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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Creamfields initially began in 1998 as a one-day annual event run by the <a href="/facts/Liverpool/kTqATlxg">Liverpool</a> night club <a href="/facts/Cream_(nightclub)/nVIwG2fF">Cream</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> This first edition was held in <a href="/facts/Winchester/ed9fIArJ">Winchester</a>, <a href="/facts/Hampshire/omDltCzr">Hampshire</a>, and attracted 25,000 people.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The following year Creamfields moved to the old Liverpool Airfield in <a href="/facts/Liverpool/kTqATlxg">Liverpool</a>, <a href="/facts/Merseyside/44wxA8Bd">Merseyside</a>. The move put the festival closer to its parent night club and the new site was able to hold 50,000 people.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> In 2016, Cream was demolished; however, the brand continued to run the festival. In 2006 the festival moved outside the city to its current location in <a href="/facts/Daresbury/RI9qMRTh">Daresbury</a>, <a href="/facts/Cheshire/a6jH4jNQ">Cheshire</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> On the 10th anniversary of the festival it expanded to a two-day event, with 50,000 people attending across the weekend.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> The festival site expanded over the next few years after its first sellout in 2009 of 60,000 across the weekend. In 2010, the site was expanded to accommodate additional ticket sales and growing demand from campers. The festival sold 80,000 tickets in 2010 and 100,000 in 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p><p>In 2012 the festival ownership changed hands as Cream was bought out by <a href="/facts/Live_Nation_(events_promoter)/Pa21hWa2">Live Nation</a>, the current organisers of the event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> The festival was set to expand to a three-day event,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> but on the final day the festival was abandoned because of heavy rain.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> The following year the organisers invested £500,000 in the site to protect it against bad weather. The three-day event allowed an attendance of 150,000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> 2014 saw the edition of a second primary stage, the North and South Stage; and in 2015, the festival was live streamed for the first time, to 500,000 online attendees.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> The Steel Yard stage was introduced in 2016, spawning a spinoff mini-festival with events held in <a href="/facts/Liverpool/kTqATlxg">Liverpool</a> and <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> the same year, the festival become a four-day event with site expansion in 2017 allowing for a maximum attendance of 280,000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> In 2019, £2,000,000 was invested to improve security and safety and to reduce environmental impact.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> The festival hosted <a href="/facts/Swedish_House_Mafia/yFerbDTB">Swedish House Mafia</a> in their <a href="/facts/Save_the_World_Reunion_Tour/vUnp4VvT">Save the World Reunion Tour</a>, the <a href="/facts/Supergroup_(music)/c5CqVYa9">supergroup</a>'s first UK show since 2012; the group were the sole occupants of the festival's iconic Arc Stage on the day of the event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> </p><p>The 2020 edition of the festival was cancelled because of the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom/P28V4Ioq">COVID-19 pandemic</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> with a virtual festival taking its place.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> Following <a href="/facts/Boris_Johnson/h2tTNkNS">Boris Johnson</a>'s announcement on the 22 February regarding the <a href="/facts/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom_(2021)/6yTr4mqk">road out of the UK's COVID-19 lockdown</a>, Creamfields announced that the 2021 edition would go ahead. Tickets for the event sold out in record time.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> </p><p>A second UK-based festival – Creamfields South – was introduced in 2022 at <a href="/facts/Hylands_House/zIp3nIdT">Hylands Park</a> in <a href="/facts/Chelmsford/R08HBTn4">Chelmsford</a>, hosting headline acts such as <a href="/facts/David_Guetta/FjJkhx4I">David Guetta</a> and <a href="/facts/Calvin_Harris/puxKCh4b">Calvin Harris</a>. Organisers said that they expected the festival to continue and become 'a solid and regular fixture on the UK festival circuit', with Creamfields South confirmed to be returning for 2023.