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London’s Brockwell Park played host to a swelteringly hot edition of jazz festival Cross The Tracks. The site’s musical programme took place over half a dozen stages, whilst elsewhere in the festival …
Shindig is a festival that is very easy to love. A good ol’ knees up set in the lush backdrop of Charlton Park in the grounds of an impressive mansion. This year (the 12th edition) hosted an excellent…
Headlined and curated by Maribou State, the British duo known for their lush, electronic and live instrumentation, the festival will deliver a day of discovery and dance, with new acts announced: Alab…
Bearded Theory 2025 brought the coldest festival date on record, with campers suffering sub-zero frosts in the early hours on Saturday. 2026 saw the hottest May Day on record, when a 30 degree daytime…
I was warned going in that: 'it's very young’, but getting older is non-negotiable and at some point you have to decide that as there’s only one direction of travel on that particular issue; you eithe…
Without the usual pre-Glastonbury hype and speculation, the build up to this summer’s festival season has felt strangely understated and muted, with this weekend almost sneaking up unannounced on this…
From its early beginnings as a one-day, two-staged event in nearby Brockwell Park, GALA festival has now evolved into a three-day, six-stage affair in Peckham Rye. Having celebrated its 10th birthday …
Bradley Simpson, Voila, Pedro Santos, Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets, Pat Hamilton, Stefan Mahendra join previously announced artists; special guests OneRepublic, Jess Glynne, Ella Eyre and Only The…
American Express presents BST Hyde Park is excited to announce that acclaimed South Korean group ATEEZ will make their Hyde Park headline debut on Sunday 28 June. One of the world’s most iconic groups…
Somerset House Summer Series with American Express has announced the first details of its 2026 festival - returning to one of the UK’s most stunning cultural locations this July with a multiple night …
The event is held between (21st–24th May 2026) at Charlton Park Estate, Wiltshire.Last month, an application to review Shindig Festival’s premises licence was submitted to the Wiltshire Council. The p…
Download has teamed up with Kerrang! to host its own specially curated stage, Kerrang! Presents The Download Stage At TGE.Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, The Great Escape remains the festi…
Featuring the likes of Five, Electric Six, Dick & Dom, The All-American Rejects, MODESTEP, Bat Sabbath, TokenGrass and all sorts of other wild and wonderful delights, District X promises to take D…
Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, has today added 14 artists to its already stellar line up for its 23rd edition in 2026. The new additions to the DLXXIII line up in…
Known for its cutting-edge programming, it highlights both emerging artists and established international acts across indie rock and electronic music.Since 2006, the festival has presented two annual …
Today, five more exciting acts have been announced to join Lewis: Jessie Murph, Kerr Mercer, Nieve Ella, Ber and Amex Unsigned artist, Maya Lane, alongside previously announced special guests Conan Gr…
The Scottish superstar will be joined by some of the hottest names in music right now, alongside exciting emerging acts, across his sold-out performance on Saturday 11 July and a second show on Sunday…
Signaling the start of the summer, Shindig Festival (21st–24th May 2026) kicks the season off with a bang. It’s the only UK music and arts festival held in an arboretum with a 4 am licence. The indepe…
Tramlines Festival has revealed the full stage splits for its 2026 edition, alongside new details for its Into the Trees family area, as the festival returns to Hillsborough Park from Friday 24 to Sun…
Today, East London’s celebrated festival All Points East has announced a curated second wave of support acts selected by GRAMMY-winning American artist Tyler, The Creator, who will be exclusively perf…
Artists announced include East London jazz musician Alfa Mist, Brazilian pop icon Daniela Mercury, and Mercury Prize-nominated multi-instrumentalist Emma Jean Thackray.Paula Henderson, artist programm…
The set up is simple: each year a selection of the region's best promoters and selectors are given a budget and a stage with the mission of booking the new music that most excites them. The churches, …
When the very first note of ‘Nice To Each Other’ rang out across the 23 thousand strong Manchester crowd, accompanied by Olivia’s silhouette projected onto huge curtains, the vibe of the entire night …
Curated by Jorja Smith and her label FAMM in collaboration with All Points East, Nia Archives, Elmiene & The Sunday Service Choir, Destin Conrad, Westside Gunn, Uncle Waffles, DJ EZ, Wesley Joseph…
PLUSReprezent Radio and local community groups Dopameets and Creative Voices Collective take over workshops tentSunday, May 24th 2026Tickets - hereCross The Tracks today launches the final wave of art…
We Out Here Festival 2026 today announces it has sold out of all weekend and day tickets for this year's festival, selling out for the 6th year in a row, and earlier than ever before. The seventh edit…
PLUSLondon’s pioneering grassroots radio station - Reprezent - host DJ workshops and talksSaturday 23rd May 2026Tickets - hereField Day continues to lead the way in London’s day festival scene this ye…
Press the buzzer. Walk down the cellar-like stairs. Check your name in the combination sounddesk-cum-reception. Get led into the main room where you find candle-lit tables, minimal lighting and low ce…
Glynde Place, East Sussex - Friday July 3rd – Sunday July 5th 2026LOVE SUPREME JAZZ FESTIVAL 2026:Ezra Collective Presents Temple Of Joy • Loyle Carner • De La SoulAnderson .Paak (as DJ Pee .Wee) • Ja…
When you were 21 years old, did you think you were cool? Well, chances are, you probably weren’t as cool as Tom A. Smith. A recent signing to the iconic Fiction Records (Tame Impala, Kaiser Chiefs, Th…
Like the encore chants at a concert when the crowd wants more, a new line-up announcement is here to satisfy even the most insatiable minds ahead of the next edition of Rock en Seine. Nearly thirty ne…
