About Virtual Festivals

As well as delivering the fastest news and information, Virtual Festivals is the world’s only dedicated social network for festival fans, integrating web profiles, videos, photos, instant messaging and so much more.

As Google’s top-ranked web domain for music festivals, Virtual Festivals is the most widely-used and highly-regarded site of its kind. It has grown organically since 1999 from a one-man operation into a market-leading dot com enterprise which also operates the UK Festival Awards.

See What Virtual Festivals Can Do:

• For Festival-Goers
• For Festival Organisers
• For Advertisers
• For Creative People
  (writers, photographers, video bloggers)

More Information:

• The UK Festival Awards
• Contact Us
• Site Map

Number One for Festivals on the Web:

• Over 2 million unique users (2007).
• Over 100,000 registered members.
• Users spend 3 times longer on Virtual Festivals than its nearest competitor (ComScore 2007).
• Niche market leader.
• Trusted and authoritative editorial.
• The world's largest dedicated online social media platform for festival-goers.
• Over 200 experienced and passionate contributors covering events all over the UK and beyond.  
• Producers of the annual UK Festival Awards.

Virtual Festivals in the Press:

Web User - 5 Stars, Site of the Fortnight
"A splendid site. Just be careful not to get so engrossed you miss your event!"

Music Week
“Virtual Festivals has etched itself a place at the heart of the UK and European festival circuit, providing an online destination for festival-goers to keep up to date with news, festival profiles and a vibrant community area.”

The Sun – Website of the Week
“Virtual Festivals is your passport to the summer’s festivals without leaving your home comforts. As well as news and photos, the key thing here is to meet up with like- minded souls. In a field of its own”

The Times:
"Virtual Festivals is very much the complete package. Its clean online-magazine feel makes for an easy-to-use portal that provides everything from a thriving interactive festival community as well as well-informed editorial."

Q Magazine, Stuart Maconie:
"A first rate portal for news, ticket sales and all things festival related. Created by Steve Jenner in his bedroom, it now has offices in the West End, all the better to help you gear up for summer in the comfort of your own home."

Melvin Benn, Director, Mean Fiddler:
"People enjoy Virtual-Festivals.com. It offers so much more than just the core of listings and ticket purchasing and people can't compete with it."

The Sunday Times:
"With such a mass of options on the festival-goer's dream calendar, this lively site is the best place to co-ordinate a summer offensive." - Number One site out of six reviewed.

Metro:
"Whether it's moshing at Glastonbury or raving at Creamfields, this website has it covered. If a festival is not listed here, then it's not worth going to. With its news, reviews, interviews, and interactive features, it's the perfect online companion for outdoor frolics." - Number One in a review of various festival-related sites.

BT OpenWorld:
"Our favourite festival site is Virtual Festivals. No frail journos these boys, they're likely to be seen having it with the crowd in the moshpits while the rest of us look on from the safety of VIP. This energy and enthusiasm is reflected in their website." - Editor's Choice feature on festivals.