‘Everywhere At Once’ Festival Launches Across UK Grassroots Venues

With Glastonbury Festival on hiatus in 2026, the UK’s Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery have launched Everywhere At Once, a country-wide festival designed to support grassroots music venues across the UK on what would have been Glastonbury’s weekend, June 26-28.

What it means:

• More than 500 grassroots venues from the northern tip of Scotland to the southwest of the UK will host hundreds of artists and touring acts across the weekend.

• The festival will be delivered by Music Venue Trust, Save Our Scene and Association of Independent Promoters, and powered by The National Lottery.

• Full details of gigs will be announced shortly here.

Other celebrations:

• This isn’t the only initiative designed to fill the gap created by Glastonbury's absence.

• On Monday, Culture Liverpool announced Liverpool’s Summer of Music 2026, a city-wide series of live performances, cultural events and community activity running from June to August.

• It’s being badged as an alternative to Glastonbury, with one-third of that festival’s attendees said to be from Merseyside.

What they said:

• An official statement: “This is not a festival in a field. It’s a festival on your doorstep, no tent required. Forget the trek, the traffic and the campsites. This summer’s most exciting live music experience is coming to a venue near you. Everywhere At Once is more than a line-up of gigs. It’s a national moment to celebrate the grassroots music ecosystem.”