‘A festival, but not as you know it’ — Boomtown’s strapline isn’t wrong. The 70,000 drawn to the South Downs every August know this isn’t your standard arena-and-stage setup. Boomtown is different: pa…
This summer, indie icon Rough Trade takes over the Southbank Centre for a weekend-long celebration of 50 years in the business as one of Britain’s most influential independent music institutions.As th…
A dreich Monday night seems like the ideal time for the misery of Primitive Man, the grey sky hanging above as I descend into the belly of Stereo.Australian-Icelandic support band Kollaps take to the …
On a Saturday in April, Brighton’s first festival of the year takes place over nine iconic small venues. Celebrating the city’s scene as well as bands who have contributed to making the place the musi…
TOMORA are coming across as somewhat otherworldly from their communications to mailing list fans, phrasing them as transmissions which tonight come fittingly from EartH on Earth. It’s my first time he…
The Southbank Centre today announces the first names in the line-up for Harry Styles’ Meltdown, taking place 11–21 June 2026 as part of its 75th anniversary year.Curated by Harry Styles, the festival …
Craving live music but strapped for annual leave? Want the thrill of a crowd but simply cannot face slumming it in a tent? We understand that a whole weekend affair is sometimes just too much to bear,…
In 2013, I was in a hotel lobby in Hanoi when a co-traveller pressed his headphones over my ears to share what he was listening to. A rollingly lethargic, highly distinctive guitar riff bounced around…
With just days to go, organisers of Stockton Calling 2026 have revealed Manchester’s The Guest List will join the festival line-up as well as the full stage times and final plans for the North East’s …
Following the announcement of prolific garage-psych-rocker Ty Segall earlier this month, Edinburgh Psych Fest is delighted to announce the addition of nine new acts to the psych and psych-influenced o…
Thinking of pushing the boundaries a little further this summer? Then look no further. Following on from our No Glasto? No Problem! feature last week, we cast our eyes further afield to the standout e…
Manchester Psych Fest unveils 2026 line-up boost with Angine De Poutrine, White Denim and many moreA brand new batch of acts added to the Manchester Psych Fest 2026 line-up as the festival gears up to…
There is a general, and broadly accepted, sense that we are in the middle of something special, both musically and culturally. Everyone is onboard the Geese train. The Anglo-independent music sector, …
Midway up Holloway Road in North London with a small queue snaking past the window is Nambucca. Walking in, past the bar and up several steps you’ll find a low stage with a flag of Holloway Gaels, a l…
We Out Here Festival today unveils the third-wave of artists for its 2026 edition. The newly-announced acts cover every corner of the WOH ecosystem - legendary and rising, local and worldwide - honour…
The thought of going out for three on the spin felt stupid. Even now, finishing this article up a week on, having been sidelined by a nasty cold (presumably caught in the mixer, compounded by no sleep…
Now entering its 34th year, the global celebration of music EFG London Jazz Festival returns from 13–22 November, bringing ten days of headline concerts, intimate club dates, bold new commissions and …
Love Trails Festival powered by Garmin today announces a major expansion of its programme for 2026, as the world’s first running and music festival prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary with its …
As winter finally becomes spring, we can all start to dream of hedonistic and hazy summer days, and with that the UK Festival Season is steaming into view. However, this year, there is a Worthy Farm-s…
ALONGSIDE DJO, AUDREY HOBERT, ROSE GRAY, ESHA TEWARI & GROVE.Announced today, New Zealand pop powerhouse Lorde will perform for the first time in the city of Bristol, headlining a special outdoor …
FORWARDS returns this August for its fifth year, bringing the biggest names in international music for an electrifying two-days where genres collide and creative talent takes centre stage. Closing out…
Name a Western contemporary genre that’s taken some sort of cultural relevance in the last decade, and chances are Machine Gun Kelly (who now goes by MGK) has dabbled in it in some sort of manner. How…
No Art Open Air will stage its biggest UK edition yet south of Manchester at Bolesworth Castle on Saturday 30th May 2026, launching with an expanded festival format.The venue introduces a two-stage se…
'Welcome home Davey!' roars someone in the crowd after opener ‘Heaven’, and it is a homecoming of sorts for an artist obsessed with the idea of belonging. David Byrne was born in nearby Dumbarton and …
During the finale of his USB002 residency, Fred Again achieved the extraordinary—bringing the legendary Thomas Bangalter (one half of Daft Punk) out of hiding for a DJ set. This had only previously ha…
De La Soul (full band), Anderson .Paak (as DJ Pee .Wee), Free Nationals, Sister Sledge, Gabrielle, Franc Moody, Durand Bernarr, Alex Isley, Courtney Pine, Lemar, Bill Frisell Trio & Greg Tardy, Lu…
The bands attract the fans, the venues attract the bands, the fans come back to the venue; it’s a beautiful three-way avenue that results in a flourishing creative community. There’s a mutual understa…
The psychedelic and psychedelic-influenced one-day festival are delighted to announce that prolific garage-psych-rocker Ty Segall will be heading to Scotland’s capital this September to play Edinburgh…
After months of anticipation, the line-up for Bulletproof Festival has finally been unveiled. Maruja have been announced as the headliner for the event’s first day, with Irish punks SPRINTS and Pussy…
Jazz Cafe FestivalSunday, 2nd August, Burgess Park, LondonTickets available from Tuesday 3rd March, HERE12pm - 10pmLONDON. Thursday 26th February, 2026: Jazz Cafe, one of the world's most iconic live …
Following the record-breaking sell-out of Tier 1 tickets in just 50 minutes, WOMAD – the world's most celebrated global music festival – has today announced the first wave of artists for its triumphan…
Hospitality makes an unmissable return to Bristol this summer with HOSPITAL30 ON THE HARBOUR, an open-air celebration marking 30 years of Hospital Records. Taking place on Saturday 25th July at the Ll…
