UK Music Festivals

The tents are packed. The cameras are charged. The waterproofs are… somewhere. It can only mean one thing – The Riff Report is heading back to Steelhouse Festival! After months of counting down the days, we’re finally making our way back up the legendary Welsh mountain for one of our absolute favourite weekends of the year. If you’ve ever been...

Friday – 7:30pm to 8:00pm | VIP Acoustic Stage | Steelhouse Festival 2026 As the sun began to dip behind the Welsh mountains and the anticipation for Friday night’s headline performances continued to build, the VIP Acoustic Stage welcomed one of British rock’s most respected songwriters. Luke Morley delivered a masterclass in musicianship, proving that sometimes all you need is...

Friday – 4:50pm to 5:20pm | Steelhouse Festival 2026 If anyone thought an acoustic slot meant taking the foot off the accelerator, Parker Barrow were having absolutely none of it. Their Friday afternoon appearance on the VIP Acoustic Stage at Steelhouse Festival 2026 proved that you don’t need walls of amplifiers or stacks of Marshall cabinets to deliver a proper...

It’s hard to believe, but 2026 marks the 15th edition of Steelhouse Festival – a huge milestone for one of the UK’s most unique and beloved rock festivals. Perched high on Hafod-y-Dafal Farm above Ebbw Vale, Steelhouse has grown from a hidden Welsh gem into an essential stop on the summer festival calendar, attracting thousands of rock fans from across...

Steelhouse Festival isn’t just about world-class rock music and breathtaking views from the top of the Welsh mountain – it’s also about the incredible food, drink and traders that make the weekend feel like a proper rock ‘n’ roll village. If you’ve been wondering where your next legendary burger, artisan coffee, band tee, vinyl bargain or Viking helmet is coming...

Steelhouse Festival is almost ready to unleash another weekend of riffs, pints, questionable shirts and gloriously out-of-tune singing — but before everyone storms the arena like a denim-clad invasion force, there are a few important rules to remember. 🤘 Thankfully, Steelhouse doesn’t do dull. Even the official arena guidance comes with personality, humour and a reminder that Monday is still...

The campervans are loaded, the fridges are stocked, the band shirts are packed, and somewhere beneath a mountain of camping chairs, wellies and emergency snacks, there is hopefully a festival ticket. That can only mean one thing. Steelhouse Festival weekend is nearly here. For everyone making the journey to the mountain in a campervan, motorhome or live-in vehicle, The Riff...

There are festival traditions. There are sacred festival traditions. And then there is Shit Shirt Friday at Steelhouse Festival — the glorious annual moment when thousands of rock fans climb a Welsh mountain dressed like a tropical cocktail menu designed during a power cut. Forget black band shirts. Forget leather jackets. Forget looking cool in front of your favourite guitarist....

Steelhouse Festival weekend is nearly here, and thousands of rock fans are preparing to make their way back up the mountain for another glorious few days of riffs, beer, questionable camping decisions and some of the finest views in Welsh festival land. But before everyone starts firing up the BBQs and cracking open the first campsite cans, there is an...

Steelhouse Festival XV is already shaping up to be one almighty weekend of riffs, pints, mountain air and questionable decisions made while wearing a battle jacket in July. But now VIP ticket holders have even more live music to cram into their weekend, because the official SHXV VIP Big Top Mini Set Times have been revealed. Across Friday, Saturday and...

Welcome to The Riff Report’s Ultimate Guide to Plumpton Revival Festival 2026 – your one-stop survival guide to one of Britain’s most unique rock, blues and roots festivals. Forget massive corporate festivals with mile-long queues and endless concrete. Plumpton Revival is all about incredible live music, classic festival vibes, friendly faces and a stunning countryside setting with a huge slice...

The Forgotten Festival of Rock’s Golden Era Gets Its Second Verse 🎸🔥 Mention the great British rock festivals of the late 1960s and the usual names come thundering out of the speakers. Woodstock. The Isle of Wight. Hyde Park. Bath. Perhaps even the early foundations of what would eventually become Reading Festival. But tucked away in the Sussex countryside sits...

When Bloodstock Open Air rolls into Catton Park every summer, it’s easy to be dazzled by the giants stomping across the Ronnie James Dio Stage. But ask any Bloodstock veteran where they’ve stumbled across their new favourite band, and there’s a very good chance they’ll point you towards one place… The S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage. 🤘 This isn’t just another tent tucked...

When most people talk about Bloodstock Open Air, the conversation naturally turns towards the enormous names storming the Ronnie James Dio Stage. The headliners. The pyro. The massive singalongs. The circle pits that look like somebody has opened a portal directly into heavy metal Valhalla. But within the glorious chaos of Catton Park is another stage carrying just as much...

From first-time festival goers to seasoned pit veterans, here’s everything you need to survive, thrive and absolutely smash Firevolt Festival 2026! The amps are warming up. The tents are being dusted off. Battle jackets are making their annual appearance. The power banks are charging. And somewhere, somebody has already packed far too many cans… 🍻 Firevolt Festival 2026 is almost...