12th August 2022. Organisers of the popular EDM festival have announced their phase 2 line-up for the event scheduled to run on 24th September 2022. New artists confirmed include Friction, Skream, Harriet Jaxxon, Ben Hemsley, Amplify, Tim Reaper, Monrroe and Dom Whiting. They join previously announced headliners Hybrid Minds, Bou, Patrick Topping, Dan Shake, LUUDE and Sammy Virgi. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

11th August 2022. Organisers of the London edition have announced additions to their line-up for the event scheduled to run on 9th - 13th November 2022. New artists confirmed include Black Country, New Road, Okay Kaya, Yaya Bey, Julien Chang and Ekkstacy. They join previously announced headliners Courtney Barnett, Animal Collective and Faye Webster, Jenny Hval, Cate Le Bon, Spirit of the Beehive, Injury Reserve and Guerilla Toss. Tickets go on sale Friday 12th August 2022 for anyone interested.

10th August 2022. Organisers of Manchester's Neighbourhood festival have announced additions to their line-up for the event scheduled to run on 1st October 2022. New artists confirmed include Alfie Templeman, Baby Queen, Brooke Combe, Gracey, The Goa Express, The Skinner Brothers, Dylan, Pastel and Afflecks Palace. They join previously announced headliners The Snuts, Everything Everything and Sundara Karma. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

9th August 2022. WOW Foundation (Women Of the World) have announced the dates for next year's event confirmed to run on 10th -12th March 2023. The festival will be based at London’s Southbank Centre and will feature a line-up of dozens of talks, workshops and musical performances. A variety of ticketing options are available now and in the near future for anyone interested.

8th August 2022. Organisers of the EDM music festival planned to take place in Donegal have announced their headliners for the event scheduled to run on 27th - 28th August 2022. New headliners will include Sasha plus a mystery special guest. They join previously announced DJ Deece, George Feely, Moodtrax and Modea. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

5th August 2022. Organisers of Margate Pride have announced their final line-up for the finale at Dreamland scheduled to run on 13th August 2022. Artists confirmed to appear include Sugababes, Fabulous Lounge Singers, Don One, Hungama, Sadie Sinner, Prinx Silver, Daniel Molyneaux, Laura Blake, Nimmo and Amy Zing and Margate Pride Queens. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

4th August 2022. Organisers of the festival that features film, music, comedy, literature, theatre and art have announced their headliners for the event scheduled to run on 6th - 11th September 2022. Artists confirmed to appear include P.G Ciarletta, Pulled Apart By Horses, Bang Bang Romeo, Pleasure Heads, Memes, Connor Fyfe, SILVI, Lewis McLaughlin and Fatherson. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

3rd August 2022. Organisers of the festival in Norwich scheduled for 13th - 14th August 2022 have announced the cancellation of this year's event. A statement on their Facebook page said the reasons included ‘’an under estimation of the complexity of what they were trying to achieve along with massive costs.'' The event was to feature a line-up of well-known EDM DJs. All ticketholders will be contacted soon for a full refund.
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2nd August 2022. Organisers of the festival in Plymouth scheduled for 24th - 26th September 2022 have announced the cancellation of this year's event. A statement on their Facebook page explained ‘’increased resistance in an over-saturated market, lack of consumer confidence in ticketed events, cost of living rises, and a multitude of other impactful factors. In addition to our costs for infrastructure and production increasing by a crippling 30%.’’ The event was to feature Andy C, Joel Corry, Faithless and Sam Divine. Ticketholders will be refunded.

1st August 2022. Organisers CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), have announced dates for the running of the 44th Norwich beer festival and is scheduled to run on 24th - 29th October 2022. The event will feature 80 pubs in the city and will be supported by more than 50 breweries. Advance tickets go on sale today for anyone interested.

29th July 2022. The new music festival planned to take place in a Southend Airport hangar have announced additions to their line-up for the event scheduled to run on 2nd - 4th September 2022. New artists include Jamie Cullum, Moonchild Sanelly, Georgia, Songhoy Blues, Wayne Snow, Damon Albarn, Jupiter and Okwess and Jack Steadman from Bombay Bicycle Club. They join previously announced headliners Africa Express, Fabio & Grooverider and the Outlook Orchestra and The Music Man Project. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

28th July 2022. The new festival organised by street fashion brand Size? have announced more artists for the event scheduled to run on 20th August 2022. New additions confirmed include Backroad Gee, Clavish, DJ Kenny Allstar and Tweeko & Friends. They join previously announced headliners AJ Tracey, Nines, Knucks and Miraa May. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

27th July 2022. Organisers of the folk and arts festival have announced their musical line up for the event scheduled to run on 2nd - 4th September 2022. Artists confirmed to appear include King Creosote, Tank and the Bangas, Dallahan, Sona Jobarteh, Nati Dreddd, Dreamers’ Circus and Hannah Rarity plus many more. The 3-day festival of live music, performances, talks, workshops and food is open to everyone and completely free.

26th July 2022. Organisers of the popular music festival in Sheffield have announced the release of early bird tickets for next year's event scheduled to run on 21st - 23rd July 2023. The festival this year attracted 35,000 visitors each day and featured Sam Fender, Kasabian and Madness. The 2022 event was completely sold out, the prices for next year’s 3-day festival start at £79.50 and are available now for anyone interested.

25th July 2022. Organisers of the arts festival have announced their final line-up for 150 events scheduled to run on 15th October - 5th November 2022. There will be an immersive light and sound installation from artists Luxmuralis and a performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar from the Globe Theatre plus a talk with Dame Joanne Lumley. Live music comes from Miss Kiddy and Cads, Moscow Drug Club, The Often Herd, Polly Gibbons, Red Stripe Band, Caravan and Jack Hues Quartet. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

22nd July 2022. Organisers of the long running folk festival have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled to run on 18th - 21st August 2022. Artists include Los de Abajo, Show of Hands, Shooglenifty, N’Famady Kouyaté, Kathryn Williams, Michael McGoldrick Band, Laura Cortése & the Dance Cards, Rionnagh Connelly & Honeyfeet, Amethyst Kiah, The Magpie Arc, Gnoss and The Once. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

20th July 2022. IBA Events, organisers of the festival in Swansea scheduled for 6th August 2022 have announced the postponement of this year's festival until February 2023. A statement on their Facebook page said the reasons were because of ‘’a decline in ticket sales from grass roots all the way to stadium shows plus a new rise in COVID cases and the cost of living crisis.’’ The event was to feature Twin Atlantic, The Hara, The Royston Club, Rats, The Fiends and Wynt. Tickets will remain valid for the new date or refunds can be claimed in the next 14 days.

19th July 2022. A new festival has been announced for Aberdeen called Wonderland featuring a programme of music, comedy, theatre, dance and family shows, it is scheduled for 8th - 11th September 2022. Also announced was the return of True North music festival with headline artists including Mica Paris and Nitin Sawhney, other artists confirmed include Django Django, Gentle Sinners Los Bitchos and African Groove Machine. True North is scheduled to take place on 22nd - 25rth September 2022. Tickets go on sale from 22nd July 2022

18th July 2022. The gaming company announced the news on their Twitter feed that they will be collaborating with Boardmasters festival at the event scheduled for 10th - 14th August 2022. The tweet said that there will be an exclusive brand area offering games and fun challenges along with snacks for sale. There will also be a big musical surprise to be announced soon! Tickets for the Boardmasters festival are still available for anyone interested.

15th July 2022. The new music festival planned to take place in a Southend Airport hangar have announced their line-up for the event scheduled to run on 2nd - 4th September 2022. Headliners include Africa Express, Fabio & Grooverider and the Outlook Orchestra and The Music Man Project. Tickets go on sale today for anyone interested.

14th July 2022. Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft (“DEAG”) in Germany has announced the acquisition of one of Europe's largest electro music festivals “Airbeat One”. DEAG wants to play an active role in the consolidation of the live entertainment industry in Europe and drive its growth through M&A. DEAG’s portfolio already includes the electric music festivals “Nature One,” “Mayday,” “Syndicate”, “Toxicator” and “Ruhr-in-Love” organised by their operating company I-Motion.

13th July 2022. Organisers of the festival scheduled for 23rd - 24th July 2022 have announced the postponement of this year's event until 2023. A statement on their website said the reasons were because ‘’a situation has arisen in which the stage supplier has ceased trading even though they were paid in full for our event. Whilst every effort has been made in finding another stage company to provide one, we have failed to secure one’’ The event was to feature Ash, The Charlatans and The Lottery Winners. There was no mention regarding ticketholder refunds.

12th July 2022. Organisers of the Scottish music festival at Glasgow Green have confirmed their planned dates for next year with the event being scheduled for 7th - 9th July 2023. The festival this year attracted over 50,000 festival-goers and 70 performance artists. Early bird tickets for 2023 will go on sale from Friday 15th July 2022 for anyone interested. 

11th July 2022. Organisers of the event scheduled for 5th - 7th August 2022 have announced the postponement of this year's festival until May 2023. A statement on their Facebook page said the reasons for the cancellation were because ‘’we have been thwarted by local bureaucracy at this late stage.’’ The local council had refused the organiser's licence application because it was submitted too late apparently. The event was to feature Scooter, Vengaboys. Love Inc, Rozalla, Sash and tribute bands. Ticketholders can get a full refund or transfer to 2023.

8th July 2022. The festival scheduled for 10th September 2022 has been cancelled. An announcement from organisers Heavy Pop said ‘’working on condensed and accelerated delivery stretched us to our limits, this, combined with the current cost of living crisis, has brought us to realise that in order to protect the long-term sustainability of Heavy Pop as a company and our festival events we now need the summer period to reflect and reset, and get back to our more workable planning cycles for our 2023 events’’. Ticketholders can get a full refund or transfer to 2023.

7th July 2022. A new music festival is being planned to take place in a Southend Airport hangar and is scheduled for 2nd - 4th September 2022. The new event is being put together with help from the organisers of Glastonbury festival along with support from The Music Man Project, Southend Airport and the local chamber of trade. The headliners and key sponsors have already been secured but no details have been released yet or when tickets will on sale.

6th July 2022. Organisers of the popular metal festival have announced additional acts for their event scheduled on 11th - 14th August 2022. The new additions include Ingested, I Fight Bears, Nomadus, Collected, Silen, Tribe of Ghosts, Apollyen, Karma’s Puppet, Must Kill, The Kunts, Warlock AD, Lore of the Woodman and Acid Throne. They join previously announced headliners Merciful Fate, Killing Joke, Lamb of God and Behemoth. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

5th July 2022. The music festival scheduled for 20th August 2022 has been cancelled according to an announcement on their website. The statement said ‘’Due to a number of competing factors out of our control, it is with great regret that we have to cancel Live at Lydiard 2022. Plans are in place to return even bigger and better in 2023’’ The event was to feature Rag 'N' Bone Man, Example and Jax Jones. Ticketholders will be contacted by email regarding their refunds.

4th July 2022. Organisers of the music and entertainment festival have announced additional acts for their late-night show for the event scheduled later this month on 21st - 24th July 2022. The new additions include Shouse, Charlotte Church, 3D, Millie Cotton, Common People, Danny Howells and Darren Emerson plus many more. The new acts will perform after the current headliners that include Lewis Capaldi, Foals and Snow Patrol. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

1st July 2022. The popular EDM music festival that had its first event in Chelmsford this year have announced a return for next year scheduled for 26th - 28th May 2023. This year’s festival included headliners like Swedish House Mafia, Eric Prydz, Tiësto, Carl Cox and The Chemical Brothers. The Creamfields brand has a presence internationally including Chile, Abu Dhabi, Ibiza, Malta, Argentina, Peru, Hong Kong and China. Early bird tickets for Creamfields South 2023 are available now for anyone interested.

30th June 2022. The event scheduled for 5th - 7th August 2022 has been cancelled according to an announcement on their website. The statement said ‘’2022 is proving an incredibly challenging year for live music and events. The industry has seen an unprecedented rise in the costs of production alongside lower than expected ticket sales due to rising costs of living’’. Organisers SMS Event Production Ltd has ceased trading. The event was to feature The Vaccines, Hot Chip, Laura Mvula and Natalie Imbruglia. Ticket holders will be contacted in due course.

29th June 2022. The music festival that last took place in 2021 will return in June next year with a new name. No further details have been released but it’s anticipated that more than 80 artists will be booked to appear at the newly independent event. Anyone interested can sign up to their newsletter for details of the new name along with dates, line-ups and tickets.