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> </p> <h3>Edition's summary</h3> <p><i><a href="/facts/Nota_bene/q7trSJUH">Nb</a></i>: Artists shown in the table below were headliners for the event. For full line-ups see <a href="/facts/List_of_Creamfields_line-ups/UqfeFepS">List of Creamfields line-ups</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Venue</th><th>Dates</th><th>Attendance<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></th><th>Headliners</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><a href="/facts/Winchester/ed9fIArJ">Winchester</a>, <a href="/facts/Hampshire/omDltCzr">Hampshire</a></td><td>2 May</td><td>25,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sasha_(DJ)/9KyWoorH">Sasha</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_van_Dyk/Vk3TYx7n">Paul van Dyk</a>, <a href="/facts/Daft_Punk/cC1aTQjY">Daft Punk</a>, <a href="/facts/Tony_De_Vit/TG6QtPom">Tony De Vit</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td rowspan="7"><a href="/facts/Liverpool/kTqATlxg">Liverpool</a>, <a href="/facts/Merseyside/44wxA8Bd">Merseyside</a></td><td>28 August</td><td>50,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pet_Shop_Boys/RFEGJFm0">Pet Shop Boys</a>, <a href="/facts/Basement_Jaxx/8XuzE6DH">Basement Jaxx</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>26 August</td><td>50,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Judge_Jules/BdDJQgdI">Judge Jules</a>, <a href="/facts/Groove_Armada/h6hQqqJj">Groove Armada</a>, <a href="/facts/Basement_Jaxx/8XuzE6DH">Basement Jaxx</a>, <a href="/facts/Moloko/dTVwvtSM">Moloko</a>, <a href="/facts/Laurent_Garnier/zRJ7U4fl">Laurent Garnier</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>25 August</td><td>50,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td><td>No artists declared headliners</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>24 August</td><td>50,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Faithless/ssLqovgn">Faithless</a>, <a href="/facts/Underworld_(band)/stgtTFyr">Underworld</a>, <a href="/facts/Kosheen/L5jNjlcY">Kosheen</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>23 August</td><td>50,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Paul_Oakenfold/m71I1Aga">Paul Oakenfold</a>, <a href="/facts/Erick_Morillo/FfQ08UYN">Erick Morillo</a>, <a href="/facts/Harry_Romero/kc17Kw41">Harry Romero</a>, <a href="/facts/Audio_Bullys/f3kv8lva">Audio Bullys</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>28 August</td><td>50,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Chemical_Brothers/5uPAGxBc">The Chemical Brothers</a>, <a href="/facts/Goldfrapp/hKurkuFE">Goldfrapp</a>, <a href="/facts/Mylo/mdoFRYKT">Mylo</a>, <a href="/facts/Scratch_Perverts/QzHu9fKy">Scratch Perverts</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>27 August</td><td>50,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Basement_Jaxx/8XuzE6DH">Basement Jaxx</a>, <a href="/facts/Faithless/ssLqovgn">Faithless</a>, Caged Baby.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td rowspan="42"><a href="/facts/Daresbury/RI9qMRTh">Daresbury</a>, <a href="/facts/Cheshire/a6jH4jNQ">Cheshire</a></td><td>26 August</td><td>50,000</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Prodigy/HVyzFvzd">The Prodigy</a>, <a href="/facts/Gnarls_Barkley/hf36FHC1">Gnarls Barkley</a>, <a href="/facts/Goldfrapp/hKurkuFE">Goldfrapp</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Zutons/zjRM6SP9">The Zutons</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>25 August</td><td>50,000</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Chemical_Brothers/5uPAGxBc">The Chemical Brothers</a>, <a href="/facts/Groove_Armada/h6hQqqJj">Groove Armada</a>, <a href="/facts/Kelis/cGq3VTEI">Kelis</a>, <a href="/facts/Mark_Ronson/EBuzcVs9">Mark Ronson</a>, <a href="/facts/Carl_Cox/7AkmS9nj">Carl Cox</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>23 and 24 August</td><td>50,000</td><td><a href="/facts/Fatboy_Slim/YWkJLL63">Fatboy Slim</a>, <a href="/facts/Ian_Brown/tkCcCN7A">Ian Brown</a>, <a href="/facts/Gossip_(band)/fPhw33Kv">Gossip</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_van_Dyk/Vk3TYx7n">Paul van Dyk</a>, <a href="/facts/Kasabian/21WAkHLH">Kasabian</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_Oakenfold/m71I1Aga">Paul Oakenfold</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Guetta/FjJkhx4I">David Guetta</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>29 and 30 August</td><td>60,000</td><td><a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/Mylo/mdoFRYKT">Mylo</a>, <a href="/facts/Basement_Jaxx/8XuzE6DH">Basement