Skiddle's big fat festival guide: UK edition - May

27th Apr 2026 9:46am

The best UK festivals in May - spanning house, rock, pop, reggae, metal, hip-hop, jazz, DnB, and so much more.

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FOCUS Wales adds 60 names to 2026 lineup

2nd Mar 2026 4:28pm

New names join Fat Dog, Idlewild, Shame, Deerhoof, Lime Garden, Moonchild Sanelly, and The Moonlandingz.

The best albums of the year 2025

24th Dec 2025 10:09am

Here are the 30 best albums released in 2025.

Manchester Psych Fest announce third wave of acts for 2025 edition

26th Mar 2025 4:10pm

Joining the already stacked psychedelic bill are the likes of Warmduscher, Yin Yin, Yellow Days, The Bug Club, Getdown Services, and LSD and the Search for God. More info and tickets below!

Mark Knight Interview: "There aren’t many clubs like Joshua Brooks left."

6th Feb 2025 11:24am

With yet another all-night-long at his favourite Northern stomping ground, Joshua Brooks this weekend. We caught up with Toolroom boss Mark Knight to talk all about it.

Essential Listening: The best new music releases in July 2024

8th Jul 2024 2:37pm

The best new music releases in house, indie, DnB, jazz rap, techno, and more. 

The best Glastonbury sets to watch on iPlayer

1st Jul 2024 4:07pm

Here are the best sets from Glastonbury 2024 that you can watch at home.

Get Together Festival Review: A day of indie delight in the Steel City sun

20th May 2024 4:00pm

With an epic indie lineup that included the likes of CMAT, Porij, Gruff Rhys, and more, we sent Tom Hirst down to the Sheffield Get Together Festival, find out all about it below!

Highest Point Festival 2024: Saturday Review

12th May 2024 8:54am

Highest Point festival returned for its second day. Check out our thoughts from this Lancaster fest kickstarting the summer in style.

Scotland's festival season is underway: a look at the best upcoming festivals

17th Jul 2024 11:15am

Check out the best upcoming festivals in Scotland from family-friendly bashes to raving madness.

Edinburgh Psych Fest announces first names for 2024 edition

18th Jan 2024 10:13am

The lineup sees Pigs x7, Temples, NewDad, Juniore, The Bug Club, Divorce and more, make the trip to the Scottish Capital for the 2024 festival.

Skiddle Mix: The Archive Series - Jess Bays

8th Mar 2022 9:00am

The Defected resident and popular Capital FM host produced an exclusive mix for Skiddle, just as her career was beginning to take off, exactly five years ago to the day. Check it out in on our second archive feature

Cocoon in the Park 2018 review

16th Jul 2018 2:04pm

Jack Law went down to Leeds for a sun drenched party with Papa Sven and friends.

Hifi Sean's 10 Atomic Amplifiers

1st Jan 2018 4:03pm

Glitterbox mainstay Hifi Sean delivers a mix of old and new records that are doing it for the dancefloor right now.