In summer 2026, Plovdiv will host PhillGood, a new three-day music festival that continues to place Bulgaria firmly on the European festival map. Taking place from 17 to 19 July at the city’s iconic R…
Marking their 5th Birthday, Dialled In today (Wednesday February 25, 2026) confirm that Dialled In London will return on Saturday, 30th May 2026, taking place across multiple venues in East London.Aft…
Festival organiser, Brockwell Live’s planning application for its 2026 event series in Brockwell Park has been unanimously approved at Lambeth Council Planning Applications Committee meeting on Tuesda…
After releasing their second album National Average in July last year, the band brought their raucous music to a sell-out crowd of 1500 people at the O2 Institute in Birmingham, their biggest ever hom…
For many years, Magdalena Bay had all the ingredients of being the best band that only you’d heard of. Quirky, well-made, arty music videos with their own unique brand of synth-pop to accompany them. …
They join rising star Fat Dog, funk and disco legends WAR and Jurassic 5’s Chali 2NA. The independent event returns to the arboretum of Charlton Park Estate, Wiltshire.Now in its twelfth year, Shindig…
Returning to Burgess Park, Londoners can expect the festival to be a landmark summer celebration of music and culture. Following the success of the Jazz Cafe Festival’s previous editions, it continues…
Tickets are released this Friday 6 February. Tickets will be released exclusively to those on the waitlist: https://www.lovetrailsfestival.co.uk/2026-waitlist.Love Trails has grown from a small coasta…
The biting February cold gives way to a toasty main room at a very sold-out Brudenell Social Club as Midlake return to one of the UK’s most hallowed stages. The natives of Denton, Texas are a folk roc…
Across the 21st century, few artists have been able to carve out a career as well-respected as Miles Kane. Whether it was his initial break on the scene with The Rascals, to his highly-acclaimed work …
Way Out West returns to Slottsskogen Park in Gothenburg from 13–15 August 2026, continuing its run as one of Europe’s most forward-thinking festivals, known for its progressive programming, cultural b…
In a career spanning 19 years, beginning with a dollar and a dream, J. Cole came up, warmed up, got sidelined, ascended, and got sidelined again. Could we see his final ascent following the release of…
Breakout pop superstar Artemas played his only UK date on a tour featuring over a dozen destinations in America at Camden’s Roundhouse off the back of his third mixtape LOVERCORE. This was my fifth ti…
Sounds From The Other City (SFTOC), Salford’s long-running independent festival of new music, returns on Early May Bank Holiday Sunday 3 May with a genre-spanning showcase of new artists from across t…
£1 doesn’t really get you too far these days. You may be able to get a bar of Dairy Milk (if you’re lucky), or a bottle of water. However, £1 happens to get you a ticket to Only the Poets’ biggest eve…
We Out Here Festival today unveils the second-wave of artists for its 2026 edition. The newly-announced acts cover every corner of the WOH ecosystem - legendary and rising, local and worldwide - honou…
Saturday 23rd May 2026Tickets - hereField Day is excited to announce its complete 2026 lineup.Berlin-based techno and house DJ Patrick Mason joining the roster, who epitomises the energy of Berlin’s N…
Sunday, May 24th 2026Tickets - hereCross The Tracks is excited to announce their third wave of artists for their 2026 festival, including the legendary Fabio & Grooverider and The Outlook Orchestr…
“Sparks are joy unbridled….a unique and glorious spectacle” Mojo“a magnificent night” ★★★★★ The Times“Wit, pathos and brutality….a hugely thrilling injection of joy and power” Classic RockLegendary ba…
From Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th August, summer holidays may be drawing to a close, but celebrations will be in full swing on the lush lawns of the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud. A perfect reason …
After the roaring success of its debut in August 2024 & 2025, the first wave of acts are announced for Brighton Psych Fest 2026 - ft. STEREOLAB, ALLAH-LAS, GWENNO, NIGHT TAPES, THE MYSTERY LIGHT, …
30th July – 2nd August 2026 at Lulworth Castle, DorsetThe UK’s favourite family festival Camp Bestival presented by Debenhams (30th July – 2nd August 2026) is thrilled to announce its 2026 lineup. The…
The sister festival to the UK’s leading Psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest returns to Scotland’s capital on Sunday 6th September 2026 after a hugely successful 2025.The psychede…
Burgess Park, Albany Road London SE59 August 2026 | 12PM-10PMTickets: £35–£65INSTAGRAM | SIGN UP LINKThe Martinez Brothers, Skream b2b Patrick Topping, Joseph Capriati, Mau P b2b Dennis Cruz, East End…
Tickets on sale Friday 23 February, 10am at lovesavestheday.org FIRST LOOK AT 2025 PROGRAMME:SAMMY VIRJI / SUB FOCUS / CONFIDENCE MAN DJS / RIZZLE KICKS / EVE / HEDEX4AM KRU / BASSLAYERZ / ENZO SIRAGU…
It’s crazy to think that Scottish outfit Biffy Clyro have been around for over three decades at this point. Multiple #1 albums and millions of copies later, they’ve fully cemented themselves as one of…
For fans of ARTMS, this gig should have been a triumphant celebration of a group who struggled to even exist; they are 5 ex-members of often lauded K-Pop stalwarts LOONA, who fragmented after they won…
Before we get into the 2026 touring cycle, our reviewers share their personal live music highlights of 2025. FKA Twigs @ Magazine Londonby Rap FanPresented in a three-act structure named after a copyp…
In the past few years, the music industry has enjoyed something of a resurrection in growth terms but, an increasingly fragmented market with fewer one-size-fits-all strategies for breaking new artist…
Most millennials of a certain age are coming up to nearly two decades of association with Vampire Weekend. For many, it will have been short-lived, focusing mainly on their 2008 eponymous breakout deb…
Homobloc, the proudly queer block party born from Manchester's beloved Homoelectric club night firmly plants its flag in Warehouse Project territory once again. Shifted from its usual November slot to…
If you listened to BBC Radio 1 or Capital FM in the late 2000s and early 2010s, chances are you’d hear a wave of ‘stomp clap hey’ music that was dominating the airwaves. From The Lumineers to Of Monst…
