Splendour Festival – all you need to know

Splendour festival takes place at Wollaton Park this weekend.

With thousands expected to head along to see Kaiser Chiefs, Busted, Billy Ocean and many more, the organisers, DHP Family in association with Nottingham City Council, have issued some advice ahead of the big day.

Best way to get there?
Catch a bus leaving from Victoria Centre or Upper Parliament Street in Nottingham city centre every 15 minutes from midday. These buses, marked ‘Wollaton Park – special event’ are in addition to the normal Wollaton bound 30 service from the same stops. Shuttle buses will be taking festival goers back into the city centre from 9pm onwards every few minutes. Buy a return/all day ticket to speed up entry on the buses on the way home. For those travelling home by train, please check with your train operator for any engineering works affecting late night travel.

Live in Derby and coming to Splendour?
Show your Splendour ticket to the driver on any trentbarton, Kinchbus or red arrow service to get a discounted Metro ticket.

Is there parking provided?
Yes. There is parking provided on the site at £6. Entrance via Limetree Avenue off Middleton Boulevard. (Ring road).

Can I pay on the gate?
No. There will be no tickets available on the gate this year. You may still be able to grab one of the last few in advance. 

What’s the best way to get on site quickly?
Get there nice and early. If you need to collect your tickets from the box office, it will be open from 10.30am and the main festival site opens at 11.30am. The main pedestrian entry gate is the Wollaton Road entrance.

There will be an express entry lane in operation for people coming in with no bags or up to small clutch sized bags. Access to the festival may take longer than usual due to bag searches. 

You can also enter via Lime Tree Avenue (off Middleton Boulevard) or Beeston Lodge entrance (off Derby Road A52) if you already have your ticket.

What’s the security like this year?
All bags will be searched on entry, so to minimise delays please bring only essential items with you. Report anything that concerns you to a festival steward. 

What’s the score on food and drink?
Alcohol, glass bottles and cans are not allowed but there’s loads of choice of food and drink to buy on site. You can take your own picnics too but don’t bring glass and blankets are not allowed between the stage and mixing desk. There’s also free water available across the site.

Shall I bring cash?
Take cash as many vendors may not be able to accept card payments. Stock up on your tokens early from one of the bars or the token booth on the way in. There will be ATMs on site if needed.

The full Splendour lineup:

Main Stage

21:00-22:30 Kaiser Chiefs

19:15-20:15 Busted

17:45-18:45 Tony Hadley

16:30-17:15 Gabrielle Aplin

15:30-16:00 Will Varley

14:30-15:00 Yola Carter

13:30-14:00 Georgie

12:30-13:00 Brotherhood


Confetti Stage

20:15-21:15 Billy Ocean

18.45-19.45 Black Grape

17:15-18:00 British Sea Power

16:00-16:45 Buzzcocks

15:00-15:30 Bud

14:00-14:30 Josh Wheatley

13:00-13:30 Easy Life

Acoustic Rooms Stage

20:30-21:00 Sunflower Thieves

19:30-20:00 Yazmin Lacey

18:30 -19:00 Into The Ark

17:30-18:00 Jimi Mack

16:30-17:00 Unknown Era

15:30-16:00 Tom Lumley

14:30-15:00 Lisa Hendricks

13:30-14:00 Young T & Bugsey

12:30-13:00 Billie


Comedy Stage

18:00-18:30 Barry Dodds

17:00-17:30 Scott Bennett

16:00-16:30 Steve Royle

15:00-15:30 Jollyboat

14:00-14:30 Wes Zaharuk


Fringe Stage

17:15-17:45 Mrs Green

16:00-16:30 Motormouf

15:00-15:30 Dance Equation

14:00-14:30 One Love

13:00-13:30 Edi Johnston

12:00-12:30 Phat Magic

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