First held with a single stage in 2004 by founder Alex Trenchard and expanding to a two day festival in 2006, the festival was postponed in 2023 and due to make a return in 2026. According to the BBC ...

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From Beach Bar to Festivals, Growing Tunes in the Sand. Becoming a festival owner wasn’t exactly Tommy Job’s destiny, but his dad, Bob’s acquisition of a beach bar near home on Cornwall back in the ...

Just over 25 years ago, the Danish festival Roskilde suffered a tragedy that would be unimaginable if it didn’t happen in real-time. Pearl Jam took to the stage. The crowd surged, people became ...

John Drury is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. His research focus is crowds and collective behaviour. He has published nearly 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, most of ...

Glasgow's celebration of folk and roots music and culture, Celtic Connections, has announced the first acts for its 33rd edition.

Ticketmaster has released its State of Play Festivals 2025 report, exploring the latest trends shaping the UK festival scene. Focussing on what matters to audiences, using insights from fans, industry ...

Despite recent cancellations, a report derived from the responses of UK Festival Awards voters and compiled by CGA Strategy, suggests that the festival industry is set to thrive, with a third of ...

Environmental charity onboard:earth has launched a Green Travel Toolkit for Events in Wales which aims at educate event organisers in measuring and reducing their carbon footprint. onboard:earth’ says ...

After weeks of deliberating, the judges have cast their votes, and we are thrilled to present the UK Festival Awards 2025 Shortlist. We’d like to thank our judging panel, who have read all of the ...

Boardmasters has announced an expansion of its programming at Fistral Beach, including the return of skateboarding as part of this year’s festival. The iconic location is steeped in heritage as the ...

Dear readers, newsletter subscribers, and anyone with a love for festivals. Welcome to the all new Festival Insights website and newsletter. You may have noticed we’ve changed a few things; from a ...