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{{Short description|English annual dance music festival held in Cheshire}}
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{{Use British English|date=September 2011}}
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{{Infobox music festival
| name         = Creamfields
| image        =
| caption      =
| location     = '''Main location [[United Kingdom|UK]]:'''<ref name="historyecho" /><br>[[Winchester]], [[Hampshire]]<br>(1998)<br>[[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]]<br>(1999–2005)<br>[[Daresbury]], [[Cheshire]]<br>(2006–present)<br>'''For spin offs see [[Creamfields#Creamfields International|here]]'''
| years_active = 1998–present
| founders     = [[Cream (nightclub)|Cream]]
| organiser    = [[Live Nation (events promoter)|Live Nation]] 
| dates        = North: August Bank Holiday Weekend<br>South: Late May Bank Holiday Weekend{{efn|group=upper-alpha|On its first year in 2022, Creamfields South took place during the [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Platinum Jubilee]] weekend in June.}}
| genre        = [[Electronic dance music]]
| capacity     = 70,000<ref name="Capacity">{{Cite web | url=https://www.consultancy.uk/news/amp/13576/top-10-largest-music-festivals-in-the-uk |title = Top 10 largest music festivals in the UK|date = 16 June 2017}}</ref>
| attendance   = 280,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flowmusic.one/go-behind-scenes-creamfields-part-1/?amp|title=WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES AT CREAMFIELDS – PART 1|date=22 March 2017|website=Flowmusic.one|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>
| website      =  [http://www.creamfields.com/ Official website]
}}
'''Creamfields''' is an [[electronic dance music]] [[music festival|festival]] series founded and organised by British club promoter [[Cream (nightclub)|Cream]], with its UK edition taking place on [[August Bank Holiday]] weekend, with a number of international editions held across various territories worldwide.

First held in 1998 in [[Winchester]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://eletrovibez.com/blog/flashback-os-flyers-usados-na-divulgacao-das-festas-nos-anos-90/|title=Flashback: os Flyers usados na divulgação das festas nos anos 90 – Eletro Vibez|date=2018-06-28|work=Eletro Vibez|access-date=2018-10-31|language=pt-BR}}</ref> the festival moved to Cream's home city of [[Liverpool]] the following year, taking place on the old [[Liverpool airport]], before moving to its current location on the [[Daresbury]] estate in [[Cheshire]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.creamfields.com/travel |title = Travel to Creamfields}}</ref> The festival, having initially begun as a one-day event with 25,000 people in attendance, is now a four-day event with camping options hosting 70,000 per day.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/creamfields | title=Creamfields 2021 &#124; Festival Line up & Info |website=Ticketmaster.co.uk}}</ref> The festival is the UK's most prestigious electronic dance music festival.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/magazine/discover/top-10-electronic-music-festivals-uk/ | title=Top 10: Electronic Music Festivals in the UK 2020 – Festicket Magazine}}</ref>

In 2022, Creamfields celebrated its 25th anniversary by launching a second UK-based festival – '''Creamfields South'''. Creamfields South took place at [[Hylands Park (London)|Hylands Park]], [[Chelmsford]] across the [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Platinum Jubilee]] weekend in June and is returned in 2023,<ref name="Woolston">{{Cite web |last=Woolston |first=Hope |date=2022-06-07 |title=Creamfields South will return to Chelmsford next year |url=https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/creamfields-south-2023-dance-festival-7176431 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=EssexLive |language=en}}</ref> with the original Daresbury festival being renamed '''Creamfields North'''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Elle May |date=2022-02-17 |title=Calvin Harris joins Creamfields 2022 line up for 25th anniversary |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/calvin-harris-joins-creamfields-2022-23130367 |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref> However, from 2024 the festival had reverted to one location in the north.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitehouse |first=Ellis |date=2023-09-28 |title=Creamfields South festival won't return to Essex next year |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/creamfields-south-not-return-hylands-8786884 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Essex Live |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Creamfields initially began in 1998 as a one-day annual event run by the [[Liverpool]] night club [[Cream (nightclub)|Cream]].<ref name="historyecho">{{Cite web | url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/a-history-of-creamfields-festival-9906353.amp |title = A history of Creamfields festival|date = 22 August 2015}}</ref> This first edition was held in [[Winchester]], [[Hampshire]], and attracted 25,000 people.<ref name="history" /> The following year Creamfields moved to the old Liverpool Airfield in [[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]]. The move put the festival closer to its parent night club and the new site was able to hold 50,000 people.<ref name="history" /><ref name="Site Move" /> 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 [[Daresbury]], [[Cheshire]].<ref name="Site Move">{{Cite web | url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/creamfields-quits-speke-airport-site-3522364.amp |title=Creamfields quits Speke airport site |date=22 February 2006 }}</ref> On the 10th anniversary of the festival it expanded to a two-day event, with 50,000 people attending across the weekend.<ref name="history" /> 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.<ref name="history" />