Jaxx</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_van_Dyk/Vk3TYx7n">Paul van Dyk</a>, <a href="/facts/Dizzee_Rascal/ce2ykJpR">Dizzee Rascal</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>28 and 29 August</td><td>80,000</td><td><a href="/facts/David_Guetta/FjJkhx4I">David Guetta</a>, <a href="/facts/Deadmau5/maz1fdMs">deadmau5</a>, <a href="/facts/Leftfield/YG5NaBN1">Leftfield</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/Calvin_Harris/puxKCh4b">Calvin Harris</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_van_Dyk/Vk3TYx7n">Paul van Dyk</a>, <a href="/facts/Swedish_House_Mafia/yFerbDTB">Swedish House Mafia</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>27 and 28 August</td><td>100,000</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Chemical_Brothers/5uPAGxBc">The Chemical Brothers</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_van_Dyk/Vk3TYx7n">Paul van Dyk</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Guetta/FjJkhx4I">David Guetta</a>, <a href="/facts/Swedish_House_Mafia/yFerbDTB">Swedish House Mafia</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>24, 25, and 26 August<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></td><td>100,000</td><td><a href="/facts/Avicii/2Kb0uWpt">Avicii</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Guetta/FjJkhx4I">David Guetta</a>, <a href="/facts/Sebastian_Ingrosso/DAmETxUJ">Sebastian Ingrosso</a>, <a href="/facts/Steve_Angello/Yhx3HNnz">Steve Angello</a>, <a href="/facts/Skrillex/1vKq3PCE">Skrillex</a>, <a href="/facts/Deadmau5/maz1fdMs">deadmau5</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/Calvin_Harris/puxKCh4b">Calvin Harris</a>, <a href="/facts/Axwell/jXCnbjjx">Axwell</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>23, 24, and 25 August</td><td>150,000</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Prodigy/HVyzFvzd">The Prodigy</a>, <a href="/facts/Avicii/2Kb0uWpt">Avicii</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Guetta/FjJkhx4I">David Guetta</a>, <a href="/facts/Steve_Angello/Yhx3HNnz">Steve Angello</a>, <a href="/facts/Sebastian_Ingrosso/DAmETxUJ">Sebastian Ingrosso</a>, <a href="/facts/Above_%2526_Beyond_(group)/hBBnBDtq">Above & Beyond</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_van_Dyk/Vk3TYx7n">Paul van Dyk</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>22, 23, and 24 August</td><td>150,000</td><td><a href="/facts/Aly_%2526_Fila/HRxMPklk">Aly & Fila</a>, <a href="/facts/Armin_van_Buuren/lG7f5D1M">Armin van Buuren</a>, <a href="/facts/Avicii/2Kb0uWpt">Avicii</a>, <a href="/facts/Deadmau5/maz1fdMs">deadmau5</a>, <a href="/facts/Steve_Aoki/4ETfK45Q">Steve Aoki</a>, <a href="/facts/Calvin_Harris/puxKCh4b">Calvin Harris</a>, <a href="/facts/Hardwell/smg2gPrP">Hardwell</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_van_Dyk/Vk3TYx7n">Paul van Dyk</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>28, 29, and 30 August</td><td>150,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Armin_van_Buuren/lG7f5D1M">Armin van Buuren</a>, <a href="/facts/Hardwell/smg2gPrP">Hardwell</a>, <a href="/facts/Jamie_Jones_(DJ)/ly7EcTyS">Jamie Jones</a>, <a href="/facts/Martin_Garrix/kFR5llrr">Martin Garrix</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Chemical_Brothers/5uPAGxBc">The Chemical Brothers</a>, <a href="/facts/Avicii/2Kb0uWpt">Avicii</a>, <a href="/facts/Knife_Party/hCTlnJWp">Knife Party</a>, <a href="/facts/Alesso/gcDundWG">Alesso</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>25, 26, 27, and 28 August</td><td>200,000</td><td><a href="/facts/Armin_van_Buuren/lG7f5D1M">Armin van Buuren</a>, <a href="/facts/Chase_%2526_Status/XJ6eMMdJ">Chase & Status</a>, <a href="/facts/Dimitri_Vegas_%2526_Like_Mike/FwgMSBns">Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike</a>, <a href="/facts/Axwell_%25CE%259B_Ingrosso/y1dkadTh">Axwell Λ Ingrosso</a>, <a href="/facts/Avicii/2Kb0uWpt">Avicii</a>, <a href="/facts/Martin_Garrix/kFR5llrr">Martin Garrix</a>, <a href="/facts/Calvin_Harris/puxKCh4b">Calvin Harris</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>24, 25, 26, and 27 August</td><td>280,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Deadmau5/maz1fdMs">deadmau5</a>, <a href="/facts/Dimitri_Vegas_%2526_Like_Mike/FwgMSBns">Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike</a>, <a href="/facts/Armin_van_Buuren/lG7f5D1M">Armin van Buuren</a>, <a href="/facts/Axwell_%25CE%259B_Ingrosso/y1dkadTh">Axwell Λ Ingrosso</a>, <a href="/facts/Eric_Prydz/VoQVDSkr">Eric Prydz</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/Martin_Garrix/kFR5llrr">Martin Garrix</a>, <a href="/facts/Hardwell/smg2gPrP">Hardwell</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>23, 24, 25, and 26 August</td><td>280,000</td><td><a