5th September 2022. Organisers of the EDM festival in Brighton have confirmed dates for next year scheduled to run on 28th - 30th April 2023. The event takes place in Brighton’s Waterhall Playing Fields and for 2023 there will be 6 stages per day plus festival-goers will now be able to camp on-site. This year’s festival featured Kurupt FM live, Holy Goof, Tion Wayne, Abode with Solardo and Hannah Wants. No artists have been confirmed for next year but tickets will go on sale this week for anyone interested.

2nd September 2022. Organisers of the month-long black arts festival in Liverpool have announced their full line-up for the event scheduled to run from 24th September to 29th October 2022. Artists confirmed include AfroAmpiano, Katumba, Shak Omar, AMBA, Lumenaates, Bluboy, Pari, Sarah Louise and Vivi. The event will also feature theatre, poetry, workshops as well as food and crafts. Tickets are available now for anyone interested. 

1st September 2022. Organisers of Reading music festival have announced dates for next year with the event being scheduled to run on 25th - 27th August 2023. This year’s festival which ran over the August bank holiday weekend featured Arctic Monkeys, The 1975, Fontaines DC, Little Simz, AJ Tracey, Dave and Megan Thee Stallion. No artists have been confirmed for next year but early bird tickets went on sale yesterday (31st August 2022) for anyone interested.

31st August 2022. Organisers the punk, emo, metal and alternative rock festival have announced dates for next year with the South event in Hatfield on 27th May and the North event in Leeds scheduled for 28th May 2023. The headliners confirmed include Enter Shikari, The Offspring, Billy Talent, Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake, Creeper, Four Year Strong, Malevolence, Holding Absence, Zebrahead and Trash Boat. Early bird tickets are on sale from Friday 2nd September 2022 for anyone interested.

30th August 2022. Organisers the popular festival on Southsea Common have announced dates for next year with the event being scheduled to run on 25th - 27th August 2023. This year’s festival which ran over the August bank holiday weekend featured Stereophonics, Paolo Nutini, Bastille, Sam Fender and Anne-Marie. No artists have been confirmed for next year but early bird tickets are on sale now for anyone interested. 

29th August 2022. Organisers of the festival in Looe scheduled for 16th - 18th September 2022 have announced the cancellation of this year's event. A statement on their website said "The impact of the cost-of-living crisis, significantly increased production and infrastructure costs, lack of confidence in ticketed events and a very competitive market are just some of the main factors that compounded the very difficult decision." The event was to feature Reef, Tom Meighan and the Lightning Seeds. All ticketholders will be refunded.

26th August 2022. Organisers of the grass roots music festival in Stockton-on-Tees have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled to run on 24th September 2022. Artists confirmed include Lottery Winners, The K’s, The Bug Club, The Native, Wooze, Dead Pony, Sleep Well Beast, Art d'Ecco, Stone, Low Hummer, Priestgate, Michael Gallagher, Spangled and Tom A Smith plus many more. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

25th August 2022. Organisers of the sold-out EDM festival have announced a live streaming service for the event scheduled to run on 25th - 28th August 2022. Festival organisers have partnered with Beatport to provide the live streaming service which will commence at 3pm on 26th August and include performances from Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Patrick Topping and Tiesto plus many more. Registration for the 2023 festival is open now. 

24th August 2022. Organisers of the long running EDM Retro on the Beach festival held on Majuba Beach have announced their final edition titled ‘’The Last Dance on the Sand’’ for 1st October 2022. The beach will be redeveloped by the local council so this will be the last event at this location. Artists confirmed include Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago, Steve Edwards, Paul Taylor, K-Klass, Liam Dunning, Curtis Graham, Jordan/ Max Jones, Harls/Charlie P and Leon Roe. Tickets are available now for anyone interested.

23rd August 2022. South Ribble Borough Council have announced the date for next year's festival with the event being scheduled to run on 28th May 2023. The festival that took place in June this year proved popular with festival-goers and featured Tony Hadley, T'Pau, Go West, Heaven 17 and Pat Sharp. No artists have been confirmed for next year but the line-up will feature acts from the 80s and 90s.

22nd August 2022. Organisers of the successful music festival held in the city’s Town Moor have announced dates for next year with the event being scheduled to run on 29th - 30th July 2023. No artists have been confirmed yet but this year’s festival featured 70 artists including will.i.am, Black Eyed Peas, Patrick Topping, Mabel, Jonas Blue, Example and Clean Bandit. About 60,000 festival-goers attended the event in 2022.

19th August 2022. Orgainsers Wax Palace have announced that their festival will go ahead after being granted licences to proceed. The Kaleidoscope will feature dance music for ‘ravers’ and is scheduled for 2nd - 5th September 2022. The first phase line-up confirmed includes Dr Banana, Riz La Teef, Testpress, Luxe, Sophia Violet, Zefer, Papa Nugs, Lila, Napes, Hemera, Phasmid, Amy Os, Noudle, Sam Deeley, Moova, Felixcw, Thelma and Ziyn. There is a strict limit on capacity with limited tickets still available for anyone interested.

18th August 2022. Organisers of the Scottish festival have announced their final line-up for the event scheduled to run on 2nd - 4th September 2022. Artists confirmed include Del Amitri, King Creosote, Songhoy Blues, Tank and the Bangas, The Lost Words, Dallahan, Sona Jobarteh, Kefaya & Elaha Soroor, Nati Dreddd, Dreamers’ Circus, Hannah Rarity, Siobhan Miller plus many more. The event is free to attend for all visitors. 

17th August 2022. Organisers of the new music festival planned to take place in September 2022 have made an announcement on their website that the event will be postponed until 2023. The statement cited issues with logistical challenges, market supply and visa related complications as the reasons for postponement. They hope to transfer the line-up to next year which included Africa Express, Fabio & Grooverider and the Outlook Orchestra, The Music Man Project, Jamie Cullum, Moonchild Sanelly, Georgia and Songhoy Blues. Ticketholders will be refunded. 

16th August 2022. Organisers of the EDM music festival have announced their round 2 line-up for the event scheduled to run on 17th September 2022. Artists confirmed include Mr.C ft David H, Graeme Park, Robert Owens, Saytek Live, Eddie Richards, Normski, Terry Farley and Jazzy M plus many more. Tickets are still available for anyone interested. 

15th August 2022. Organisers of the popular food and music festival have announced an addition to their music line-up for the St Albans edition scheduled to run on 9th - 11th September 2022. Their new addition will be Sophie Ellis-Bextor who joins previously announced McFly, Melanie C, Dodgy, Kaiser Chiefs, General Levy, Beverley Knight, Aswad and Huey Morgan. Tickets are still available for anyone interested.

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.