54 m. ago Shoppers say 'no, no, no' as holiday decorations spotted 'way too early'

While lots of people are looking forward to seasonal festivities, others think it's too early to start celebrating

Politics

6 h. ago He gave her a one star review. She ruined his life. A Fringe performer turns the tables on a critic.

Charlotte Runcie’s debut novel Bring the House Down draws on her time as a Festival reviewer and captures the fraught and funny frenzy of the city in August.

Politics

12 h. ago Parklife 2025 age restrictions and how old you need to be to get in

There is an age limit on who can attend the Heaton Park music festival

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12 h. ago Download Festival warning as police urge attendees NOT to wear smart watches after 'issues' last year

Leicestershire Police said on a routine weekend the force handles around 600 emergency calls - but during Download Festival weekend there was 700 more than usual.

Events

13 h. ago Glastonbury star cancels all his 2025 shows amid mental health crisis

He was booked to play one of the festival’s biggest stages - now he’s scrapping every show this year

Events

13 h. ago Glastonbury Festival issued major warning by experts over 'super spreader' disease

As hundreds of thousands of festival-goers get ready to head to Glastonbury later this month, worries over possible measles outbreaks have been raised by experts

Events

13 h. ago Glastonbury warning over 'superspreader' fears of world's most contagious disease

Glastonbury festival could be an epicentre for a highly infectious disease which is supposedly about to surge the the UK – with experts releasing stern warnings

Events

13 h. ago Still sport of the King: Windsor interest keeps Royal Ascot alive and kicking

As attendances at other meetings decline, the monarch’s presence makes Ascot a soft power asset for BritainAscot will mark the 200th anniversary of the first Royal procession at its showpiece race meeting next week. The intermittent noise of jets on the final approach to Heathrow will be one of the few deviations from the sights and sounds when George IV first trundled his way up the course in 1825. The king and queen will ride in the first of the horse-drawn carriages, their liveried attendants will be upright in the saddle and, as they pass the Royal enclosure, the gentlemen’s top hats will be doffed in the familiar mark of respect.There is little else, in sport or the wider world beyond, that remains just as it was in the immediate aftermath of the Napoleonic wars. Demand for the Royal Ascot experience also remains strong. Following a post-Covid surge, attendances are in decline at both the Derby and Cheltenham’s festival meeting in March. At Royal Ascot 2024, though, the year-on...

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14 h. ago Best lightweight tents of 2025 to take to festivals, hiking and camping

Save your strength for getting the festival pints in

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14 h. ago All the headliners for BST Hyde Park 2025 as Olivia Rodrigo prepares to kick off summer festival

The central London event takes place over several weekends and should be one of next summer’s best festivals

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15 h. ago Best festival tents for 2025: Top picks for Glastonbury and beyond

Ready for a summer of disco-tents? Festival season is back

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15 h. ago ‘I yearned to be a California Girl – but I lived in Burnley’: readers on their love for Brian Wilson

From memories of photoshoots and telephone calls with the late Beach Boy, to appraisals of his complex but pure music, Guardian readers pay tribute to a greatWhether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful musicRay Davies, Graham Nash and others on Brian Wilson’s songwriting geniusEndless summer: how Brian Wilson soundtracked CaliforniaI remember the Christmas after my mother’s death in 1989 when I was 15, I purchased the best-of collection from Asda, interested to see what I would hear. It had the hits, of course, but also a few of the deeper cuts from Pet Sounds and onwards. To say this changed my life is an understatement – Brian’s music, harmonies and subject matters struck an incredible chord in me. It did exactly what he existed for, bringing comfort to a heart and soul that needs it. I’ve been a fan ever since – I saw him at the Royal Festival Hall on his first Pet Sounds tour, watched him perform Smile in utter disbelief and wonder in Liver...

Events

15 h. ago Frontman of Manchester rock band injured after falling off stage at festival

The band were headlining the festival as the accident happened

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18 h. ago Fortress Festival 2025: A look inside UK's seaside extreme metal weekend with the 'rarest' band bookings

Extreme metal fans took over a UK seaside resort for Fortress Festival 2025. I was amongst them, and this positive and celebratory event made me proud to be part of the scene.

Culture

18 h. ago The Streets, Royal Festival Hall review: Mike Skinner goes high culture

The opening gig of Little Simz’ Meltdown saw Mike Skinner getting to grips with the Southbank stage

Culture

18 h. ago Head bangers causing havoc as smart watches dial 999 for 'collision' help from mosh pit

Police are urging festival-goers to put their smart watches into airplane mode before entering “the pit” as the wearable tech assumes they have been in a car crash

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19 h. ago Parklife 2025 music fans warned as Met Office issue thunderstorm alert

Parklife Festival gets underway tomorrow but there are some weather warnings in place for those heading down

Events

20 h. ago We Love Green: What London can learn from the Parisian version of All Points East

From location to lineup (and a fabulously French food offering), here’s why you should sack off one of your London day festival for Paris next summer

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20 h. ago Saturday Kitchen’s Matt Tebutt and TV chef Rosemary Shrager to headline Stranraer Oyster Festival

Tony Singh and Julie Lin will also be returning, with Bake Off star Dr James Morton and a number of local chefs also appearing.

Culture

21 h. ago Boots warns shoppers 'when it's gone it's gone' as latest beauty box saves £116

The Festival Edit is worth over £160 but is priced at £45, containing top brands like Milk, Kylie Cosmetics and more

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