The UK Government has changed the criteria for artists applying for its Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS), which the scheme says is “designed to make available grants ranging from £5,000 – £50,000 to ...

It’s official. Well, ish. The rules for ticket touts and resale sites are about to change. Massively. We reported this week that there will be a ticket tout crack down. On 19 November, the UK ...

On 2 December, the UK Festival Awards, powered by Festival Insights, celebrated the best that this industry has to offer. In 2025, over 450 festivals entered, something that truly showcases how ...

The festival will celebrate its 17th edition in 2026, and began as a multi-venue festival across Sheffield. It now takes up residency at the city’s famed Hillsborough Park. Also announced for 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 ...

Festival Insights and the UK Festival Awards are proud to release the UK Festival Market Report 2017, an in-depth examination of consumer demographics, preferences and behaviour based on research ...

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 ...

East London’s All Points East will welcome the GRAMMY Award winner artist Lorde as its next headliner for 2026. Lorde will be joined by a line up or PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, Rose Gray, 2hollis, ...

Oslo’s Øya Festival has unveiled the first wave of artists for its 2026 edition, which will see The Cure as headliners alongside support from Australian act Amyl & The Sniffers. Taking place from ...

Rhythm + Waves is set to make its debut in 2026 on 27-28 June in the south Portugal region of Algarve. Taking place over two days and across three stages, the first edition of Rhythm + Waves will ...

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 ...

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 ...