4 h. ago These shoes are expert's top recommendation for keeping feet comfortable at summer festivals

Whether you're dancing into the early hours or spending the day walking miles around a festival's grounds, you need sturdy and comfortable shoes - and this expert has one top recommendation

Politics

4 h. ago Expert shares best footwear for keeping your feet comfortable at festivals this summer

Even though Glastonbury has been and gone, there are plenty of festivals and outdoor concerts coming up this summer - and this expert has picked the best footwear for dancing all night long

Politics

51 h. ago Jeff Lynne forced to pull out of BST Hyde Park after contracting illness

The musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Jeff Lynne has been forced to cancel his planned concert as part of the BST Hyde Park summer festival of concerts after falling ill.

Politics

4 d. ago Michael Pedersen and Gemma Cairney to host The List Festival Awards 2025

Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen and broadcaster and producer Gemma Cairney will host The List Festival Awards 2025, following a highly successful inaugural ceremony in 2024. The art and culture publication’s second annual Festival Awards will return to the stunning Johnnie Walker Princes Street’s Label Studio to shine a light on the rich array of art, book, film, fringe and international festivals taking place in the city every summer.

Events

5 d. ago Ice cream giant elevating festival moments with VIP experiences as fans delight in meeting Charli XCX

Magnum Pleasure Pass is rewarding genuine fans with free VIP access tickets to two of the most iconic music festivals of the summer - Sziget Festival in Budapest and All Points East Festival in London.

Politics

5 d. ago Isle of Harris Distillery unveils ‘stunning’ pink ceilidh bottle

The limited-edition ceramic bottle celebrates the vibrant palette of an Outer Hebridean summer and launches in the UK to celebrate HebCelt Festival.

Politics

6 d. ago Dr Martens knocks 30% off 'unbelievably comfy' sandals that are 'like slippers'

Get summer festival ready with these chunky Dr Martens that are now under £100 in the sale.

Politics

8 d. ago Festival Safety: What to do if you find yourself in a crowd crush at one of this summer's events

Feel safer heading into the crowds during the summer festival season with these tips if you’re involved in a crowd crush

Politics

8 d. ago Next's 'comfy from first wear' cowboy boots are 'bang on trend' for summer

These Western-style boots can be worn to music festivals and on casual day outs all summer long.

Politics

1 week ago Sober hipsters are getting their kicks this summer with unusual 'dirty soda' concoctions

Fans of dirty soda include Dua Lipa - who went viral for her 'pickle Diet Coke' in October - and  the cast of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, a hit show on Disney Plus.

Politics

1 week ago Bobby Vylan's 'death to IDF' chant turns Glastonbury into 'Summer of Hate' festival

Attitudes towards violence appear to be changing amid alarmingly high levels of support for undemocratic ideas among young people

Events

1 week ago Switzerland hoping for festival of football as hosts get Euro 2025 party started

Enthusiasm is palpable as fans buy in to a tournament where progress should be made on and off the pitchIn any downtime from ensuring Euro 2025 passes smoothly, Uefa staff can take a short walk to watch Nyon’s summer jazz festival in full flow. Rive Jazzy is in its fourth decade and there should be something for everyone. The Greasers will be on stage to set a tone before England face Wales on 13 July; this Friday anyone with a penchant for swing can turn up at Place du Molard to enjoy harmonies by the Hot Shooters.The more pressing hope is that there will be plenty of those on Switzerland’s football pitches across the next 25 days. At its elite level, the women’s game has never before been blessed with the depth of quality it can showcase this month. There is justified optimism that no weak link will stick out like a sore thumb among the 16 contenders in this European Championship; at the top end a valid expectation exists that, while Spain are obvious favourites, at least three or...

Politics

1 week ago Wet Leg tour: From Glastonbury to the rest of the UK, Mercury Prize nominees hit the road

The duo are set to thrill audiences in a more ‘intimate’ locations after their festival appearances throughout the summer

Events

2 w. ago Edinburgh festival 2025: 20 golden comedy shows to see this summer

Desiree Burch returns, Bridget Christie drops in and Toussaint Douglass flies while Joe Kent-Walters goes beyond the grave and Jazz Emu has a midlife crisisIt’s six years since Desiree Burch’s last standup show, in which time she’s become a fixture of small-screen comedy. Always compelling and thoughtful onstage, the theatre-maker turned standup now returns with a set described as “a madcap voyage” through midlife crisis and menopause.Monkey Barrel, 28 July to 10 August Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago Holly Willoughby's Glastonbury boho look is the ONLY festival outfit inspo you need this summer

When it comes to festival fashion, TV presenter Holly Willoughby rarely gets it wrong. 

Politics

2 w. ago All the headliners for BST Hyde Park 2025 as Olivia Rodrigo to kick off summer festival

The central London event which starts today takes place over several weekends

Politics

2 w. ago The first 'fully accessible' Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue to be launched this summer

The fully accessible venues for people with visual impairment (VI) are the first of their kind at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Politics

3 w. ago Edinburgh festival 2025: 20 theatre shows to see this summer

Peter Pan has a pop fantasy, Faustus is in Africa, Brian Cox leads a banking satire and Billy Connolly meets the late Alasdair Gray. Elsewhere, the joy of pickling, a landmark jazz album and Elton John’s libel case take centre stageWhenever you see a performance in Canada, it will begin with a land acknowledgment; a way of crediting those who were there before the Europeans arrived. Indigenous playwright Cliff Cardinal questions the motives of such declarations in a broadside that uses Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy to comment on our attitude to the natural world.Church Hill theatre, 20-23 August Continue reading...

Culture

3 w. ago Shoppers rave about cooling eye gel that made eyes ‘brighter and less puffy’ in 30 seconds

Everything from hayfever to late nights spent dancing at festivals can leave you with puffy, tired eyes during summer, but this eye gel is said to improve them in 30 seconds

Politics

4 w. ago Charli xcx at LIDO Festival review: strap in for Brat summer 2.0

The singer took to the stage for a victory lap performance featuring all the hits

Politics