In 2012 the festival ownership changed hands as Cream was bought out by [[Live Nation (events promoter)|Live Nation]], the current organisers of the event.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1096966/live-nation-buys-edm-entertainment-company-cream-holdings-ltd-owner-of |title = Live Nation Buys EDM Entertainment Company Cream Holdings LTD, Owner of Creamfields Festivals| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date = 9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.iq-mag.net/2019/09/creamfields-invests-2m-festival-site/#.Xqw78x7TU0M | title=Creamfields invests £2m in festival site| date=25 September 2019}}</ref> The festival was set to expand to a three-day event,<ref name="history" /> but on the final day the festival was abandoned because of heavy rain.<ref name="rain" /> 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.<ref name="history" /> 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.<ref name="history" /> The Steel Yard stage was introduced in 2016, spawning [[Creamfields#Creamfields: Steel Yard|a spinoff mini-festival]] with events held in [[Liverpool]] and [[London]];<ref name="SY" /> the same year, the festival become a four-day event with site expansion in 2017 allowing for a maximum attendance of 280,000.<ref name="Capacity" /> In 2019, £2,000,000 was invested to improve security and safety and to reduce environmental impact.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://accessaa.co.uk/creamfields-to-invest-2-million-into-site-improvements/ | title=Creamfields will invest £2 million into site improvements| date=24 September 2019}}</ref> The festival hosted [[Swedish House Mafia]] in their [[Save the World Reunion Tour]], the [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]]'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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegroovecartel.com/news/watch-swedish-house-mafia-creamfields-2019/|title=Watch Swedish House Mafia at Creamfields UK 2019 [Full set]|date=26 August 2019|via=thegroovecartel.com}}</ref>

The 2020 edition of the festival was cancelled because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref name ="COVID-19" /><ref name="COVID-19 (2)" /> with a virtual festival taking its place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/creamfields-announces-august-virtual-event-featuring-never-before-seen-performances-9428677|title=Creamfields Announces August Virtual Event Featuring Never-Before-Seen Performances|date=3 August 2020|website=Billboard.com|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> Following [[Boris Johnson]]'s announcement on the 22 February regarding the [[Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (2021)#22 February|road out of the UK's COVID-19 lockdown]], Creamfields announced that the 2021 edition would go ahead. Tickets for the event sold out in record time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19115414.creamfields-set-go-ahead-daresbury-august-party-summer/|title=Creamfields sells out and set to go ahead in Daresbury in August to be 'party of summer'|website=Warrington Guardian}}</ref>

A second UK-based festival – Creamfields South – was introduced in 2022 at [[Hylands House|Hylands Park]] in [[Chelmsford]], hosting headline acts such as [[David Guetta]] and [[Calvin Harris]]. 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.<ref name="Woolston"/>

===Edition's summary===
{{more citations needed|section|date=May 2020}}

''[[Nota bene|Nb]]'': Artists shown in the table below were headliners for the event. For full line-ups see [[List of Creamfields line-ups]].

