Festival News

Portishead and Alt-J to headline Latitude Festival 2015

The first wave of acts have been announced for this year's Latitude Festival in Suffolk by BBC 6 Music's Lauren Laverne.

• Mumford & Sons will be Gentlemen of the Scottish Road
• James Bay to headline Barn On The Farm 2015
• Kasabian and Calvin Harris to headline V Festival 2015
• Florence & The Machine named for first ever Bestival Toronto
• The Libertines to top the first ever Lollapalooza Berlin festival

Festival Features

Should music festivals ban the selfie stick?

UK music venues have been banning the sticks on health and safety grounds

• The ten most extravagant VIP festival experiences in 2015
• AC/DC make their long-awaited live return with new UK dates
• Concert tickets we'd like in our Christmas Stocking
• Could your idea be the star centrepiece of Bestival 2015?
• Death From Above 1975 at Electric Ballroom, Camden review

Latest Interviews

Rob da Bank: 'Bestival won't have a headline sponsor like Coco Cola or Tesco'

Exclusive Rob da Bank interview - Part Two

• Rob da Bank: 'This year was a roaring success for a lot of festivals'
• Interview: Huw Stephens at the Oxjam launch party 2014
• Israeli-band Orphaned Land: 'No one is right in a war'

Upcoming Festivals

The Great Escape 2015

• Liverpool Sound City 2015
• Field Day 2015
• Glastonbury Festival 2015
• V Festival 2015 Staffordshire
• V Festival 2015 Chelmsford
• Leeds Festival 2015

Festival Reviews

Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015

• ArcTanGent Festival 2014
• End Of The Road Festival 2014
• Leeds Festival 2014
• Shambala Festival 2014
• V Festival 2014 Chelmsford
• Camp Bestival 2014