Manchester's Parklife Festival has pushed its 2021 edition back to September.
The 80,00-capacity event, which was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, traditionally takes place in June but ...
Live promoter Senbla has hired former MAMA exec John Empson and is preparing its first major US move as it targets further growth at home and abroad.
Empson, best known ...
Duran Duran are the second act confirmed for next year's BST Hyde Park.
The band, who are currently celebrating 40 years together, were originally scheduled to be part of the cancelled ...
Music organisations have reacted with "cautious optimism" to the announcement of the world's first effective Covid-19 vaccine.
Preliminary results reported by developers Pfizer and BioNTech earlier this week showed their ...
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has announced a new inquiry on the future of UK music festivals.
With the majority of 2020 festivals cancelled due to Covid-19 ...
Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Lewis Capaldi, Duran Duran and Snow Patrol have been announced as headliners of Lytham Festival 2021.
The event is scheduled to take place in the Main Proms Arena on Lytham ...
Creation Records boss Alan McGee has announced the launch of a new festival for next year, with Happy Mondays and Editors to top the bill.
Billed as a celebration of ...
Sound City MD Becky Ayres explores the lack of gender equality at many major festivals – and explains why no one can shirk responsibility for artist development...
Last month ...
A coalition of industry bodies have developed new Covid-19 planning guidance for UK festivals.
The planning framework, which will be updated on a monthly basis, has been designed to assist ...
The Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) has praised the government's Culture Recovery Fund for providing a "lifeline" for successful applicants.
AIF members received financial support totalling £4,461,976, in the first ...
