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Palace News - Plans for a new five-day music and arts festival at Blenheim Palace have been unveiled. Announcing the event, organisers said it would feature an "eclectic line-up of global superstars, award-winning artists, and emerging talent". The palace's chief executive, Dominic Hare, said the festival, which will first be held in summer 2026, "marks a new chapter" for the Unesco World Heritage site.
Earlier this week, Nocturne Live Oxfordshire revealed that, after 10 years, it would no longer be staging its outdoor music festival at the stately home. Having begun in 2015, Nocturne Live saw artists including Kylie Minogue, Lionel Richie and Elton John play to crowds of thousands in the palace's courtyard. The event marked its final edition at the palace last weekend with performances from Nile Rodgers and Chic, The Corrs, Richard Ashcroft and Gary Barlow.