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Line-ups, tickets, on-sales and on-site reports from across the UK festival calendar. New stories most days.
Download Festival 2027 reveals Blink-182, BMTH & Evanescence
Download Festival has finally revealed its huge 2027 line-up, with Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence confirmed as the three headliners for next summer's festival at Donington Park.
One Love / One Sun 2026 Aftermovie Released as 2027 Dates Confirmed
The Great Escape 2027: 30 more acts complete the First Fifty
State Fayre 2027 Unveils All-Female Headliners in a UK Festival First
Muse headline BST Hyde Park 2027 with Nothing But Thieves & CHVRCHES
Muse Headline Roundhay Festival 2027 With Nothing But Thieves
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RAYE to Headline BST Hyde Park 2027, with Sienna Spiro in Support
Wychwood Festival 2027: Supergrass and The Human League to headline
Hampton Court Palace Festival 2027: Robert Plant, The Corrs & More
Shania Twain Named First Headliner for State Fayre 2027
UK Festival Guides Launches Free App for iPhone and Android
Cream Classical Returns to Headline On the Waterfront 2027
Goldie Takes Over Saatchi Gallery with a Metalheadz Record Shop
Phoebe Bridgers confirmed as All Points East 2027’s first headliner
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Isle of Wight FestivalIsle of Wight Festival 2027: Fatboy Slim, Robbie & Kings of Leon
Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon will headline the Isle of Wight Festival 2027, the 25th edition since its 2002 revival. Bastille, Becky Hill, Myles Smith, Kaiser Chiefs and The Cardigans join them at Seaclose Park on 17–20 June. Weekend tickets are £330, on general sale 26 October.
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Creamfields 2027 unveils Runway 2.0, a 20,000-capacity mega stage
Creamfields is marking 30 years with Runway 2.0, a brand-new 20,000-capacity arena that fuses the fan-favourite Runway stage with 2025's 360-degree HALO. Expect three 15-metre LED diamonds hanging over the crowd when it debuts in Daresbury, Cheshire, on 26–29 August 2027.
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Slam Dunk 2027: Billy Talent and Cobra Starship lead second wave
Billy Talent and Cobra Starship lead 18 new names for Slam Dunk 2027 at Leeds Temple Newsam (29 May) and Hatfield Park (30 May). Cobra Starship’s UK-exclusive set is their first here in 17 years, and the festival is adding camping for the first time, on sale 10am Friday 23 October.
BST Hyde ParkBon Jovi to headline BST Hyde Park 2027 on Thursday 24 June
Bon Jovi are back where it all began. The band who headlined the very first BST Hyde Park in 2013 return to headline the 2027 festival on Thursday 24 June, in a UK exclusive. Amex pre-sale opens Monday 19 October, with general sale Friday 23 October at 10am.
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CreamfieldsCreamfields 2027: Josh Baker B2B KETTAMA B2B Prospa to Headline ARC
Creamfields 2027 has landed a major headline coup: Josh Baker, KETTAMA and Prospa will play a back-to-back-to-back set on the ARC stage on Friday 27 August. It's a dance festival exclusive, following the trio's three sell-out Finsbury Park shows, as Creamfields celebrates 30 years.
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Creamfields 2027 with The Prodigy and Franky Rizardo Confirmed
Creamfields has started to reveal its 30th anniversary line-up, with The Prodigy returning to the festival after 14 years and Franky Rizardo confirmed as the second big name.
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Bay City Rollers Guitarist Neil Henderson Dies Aged 73
Former Bay City Rollers guitarist Neil Henderson has died aged 73 following a battle with the effects of a stroke. He played on the band's breakthrough 1971 hit Keep On Dancing before later joining Scottish pop group Middle of the Road.
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Simply Red to Headline Somerset Sounds Festival at Cooper Associates
Global soul-pop legends Simply Red have been unveiled as the headline act for Somerset Sounds festival, set to take place at Taunton's Cooper Associates County Ground. With an exclusive South West show in 2027, the event promises a stellar lineup and significant economic impact on the region.