href="/facts/Carl_Cox/7AkmS9nj">Carl Cox</a>, <a href="/facts/Armin_van_Buuren/lG7f5D1M">Armin van Buuren</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Chainsmokers/F0UuaTpm">The Chainsmokers</a>, <a href="/facts/Axwell_%25CE%259B_Ingrosso/y1dkadTh">Axwell Λ Ingrosso</a>, <a href="/facts/Giggs_(rapper)/g0zuLDKp">Giggs</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/Hardwell/smg2gPrP">Hardwell</a>, <a href="/facts/Eric_Prydz/VoQVDSkr">Eric Prydz</a>, <a href="/facts/Fatboy_Slim/YWkJLL63">Fatboy Slim</a>, <a href="/facts/Adam_Beyer/4eeBc9v1">Adam Beyer</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>22, 23, 24, and 25 August</td><td>280,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Deadmau5/maz1fdMs">deadmau5</a>, <a href="/facts/Martin_Garrix/kFR5llrr">Martin Garrix</a>, <a href="/facts/Carl_Cox/7AkmS9nj">Carl Cox</a>, <a href="/facts/Calvin_Harris/puxKCh4b">Calvin Harris</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Chemical_Brothers/5uPAGxBc">The Chemical Brothers</a>, <a href="/facts/Swedish_House_Mafia/yFerbDTB">Swedish House Mafia</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>27, 28, 29, and 30 August</td><td>0(Cancelled because of the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom/P28V4Ioq">COVID-19 pandemic</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Armin_van_Buuren/lG7f5D1M">Armin van Buuren</a>, <a href="/facts/Pendulum_(drum_and_bass_band)/471MEERG">Pendulum</a>, <a href="/facts/CamelPhat/0c0q9v1y">CamelPhat</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Chainsmokers/F0UuaTpm">The Chainsmokers</a>, <a href="/facts/Calvin_Harris/puxKCh4b">Calvin Harris</a>, <a href="/facts/Carl_Cox/7AkmS9nj">Carl Cox</a>, <a href="/facts/Nina_Kraviz/7MvyFyLw">Nina Kraviz</a>, <a href="/facts/Deadmau5/maz1fdMs">deadmau5</a>, <a href="/facts/Charlotte_de_Witte/lJP3sxqD">Charlotte de Witte</a>, <a href="/facts/Dimitri_Vegas_%2526_Like_Mike/FwgMSBns">Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike</a>.</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>26, 27, 28, and 29 August</td><td>TBA</td><td><a href="/facts/David_Guetta/FjJkhx4I">David Guetta</a>, <a href="/facts/Carl_Cox/7AkmS9nj">Carl Cox</a>, <a href="/facts/Eric_Prydz/VoQVDSkr">Eric Prydz</a>, <a href="/facts/Martin_Garrix/kFR5llrr">Martin Garrix</a>, <a href="/facts/Adam_Beyer/4eeBc9v1">Adam Beyer</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/Laidback_Luke/CpXInl4x">Laidback Luke</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>25, 26, 27 and 28 August</td><td>TBA</td><td><a href="/facts/Calvin_Harris/puxKCh4b">Calvin Harris</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Guetta/FjJkhx4I">David Guetta</a>, <a href="/facts/Martin_Garrix/kFR5llrr">Martin Garrix</a>, <a href="/facts/Armin_van_Buuren/lG7f5D1M">Armin van Buuren</a>, <a href="/facts/Ti%25C3%25ABsto/HGAWLHV7">Tiësto</a>, <a href="/facts/CamelPhat/0c0q9v1y">Camelphat</a>, <a href="/facts/Carl_Cox/7AkmS9nj">Carl Cox</a>, <a href="/facts/Nina_Kraviz/7MvyFyLw">Nina Kraviz</a>, <a href="/facts/Belters_Only/9TCByX2Q">Belters Only</a>, <a href="/facts/Above_%2526_Beyond_(band)/hBBnBDtq">Above and Beyond</a>, <a href="/facts/Scooter_(band)/JfecQGCJ">Scooter</a>, <a href="/facts/Charlotte_de_Witte/lJP3sxqD">Charlotte de Witte</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="album">Album</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Creamfields_(2004_album)/LuRFINB7">Creamfields (2004 album)</a></p> <p>On 9 August 2004, British DJ <a href="/facts/Paul_Oakenfold/m71I1Aga">Paul Oakenfold</a> released his fifteenth <a href="/facts/DJ_mix/JMqoHRFA">DJ Mix album</a> entitled <i><a href="/facts/Creamfields_(2004_album)/LuRFINB7">Creamfields</a></i>. The album was released in advance of the sixth edition of the festival in 2004 of which Oakenfold was due to perform. The album itself is third in a series of remix album with the other two being made by other DJs. In 2019, Oakenfold released a further DJ mix album to celebrate the festival's twentieth anniversary.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="creamfields-steel-yard">Creamfields: Steel Yard</h2> <p>The 2016 edition of Creamfields saw the debut of the Steel Yard stage at the main event in <a href="/facts/Daresbury/RI9qMRTh">Daresbury</a>, <a href="/facts/Cheshire/a6jH4jNQ">Cheshire</a>. The stage is a 15,000 capacity super structure designed and built by Acorn Events.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a> </p><p>Steel Yard Liverpool made its debut in 2016 at the city's Clarence Graving Dock, and now occurs annually in late November or early December.