Kappa FuturFestival 2024 celebrated Turin’s cultural past, present and future

From 5-7 July this year, Kappa FuturFestival showcased both Turin’s thriving local scene and the best electronic music from across the globe.

Solstice Festival reveals full programme for 2024 edition

The Finnish weekender where the sun never sets takes place between June 20 and June…

Crack Magazine’s Festival Guide 2023

An ongoing, regularly-updated directory of festivals and events taking place around the world this year, in 2023 – handpicked by Crack Magazine

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AceMoMa, Helena Hauff and Julianna Huxtable confirmed for Lighthouse Festival 2023

The tenth edition of the Croatian festival comes to Lanterna Peninsula, Porec from 25-29 May with a musical offering spanning techno, house and UK bass to hip-hop and ambient

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Bored Lord, UNIIQU3 and Ehua confirmed for Treesome Festival

The new French festival will stage its debut event on 7 and 8 July in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines park, near Paris

Doc’n Roll Film Festival returns to Manchester for 2022

The music documentary festival runs from 4-13 November

Rockaway Beach Festival completes line-up for 2023

The festival comes to Butlin’s Bognor Regis from 6-8 January 2023

aya, Blackhaine and FAUZIA to play Mucho Flow 2022

The Portuguese avant-garde festival returns to Guimarães from 4-5 November

Jyoty, Âme and Amine K to play new Moroccan festival Into the Wild

The debut edition, organised by the team behind Oasis Festival, takes place from 23-24 September…

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Róisín Murphy, Jame Blake and Kraftwerk revealed for Cala Mijas’ Crack Stage

Cala Mijas festival comes to Costa del Sol from 1-3 September

All under one reality raving: the future technologies of music festivals

The field of immersive audience experience begs the question: do transactional exchanges (you-perform-I-clap) belong in festival models of the future? The way Sam Wiehl sees it, it’s a dynamic that begs revision

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Urvakan Festival announces aya, Deena Abdelwahed and ZULI for 2022

The Armenian platform has revealed the first wave of acts for its second festival edition, taking place from 23-25 September

Portugal’s Out.Fest adds more names for 2022

Out.Fest comes to various venues across Barreiro, Portugal, from 5-8 October

WOS Festival announces Blackhaine, Huerco S. and KMRU for 2022

The Galician avant-garde event returns to Santiago de Compostela for it’s sixth edition from 8-11 September

XRDS festival returns for 2022 with VTSS, DSV1 and Bambounou

The Belgian techno and electronic music festival comes to Parc Des Etangs Vijverspark, Brussels from 3-4 September

Ellen Allien, SPFDJ and Leon Vynehall to play Barcelona’s Brunch-In Weekender

The three-day festival will be held from 13-14 August

Nick Cave, Josey Rebelle and Caribou added to Cala Mijas Festival line-up

The new Spanish festival has announced 25 more names for its inaugural event this September

Princess Nokia, Field Day 2018 © Tom Ham

Field Day at 15: The history of the leading London festival through photos

Over the course of 15 years, the much-loved event has swapped locations and changed its approach to line-ups. We trace its journey through photos and BTS snaps

Noise Test announces festival in Croatia this August

The night, which has had residences in London and Bristol over the past 16 years, is holding its own festival from 11-14 August

VËRYL festival unveils more artists for 2022

The festival will be held at an old airfield near Berlin from 11-14 August

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Call Super, John Talabot and Moxie announced for VËRYL Festival 2022

The techno and house festival takes place near Berlin from 11-14 August

Budapest’s Kolorádó Festival reveals full line-up for 2022

Kolorádó Festival has unveiled its full line-up for this year, taking place in Budapest’s Buda hills from 29 June to 2 July

One Out Festival unveils line-up for 2022 edition

Eats Everything, Skream, Sam Divine, DJ Seinfield and Chloé Robinson announced for the second edition of One Out Festival this June

Southbank Centre announces return of SoundState series

The contemporary classical and experimental festival returns to the London venue for its second edition

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Coachella orders UK charity festival to change name

The festival has trademarked the suffix “-chella”. The organisers of Coachella have forced a festival…

Balter Festival

Independent festivals in the UK facing wipeout due to coronavirus

92% of independent festivals in the UK are at risk without government support. A new…

6 London creatives forecast the future of festivals

We caught up with six rising creatives at Field Day to ask them what the future of festivals might look like

No Bounds Festival 2018 © Frankie Casillo

No Bounds 2018: The Sheffield festival expands on the bold vision of Hope Works

The UK event hosted Errorsmith, Aïsha Devi, Kampire and more for its 2018 edition

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Bestival reportedly facing administration

Loans tycoon James Benamor has filed administration notices at the High Court

James Holden & the Animal Spirits, Field Day 2018

James Holden & the Animal Spirits: Thunder Moon Gathering Live at Field Day

The producer and his troupe of cosmic explorers deliver an explosive set on the Crack Magazine Stage at the London festival