Later this month, Europe’s largest new music showcase returns to Brighton and Hove: The Great Escape. Now in its twelfth...
I’ve come to a brutal realisation that where festivals are concerned small is beautiful. Forget about gargantuan televised green field...
When: 29th October 2016 Where: Various locations, Hackney, London. Saturday nights in Hackney are rarely under-served with things to do,...
Now in its sixth year and bigger than ever, DIY Indie festival Carefully Planned returned to Manchester’s Northern Quarter this...
Despite the unusually soggy weather, by the end of our four days at Larmer Tree Gardens we are starting to get a sense of why for many people End of the Road is the highlight of their festival calendar.
“…for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather...
When: 2nd-5th December 2016 Where: Butlin’s, Skegness “Have you all got your beards? Are your pony tails tied back with...
With so many festivals taking place each year in the UK, and cheap flights making events in other countries increasingly...
Cardiff multi-venue festival Swn returns for its tenth year, with one of its strongest bills in recent memory. Boasting the...
“Are you looking forward to Brian Wilson later?” a friend of mine asked as we were sitting in the last...
Green Man’s 15th anniversary birthday party has just got bigger. Following the first announcement that included PJ Harvey, Future Islands...
When: 19th-20th November 2016 Where: Various locations, Leeds Now in its third instalment, High & Lonesome continues to evolve. The...
Celebrating its 10th year, festival Swn 2016 certainly proved to be an improvement on last year’s edition. Based in the...
“Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.” It is now half a century since this phrase was immortalised by the American...
From Basia Bulat‘s UK festival debut to Ezra Furman‘s secret sets, from Thurston Moore‘s account of his experiences of London...