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Venue
!Dates
!Attendance<ref name="history">{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/creamfields/history.html |title = Creamfields History|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>{{efn|group=upper-alpha|These attendance figures are for the whole weekend, therefore attendees with multi-day passes will be counted per day of their pass.}}
!Headliners
!Ref.
|-
|1998
|[[Winchester]], [[Hampshire]]
|2 May
|25,000<ref name="history" />
|[[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]], [[Paul van Dyk]], [[Daft Punk]], [[Tony De Vit]].
|<ref name="98/99" />
|-
|1999
|rowspan="7"|[[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]]
|28 August
|50,000<ref name="Site Move" />
|[[Pet Shop Boys]], [[Basement Jaxx]].
|<ref name="98/99">{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvovermind.com/brief-history-creamfields-festival/ |title = A Brief History of the Creamfields Festival|date = 25 February 2018|website=Tvovermind.com}}</ref>
|-
|2000
|26 August
|50,000<ref name="Site Move" />
|[[Judge Jules]], [[Groove Armada]], [[Basement Jaxx]], [[Moloko]], [[Laurent Garnier]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/cream/2000 |title = Creamfields UK 2000 |website=eFestivals.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
|2001
|25 August
|50,000<ref name="Site Move" />
|{{N/A|align="left"|No artists declared headliners}}
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/cream/2001 |title = Creamfields UK 2001 |website=eFestivals.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
|2002
|24 August
|50,000<ref name="Site Move" />
|[[Faithless]], [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]], [[Kosheen]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/cream/2002 |title = Creamfields 2002 |website=eFestivals.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
|2003
|23 August
|50,000<ref name="Site Move" />
|[[Paul Oakenfold]], [[Erick Morillo]], [[Harry Romero]], [[Audio Bullys]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/cream/2003/review.shtml |title = Creamfields 2003 |website=eFestivals.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
|2004
|28 August
|50,000<ref name="Site Move" />
|[[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Goldfrapp]], [[Mylo]], [[Scratch Perverts]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/More-Added-to-Creamfields-uk-2004-Line-up/214/ |title = More Added to Creamfields uk 2004 Line-up|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2005
|27 August
|50,000<ref name="Site Move" />
|[[Basement Jaxx]], [[Faithless]], Caged Baby.
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-2005-Announced/467/ |title = Creamfields 2005 Announced!|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|rowspan="42"|[[Daresbury]], [[Cheshire]]
|26 August
|50,000
|[[The Prodigy]], [[Gnarls Barkley]], [[Goldfrapp]], [[The Zutons]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-2006-Announced/834/ |title = Creamfields 2006 Announced|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|25 August
|50,000
| [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Groove Armada]], [[Kelis]], [[Mark Ronson]], [[Carl Cox]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-2007-Lineup-and-Tickets/1432/ |title = Creamfields 2007: Lineup and Tickets|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|23 and 24 August
|50,000
|[[Fatboy Slim]], [[Ian Brown]], [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]], [[Paul van Dyk]], [[Kasabian]], [[Tiësto]], [[Paul Oakenfold]], [[David Guetta]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-08-Celebrates-10th-Anniversary/2269/ | title=Creamfields 08' Celebrates 10th Anniversary|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>  
|-
|2009
|29 and 30 August
|60,000
|[[Tiësto]], [[Mylo]], [[Basement Jaxx]], [[Paul van Dyk]], [[Dizzee Rascal]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Basement-Jaxx--Tiesto-Headline-Creamfields-2009/3184/ |title = Basement Jaxx + Tiesto Headline Creamfields 2009|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|28 and 29 August
|80,000
|[[David Guetta]], [[deadmau5]], [[Leftfield]], [[Tiësto]], [[Calvin Harris]], [[Paul van Dyk]], [[Swedish House Mafia]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-2010-Lineup-Released/5550/ |title = Creamfields 2010 Lineup Released!|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|27 and 28 August
|100,000
|[[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Tiësto]], [[Paul van Dyk]], [[David Guetta]], [[Swedish House Mafia]]
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-2011-Line-Up-Announced/8690/ |title = Creamfields 2011 Line-Up Announced|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|24, 25, and 26 August{{efn|group=upper-alpha|The festival was abandoned on the 26 August because of heavy rain.<ref name="rain">{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-19385096 | title=Flooded Creamfields called off| publisher=BBC News| date=26 August 2012}}</ref>}}
|100,000
|[[Avicii]], [[David Guetta]], [[Sebastian Ingrosso]], [[Steve Angello]], [[Skrillex]], [[deadmau5]], [[Tiësto]], [[Calvin Harris]], [[Axwell]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-2012-now-on-sale-with-Skiddle/11830/ | title=Creamfields 2012 now on sale with Skiddle!|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|23, 24, and 25 August
|150,000