28th June 2022. Organisers of the 5-day EDM festival have announced a huge line-up of over 300 artists for the event scheduled for 6th - 10th July 2022. Headliners include NERVO, Armin van Buuren, DJ Snake, Don Diablo, Kygo, Marshmello, Tiësto, Afrojack, Timmy Trumpet, Bassjackers, Neelix, Charlotte de Witte, Claptone and Ferry Corsten. Airbeat One is one of Europe's largest festivals and will attract more than 300,000 visitors over the 5 days. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

27th June 2022. Organisers of the 3-day hot air balloon and music festival have announced artists that will perform at the event scheduled for 23rd - 25th September 2022. The line-up will include Scouting for Girls, Craig Charles, Gabrielle, Heather Small, BoyzLife, DJ Howard Donald and Symphonic Ibiza. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

24th June 2022. A new music festival from street-fashion & footwear retailer size? has been announced for 20th August 2022 taking place at the O2 Victoria Warehouse. Artists confirmed include AJ Tracey, Nines, Knucks and, Comfy, Juice Menace, Miraa May, Tamera, The KTNA and Kennedy Taylor. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

23rd June 2022. Organisers of the 3-location music festival have announced additional artists for the events scheduled between 1st - 10th July 2022. Artists added in the final wave are Wizkid at Birmingham plus A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Nines at Crystal Palace. They join previously announced A$AP Rocky, J.Cole, Dave, Cardi B, SZA, Nicki Minaj and Tyler, The Creator. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

22nd June 2022. Organisers of the 3-day multi-venue music festival have announced an additional 60 artists for the event scheduled on 29th - 31st July 2022. Artists added in the final wave include DJ Greg Wilson, Children of Zeus, Blue Lab Beats, We Are Scientists, Poppy Ajudha, Gunva B and Jalen N’Gonda plus many more. They join previously announced UB40, ASWAD, De La Soul, Girls Don’t Sync and The Zutons. Tickets are still available for selected events.

21st June 2022. The music festival scheduled for 29th - 30th July 2022 has been cancelled according to an announcement on their website. The statement said ‘’we have not yet sold enough tickets to make this year possible, we have therefore decided to delay to 3rd - 5th August 2023’’ The event was to feature Elder Island, Gentlemans Dub Club and Joy Orbison. Ticketholders will be contacted in due course.

20th June 2022. Organisers of the 3-day internationally renowned experimental music and arts festival have announced their line-up for the event scheduled for 8th - 10th July 2022. Artists announced include Divide & Dissolve, Grove, Pharaoh Overlord with Aaron Turner, Big Brave, June of 44 and Richard Dawson & Circle plus many more. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

17th June 2022. Organisers of the 3-day music festival have announced an additional 40 artists in their line-up for the event scheduled for 26th - 28th August 2022. Artists added in the latest wave include Ashnikko, Cassyette, Barns Courtney, Luude, and HO99O9. They join previously announced headliners Dave, Arctic Monkeys, Rage Against The Machine, Megan Thee Stallion, Bring Me The Horizon and Halsey. The event has been sold out for some time.

16th June 2022. A new 5-day comedy festival has been announced taking place at Castlefield Bowl and is scheduled for 21st - 25th September 2022. Headliners include James Acaster, Dylan Moran, Aisling Bea, Josh Widdicombe, Rose Matafeo, Phil Wang, Daniel Kitson, Milton Jones, Nish Kumar, David O’Doherty, Rosie Jones, Tim Key Fern Brady, Reginald D Hunter, Lou Sanders, Jamali Maddix and John Robins plus many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

15th June 2022. Organisers of the festival now titled 'Boomtown, Chapter One, The Gathering' have added 8 brand new street venues to the event scheduled for 10th - 14th August 2022. The new street venues bring vibrancy to the city with each venue having their own sense of individuality, personality and unique vibe. The new venues include Obsidian, Botanica Zoo, The Temple of Zero, Ye Olde Cosmic Junkyard, The Pyratrix Stage, The Traumaville Cabaret and Stiletto Disco. The event is sold out with only waiting lists available.

14th June 2022. The K-Fest event will come to the Rhyl Events Arena in Wales this year with scheduled dates of 5th - 7th August 2022. The music festival will feature different 3 days dedicated to Dance, Indie and Family and the line-up announced so far includes Graeme Park, Dub Pistols, Cast, Taylor Swift, The Phonics, The Cavernites and Katy Perry. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

13th June 2022. A new free to attend 3-day arts community festival has been announced taking place in the Elephant and Castle area of London and is scheduled for 29th - 31st July 2022. The festival will feature contemporary urban street art, theatre, culture, magic, dancing, puppetry and more. The event will be a unique blend of internationally renowned street performers and local community arts groups.

10th June 2022. Organisers of Scotland’s conference of hip hop & underground culture have announced their line-up for the event scheduled for 27th August 2022. The line-up includes NoLay, Bash The Entertainer, Mace the Great, LOTOS, AiiTee and MC Salum. The event will host panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, music showcases, DJ sets, live graffiti and networking opportunities. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

9th June 2022. The Live at Lydiard music festival scheduled for 20th August 2022 has been cancelled according to an announcement made today. The statement on their website said that ‘’due to a number of competing factors out of our control, it is with great regret that we have to cancel Live at Lydiard 2022’’. No further explanation was given about the specific circumstances quoted. The event was to feature Rag’N’Bone Man, Jax Jones, Blue DeTiger and Example. Ticketholders will be refunded automatically.

8th June 2022. Organisers of the 4-day family festival in Shropshire have announced the availability of limited day tickets for the event scheduled for 18th - 21st August 2022. Also announced were the day split line-up with headliners including The Proclaimers, Sasha, Becky Hill, Fatboy Slim, Example, Sara Cox, Rag’N’Bone Man and Shed Seven. The statement says that the limited day tickets will go on sale on 8th June 2022 at 10.00am BST.

7th June 2022. The Lamplight Festival scheduled for 5th - 7th August 2022 has been cancelled for the third year in a row. Organisers stated on a Facebook post that due to circumstances beyond their control they are unable to deliver a high-quality event and have had to make this unfortunate decision to cancel the event in full, although no explanation was given about the specific circumstances quoted. The event was to feature Jack Savoretti, the Kaiser Chiefs and Deacon Blue. Ticket holders will be contacted in due course regarding refunds. 

6th June 2022. A new free to attend pet friendly 2-day festival has been announced to take place in Strathclyde Country Park scheduled for 6th - 7th August 2022. The festival will feature a street food village, food and craft market, kidz zone, picnic area, sporting activities, bar and cocktail trucks and live music from the big stage. Ticket booking is available now for anyone interested.

3rd June 2022. Organisers of the popular EDM festival in Belgium have announced the availability of more tickets for the event scheduled for 15th - 31st July 2022. The festival attracts about 400,000 visitors each year and tickets notoriously get snapped up within minutes of going on sale making the event sold out. The statement says that an additional 10,000 tickets will be made available for sale on 7th June 2022 at 19.00 CEST.

2nd June 2022. Organisers of the multi-venue festival in Hackney Wick by trans and queer club collectives and communities have announced their line-up for the event scheduled for 30th July 2022. The line-up of 110 artists includes Lakuti, SHERELLE, I. JORDAN, Juliana Huxtable, Midland, Shy One, Angel D'lite, Powder, Lotic, Peach, Saoirse, Dan Beaumont and Anna Gram. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

1st June 2022. A new 2-day festival has been announced taking place at MediaCity and Salford Quays scheduled for 10th - 11th September 2022. The free festival will feature sports, music, comedy, theatre, dance, workshops, talks, food, charity, wellness, crafts and more. The event is a result of collaboration between the BBC, The Lowry and hundreds of local and community organisations. The full programme announcement will be made in the early summer. 

31st May 2022. A new 3-day festival has been announced by the organisers who previously ran the Festival of Beer and is scheduled for 19th - 21st August 2022. The event will feature a mixture of music, wellness, comedy and food. The line-up of artists includes Orbital, Quantic, Elder Island, The Staves, Nightmares on Wax, Norman Jay MBE, Erol Alkan, Roni Size, Luke Una, Ishmael Ensemble, Dr Banana and Gina Breeze plus many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

30th May 2022. Organisers of the family friendly festival in Limavady have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled for 30th June - 2nd July 2022. Artists added in the final wave include DJ Yoda, Bronagh Gallagher, Scratch Perverts, NI Opera, Here Come The Landed Gentry, Louise Da Costa and The Unholy Gospel Choir. They join previously announced headliners Sister Sledge, Villagers, Simon and Oscar, Hayseed Dixie and Lisa McHugh. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

27th May 2022. Thailand's premier music and arts festival returns later this year with dates confirmed for 15th - 18th December 2022. The event known for its carbon-neutral celebration of the arts and sustainable living will feature world class performance artists along with workshops and great food. Tickets will be go on sale soon for anyone interested. 

26th May 2022. Organisers of Pride in Hull have announced a new ticketed event scheduled for 30th July 2022 to celebrate 21 years of Pride in Hull, the annual events regularly attracts up to 50,000 visitors. The full line-up is yet to be announced but already confirmed are Trinity Taylor, Boyzlife, Queenz, Liberty X and DJ Mike Tollan. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

25th May 2022. Organisers of the EDM festival next to the watersports mecca in Reading have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled for 30th July 2022. Artists include Darius Syrossian, Sidney Charles, DJOKO, Prunk, Mad Villa, Artmann, Tommy Vercetti, DJ Caspa, Ruze, Aron Volta, Andrew Azara, JRSP, PSTW, Max Dean, Ozzie Guven, Wodda, Hart & Neenan Paige Tomlinson, DXNBY and Tuff London plus many more. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested.

24th May 2022.. The Leighton Live Festival scheduled for 3rd - 5th June 2022 has been cancelled. Organisers stated that due to spiralling costs and the potential risk to their primary event, Highest Point, they have sadly made the decision to cancel Leighton Live. The event was to feature UB40, The Halle and Sister Sledge. Tickets will be refunded automatically in the coming days. 

23rd May 2022. Organisers of the 3-day music festival in Edinburgh have announced additions to their line-up for the event scheduled for 26th - 28th August 2022. New artists added are IDLES, Jessie Buckley, Bernard Butler, Holly Humberstone, Joesef and TAAHLIAH. They join previously announced headliners Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, Bombay Bicycle Club, Mogwai, Little Simz, Black Coffee, John Grant, Bonobo, The Twilight Sad, Caribou and The National. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

20th May 2022. Organisers of the 3-day multi-venue festival in Liverpool have announced their line-up for the event scheduled for 29th -31st July 2022. Headliners include UB40, ASWAD, De La Soul, Heather Small, Kojey Radical, Berwyn, No Fakin, Liam Bailey, Robbo Ranx, House Gospel Choir, Terri Walker, DJ Ronnie Herel and The Zutons plus many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

19th May 2022. Organisers of the 3-day multi-venue festival in and around Morecambe have announced their line-up for the event scheduled for 8th -10th July 2022. The 125 mainly local artists include James Shields, Molly Warburton, Morecambe Ukulele Club, Mad 4, Paul Akister, The Howling Clowns, The Bottlenecks and Twenty Four Seven. The event is intended to be free to attend.

18th May 2022. Organisers of the 4-day multi-arts festival in Exmouth have announced their full line-up for free event scheduled for 2nd - 5th June 2022. Artists include Cut Capers, Space and Musical Youth, Ruby May Spencer, The Barefoot Bandit, Not The Cowboys, All Jazzed Up and The Grimm Sisters. Although the event is free to attend donations are welcome. 

17th May 2022. The K-Pop Flex brand have announced dates for their new mega festival taking place at London’s O2 Arena on 22nd - 24th September 2023. The full line-up is yet to be announced but is likely to include artists like Monsta X, ENHYPEN, NCT Dream and Mamamoo who are already confirmed for the K-Pop Flex Frankfurt event. Tickets will be available soon for anyone interested.

16th May 2022. Organisers of the UK’s largest music festival have announced their Croissant Neuf stage line-up for the event scheduled for 22nd - 26th June 2022. Their announcement includes artists Cut Capers, Moulettes, K.O.G, Steve Knightley & Seth Lakeman, Sam Lee, TC & The Groove Family, Taimane, Emmanuel Jal, Katy J Pearson Band, Baskery, Penelope Isles and The Longest Johns plus many more. The event has been sold out for some time.

13th May 2022. Organisers of the 4-day summer festival have announced additions to their line-up for the event scheduled to take place on 6th - 9th July 2022. This week organisers added Human League, Blancmange and Altered Images. They join previously announced artists The Specials, James Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, The Lottery Winners and Cameo. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

12th May 2022. Organisers of the UK’s largest music festival have announced their Glade Stage and Glade Dome line-up for the event scheduled for 22nd - 26th June 2022. Their announcement includes artists Carl Cox, Andy C, Camel Phat, Annie Mac, Gong, Danny Howard, Sasha, John Digweed, Don Letts, Dub Pistols and Stanton Warriors plus many more. The event has been sold out for some time.

