Way back in 2006, the first Beat-Herder was hot. Hot like hotknives. The land was baked like a biscuit and 1200 people came, enjoyed and partied really hard. There were fewer areas back then. Toil Trees was the epicentre of the throng. We had a tiny stage in the main field; there was Trailer Trash, there was Colin (Still the best Reggae tent of the Northern hemisphere), a witch tent, a naked sauna and couple of hippy food stalls. Since then…a colossal creation of some 16 additional areas for music, 14 bars, 40 + stalls, fairgrounds… the list goes on. Mother Beat-Herder has been busy. Beatherder Lineup

Now in it’s 9th Year, Lytham Festival has fast become Lancashire’s Largest and best Loved Live Music Festival, attracting  people in their thousands from all over the UK to enjoy awesome nights of Live Music & Arts by the Seaside. Since it began in 2009, curated by Friends and Business Partners Daniel Cuffe and Peter Taylor, Lytham Festival has attracted super-star artists like Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Faithless, Rita Ora, Michael Ball and so many more! From humble beginnings with One night on Lytham Green, featuring Lesley Garett and Alfie Boe on leafy Lytham Green in 2009. Fast forward to 2016 when the festival celebrated its best year to date with 70,000 festival-goers enjoying a myriad of live music and events over seven nights. With a festival that gets better and better every year, 2018 will be no exception to that rule.  

  Bluedot is an award-winning festival of discovery at the grounds of a deep space observatory. Set against a backdrop of the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, bluedot combines a truly stellar line-up of music with a ground-breaking programme of live science experiments, expert talks and immersive artworks.

Camp Bestival is a British music festival, the “little sister” of Bestival, both organised by BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank. It is held annually, in July, at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and is targeted at families with small children. Line up includes: SIMPLE MINDS RICK ASTLEY CLEAN BANDIT ORBITAL BASEMENT JAXX (DJ SET) SARA COX PRESENTS JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH 80S SHED SEVEN TOKIO MYERS DECLAN MCKENNA DODIE THE SKATALITES JAGUAR SKILLS THE CUBAN BROTHERS PRESENTS LA FAMILIA (20TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE BAND SHOW) FEARNE COTTON (DJ SET) HUEY MORGAN’S NYC BLOCK PARTY STEREO MCS THE UNDERTONES POP WILL EAT ITSELF JANE WEAVER JESUS JONES BILLY DANIEL BUNTER & RAINDANCE ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA CHRIS WOOD ROB DA BANK BIG FISH LITTLE FISH

From the outset, the WOMAD name has reflected the festival’s idea; to be embracing but non-definitive, inspiring and outward looking; and more than anything, enthusiastic about a world that has no boundaries in its ability to communicate through music and movement. WOMAD was founded in 1980 by English rock musician Peter Gabriel, with Thomas Brooman, Bob Hooton, Mark Kidel, Stephen Pritchard, Martin Elbourne and Jonathan Arthur.Original designers Steve Byrne and Valerie Hawthorn. The first WOMAD festival was in Shepton Mallet, UK in 1982. The audience saw Peter Gabriel, Don Cherry, The Beat, Drummers of Burundi, Echo & The Bunnymen, Imrat Khan, Prince Nico Mbarga, Simple Minds, Suns of Arqa, The Chieftains and Ekome amongst others performing. Gabriel and his company, which had funded WOMAD, faced financial ruin from high costs of the festival in its very first year, worsened by the lack of suitable transport to the venue (Shepton Mallet Showground) and a lack of publicity. At the suggestion of Tony Smith, the manager of Gabriel and Genesis, he and the remaining members of Genesis agreed to play together for a single show under the name ‘Six of the Best’ at Milton Keynes. The show rescued the company and made […]

Welcome to the fields of Kendal Calling, the multi award winning UK festival in Lowther Deer Park! Kendal Calling was born from a group of music lovers who felt the fabulous fields of the Lake District could be put to better use. When summer came, it was time to take to the fields for a shindig that would grow so big the whole country would hear it calling! The Line Up STEREOPHONICS MANIC STREET PREACHERS FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS FRANZ FERDINAND* TINIE TEMPAH EDITORS JAKE BUGG BRIAN WILSON PRESENTS PET SOUNDS Due to Phenomenal Public demand in the UK Brian Wilson returns one last time to present ‘Pet Sounds’ in its entirety plus Greatest hits with Special Guests Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin HAPPY MONDAYS* Happy Mondays presented by Amazon Music SEASICK STEVE SLAVES FRIGHTENED RABBIT* CIRCA WAVES FEEDER DMA’S NOTHING BUT THIEVES LETHAL BIZZLE EXAMPLE + DJ WIRE THE CORAL KATE NASH BRITISH SEA POWER LOYLE CARNER REVEREND AND THE MAKERS THE HUNNA FIELD MUSIC PALACE LITTLE COMETS FICKLE FRIENDS HONEYBLOOD SHAME THE PALE WHITE THE LANCASHIRE HOTPOTS BLAENAVON DANTEVILLES MAN & THE ECHO EAT FAST SOSHE WHITE BOSSY LOVE THE SHIMMER BAND FREAK BAD SOUNDS ARDYN […]

Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the longest running folk festivals in the world. Held each year since 1965 it attracts around fourteen thousand people, many of whom return year after year. The Festival is renowned for its unique atmosphere and its eclectic mix of music, the best traditional folk artists from the UK and Ireland rub shoulders with cutting edge contemporary acts, the finest American country, blues and roots artists, acclaimed singer songwriters, famous names and world music stars. Find out more about the Festival line up.

Roll up, roll up, step this way and be amazed as we reveal our theme for 2018. Bestival, the most magical show on earth, will celebrate 250 years of Circus on the Lulworth Estate at a brand-new showtime: 2nd – 5th August 2018. “Roll up roll up! Yes fellow Bestivalites it’s time to run away and join the Circus Bestival style! Bearded freaks, insane acrobats, high wire daredevils, mutant jugglers and an out of control ringmaster all eager for you to join The Most Colourful Show On Earth await! And what makes this show even more unmissable is we have moved into peak season August style and will be open a month earlier than usual… so what are you waiting for?”Ringmaster extraordinaire Rob da Bank Featuring the miracles of miracle makers from across the globe, be dazzled and delighted by Art Car Night Circus Parade, Caravanserai flying trapeze, fire eating, knife throwing, bearded ladies (and men!), the Insect Circus Museum, sword swallowing, our hall of mirrors, circus workshops and free haircuts. Plus, be astonished and astounded by all the brilliant Bestival stages and sideshows that you can’t see anywhere else in the world. But that’s not all. We have a new showtime, too. In response to festivalgoers’ […]

From the people that brought you The Secret Garden Party comes a celebration of the arts and the outdoors. Get ready to get lost in the wilderness!

Largest, Loudest, Hottest and Fastest, modified car festival in Europe

Boardmasters Festival returns to Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach from Wednesday 8 August to Sunday 12 August 2018. As always all music and camping activities will be held at the Watergate Bay site, and all surfing, skate, BMX, shopping and beach activities will be held at our Fistral Beach site, near the town centre.

Boomtown, a city of wonderment, theater, escapism and community with breathtaking and intricate stages and streets just waiting to be discovered. Below you’ll find an introduction to each of the city’s eleven districts sprawling across four areas: Hilltop, Downtown, Temple Valley and Whistlers Green. Each district is filled with fully immersive venues and beatnik characters. As you explore all the city has to offer, remember to think about where you will make your home.   Chapter 10 Boomtown Fair Line up