“Nostalgia sells” is a big statement that many music observers may make when looking at the current touring climate. Bands that people who are now in their 30s grew up on have been popping up with inc…
If you had told Alessandra Rose Jones (better known as Alessi Rose) in 2024 about the next 365 days of her career, she’d have hardly believed anything you’d said. Thankfully, you don’t need to imagine…
After unveiling three major headliners in recent weeks— Tyler, the Creator , Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds , and The Cure , whose day tickets sold out in 24 hours—Rock en Seine is rolling out the red …
Celebrating everything jazz, funk and soul, Cross The Tracks is an unmissable part of the Brockwell Park bank holiday festivities. Today, they announce an incredible second wave of acts for their 2025…
Everyone has heard of Boardmasters. But only those who’ve felt the wind, the waves and the bass know what it really is. Once again this August you are invited to taste the salt and ride the rhythm of …
Few awards and accolades in British music generate the buzz and the hype of the Mercury Prize. Awarded every year since 1992 to the best album in British music that year, some of the all time greats h…
We Out Here Festival today unveils its first-wave of artists for its 2026 edition. In typical We Out Here fashion, next year’s festival will welcome an eclectic mix of genre pioneers alongside the bes…
Way Out West will return to Slottsskogen Park in Gothenburg from 13–15 August 2026, marking its eighteenth edition with another bold and eclectic mix of music, culture, and conscious living. Following…
Tramlines Festival has confirmed the first wave of artists set to perform at Hillsborough Park from 24 to 26 July 2026. Headliners Fatboy Slim (Friday), Courteeners (Saturday) and Wolf Alice (Sunday) …
The EFG London Jazz Festival’s 10 day celebration of the musical avant garde is unrivalled the world over. Delivering well over 300 live shows, it is a rare opportunity to find yourself lost within th…
Y Not Festival has announced its first wave of artists for its 2026 edition. Returning to Pikehall, Derbyshire from 30 July to 2 August for its nineteenth year.Next year's event will be headlined by R…
If you were to play the Woodsies stage at Glastonbury, chances are, you’d be a well established act with a couple of big singles released and maybe an album or two. Now imagine getting to play the Woo…
I can’t believe this festival happens. GenX doesn’t join things, or even accumulate en masse often. We’re an entire generation of loners. And compared to the multitudes on either side of our birth yea…
The support act for tonight’s Barbican show feels extra special, as we’re treated to The Fiery Furnaces’ first UK show since 2009. The Friedberger siblings - older brother Matthew on the grand piano, …
Festival season: something you’d usually associate with lush patches of grass, massive open air outdoor stages, and warm British sunshine (or rain). On the contrary, today’s festival opposed all of th…
The fifth edition of Pitchfork Festival’s London edition was brought to a close on Saturday in Chalk Farm’s Victorian trainshed turned music shrine, the Roundhouse. Shortly after doors had opened, the…
If there’s one sub-genre in the wide crop of indie music that’s emerged above all else in the 2020s so far, few would argue against it being the ‘Windmill scene’. Named after a now-iconic music venue …
There are wistful moments in every music fan’s life — usually a boring April afternoon before the sun is truly back in action — when they send a friend a certain kind of message. This message is direc…
Pennsylvania’s Joey Valence & Brae have drawn wide acclaim over the past few years for their fun lyricism and dance instrumentals - with many comparisons made to groups like Beastie Boys, but with…
A few weeks ago, an article from Billboard went viral: NO RAP SONGS ARE IN THE BILLBOARD HOT 100’S TOP 40 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1990. The title hit the top page of r/hiphopheads and was shared by y…
Brighton’s multi-venue Mutations Festival took place towards the start of November, the city’s final festival of the year. The lineup featured a wide range of artists from post-punk, various electroni…
Another unseasonably warm November, another batch of Pitchfork-curated shows across the capital. While tonight’s gig has been downgraded to Corsica Studios after would-be-headliners Unwound sadly had …
Everything felt entirely incongruous, at least initially. Fabric. On a Thursday. With absolutely no queue. Or search. Or seemingly anyone else in the entire venue as I descended flight after flig…
There is an episode early in the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in which the school’s computer teacher, Jenny Calendar, is revealed to be a ‘techno-pagan’ — a witch who manipulates the power…
I forgot my headphones today. Usually, my way of getting through the working day is: big headphones on, queuing up something with a hypnotic bass line, volume cranked. Focus. Thankfully, the radi…
“It’s a hard life, I can’t lie, it’s been a rush” - this was the first line of the night you heard sung by ‘hard life’ frontman Murray Matravers. And in the case of this Leicester-based indie-pop grou…
If you’re a fan of Wunderhorse, Fontaines D.C, The Royston Club or anyone from that crop of indie music, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve heard of this four-piece. Although Keo are practically babi…
More now than ever, there has seemingly been a massive boom in both the quality and quantity of music from a small island to the west of England - from CMAT to Fontaines D.C to The Murder Capital, thi…
Essential new music showcase Live at Leeds In The City has announced the final instalment of artists performing at this year’s edition of the festival on Saturday 15th of November. A celebration of th…
Little Simz wrapped up the Europe leg of her tour in support of sixth studio album Lotus with a headline performance in her hometown at London’s O2 Arena. Having witnessed her first headline festival …
As far as 2025s go, it’s safe to say it’s been a busy one for The Royston Club. From massive sets at Reading + Leeds Festival, to their top 5 sophomore album “Songs for the Spine”, the four-piece from…
