Music festivals

10 hrs ago

A stage which has a sign saying 'Welcome to The Godney Gathering'. There is a band on the stage and purple and white stage lights. You can see peoples arms and the top of peoples heads in the crowd. It is night time.

Festival saved after new location approved

The two-day festival, which has welcomed artists such as UB40, will move to a new location in 2027.

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17 hrs ago

6 Music presenters Nathan Shepherd and Deb Grant standing below the Tyne Bridge which is covered by some scaffolding. The camera is slightly below them and they are looking down. Shepherd is holding a black circular sign which reads BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in pink and white lettering. He has brown, short hair and is wearing large glasses, a black leather jacket on top of a green jumper and shirt. Grant is on the right and has long, dark hair with a full fringe. She is smiling and standing slightly on an angle and wearing a black leather jacket with her hands in the pockets. The River Tyne is on the right and look calm. The Glasshouse can just be seen in between the presenters.

6 Music Festival 2027 heads to Newcastle

The station's flagship festival will return to Tyneside after 12 years.

17 hrs ago

4 days ago

People enjoy the sun in Richmond Green, south west London
in June 2026.

Italian-themed festival applies for Richmond event

The family-friendly festival hopes to offer live Italian music and food on Richmond Green.

4 days ago

6 days ago

Promotional group photograph of four band members standing together in a studio or performance venue. One person in the foreground wears dark sunglasses and a black vest with folded arms, while another wears a black leather jacket. Musical equipment and stage lighting are visible in the background.

Kings of Leon and Bastille join Lytham line-up

Kings of Leon will headline the opening night of Lytham Festival on 30 June.

6 days ago

Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon composite

Headliners revealed for Isle of Wight Festival 2027

The 2027 festival will mark the 25th anniversary of the revival of the legendary rock event in 2002.

6 days ago

A man in a white shirt and black tie holding a conductor's baton pointing to the side. He has a hint of perspiration and has his mouth open.

Malcolm Arnold 'should be better known' - Lloyd Webber

The renowned cellist says the annual music festival is "keeping Sir Malcolm's name alive".

6 days ago

7 days ago

A large crowd in front of the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival. Lots of people are holding up large flags and waving them as the sun sets over the stage.

Glastonbury coach tickets oversold in admin error

Bookings will automatically be converted into a general admission ticket and coach fare refunded.

7 days ago

17 Oct 2026

Pete Tong stands beside DJ equipment on a stage platform wearing headphones and a dark T-shirt. Mixing decks, speakers and audio equipment are visible, with part of a crowd and festival structures in the background.

Pete Tong among first acts announced for festival

The first acts are announced for the 2027 edition of On The Beach in Brighton.

17 Oct 2026

16 Oct 2026

People sitting on grass in summer, tents and crowds in background

Africa Oye organiser looks back at this summer's festival

Annual African festival Africa Oye returned to Liverpool as a ticketed event after taking a fallow year. Organiser Paul Duhaney talks about how the event went

16 Oct 2026