r/UKfestivals

I’m heading to boardmasters this year, and foolishly bought no camping, but paid for parking. I should’ve thought about this before hand as I think the plan was to sleep in the car. Is that going to be an issue if I sleep in my parked car?.. or if not, is there a way I can change my booking, or basically any suggestions would be helpful! Thanks

I’ve finally picked up the courage to book download for next year as my first 5 night camping festival (I’m doing a day at reading this year). I chose it as I like metal/rock music as it’s easy enough to get via train and shuttle bus from where I live (I don’t like driving).

Have I made a good decision? Any words of wisdom welcome.

Hi hello! I've been planning to go to steelhouse festival down in Wales for MONTHS (I must've bought it in October when twisted sister announced they were going to headline but things happened but I still am raring to go) but I literally just dislocated my knee (less than 5 days ago as I'm writing this) and I've already had to cancel two massive gigs because of it and I've already paid over a grand just to get in so I feel like I'm absolutely buggered doing a four day festival in less than a month. I really still want to go and not to bring my parent issues into this but this has been the only few months my dad had decided to talk to me because I paid for him to go as well as he's being a twat about me needing to cancel so fun times all around.

If anyone's been in a similar situation can you tell me how you managed doing anything at all like being on a field on crutches to bag situations and camping and drinking and everything because I have to figure everything out in the next 15 hours or else I'm buggered with resale.

I don't know what to do and the stress probably isn't helping me heal so if you know of anything to do or any insight or just to tell me to cancel i would be most grateful 🙏

I am a ticket holder to the festival with controversies.

Me and my partner feel conflicted on what to do. Refunds won’t be issued but if I do go will it be a weird vibe? Am I still sort of supporting a bad thing. I’m not sure.

Looking for honest open discourse not a witch hunt please. There’s lots of people involved I know personally and everything feels icky right now.

Many thanks for being respectful

I've spent the last while building a browser game called MetalFestV.

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The idea is simple: open band packs, build your festival lineup, place bands across stages, and try to sell out increasingly larger festivals. You'll need to balance headliners, support acts, stage placement and overall lineup strength if you want to make it all the way to Download Festival.

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It's completely free, runs in your browser, and has no ads.

I'd genuinely love feedback from people who actually listen to this music because the whole game is built around metal, metalcore, hardcore and rock festival culture.

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Play here:

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Hello everyone,

Heading to Beat herder 26 solo and working the bar on friday night/sat day time, Anyone else going? I wondered, does anyone know a good way to find ride shares to festivals ? Aside from FB ..

Looking for a lift from Bristol on the Thursday if so would be greatly appreciated!!🧚👀👀 This is my 3/5 festival this year with Boom & Shambala to follow ❤️

I’m unsure if this is the right subreddit so forgive me if not but I was wondering if anyone in here was attending festwitch this year as I’m trying to get a big group together if anyone would like to join then just DM me on here or my instagram is linked in my profile :)

Everyone's thoughts on the saturday lineup at Roundhay Festival? The lewis capaldi night?

We initially got tickets before they even announced any lineup but got tickets for the saturday and im gutted at the lineup...

Any advice on how I can source a ticket/where to look?

TIA!

I would really appreciate it if some of you would check out our Download Festival 2026 review. Please and thank you!