Hackney Wick - on the surface, this East London neighbourhood may not have much that meets the eye. However, as you delve further into the history of this area, it becomes apparent why some dub this a…
It’s fair to say that a band as unique as The Lovely Eggs never settle for anything run of the mill or mundane when it comes to picking the support acts for their tours. The Lancaster duo are well kno…
Over 27 years ago, a little unknown band named ‘Starfish’ announced themselves onto the UK music scene, playing their first ever gig at The Laurel Tree in Camden. 10 albums, tens of millions of copies…
Run by the team behind Manchester Psych Fest, the festival brought over 35 bands to 7 venues spread across the city centre, bringing the very best guitar music the scene has to offer to Brighton. Feat…
Forwards Festival takes place on the Clifton Downs in Bristol for two days every year, with the Saturday generally being a dance programme and the Sunday being indie leaning. Organised by the Love Sav…
The end of festival season is always bittersweet and a bit exhausting. The bucolic setting and multidimensional lineup of the End of the Road festival is the perfect way to wrap it up, feeling satisfi…
After what seems like the longest summer ever, with very little preparation and a lot of excitement we headed down the road on a warm, slightly breezy day to Fernhill Farm, the Mendips setting for Arc…
What happens when three friends with no festival experience decide to start a podcast to find out if they can put on a grassroots music event?For over a year, How to Build a Festival has followed thre…
My day started with Cat Burns on the main stage with her soulful, Ed Sheeran-inspired pop cuts before I wandered over to the intimate Ordinary Stage for 54 Ultra, one of the few male-fronted acts of t…
First up are long-time absentees Youth Lagoon. After a period away, Trevor Powers is back making music under his new moniker and eases us into the start of the day with his gently cracking vocal tones…
The messaging leading into last year’s edition made it sound as if the organisers were willing to wind down; last year’s exceptional edition however seems to have ignited a new flame, leaving a foot i…
The festival kicked off for me with a margarita from the Casamigos House (because that’s obviously how all good festivals should start) and then straight into Leon Vynehall on the West Stage, with the…
They are headed by Ezra Koenig, born in the Upper West Side to a theatre set dresser and a psychotherapist, departing shortly after for New Jersey. His upbringing was perfectly formulated to be haunte…
Green Man Festival returned to the scenic countryside of Wales for its 23rd year. The nation’s most revered independent music festival featured headline performances from Kneecap, Wet Leg, Underworld …
Entering its sixth year and fifth consecutive sell out, ‘We Out Here’ has become a pilgrimage for music lovers everywhere. This award-winning medium-sized festival plays host to an array of programmin…
A summer beset by dry heat in London led to an extra layer of dust at Victoria Park, as we walked into Chase & Status’ headline day with that classic festival anticipation. As is commonplace with …
I’ve always found it a great setting for a single stage festival, set in a cozy bowl pretty far from the city itself. It’s fair to say our day of sunbathing outside the fence was a lot less stressful …
Good things come to those who wait. That’s been said about many musicians over time, and in the case of Irish rock group Fontaines D.C, they are certainly no exception. In the space of a year, the ban…
Pitchfork London announces third and final wave of acts for fifth festival edition, including Pitchfork London Selects showcase at 93 Feet East & Young Label Takeover.Newly announced acts include:…
Alternative rock band Palace and LA-based singer-songwriter and guitarist NoSo have been added to the line-up for Khruangbin’s huge open-air show taking place at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Friday 15…
Rarely is a five-band bill as well curated as the first night of Crystal Palace Bowl’s 2025 South Facing Festival, with headliners Mogwai and Lankum topping the August 7th lineup, and The Twilight Sad…
Accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley (of Metropole Orkest fame), the audience were given a special treat as both artists’ music was greatly enhanced by orchestral score…
2024 was supposed to be the year of the Catfish - after their temporary disbandment in 2021, the Welsh band returned with the statement new single “Showtime” and a big tour to lead up to their fourth …
Summer holidays have begun, and once again we kicked it off with Dorset’s annual family music festival curated by Rob Da Bank and… new development this year… sponsored by Debenhams(?!?) Did the 250-ye…
Nearly a year on from our glowing endorsement of the Jazz Cafe's first edition, we returned to see what 2025 would hold. With a perhaps less recognisable line up than the year before, it was set to be…
Throughout the years Y Not has played host to some incredible acts such as Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Blossoms & Basement Jaxx. This year's lineup is shaping up to be an all timer with Th…
So far this decade, few have reached the level of both critical and commercial success that Billie Eilish has achieved: 3 #1 albums, 9 Grammy awards and nearly 100 billion streams worldwide. Few artis…
The logistics of turning central Edinburgh into the host for the world's largest arts festival for only a month are such that Assembly have long set up their half of George Square early. The food stal…
Former Black Midi vocalist and guitarist Geordie Greep headed to Brighton for a second time (and the first time since the release of debut solo album The New Sound). The evening began with a surprisin…
Tramlines has gone from strength to strength since its inaugural festival in 2009. I first went in 2010, when it was still a series of free gigs in a town square and surrounding venues. Now, it’s a fu…
Building on the success of it’s previous two sold-out years the psychedelic and psychedelic-influenced festival’s third instalment has added six new acts to the 2025 bill including dystopian psych-syn…
