Festival News

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ILLENIUM and Festication are excited to announce the return of Ember Shores, his immersive destination festival experience, bringing Illenials from around the world together for the ultimate vacation-meets-festival getaway. The fifth iteration of Ember Shores will take place November 20th...

New school house favourite Appetite On The Farm is back bigger than ever at the gorgeous Kelvedon Hall in Brentwood, Essex. This much anticipated fifth edition is the most ambitious yet at the historic estate, with 20,000 people welcomed across...

Dublin post-punk band SPRINTS, one of the most exciting new voices in British and Irish alternative music, are heading to INmusic Festival #18! Their second album “All That Is Over” (2025) is already being hailed as one of the most...

Hometown festival organizers at Noise Pop Industries today announce the Phase 4 music lineup for their flagship music festival – Noise Pop Festival 2026 – by expanding the beloved Bay Area institution with new headliner shows, dozens of additional local...

Set in the heart of one of Europe’s most exciting capitals, Sziget 2026 continues to build momentum with a major second wave of artists, adding BRING ME THE HORIZON, ZARA LARSSON, PARCELS, LOYLE CARNER and NIA ARCHIVES alongside an expansive...

PRIMAL SCREAM, CRAIG DAVID PRESENTS TS5, EDITORS, THE K’S and THE FLAMING LIPS join headliners THE WOMBATS and SNOW PATROL for Splendour 2026. Featuring in this latest announcement for Nottingham’s biggest outdoor live music weekend this summer are HARD LIFE,...

For over five decades now, the world’s finest bluegrass and bluegrass-adjacent pickers have descended on a festival called RockyGrass in the front range of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains with complete freedom to stretch the boundaries of their genre or to honour...

Pop icon LILY ALLEN, hip-hop pioneers CLIPSE and 23 more outstanding artists are joining this year’s Roskilde Festival. Roskilde Festival is expanding the Roskilde Festival 2026 line-up with 25 brand-new artists – including the woman behind one of last year’s...

North Coast Music Festival, Chicago’s largest and most anticipated Labor Day Weekend celebration, officially kicks off its 16th year with the release of its Phase One lineup for 2026. Taking place September 4th – 6th 2026, the festival returns to...

Award-winning music festival LIDO Festival powered by SumUp is back to electrify Victoria Park in 2026! LIDO Festival is thrilled to announce its latest headliner: legendary North London indie band BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB, who will be taking over one of...

THE RED CLAY STRAYS and TREATY OAK REVIVAL will headline the inaugural Minnesota Country Club Festival, coming July 10th – 11th to Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, MN. Nestled along the banks of the Mississippi River, the festival will...

The Isle of Wight Festival has today bolstered its 2026 lineup with a wave of new additions including TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, JOEL CORRY, ROSE GRAY, PERRIE, THE K’S, ASH, ALESSI ROSE and more. The other acts announced today are...

With two months remaining until Ultra Music Festival returns to Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, the festival has unveiled the Phase 3 lineup for its 2026 edition. Showcasing a huge assortment of artists from across the global electronic music spectrum...

The iconic FATBOY SLIM marks his much-anticipated return to the festival on the Sunday with the very first Fatboy Slim & Friends All Day Castle Stage takeover: a day of non-stop, feel-good-vibes with surprise special guests, including hip hop royalty...

Snow Machine is bringing their frosty festivities back to New Zealand in 2026. From 8th – 13th September 2026, Snow Machine returns to the breathtaking alpine playground of Queenstown, marking the 5th edition of the festival. Bringing world-class music, snow...

TCE Presents has announced Gather Outdoors, a two-day music and winter culture event set to take place April 11th – 12th at Stratton Mountain, Vermont. Designed as a high-energy sendoff to ski season, the event brings together a rare fusion of live...

One of the absolute icons of global hip-hop has joined the list of big international names starring in the 2026 edition of I-DAYS Milano Coca-Cola: A$AP ROCKY. The multifaceted artist, entrepreneur, actor, and style icon will be performing live in...

Øya Festival organisers are kicking off 2026 with a strong four-leaf clover of artists. Americans BAND OF HORSES is doing a festival-exclusive celebration of their 20-year-old debut album in Tøyenparken. In addition, MARIT LARSEN, BETH MCBRIDE and HANNAH STORM are...

Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is excited to announce THE ROOTS as the headliner for the BMO Pavilion with Miller Lite on Thursday, June 25, 2026. They are not merely the world’s best hip-hop band – but one of...

Recently ranked in the top 10 of the best DJs in the world, CHARLOTTE DE WITTE is now among the headliners at this year’s NorthSide, along with indie giants BIG THIEF. Also on the bill are a number of international...

Stop everything. The rumours are true, the wait is over, and the 2026 festival season just got its most legendary addition. NEIL YOUNG AND THE CHROME HEARTS have officially been confirmed to kick off the summer at the Eden Sessions...

One of the UK’s most thrilling breakthrough bands in recent years and genre-bending newcomers, FAT DOG, will bring their wild live energy to INmusic Festival #18 as part of the festival’s landmark 20th edition! Fronted by the enigmatic Joe Love...

From first-time performers to five-decade veterans, ask anybody on the Telluride Bluegrass Festival lineup what they’re looking forward to in the new year, and taking the stage in Telluride, Colorado’s Town Park is up towards the top of every list....

Kappa FuturFestival has announced the Phase Two lineup for its 2026 edition, returning July 3rd – 5th to the industrial expanse of Torino’s Parco Dora. The latest additions further define the festival’s forward-thinking approach, uniting underground energy, established icons, and...

Hometown festival organizers at Noise Pop Industries have announced the Phase 3 lineup additions for Noise Pop Festival’s 33rd annual edition, returning February 19th to March 1st with a citywide celebration of independent music, community, and culture. Now featuring 90+...

This summer, Bulgaria steps onto the global festival stage with the arrival of PhillGood, a brand-new three-day music festival in Plovdiv from 17–19 July 2026. Headlined by THE CURE, GORILLAZ and MOBY, PhillGood marks a pivotal moment as Bulgaria joins...

The full music lineup has been announced for the first date of SUBLIME Me Gusta Festival, which debuts Saturday, May 9th in Fort Worth, Texas, presented by ALT 103.7 and powered by SMKFLWR. As previously announced, legendary Southern California band...

AIRBEAT ONE Festival 2026 is raising the bar once again, presenting a massive Phase 1 line-up featuring 148 artists. From 8th – 12th July 2026, the airfield in Neustadt-Glewe will be transformed—under the theme “Netherlands Edition” into a Dutch festival...

Experience North London quartet WOLF ALICE open this year’s Sessions on Tuesday 16th June 2026 at the Eden Project in Cornwall. The band, comprising of singer Ellie Rowsell, guitarist and Cornwall’s own Joff Oddie, drummer Joel Amey and bassist Theo...