My Festival friends were talking today on Whatsapp about how today's weather would have affected our plans had Glastonbury been on this year.

https://www.festivalinsights.com/2026/06/this-is-not-a-one-off-issue-dtns-eu-weather-expert-paul-knightley-on-how-extreme-heat-is-impacting-festivals/

#UKFestivals #LiveMusic #ClimateChange #UKWeather

'This is not a one-off issue': DTN's EU weather expert Paul Knightley on how extreme heat is impacting festivals - Festival Insights

The summers are getting hotter and climate change is altering our landscapes. How can, and should, the festival industry react?

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This would have been a difficult week to have Glastonbury Festival...

#ClimateCrisis #GlastonburyFestival #UKFestivals

'People love to brag about the first time they saw a band. That only happens in small venues': Music Venue Trust's Toni Coe-Brooker on building the UK's biggest festival - Festival Insights

The MVT's campaigns and comms manager tells us about the truly UK-wide Everywhere at Once festival and why grassroots venues need to be saved.

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"β€˜Sorry but a festival slot is not the time to do a set full of new songs only,’ one viewer wrote.

Another added: β€˜Worst idea ever at a festival.’"

Seriously though, you play the Hits at a Festival because half the audience aren't even here for you, so you need to win them over. And this lady did not.

https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/20/becky-hill-booed-crowd-leaves-worst-idea-ever-a-festival-28854966/

#LiveMusic #Festivals #UKFestivals #BeckyHill #TRNSMT

Becky Hill booed and crowd leaves after 'worst idea ever at a festival'

Becky Hill was booed and some fans walked out after revealing her TRNSMT secret set would feature only unreleased music.

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"It keeps with a pattern of recent Glastos, including last year, in being mostly sunny and dry without extreme temperatures – like 2017’s hottest year on record – or mudslides – as was famously the case in 2016."

Climate Change could kill UK Festivals, but not yet!

https://www.nme.com/news/music/take-a-look-at-what-the-weather-would-have-been-like-if-there-was-a-glastonbury-2026-3951422

#GlastonburyFestival #UKFestivals #ClimateChange

Take a look at what the weather would have been like if there was a Glastonbury 2026

Take a look at what the weather would have been like if there was a Glastonbury 2026. This year won't go ahead due to a fallow year

NME
Geese confirmed as the fourth and final headliner for End of the Road Festival 2026, joining Pulp, CMAT and Mac DeMarco at Larmer Tree Gardens this September. The NYC outfit headline The Woods Stage on Thursday night at the sold-out 20th anniversary edition. #EndOfTheRoad #Geese #LiveMusic #UKFestivals https://thefestivals.uk/geese-headline-end-of-the-road-festival-2026/
Boomtown has announced The Observatory, a women-led academic research hub embedded into the festival this August β€” a concept not found at any other major UK festival in 2026. Led by Dr. Martha Newson from the University of Oxford and University of Greenwich, it involves researchers from 10+ universities exploring neuroscience, psychology, psychedelic science, collective behaviour and more across 77,000 attendees. πŸ”¬πŸŽͺ #Boomtown #BoomtownFair #UKFestivals #Science https://thefestivals.uk/boomtown-launches-unique-festival-research-hub-2026/

"Affected customers will receive a full refund and access to discounted tickets for WOMAD in Neston Park, North Wiltshire 23-26 July 2026. Refunds will be automatically issued within 7 working days."

https://www.festivalinsights.com/2026/06/womad-glasgow-cancelled/

#UKFestivals #WOMADGlasgow #Glasgow

WOMAD Glasgow cancelled - Festival Insights

The festival was set to take place 3-4 July at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park for its inaugural year.

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Bob Vylan hitting the festivals much to the chagrin of the Zionists who want to control the UK Music industry in the name of the nation state of Israel.
Why does the British Music industry allow this to happen, it's weird...

https://www.festivalinsights.com/2026/05/shambala-announces-full-line-up-for-2026/

#Shambala #BobVylan #Zionism #FreePalestine #UKFestivals #UKMusic

Shambala announces full line-up for 2026 - Festival Insights

More than 260 new additions have been unveiled for the Northamptonshire festival.

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EE have announced 5G+ for more than 25 festivals this summer, including Boomtown, Download, Leeds and Kendal Calling β€” promising a better connection in crowded places. #EE #5G #UKFestivals https://thefestivals.uk/every-festival-getting-ee-5g-this-summer/