UK Music Festivals

STONEDEAD FESTIVAL 2027 has officially SOLD OUT! The hugely popular independent rock festival has confirmed that all tickets for next year’s event have been snapped up, but there is still hope for fans who missed out. Organisers have now opened an official ticket waiting list, giving disappointed rock fans another opportunity to secure a place at one of the UK’s...

METALHEADS, THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING! DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2026 is rapidly approaching a complete sell-out, with fewer than 200 tickets reportedly remaining for one of the UK’s biggest indoor extreme metal events! Taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026 at BEC Arena in Manchester, the festival boasts an absolutely monstrous lineup featuring CULT OF LUNA, SATYRICON, CARCASS,...

The countdown to DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2027 is officially underway! Organisers have confirmed when fans can expect the first massive line-up announcement for Download XXIV, while revealing that next year's festival has already become the fastest-selling edition in the event's history! Something seriously exciting is happening at Donington Park! With anticipation continuing to build for DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2027, organisers have delivered...

Download Festival season might still feel a little way off, but for anyone planning to use the festival’s accessible facilities, now is the time to start getting everything sorted. 🤘♿ The Access Application usually opens around early November, and there are a couple of important things you’ll need to have in place before you can submit your application. So, to...

BLOODSTOCK has unleashed another hefty wave of bands for 2027, adding eighteen more names across the Ronnie James Dio and Sophie Lancaster stages — and once again, the festival is proving that variety is every bit as important as size. BLOODSTOCK has never been a festival that simply books three huge headliners and calls it a day. The real strength...

Bloodstock Open Air has shared another glimpse of its wonderfully bonkers Pillow Fight Club, where festivalgoers swapped circle pits for cushion-based carnage in the Battle Arena. Fair play, mun — heavy metal has never looked so comfy. There are certain things you expect to see at Bloodstock Festival: crushing riffs, battle jackets, inflatable dinosaurs, pints being raised towards the heavens...

Reading Festival is supposed to be about massive tunes, discovering your new favourite band, losing your mates somewhere between the arena and the campsite, and waking up wondering why there’s a traffic cone outside your tent. But for some festivalgoers, the camping experience has apparently been considerably less funny. Following another huge weekend at Reading Festival, stories and warnings about...

Winter’s End is heading back to Wales – and the 2027 edition is shaping up to be an absolute belter. 🤘🐉 Planet Rock’s winter rock ’n’ roll pilgrimage returns to Trecco Bay Holiday Park in Porthcawl, South Wales, from Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st January 2027, celebrating 10 years since the very first Winter’s End. And this isn’t some gentle...

Reading Festival is officially getting bigger — and, from 2027, Thursday night is about to become a whole lot louder. 🤘 Reading Festival has been given permission to expand live music on its Main Stage to a fourth day, despite objections from local residents concerned about noise, disruption and the impact of another late night of amplified music. The decision...

Good morning, ArcTanGent! If you’re currently loading the car, wrestling a tent into a bag that’s somehow half the size it was when you bought it, or staring suspiciously at the Welsh weather forecast wondering whether you need wellies, walking boots or a bloody canoe — we’ve got an early-morning update from the festival site. 😂🌧️ And considering the amount...

Good news, ArcTanGent campers — the morning brew is BACK ON! ☕🤘 With ArcTanGent 2026 preparing to unleash four days of riffs, noise, mathematical wizardry and glorious campsite chaos near Bristol from 19–22 August 2026, organisers have issued an important last-minute update regarding campsite cooking. Following some much-needed overnight rain, the festival has confirmed that gas camp stoves can now...

The Riff Report’s Ultimate Travel Guide to Trecco Bay, Porthcawl The riffs are calling, the caravan is waiting, and somewhere in South Wales there’s already a bloke packing enough black T-shirts for a six-month world tour. Yep — Winter’s End 2027 is coming! 🤘🔥 Planet Rock’s winter rock ‘n’ roll weekender returns to Trecco Bay Holiday Park in Porthcawl, South...

The Riff Report’s Full Budget Guide to Planet Rock’s Winter Weekender in Porthcawl January in South Wales is usually a cocktail of rain, wind, cold fingers and wondering why you ever left the house. But chuck in a load of massive riffs, a caravan full of mates and a weekend at Trecco Bay and suddenly January starts looking a lot...

Well then, that didn’t take long! After the dust, riffs, questionable campsite decisions and glorious festival chaos of 2026, Plumpton Revival has confirmed it’s doing the whole thing again in 2027 — and tickets are already on sale. Get the diary out, cancel whatever sensible plans you had and start checking whether the tent survived this summer, because Plumpton Revival...

For thousands of musicians, there are certain words guaranteed to make the heart beat a little faster: “Fancy playing Glastonbury?” Well, emerging bands and artists, you might want to put down the cuppa, stop arguing with your drummer and pay attention — because applications to secure a slot on the Pilton Stage in 2027 are now OPEN! 🎤🔥 Audio North...