When you thought we were all done and dusted, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival organisers are about to hit you in the feels with even more names added to this year’s line up.  If you’re on the hunt for some brand new names, you’ve come to the right place.  Sit down, get comfortable and stretch…

BLOODSTOCK 2018 is looking to be the biggest yet, with tickets moving fast and set to sell out again in advance.  If you want to join us at Catton Park in August, don’t delay in grabbing your tickets! The countdown is now on, with just 93 days to go!  The remaining Friday/Saturday/Sunday slots on the…

Cambridge Folk Festival is delighted to announce the next batch of incredible artists to be added to the bill. In line with the Festival’s continuing commitment to showcasing the finest traditional folk across the weekend, 20 new acts are set to perform this summer.  Dublin singer DAOIRÍ FARRELL scooped two major titles at 2017’s Radio…

Festival organisers have announced that the mighty KELIS as Saturday night Main Stage headliner for this year’s Leopallooza Festival! First catching the public’s attention in ODB’s mega-hit ‘Got Your Money’, the international, multi award-winning singer has gone on to sell millions of albums and achieve a string of top 10 hits, including the songs Milkshake, Millionaire, Acapella and…

The third wave of acts will see Larmer Tree Festival host an exciting and thought-provoking programme of live music, comedy, theatre, talks, and family-friendly workshops all set in the resplendent Larmer Tree Gardens. Larmer Tree Festival have unveiled their third wave of acts, including vibrant comedy from SARA PASCOE, MARK WATSON, DANE BAPTISTE and JEN BRISTER, plus hand-picked theatre and performance from SALISBURY…

If the rush for tickets following the festival’s announcement is anything to go by, this year’s Meltdown looks set to be the most highly anticipated in some years. And, thanks to the reopening of the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room it’s also set to be one of the biggest, with Robert Smith taking full…

Showcasing the best established and emerging jazz artists from around the world, Ealing Jazz Festival will return to Walpole Park on 28-29 July. This year’s lineup is led by Afrobeat pioneer and iconic drummer TONY ALLEN, the driving force behind Fela Kuti’s band Africa ’70. Allen will perform alongside Mobo Award-winning singer-songwriter ZARA MCFARLANE, experimental…

Latitude Festival is pleased to welcome BELLE AND SEBASTIAN for a UK Festival Exclusive. The 13th edition of the Latitude festival takes place on Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th July 2018 in the stunning grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk.  After a successful world tour and the release of the widely acclaimed triptych of EPs How To Solve Our Human Problems Parts 1 – 3, BELLE AND SEBASTIAN will…

After a long wait, and over 100 acts later, the full lineup of South West Four is here! After four incredible phases, organisers have now completed their fifth and final phase, and have have added over 30 new acts including world-class talent from around the world spreading across alternate genres. SUB FOCUS, BOOKA SHADE, BENNY…

SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, TURIN BRAKES, REEF, and THE SELECTER will all be heading to West Somerset and Watchet Festival to play the main stage this August Bank Holiday weekend, joining a bill that already includes former Spice Girl MELANIE C, Britpop legends CAST, 80’s superstar HAZEL O’CONNOR and many more! Returning after a fallow year, following…

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention music festival has announced that BRIAN WILSON will perform the legendary Beach Boys album Pet Sounds at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention on Thursday 9 August 2018. Acclaimed for its ambition and sophistication, Pet Sounds is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential albums of all time. Released in 1966, Wilson’s masterpiece is…

Revealing even more musical treats for your dancing feet, the Common People Festival Southampton team are very pleased to unveil a litany of movers, shakers and upstarts joining The Jacksons, Lily Allen, James, Sparks, All Saints and more to keep the spring bank holiday rolling on Southampton Common this 26th & 27th May. With less…

Revealing even more musical treats for your dancing feet, the Common People Festival Oxford team are very pleased to unveil a litany of movers, shakers and upstarts joining The Jacksons, Ride, James, Sparks, Maximo Park and more to keep the spring bank holiday rolling in South Park this 26th & 27th May. With less than…

The Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) returns in 2018 on July 21st and 22nd. LIMF is a grand-scale celebration of the city’s rich musical history, diversity and continued relevance, and is one of the highlights of the Liverpool 2018 programme which marks ten years since the city’s game-changing year as European Capital of Culture. Gracing the Main Stage on Sunday will…

Already full to the gunwales with incredible music and festi-holiday fun for all the family, the Camp Bestival crew are giddy with joy to welcome even more buccaneers, deckhands and swabbers aboard our ship of awe bringing all manner of ocean-sized entertainment in their wake this coming 26-29 July at Lulworth Castle, Dorset. Spring has…

Get ready to rumble! WWE NXT Live! is making a grand return to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park for #DL2018. And, that’s not all as organisers are pumped to announce 21 more bands including Andrew W.K, Hell Is For Heroes, Avatar, Bad Religion and many more are joining the bill topped by our awesome…

Kicking off proceedings, Linkin Park’s founding member, MIKE SHINODA will play exclusive festival sets at Reading Festival and Leeds Festival this summer.  Playing from his ‘Post Traumatic’ EP released earlier this year, fans can expect a mixture of material new and old in one of the most important moments in music this year, as Mike…

An epic line up of music legends has been added to the special 10th birthday bash of Splendour Festival, with THE CHARLATANS joining headliner PALOMA FAITH on the Main Stage and THE STRANGLERS headlining the Confetti Stage at the all-day summer music festival at Wollaton Park, Nottingham on Saturday 21 July. Returning to Splendour Festival…

One of the globe’s biggest stars Michael Bublé is returning to the stage this summer for a UK exclusive at Barclaycard presents BST Hyde Park. Today some very special guests are announced for 13th July – Van Morrison, Bananarama, The Feeling and The Shires. Multiple-Grammy award winner VAN MORRISON is a legendary musician, rising to…

Victorious Festival organisers are thrilled to announce that the legendary BRIAN WILSON will be joining you at Victorious Festival 2018 along with The SLEAFORD MODS, THE CRIBS, DUB PISTOLS and more! Illuminating the 60s with an infectious blend of pop, psychedelia & tight harmonies, BRIAN WILSON directed the Beach Boys away from generic surf stalemate…

Continuing its dedication to the diverse blues scene in the UK, Ealing Blues Festival returns on 21 – 22 July with its most ambitious line-up to date. Leading the line-up this year will be ‘rockgrass’ pioneers HAYSEED DIXIE, leading Rolling Stones tribute act THE COUNTERFEIT STONES and rocking roots band KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS. Founded…

Today Camden Rocks organisers have announced that MALLORY KNOX, rock rappers CRAZY TOWN and British rap metal band HACKTIVIST join the Camden Rocks Festival line up! Camden Rocks is one we’re really looking forward to. We fondly remember playing venues such as The Barfly all the way up to The Roundhouse in Camden. With this being our first…

Headlining the Main Stage on Saturday at Beautiful Days 2018 are the world-renowned Welsh rockers MANIC STREET PREACHERS. Their new album ‘Resistance Is Futile’, which features lead single ‘International Blue’ is out 13 April 2018. Friday’s headliner cannot be revealed until June but headlining the Sunday night are festival founders LEVELLERS who will close the…

Promising to be the ultimate celebration of all time chart-toppers, The Mighty Hoopla announce the addition of boyband heartthrobs 5ive and Boyzlife as well as godfathers of UK Garage, DJ Luck and MC Neat.  Australian synth-pop superstar Betty Who and more also join the bill as the festival prepares to host headliners TLC for the best…

The wait is finally over! Electric Picnic Festival organisers are sharing the first round of acts that will be joining them for three days of festival fun in September! Kicking off proceedings and guaranteed to turn Stradbally Hall into ‘m.A.A.d city’ is the Compton-rapper and proud owner of five GRAMMY Awards, KENDRICK LAMAR. He’ll deliver…

