Sport & Music Calendar 2021 Sport Promotions and Playlists for the Music Industry shootmusic.co.uk • sportplaylists.com • @shootmusic • @SportPlaylists • [email protected] January February March April May June Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport 3rd DARTS 4th DARTS 6th - 21st SAILING 3rd BOATING 2nd FORMULA ONE 6th FORMULA ONE 2021 PDC World Darts Championship PDC Premier League Darts starts America’s Cup, New Zealand The Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race 2021, London TBC Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku 5th - 6th FOOTBALL 5th - 8th March CRICKET 5th - 7th ATHLETICS 8th CRICKET 4th - 5th FOOTBALL 11th June - 11th July FOOTBALL League Cup semi-finals India v England four-Test series 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Poland County Championship Starts UEFA Champions League Semi finals, second leg Euro 2020 KEY GAMES 7th - 25th Feb HORSE RACING 8th - 21st TENNIS 9th - 17th FOOTBALL 8th - 11th GOLF 8th FOOTBALL England Euro 2020 2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 – second leg Masters, USA Scottish Cup final v Croatia (13th), v Scotland (18th), Czech Republic (22nd) 8th - 11th FOOTBALL 6th - 20th March RUGBY UNION 11th RUGBY LEAGUE 6th - 7th FOOTBALL 9th FORMULA ONE Scotland Euro 2020 FA Cup third round Six Nations opening weekend: England v Scotland; Italy v France Super League season starts UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, first leg Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona v Czech Republic (14th), England (18th), Croatia (22nd) 10th - 17th SNOOKER 7th AMERICAN FOOTBALL 13th - 14th RUGBY UNION 10th HORSE RACING 15th FOOTBALL Wales Euro 2020 Masters, London Super Bowl 55, Tampa, Florida Six Nations: England v France, Italy v Wales, Scotland v Ireland Horse racing - Grand National, Aintree FA Cup final v Switzerland (12th), Turkey (16th), Italy (20th) 14th - 26th CRICKET 10th FOOTBALL 16th - 19th HORSE RACING 13th - 14th FOOTBALL 16th FOOTBALL 11 Jun – 10 July FOOTBALL Sri Lanka v England two-Test series FA Cup fifth round Cheltenham Festival UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals, second leg Women's Champions League final, Gothenburg Copa América, Argentina & Colombia 17th BASKETBALL 13th - 14th RUGBY UNION 19th - 21st ATHLETICS 17th FOOTBALL 22nd FOOTBALL 13th FORMULA ONE British Basketball Cup finals, Birmingham Six Nations: England v Italy, Scotland v Wales, Ireland v France 2021 World Athletics Indoor Championships, China FA Cup semi-finals Women's FA Cup final, Wembley Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal 21st - 24th MOTORSPORT 14th NASCAR 20th FOOTBALL 17th - 3rd May SNOOKER 22nd RUGBY UNION 15th - 19th HORSE RACING Monte Carlo Rally Daytona 500, Florida FA Cup quarter-finals World Championship, Sheffield European Champions Cup final, Marseille Royal Ascot 22th - 25th FOOTBALL 16th - 24th FOOTBALL 20th RUGBY UNION 18th FOOTBALL 23rd FORMULA ONE 26th RUGBY LEAGUE FA Cup forth round UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 – first leg Six Nations: France v Wales, Ireland v England, Scotland v Italy Women’s FA Cup semi-finals Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo British & Irish Lions vs. Japan, Edinburgh 26th - 31st CRICKET 25th - 28th GOLF 23rd - 28th CRICKET 18th FORMULA ONE 23rd - 6th June TENNIS 26th - 18th July CYCLING Austria v New Zealand ODI Series World Golf Championships, Mexico City India V England ODI Series Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola French Open, Paris Tour de France 26th - 8th Feb CRICKET 26th - 27th FORMULA E 24th - 25th FOOTBALL 25th FOOTBALL 26th FOOTBALL 27th FORMULA ONE Pakistan v South Africa two-Test series Diriyah ePrix, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia World Cup qualifying starts League Cup final, Wembley Europa League final, Gdansk French Grand Prix, Le Castellet 28th - 31st GOLF 27th - 28th RUGBY UNION 24th - 1st Apr TENNIS 27th - 28th FOOTBALL 29th FOOTBALL 28th - 11th July TENNIS Dubai Desert Classic Six Nations: Italy v Ireland, Wales v England, France v Scotland 2021 Miami Open UEFA Champions League semi-finals, first leg Champions League final, Istanbul Wimbledon 31st FOOTBALL 28th FOOTBALL 28th FORMULA ONE 30th - 9th May TENNIS 29th - 30th RUGBY LEAGUE 29th June, 1st & 4th July CRICKET Women’s FA Cup forth round Women’s FA Cup fifth round Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir Madrid Open Magic Weekend, Newcastle England v Sri Lanka ODIs Music Music Music Music Music Music 28th MUSIC 12th - 14th MUSIC 16th - 20th MUSIC 9th - 18th MUSIC 11th MUSIC 4th - 6th MUSIC UK Americana Awards GroundUP Festival, Miami SXSW, Austin (online) Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival BRIT Awards Download Festival 31st MUSIC 19th - 21st