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Omana Festival announces first 50 names

The festival returns for its third edition this September in Kalamitsi.

Cue Points: Oscar Farrell

This is Cue Points, a series where DJs get granular with current tracks in their sets, giving us the low-down on what makes them work.

Bristol New Music adds new names for 2026

Bristol New Music will return this April with five days of performances, installations and cross-disciplinary projects.

Jimi Jules releases new EP Baby Run on CircoLoco Records

The Zürich-based DJ returns with his first multi-track project since 2023.

Nuits sonores releases 2026 programme

The French electronic festival is back in Lyon for its 23rd edition in May.

Field Day announces full line-up and stage splits for 2026

The festival is set to return to London’s Brockwell Park on Saturday, 23 May.

Tickets now live for V&A East Museum’s debut exhibition: The Music is Black: A British Story

The exhibition opens on Saturday, 18 April 2026 at East Bank in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Johnnie Walker and NTS announce three-day music programme Keep Walking Live: Manchester

Five city-wide events feature artists including Anz, Space Afrika and Nubya Garcia.

Polifonic Puglia completes 2026 line-up

Donato Dozzy, Ben UFO, Shackleton and more confirmed for this year’s edition.

Rewire reveals 30 more artists and projects for its 2026 edition

The Hague festival expands its line-up ahead of its return this April, with new live shows, audiovisual premieres and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

BRDCST announces 2026 programme

The Brussels-based festival unveils nearly 50 artists for this year’s edition, with curated programmes by Keeley Forsyth, Ichiko Aoba and Stephen O’Malley.

blechsonne announces 2026 return and first artist line-up

The DIY-rooted festival heads into its fourth edition in May with Mark William Lewis, Snuggle, Ferd1girl and more.

A lifetime’s worth of collecting, selected by Dove Ellis

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

Factory International unveils dance work honouring Sinéad O’Connor

A new production by Tony Award-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh will feature in the spring 2026 season of premieres at Aviva Studios, alongside new visual art, theatre and music works.

The Love Inn to celebrate 12th birthday with three days of parties this month

The Bristol music venue is set to mark the occasion with a three-day run at the end of January.

Memòri Festival announces first edition and line-up

A new small-scale electronic music festival launches this July in southern France.

In Photos: Beyond The Valley 2025

Beyond The Valley marked its 10th anniversary with a genre-spanning line-up that included Addison Rae’s first official festival set.

Watch Saint Abdullah, Eomac and Rebecca Salvadori create their collaborative audiovisual project, A Forbidden Distance

A new film traces the evolution of the TIMES-commissioned piece.

100+ artists added to this year’s ESNS line-up

The European showcase marks its 40th edition in 2026, returning to Groningen from 14–17 January.

Duval Timothy and CJ Mirra collaborate on the film score for ‘My Father’s Shadow’

The composers share first music from the upcoming film, with an official soundtrack release and live-score screening set for February 2026.

Festival Guide 2026

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond.

Crack Mix 612: Admina

Admina’s Crack Mix moves through experimental electronic sounds, global bass, leftfield club and abstract textures, featuring tracks by the likes of DJ Narciso and Exile Di Brave & Time Cow. Dive in.

Decoding 2025: 8 thinkers on the music trends that defined the year

The revenge of the fatally online outcasts. DIY DJing. The rising tide of sloponomics. Power to the people. Artists defying Big Tech. A new wave of British rap. We asked some of our favourite writers, contributors and scene-setters to pick apart the bones of music and culture in 2025.

Beyond The Valley drops official set times for its 10th anniversary edition

Four days, multiple stages and a New Year’s Eve countdown – Beyond The Valley has unveiled when and where the action will unfold across its milestone 2025/26 festival.

The Collections, Vol. V is here featuring Oklou, David Byrne, Nemzzz & more

Our fifth anthology gathers 11 2025 cover stories and two years of defining imagery into a permanent archive of music and culture.

In Photos: 10 Years of Australia’s Beyond the Valley

Beyond the Valley Festival returns to Victoria this December to celebrate its 10th birthday and welcome in 2026.

Joy Crookes: “I could have easily been an artist that became guessable, and I didn’t”

On tour for her second album ‘Juniper’, Joy Crookes reflects on pushing her sound beyond her comfort zone, her favourite nights out this year, and creating spaces where people can feel free.

Listen to GbClifford’s latest, ‘Mock the World 2gether’

The Prague-based artist’s new album deals with temporality, presence, and the search for meaning within overstimulated modern life.

Sunday Mix: DoomCannon

South London’s DoomCannon puts together a restorative Sunday Mix with tracks from the likes of Donny Hathaway, James Brown and Kamasi Washington.

Nuits sonores unveils first wave of artists for its 2026 edition

The festival returns to Lyon next summer with Vril & Wata Igarashi, gyrofield, Mala, Lila Tirando a Violeta and more on the line-up.