As soaring costs and post-Covid burnout force many UK festivals to call it quits, Beat-Herder stands out as a rare success story in the brutal world of independent festivals. Beat-Herder, founded in 2…
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts kick start the 3rd weekend of British Summer Time Festival this year, with an older set of headliners (Neil Young, Stevie Wonder and a sadly cancelled Jeff Lyne ELO) c…
Walking up to the entrance of Villa Park on Thursday afternoon provided an interesting sight; on one hand, there was a sea of oversized American football jerseys, fitted with jean shorts and sneakers.…
This is it. The final live performance by Ozzy Osbourne and the original line-up of Black Sabbath. Given Ozzy’s ailing health, it doesn’t feel like a No More Tours/No More Tours 2 situation - this is …
Love Supreme is a highlight of the South East’s festival scene, with a family-friendly atmosphere and a bustling yet classy vibe. 2025’s programme featured an all-star lineup of the genre’s legends an…
Noah Kahan’s headline performance at BST, which he acknowledged as his biggest ever show, felt less like a performance and more like a communal, folk-pop celebration. I arrived just in time to hear Gi…
At this point, it’s fair to say the “new wave” of UK Jazz acts can be considered mainstays in the festival circuit. Artists like Yussef Dayes and Ezra Collective are regulars in lineups across the sum…
After facing criticisms on queue lengths the previous year, fans were admitted entry with far greater efficiency than before (despite the initial queue when doors opened consisting of thousands), maki…
Ask any fans in the UK who their top five grime MCs are, and you’d struggle to find anyone who doesn’t mention Ghetts. The East London “Movement” founder is a legend of the game — from iconic radio se…
There are few stages on the planet that are bigger and more significant than Wembley Stadium. Ever since the original stadium and its iconic twin towers opened in 1923, and up to its modern renovation…
There are few better places to drift into a steamy summer evening in London than the Southbank. Here the humid hubbub on the banks of the Thames continued into the belly of The Queen Elizabeth Hall. A…
This year marks the 13th edition of the UK’s long-running hardcore mecca, Outbreak Festival. For the first time, they’ve ventured south with Outbreak London — a scaled-down one-dayer held in parallel …
Following a new twist on the formula with Outbreak London in Victoria Park under the LIDO banner, Outbreak returns to its home at the BEC Arena for a fantastic blend of cult acts, shoegaze, UK live pe…
The Streets, led by frontman Mike Skinner, opened the 2025 Little Simz curated Meltdown festival, which was the 30th edition of the country’s longest-running artist-curated music festival at the world…
When you release an album as critically acclaimed as 2024’s ‘Imaginal Disk’, there is bound to be a fair amount of hype around your musical duo. That’s certainly the case for LA-based alternative pop …
Headlining the very first day of Victoria Park’s brand new LIDO festival, Massive Attack brought their Act 1.5 live show to London on Friday. Following their pioneering eco-friendly day festival on Br…
A few days after the launch of their critically acclaimed second album, caroline 2, the London eight-piece played to a sold-out Islington Assembly Hall as part of a short run of UK shows.Support for t…
Love Saves The Day in Bristol was an absolute burst of colour, energy, and great vibes this year. From the moment you walked through the gates, you could feel the excitement in the air — everyone smil…
Live at Leeds’ expansion from the city to the park has been a great success. I was always a fan of the venue-crawl element, but it’s nice to be back in the beautiful rolling hills of Temple Newsam Par…
The inaugural Wide Awake festival in 2021 was my first after lockdown. Ever since, it’s heralded the start of festival season for me. Excellently curated, with great vibes and great beer, they also se…
A day school at an alternative rock festival in the midlands. I’m not sure this is what the progenitors of punk, such as Iggy Pop who was in attendance on Saturday, had in mind 48 years ago as the sub…
I headed to Brockwell Park last weekend with more than a fair share of trepidation. Weeks of negative headlines had put the event firmly in doubt; not only the last minute bid by self-appointed and s…
The contrast couldn’t be greater: on one side of Manchester, a small army of technicians, security teams and venue staff are preparing the UK’s largest indoor arena for an epic three-hour show by Bruc…
Pitchfork Music Festival London today announces the second line-up announcement for its fifth edition in the capital, taking place from 4 - 8 November 2025. A mainstay in London’s cultural calendar, P…
Just a week before Cross the Tracks 2025 was due to kick off, the festival was threatened with closure. Campaign group Protect Brockwell Park (PBP) won a dramatic High Court case against Lambeth Counc…
One of the most revered electronic records of the 1990s, Orbital’s Orbital 2 (more commonly known as “The Brown Album”), has received a long-awaited reissue, featuring 23 bonus tracks - bringing its t…
Tyler, The Creator returned to London this week for a three-day residency at Greenwich’s O2 Arena as part of his first tour in the country for six years. Previously thwarted by both a ban from enterin…
Manchester’s WU LYF vanished from the music scene in 2012, in the same elusive way they’d made their name. The band’s buzzy status was originally built on word-of-mouth, blog culture, and their refusa…
Today, the UK’s favourite family festival – Camp Bestival – announces the release of its cut-price Early Bird Day Tickets. With April’s mini heatwave being the warmest in seven years, the nation is in…
Rising from the ashes – Shindig - an independent festival returns!It’s a rare good news story in the world of independent festivals.A festival that had announced 2024 would be its last – due to the ch…
Generation X isn’t known for smiling, we’ve spent 5 decades smug and now middle aged RBF has permanently encompassed our visage. But every time twinkling lights and rainbow inflatables pass through, g…
After informing my buddies I was seeing Ocean Colour Scene, I got a few giggles and jeers from my fellow Gen X music fanatics in our WhatsApp group the day of the gig. I should start this review by te…