|[[The Prodigy]], [[Avicii]], [[Tiësto]], [[David Guetta]], [[Steve Angello]], [[Sebastian Ingrosso]], [[Above & Beyond (group)|Above & Beyond]], [[Paul van Dyk]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-2013-lineup-announced/16116/ |title = Creamfields 2013 lineup announced|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|22, 23, and 24 August
|150,000
|[[Aly & Fila]], [[Armin van Buuren]], [[Avicii]], [[deadmau5]], [[Steve Aoki]], [[Calvin Harris]], [[Hardwell]], [[Paul van Dyk]], [[Tiësto]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/creamfields/2014/ |title = Creamfields 2014|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|28, 29, and 30 August
|150,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/creamfields-festival-2015-history-festival-8726962|title=From Nation to Daresbury: A history of Creamfields festival|author=Kirsty McHale|date=26 February 2015|newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]]|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>
|[[Armin van Buuren]], [[Hardwell]], [[Jamie Jones (DJ)|Jamie Jones]], [[Martin Garrix]], [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Avicii]], [[Knife Party]], [[Alesso]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/creamfields/2015/ |title = Creamfields 2015|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|25, 26, 27, and 28 August
|200,000
|[[Armin van Buuren]], [[Chase & Status]], [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]], [[Axwell Λ Ingrosso]], [[Avicii]], [[Martin Garrix]], [[Calvin Harris]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/creamfields/2016/ |title = Creamfields 2016|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|24, 25, 26, and 27 August
|280,000<ref name="Capacity" />
|[[deadmau5]], [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]], [[Armin van Buuren]], [[Axwell Λ Ingrosso]], [[Eric Prydz]], [[Tiësto]], [[Martin Garrix]], [[Hardwell]]
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/creamfields/2017/ |title = Creamfields 2017|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|23, 24, 25, and 26 August
|280,000
|[[Carl Cox]], [[Armin van Buuren]], [[The Chainsmokers]], [[Axwell Λ Ingrosso]], [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]], [[Tiësto]], [[Hardwell]], [[Eric Prydz]], [[Fatboy Slim]], [[Adam Beyer]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/creamfields/2018/ |title = Creamfields 2018|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|22, 23, 24, and 25 August
|280,000<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.events/eric-prydz-creamfields-2019-v-o-i-d | title=ERIC PRYDZ TO UNVEIL V O I D STAGE SHOW AT CREAMFIELDS 2019}}</ref>
|[[deadmau5]], [[Martin Garrix]], [[Carl Cox]], [[Calvin Harris]], [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Swedish House Mafia]].
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/creamfields/2019/ |title = Creamfields 2019|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|{{N/A|align="left"|27, 28, 29, and 30 August}}
|{{N/A|align="left"|0<br>(Cancelled because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]])<ref name ="COVID-19">{{Cite web | url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/creamfields-cancelled-over-coroanvirus-outbreak-18247698 | title=Creamfields cancelled but organisers make huge promise for 2021| date=13 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="COVID-19 (2)">{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/magazine/news/creamfields-2020-cancelled-first-artists-announced-2021/ | title=Creamfields 2020 Cancelled but First Artists Announced for 2021 – Festicket Magazine|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>}}
|{{N/A|align="left"|[[Armin van Buuren]], [[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]], [[CamelPhat]], [[The Chainsmokers]], [[Calvin Harris]], [[Carl Cox]], [[Nina Kraviz]], [[deadmau5]], [[Charlotte de Witte]], [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]].}}
|{{N/A|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/creamfields/2020/ |title = Creamfields 2020|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>}}
|-
|2021
|26, 27, 28, and 29 August
|{{TBA}}
|[[David Guetta]], [[Carl Cox]], [[Eric Prydz]], [[Martin Garrix]], [[Adam Beyer]], [[Tiësto]], [[Laidback Luke]]
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/creamfields/2021/ |title = Creamfields 2021|website=Festicket.com}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|25, 26, 27 and 28 August 
|TBA
|[[Calvin Harris]], [[David Guetta]], [[Martin Garrix]], [[Armin van Buuren]], [[Tiësto]], [[CamelPhat|Camelphat]], [[Carl Cox]], [[Nina Kraviz]], [[Belters Only]], [[Above & Beyond (band)|Above and Beyond]], [[Scooter (band)|Scooter]], [[Charlotte de Witte]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The latest additions to Creamfields North 2022 line-up |url=https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/19946279.creamfields-north-2022-latest-additions-line-up/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Knutsford Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Album==
{{Main|Creamfields (2004 album)}}
On 9 August 2004, British DJ [[Paul Oakenfold]] released his fifteenth [[DJ mix|DJ Mix album]] entitled ''[[Creamfields (2004 album)|Creamfields]]''. 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/paul-oakenfold-mix-creamfields-20th-anniversary-8546675 | title=Paul Oakenfold's Mix for Creamfield's 20th Year: Listen &#124; Billboard| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

