Festival News

Your one stop shop for the freshest festival news, rumours and line ups on the net. In this section you'll find out the latest goings on from your festival of choice, as we keep our finger on the pulse with regards to all the newest developments from within the festival circuit, for both UK festivals and festivals abroad.

Festival Line Ups

Perhaps the most decisive factor in selecting your festival of choice is the eagerly awaited and oft talked about festival line up. Our team keep an eagle-eyed look out for the latest line up revelations, keeping you in the loop with who will be representing at each festival this summer.

Festival Rumours

As the old adage goes - there's no smoke without fire, which can be neatly applied to the festival rumour mill which at this time of year goes into hyperactive mode. Here, we take a keen interest in internet gossip to try and uncover, ahead of the curve, who’ll be hitting the green fields of the UK and abroad over the sunnier months.

Latest Festival News

The Great Escape Festival announces full 2026 schedule

One of the biggest and best new music festivals, The Great Escape, has released the full schedule for its 2026 edition.

Love Saves the Day reveal full programme for Slow Fashion event in Bristol this weekend

Love Saves the Day unveils the full programme for Slow Fashion Saves the Day in Bristol this weekend, featuring clothing workshops and swap shops, live DJs and interactive games.

New On Skiddle: East End Dubs, Enter Shikari, Chicane and more

Among the new events on Skiddle this week are a daytime clubbing event in Chester, two evenings of Balearic anthems in Glasgow and Norwich, and an album launch show in London.

Jazz on Wick announce stage hosts for 2026

The day and night festival returns to an array of Hackney Wick venues on Saturday 5th September.

LIDO Festival cancels two shows and reschedules Maribou State performance

In an effort to protect its East London Victoria Park setting, LIDO has cancelled shows from CMAT and Bombay Bicycle Club, rescheduling its Maribou State performance from June to late August.

BAFTA-qualifying Welsh film festival announces new competition

The FOCUS Wales Film Festival runs from 7th - 9th December, and its new competition marks an ambitious look forward for Welsh filmmaking.

Other festival guides

Here's some more festival info to help you plan your summer. Or why not skip directly to our Festival Finder?