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Electronic Music Thrives at Secret Garden Party…
📢PSA: The SGP electronic line-up is coming next week!📢 Over the years, SGP has explored all corners of the electronic music spectrum & seen some once emerging artists that are[…]
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Limited day tickets on sale now
Limited day tickets for #LiquidDeath presents Download Festival are on sale NOW 🎟️ https://ow.ly/tWIB50RltAk
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All Things Orchestral returns to BST Hyde Park
All Things Orchestral is back and will open the 2024 summer series of American Express presents BST Hyde Park ✨ Join the fun on Friday 28 June featuring the world-famous[…]
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Len – one to watch at Dot to Dot
ONE TO WATCH 👀 Stockwell-based Len is an artist with a big future. Starting his music career in 2017 on SoundCloud, and well known for his energetic live shows and[…]
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Victory Lap to play at Dot to Dot 2024
🚨 NEW ARTIST 🚨 Victory Lap, the new noir infused five-piece heralding from Nottingham, are a melting pot of era-bending golden age sounds, as interpreted from a 21st century perspective[…]
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Do Nothing return to Bearded Theory 2024
Who caught Do Nothing when they played at Bearded Theory 2022?! Yesterday the festival announced that they’ll be back for 2024, and we can’t wait to catch them, them with[…]
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Glastonbury Emerging Talent winners 2024
Check out the photos from last night’s Emerging Talent Competition finals in Pilton, where @jayahadadream was named the winner on an incredible evening of live music, with runners-up places going[…]
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This is just Friday at Y-Not 2024
This is just Friday pal. ynotfestival.com/tickets Snow Patrol The Kooks Jake Bugg Soft Play Sigma Yard Act The Lottery Winners Black Honey The Mysterines Michael Aldag Beans On Toast Newdad[…]
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The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican Set to play Avalon Stage at Glastonbury
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican can’t wait to see you at Avalon on the Friday. We hope you may join them for what promises to be a special show.
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Stevie Nicks supports announced for BST Hyde Park 2024
We can announce that the incredible Brandi Carlile, Anna Calvi and Paris Paloma are joining Stevie Nicks at American Express presents BST Hyde Park on Friday 12 July ✨ General[…]
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Luke Wright on ‘Joy’ at Latitude 2024
Following the huge success of his Silver Jubilee show, Luke Wright returns to Henham Park this summer with a new set of poems that get to grips with the idea[…]
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What to expect at Latitude 2024
Championing creativity, diversity, and artistic brilliance, Latitude are delighted to bring you a host of new names to their 18th edition… 🎪 Leftfield comedy genius Stewart Lee makes a welcome[…]
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A few things we love about festivals…
What makes a great festival? With so many shapes and sizes out there that’s not an easy question to answer – but here’s what we think…
CREATIVE PROGRAMMING
It’s all too easy to just book big names and established acts – but a truly great festival takes risks and scours the horizon for new and emerging performers who may have the talent to be the next generation of top stars.
VALUE FOR MONEY
We know it’s not cheap to stage a great festival, so ticket prices have to reflect this. But festivals need to get their pricing right and also be aware of how much they are charging for food and drink over the event, and how much of an impact this has on the overall experience.
INTERACTION
Going to a festival shouldn’t be a passive experience – it should be immersive and give you the chance to be a part of the action. Festivals that find ways for their audiences to engage with the performance will always find that more people come back year after year.
CUSTOMER CARE
How clean are your festival toilets and how many water points do you have in your campsite? How well briefed are your stewards and how friendly are your security staff? Is signage clear and is your program easy to read and understand? Get these thimngs right and you’ll win a lot of friends.
CASE STUDY
Beautiful Days – a true festival family
Created by the Levellers, a band who epitomise the free spirited philosophy of festivals in their 90s heyday, Beautiful Days ticks al the boxes…
LINE-UP
every year provides audiences with a fantastically curated and eclectic mix of music, theatre and comedy, with careful thought given to the tastes of the crowd but a willingness to try out new things.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
Ticket prices are sensibly set, and on site food and drink prices are extremely fair.
LOOS
Clean enough to eat your dinner in – say no more.
STAFF WHO CARE
Many of the stewards and security staff are as much regulars as the fans who come back year after year. They know the festival and they interact with guests in the best way possible.
CASE STUDY
More than just an ego trip… Mik Artistik
Whilst festivals have a duty to get things right, performers also need to think about how they package themselves for a festival crowd – and there is probably no better example of this than Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip.
ORIGINALITY
Mik Artistik’s songs are far from formulaic. With subject matter ranging from plastic garden ornaments to leaves stuck under windscreen wipers his themes are heartfelt and obscure in equal measure…and the crowd loves him for it.
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
In the manner of a great stand-up comic, Mik reads his audiences like a book and seaks directly to them at every chance he gets – and in so doing wins new fans with every show.
DEDICATION
At Glastonbury 2019 Mik put in at least 11 performances over the weekend (we lost count at that point) – ensuring that as many people as possible got to see himm at least once…
PASSION
There is a sense of fun at every Mik Artistik gig you ever see – but behind that fun is a serious side… the spirit of a man who is fully committed to his craft and puts every ounce of energy into even the smallest show.
Festival acts we love
What makes a great festival performance? For us it’s the ability to catch and hold the attention of a passing crowd…so here are just a few of our favourite acts who have what it takes to make your festival a memorable affair…
Kid Kapichi
Blistering indie rock
Beans on Toast
Contemporary poet
Funke and the Two Tone Baby
A one man band with bells on
Nova Twins
Mesmerising and passionate
Pete Bentham and ther Dinner Ladies
Indescribably delicioius
Greentea Peng
Pure roots funk
Samantics
Multi-talented troubadour
The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican
To know them is to love them
Top traders
Here are a few of our favourite stalls from around the festival circuit
Full trader listingsAlthough festival t-shirts are all well and good, most of the best clothes we’ve ever bought from festivals have been from vintage and charity shops. Oxfam often have some great and stylish bargains – but get in quick.
Oxfam
Vintage clothes
It’s simple and unpretentious, but filling, delicious and great value. The portions served up by the Roaming Rotisserie team always have us coming back for more – like Depeche Mode samg, we just can’t get enough!
Roaming Rotisserie
Chicken
The Really Good Bar Co bring a Real Ale selection to festivals – ranging from a small two-cask stillage on the back bar to racking and refrigeration for up to 100 casks. They source all the beers direct from local breweries.
Really Good Bar Co
Real Ale
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