11th May 2022. Organisers of the 4-day festival in 24 Glasgow venues have announced their full programme for the event scheduled for 16th - 19th June 2022. The event's Twitter feed has confirmed artists Buster Williams, Ryan Quigley, James Taylor Quartet, Georgia Cécile, Ebi Soda, Binker Golding, Anita Wardell, TRYPL, Fergus McCreadie and Marianne McGregor plus many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

10th May 2022. A new music festival for tribute acts has been announced by organiser Jack Fry and will take place in Plymouth’s Central Park scheduled for 5th - 7th August 2022. The line-up so far includes Little Chix, Hariana, Spice Forever, Abba Inferno, Katy Ellis, Tom White, 24k Bruno, Maximum Robbie, Take@That and many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

9th May 2022. Organisers from Pxssy Palace, the LGBTQ+ arts platform have announced the date for their Overflo Festival which will take place on 18th September 2022. Artists will be announced weekly in the run up to the festival date. Priority release tickets have sold out already so anyone interested will have to wait for future releases. 

6th May 2022. Organisers of the 3-day festival have announced additions to their line-up for the event scheduled for 28th - 30th July 2022. New artists include Ash, Sam Ryder, Edwyn Collins, Christone Kingfish Ingram, Vistas, The Academic, Kawala, Blue Rose Code, Matilda Mann, Lottery Winners, Uninvited, Dadi Freyr and Daytime TV. They join previously announced headliners Nile Rodgers, Van Morrison, Emeli Sande, Passenger, The Fratellis, Shed Seven and Stiff Little Finders. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

5th May 2022. Organisers of the 4-day festival recently announced their comedy line-up for the event scheduled for 26th - 29th May 2022. There will be 18 comedians including Scott Bennett, Lindsey Santoro and Jack Gleadow. Music acts already announced include Placebo, Patti Smith & Band, The Flaming Lips, The Hives, The Selecter, Craig Charles, Peter Hook & The Light, Wilko Johnson, Dub Pistols and Subgiant plus many more. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

4th May 2022. Organisers of the 2-day festival celebrating its 10th anniversary have announced their full line-up for the event scheduled for 1st - 2nd July 2022. Artists will include Tony Hadley, The Proclaimers, ABC, Maxi Priest, Toploader, Peter Hook & The Light, The Real Thing, Bad Manners, Toyah and Heatwave. The Totally Tribute day will feature the Bootleg Beatles, Noasis, Who are You and ABBA REVIVAL. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

3rd May 2022. Organisers of the 3-day family festival have announced additions to their line-up for the event scheduled for 26th - 28th August 2022. New artists include DJ Jax Jones, House Gospel Choir, Thomas Headon, Dylan, Gracey, Matilda Mann and Tim Gallagher. They join previously announced headliners The Human League, Anne-Marie, Stereophonics, Sugababes, Jake Bugg, Basement Jaxx, Gabrielle, Sam Ryder, Alfie Templeman and The Futureheads plus many more. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

2nd May 2022. Organisers of the festival have announced their first wave line-up for the event scheduled for 2nd - 4th September 2022. Artists include The Libertines, Tom Grennan, Bananarama, Katy B, The Feeling, A1 x J1, Craig Charles, LUUDE, Gracey, Idle Noise, Cov Kozaks, Neville Staple, Jeff ‘Man’ Parris and Georgie Riot plus many more. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

29th April 2022. Organisers of the progressive metal music festival have announced on Twitter additions to their line-up for the event scheduled for 30th June - 4th July 2022. New artists include Scar Symmetry, Betraying The Martyrs, Party Cannon, Harbinger, Borders, Seething Akira, Arcaeon, In Fear, Sertraline, A Night In The Abyss, Blind Summit, Rosen Bridge, Dakesis, Blight Town and Lost In Lavender Town. They join previously announced artists God Is An Astronaut and Slice The Cake plus many more. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

28th April 2022. Organisers of the 3-day music festival have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled for 26th – 28th August 2022. New additions include Level 42 and The Fratellis plus Molotov Jukebox, Mr Bruce, Death of Guitar Pop, The Scribes, Sleeper, Oydssey, Doctor and the Medics and The Bad Day plus many more. They join previously announced artists Belinda Carlisle, Scouting For Girls, Dreadzone, Alabama 3, Cut Capers and Skinny Lister. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested.

27th April 2022. Organisers of the popular 4-day music festival held in the Brecon Beacons, Wales have announced their second wave line-up for their 20th anniversary event scheduled for 18th - 21st August 2022. New additions include the National Orchestra of Wales, El Goodo, John Mouse, Joe & The Shitboys, Tune-Yards, Sofia Kourtesis, Mary Lattimore, Nia Archives and The Long Blondes plus many more. They join previously announced Kraftwerk, Michael Kiwanuka, Beach House Metronomy, Bicep. The event is already sold out. 

26th April 2022. Vodafone has announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with American Express presents BST Hyde Park. Vodafone will be the official connectivity partner and will be supplying cutting-edge technology to deliver an incredible, immersive Augmented Reality (AR) experience for festival goers and music fans. Customers will receive exclusive rewards, including ticket access and money-can’t-buy experiences through Vodafone’s VeryMe Rewards programme. BST Hyde Park takes place over 3 weekends in June and July.

25th April 2022. Organisers of the 1-day family entertainment festival scheduled for 2nd June 2022 have announced their final line-up. Artists announced include Kenny Thomas, Pete Valentine, DJ Des Grant, Gemma-Louise Doyle and Will & Ben plus many more. The event is supported by South Ribble Borough Council and entry is free for all visitors.

22nd April 2022. Organisers of the 4-day small boutique music festival scheduled for 30th June - 3rd July 2022 have announced new acts. Artists announced include Bombay Bicycle Cub, The Vaccines, Cavetown, AU/RA, Fatherson, Royston Club, Girl Scout, BER, The Flints, Will Joseph Cook, Lucy Blue, Rachel Chinouriri, Cate, Flower Ov Love, Memorial and George O’Hanlon. They join previously announced artists Grief, Beabadoobee, Easy Life, Holly Humberstone and James Bay. A limited number of tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

21st April 2022. Organisers of the unique 1-day music festival have added to their line-up for the event scheduled to take place on 11th June 2022. The new additions include This Is The Kit, Fiona Bevan, Crich Brass, Riding The Low, The Rosadocs, Catmilk, Shadows Of A Silhouette, Melonade, ALT BLK ERA, Estella, Isaac Neilson and Fellow Braves. They join previously announced headliners The Charlatans, Tim Burgess, The Cribs, Liz Lawrence and Peaness. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

20th April 2022. A new seaside festival organised by Freckfest and North Ayrshire Council will take place at the Irvine Harbourside and Beach Park and is scheduled for 23rd - 24th July 2022. The festival will provide top-quality live music and outdoor activities both on and off the water including an aerobatic display by the Red Arrows. The music line-up is yet to be announced but will include household names according to organisers. Details of tickets will be announced in due course. 

19th April 2022. Organisers of the Dutch Prognosis Festival have announced the launch of a UK edition scheduled for 22nd - 23rd April 2023. Few details are known yet about possible headliners although the location of the event is expected to be in London. The home event took place last weekend in Eindhoven and featured Katatonia, Leprous, Enslaved and The Ocean.  

18th April 2022. Organisers of the 2nd edition 1-day music festival scheduled for 20th August 2022 have announced their first headliners. Artists announced include Rag'n'Bone Man, Example, Jax Jones and Blue DeTiger. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

15th April 2022. Organisers of the 4-day music festival have added headliners to their line-up for the event scheduled to take place on 26th - 29th August 2022. The new additions include The Breath, Thea Gilmore, Edward II, Kanda Bongo Man, 3 Daft Monkeys, Amythyst Kiah, Lauren Housley, Namvula, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Lady Nade, Hannah James & Toby Kuhn, Sound of the Sirens, Tarren, The Haar and the Rosie Hood Band. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

14th April 2022. Organisers of the 3-day Americana music festival have finalised their line-up for 17th - 19th June 2022. The additional artists confirmed include James, Cam, Hiss Golden Messenger, Darlingside, Israel Nash, Amy Helm, Blue Rose Code, Eddy Smith & the 507, Ida Mae and many more. They join previously announced headliners Van Morrison, Wilco, The Waterboys, Jake Bugg, Imelda May, Drive-By Truckers and Foy Vance. Limited numbers of tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

13th April 2022. Organisers of the famous 5-day music festival have added headliners to their line-up for the event scheduled for 22nd - 26th June 2022. The new additions to appear on the Field of Avalon stage include The Damned, Dr John Cooper Clarke, The Hoosiers, Nick Mulvey, Mc Fly, Sugababes and The Tom Robinson Band plus many more  They join previously announced headliners Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar. The event has been sold out for some time. 

12th April 2022. JBM Music, organisers of the Wile Out music festival for house, tech house, drum n bass and bassline have finalised their line-up for 9th July 2022. The headliners confirmed include Craig David, Sub Focus, Wilkinson, Katy B, Jax Jones, DJ EZ, Sigma, Sam Divine, Joel Corry, Kurupt FM, Sammy Virji, Friction, Biscits, Secondcity, Wookie, Kele Ke Roc and Sweet Female Attitude.  Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

11th April 2022. Organisers of the Newcastle music festival originally scheduled June this year have released a statement on their website stating that the 2022 event will be cancelled. They now plan to hold the festival next year scheduled for 26th - 28th May 2023. The statement cites an oversaturated market and ongoing economic crisis as the reason for the cancellation. Early bird ticket holders can apply for a refund or can carry over validity to 2023 

8th April 2022. Organisers of the 4-day music, street art, skate + BMX festival in Somerset have added headliners to their line-up for the event scheduled to take place on 7th - 10th July 2022. The new additions include Loyale Carner, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Hannah Wants and Charlie Tee. They join previously announced headliners Headie One, Becky Hill, Mabel, AJ Tracey and Wilkinson. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

7th April 2022. The popular 3-day folk music festival scheduled for 23rd - 26th June 2022 have announced their first line-up. The 30th anniversary event announced artists including Wildwood Kin, Eliza Carthy Trio, Treetop Flyers, Alasdair Roberts, Alex Rex, Gwenifer Raymond, Emily Barker, The Magic Lantern, Native Harrow, Danny George Wilson, Funke and the Two Tone Baby, London Bulgarian Choir plus many more. Tickets are available now for selected performances whilst entry to the festival is free.

6th April 2022. A new 3-day festival scheduled for 29th - 31st July 2022 has been announced and will take place in Raeburn Place sports ground in Stockbridge. The artist line-up includes Razorlight, James Arthur, Ella Eyre, Cassia, RATS, Twin Atlantic, Feeder, Sports Team, Declan Welsh & The Decadent West, Sam Ryder and many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

5th April 2022. The popular music festival, expected to attract up to 60,000 festival-goers, takes place on the city’s Town Moor and is scheduled for 30th - 31st July 2022. Artists announced for their line-up include Black Eyed Peas, Joel Corry, AJ Tracey, Example, Dimitri From Paris, Sigala, Clean Bandit, Patrick Topping, Jamie Jones and Lee Foss plus many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

4th April 2022. The free, 24-hour, non-stop multi-arts and science festival scheduled for 18th – 19th June 2022 have announced their line-up. Artists include John Ward, LTJ Bukem, Les Spaine, Andy Sheppard, Secret Night Gang and Juanita Euka plus many more. There are plenty of activities for all age groups and beach camping is available too. Some events are ticketed and require pre-booking for anyone interested. 

1st April 2022. After a 2-year absence The Beat Herder Festival returns scheduled for 14th - 17th July 2022. Organisers of the 4-day event have now announced their line-up. Artists include Nile Rogers & Chic, The Wailers, Hot Chip, Public Service Broadcasting, Craig Charles, David Rodigan, Alan Fitzpatrick, HAAi, Kink, Dub Pistols, Greg Wilson, Danny Byrd, Jamz Supernova, Krafty Kuts, Ralph Lawson and many more. Tickets are still available now for anyone interested. 