Truck Festival organisers are excited to welcome Mancunian threesome COURTEENERS as their Sunday headliner! Bringing their stellar back catalog of absolute Indie guitar anthems to Hill Farm to close the festival, which will no doubt promises to be one of the most raucous shows in Truck’s history. Brummies’ EDITORS are returning for the first time…

The countdown is ON!  Just 21 weeks until the metal hoardes invade Catton Park’s hallowed ground for BLOODSTOCK and organisers are expecting another sold out event in 2018!  As Spring begins, there are plenty more bands to announce, and here are the latest additions! Death metal icons, CANNIBAL CORPSE join us as Saturday’s special guests…

Sound-tracked by some of the most inspiring and creative artists from across the global electronic music spectrum, Sunday’s programming will conclude the magical four day weekender and will mark an exciting new development for Farr Festival. HUNEE is without doubt one of the most in-demand selectors in the world, weaving together everything from house and…

The wait is over – After a month of speculation, anticipation and rumour, organisers have announced the first acts of what’s shaping up to be a legendary Meltdown festival line-up. Confirmed today are DEFTONES, THE LIBERTINES, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, MOGWAI, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, NINE INCH NAILS, PLACEBO, THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS, 65DAYSOFSTATIC, ALCEST, THE ANCHORESS, KRISTIN…

Y Not? Festival organisers have added loads more acts to the line up including indie sensations and absolute hit makers THE WOMBATS. Expect your vocal chords to take a battering after they belt out their huge repertoire of hits. BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB will also be joining the line up as Quarry Sunday night headliners. The…

Standon Calling organisers have just announced 50+ new names for this summer’s line up. Covering the best live music, electronica and comedy – the thirteenth year of Standon Calling is shaping up to be the most diverse, exciting and packed edition in the festival’s history.  On the live music front, we welcome primal rock from BLACK REBEL…


The British chart topping four-piece BASTILLE are announced as the next headline act, joining CLEAN BANDIT on the phenomenal lineup as many more names are announced Alternative rock-pop band BASTILLE will headline immersive spectacular Neverworld for a rare festival appearance this summer. After playing LeeFest in 2012, The BRIT Award winners and Grammy nominated four-piece are set to return…

Last year Liverpool International Music Festival attracted over 120,000 music lovers, further cementing Liverpool’s reputation as a must-visit destination, a city that celebrates this year a decade of European Capital of Culture. LIMF is the current voice of this global music city with an experimental yet accessible programme for all. Thanks to its consistently unbeatable line-up, LIMF is now one of…

One of the biggest rock attractions in the world, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT, will be joined by TEXAS, THE DARKNESS and THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT on Friday 6th July. Tickets for this day go on sale from 9am on Friday 9th March. Ultimate Festival Guide has teamed up with Europe’s biggest and best music festival travel…

Legendary guitarist JEFF BECK has been announced to perform at the Live At Chelsea Concert Series 2018, completing the line-up of shows in the idyllic grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in West London. The Grammy-winning guitarist will headline the venue on Friday 15th June 2018, as music fans across the capital will for the…

Joining the Green Man Festival line up as Friday night headliner are the formidable KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD who will bring their psychedelic rock to the Brecon Beacons after releasing no fewer than five acclaimed studio albums in 2017. No strangers the festival world, 2015 and 2016 saw King Gizzard and the Lizard…

Following record breaking sales last year, Dot To Dot Festival is pleased to announce its return to Manchester, Bristol & Nottingham from 25 – 27 May for its 13th year. Expect a massive line-up of established performers and the best emerging artists from the UK and around the world. The 2018 event will be headlined…

