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Creamfields UK Celebrates 20 Years Revealing Mega Massive Line-Up!

February 27, 2017

Europe’s multiple award winning electronic music festival, Creamfields UK returns to celebrate 20 years this August! Having pioneered the dance music genre since its humble beginnings in 1998, Creamfields ha...

UK’S Favourite Fancy Dress Music Festival ‘Bestival’ Moves To A New Location!

Risa Desa

December 16, 2016

FS News, International

It's been a busy festive season filled with large-scale music festivals, art festivals, food festivals and so on. In the midst of it all, UK's award-winning festival just dropped a bombshell. Bestival, one o...

Queen + Adam Lambert Pay Touching Tribute To Orlando Victims At Isle Of Wight Festival

Brij Dalvi

June 13, 2016

FS News, International

Queen and Adam Lambert were the headliners for the annual Isle Of Wight festival, and they wasted no time in paying tribute to the victims of the horrific Orlando shooting that happened recently. The band, p...

Throwback To These 5 Memorable Music Festivals That Never Made It To The ’00s

Anupama Khedkar

November 4, 2015

Culture, FS Features

These festivals embody the quintessence of the era of love, peace and music. The sixties and seventies were the golden decades of rock n roll, giving rise to music festivals that would be spoken about rever...

Drugs Worth £70,000 Were Recovered At Bestival This Year

Anupama Khedkar

September 16, 2015

FS News

Crime at the Isle of Wight festival may have decreased to some extent, but drug seizures are a big concern for Bestival. Music festivals are no strangers to criminal activity. An event that draws a crowd as ...

Here’s Why Bestival 2015 Will Be UK’s Best Festival Experience

Meher Manda

September 7, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Bestival is counted among the more superlative music festivals in the world. The Sherp will tell why its 2015 edition will be even better! In terms of cultural spectacles, Bestival is a no-holds-barred mega ...

Take A Look At These Festival Flyers Minus The Male Performers

Prem Gupta

June 24, 2015

FS News

Britain's music festival line-ups feature 86% male performers. Dive into this recent survey that reveals an alarming lack of female acts at music festivals. Florence + The Machine at Glastonbury, 2010 P...

Then & Now: The Isle of Wight Festival

Karan Kumar

June 12, 2015

FS Features

From being a one-day festival with literally only one overseas feature, the Isle of Wight festival has come a long way. In honour of the goings-on, we, at the Sherp bring to you a trip into the depths of this m...

The Record Breaking Tribute To Jimi Hendrix At Isle of Wight

Karan Kumar

June 9, 2015

FS News, International

To mark the 45th Year, since Hendrix's last UK Festival performance at Isle of Wight, the 2015 edition is attempting to host a record breaking tribute to the icon himself! Organisers are hoping to break the ...

Isle of Wight Festival

Nikhil Kapoor

June 1, 2015

Tickets

DEATAILS Where: Isle of Wight, UK The Isle of Wight Festival is steeped in musical heritage having shot to fame in the late 60’s and 1970 with appearances from Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Who ...

Attendees At UK’s Bestival Voluntarily Give Up Drugs Worth £25,000

Prem Gupta

September 11, 2014

FS News, International

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The festival-goers surrendered the illegal drugs at Amnesty bins at the Isle Of Wight festival; the gathering also witnessed a drop of 12% in crimes (Image Courtesy: Bestival Facebook) Bestival, the 4-day m...

Have You Heard Of Bestival?

Dhriti Menon

September 3, 2014

FS Features

As a festival that officially closes the UK festival season, Bestival is a 4-day boutique extravaganza known for its beautiful location, exciting music and an overall great vibe. Being the brainchild of Rob Da...

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