The UK Government has changed the criteria for artists applying for its Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS), which the scheme says is “designed to make available grants ranging from £5,000 – £50,000 to ...

It’s official. Well, ish. The rules for ticket touts and resale sites are about to change. Massively. We reported this week that there will be a ticket tout crack down. On 19 November, the UK ...

On 2 December, the UK Festival Awards, powered by Festival Insights, celebrated the best that this industry has to offer. In 2025, over 450 festivals entered, something that truly showcases how ...

The festival will celebrate its 17th edition in 2026, and began as a multi-venue festival across Sheffield. It now takes up residency at the city’s famed Hillsborough Park. Also announced for the ...

East London’s All Points East will welcome the GRAMMY Award winner artist Lorde as its next headliner for 2026. Lorde will be joined by a line up or PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, Rose Gray, 2hollis, ...

Rhythm + Waves is set to make its debut in 2026 on 27-28 June in the south Portugal region of Algarve. Taking place over two days and across three stages, the first edition of Rhythm + Waves will ...

Truck Festival, which returns to Hill Farm, Oxfordshire from 23-26 July 2026 has announced Maccabees, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats, CMAT and the Libertines as 2026 headliners. CMAT will headline ...

It’s hard to predict the future, but some of us can try. For the festival industry, that comes in Future of Festivals. The person behind this is Robert Stolt. Robert is the CEO of Future of Festivals, ...

In a move made by the UK Government, ticket reselling for live events is set to be banned in a bid to stop touts and resale sites from selling tickets to fans at massively inflated prices. The news ...

Afrobeat-jazz group Ezra Collective and UK hip-hop star Loyle Carner have been announced as headliners for Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2026. Taking place at Glynde Place, East Sussex, from 3-6 July ...

In what will be its 26th edition in 2026, London’s La Linea festival returns in 2026 with Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Silvana Estrada, Portuguese star Sara Correia, Mexican rock band Caifanes ...

End Of The Road celebrates 20 years in 2026 with headliners Pulp, CMAT and Mac De Marco. The festival which takes place in Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset, says its: “For people who like their weekends a ...