The Isle of Wight Festival has been moved back by three months to September so it can still take place this year, after the planned end of coronavirus rules in June. The music festival had been due to take place from June 17 to 20 – but this would have been just before the Government … Read more
Reading Festival may not go ahead this summer despite tickets selling out hours after Boris Johnson revealed his road map out of lockdown, with local councillors warning ‘nothing is agreed’. Organisers declared the three-day music event, which is due to be headlined by Liam Gallagher and Stormzy, would take place after the Prime Minister’s statement … Read more
Britain’s biggest rock and heavy metal festival Download was cancelled today for the second consecutive year after organisers said it would be ‘impossible’ to hold. The event, which is held at Donington Park in Leicestershire, was due to take place between June 4 and 6 with headliners Kiss, Biffy Clyro and System Of A Down. … Read more
Early last year I purchased tickets for myself and a friend to attend talks at Oxford Literary Festival, which was meant to take place in April 2020. Due to the coronavirus, the festival was cancelled and the voluntary organising committee has asked that we offer the payment as a donation due to their own financial … Read more
Chester Racecourse reveal plans for 5,000 spectators a day to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing and racegoers given staggered arrival times to avoid congestion Chester’s entire programme last year was staged behind closed doors Organisers claim a race day will lose money with less than 5,000 spectators Plan would need approval from … Read more
REVEALED: Covid restrictions mean owners are set to be BARRED from next month’s Cheltenham Festival – with organisers still reeling from backlash from allowing 250,000 spectators into the 2020 showpiece Cheltenham has one of the lowest Covid-19 infection rates in the country However, national restrictions likely to remain in place when lockdown is lifted Irish … Read more
Swedish film festival will take place with just ONE person watching movie after movie on an isolated island for a week Lisa Enroth, 41, was chosen from 12,000 film fans who entered a competition The emergency ward nurse left for the island of Hamneskar at Pater Noster on Saturday to enjoy the Goteborg Film Festival’s … Read more
Discover the Moon, Mars… and moths: Join in with next month’s Virtual Dark Skies Festival and learn why darkness is crucial to the nation’s wildlife The theme of this year’s Dark Skies Festival, which runs from February 12 to 28, is Nature At Night Experts will reveal science secrets from the North York Moors and … Read more
Stan Grant appears in traditional markings for The Vigil at Sydney Festival – after speaking out about changing the date of Australia Day By Zoe Burrell and Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:11 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 01:11 GMT, 26 January 2021 Prominent TV presenter Stan Grant has demonstrated his strong … Read more
A festival season is ‘still possible’ this year despite yesterday’s cancellation of Glastonbury due to Covid, according to industry insiders. The chief executive of the Association of Independent Festivals, Paul Reed, said the UK’s largest festival was a ‘different beast’ and its cancellation did not mean other smaller events could not go ahead. But he … Read more