31st March 2022. Organisers of the new Bristol based 3-day EDM festival scheduled for 29th - 31st July 2022 have announced their line-up. The 100 artists include Jeff Mills, Denis Sulta, Sherelle, Sally , Paranoid London Live, Sarah Story, DJ Boring, DJ Paulette, Kettama, Cici, Mella Dee, East End Dubs and Skream. The secret location is yet to be revealed but organisers state it will be just a 20-minute drive from central Bristol. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

30th March 2022. Organisers of the new Surrey based one day EDM festival scheduled for 18th June 2022 have announced their full line-up. Artists include Eats Everything Skream, Sam Divine, Dusky, DJ Seinfeld, Melé, Prospa, Latmun, Jasper James, Jamie Roy, Chloé Robinson, Arielle Free, The Menendez Brothers, Amy Elle and many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

29th March 2022. A one-off festival has been announced scheduled for 4th April 2022 taking place at the The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch, London. New Noise will raise money for the Help Musicians charity and features the ‘A Side' Conference with specialist speakers discussing a wide variety of impactful topics and the ‘B Side’ Festival which presents a music label fair, acoustic acts, and a headliner gig. Tickets are free but donations are welcome.

28th March 2022. A new edition of the National Whisky Festival has been announced for Inverness scheduled for 2nd July 2022. The new edition joins the Glasgow and Aberdeen editions. The event will feature numerous brands of whisky along with cocktails by renowned mixologists, experimental brewery collaborations, food vendors and exclusive, in-depth whisky masterclasses. In addition there will be a specially curated bill of live music from celebrated Scottish musicians. Tickets go on general sale from 28th March 2022 for anyone interested. 

25th March 2022. Organisers of the 4-day festival have added 40 more artists to their line-up for the event scheduled for 21st - 24th July 2022. The new additions include Razorlight, Declan McKenna and The Mysterines plus many more. They join previously announced headliners Sleaford Mods, Annie Mac, Basement Jaxx, Grandmasterflash, Madness, Loyle Carner, Primal Scream, Craig David, Sigrid, Sugarbabes and Kojey Radical. Tier 5 tickets are available now for anyone interested.

24th March 2022. Organisers of the 4-day family festival have announced their final line-up for the event taking place at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire scheduled for 21st - 24th July 2022. Artists include Björk with the Hallé Orchestra, Groove Armada, Mogwai, Metronomy, Hannah Peel and Paraorchestra plus many more. Also present will be British astronaut Tim Peake and Aardman Animations among the many diverse range of attractions. Release 4 tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

23rd March 2022. A new 2-day EDM festival scheduled for 27th - 28th August 2022 has been announced by promoters Shine and Belsonic. The new event will take place in Belfast’s Boucher Road Playing Fields and the line-up announced includes Cristoph, Dense & Pika, Eric Prydz, Fjaak, Michael Bibi, Peggy Gou, Special Request, DJ Seinfeld, Disclosure, Dusky, Kettama, Mall Grab, Patrick Topping and Yasmin Gardezi. Tickets go on general sale from 29th March 2022 for anyone interested. 

22nd March 2022. A new 3-day festival scheduled for 2nd - 4th September 2022 has been announced by Optimo (Espacio) and dance music magazine Ransom Note. The DJ duo are celebrating 25 years as they aim to replicate the original energy and fun of the early Optimo parties. Tickets are limited and go on sale only to those who pre-register. 

21st March 2022. A new 3-day EDM festival scheduled for 29th - 31st July 2022 has been announced and will take place near Bristol although the specific location has not yet been confirmed. Over 100 artists are expected but the line-up has not been announced. Anyone interested can sign up for further news and early bird tickets when they become available on 25th March 2022.

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19th March 2022. The popular 4-day  festival that has been absent since 2019 returns next month and is scheduled for 6th - 9th April 2022. The event will feature 150 craft beers and 50 ciders over the 4 days with live music from Blistered Molly and a selection of acts under the theme of Red Sessions. A variety of ticket options are available online now or they can be purchased on the door.

17th March 2022. The 10-day music festival in London’s Hyde Park have announced two dates for The Rolling Stones on 25th June and 3rd July 2022. The dates will form part of their 60-year anniversary celebrations. They join previously announced headliners Pearl Jam, White Reaper, Elton John, The Eagles, Pixies, Stereophonics, Adele and Duran Duran. The festival runs from 25th June to 10th July 2022 and tickets are available now for most shows with The Rolling Stones going on sale from 18th March 2022.

16th March 2022. The new one off 3-day music festival have announced their line-up for the event taking place at Leighton Hall Estate in Carnforth scheduled for 3rd – 5th June 2022. Artists include UB40, Sister Sledge, Ministry of Sound Disco, Graeme Park - Funkademia and the Halle Orchestra. Tickets go on sale from 18th March 2022 for anyone interested. 

15th March 2022. Organisers of the 3-day prog-rock festival have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled for 29th - 31st July 2022. The festival returns after a 2-year absence and the acts announced include Leprous, Haken, Dirty Loops, Humanity’s Last Breath, Intervals, Plini, Car Bomb, Bossk, Hacktivist, Devil Sold His Soul, Our Hollow Our Home, Cage Fight, Nick Johnston and Jakub Zytecki plus many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

11th March 2022. Organisers of the 4-day festival in Oxfordshire have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled for 4th - 7th August 2022. The acts announced include Underworld, Jungle, Years & Years, Peggy Gou, Róisín Murphy, Jordan Rakei, Gabriels, Craig Charles, Binker and Moses, Ibibio Sound Machine, Willie J Healey, Billie Marten, David Morales, Derrick Carter, Krystal Klear, Louise Chen and Storm Mollison plus many more. Tickets go on sale from 14th March for anyone interested.

10th March 2022. The new 1-day festival scheduled for 10th June 2022 has announced their phase one line-up. Artists include The Charlatans, The Cribs, Tim Burgess, Liz Lawrence, Peaness, Cucamaras, Deja Vega, Dean McMullen, Dirty Laces, The Red Stains, Claire Welles, Young Decades, King Blonde and Ami Sharpe with more coming soon. First release tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

9th March 2022. A new 4-day wellness festival for queer, questioning and curious women and those who are non-binary has been launched. The festival will feature wellness, music, comedy, wild swimming, sports, spoken word and workshops and is scheduled for 10th - 13th June 2022. Early bird phase one tickets are sold out but phase two tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

8th March 2022. The popular 3-day city festival will be celebrating its 50th anniversary as it returns after a two-year absence and is scheduled for 15th - 17th July 2022. The festival regularly attracts more than 250,000 visitors and provides a host of activities including live music performances, water sports plus arts and crafts. Access to the entire 3-day event is free for all.

7th March 2022. After a two-year absence the one-day beach festival on Sandbanks Beach returns and is scheduled for 10th July 2022. The artists announced in their first phase line-up are Jax Jones, Wes Nelson, Karen Harding and Sweet Female Attitude. More artists will be added in due course and pre-registration for tickets is now open for anyone interested.

4th March 2022. More artists have been added to the 4-day folk festival at Cherry Hinton Hall in Cambridge scheduled for 28th - 31st July 2022. The new additions include Gipsy Kings, Billy Bragg, Afro Celt Sound System, Orchestra Baobab, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Billie Marten and many more. They join previously announced headliners Passenger, Seasick Steve, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Clannad and Suzanne Vega. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

3nd March 2022. Organisers of the 1-day EDM music festival in Sunderland have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled for 8th July 2022. The acts announced include Armand Van Helden, DJ EZ, Hannah Wants B2B Sam Divine, Biscits, Jess Bays, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Macky Gee, Skepsis, Darkzy, Crucast, Low Steppa plus many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

2nd March 2022. Organisers of the 4-day music festival in Suffolk have announced their first batch of artists for the event scheduled for 21st - 24th July 2022. The headliners announced include Lewis Capaldi, Foals, Snow Patrol, Maggie Rogers, Little Simz, Manic Street Preachers, Phoebe Bridgers, Groove Armada, Fontaines DC, Tim Key, Rosie Jones, Tez Ilyas and The Two Shot Podcast. Pre-sale tickets are available now and general release from 4th March 2022. 

1st March 2022. Organisers of the 2-day music festival near Warwick have announced their first batch of artists for the event scheduled for 10th - 11th June 2022. Phase one acts announced include Jeremy Underground, Mathame, Gerd Janson, CC:DISCO, Sweely, DJ Boring, Octo Octa b2b Saoirse, Dam Swindle, Crazy P Soundsystem, DJOKO b2b Harrison BDP, Dan Shake, Marina Trench, Neidex, and Darley. Tickets went on sale from 28th February 2022 for anyone interested. 

28th February 2022. Organisers of the multi-location music festival have announced their first batch of headliners. Artists include A$AP, J. Cole and Tyler The Creator on 1st - 3d July 2022 at Crystal Palace, Dave, Cardi B and J. Cole on 8th - 10th July 2022 in Birmingham and Cardi B, SZA and Nicki Minaj on 8th - 10th July 2022 at Finsbury Park. Tickets go on sale from 28th February 2022 for anyone interested. 

25th February 2022. More artists have been added to the 3-day rock festival at Donnington Park scheduled for 10th - 12th June 2022. The new additions include Skindred, Kid Brunswick, Skynd, Bimini, Yonaka, Alestorm, Dirty Honey, As Everything Unfolds, Spiritbox, Orbit Culture, Heriot, Red Fang, Will Haven, The Velveteers, Banks Arcade and Dana Dentata. They join previously announced headliners KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

24th February 2022. The second edition of the popular music festival will take place in London scheduled for 30th July 2022. The festvial that celebrates Queer Bodies in Electronic Music will be adding a workshop and talks programme to the event. The line-up includes A D O N I S, Big Dyke Energy, Bitch Please! Boudica, HE.SHE.THEY, Inferno, Let’s have a Kiki, Lezzer Quest, Little Gay Brother, Maricas, Nite Dykez and Pxssy Palace. Registration is now open for tickets that go on sale 2nd March.

23rd February 2022. More artists have been added to the 3-day Y Not festival scheduled for 29th - 31st July 2022. The new artists added are The Kooks, Laura Mvula, Jake Bugg, The Hunna, Dodie, Kelis, We Are Scientists, Mae Muller, Jaws, Lucy Spraggan, Soak, Amy Macdonald and Deco plus many more. They join previously announced headliners Stereophonics, Courteeners, Blossoms, Manic Street Preachers, Nothing But Thieves, Sleaford Mods and The Vaccines. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

22nd February 2022. Organisers of the ‘funkiest’ 4-day music festival held in Bath have finalised their line-up for the event scheduled for 26th - 29th May 2022. Artists include De La Soul, Roy Ayres, Crazy P, Odyssey, Ibibio Sound Machine, House Gospel Choir, Blue Lab Beats and Kosheen. DJ sets from Goldie, Nightmares on Wax, Francois K, Jezzie B and Jamez Supernova. Special performances form Don Letts & Terry Hall and Rob Da Bank & Tayo’s Purple Rave. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

21st February 2022. Organisers of the popular 4-day music festival held in the Brecon Beacons, Wales have announced their line-up for their 20th anniversary event scheduled for 18th - 21st August 2022. Artists announced include Kraftwerk, Michael Kiwanuka, Beach House Metronomy, Bicep, Parquet Courts, Low, Kae Tempest, Cate Le Bon, TV Segall & Freedom Band, Yves Tumor, Black Country, New Road, Dry Cleaning, Ezra Furman and Jenny Hval plus many more. The event is already sold out. 

18th February 2022. A new 3-day alcohol-free music festival has been launched by lifestyle and alcohol-free drinks brand Rok Soba and is scheduled for 27th - 29th May 2022. Headliners announced include Supergrass, Glen Matlock, Queen Symphonic, Reef, The Primitives, Peter Hook and the Light, Veridian, Milky and Old Time Sailors. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

17th February 2022. A new music festival has been announced for Middlesborough’s Stewart Park by organisers BeachJam and is scheduled for 30th April 2022. No details of any headliners or possible line-up have been announced yet. Registration for early bird tickets is now open for anyone interested. 

