Meet the meteorologists: An essential festival booking
Forecasters and organisers from Eurockéennes, Mysteryland and Primavera Sound underline the growing importance of the role...
News By Lisa Henderson | 31 July 2025
Extreme weather has become a major concern for festival organisers in recent years, with repercussions ranging from cancellations to soaring insurance premiums to injured festivalgoers and noise complaints.
While last year saw an unprecedented number of events, including Pohoda, Gazebo Festival, Sueños Music Festival, Slam Dunk Festival, Electric Love and Graspop, hampered by storms and heavy rainfall, the 2025 season has been mostly burdened by extreme heat.
With climate scientists insisting that extreme weather is the “new normal” due to…
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