A D&B weekend in a holiday park, two days of techno in Glasgow and a small Welsh festival with long sets can all be sold as electronic music trips. They are three very different weekends. For 2027, I would choose the sound and setting first, then look at the poster: Hospitality for all-in D&B, Terminal V for techno, Gottwood for deeper house, or a broader bill when your group wants room to wander.
What is an electronic music festival?
It's a festival built around DJs and electronic live acts rather than bands: house, techno, jungle, drum and bass (D&B), UK garage and their neighbours, often playing late into the night. In the UK they come in very different shapes, from a holiday-park weekend with a bed included to a city site you leave each night, a camping field with a 24-hour licence or a five-day themed world like Boomtown.
Why are they such a big deal in 2027?
Because some of the best-known ones are changing. Terminal V is moving from Edinburgh to Glasgow for its tenth edition, and GemFest has grown from a 21st birthday party for 300 friends into an 8,000-capacity festival, its organiser says. Interest follows the names more than the genre: in the UK, "Boomtown festival" is searched about 12,100 times a month, against about 720 for "drum and bass festival" and 170 for "techno festival uk" (Google Keyword Planner, October 2026).
Why should you care which one you pick?
Because a festival ticket commits you to much more than the music. Some sell entry and a room together, some need camping kit and a shuttle seat, and most 2027 bills are still unannounced, so the artist you're hoping for may not be there. Choosing the sound and the setting first saves you from paying for the wrong kind of weekend.
The short answer: Hospitality Weekender for an actual D&B-only escape; Terminal V for a two-day techno trip; Gottwood for deeper house and long-form dancing; GemFest if your group cannot settle on one tempo; and Boomtown if jungle and D&B matter as much as the world built around them. These have 2027 editions announced. The bills are at different stages, so I would buy for the format today and wait for the lineups if one artist is the deal-breaker.
Which 2027 festival is your kind of weekend?
| Your priority | Start here | 2027 dates | What you are buying into |
|---|---|---|---|
| D&B from breakfast to bedtime, with a real bed | Hospitality Weekender, Bognor Regis | 12β15 March | Indoor arenas and on-site accommodation in one package |
| Techno and big production without camping | Terminal V, Glasgow | 5β6 June | A new outdoor site for its tenth edition |
| Deep house, selectors and dancing through the night | Gottwood, Anglesey | 10β13 June | A smaller camping festival with a 24-hour licence |
| House, UKG, jungle, D&B and techno together | GemFest, Wiltshire | 17β20 June | Four days of camping and a deliberately mixed bill |
| Bristol crews and a city weekend | Love Saves the Day, Bristol | 29β30 May | Two days at Ashton Court; 2027 artists to come |
| Sound-system culture, jazz, soul and house | We Out Here, Dorset | 19β22 August | A camping weekend with music beyond the dancefloor |
| A whole fictional city, with plenty of bass music | Boomtown, Hampshire | 11β15 August | Five days of themed districts and many stages |
| A forest festival with electronic music and food | Lost Village, Lincolnshire | 26β29 August | A daytime-led camping trip with talks and restaurants |
If your group needs camping, accessible facilities or a particular arrival day, that's worth settling before anyone buys a ticket, because those details differ between the festivals here. The camping shops we cover are on our camping and hiking page.
The D&B trip: Hospitality Weekender
Hospitality Weekender takes over Butlin's Bognor Regis from 12β15 March 2027. If the group's complaint about festivals is sleeping in mud, this is the cleanest answer: indoor arenas, a resort bed and a booking that bundles accommodation with entry. The announced bill includes Andy C, Dillinja, Kings of the Rollers, Metrik, Logistics, Fred V and Etherwood. That spans the punchier end of D&B and the more melodic Hospital Records orbit without asking you to hunt for the one relevant stage on a mixed-genre site.
The booking detail matters. The organiser's package page says accommodation and festival entry are sold together, and the terms say guests must stay on site. The room should fit the number of people who will actually come, and what the package includes is the next thing to read. A room-only option and a self-catering apartment are very different weekends once food costs enter the chat. The current official packages are here. Our Hospitality Weekender booking guide compares room types, guest rules and the deadline that could trip up a group.
The techno trip: Terminal V moves to Glasgow
The interesting thing about Terminal V 2027 is the move. Its tenth-anniversary festival is set for 5β6 June in Glasgow, in a new outdoor industrial setting after years in Edinburgh. I would choose this if I wanted a concentrated techno weekend and a city bed rather than another camping marathon. The change of site is a reason to be curious, but also a reason to wait for a proper venue and travel announcement before locking in a non-refundable hotel. The current festival page still shows 2026 artists, and they aren't the 2027 lineup. The organiser's sign-up covers the new site and ticket details. The Terminal V Glasgow 2027 guide explains what to book now and what needs the venue announcement.
Terminal V's visual archive is a useful look at the scale of its previous production. It shows the festival's past, not the Glasgow layout. The label's 2026 ROW1 podcast gives you a taste of its harder dance orbit; it does not place ROW1 on the 2027 bill.
The heads-down house trip: Gottwood
Gottwood returns to Anglesey 10β13 June 2027. Its smaller estate setting and extended hours make more sense to me than a huge main-stage bill if the pleasure is finding a long set, leaving it, then wandering back hours later. The organiser says its 24-hour licence will continue to shape the festival; the 2026 programme shows how selectively it introduced overnight programming. So not every stage will necessarily run all night. The 2027 lineup and full timetable still need announcing.