16th February 2022. The one-day music festival returns this year and is scheduled for 9th July 2022. The event known for its tribute bands will feature acts such as the Antarctic Monkeys, Oasish, Go your own way, Don’t Stop Queen Now and Acoustic Skadom. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

15th February 2022. Organisers of the 5-day black tie music festival have announced their headliners for their 40th anniversary event scheduled for 6th - 10th July 2022. Artists announced include The Script, Craig David, Tom Jones and Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics with The Heritage Orchestra and Jules Buckley. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

14th February 2022. Organisers of the 2-day music festival have announced their headliners for the event scheduled for 20th - 21st August 2022. Artists announced include Danny Tenaglia, Purple Disco Machine, Robin S, David Penn, Arielle Free, Jess Bays, Tall Paul, Linden C, Brandon Block, Jo Manji and Tony Hutchinson plus many more. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

11th February 2022. Organisers of the 2-day multi venue festival have announced their headliners for the event scheduled for 28th May 2022 in Bristol and 29th May 2022 in Nottingham. Artists announced include Squid, Ghetts, Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn, Baby Queen, Alfie Templeman, NINE8 Collective, Cassia, Jane Weaver, Nia Archives, Just Mustard, Jockstrap and Everyone You Know. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

10th February 2022. More artists have been added to the Slam Dunk festival scheduled for 3rd - 4th June 2022. The new bands added are Beartooth, Counterparts, Set It Off, Nova Twins, With Confidence, Magnolia Park and 3OH!3. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

9th February 2022. The second wave of artists has been announced for the 3-day festival scheduled for 26th - 28th August 2022. New headliners include Paolo Nutini, Sam Fender, Primal Scream, The Libertines and Bastille. They join previously announced Stereophonics, James, The Wombats, Declan McKenna, Sugababes, Nothing But Thieves, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, We Are Scientists and Sam Ryder. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

8th February 2022. A new limited capacity EDM music festival has been announced taking place at Kippax, Leeds and is scheduled for 3rd June 2022. Organised by Eddy Dobson the new one-day festival line-up features Local DJs Kylo, Cucillo, Flooksy, Parker Smith, Bobby O’Donnell and Josh Butler. Phase one tickets have already sold out and second release tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

7th February 2022. Organisers of the 4-day festival of music, science and cosmic culture in Cheshire have announced their first wave line-up for the event scheduled for 21st - 24th July 2022. The headliners include Björk, Groove Armada, Mogwai, Meetronomy, Yard Act, Working Mens Club, A Certain Ratio, Lanterns on the Lake, Tim Burgess, Kelly Lee Owens and many more. 4th release tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

4th February 2022. Organisers of the new festival in the Welsh valleys have announced their full line-up for the event scheduled for 3rd - 5th June 2022. The headliners include Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Two Door Cinema Club, Clean Bandit., Armand Van Helden, The Vaccines, Tinie Tempah, The Editors, The Vaccines, Eats Everything b2b Skream, Soul 2 Soul, Hybrid Minds, Todd Terry and Roger Sanchez. Registration for booking priority tickets is open now for anyone interested. 

3rd February 2022. Organisers of the 3-day festival in Glasgow have announced additions to their line-up for the event scheduled for 2nd - 4th June 2022. The new artists announced in phase 2 include Joseph Capriati, Robert Hood, Helena Hauff, Big Freedia, HAAi, ANNA, Derrick Carter, Chippy Nonstop, Bambounou, Joy Orbison, KiNK and Optimo. They will be joining headliners previously announced in phase one, Charlotte De Witte, Carl Cox and Róisín Murphy. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

2nd February 2022. The 4-day Outlook Music Festival returns to the UK after a 14-year absence and is scheduled for 30th June - 3rd July 2022. The line-up announced includes Ben UFO, Pangaea & Pearson Sound, Alicai Harley, Batu Break, Calibre, Children of Zeus, Chloé Robinson, Cokie, D Double E, dBridge, DJ Storm, Doc Scott, Dreya Mac, DRS, Gentleman’s Dub Club, Goldie Hollie Cook, Lenzman, LTJ Bukem and Sherelle. Tickets go on sale from 4th February for those pre-registered and general sale from 7th February.

1st February 2022. Organisers of the 1-day festival have announced their phase one line-up for the event scheduled for 31st July 2022. The line-up will include AJ Tracey, Eats Everything, Andy C, Pa Salieu, Ms Banks, Bru-C, DJ EZ, Shy FX, Kings Of The Rollers, TQD, Prospa, Alisha, Jaguar, Deekline, Reggae Roast, Nicky Blackmarket and Kenny Ken plus many more. The festival has also moved to a venue at Dunstall Park in Wolverhampton. Registration for pre-sale tickets is now open for anyone interested. 

31st January 2022. Organisers of the 1-day festival held at Sandown Airport for the first time last year returns this year and is scheduled for 30th July 2022. The line-up is yet to be announced but will feature mostly local talent. The event raises funds for The Wight Brainy Bunch, a charity that provides support for families of those affected by brain tumours. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

28th January 2022. A new EDM music festival with a focus on dance music from the ’90s and 2000’s will launch in Manchester on 21st May 2022. Organised by Dance Generation Events the new one-day festival will feature over 60 artists on 5 stages with stages hosts Clubland Events, Trance Anthems, Garage Classix, Back by Dope Demand and Hed Kandi. Pre-registration for discounted tickets is now open for anyone interested. 

27th January 2022. A new music festival will launch in Earlham Park, Norwich on 29th May 2022. Also announced was their line-up that includes The Kooks, DMA’s, Sea Girls, Dodie, Lottery Winners, Yonaka, Kawala, Crawlers, Stone, Rats and The Goa Express plus many more. Tickets go on sale Friday 28th January for anyone interested. 

26th January 2022. Organisers of the 2-day festival scheduled for 11th - 12th June 2022 have announced their line-up. The headliners announced include 50 Cent, Megan Thee Stallion, Lewis Capaldi, Bicep, Chase & Status and Tyler The Creator plus many more. Pre-sale tickets go on sale 26th January and general tickets are on sale from 27th January for anyone interested. 

25th January 2022. Organisers of the multi-day festival scheduled on numerous dates from June to August 2022 for have announced their artist line-up. The acts announced include The Rocket Man Show tribute, Lost in Music tribute show, Symphonic Ibiza, Craig Charles Funk & Soul, Bohemian Disco, Abba Mania, DJ Fat Tony and Martin Kemp. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

24th January 2022. A new female led EDM festival will launch on 9th April 2022 in East London at multiple venues. The new festival has been developed under the concept of Celebrating the Divine Feminine by Percolate Music and is being organised by women and featuring female artists. More than 50 artists have been announced including Madam X and Club Fitness. Pre-sale tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

21st January 2022. Organisers of the popular rural 2-day music festival have announced Ash as their headliner for the event scheduled for 22nd - 23rd July 2022. They join other acts already announced which include Ferocious Dog, Tom McGuire, Baskery and The Native. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

20th January 2022. The 3-day festival will be held in Peckham Rye Park and is scheduled for 2nd - 4th June 2022. The line-up announced includes Sons of Kemet, Little Dragon, Nubya Garcia, Born N Bred, Dan Shake, Gilles Peterson, Awesome Tapes, Soichi Terada, Yen Sung, Bradley Zero, Artwork, Leory Burgess & Saving Coco, Marcellus Pitman, Palms Trax, Anu, Hunee, DJ Harvey plus many more. Remaining tickets go on sale 28th January for anyone interested. 

19th January 2022. The new 2-day festival in Shrewsbury Quarry called the Shropshire Oktoberfest has been announced and is scheduled for 30th September - 1st October 2022. Organisers have said that the event will feature 150 real ales, comedy, live music, amazing food, a prosecco parlour, wine bar, gin school and a gin den. The line-up is yet to be announced but early bird tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

18th January 2022. The 4-day music and arts festival has announced a huge list of artists for the event scheduled for 21st - 24th July 2022. The headliners will be Sister Sledge, Andy C and Bill Bailey, other acts announced include Gentleman’s Dub Club, Submotion Orchestra, Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club, Ibibio Sound Machine, Flava D, Dirty Dike, Break and Calyx & TeeBee plus many more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

17th January 2022. The 2-day alternative rock festival is split on two sites over two days, 3rd June in Leeds and 4th June in Hatfield. Adding to their impressive list of headliners will be Neck Deep, also announced were Cancer Bats, The Bronx, The Summer Set, Point North, Mom Jeans and As December Falls. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

14th January 2022. The new 2-day event is the UK’s first LGBTQ+ electronic music & camping festival with a majority female, trans, non-binary and queer artists, it's scheduled for 28th - 29th May 2022. The line-up announced represents a spectrum of ethnicities and includes Ellen Allien, VTSS, LSDXOXO, Rebekah, Object Blue, Jaguar, Syreeta, Hyperaktivist, Juliana Huxtable Wax Wings, allyXPRESS, Hannah Holland, Nadine Noor, Shay Malt, Angel D’Lite, S/HE, Ifeoluwa, Samantha Togni, Aisha Mirza and Boudica. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

13th January 2022. The 4-day EDM festival will return this summer after 3 years of cancellations and is scheduled for 11th - 14th August 2022. The line-up is yet to be announced but expect extended DJ sets, eclectic live programming and art. Tickets go on sale from 3rd February for anyone interested. 

12th January 2022. The new 3-day festival aims to honour Blackness through art, performance, conversation, love, and joy. Organisers have announced their line up for the mixed arts event scheduled for 28th - 30th January 2022. Performers will include poet Lemn Sissay, cabaret drag diva Le Gateau Chocolat, musician Shingai, podcaster 90’s Baby Show and a theatre production of Josephine. The festival takes place at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith and tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

11th January 2022. Organisers of one of the smallest music festivals in the UK have announced that 10cc will headline at their 4 day event scheduled for 28th - 31st July 2022. The quirky festival that has evolved from a garden birthday party will be running their 4th festival this year. Their line-up also includes Skinny Lister, Tankus the Henge, Gentlemen of Few and Bamboozle. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

10th January 2022. Organisers of the EDM music festival have announced headliners and dates for this year after a 3-year absence, the event is scheduled for 7th - 10th July 2022. Artists announced are John Digweed, Tony Casanova, Frida Darko, Carbon, Lampe, Luis M, OC & Verde, Eats Everything, Pauli Pocket, Audley, Atlantik, Audio Anonymous, Beth Lydis vs Andreas Henneberg, Ben Coda, Henri Bergmann, Ipcress, James Monro, Ed Steele, Lize and Quivver. Tickets are on sale from today for anyone interested. 

7th January 2022. A new 2-day retro themed music festival has been announced by KSD Events for Brandon in Suffolk. The new festival is scheduled for 3rd - 4th September 2022 and will have tribute bands featuring The Real Thing, Pat Sharp, Dr & The Medics, Flash A Tribute To Queen, Badness plus more. Tickets are available now for anyone interested 

6th January 2022. Organisers of the biggest EDM music festival will open registration for tickets on 2nd February 2022. The Belgium festival is running with the theme - Love will Reflect again in 2022! It will run over 3 weekends in July this year having been cancelled for the last 2 years. Those already holding tickets do not need to register, the festival is so popular it often sells out as soon as tickets go on sale. 

5th January 2022. Organisers of the Vault Fringe festival in London have announced the cancellation of the event scheduled for 25th January - 20th March 2022. In a news statement organisers cited the surge in Omicron COVID-19 cases as the reason for its cancellation for the third year in a row. The festival was to feature stand-up, theatre and cabaret, with some 2,500 performance artists and staff working on the event. Ticket holders will be contact by email with further instructions.

4th January 2022. Organisers of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta have confirmed the dates for this year as 11th - 14th August 2022 as the popular event returns after a 2-year absence. The event regularly attracts up to 500,000 visitors and features balloon mass ascents along with evening fireworks displays and live music. The event takes place at Bristol’s Ashton Court estate.

3rd January 2022. A new 3-day music festival has been announced for Blackburn at the 15,000 capacity Ewood Park stadium scheduled for 27th - 29th May 2022. The SummerFest have released their line-up that includes The Human League, Midge Ure, Kim Wilde, Culture Club, UB40, Howard Jones, Limahl and Aswad. Registration is now open for news on tickets which gone on sale from 7th January 2022.

31st December 2021. The 5-day EDM music festival in Cancun has been cancelled. The festival had already been moved from April 2021 to the new dates of 13th - 17th January 2022. The organisers, LiveOne, have cited concerns over the surge in Omicron cases as a reason for the cancellation. The event was the feature Liquid Stranger, Zeds Dead, REZZ, GRiZ, Dillon Francis, Drezo, Yung Gravy, Clozee, Lucii, and Chomppa.

30th December 2021. Organisers of the 2-day music festival in New Zealand have announced on their Facebook page that some of their headliners have pulled out after either testing positive for Omicron or as a precaution. The festival started yesterday and goes on until 31st December, it was already mandated for visitors to be 100% vaccinated. The headliners that pulled out were Friction, Dimension and Lee Mvtthews.

