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Keeping Festivals Clean: What’s Being Done, And What You Can Do To Help
Festivals can be a glorious landscape of music and unity that brings joy to millions of people a year. However, once the crowds are gone that landscape isn’t quite so glorious to gaze upon as the sea of rubbish and abandoned tents is revealed. Every year we see that festival grounds are left in poor states the day after, so what’s being done to prevent this, and what can you do to help?
One of the main things you always see is thousands of tents left behind which contrary to popular belief are usually incinerated instead of donated. Thankfully festivals like Creamfields have a salvage operation in place where charities and community groups are allowed in at the end to collect reusable tents and camping gear. Tomorrowland’s approach to this problem is their ‘Camp2Camp’ scheme where they collect, clean, and repair camping equipment to hire out at future events. Although that Monday morning may hold a horrific hangover at the end of the festival, you still need to make the effort to take your belongings home. It helps the environment, it helps the clean up crew, and it saves you having to buy more equipment for the next festival.
Of course, the other main problem is general rubbish with cups and bottles creating a new layer on top of festival grounds. The type of waste left behind has improved drastically in the last few years with the advent of paper cups and aluminium cans/bottles over plastic. An excellent idea that many festivals have adopted is giving a small amount of money for returning cups which encourages people to not just drop them on the floor. Brands like Liquid Death that provide water in recyclable cans are becoming more frequently seen at festivals even being a title sponsor for Download Festival. This is all encouraging but this waste still needs to be disposed of properly to make this change work. It’s on festivals to provide the correct facilities to dispose of all the rubbish, it’s on festivalgoers to make use of those facilities.
Amidst the rubbish there is always thousands of cigarettes and in the past few years a rapidly increasing number of disposable vapes. Neither of these are biodegradable, and both leak toxins into the soil. Now disposable vapes are more popular festivals are providing electronic waste bins and it’s essential that they are used. Disposable vapes are both harmful to the environment as well as being dangerous if the battery is damaged. On the cigarette front Ultra Music Festival has come up with a simple solution as they provide pocket ashtrays for free so people can keep their cigarette butts till they find a bin.
All these efforts are not only for the environment, but for the continuation of festivals. If the grounds are not looked after, then whoever owns that land may decide to stop hiring it out. The grounds must be respected by festivalgoers as much as the festivalgoers must be respected by the festival itself. Woodstock 1999 didn’t provide adequate waste facilities, and we all know how that went. If everyone does their bit then festivals can continue to thrive, and the world will be a better place for it.
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Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, Amelie Lens & Ewan McVicar Announced for Creamfields 2026
Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields continues to raise the bar for its 20th Daresbury anniversary in 2026, unveiling Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, Amelie Lens, and Ewan McVicar in its latest lineup reveal.
Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields continue to raise the bar for their landmark 2026 edition, celebrating 20 years at Daresbury, with two more huge announcements revealed today. Chart-topping duo Disclosure will bring their acclaimed live show to Creamfields for the first time, delivering a UK festival exclusive performance, headlining the Arc Stage on Friday 28th August. Excitement is building as the full Creamfields 2026 lineup is gradually unveiled, promising an unforgettable experience.
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Cream HQ have also just revealed that global dance icons Swedish House Mafia will take over the APEX Stage on Sunday 30th August, rounding off an incredible day of announcements.
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Adding to the excitement, Ewan McVicar will make his APEX Stage debut with one of his trademark high-energy sets, on Sunday 30th August. A firm fan favourite, Ewan’s Creamfields journey has been nothing short of meteoric.
Techno powerhouse Amelie Lens has also been confirmed for a UK festival exclusive, set to debut her brand-new AURA show inside the legendary Steel Yard on Saturday 29th August.
These latest announcements follow last month’s headline reveals – Calvin Harris, Sonny Fodera, Armin van Buuren and Underworld – and cements Creamfields 2026 as one of the most anticipated dance events of the year.
With more acts still to be announced, and over 80,000 fans expected to make their annual pilgrimage to the fields of Cheshire from Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th August 2026, Creamfields’ 20-years-at-Daresbury celebration is shaping up to be one of the most unforgettable editions in the festival’s storied history.
Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields 2026 celebrate 20 years at Daresbury with Calvin Harris as the first headliner on the Arc Stage.
Following a record-breaking edition last month, Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields is already looking ahead to a landmark year in 2026, when one of the world’s biggest electronic music festivals celebrates 20 unforgettable years at its iconic home in Daresbury.
To kick off the celebrations, Cream HQ has just announced its first headliner – GRAMMY Award Winning DJ & Producer Calvin Harris. A firm Creamfields favourite, Calvin makes his highly anticipated return to the festival, headlining the legendary Arc Stage on Saturday 29th August Bank Holiday weekend.
Since his 2009 debut, Calvin Harris has risen to become one of the biggest names in electronic music, most recently dominating the charts with his Track of the Summer hit ‘Blessings’ and over the years, he has delivered some of the most iconic and talked about performances in Creamfields history, making his return for this milestone edition even more fitting.
Taking over the August Bank Holiday weekend from Thursday 27th – Sunday 30th August 2026, Creamfields is set to once again welcome 80,000 fans from across the globe for four days of groundbreaking production, a world class line up and the electric atmosphere that has cemented its position as the highlight of the dance music calendar.
With unbeatable lineups, legendary moments, and 20 years of Creamfields magic at Daresbury, Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields 2026 is set to be a celebration like no other.
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For their 19th edition this year, Creamfields expanded upon their improvements from last year with 2 new stages as well as the all-new Downtown area.
From the moment you entered the arena it was a jaw dropping experience with the new Halo stage towering over you. 360 degrees, and 45 meters wide, Halo made for a stunning replacement to what was originally the Runway stage. Not only was the scale of it impressive, but the visuals produced from it were excellent. Thanks to the clever way in which it was built, Halo created a great visual and auditory experience both in and outside of its structure. The open design paired with the 360 visuals allowed for the immersive feeling of an indoor stage as well as the sunlight and breeze of an outdoor stage.
Further across the arena towards the Arc stage was another new stage for this year, Forest. It offered yet another unique new design featuring colourful drapes over the top and some beautifully crafted sculptures. With delightfully sunny weather across the whole festival, Forest offered some much-welcomed shade. The artistry put into the making of the stage was truly special and was matched by the artistry on stage from the likes of Boris Brejcha, Franky Wah, and Luke Dean.
For those that wanted to step away from the arena for a slightly calmer time or just for something different, the new Downtown area had them covered. Made up of 5 different areas (The Ball Park, Sunrise Strip, The Boulevard, Electric Avenue and Pamper Street), you could easily spend hours there without getting bored. It featured a smorgasbord of activities including 5 a side football, yoga, a gym, mini golf, and much more. Along with this you could take the time to refresh yourself in luxury with the hot tubs, sauna, and chill out areas. 4 days at a festival can be a tiring affair so the Downtown area was a genius idea that’s sure to remain a popular feature in the future.
The new features and general improvements made for this year were yet another great success for Creamfields. After this year’s smooth implementation of Halo, Forest, and Downtown, Creamfields have set themselves up nicely for next year. The highly anticipated 20th anniversary.
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