==Creamfields: Steel Yard==
The 2016 edition of Creamfields saw the debut of the Steel Yard stage at the main event in [[Daresbury]], [[Cheshire]]. The stage is a 15,000 capacity super structure designed and built by Acorn Events.<ref name="SY">{{Cite news|url=http://www.acorn-events.com/super-structure/|title=50m Super Structure ⋆ Acorn Events|work=Acorn Events|access-date=2018-10-31|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/creamfields-steel-yard-comes-central-docks/ |title = Creamfields Steel Yard comes to Central Docks|date = September 2016}}</ref>
 
Steel Yard London initially took place in late October at Victoria Park, [[London]] in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/magazine/features/creamfields-steel-yard-makes-london-debut/ |title = Creamfields' Steel Yard to Make its London Debut – Festicket Magazine}}</ref> before moving to [[Finsbury Park]] for 2018 and 2019 respectively, with a new date on the [[Bank holiday|late-May bank holiday]] weekend.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://steelyardfestival.com|title=Steel Yard London — Creamfields 2019|work=Creamfields 2019|access-date=2018-10-31|language=en-GB}}</ref> 
 
In 2018, Steel Yard Liverpool partnered with [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]] and [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]] to bring "Garden of Madness" to the UK for a special one-off event.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://nextfest.co.uk/tomorrowland-creamfields-join-forces-steel-yard-event-december/amp/ | title=Tomorrowland & Creamfields Join Forces for Steel Yard Event This December | access-date=1 May 2020 | archive-date=29 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929233202/https://nextfest.co.uk/tomorrowland-creamfields-join-forces-steel-yard-event-december/amp/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Creamfields International==
{{Incomplete list|date=May 2020}}
[[File:Creamfields Brasil 2013.jpg|thumb|right|Creamfields Brazil, 2013]]
In addition to the two main UK events, Creamfields also operates a number of international spin offs including:<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://datatransmission.co/festivals/creamfields-international-widens-reach/ |title = Creamfields International widens its reach|date = 22 August 2017}}</ref>

* Creamfields Abu Dhabi
* [[Creamfields Australia]] (2010–2012; 2017)
* Creamfields Brazil
* [[Creamfields BA|Creamfields Buenos Aires]] (2001–2015; 2024–present)
* Creamfields Czech Republic (2002)
* Creamfields Chile (2004–2018; 2022–present)
* Creamfields China (2018–present)
* Creamfields Colombia
* Creamfields Hong Kong (2017–present)
* Creamfields Ibiza
* Creamfields Ireland (2000–2002)
* Creamfields Mallorca
* Creamfields Malta
* Creamfields Mexico
* Creamfields Romania
* Creamfields Paraguay
* Creamfields Poland (2003 – [[Kołobrzeg]] , 2006–2008 – [[Wrocław]])
* Creamfields Portugal
* Creamfields Peru
* Creamfields Spain
* Creamfields Taiwan (2017–present)
* Creamfields Thailand (2022–present)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eventpop.me/e/12719/creamfieldsthailand | title=Eventpop &#124; Creamfields Thailand 2022 }}</ref>
* Creamfields Turkey
* Creamfields Ukraine
* Creamfields Vietnam