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a> </p><p>Steel Yard London initially took place in late October at Victoria Park, <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a> in 2017,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a> before moving to <a href="/facts/Finsbury_Park/Dpru4DYs">Finsbury Park</a> for 2018 and 2019 respectively, with a new date on the <a href="/facts/Bank_holiday/oJ59nrGn">late-May bank holiday</a> weekend.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a> </p><p>In 2018, Steel Yard Liverpool partnered with <a href="/facts/Tomorrowland_(festival)/obhuS2S6">Tomorrowland</a> and <a href="/facts/Dimitri_Vegas_%2526_Like_Mike/FwgMSBns">Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike</a> to bring "Garden of Madness" to the UK for a special one-off event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="creamfields-international">Creamfields International</h2> <p>In addition to the two main UK events, Creamfields also operates a number of international spin offs including:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Creamfields Abu Dhabi</li> <li><a href="/facts/Creamfields_Australia/RUS2qTWy">Creamfields Australia</a> (2010–2012; 2017)</li> <li>Creamfields Brazil</li> <li><a href="/facts/Creamfields_BA/zwh4Tu6T">Creamfields Buenos Aires</a> (2001–2015; 2024–present)</li> <li>Creamfields Czech Republic (2002)</li> <li>Creamfields Chile (2004–2018; 2022–present)</li> <li>Creamfields China (2018–present)</li> <li>Creamfields Colombia</li> <li>Creamfields Hong Kong (2017–present)</li> <li>Creamfields Ibiza</li> <li>Creamfields Ireland (2000–2002)</li> <li>Creamfields Mallorca</li> <li>Creamfields Malta</li> <li>Creamfields Mexico</li> <li>Creamfields Romania</li> <li>Creamfields Paraguay</li> <li>Creamfields Poland (2003 – <a href="/facts/Ko%25C5%2582obrzeg/YFWp8AbY">Kołobrzeg</a> , 2006–2008 – <a href="/facts/Wroc%25C5%2582aw/o3scwNqQ">Wrocław</a>)</li> <li>Creamfields Portugal</li> <li>Creamfields Peru</li> <li>Creamfields Spain</li> <li>Creamfields Taiwan (2017–present)</li> <li>Creamfields Thailand (2022–present)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a></li> <li>Creamfields Turkey</li> <li>Creamfields Ukraine</li> <li>Creamfields Vietnam</li></ul> <h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2> <h3>DJ Awards</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/DJ_Awards/GrJIIlX3">DJ Awards</a></p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Special Award – Best International Dance Music Festival</td><td>Creamfields – UK</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><i>DJ Magazine</i>'s top 50 Festivals</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/DJ_Mag/r3GwjbSQ">DJ Mag</a></p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>World's Best Festival</td><td>Creamfields – Liverpool, UK</td><td>13th</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Festicket Awards</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Best EDM/Dance Festival</td><td>Creamfields</td><td>3rd</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>International Dance Music Awards</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/International_Dance_Music_Awards/mwPEtx66">International Dance Music Awards</a></p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td rowspan="2">Best Music Event</td><td rowspan="2">Creamfields – Liverpool, UK</td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>UK Festival Awards</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/UK_Festival_Awards/8SVRPpyL">UK Festival Awards</a></p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td rowspan="16">Creamfields UK</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2008</td><td>Best Major Festival</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89"><sup>89</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90"><sup>90</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91"><sup>91</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92"><sup>92</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2015</td><td>Best Major Festival</td><td>Nominated</td><td rowspan="2"><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93"><sup>93</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94"><sup>94</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Best Dance Festival</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Best Major Festival</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95"><sup>95</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96"><sup>96</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97"><sup>97</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_electronic_music_festivals/7Rg5YA8A">List of electronic music festivals</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Creamfields_line-ups/UqfeFepS">List of Creamfields