29th December 2021. Organisers of the 3-day arts and electronic music festival in Belgium have announced headliners for the event scheduled for 29th April - 1st May 2022. The event has moved from its traditional September dates to spring next year. Headliners announced are Akua, Black Cadmium, Clara!, DJ Fettburger, DJ Rino, DVS1, Eris Drew & Octo Octa, FAUZIA, Francesco Del Garda, GiGi FM, Kim Kenis, LSDXOXO, M.Bootyspoon, Paula Tape, Roméo Poirier, Roza Terenzi & D.Tiffany and SiSi. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

28th December 2021. A new 2-day ski and snowboard festival has been announced in the Scottish ski resort of Glencoe scheduled for 27th - 28th March 2022. Called The Mighty Coe, it will feature a variety of winter sports activities plus vendors, an expo and night time entertainment. Registration is now open for updates and news on tickets and activities.

27th December 2021. Organisers of the Uddingston Music Festival part of the Bothwell Scarecrow Festival have announced headliners for the event scheduled for 7th - 15th September 2022. Headliners announced are Space, The Bluebells and Jumbo Gibson. They join James Grant, Conner Fyfe and Lights out by Nine. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

24th December 2021. Organisers of the Celtic Connections festival scheduled for 20th January - 6th February have made an announcement regarding new restrictions. New guidelines issued by the Scottish Government in light of Omicron have meant that a small number of shows for the event may be cancelled. This is an evolving situation.

23rd December 2021. Organisers of the American underground and house music festival in Arizona have announced the first wave of headliners for the event scheduled for 4th - 6th March 2022. Headliners announced are Adam Beyer, Carl Cox, Boris Brejcha, and Kaskade. Other artists announced include Dombresky b2b Noizu, Drezo, Eats Everything, Hannah Wants, Kasablanca, Kyle Watson, Rebūke, Shiba San, Sohmi, Teenage Mutants, Township Rebellion, and Wax Motif. Tickets go on sale from today for anyone interested. 

22nd December 2021. A new 3-day music festival to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is being planned for Leighton Hall in Carnforth scheduled for 3rd - 5th June 2022. The announcement on a new Facebook page gives little information although the organisers are the same people behind the Highest Point festival at Williamson Park also in Lancashire scheduled for 12th - 14th May 2022.

21st December 2021. Organisers of the Larmer Tree music festival have announced that their 2022 event will now not go ahead. The announcement states that the disruption caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic means holding the event in 2022 is too risky. This will be the third year that the festival has been cancelled, it last took place in 2019. 

20th December 2021. Organisers of the dance music festival in Croatia have announced the first wave of headliners for the event scheduled for 8th - 10th July 2022. Headliners announced are Adam Beyer, Afrojack, Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Joseph Capriati, Martin Garrix, Nina Kraviz, Oliver Heldens, Richie Hawtin, Tiësto, Timmy Trumpet and Vini Vici. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested but they are selling out fast.

17th December 2021. A new boutique dance music festival has been announced for Newcastle scheduled for 2nd - 4th June 2022. The new festival has already announced Danny Howells, Henry Saiz, Nick Warren and Hernan Cattaneo in their line-up. Registrations are now open for anyone interested in tickets which are planned to go on sale from today.

16th December 2021. Organisers of the popular retro music festival in Derbyshire have announced the first wave of headliners for the event scheduled for 30th June - 3rd July 2022. Headliners announced are Steps, UB40, Cascada, Aqua, East 17, S Club, Fatman Scoop, Vengaboys, T'Pau, Scouting for Girls, Toploader and Ace of Base. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested in music from the 80s and 90s.

15th December 2021. Organisers of the Birmingham folk festival have announced the first wave of headliners for the event scheduled for 2nd - 4th September 2022. Headliners announced are Supergrass, Seasick Steve, Kurt Vile and The Violators, The Weather Station, Bess Atwell, Anaïs Mitchell and John Francis Flynn. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

14th December 2021. The popular folk festival returns next year after a two-year break and is scheduled for 28th - 31st July 2022. Organisers have announced their first wave of headliners including Passenger, Seasick Steve, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Clannad, Suzanne Vega, Spell Songs and This Is The Kit plus many more. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

13th December 2021. Organisers of Portsmouth's music festival have announced headliners for their event scheduled for 26th - 28th August 2022. The first wave of headliners announced are Stereophonics, James, Sugababes, Nothing But Thieves, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Wombats, Declan McKenna, Self Esteem, We Are Scientists, Becky Hill, Little Man Tate, Baby Queen, Coach Party, WorryWorry and Sam Ryder. Early bird tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

10th December 2021. Organisers of the Love Supreme Jazz Festival in Sussex have announced headliners for their event scheduled for 1st - 3rd July 2022. The first wave of headliners announced are TLC, Tom Misch, Lianne La Havas and Sister Sledge plus 30 other artists including Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, Mulatu Astatke, Gary Bartz, Emma-Jean Thackray, Julian Lage, Sarathy Korwar and Nala Sinephro. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

9th December 2021. Organisers of the Reading and Leeds Festival have announced headliners for their event scheduled for 26th - 28th August 2022. The first phase of headliners announced are Arctic Monkeys, Dave, Rage Against The Machine, Halsey, Bring Me The Horizon and Megan Thee Stallion. Also announced were Little Simz, Polo G, Glass Animals, Wolf Alice, Fontaines D.C., Run The Jewels, Maneskin and Bastille. More artists will be announced in due course and tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

8th December 2021. Organisers of the long running Croatian music festival have announced a new UK edition of their event called ‘Outlook UK’ scheduled for 30th June - 3rd July 2022. The new music festival will take place in Cheshire and the line-up is yet to be announced. Anyone interested can register now for news on headliners and ticket sales.

7th December 2021. The Southbank Centre in London will be running its 20th children's festival scheduled for 9th - 20th February 2022. Imagine Children’s Festival is dedicated to families experiencing and enjoying all kinds of art and culture together. There are 160 events in 12 days with over half of the festival being completely free. The annual event features children's theatre, comedy, music, literature, dance and full-on fun for children and their grown-ups. 

6th December 2021. A new one-day dance music festival in Kent has been announced by founders Lucy Beckwith and Reece Miller and is scheduled for 28th May 2022. The impressive line-up already confirmed includes Basement Jaxx, Roger Sanchez, Marco Carola, Rossi, East End Dubs and George Mensah. Tickets go on sale on 8th December for anyone interested.

3rd December 2021. Organisers of NASS Festival near Bristol have announced their line-up of 80 artists for their event scheduled for 7th - 10th July 2022. Headliners announced were The Streets, Headie One and Mabel, other acts in the line-up include Becky Hill, Wilkinson, Ocean Wisdom, Ella Eyre, Ray BLK, Raye, Jaykae, Ms Banks and Bru-C. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

2nd December 2021. Organisers of the Slam Dunk festival in Leeds and Hatfield have announced their headline acts for the event scheduled for 3rd - 4th June 2022. The Alternative rock festival have announced Sum 41 and Dropkick Murphys as their latest headliners who join already announced Alexisonfire, however Rancid will no longer play. Also announced this week are The Interrupters, KennyHoopla, Pennywise, Pinkshift and Deaf Havana. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

1st December 2021. Organisers of Glasgow’s Riverside festival have announced their headline acts for the event scheduled for 2nd - 4th June 2022. The EDM festival have announced Charlotte De Witte, Carl Cox, Slam, SPFDJ, 999999999, Roisin Murphy, Overmono, Job Jobse, Shoot Your Shot and Taahliah. Registration for pre-sale tickets is now open for anyone interested. 

30th November 2021. Organisers of the Truck music festival have announced 50 artists for their line-up next year. The Oxfordshire festival scheduled for 22nd - 24th July 2022 has announced Kasabian, Bombay Bicycle Club, Sam Fender, The Kooks, Blossoms, Sigrid, Easy Life, Kelis, Inhaler, Jade Bird, Sundara Karma, Black Honey, The Big Moon, The Subways, Sports Team and Shame plus many more. Limited tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

29th November 2021. Organisers of the Lancashire festival have added Simply Red, Elbow, Tears for Fears, The Strokes and Fontaines DC to their 6th - 10th July line-up. The festival scheduled in two parts for has already secured Diana Ross, Lewis Capaldi, Snow Patrol, Duran Duran and Lionel Richie for part one scheduled for 28th June - 2nd July 2022. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

26th November 2021. Organisers of the Glasgow festival have added Sam Fender, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Self Esteem, Griff, The Lathums, Tom Grennan, Ella Henderson, Nina Nesbitt, Brooke Combe, Example and Maximo Park to their line-up. The festival scheduled for 8th - 10th July 2022 has already secured beabadoobee, Foals, Fontaines D.C., Jimmy Eat World, Sigrid, The Snuts and Wolf Alice. Tickets for cinch presents TRNSMT are on sale now for anyone interested. 

25th November 2021. Organisers of the Country and Americana music festival in Leicestershire have announced their first wave of headline acts. The festival, scheduled for 26th - 28th August 2022, has announced The Cadillac Three, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Brandy Clark, LOCASH, Lauren Alaina, Lindsay Ell, Sara Evans, Gretchen Peters, Sunny Sweeny, Cassadee Pope, Sarah Darling and Lilly Hiatt plus many more. Tickets are on sale from 26th November for anyone interested. 

24th November 2021. Promoters DF Concerts and Events have announced a new music festival for Scotland scheduled for 26th - 28th August 2022. The Connect festival was last run in 2008 so it’s more of a relaunch, no further details have been released yet. The promoter is also behind the popular TRNSMT and Summer Sessions festivals in Scotland. 

23rd November 2021. Organisers of the London double weekender music festival have announced their first wave of headline acts. The festival scheduled for 19th - 20th and 25th - 28th August 2022 has announced Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Tame Impala, Gorillaz, Disclosure, The National, Chemical Brothers, Kraftwerk, IDLES, Caroline Polachek, Fleet Foxes, James Blake and Michael Kiwanuka plus many more. Tickets are on sale from 25th November for anyone interested.

22nd November 2021. Organisers of the new Wide Skies and Butterflies festival have added Bimini Bon Boulash to their line-up. The Norfolk festival scheduled for 5th - 7th August 2022 has already secured Natalie Imbruglia, The Levellers and Toploader with more artists to be announced soon. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

19th November 2021. Organisers of the retro music festival Let’s Rock have added Ipswich to their existing list of 14 locations in the UK and Ireland. The new Let’s Rock location will be at Trinity Park in Ipswich and is scheduled for 10th September 2022. No details of the line-up or ticketing arrangements have been released yet.

18th November 2021. The UK Blues Federation have finally gained approval from Colne Town Council to proceed with the music festival in the summer of next year. Conditions for approval included giving back 10% of ticket sales revenue to Colne Town Council and the provision of a fringe programme as part of the festival. The festival regularly attracts up to 25,000 visitors each year and anyone interested can register for ticket information to be released at a later date.

17th November 2021. One of the largest EDM music festivals in the world has just announced its phase 2 line-up for 25th – 27th March 2022. New artists announced include Adam Beyer, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Jauz b2b NGHTMRE, Joseph Capriati, Sasha / John Digweed, Seven Lions and Tiësto. They join previously announced headliners David Guetta, Carl Cox, Alesso, Nina Kraviz and Timmy Trumpet. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

16th November 2021. One of Europe's largest EDM music festivals will take place next year on 4th - 7th August 2022. The popular 'rave' festival is held in Romania in Cluj-Napoca at the Cluj Arena and attracts up to 265,000 festival-goers each year. The line-up is yet to be announced but the festival is expected to feature about 200 EDM performance artists. Registration for tickets is open now. 

15th November 2021. Organisers of the North Yorkshire music festival have made their first line-up announcement for their event scheduled for 28th - 31st July 2022. Artists announced include Nadine Shah, John Grant, Django Django, Dry Cleaning, Billy Nomates, Afla Mist, Snapped Ankles, Yard Act, Pip Blom, Sinkane, Denise Chaila, The Lovely Eggs, Katy J Pearson, Du Blonde, Porij, CMAT, Balimaya Project, Bleach Lab, The Bug Club, Night Flight, Natalie McCool, Lime Garden, Beija Flo, Big Jeff. Tickets are available for anyone interested.

12th November 2021. Organisers of the Sheffield music festival have announced their first wave of acts for their event scheduled for 22nd - 24th July 2022. Artists announced include The Wombats, Sigrid, The Vaccines, James, Becky Hill, Jade Bird, Sam Ryder, Sports Team, Inhaler, Orla Gartland, The Coral and Shed Seven. Final phase tickets go on sale 12th November for anyone interested.   

10th November 2021. Organisers of the Glastonbury Festival have announced that Diana Ross will perform in the legendary Sunday teatime slot on the Pyramid Stage. The upcoming Glastonbury performance, as part of her ‘Thank You’ UK Tour, marks Ms. Ross’ first live appearances in the UK since 2008. Tickets for the 2022 Festival are sold out, with deposits paid for the 2020 Festival having rolled over for a second year, following the cancellation of the 2021 Festival. 