==Awards and nominations==

===DJ Awards===

{{see also|DJ Awards}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2014
| Special Award – Best International Dance Music Festival
| Creamfields – UK
| {{win}}
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://djawards.com/past-editions/dj-awards-2014/ |title = 2014: 17th Edition (Love)}}</ref>
|-
|}

===''DJ Magazine''{{'}}s top 50 Festivals===

{{see also|DJ Mag}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2019
|World's Best Festival
|Creamfields – Liverpool, UK
|13th
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://djmag.com/longreads/dj-mags-top-50-festivals-2019 | title=DJ Mag's Top 50 festivals 2019| date=16 May 2019}}</ref> 
|-
|}

===Festicket Awards===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2016
| Best EDM/Dance Festival 
| Creamfields
| {{won|3rd}}
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.festicket.com/magazine/news/festicket-awards-2016-winners-tomorrowland-martin-garrix-radiohead-and-more/ |title = Festicket Awards 2016 Winners: Tomorrowland, Martin Garrix, Radiohead and More – Festicket Magazine}}</ref>
|-
|}

===International Dance Music Awards===

{{see also|International Dance Music Awards}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2011
| rowspan="2"| Best Music Event
| rowspan="2"| Creamfields – Liverpool, UK
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2011#idmanominees |title=31st Annual International Dance Music Awards – Winter Music Conference 2018 – WMC 2018 |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012056/https://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2011#idmanominees |archive-date=18 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2016#idmanominees |title=31st Annual International Dance Music Awards – Winter Music Conference 2018 – WMC 2018 |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192421/https://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2016#idmanominees |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|}

===UK Festival Awards===

{{see also|UK Festival Awards}}
{{Incomplete list|date=September 2018}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2004
| Best Dance Festival
| rowspan="16"| Creamfields UK
| {{win}}
|<ref name="Creamfields Home" />
|-
| 2005
| Best Dance Festival
| {{win}}
|<ref name="Creamfields Home" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| Best Major Festival
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| Best Dance Festival
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2009
| Best Dance Festival
| {{win}}
|<ref name="Creamfields Home" />
|-
| 2010
| Best Dance Festival
| {{win}}
|<ref name="Creamfields Home" />
|-
| 2011
| Best Dance Festival
| {{win}}
|<ref name="Creamfields Home" />
|-
| 2013
| Best Dance Festival
| {{win}}
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/24832212/creamfields-gets-nominated-for-four-uk-festival-awards |title = Creamfields gets nominated for four UK Festival Awards|website=Bbc.co.uk|date = 11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Creamfields Home" />
|-
| 2014
| Best Dance Festival
| {{win}}
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/30285621/creamfields-and-glastonbury-win-at-uk-festival-awards |title = Creamfields and Glastonbury win at UK Festival Awards|website=Bbc.co.uk|date = 12 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Creamfields Home" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| Best Major Festival
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.festivalinsights.com/2015/10/uk-festival-awards-2015-shortlists/|title=UK Festival Awards 2015 – The Shortlists|first=Festival|last=Insights|date=30 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Creamfields Home" />
|-
| Best Dance Festival
| {{win}}
|-
| 2016
| Best Major Festival
| {{win}}
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.musicweek.com/live/read/all-the-winners-from-the-2016-uk-festival-awards/066726 | title=All the winners from the 2016 UK Festival Awards|website=Musicweek.com}}</ref><br><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Creamfields-and-Download-amongst-winners-at-UK-Festival-Awards-2016/30393/ |title = Creamfields and Download amongst winners at UK Festival Awards 2016|website=Skiddle.com}}</ref><ref name="Creamfields Home">{{Cite web | url=https://www.creamfields.com/ |title = Creamfields Home|website=Creamfields.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of electronic music festivals]]
*[[List of Creamfields line-ups]]
*[[Creamfields Australia]]
*[[Creamfields BA]]

==Notes==
{{notelist-ua}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|CreamFields}}
*[http://www.creamfields.com/ Official site]

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