Tiny UK Festivals Draw the Crowds During Glastonbury's Fallow Year
With the festival giant on a break, grassroots events offering intimacy and eccentric line-ups are winning over fans seeking a less corporate experience.
Sophie Bennett 3 min read
Festivals
Festival season looks different in 2026, and this page follows why. With Worthy Farm taking its fallow year and no Glastonbury, coverage tracks the tiny UK festivals drawing the crowds instead, and The Cure closing a nostalgia-soaked Isle of Wight Festival. Film festivals form the second strand, from Tribeca's 25th-edition winners to Karlovy Vary honouring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg, Annecy's animation line-up of Illumination, Pixar and Laika, and the $17m Cannes bidding war that won A24 Jordan Firstman's Club Kid. The iHeartRadio line-up, led by BTS, Cardi B and Muse, completes the calendar.
Glastonbury 2027 tickets sell out in 42 minutes as price tops £400 for the first time
The general sale for Glastonbury 2027 sold out on Sunday morning. Organisers say a resale of returned tickets will follow in spring 2027.
Daniel Fletcher 3 min read
Glastonbury 2027 coach tickets sell out in under 30 minutes as general sale looms on Sunday
The first batch of tickets for the festival’s return after a fallow year went in less than half an hour. The main sale is at 09:00 BST on Sunday, with a new queue system and a £408 price tag.
Daniel Fletcher 4 min read
Glastonbury 2027 tickets: sale times, prices, registration rules and dates
Glastonbury 2027 tickets go on sale this week, with coach packages available first before general admission opens on Sunday morning.
Marcus Reeve 5 min read
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom opens in UK cinemas
Aardman's Halloween-tinged stop-motion adventure arrives today via Sky, landing in a UK box office led by Practical Magic 2 and the Oasis concert film.
Sophie Bennett 5 min read
Oasis 2027 tour announcement teased by Manchester drone display
The Oasis 2027 tour announcement is set for Monday at 4pm BST after drones over Manchester displayed the date, while the reunion documentary stays in cinemas.
Sophie Bennett 5 min read
The Cure crown a nostalgia-soaked Isle of Wight Festival
Reviews from the 2026 Isle of Wight Festival placed The Cure's headline set at the centre of a weekend built on heritage, scale and communal release, underlining the enduring pull of legacy artists.
Sophie Bennett 5 min read
Annecy 2026 lines up studio firepower from Illumination, Pixar and Laika
The world's leading animation festival opens with Illumination's Minions & Monsters and a packed slate of previews, underlining animation's commercial pull.
Sophie Bennett 8 min read
Tribeca 2026 crowns Cotton Fever and Jail Time Records as festival marks 25th edition
New York's Tribeca Festival handed its top narrative prize to addiction drama Cotton Fever and its documentary award to Cameroonian music film Jail Time Records.
Sophie Bennett 8 min read
Karlovy Vary to honour Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg at 60th edition
The Czech festival will hand its President's Award to the two American actor-directors, with Gyllenhaal premiering her film The Bride! as the event marks a milestone year.
Sophie Bennett 7 min read
No Glastonbury this summer as Worthy Farm takes its fallow year
Organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed there will be no festival in 2026, with the land resting before Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm in June 2027.
Sophie Bennett 6 min read
iHeartRadio Music Festival reveals 2026 lineup with BTS, Cardi B and Muse
The two-night Las Vegas event returns to T-Mobile Arena in September with Capital One as presenting sponsor and a livestream split across Disney+ and Hulu.
Sophie Bennett 7 min read
A24 wins Jordan Firstman's Club Kid for $17m after Cannes bidding war
The indie distributor outlasted a crowded field including Netflix, Searchlight and Mubi to secure worldwide rights to the comedian's directorial debut.
Sophie Bennett 8 min read