Shambala Festival has become the UK's first employee-owned festival 🎪

Kambe Events has transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust, with co-founders stepping aside so the team can own and shape the festival's future — rejecting corporate buyouts in favour of independence and shared ownership. A landmark move for the UK festival industry.

#Shambala #FestivalNews #EmployeeOwnership #UKFestivals https://thefestivals.uk/shambala-employee-owned-festival/

Dot To Dot Festival 2026 is fully confirmed 🎉 Brògeal, Rocket and 15+ new acts join headliners Lambrini Girls, Fcukers and NewDad for Bristol (23 May) and Nottingham (24 May). Latest tickets £35 — selling fast. #DotToDotFestival #Bristol #Nottingham #LiveMusic #UKFestivals https://thefestivals.uk/dot-to-dot-festival-adds-brogeal-rocket-to-2026-line-up/

Get ready for the vibrant Notting Hill Carnival 2026 in London 🎉! Experience the ultimate Caribbean culture celebration from 29-31 August 🌴. Pack your bags and join the fun 🎊!

#Europe #Travel #NottingHillCarnival #LondonEvents #CarnivalVibes #UKFestivals #LondonTravel #CaribbeanCulture

https://europa.tips/en/notting-hill-carnival-london-guide

They booked noted Nazi Sympathiser and over emotional male Kanye for THREE nights and now are complaining about having nobody to headline now.

They won't give an up and coming act an opportunity, they've cancelled the whole thing. I hope they never try to run a festival again....

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/07/home-office-bans-kanye-west-from-entering-uk-wireless-festival

#WirelessFestival #KanyeWest #Bigots #LiveMusic #UKFestivals

Wireless festival cancelled after Kanye West banned from entering UK

Rapper had been booked to play at festival in London, prompting outcry over his past antisemitic remarks

The Guardian

So all the other acts can go fuck themselves because Wireless Festival can't get it's rage bait bigot on the stage?

I hope these people never try to run a festival again....

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/wireless-festival-cancelled-kanye-west-36979806

#WirelessFestival #KanyeWest #AntiSemitism #LiveMusic #UKFestivals #London

Wireless Festival cancelled as Kanye West banned from entering UK

Wireless Festival has been cancelled after Kanye West was banned from entering the UK today.

Daily Mirror

"A vapid rage-bait headliner for your festival may be apt in the age of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, but the truth about West is that like most bigots, he’s a crashing bore. These are simply the celebrity equivalents of the energy-sink in the pub who is high on his own supply of “did I just say that?” transgression."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/kanye-west-comeback-wireless-festival

#KanyeWest #WirelessFestival #UKFestivals #LiveMusic #LiveNation #Antisemitism #Homophobia #Misogyny

Wireless festival’s backing for Kanye West is all about money. Don’t pretend it’s about the art

The event has signed up Ye, who has a penchant for antisemitic and sexist outbursts, to be its headline act. It’s not even as if his music is any good any more, says Dan Hancox, a freelance writer focusing on music, politics, cities and culture

The Guardian
New acts and stage splits confirmed for Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 🎶 Girl In The Year Above, Basht & M60 are among the latest additions to the May Bank Holiday bill at Victoria Park, Warrington. Richard Ashcroft headlines Saturday, Blossoms on Sunday. Tickets on sale now. #NeighbourhoodWeekender #NBHDWKND26 #LiveMusic #UKFestivals https://thefestivals.uk/new-acts-and-stage-splits-for-neighbourhood-weekender-2026/
New acts and stage splits for Neighbourhood Weekender 2026

Girl in the Year Above, Basht and M60 join the Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 line-up, as stage splits across three stages are revealed.

TheFestivals

The stage times and final line-up are REVEALED for Stockton Calling 2026! 🎸 With Hard-Fi, Young Rebel Set, and The Molotovs leading the charge, plus the brand new addition of The Guest List, it’s going to be an absolutely huge Easter weekend. Only 500 tickets remain! ⏳🎟️

Start planning your route across the 7 venues. #StocktonCalling #LiveMusic #UKFestivals #IndieMusic https://thefestivals.uk/stockton-calling-stage-times-revealed-as-final-500-tickets-on-sale/

Boardmasters 2026 stage splits are here! 🌊 Nia Archives joins the Saturday lineup to debut a brand new live show, alongside headliners Fatboy Slim, Lily Allen & Kasabian. Plus, Sasha Keable, Girls Don’t Sync & more have been added to the bill for an epic weekend on the Cornish coast! 🏄‍♂️🎪 Check out the full breakdown and secure your final tier tickets. #Boardmasters #Boardmasters2026 #UKFestivals #LiveMusic #Cornwall

https://thefestivals.uk/boardmasters-2026-reveals-stage-splits-and-adds-nia-archives/

The Maccabees are heading back to Brighton! 🌊

They've just been announced as headliners for On The Beach this July, bringing a massive indie line-up with them, including Editors, Miles Kane, Anna Calvi, Ash, Badly Drawn Boy and Lime Garden. 🎸

Tickets go on sale next week. Find out all the info here:
#TheMaccabees #OnTheBeach #Brighton #LiveMusic #UKFestivals

https://thefestivals.uk/the-maccabees-headline-on-the-beach-brighton/