (8th Aug) in Milton Keynes with Grace Jones, Jocelyn Brown, UB40, Gok Wan, Cameo, Todd Terry, Candi Staton, Norman Jay, Shalamar, Kool & the Gang, Heather Small, Dimitri From Paris, Danny Rampling, Gwen Dickey, Graeme Park, Armand van Helden, Roger Sanchez, Odyssey, Julie McKnight, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Baby D, Al McKay's Earth, Wind and Fire Experience, DJ Fat Tony, K-Klass, Hed Kandi, Alison Limerick, Barbara Tucker, Rozalla, Mark Knight, and more.
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Beautiful Days (20th - 23rd Aug) in Devon with Levellers, Madness, Super Furry Animals, Richard Thompson, Billy Bragg, The Undertones, The Proclaimers, The Divine Comedy, Turin Brakes, The Wonder Stuff, The Royston Club, Lisa O'Neill, Nova Twins, Skinny Lister, Tanita Tikaram, DJ Yoda, Gogol Bordello, Luke Haines, Bez, Steeleye Span, Eddi Reader, The Chameleons, Skindred, The Beta Band, Zara Phillips, DUG, Gurriers, Toby Lee, Junior Brother, Trampolene, Gwenno, Damien Dempsey, Phil Hartnoll, 3 Daft Monkeys, Dele Sosimi, Split Dogs, SNAYX, Big Special, Meryl Streek, Bar Stool Preachers, Crystal Tides, Sambroso, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, Sound of the Sirens, Katherine Priddy, Skerryvore, and more.
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Live From Wythenshawe Park (21st - 29th Aug) in Greater Manchester with The Prodigy, Lewis Capaldi, The Cure (with Slowdive, The Slow Readers Club), Courteeners (with The Vaccines, The Coral, and Getdown Services), and more.
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Hacienda Live at Wollaton Hall (22nd Aug) in Nottinghamshire with Faithless, Todd Terry, Marshall Jefferson, Graeme Park, Erol Alkan, Roger Sanchez, DJ Paulette, Terry Farley, and more.
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Creamfields (27th - 30th Aug) in Cheshire with Calvin Harris, Sonny Fodera, Disclosure, Underworld, and many more.
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Hitchin Live at the Priory (27th - 30th Aug) in Hertfordshire with The Libertines (plus Maximo Park, Reverend and the Makers, Mystery Jets, The Ramona Flowers), Rudim3ntal (plus Ella Eyre), Ministry of Sound Classical (with Paul Oakenfold, Sonique, Seb Fontaine, Danny Rampling), The Human League (with Toyah, Roland Gift), and more.
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The Big Feastival (28th - 30th Aug) in Oxfordshire with Basement Jaxx, Rudim3ntal, Bastille, The Streets, Freya Ridings, White Lies, Doves, The Coral, Perrie, Bradley Simpson, Justin Live, Shaparak Khorsandi, Ms Dynamite, Anna Haugh, Poppy O'Toole, Rachel Allen, The Rosadocs, Antony Szmierek, MC Grammar, Scott Bennett, Shaun Williamson, Red Rum Club, The Scummy Mummies Show, Harriet Kemsley, The Cuban Brothers, The Ordinary Boys, Tom Barnes [chef], Tors, and more.
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Bloodstock (6th - 9th Aug) in Derbyshire with Judas Priest, Body Count, Sepultura, Saxon, SKYND, Leprous, Of Mice & Men, Testament, Death Angel, Municipal Waste, Life of Agony, Wednesday 13, Black Label Society, Lamb of God, Biohazard, Slaughter to Prevail, Party Cannon, Vended, URNE, Orbit Culture, Seething Akira, Bound In Fear, The Scratch [Ireland], Fit For an Autopsy, Carpenter Brut, Northlane, Mushroomhead, Black Spiders, Bleed from Within, Evil Scarecrow, Viking Skull, Kittie, Inhuman Nature, Battlesnake, Graphic Nature, Cryptopsy, Stampin' Ground, and more.
