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, RebÅ«ke, 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.