Music festivals

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Batala - group of drummers walking through the crowd playing draums attached to their waists.

In pictures: Hit-filled day two at Victorious Festival

Music fans filled the waterfront for day two of Victorious Festival.

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A crowd gathered on Clifton Downs in Bristol watch an an artist performing on the stage at Forwards Festival.

How Massive Attack's legacy is changing festivals

For the first time, all of Forwards Festival's stages will be powered by green energy.

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What we know about Big Church Festival sign incident

Organisers of a Christian festival say they are "devastated" after a sign fell at their event and injured seven people, with one man dying at the scene.

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Scissor Sisters performing on the main stage at Victorious Festival

In pictures: Music fans flock to Victorious Festival

Festival-goers enjoyed blue skies as the three-day festival on the seafront threw open its doors.

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A woman in a black sleeveless top and sunglasses on her head is smiling for a picture at the arena of Reading Festival. Other festival goers are seen walking towards the stage behind her.

'It's a lot nicer going to a festival alone'

Solo festivalgoer Tilly Davies talks about feeling safe, making friends and having "a great time".

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A close-up image of Kit Bottomley with short brown hair, who is smiling and singing into a microphone against a blue backdrop.

Boy, 16, lands dream gig opening for The Libertines

Kit Bottomley says he discovered he had got the slot on the same day he received his GCSE results.

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A black and white photo of Charli XCX leaning against a wall as she sings into a microphone. There is a bright white wall behind her which silhouettes her body.

Charli XCX electrifies Reading Festival with era-spanning set

The British singer and Irish rock band Fontaines DC both headlined the first night of Reading for 2026.

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The young male on the left has black hair and is wearing black trousers, a black jacket with a blue pattern, and a yellow high-vis vest over it. The young male in the middle has a black bennie hat on, with a black trousers and a black t-shirt with a yellow high vis vest over it. The young male on the right has dark brown hair and is wearing black trousers, and a black jacket with a yellow high-vis vest over it.

'It's a full circle moment' - Friends go from Emerge crowd to performers

Andrew Cairns, Ben Donnelly and Reece Harvey once attended Emerge together as fans - now all three friends are on the festival line-up.

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Beth McCarthy performs at the 2026 Reading Festival at Richfield Avenue

First performers take to the stage at festival

About 100,000 people are expected to attend Reading Festival over the weekend.

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