10th November 2021. Organisers of the new music festival in Wales have announced more headliners for their event scheduled for 3rd – 5th June 2022. New additions include Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Two Door Cinema Club, Clean Bandit, The Editors, Armand van Helden, The Vaccines, Eats Everything b2b Skream, Soul II Soul, Hybrid Minds, Tinie Tempah and Roger Sanchez. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

9th November 2021. Organisers of the music festival in Cornwall have recently announced more headliners for their event scheduled for 10th - 14th August 2022. Recent additions include Kings Of Leon, Disclosure and George Ezra. Organisers are also offering a wide range of ticketing and accommodation options available now for anyone interested.

8th November 2021. Organisers of the Derbyshire music festival scheduled for 29th - 31st July 2022 have announced their line-up. Headliners include Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Sleaford Mods, Levellers, Courteeners, Blossoms, Nothing but Thieves, The Vaccines plus many more. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.     

5th November 2021. A new three-day music festival has been announced scheduled for 10th - 12th June 2022 situated in Berlin’s old international airport Tempelhof. Organisers are aiming for an international line-up that so far includes Muse, The Strokes, Fontaines DC, Royal Blood, Baby Queen, Holly Humberstone, Griff, Wolf Alice, London Grammar, Interpol and IDLES. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

4th November 2021. Organisers of the Love Supreme Jazz Festival scheduled for 1st - 3rd July 2022 have announced a new headliner. The Queen of neo soul, Erykah Badu, one of the most influential artists of the modern era and will be their Saturday night headliner. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

3rd November 2021. Organisers of the heavy metal festival scheduled for 11th - 14th August 2022 have announced their headliners. Artists confirmed include Behemoth, Spiritworld, Dark Funeral, Belphegor, Heart of a Coward, Ferocious Dog, Blood Youth, Black Tongue and Heriot. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

2nd November 2021. Organisers of the popular music festival are now just 36 weeks away from celebrating their 40th anniversary with dates scheduled for 6th - 10th July 2022. The up-market festival is urging anyone interested to sign up to their mailing list to receive details of line-ups and early bird ticket offers. 

1st November 2021. Organisers of the Retro Rock Festivals across 14 locations in the UK and Ireland have announced their line-up for the Norwich edition scheduled for 28th My 2022. Headliners include Billy Ocean, Human League, Nik Kershaw, Level 42, Nick Heyward, The Selecter, Kid Creole, Scritti Politti, Tenpole Tudor and Sonique. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

29th October 2021. Organisers of the Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering festival in Derbyshire scheduled for 26th - 29th May 2022 have announced their line-up. The festival will feature Placebo, Patti Smith & Band, The Flaming Lips, The Hives, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, Working Men’s Club, Billy Nomates, The Mission, Amy MacDonald, Shame, Wilko Johnson, The Selecter, Peter Hook & The Light, Yonaka, Afflecs Palace, Little Commets and Concrete Rose. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

28th October 2021. A new one-day music festival has been announced scheduled for 25th June 2022. Taking place in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park the festival will be celebrating "love and unity" with a line-up of live music, drag, comedy and karaoke. Anyone interested can register on the Colourboxx website for early bird tickets.

27th October 2021. A new music festival for fans of country music has been announced for the city of Carlisle and is scheduled for 13th - 15th May 2022. With the theme of ‘Nashville comes to Carlisle’ the event will feature a line-up including Stevie O’Connor Band, Kezia Gill Band, Backwoods Creek, Robbie Cavanagh, Gasoline & Matches Band and Simon James plus many more. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

26th October 2021. The government has unveiled Unboxed: Creativity in the UK - a major festival taking place in 2022 featuring ten spectacular projects across the UK that people will be able to visit in person or experience through traditional broadcast and digital media. The festival, backed by £120m of government funding, will touch all corners of the UK, with projects moving to different locations across the UK to reach as big an audience as possible.

25th October 2021. Organisers of the new festival scheduled for 5th - 7th August 2022 have announced additions to their line-up. The festival will feature Natalie Imbruglia who will join The Levellers, Sleeper and Toploader,  other headliners will be announced soon. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

22nd October 2021. Organisers of Camp Bestival held in Dorset every year have announced a new standalone edition for Shropshire scheduled for 18th - 21st August 2022. The new family festival will feature performance artists from pop, rap, rock, dance, dub skiffle, swing and other genres as well as theatre, shows, wellbeing workshops, circus spectacles, sideshow commotions and comedy. Registration for early bird tickets is open now. 

21st October 2021. Organisers of the giant American multimedia Music Festival SXSW have announced over 200 artists for their festival scheduled for 14th - 20th March 2022 in Austin, Texas. The line-up includes London R&B vocalist Poppy Ajudha plus Surfbort, Maxo Kream,Aeon Station, CHAII, Delta Spirit, Ezra Furman, Claud, Elephant Stone, Hoodlum and MC Yallah and many more. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

20th October 2021. Organisers of the rock and roll festival, Planet Rock, have added more bands to their event scheduled for 4th -6th March 2022. New additions announced are Wayward Sons, Anchor Lane, HERD, Valhalla Awaits, Bastette, Sons of Liberty, The Hot Damn!, These Wicked Rivers and Vambo. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

19th October 2021. Organisers of the Pub in the Park series of events have confirmed dates for their Marlow festival scheduled of 12th -15th May 2022. The popular touring food and music festival attracts over 120,000 visitors each year at 8 locations throughout the UK. Tickets will go on sale next month for anyone interested.

18th October 2021. The popular high altitude music festival returns next year to the ski resort of Les Portes Du Soleil and is scheduled for 13th - 19th March 2022. The event celebrates its 10th year with 30 events over the week although headliners and artists are yet to be announced. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

15th October 2021. The new 3-day music festival by Escape Records scheduled for 3rd - 5th June 2022 have announced their first confirmed headliners. Artists confirmed include Arman Van Helden, Todd Terry, Gabrielle, Scouting for Girls, The Vaccines, Tinie Tempah, The Hoosiers, Gwenno, Soul 2 Soul and the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club. Anyone interested can register now to received early bird tickets when they go on sale.

14th October 2021. Promoters 432 presents have announced a new festival for Edinburgh called The Great Eastern Festival and is scheduled for 27th November 2021. The event follows on from the success of the Great Western Festival in Glasgow back in 2019. There will be 42 bands performing in 6 venues across the city. Headliners include Beak, Field Music, Tracyanne & Danny, BC Camplight, The Ninth Wave and Free love. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

13th October 2021. One of the biggest music festivals in the United States is set to return in 2022. Organisers, Goldenvoice, have confirmed dates are scheduled for Coachella’s return on 15th -17th and 22nd - 24th April. Coachella has been postponed twice in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

12th October 2021 (NTIA and NDML). A new report released has found that the UK’s night time cultural economy sector has been ravaged by the pandemic, with around 86,000 jobs lost in the sector since the 2019 high. The report, commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), shows for the first time the value of the UK’s night time cultural economy, which was 1.6% of GDP – or £36.4 billion – in 2019. This contribution accounted for 425,000 jobs across the UK. 
The full report is available directly from the NTIA website. 

11th October 2021 (DJ Mag). Nightclubs in Northern Ireland will reopen on 31st October, following an Executive meeting on Thursday 7th October. Music venues in the country have been shuttered for well over 18 months, having locked down in March 2020. This means partygoers in cities such as Belfast and Derry will enjoy their first nightclub experience on Halloween, traditionally one of Northern Ireland's biggest dates for dance music. By Martin Guttridge-Hewitt 
Photo by Maurício Mascaro from Pexels

8th October 2021 (Access All Areas) Live Nation’s stock price closed at $101.03 (£74.35) yesterday, a new high and valuing the company at about $25.2bn (£18.55bn). The company’s all-time high stock price comes after a year of growth, with the concert and festival giant’s share price being up 78% from $56.83 (£41.82) at the same point last year, and up 212% on a pandemic low in March 2020. The continued rise in value of the world’s biggest live music promoter suggests growing confidence in the live music industry ahead of what is set to be an extremely busy year for major events. By Christopher Barrett

7th October 2021. After an absence of 2 years the touring festival ‘Halloween Returns’ has confirmed dates in 6 cities across the UK from 22nd October to 6th November 2021. The events will feature a unique blend of circus, carnival and chaos set to a huge soundtrack spanning rock, indie, bass, dnb, house and industrial techno performed by DJ’s and live bands. Festival-goers are known for creating their own incredible characters and costumes. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

6th October 2021. The long running festival celebrating Scotland's Celtic heritage returns in 2022 with dates scheduled for 20th January to 6th February 2022. With over 1,000 musicians plus talks, workshops, film screenings, theatre productions, ceilidhs, exhibitions, free events and late-night sessions the orgainsers are expecting 30,000 festival-goers to attend. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

5th October 2021. A new festival just for families with a focus on the under 18s will launch next year scheduled for 22nd - 25th July 2022. Organised by Lindisfarne Festival activities will centre around music arts and crafts and they are currently looking for performance artists under the age of 18 too. The festival will take place in Lambton Park estate not far from Durham. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested.

1st October 2021. The Terminal V festival scheduled for 30th - 31st October 2021 has been cancelled and moved to Easter next year. Organisers stated that were too many risks from the ongoing COVI9-19 situation in Scotland. The 2-day indoor festival was to feature Nina Kraviz, Amelie Lens and Sven Vath with 40,000 festival-goers. Tickets will be transferred to the new dates next year.

30th September 2021. Organisers of the popular Bristol music festival have confirmed a move to a larger venue next year after this year's event attracted over 50,000 festival-goers. The new venue is Ashton Court, home of the famous Balloon Fiesta, and will allow for additional and bigger stages with an expanded capacity. First release tickets are now on sale for the festival scheduled for June, as yet no headliners have been announced. 

29th September 2021. Organisers of the popular techno and street rave festival have confirmed that Platform 18 will go ahead in 2022. Platform 18 has been going since 2013 and takes place in a subway station car park beneath two bridges that has a raw, illicit feel that harks back to the earliest, purest days of raving. As yet no dates or headliners have been announced and tickets are yet to go on sale. 

28th September 2021. Organisers of the Cinch Presents Isle of Wight Festival have announced that early bird tickets for next year will go on sale from 30th September 2021. The festival is scheduled for 16th - 19th June 2022 and headliners confirmed include Lewis Capaldi, Lionel Richie, Kasabian, Pete Tong & the Heritage Orchestra presents Ibiza Classics conducted by Jules Buckley and Muse. 

27th September 2021. Organisers of the Lytham Festival have extended their deadline to buy discounted early bird tickets until 30th September 2021. The festival is scheduled for 10 days next year in June and July and will feature Diana Ross, Lewis Capaldi, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, The Strokes and Tears For Fears. 

23rd September 2021. A new EDM dance trance music festival has been announced for The Mill, Digbeth in Birmingham scheduled for 14th - 15th May 2022. Organisers said that festival-goers will experience the future of hard dance and trance clubbing. Headliners announced include Dave Pearce, Rob Tissera, BK, Andy Farley, Amber D, David Rust, Lisa pin up, CLK and Nicholson. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

22nd September 2021. Organisers of the Y Not Festival have announced their headliners for the return of the festival next year scheduled to take place on 28th - 31st July 2022 in Derbyshire. Headliners include the Courteeners, Blossoms, Jade Bird, Pale Waves, Nothing But Thieves and Sports Team with still more acts to be announced. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

21st September 2021. A new music festival has been announced by promoters FKP Scorpio scheduled for 3rd June 2022 taking place on the Victoria Embankment in Nottingham. The first headliner announced was Gerry Cinnamon and will be joined by the finest international, national and local artists organisers said. Tickets will go on sale from 24th September 2021. 

20th September 2021. A new family orientated music festival will launch next year. Organisers stated that the festival is about music, family, inclusivity, joy, and inspiration. The theme will have a 90's vibe with performances from big names and local bands along with dancing, local food and culture, comedy, the arts, equality, pride, camping, glamping, and safe activities for the kids. The new festival is scheduled for 5th - 7th August 2022. Tickets will go on sale at the end of September. 

19th September 2021. The hugely popular Dutch EDM festival has announced dates for next month and is scheduled for 13th - 17th October 2021. After much back-and-forth negotiations with authorities the organisers have finally come to an agreement that allows one of Europe's largest music festivals to go ahead with some restrictions remaining in place including limited operating hours. The Netherlands has seen ongoing protests from music fans with the “Unmute Us” initiative.

