Download has named its three headliners, Creamfields keeps adding to its 30th birthday bill, State Fayre has finished its top line and Sheffield’s chamber music festival has set out its 2027 plans. Have some news to get out there? Post us details or a link to a story at john.festival@festivalflyer.net.
Confirmed line-ups
Sheffield Chamber Music Festival
Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse and venues across Sheffield, 14–22 May 2027
The Star reported this week that Errollyn Wallen, Master of the King’s Music, is guest curator for the nine-day festival, which Music in the Round runs with its resident group Ensemble 360. Wallen opens it on Friday 14 May, playing and introducing a programme with other composer-performers, and the closing night gives the first performance of her Battenberg Concerto, with a cake theme to match.
Download Festival
Donington Park, Leicestershire, 9–13 June 2027
According to Louder, Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence top the bill, with Blink-182 playing Donington for the first time and Evanescence stepping up from their 2023 second-stage headline slot. Mötley Crüe, Faith No More, The Prodigy, Parkway Drive, Pierce The Veil, Body Count and a reformed Murderdolls are among the dozens of other names. Time Out says weekend tickets go on general sale at 10am on Sunday 15 November after a PayPal presale, and the dates are on our 2027 listing.
State Fayre
Hylands Park, Chelmsford, 18–20 June 2027
Over at MusicRow, The Chicks and Kacey Musgraves join the already announced Shania Twain as headliners, which the organisers describe as a UK festival first for the three. Billy Strings, Sam Barber, The Corrs, Brothers Osborne, Bear’s Den, Danny Worsnop and Nathan Evans are also booked, with more names still to come.
Creamfields
Daresbury Estate, Cheshire, 26–29 August 2027
The Liverpool Echo has the news of another big DJ booking for the festival’s 30th anniversary, and Brit Brief names him as Swedish House Mafia’s Sebastian Ingrosso, who plays the APEX stage on Saturday 28 August. The Prodigy headline APEX that day, Josh Baker, KETTAMA and Prospa go back to back on the Friday, and Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, Alesso and Hannah Laing are also confirmed. The dates are on our 2027 listing.
Reviews worth reading
- Iceland Airwaves 2026: Evening Standard on five stars for 107 acts across seven ReykjavÃk venues
Dates and line-ups are as announced. Check each festival’s own site before booking.
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