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Welsh borderland festival the WORKHOUSE PARTY is small but perfectly formed

Whirling dervish of the Welsh underground festival circuit, Julia Deli, went to Llanfyllin in north Powys last month for the Workhouse Party. The post Welsh borderland festival the...

How smaller music festivals keep the show on the road

Scores of festivals have bitten the dust in recent years, so how do others manage to survive?

'Small is beautiful': Fringe by the Sea kicks off in North Berwick

For most of the last two decades, the East Lothian town has offered a breather from the madness of the Edinburgh festivals.

Crowds savour scorching weekend of live music, art and crafts at annual festival

The Big Free took place on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12 as part of Caerleon Festival, drawing in crowds throughout the weekend.

Outbreak Festival 2026 – day by day breakdown

Surprise sets, standout performances, and everything in between, here’s our day-by-day breakdown of Outbreak Festival 2026. Another Outbreak done. This year’s festival marked Outbr...

Huge Foodie Festival returns to Scotland this weekend with noughties heartthrob headliner

The UK's biggest food festival is back in Edinburgh and Glasgow for the next two weekends

All Points East Outbreak Festival 2026 in pictures

Outbreak Festival returns to Victoria Park as part of All Points East with huge performances by Deftones, JPEGMAFIA, Ecca Vandal, IDLES and more.

Ypsigrock and the power of once

BEST FIT visits Ypsigrock to find out how a small town in Sicily continues to rewrite the summer festival playbook after nearly 30 years.

Summer Bummer 2026

By Paul Acquaro  For a few years, I have had this funny vision of Antwerp’s Summer Bummer festival taking place on a beach near a body of water. I had sunshine, seagull calls a...

MindField announces 20th year lineup at Electric Picnic

La Noce festival has become the beating heart of Saguenay's music scene

A perfect union of poppies, polka dots, poutine and experimental pop, Québécois three-dayer La Noce might just be the best small festival in North America.

How Reading got posh: Rock festival loved by students launches 'over 21s' campsite with pamper zone and 'premium' loos

It is a festival beloved by post-GCSE revellers, fresh from exams and liberated from their academic worries by results day.

Electric Picnic: 12 essential acts to see, plus top tips for the  smaller stages 

In advance of the 2026 edition of the festival, Eoghan O'Sullivan selects the highlights of the Stradbally event 

Deer Shed Festival 2026, Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, UK, July 24-26, 2026

The 2026 edition of Deer Shed Festival was another wondrous affair with Say She She, Sleaford Mods, The Twilight Sad, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, and GANS among those playing incredible se...

All Together Now: 21 essential acts to see at this weekend's festival in Co Waterford 

Pulp and Kneecap feature among the headliners, but there are plenty more acts of various sizes well worth catching at Curraghmore 

Depot in the Castle 2026 full line-up, stage times, and strict rule for festivalgoers

The day-long event is back

Sŵn Festival 2026  (Cardiff) – Festival Preview

Once again we drift through the summer months knowing that once a cooler climate arrives we have another mouthwatering line-up of new and emerging artists being lined up for Cardif...

Reading Festival 2026 in photos

Reading Festival wraps up another year of music from acts across genres, including RAYE, Slayyyter, Jade, ROLE MODEL, Viagra Boys and more.

At Reading Festival 2026, Charli XCX and Fontaines DC shine on a rock-heavy Friday

Like most festivals of its size, Reading has only a loose musical identity at this point, but Friday’s lineup is decidedly rock-focused

The loud, the strange and the local all share a stage at G! Festival

25 years of pairing unlikely names with trusting and open audiences has made a small festival in the Faroe Islands into a unique musical destination where boundaries just don’t mat...

21 awesome Leeds Festival 2026 Friday photos as fans pack Bramham Park

Leeds Festival has welcomed thousands of fans to Bramham Park ahead of a massive headline Chase and Status show

Boyzlife with Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy, and Gareth Gates announced for Glasgow Food Festival

Foodies Festival is coming back to Rouken Glen Park next month, and it's bringing big names in both music and cooking.

Foodies Festival visits Edinburgh August 7th-9th with star-studded line-up

Foodies Festival returns to Inverlieith Park, Edinburgh 7th - 9th August. The star-studded touring food & music festival, in its 21st year, announces a huge line-up of TV celeb...

Electric Picnic: Stage times, stage breakdown & A-Z of acts