AMADOU & MARIAM, CAMILLE, DJANGO DJANGO, SHARON SHANNON, LA DAME BLANCHE and loads more included in the first artist announcement! Watch the video featuring Peter Gabriel and festival programmer, Paula, talking about WOMAD 2018 and introducing their top tips for this year below: Now in its thirty-sixth year, WOMAD features a colourful medley of music, dance, food, art, spoken-word, poetry,…

The Bestival team are extremely excited to announce yet another exclusive for 2018! DIPLO and MARK RONSON’s brand-new project SILK CITY is the exclusive Friday night headliner at this year’s midsummer show on the Lulworth Estate. We don’t like doing the same thing as other festivals here at Bestival HQ… so for our Friday night…

The world-dominating superstars prepare to play their second ever UK show The R&B behemoths, TLC will perform their first ever UK festival, promising a set bursting with some of the biggest hits of our time, including girl power anthem ‘No Scrubs’, the life-affirming ‘Waterfalls’ and ‘Creep’, as well as huge summer hits ‘Way Back’ and…

Celebrating its very first year RiZE Festival brings together an exciting mix of the very best music from classic indie, pop, urban, dance and new upcoming talent across four stages. Taking place on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th August 2018, RiZE Festival promises to be an incredible weekend of live music plus a huge hub…

As if the already announced Kings of Leon, Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy and UnderØath wasn’t enough, rock music regulars at the festival now have a whole load more to look forward to. Ready to cheer up? Probably the most popular duo in music right now, SLAVES, will make a triumphant return to…

Internationally acclaimed and Grammy Nominated Swedish electronic duo GALANTIS will send Clapham Common crowds into euphoria this summer as they prepare to take to the stage on the August Bank Holiday Saturday for our 15th Anniversary. Formed in 2012, the duo signed to Big Beat Records in 2013 and released debut single ‘Smile’, followed by…

Set to bring you electrifying music, entertainment and arts in the heart of Oxford this spring bank holiday, Common People is back for 2018 with headliners THE JACKSONS on Saturday and JAMES and RIDE on Sunday. For just £57.50 for an Adult weekend ticket or £30 for an Adult day ticket, you can enjoy an…

Joining Festival No6 for the seventh edition and topping the bill alongside the already announced, THE THE are indie-pop legends FRANZ FERDINAND and FRIENDLY FIRES, back with new material after a hiatus. Also joining is singer-songwriter JESSIE WARE, legendary band THE CHARLATANS, art-rockers EVERYTHING EVERYTHING, GJANGO DJANGO, RIDE, ANNA CALVI, THE HORRORS, GAZ COOMBES, a…

You’ve been waiting patiently, and we can now reveal your Reading & Leeds 2018 headliners. Let’s get straight into it, shall we? Sit down, be humble. One of the hottest acts in the world right now, KENDRICK LAMAR returns to Reading and Leeds at the top of the bill. The proud new owner of five…

The weekend’s festivities kick off in style with a headline performance on Friday STEREOPHONICS, with a reputation as one of the best live bands in Britain, opening night promises to be party night. NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS top the bill on Saturday night, headlining the biggest Indie line up ever seen on a Tramlines stage. ready yourself for singing some…

In honour of the festival’s ‘Golden Jubilee’, all attendees are invited on Saturday 23rd June to adorn themselves in gold for a weekend of fun and celebration. Expect to see sparkling divas, shining stars and victorious gladiators come together for this year’s 50th anniversary. Pop sensation CAMILA CABELLO’S international smash hit “Havana” logged five weeks…

Latitude Festival have announced the line up for their 13th Edition, which takes place on Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th July 2018 in the stunning grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk. Recently awarded Best Major Festival by UK Festival Awards, Latitude returns with an all-new look for 2018 – a refreshed programme and emboldened vision retaining everything you loved about the festival, but…

Behold the most audacious performers to ever have graced Bestival’s green fields. From UK festival exclusive headliners, soul divas and sonic heroes to the ‘must see’ acts of 2018, these are the sights and sounds that will define four days of mind-altering music and circus trickery on over 20 stages and micro-venues in eight unique arenas, at…