line-ups</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Creamfields_Australia/RUS2qTWy">Creamfields Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Creamfields_BA/zwh4Tu6T">Creamfields BA</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to CreamFields. <ul><li><a href="https://www.creamfields.com/">Official site</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Flashback: os Flyers usados na divulgação das festas nos anos 90 – Eletro Vibez". Eletro Vibez (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018. <a href="http://eletrovibez.com/blog/flashback-os-flyers-usados-na-divulgacao-das-festas-nos-anos-90/" target="_blank">http://eletrovibez.com/blog/flashback-os-flyers-usados-na-divulgacao-das-festas-nos-anos-90/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Travel to Creamfields". <a href="https://www.creamfields.com/travel" target="_blank">https://www.creamfields.com/travel</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Creamfields 2021 | Festival Line up & Info". Ticketmaster.co.uk. <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/creamfields" target="_blank">https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/creamfields</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Top 10: Electronic Music Festivals in the UK 2020 – Festicket Magazine". <a href="https://www.festicket.com/magazine/discover/top-10-electronic-music-festivals-uk/" target="_blank">https://www.festicket.com/magazine/discover/top-10-electronic-music-festivals-uk/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Woolston, Hope (7 June 2022). "Creamfields South will return to Chelmsford next year". EssexLive. Retrieved 9 June 2022. <a href="https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/creamfields-south-2023-dance-festival-7176431" target="_blank">https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/creamfields-south-2023-dance-festival-7176431</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Rice, Elle May (17 February 2022). "Calvin Harris joins Creamfields 2022 line up for 25th anniversary". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 March 2022. <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/calvin-harris-joins-creamfields-2022-23130367" target="_blank">https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/calvin-harris-joins-creamfields-2022-23130367</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Whitehouse, Ellis (28 September 2023). "Creamfields South festival won't return to Essex next year". Essex Live. Retrieved 1 May 2025. <a href="https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/creamfields-south-not-return-hylands-8786884" target="_blank">https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/creamfields-south-not-return-hylands-8786884</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"A history of Creamfields festival". 22 August 2015. <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/a-history-of-creamfields-festival-9906353.amp" target="_blank">https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/a-history-of-creamfields-festival-9906353.amp</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Creamfields History". Skiddle.com. <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html" target="_blank">https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Creamfields History". Skiddle.com. <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html" target="_blank">https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Creamfields quits Speke airport site". 22 February 2006. <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/creamfields-quits-speke-airport-site-3522364.amp" target="_blank">https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/creamfields-quits-speke-airport-site-3522364.amp</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Creamfields quits Speke airport site". 22 February 2006. <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/creamfields-quits-speke-airport-site-3522364.amp" target="_blank">https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/creamfields-quits-speke-airport-site-3522364.amp</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Creamfields History". Skiddle.com. <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html" target="_blank">https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Creamfields History". Skiddle.com. <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html" target="_blank">https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Live Nation Buys EDM Entertainment Company Cream Holdings LTD, Owner of Creamfields Festivals". Billboard. 