Simon Godley

One of these venues is the Fulford Arms in York, and two of the acts are SURGE and Sewage Farm . With names like that it would be very remiss to be going along tonight in the hope of hearing a bit of Mantovani or Bert Kaempfert . This was never going to be about some easy listening.

All that then remains is for Ezra Collective to close out their very own dance party with a set that fizzes with energy, adventure, Afroboat, hip-hop inflections, and infectious jazz grooves. A brilliant fireworks display fills the night-time sky, adding to the wonderful sense of occasion. Has Glynde Place ever felt so alive on a Friday night? It is a fantastic end to a fantastic first day at Love Supreme 2026.

It is the 4th of July. Independence Day in the United States of America. Waking up on another beautiful summer's day in Glynde Place you can embrace similar feelings of freedom. Cocooned from the rigours of the outside world, the living is easy on the second day of this year's

When: 5th July 2026 Where: Glynde Place, East Sussex, England ‘Good Times.' ‘Lost In Music.' ‘We Are Family.'

When: 24th – 26th July 2026 Where: Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England.

When: 20th August 2026 Where: Rough Trade, Bristol, England

When: 10th – 12th July 2026 Where: Moseley Park and Poll, Moseley, Birmingham, England

Times are certainly hard for independent festivals as several more continue to bite the dust due to severe financial pressures, but

A fortnight today will mark the start of the 24th edition of the Øya Festival , which over the course of four days will attract more than 60,000 visitors to the main park area in Tøyenparken, located less than two kilometres from Oslo city centre.

When: 20th – 23rd August 2026