From 2006 until 2010 it was held at Twinwood Arena, near the village of Clapham[1] In 2011 the festival moved to Shuttleworth House, Biggleswade.

Rhythm Festival was founded by music promoter Jim Driver.

Music performances took place in three main venues (whose names changed regularly), with other smaller venues hosting DJs, cinema and "fringe" events.

[2] The festival is limited to an attendance of 5,000, and (according to director Jim Driver) is deliberately kept smaller and personal, aiming to be 'higher quality' than events like the Glastonbury Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival, and "aimed more towards the customer".

In an interview with the BBC in 2006, Driver claimed to that "The musical policy of Rhythm Festival is simply to feature good music".