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Vote in the Festival Awards and win a prize!

The summer is over and festival season has officially come to an end. Now it's time for you to vote, which Festival was the highlight of your summer! The UK Festival Awards will be taking place in Central London (where else?) on November 6th and is the industry’s only awards voted for solely by the people who really matter – the fans. Although it's unclear whether those that matter - the fans - are allowed in.

With so many festivals to choose from brace yourself for a hard decision. There are over 20 categories to vote in this year, including Best New Festival so it’s not all about the big guns. The UK has arguably the most vibrant festival scene in the world, and it is time to honour those who made this year a little more special. Have your say and set the standard for next year by voting now at www.festivalawards.com. As well as making a difference to the festival scene, your vote will also qualify you for an exclusive money-can’t-buy prize draw to win a pair of tickets to every winning festival in 2008! You can vote on a whole host of things, from Best Act to Best New Festival... and even Best Toilets. Sadly, we aren't in that category...

Festivals round-up: Wickerman review, arrests at Global Gathering, Lovebox Weekender gets thumbs-up

- Skiddle.com has a comprehensive review of events at the Wickerman festival where, you'll be pleased to hear, the food wasn't "dog shit on a plate". The Proclaimers must have been relieved

- The Secret Garden Party, whose website so warmed my cockles recently, struck a writer at The Telegraph as an excuse for adults to behave like kids. Like most festivals, then?

- Some people were arrested for drugs offences at Global Gathering. The world continues to turn

- The usually sniffy Drowned In Sound very much enjoyed Lovebox Weekender

- The BBC website has a focus on the up-and-coming young folk acts who performed at Cambridge Folk Festival at the weekend

Cambridge Folk Festival

With the floods getting higher, and the wind getting colder, the festival season marches defiantly on. This weekend’s offering features The BBC Radio 2 Cambridge Folk Festival from 26th- 29th July at Cherry Hinton Hall. Since its beginnings in 1964, Cambridge Folk Festival has grown to become one of the biggest and sought after folk festivals in the world, regularly selling out well in advance.

With the legendary Richard Thompson headlining last year's festival, you would wonder how they could surpass themselves, but with Joan Baez, The Waterboys and Nanci Griffith topping the bill, this years festival looks set to be quite a treat!

Posted by Laura Silver on July 27, 2025 8:00 PM in Cambridge Folk Festival
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This weekend's festival news update

Fingers are crossed all over the country that the evil weather will quieten down in the next few days to allow this weekend’s festival brood to go on unscathed. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, here’s a round up of the latest news on what to expect.

- Global Gathering will defy the weather to stay on this weekend, says the NME. All hail Long Marston Airfield’s drainage system, apparently the reason for the braving of the elements. Basement Jaxx and Faithless will probably not be bothered about the availability of hot showers what with their luxury tour buses, but the punters will be chuffed to bits.

Bert Jansch @ Cambridge Folk Festival '04

Here's something a little more earthy and downbeat for the Classic Festival Performances section. This video features folk supremo Bert Jansch playing the title track from the Crimson Moon album at the Cambridge Folk Festival back in '04. Gorgeous.

Posted by Mof Gimmers on July 11, 2025 2:45 PM in Cambridge Folk Festival| Classic Festival Performances
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