A mainstay in London’s cultural calendar, Pitchfork London has lit up the capital with an array of diverse and original programming over the past four years. Kicking off with specially-curated weekday…
Following an unprecedented response and a sell-out of their highly anticipated Rock N Roll Circus headline show, Queens of the Stone Age have added a second date on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at Sheffi…
LONDON. Thursday 20th February, 2025: The Jazz Cafe, one of the world's most iconic live music venues, is set to return with its highly anticipated second annual festival on Sunday, 3rd August at Burg…
Given the chaos of Fat Dog’s sets seen by our reviewers at Glastonbury and Truck Festivals last summer, it might have been reasonable to expect a pretty young demographic at this gig, so imagine my su…
Researching The Beat isn’t an easy task – the make-up of the band hasn’t been clear since 1983, and three of the original members are dead. These days two versions exist: The English Beat playing song…
Terrible mullets, tragic bootcuts, and an event you'd rather not admit you’ve attended to your loved ones – no, it's not the farmer's protest; it's Sports Team in Kentish Town.It’s been over 2 years s…
Y Not Festival has announced its line-up for 2025’s edition! Y Not has been held annually in Pikehall, Derbyshire since 2005 and has seen a plethora of incredible acts since it was first held, such as…
Marking the conclusion of Pitchfork London week, and spread across five venues in Dalston, this evening’s lineup is an embarrassment of riches - especially if your currency of choice is hotly-tipped b…
Every year, the London edition of Pitchfork Music Festival promises to deliver carefully selected line-ups of interesting musicians performing in some of the Capital’s beloved and established music ve…
An exuberant, vibrant and varied show, that challenges the preconceptions of what “world” music is, and what it can be.Nyege Nyege this year celebrated its 9th edition on a new site in Jinja, Uganda. …
Decked out in his trademark dungarees, Alan Sparhawk walks onstage at the Barbican, flanked by a trio of small vases and accompanied by his son on bass. Seeing the two of them onstage together is very…
“This is our last song,” said Hannah Pidduck, guitarist and powerful vocalist, hamming it up enormously for the appreciative Fleece crowd. She did so with the comfort you’d expect towards the end of a…
In a standout year for women in pop, it can be hard to find footing amid the juggernaut tours of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift or long-in-the-tooth ingenues Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX.…
The 9th Nyege Nyege music and arts festival, which is held annually in Uganda and is the East African state’s biggest tourism event, will take place 14-17 November 2024 at the Source of the Nile by Ji…
They Might Be Giants Announce Exclusive Live AlbumBeast of Horns Out October 25Full-Length Album Only Available via the TMBG StoreThe band return to the UK in November for ‘An Evening With They Might …
On Friday night, a sold out Oslo in Hackney was treated to a selection of unique vignettes from the mind of Anna Erhard, mostly taken from her new 3rd album Botanical Garden. Opener Not Rick introduce…
Boomtown’s third chapter, Revolution of Imagination, was off to a flying start even before attendees hit the fields. For the first time post-COVID, the festival sold out – a much-needed win for the or…
Few day festivals, let alone one in its inaugural year, will play out to greater success than what Jazz Cafe served up for music lovers in Burgess Park. In what felt like a fitting farewell to the sum…
Following a successful opening year, Edinburgh Psych Fest expanded to be bigger and better than before. Whilst still not quite as large as its sister event (the longer established Manchester Psych Fes…
See the seminal punk documentary about the DC punk scene in the 1980s in its newly remastered/ edited form to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its release. This version features new interviews, and n…
Manchester's biggest multi-venue event is back! Neighbourhood Festival is set to light up the city on October 5th with a night of incredible live performances, and the newly unveiled lineup is already…
There’s always a myriad of options to choose from when it comes to closing off the festival season in the UK and, since its debut in 2022, Forwards has been my choice of the bunch. Boasting hefty line…
What a way to end the summer. Our second of what will be an annual outing was a long weekend of glorious music and child wonderment. As EOTR feels like two festivals smashed into one, let’s dive into …
The Jazz Cafe, one of the world’s iconic venues, will host its debut festival on Sunday, 15th September. Set across four stages in Burgess Park, Camberwell, the lineup reflects the Jazz Cafe’s firm gr…
Most bands wouldn’t have the confidence to start their largest UK show to date with an unreleased song, but most bands aren’t Wednesday. The alt-country powerhouses from North Carolina harness an intr…
My last visit to All Points East was in 2019, when Bring Me the Horizon headlined. Despite arriving hungover a couple of bottles of wine and some great music quickly turned the day around and it ended…
So we come to the final day of All Points East 2024’s second weekend in Victoria Park. After LCD Soundsystem’s euphoric party delivered a poignant tribute both to their friend (and our 20s) on Friday …
Danielle Moore, the ebullient lead singer of the beloved British dance band Crazy P, has passed away at the age of 52. The band announced the heartbreaking news in an Instagram post on Sunday, Septemb…
Another year, another stacked edition of All Points East. After running the gauntlet of brand activations, drinking my body weight in complimentary Coke Zeros, and failing to claim a free White Claw s…
There’s not many better places on the planet than Brighton on a festival day. Music is one of the things this city does best, and today proved no exception. Brighton Psych Fest, an offshoot from the a…
London, UK – September 4, 2024: Legendary British rock band Oasis has announced two additional highly anticipated shows at Wembley Stadium on 27 and 28 September 2025, following an overwhelming demand…
