Music Venue Trust & The National Lottery announce new festival Everywhere At Once & it's coming to Preston!
A brand UK wide musical festival has just been announced... and it’s coming to Preston!
Leading UK charity Music Venue Trust (MVT) and The National Lottery have today announced Everywhere At Once – the festival on your doorstep.
What can we expect from the festival?
Taking place on what would have been the Glastonbury Festival weekend of June 26 to 28 2026, hundreds of grassroots music venues across the country will unite for Everywhere At Once.
For one extraordinary weekend, venues from Inverness to Penzance will host hundreds of major artists, touring acts and the most exciting emerging local talent in the spaces that have launched generations of musicians.
This will enable audiences to experience a diverse, curated programme of live music in the intimate rooms that are the heartbeat of their neighbourhoods.
A spokesperson said: “This is not a festival in a field. It’s a festival on your doorstep, no tent required. Forget the trek, the traffic and the campsites. This summer’s most exciting live music experience is coming to a venue near you. Everywhere At Once is more than a line-up of gigs. It’s a national moment to celebrate the grassroots music ecosystem.
“For three days, the artists play, the venues host, the nation listens. Closer to the music, where local matters, where everyone belongs.”
Audiences will also be given the opportunity to support a range of exceptional and vital music charities at point of purchase, with donations supporting War Child, Nordoff and Robbins, Help Musicians UK, and Teenage Cancer Trust.
Where in Preston is it coming?
Full details of all the gigs will be announced soon but we have been able to confirm with organisers that at least one Preston venue will feature - The Ferret on Fylde Road.
Follow @musicvenuetrust or #everywhereatonce on socials for further information.
Why are the National Lottery involved?
The National Lottery is a long standing supporter of the grassroots music scene and is reaffirming its commitment to supporting the arts with this major partnership, which will be delivered between Music Venue Trust, Save Our Scene and Association of Independent Promoters.
Everywhere At Once sees The National Lottery continue its support of the grassroots sector, a commitment that started in 2021 following a landmark partnership with MVT to help kickstart live music following the pandemic. Revive Live and United by Music established groundbreaking interventions into the live music sector, delivering hundreds of shows across towns and cities and bringing live music back into the heart of our communities. As the biggest supporter of the arts in the UK, National Lottery support for Everywhere At Once will allow venues and promoters to champion new artists and programme bold and exciting line-ups.
What has been said about the festival?
Mark Davyd, CEO of Music Venue Trust said: "This is a hugely significant moment for the grassroots music sector. Seeing hundreds of venues come together across one weekend shows the true strength and scale of the network that underpins live music in the UK. Thanks to the support from The National Lottery, Everywhere At Once can pair visibility with meaningful, practical support, putting real investment directly into venues while amplifying their collective voice. Together, this sends a clear message: live music doesn’t just happen in major cities or festival fields - it happens on our high streets, in our towns, and in the spaces communities rely on. This is what solidarity looks like in action, and it sets a powerful benchmark for what we can achieve when venues move forward together."
Alastair Ruxton, Chief Impact Officer at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery said: “National Lottery funding is the cornerstone of the arts across the country and, because of our players, projects and venues - both large and small - can continue to play a role in each and every community. This partnership with Music Venue Trust recognises the essential role grassroots music venues and promoters play in supporting new artists and talent across the industry and their role in so many communities. The Everywhere At Once festival will have more stages, and highlight more artists, than any field can across the summer and create a uniting moment for communities up and down the country to come together and enjoy incredible live music.”
George Fleming of Save Our Scene said: “In the summer things can sometimes seem quieter for venues, but Everywhere At Once proves that the grassroots never stands still. Venues across the country opening their doors for music and charity is a really powerful message, and Save Our Scene is excited to be part of it.”