MUSIC 20th - 27th MUSIC 30th Apr - 2nd May MUSIC TBA MUSIC 23rd - 27th MUSIC GRAMMY Awards Bahidorá Festival 2021, Mexico Snowboxx, France SoundCity Festival, Liverpool Ivor Novello Awards Glastonbury Festival July August September October November December Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport 4th FORMULA ONE 1st FORMULA ONE 1st FOOTBALL 3rd ATHLETICS 1st - 7th TENNIS 1st - 19th NETBALL Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest World Cup qualifiers London Marathon 2021 Paris Masters Netball World Youth Cup, Fiji 8th, 10th & 13th CRICKET 3rd - 15th BASKETBALL 4th - 6th GOLF 3rd FORMULA ONE 6th, 13th & 20th RUGBY UNION 3rd HORSE RACING England v Pakistan ODIs 2021 FIBA Asia Cup, Indonesia Solheim Cup in Toledo, Ohio Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Autumn internationals Tingle Creek Christmas Festival, Sandown Park 8th - 22nd BASKETBALL 4th Aug - 14th Sept CRICKET 5th FORMULA ONE 8th - 12th FOOTBALL 7th ATHLETICS 2nd - 19th HANDBALL NBA finals England v India five Test series Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort World Cup qualifiers 2021 New York City Marathon World Women's Handball Championship, Spain 11th FOOTBALL 14th - 5th Sept CYCLING 5th - 12th CYCLING 9th RUGBY LEAGUE 14th CRICKET 5th FORMULA ONE Euro 2020 final Vuelta a Espana Tour of Britain Super League Grand final at Old Trafford T20 World Cup final Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina 13th ATHLETICS 14th - 15th CRICKET 9th AMERICAN FOOTBALL 10th FOOTBALL 14th FORMULA ONE 13th - 18th SWIMMING Diamond League: Anniversary Games at London Stadium The Hundred finals NFL Season begins, USA Nations League final, Milan Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), Abu Dhabi 15th - 18th GOLF 19th - 22nd MOTOR RACING 12th FORMULA ONE 10th FORMULA ONE 14th - 21st TENNIS 26th HORSE RACING The Open at Royal St George's Great Britain Rally Italian Grand Prix, Monza Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka 2021 ATP Finals, Italy King George VI Chase, Kempton 16th, 18th & 20th CRICKET 19th - 22nd GOLF 18th CRICKET 12th - 24th ROWING 15th - 16th FOOTBALL 26th Dec - 5th Jan ICE HOCKEY England v Pakistan T20s Women's British Open at Carnoustie T20 Blast finals day World Rowing Championships 2021, Shanghai World Cup qualifying final group games 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 17th RUGBY LEAGUE 24th Aug - 5th Sept PARALYMPICS 18th Sept - 16th Oct RUGBY UNION 13th CYCLING 21st FORMULA ONE TBC FOOTBALL Challenge Cup final at Wembley Paralympic Games in Tokyo Women's Rugby World Cup, New Zealand Track World Championships, Ashgabat Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne* FIFA Club World Cup, Japan 17th July - 13th Aug CRICKET 27th - 29th MOTO GP 21st - 26th GOLF 18th Oct - 15th Nov CRICKET 21st Nov - 2nd Dec ATHLETICS TBC TV The Hundred 2021 British Moto GP Grand Prix, Silverstone Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin Twenty20 World Cup, India South-East Asian Games, Vietnam (multi-sport) BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 18th FORMULA ONE 29th FORMULA ONE 26th FORMULA ONE 23rd Oct - 27th Nov RUGBY LEAGUE 22nd Nov - 14th Jan CRICKET TBC POOL British Grand Prix, Silverstone Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Russian Grand Prix, Sochi World Cup in England The Ashes, Australia 2021 WPA World Nine-Ball Championship 23rd July - 8th Aug OLYMPICS 30th Aug - 12th Sept TENNIS 26th ATHLETICS 24th FORMULA ONE 22nd - 28th RUGBY LEAGUE Olympic Games in Tokyo US Open in New York ` Berlin Marathon USA Grand Prix, Austin World Cup Final & Women’s World Cup final, Old Trafford 24th, 31st July & 7th Aug RUGBY UNION 31st Aug - 6th Sept GOLF 27th Sept - 1st Oct CRICKET 31st FORMULA ONE 28th FORMULA ONE South Africa v British and Irish Lions Test series Solheim Cup, USA Bob Willis Trophy final at Lord's Mexico City Grand Prix, Mexico Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, Jeddah 24th - 25th FORMULA E TBC FOOTBALL 28th Sept - 3rd Oct TABLE TENNIS Oct-Nov CRICKET 29th -5th Dec BADMINTON Final round of Formula-E Championship, London UEFA Super Cup, Belfast 2021 European Championships, Romania Men's T20 World Cup in India World Championships, Huelva Music Music Music Music Music Music 9th - 11th MUSIC 26th - 29th MUSIC 9th MUSIC 1st - 10th MUSIC 21st MUSIC 11th - 18th MUSIC TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow August: Creamfields Festival, Cheshire MTV Video Music Awards, NYC Austin City Limits Music Festival 2021 American Music Awards Rise Festival, Alps 22nd - 25th MUSIC 27th - 29th MUSIC 11th - 12th MUSIC 29th - 31st MUSIC TBA MUSIC TBA MUSIC Latitude Festival, Festival Reading & Leeds Festival Parklife Festival Voodoo Experience, New Orleans MTV European Music Awards Wonderfruit Festival