Festival News

Avicii and Tiesto to top Creamfields 2015

The biggest dance festival in the UK will return over the August Bank Holiday with 22 arenas of music across the three day weekend.

• Kate Tempest tops list of new acts for The Great Escape 2015
• Metronomy and full support bill join Blur at Hyde Park
• Three headline acts announced for Wickerman Festival 2015
• Ride to play Melt! Festival 2015
• Second wave of musicians join the Secret Garden Party line-up

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 Chelmsford
• V Festival 2015 Staffordshire
• Leeds Festival 2015

Festival Reviews

Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015

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