9 May 2012. <a href="http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1096966/live-nation-buys-edm-entertainment-company-cream-holdings-ltd-owner-of" target="_blank">http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1096966/live-nation-buys-edm-entertainment-company-cream-holdings-ltd-owner-of</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Creamfields invests £2m in festival site". 25 September 2019. <a href="https://www.iq-mag.net/2019/09/creamfields-invests-2m-festival-site/#.Xqw78x7TU0M" target="_blank">https://www.iq-mag.net/2019/09/creamfields-invests-2m-festival-site/#.Xqw78x7TU0M</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"Creamfields History". Skiddle.com. <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html" target="_blank">https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"Flooded Creamfields called off". BBC News. 26 August 2012. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-19385096" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-19385096</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"Creamfields History". Skiddle.com. <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html" target="_blank">https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"Creamfields History". Skiddle.com. <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html" target="_blank">https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"50m Super Structure ⋆ Acorn Events". Acorn Events. Retrieved 31 October 2018. <a href="http://www.acorn-events.com/super-structure/" target="_blank">http://www.acorn-events.com/super-structure/</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>"Top 10 largest music festivals in the UK". 16 June 2017. <a href="https://www.consultancy.uk/news/amp/13576/top-10-largest-music-festivals-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.consultancy.uk/news/amp/13576/top-10-largest-music-festivals-in-the-uk</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>"Creamfields will invest £2 million into site improvements". 24 September 2019. <a href="https://accessaa.co.uk/creamfields-to-invest-2-million-into-site-improvements/" target="_blank">https://accessaa.co.uk/creamfields-to-invest-2-million-into-site-improvements/</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>"Watch Swedish House Mafia at Creamfields UK 2019 [Full set]". 26 August 2019 – via thegroovecartel.com. <a href="https://thegroovecartel.com/news/watch-swedish-house-mafia-creamfields-2019/" target="_blank">https://thegroovecartel.com/news/watch-swedish-house-mafia-creamfields-2019/</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>"Creamfields cancelled but organisers make huge promise for 2021". 13 May 2020. <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/creamfields-cancelled-over-coroanvirus-outbreak-18247698" target="_blank">https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/creamfields-cancelled-over-coroanvirus-outbreak-18247698</a> <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:26"><p>"Creamfields 2020 Cancelled but First Artists Announced for 2021 – Festicket Magazine". Festicket.com. <a href="https://www.festicket.com/magazine/news/creamfields-2020-cancelled-first-artists-announced-2021/" target="_blank">https://www.festicket.com/magazine/news/creamfields-2020-cancelled-first-artists-announced-2021/</a> <a href="#fnref:26" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:27"><p>"Creamfields Announces August Virtual Event Featuring Never-Before-Seen Performances". Billboard.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/creamfields-announces-august-virtual-event-featuring-never-before-seen-performances-9428677" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/creamfields-announces-august-virtual-event-featuring-never-before-seen-performances-9428677</a> <a href="#fnref:27" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:28"><p>"Creamfields sells out and set to go ahead in Daresbury in August to be 'party of summer'". Warrington Guardian. <a href="https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19115414.creamfields-set-go-ahead-daresbury-august-party-summer/" target="_blank">https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19115414.creamfields-set-go-ahead-daresbury-august-party-summer/</a> <a href="#fnref:28" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:29"><p>Woolston, Hope (7 June 2022). "Creamfields South will return to Chelmsford next year". EssexLive. Retrieved 9 June 2022. <a href="https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/creamfields-south-2023-dance-festival-7176431" target="_blank">https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/creamfields-south-2023-dance-festival-7176431</a> <a href="#fnref:29" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:30"><p>"Creamfields History". 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