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Eastern Electrics Festival (9th Aug) in London with Groove Armada, Skream, Morgan Seatree, OBSKÜR, Jazzy, Joseph Capriati, Patrick Topping, Zed Bias, The Martinez Brothers, Groove Armada - DJ Set, East End Dubs, Mella Dee, and more.
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We Out Here (20th - 24th Aug) in Dorset with Stereolab, Jamie Woon, Adam F, Jazzanova, Joshua Idehen, Bel Cobain, corto.alto, MIKE, Nu Civilisation Orchestra, Sampa the Great, Da Lata, Mulatu Astatke, Scientist, Yazmin Lacey, Speakers Corner Quartet, and more.
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Rock N Roll Circus (21st - 30th Aug) in Sheffield, and Norwich, with The Kooks, The Streets, Richard Ashcroft, Madness, The Vaccines, The Wailers, Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, The Selecter, The Fratellis, David Rodigan, and more.
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Reading and Leeds (27th - 30th Aug) with Charli XCX, Florence and the Machine, Kasabian, Dave, Kneecap, Fontaines D.C., Raye, Skepta, Chase and Status, Skye Newman, JADE, ADÉLA, Chris Stussy, sombr, Keo, Josh Baker, Role Model, Geese, KETTAMA, and more.
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival (27th - 31st Aug) in Shropshire with Andy Fairweather Low, Cara Dillon, Dustbowl Revival, Ferocious Dog, The Grand Slambovians, Steve Knightley, Daisy Chute, Jess Silk, and more.
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Autumn
Tomorrow's Ghosts Festival (30th - 31st Oct) in Whitby, with The Mission (both dates), Lol Tolhurst, The March Violets, and more.
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Updates
What Fresh Hell is this...?
It's the funnyman's next tour, that's what! The #StandUpComedy star will be hitting the road in 2027 - Tickets on sale next Friday - #Comedy
yesterday
The Motorhead guitarist has passed away
The Heavy Metal guitarist formerly of Motörhead and Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons has sadly passed away, aged 64. Official statement
Saturday
All Points East - more headliners
Two RnB heavyweights will headline the Hackney festival All Points East - Jorja herself and Tems, joined by kwn, Ayra Starr, and more. Tickets on sale now #Festivals
Thursday
Come Gather Round
The Welsh singer is the latest act to be added to Crystal Palace's Palace Bowl Presents, line-up, joined by Billy Ocean. Tickets on sale now #Festivals
Tuesday
Don't Go? No, Do Go!
The popular singer-songwriter has announced an October UK tour, playing the songs of Yazoo, plus her recent-ish "The Minutes", and "Other" albums. Tickets on sale now #80sBands
Tuesday
Southampton! - The Brook
Featuring Boot Led Zeppelin, R.E.M. by Stipe, Dan Owen, Crystal Lake, and Beans On Toast from 16th March
last week
Black Eyed Peas and Basement Jaxx to headline
Black Eyed Peas and Basement Jaxx have been announced for the two-day Milton Keynes festival, where they'll be joined by Jason Derulo, Clean Bandit, Cat Burns, Jax Jones, and more. Tickets available #Festivals
last week
Congrats to the Winners!
Olivia Dean scooped four awards, including Album and Artist of the Year, Sam Fender got two, The Last Dinner Party got "Group of the year", Rosalía (International artist of the year), Geese (International group of the year), and PinkPantheress (Producer of the Year Winner). See the full list of winners #AwardsShows
15 days ago
Just a few weeks away!
The weekend festival takes place over the weekend of 27th - 30th March, featuring Embrace, The Enemy, The Lightning Seeds, The Twang, The Magic Numbers, and more. Tickets available #Festivals
16 days ago
Scissor Sisters, Carl Cox, Last Dinner Party .....
.... Sisters Curated By Annie Lennox, Baxter Dury, Soulwax and more confirmed for this year's chilled-out Wilderness Festival in July - #BoutiqueFestivals - Tickets available
17 days ago
