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 
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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