A 2025 Gottwood set from Wax Material moves through garage, house, broken beat and minimal. It's a better way to hear that side of the festival than trying to decode a genre list.
Early-bird tickets are gone on the 2027 site. Signing up there for the next release is a safer route than buying from a stranger. If you are travelling by train, the updated 2027 shuttle details are worth waiting for: the site's information page still contains 2026 timings.
The independent mixed-bill pick: GemFest
GemFest is the name I would send to a group chat split between UKG, 140, house, techno and jungle. This independent festival at Charlton Park Estate near Malmesbury has confirmed 17β20 June 2027 and describes exactly that spread. Its 2026 list ranged from High Contrast and Critical Sound to Faster Horses and The Shapeshifters; those are examples of the festival's range, not a 2027 booking. The new bill is still to come.
It is a camping trip, and the official travel notes deserve attention. The organiser says to use the Chippenham shuttle or arranged vehicle drop-off; walking in from the roads around the estate is prohibited. That is more useful to know now than a vague promise that it is βnear Bristolβ. Official 2027 tickets and travel add-ons are here. Our GemFest 2027 guide covers the different arrival tickets, shuttle luggage and camping plan.
The big bass city: Boomtown
Boomtown is 11β15 August 2027 in Hampshire, and tickets are already on sale. I would pick it for the combination of bass music and a place you can disappear into: themed districts, hidden venues, performances and a story that connects the weekend. If all you want is one long house set, Gottwood is a sharper choice. If you want jungle and D&B inside a much larger adventure, Boomtown makes more sense.
The 2026 programme included Rupture's Double O, SHERELLE and Clipz among its jungle and D&B names. That gives you a taste of the bass side of Boomtown's wider bill. If one artist will decide the trip, the new programme is worth waiting for. At checkout, the official ticket types need comparing: Wednesday and Thursday arrivals and public-transport entry are separate choices.
This official 2025 film shows how Boomtown's districts and story work at festival scale. It is an archive, so use it to judge the setting rather than next year's bill.
The wider-music alternatives: We Out Here and Lost Village
We Out Here runs 19β22 August 2027 at Wimborne St Giles in Dorset. I would take a group here if one person wants house and another wants jazz, soul or live music without either feeling stranded. Gilles Peterson's festival connects those scenes with talks, food and family programming. Weekend entry includes general camping; the organiser says its 2027 early-bird allocation has sold out, so the next release is the one to sign up for. Building the trip around an artist only makes sense once the 2027 programme arrives.
The festival's own 2025 film lets you see the site and the range of music around it.
Lost Village is 26β29 August 2027 at Norton Disney, Lincolnshire. It is a different pitch: woodland staging, electronic music, restaurants, talks and comedy. Its information page calls it a daytime-focused experience, with activities from morning and music later. If the group's idea of a festival includes a proper meal and things to do between sets, this might win. For a purist techno weekend, it's the wrong place to start. 2027 ticket priority registration is open; its visible music lineup is still labelled 2026.
A Bristol weekend: Love Saves the Day
Love Saves the Day returns to Ashton Court on 29β30 May 2027. Its value is a Bristol-based festival weekend rather than a camping trip: local crews alongside a wider UK dance bill, and a city to continue in after the site closes. The 2027 artist list is still to come. Early-bird tickets went on sale on 29 September 2026 and have sold out; the organiser's sign-up is for the next drop, with payment plans from a Β£20 deposit plus fees. For anyone who liked the Bristol part of our 2026 UK club guide, this is the outdoor version to watch.
The 2027 watchlist I would not book around yet
Houghton remains a compelling Norfolk choice for extended sets, bespoke sound systems and curious programming. Its organiser says 2027 dates and tickets are coming soon. AVA Belfast has opened a 2027 sign-up, but its visible lineup belongs to 2026. Waterworks has a 2027 first-access list, but no confirmed location, date or lineup after 2026 had to move from Gunnersbury Park to The Cause. Field Maneuvers is a small Norfolk party whose 2026 information describes the no-frills, sound-system-first appeal; a 2027 edition is not yet on its public site. They belong on your radar, not in a paid itinerary until each organiser publishes the missing details.
For a tiny house-and-liquid-D&B option, Lost Lake has announced 17β18 July 2027 in North Devon and opened registration, though tickets and lineup are still pending. Its over-21 rule and separate camping arrangements matter if you are planning with a mixed-age group.
If your favourite 2027 D&B search result is Hospitality on the Beach, check the map before calling it a UK festival: that event is in Tisno, Croatia. For a UK D&B trip right now, I would start with Hospitality Weekender in Bognor Regis or the mixed-genre GemFest and Boomtown.
So which one would I book?
For pure D&B with the least camping admin, Hospitality Weekender. For techno and production, Terminal V. For a smaller house-led rave, Gottwood. For the most interesting overlap of house, techno, jungle and D&B, GemFest. For a giant bass-friendly adventure, Boomtown. I would put Houghton, AVA, Waterworks and Field Maneuvers on an alert list and revisit them as the announcements land. That is a much better use of a calendar than pretending every 2026 poster is already a 2027 plan. For club nights to fill the months before, my 2026 UK club season guide has the autumn's parties city by city.
