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City Sound Project festival 2024 lineup

Alex Mills, Redlight, MNL, SOTA and a 600-year-old medieval venue

City Sound Project has announced the full line-up for its 2024 edition. The event takes place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May at multiple...

Field Maneuvers festival 2024 stage hosts

Returning greats like Dalston Superstore, Dialled In, Machine and Neighbourhood join newcomers KALLIDA, Laser Dome and LOCAL. 

Field Meneuvers has confirmed the stage hosts for this summer's festival, which runs from 16th to 18th August at a secret location in Norfolk, England...

Crowd shot from Standon Calling festival at night with lights beaming from the stage

“Without intervention, it’s expected that the UK could see over 100 festivals disappear in 2024"

21 UK festivals have now cancelled, postponed or permanently dissolved ahead of 2024's season. The research, published by the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) also...

Glastonbury line-up 2024: Faithless, Orbital, Honey Dijon, Eliza Rose, many more announced

Hundreds of electronic acts and DJs will join headliners including Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA

Glastonbury has announced its line-up for 2024. The beloved performing arts festival will run from Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th June. A variety of high-profile...

Houghton Festival announces first names for 2024 edition

Craig Richards invites a mix of festival favourites — Ricardo Villalobos, Josey Rebelle and Ben UFO — and new-to-Houghton names — Moodymann, Mala and SHERELLE — to Norfolk this summer

Houghton has revealed the first acts for its 2024 festival. The Craig Richards-curated event, set for 8th August through the 11th, will return to Houghton...

Photo of a stage in red lights at Riverside festival at night

LF System, Eliza Rose, salute, TSHA and Ben Klock are among the names confirmed

Glasgow's Riverside Festival has shared the line-up for its 2024 edition, which will run over the UK holiday weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th...

Optimo announce 25th anniversary compilation

A Glasgow launch event precedes the double vinyl release

Optimo have announced a celebratory 25th anniversary compilation. 'Optimo 25' will land on double-vinyl — parts one and two — on 2nd February 2024. The...

Body Movements announces Adonis, Pxssy Palace, Fèmmme Fraîche, more as curators for 2024 winter edition

Newcomers including Amsterdam's IsBurning and perreo crew 2CPERREA join returning favourites like Adonis, High Hoops and Pxssy Palace

Body Movements, the UK's biggest queer electronic music festival, has announced 27 curatorial partners for its forthcoming winter edition, which will run day-to-night across various...

Musicians and MPs call on Home Office to reconsider “shortsighted and dangerous” festival drug checking policy

Fatboy Slim, Billy Bragg and Metronomy's Olugbenga Adelekan, as well as 30+ MPS, call the short-notice "disastrous decision" to add a special permit process for festival testing facilities "short-sighted and dangerous" 

Artists, music industry groups and more than 30 MPs are urging the government to reconsider the Home Office's short notice "disastrous decision" to implement a...

Photo taken from the crowd of Dialled In's stage at Four Tet's festival at Finsbury Park 2022

The festival takes place on 22nd July in Walthamstow's Lloyd Park

Dialled In – the London-based festival and event collective championing South Asian talent – has announced its summer 2023 edition, which runs 12PM - 9PM...

Queer party and label Big Dyke Energy announce debut festival with Eris Drew, Octo Octa, Yazzus, more

Run by Melo and Elliott, the London crew will take over Bristol's Lakota this June for a 12-hour open-air day party

London queer party and record label Big Dyke Energy are putting on their first-ever festival in Bristol this summer. On 10th June, the collective will...

We Out Here festival 2023 line-up

Omar S, Eris Drew, Josey Rebelle, Ash Lauryn, and Marcellus Pittman are also confirmed for Gilles Peterson's celebrated weekender 

UK festival We Out Here has added further names to its 2023 line-up, including Nia Archives, Roisin Murphy and Knucks. The festival will run from...

Parklife 2023 headliners and lineup

Peggy Gou, Jon Hopkins, Nia Archives, TSHA, and Eliza Rose are also confirmed 

The Prodigy, Skrillex, Little Simz, and Fred Again... have all been confirmed as headliners for Parklife. The festival runs Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June...

Drug-checking services at festivals improve attendee safety, study shows

Nearly two-thirds of festivalgoers who learned their drugs did not match what they were sold as decided to dispose of the remaining substances

A new study has found that drug-checking services at festivals improved the safety of attendees. The research by harm reduction and drug-testing charity The Loop...

fabric announces two-day outdoor festival for summer 2023, EXODUS

The London venue and label is hosting the debut edition outside of the capital next July

London's fabric is launching a new festival next summer called EXODUS. Taking place over two days in summer 2023, EXODUS will serve as an extension...

Gorillaz Tame Impala Bootie Brown

One of many guest appearances during the set, the track is already available to pre-save

Attendees at All Points East were given an unexpected bonus this weekend when Gorillaz were joined on stage by Tame Impala and Bootie Brown for...

Dialled In announces first names for September festival

Raji Rags, Panjabi Hit Squad, D-Malice, Leo Kalyan, Bobby Friction and Tara Lily are among the artists confirmed 

Dialled In has announced the first acts for its September festival, which returns to Uplands Business Park, London, on Saturday 10th September, running from midday...

No Bounds Festival announces full line-up and programme for 2022 edition

The brutalist Moore Street Electricity Substation will be open for a rare event, plus there'll be sets from Yazzus, Beatrice Dillon, Ifeoluwa and a back-to-back from Craig Richards and Calibre

Sheffield's No Bounds festival has added more artists and new venues to its 2022 programme. Craig Richards and Calibre are confirmed for a back-to-back, as...

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It hopes to kickstart a transition within the UK outdoor live sector to grid power

A new initiative has been launched to bring renewable power to UK festivals. The Live Nation-owned Festival Republic, which promotes festivals including Reading and Leeds...

The Loop details new MDMA pills in UK circulation as part of harm reduction initiative

The average strength of pills tested at last weekend's Parklife festival was 1.5 times that of the typical tablet

UK harm reduction and drug-testing charity The Loop has shared its findings from Manchester's Parklife festival, which took place this past weekend. In a Twitter...