16th September 2021. The original Labyrinth Open Air festival planned for August is taking place on 18th September at the Tofte Manor in Bedfordshire. Headliners include Âme b2b Dixon, Alex Medina, DJ Holographic, Jennifer Cardini, Jimi Jules, Lola Haro, Nick Castle, Sofia Kourtesis, Terr, Trikk and TSHA. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

15th September 2021. The popular whisky festival takes place this Saturday 18th September 2021 in Aberdeen. There will be over 200 whiskies available to sample from some of the most celebrated names in the industry, plus an extensive programme of award-winning mixology, local food vendors, cutting edge musicians and live artists. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

14th September 2021. Orgainsers of the largest country music festivals in Europe have announced dates and venues for next year. C2C is scheduled for 11th - 13th March 2022 at London's O2 Arena, Dublin's 3Arena, and The SSE Hydro in Glasgow. Headliners include Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Luke Combs. Tickets will go on sale from Friday 17th September for anyone interested. 

13th September 2021. A new beer festival will take place at York Racecourse over 2 weekends scheduled for 21st - 23rd and 28th - 31st October 2021. Following the traditions of the first Oktoberfest staged in Munich the new Yorktoberfest brings beer, bratwurst and all things Bavarian to York Racecourse. A variety of ticket options are still available for anyone interested. 

12th September 2021 (iNews). The nighttime industry has expressed relief after Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed on Sunday that the Government no longer plans to impose vaccine passports on nightclubs in England from the end of September. Mr Javid told the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show that the Government “won’t be going ahead with plans for vaccine passports” – though he stressed they would “keep it in reserve as a potential option” for future. By Sam Tabahriti

9th September 2021. A new 2-day music festival has been announced for next year in Wolverhampton having earlier been cancelled from the original May 2021 dates. The new festival is being organised by the City of Wolverhampton Council and Toura Toura Festivals Ltd and is now scheduled for 28th - 29th May 2022. Headliners already confirmed are Happy Mondays, Ash, Friendly Fires, Black Grape, Idles, Echo and the Bunnymen, Cast and Galsvegas. Existing ticket holders will be rolled over to next year and new tickets are also on sale now. 

8th September 2021. The popular 4-day festival has been cancelled for their September 2021 dates. Organisers Vision Nine stated ‘’Despite our best efforts, and the incredible support we’ve had from our wider festival family including our artists, athletes, suppliers and partners, running NASS this year has become impossible. Whilst the government has announced an insurance scheme, it doesn’t cover us if guidelines around social distancing etc. change, it’s simply too big of a risk for us to try and go ahead.’’ Tickets will be automatically rolled over to NASS 2022 which will take place on 7 – 10 July. 

7th September 2021. A new 2-day mini comedy festival is coming to Leeds and Stockton on Tess scheduled for 22nd - 23rd October 2021. Organised by The Shoe Cake Comedy Club the two-venue event will feature headliners Bobby Mair, Tony Law, Ted Hanky, Vaun & John, Loyisa Gola, Troy Hawke, Danny Posthill, Ignacio Lopez and Fran Garrity plus many more. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

6th September 2021. The Event Umbrella, organisers of the 3-day food and drink festival in Canterbury have announced the cancellation of their event that was due to take place on 24th - 26th September 2021. Organisers cited a combination of coronavirus restrictions and the difficulty for overseas vendors being able to attend. The festival is scheduled for a return in 2022. 

5th September 2021. Organisers of the 3-day festival have announced headliners for the event taking place on 10th - 12h September 2021. The line-up includes Rag’n’Bone Man, Jack Savoretti, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Beverley Knight, Toploader, Shalamar and Soul II Soul. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

2nd September 2021. Having been postponed 3 times already the 2-day rock and punk festival finally returns this weekend split over two locations on 4th - 5th September 2021. Headliners include Don Broco, NOFX, Waterparks, State Champs, and Mayday Parade. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

1st September 2021. Organisers of the one day retro rock festival in Kent have announced cancellation of the event because of logistical issues related to COVID-19. The festival was due to take place on 4th September 2021 and headliners included Bananarama, ABC, Nick Kershaw, Howard Jones, Midge Ure, Go West, Chesney Hawkes and Sister Sledge. Ticket holders can choose roll over to 3rd September 2022 or select a sister Lets Rock festival still proceeding this year.

31st August 2021. A new 3-day music festival has been announced by Escape Records for next year. Organisers are aiming to attract 40,000 festival-goers to the new event planned for 3rd - 5th June 2022 taking place near Magram in the Welsh valleys. There will be 8 stages and the musical theme will be mixed genres with a promise of an international superstar line-up. For anyone interested registration is now open to receive early bird tickets when they go on sale.

30th August 2021. Organisers of the 3-day music festival scheduled for 3rd - 5th September 2021 still have limited tickets available. The festival will have strict COVID measures in place. Headliners include Gerry Cinnamon, Circa Waves, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Sam Fender, Shed Seven, Easy Life, The Orielles, Airways, Zuzu, The Coral, The Sherlocks, The Mysterines, The Wombats, Inhaler, Miles Kane, Tom Walker, The Lightning Seeds, Phoebe Green and Lauren Hibberd.

28th August 2021. Organisers of the 2-day music festival scheduled for 4th - 5th September 2021 will implement strict COVID-19 measures after a spate of cases at other recent large festivals. Orgainsers reiterated that to get into the festival requires an NHS lateral flow test on the day of the event with a negative result uploaded to the NHS website with a confirmation email, text, or pass on the NHS app. Or show they are fully vaccinated or have natural immunity on the NHS app. They are also encouraging mask wearing when queuing. The festival is sold out.

26th August 2021. Organisers of the 3-day music festival have confirmed dates scheduled for 17th - 19th September 2021. The festival takes place at Exhibition Park in Newcastle and will run alongside an event ‘This Is For The NHS’. Headliners include Dermot Kennedy, Blossoms, Gerry Cinnamon, The Kooks, Sam Fender and Fontaines DC. A variety of ticket options are still available for anyone interested. 

25th August 2021. The Scottish festival has been cancelled as organisers cited difficulties of staging indoor performances during the COVID-19 era. The 3-day music festival was originally scheduled for 10th - 12th September 2021 but has now been moved to next year. The event was to feature artists like Hue and Cry, Big Country, The Skids, From the Jam, Stiff Little Fingers, JJ Gilmour and Donnie Munro. Tickets can be rolled over to 2022 or refunded. 

24th August 2021. This bank holiday weekend sees the return of some of the biggest UK music festivals. All Points East Festival in London kicks off on Friday 27th and continues for 5 days with headliners including Foals, London Grammar, Jamie xx and Kano. Reading and Leeds Festival also starts on Friday 27th running for 3 days with headliners Liam Gallagher, Stormzy and Disclosure. Creamfields Festival starts on Thursday 26th continuing for 4 days with headliners Basement Jaxx, Carl Cox, The Chemical Brothers, Nina Kraviz, Pete Tong and Tiesto.

23rd August 2021. A new 3-day music festival has been given provisional approval by local licensing authorities for the summer of 2023. Organiser promoters SJM Concerts estimate allowing up to 40,000 festival-goers on each day with a working title of ‘City of Sheffield Music’ and a planned site in Hillsborough Park. The proposed festival has been rumored since early 2018 with the Arctic Monkeys likely contenders to headline.  

22nd August 2021. Organisers of the 3-day festival in Gateshead moved from their traditional dates in May to August and scheduled for 27th - 29th August 2021. The festival will introduce a Retro Bar, in addition to Craft Can Bar, Cider bar, Premium lagers and a new food area. The music will be an eclectic mix covering all genres of music to suit all tastes, ranging from, Soul, Rock, Indie, Ska, Glam-Rock, Folk, Irish, Tributes, Traditional Northumbrian, Rockabilly to Male voice choirs. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

19th August 2021. Organisers of the fringe festival in Swansea have announced dates scheduled for 21st - 24th October 2021. The festival will feature more than 200 performances in venues across the city including music, poetry, comedy, film and other festivities. Highlighted performers confirmed include Trampolene, Phil Kay, Eric Ngalle Charles and Scott Matthews. A variety of ticket options are available now for anyone interested. 

18th August 2021. Organisers of the 3 - day festival in Camber Sands East Sussex scheduled for 15th - 18th October 2021 have announced their lineup. The festival claims to showcase contemporary sounds for an educated generation and headliners include David Morales, Terry Farley, Fabio and Grooverider, Colin Dale, Atomic Hooligan, X-press2, Eddie Richards, Micky Finn, Normski, Plump DJs, Krafty Kuts, Yam Who and Grant Nelson. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

17th August 2021. The Safe Spaces Now initiative has be launched by UN Women UK in an effort to make the return of live music after the pandemic safer for women. Major music festival organsiers and performance artists have already signed their open letter to end sexual harassment for women at festivals and calling for change at live music venues and accountability for abusers 

16th August 2021. After forging new partnerships with Fear Records plus support from Arts Council England and Lancaster BID organisers of the multi venue urban music festival have announced dates scheduled for 14th - 17th October 2021. The festival returns expecting up to 50,000 visitors and features 30 venues, 200 acts and 300 shows with a focus on young and emerging local acts however, orginasers are currently accepting performance artist applications from anywhere in the world. 

15th August 2021. One of the biggest music festivals in Wales is getting ready for 25,000 festival-goers for the 4-day event on 19th - 22nd August 2021. Headliners confirmed include Mogwai, Caribou, Fontaines DC, Tirzah, Thundercat, Teenage Fanclub, Django Django, The Staves and Nadine Shah. Visitors will need to have been double vaccinated two weeks before their arrival, or show they have taken a negative lateral flow test within 48 hours of arriving and face masks will not be required. The festival is sold out.

12th August 2021. The 4-day festival returns with a new venue situated in parkland close to Southwell in Nottinghamshire and scheduled for 2nd - 5th September 2021. Organisers say there will be an eclectic line-up of folksy, rootsy and acoustic music with headliners including The Young’uns, Gigspanner Big Band, Anxo Lorenzo Band, Spiers & Boden, Imar, The Breath, Edgelarks, The Henry Girls, Maroon Town, Track Dogs, Talisk, Reg Meuross, Harbottle & Jonas, The Activators and Chris Wood. Tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

11th August 2021. The Jazz FM sponsored 5-day festival returns to the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, East Sussex on 26th - 30th August 2021. Headliners confirmed include Paul Carrack, Gabrielle, Incognito, Courtney Pine, MF Robots, Snowboy & The Latin Section, Rumer, Mica Paris, Ian Shaw and Liane Carroll. Tickets for the socially distanced event are on sale now for anyone interested.

10th August 2021. The biggest music festival in the North East of England is getting ready for 10,000 festival-goers for the 2-day event on 21st – 22nd August 2021. Headliners confirmed include Nile Rodgers and Chic, Rag 'n' Bone Man, Maximo Park, Rebecca Ferguson, Dennis, The Voluntears, Baltic, Razorlight, Dave Lee ZR, The Shapeshifters, Melvo Baptiste, Monki and legend Graeme Park. Limited tickets are still available for anyone interested.

9th August 2021. A new 4-day folk music festival takes place in Gisburn Forest in Lancashire scheduled for 12th - 15th August 2021. Organisers state that the event will be a carefully curated weekend of music workshops, sessions and professional development opportunities. Some of the region’s most experienced educators and professional traditional music performers will be on hand to teach, mentor and share their skills including Ellis Davies, flautist Ellen McGovern and Rioghnach Connolly. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

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8th August 2021. Dorset environmental officers and the police say the organiser has failed to respond to their questions after a licensing review panel refused the application for the sale of alcohol. Tickets were being sold for £100 and it’s not known if buyers have received any refund. The local council expressed concerns over the lack of event experience of the orginasers particularly how the event would cope with the welfare of vulnerable, control of alcohol brought on to site, no details of a drug policy or a policy for looking after children.

4th August 2021. Organisers of the 3-day festival in Glasgow Green have confirmed their event has been granted permission to proceed on 10th - 12th September 2021. The festival will be capped at 50,000 festival-goers and the usual COVID-19 entry restrictions will apply. Headliners confirmed include Courteeners, Ian Brown, Sam Fender, Blossoms, Liam Gallagher, Primal Scream, Keane, The Chemical Brothers and Snow Patrol. All ticket types are still available for anyone interested. 

3rd August 2021. Organisers of the 3-day festival in Glasgow’s Riverside Museum have confirmed their event will proceed on 3rd - 5th September 2021. There will be entry restrictions related to COVID-19 but these are yet to be announced. Headliners confirmed include Disclosure, Skream, Jamie xx and Maya Jane Coles. Limited tickets of all types are still available for anyone interested.