Ticketmaster is facing backlash from fans after implementing dynamic ticket pricing for the highly anticipated Oasis reunion tour. The controversial pricing model, which adjusts ticket prices based on…
The sun hung heavy and unforgiving over Victoria Park, casting its relentless heat on a sweltering sea of bodies at All Points East—a festival that has certainly embraced the reality of modern-day eve…
After well-publicised financial and time struggles, this year's Field Maneuvers was highlighted as its final iteration. In its eleventh year overall and third in its current location, Field Maneuvers …
Under a warm London sun, my day at the festival began within the intimate confines of the Cooper Tent, where Navy Blue, a rising star from New York, took the stage. He is one of my favourite MCs of th…
The day kicked off with an energetic, tone-setting performance from The Pharcyde. It was a delight to see Imani bounding across the stage, joined by fellow members Fatlip and Slimkid3. However, it was…
Edinburgh Psych Fest, the sister festival to the UK’s leading Psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest, has announced it will be adding two new venues to the 2024 edition along with a…
This year, it seems that ‘greenwashing’ no longer refers to the music scene’s attempt to appear eco-friendly, but to packs of festivalgoers all clad in a particular hue: #8ACE00. Previously known as t…
This is my first time at Y Not Festival. Held annually in Pikehall, Derbyshire since 2005, Y Not has seen a plethora of incredible acts over the years, including Two Door Cinema Club, Snoop Dogg, Blos…
tl;drGood vibesFamily friendlyGood value for moneyDecent line upVariable sound qualityPre-ambleThree weeks prior to Truck I had no festival plans for this summer. With a just turned one-year-old baby …
2024 introduced some big changes to the layout and structure of Camp Bestival, much for the better. Let’s take a look at what Rob and Josie switched around for families attending the first big party o…
On the first night of the 10th instalment of the Jurassic Fields Festival, while my twin boys slept in the pram, I was dancing to the sweet ska revival sound of Reverend and the Makers as sheep wander…
Choosing the right tent for a festival can be the difference between a comfortable, enjoyable experience and a nightmare of sleepless nights and soggy mornings. Whether you’re on a budget, camping wit…
Planning to attend a festival soon? Whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned festival-goer, packing the right essentials can make or break your experience. To help you get ready, we've put together …
I’ve read mixed opinions about whether Glastonbury is appropriate for children, ranging from people saying it’s as great for kids as it is for adults to one extreme view I came across today, claiming …
What, you’re going to Glastonbury for the first time? We’re so excited for you! But if you’re a youngster who’s just expecting a big romp in the field or an American who’s only done Coachella, you’re …
Glastonbury Festival is widely renowned as one of the most iconic and beloved music festivals in the world. Held annually in Somerset, England, this legendary event has garnered a dedicated following …
Day 1By complete coincidence, I found myself in Barcelona just as Primavera was about to kick off. Having never done a foreign music festival and always wanting to, I put the wheels in motion to make …
Spring bank holiday marks the start of the UK festival calendar. Despite many events struggling to survive in a climate of rising costs, exacerbated by a government that seems completely uninterested …
From the moment Danny Brown arrived on stage, striding into the purple haze of an eagerly awaiting Kentish Town crowd, you just felt something memorable was in the offing. Clad head to toe in steampun…
We are thrilled to announce that Festivals & Gigs is now the official home for live festival and gig reviews from the vibrant and dynamic Discord community, OOFestivals (OOF). This partnership mar…
Even amongst the undoubtedly crowded London day festival landscape, Wide Awake has managed to carve out a unique niche over recent years—melding indie, post-punk, electronica, and pop into a lineup th…
Festival Season has begun, as our mud-caked trolley can confirm. If Bank Holiday weekend at Bearded Theory in Staffordshire provides any accurate forecast, it’s going to be a sloppy summer, but it’s g…
Since the introduction of Lost Vagueness in the early 00’s, Glastonbury’s late-night offerings have grown to become, for many, as important as the bands playing through the day. Long after the big sta…
A soul-cleansing combination of theatre, dance, and comedy, SOAP bathes each audience member in an immersive live performance that's equal parts high-art and bawdy entertainment.The show is billed as …
Camping stoves are an essential piece of kit for festival-goers who want to keep costs down and avoid long queues at food stalls. Whether you need a simple stove to boil water or a more advanced setup…
So you were unlucky in Glastonbury resale. It’s a tough one to crack through, far more competitive than the main sale in October. Our first recommendation is that, if you have any inclination to atten…
Dorset’s Friday 26 July will see a headline main stage performance from pop favourites McFly, Big Top headliners the iconic electronic duo Orbital live, the original Reggae selector David Rodigan. Sat…
DorsetCamp Bestival Dorset the UK’s favourite family festival is landing back in Lulworth Castle, Dorset (25 – 28 July 2024) with a totally out of this world lineup and intergalactic, aliens and space…
Y Not Festival has unveiled 2024’s line-up.The event – which runs from 2nd-4th August at Pikehall, Derbyshire – will be headlined by Snow Patrol, Jamie T (pictured) and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Bi…
The big reveal is here! Inspired by the wonders of precious life on planet Earth, we are super excited to announce that the theme for Camp Bestival Dorset 2023 is…. Animal Snap! From the 27th to 30th …
Boomtown Festival, the UK's biggest immersive music festival, is excited to announce the launch of general tickets for its highly anticipated 2024 edition, "Chapter Three: Revolution of Imagination." …
On Glastonbury Sunday, UK music journalists roasted one of rock music’s best loved bands rather than potatoes. Were these harsh criticisms deserved? Let’s deep dive into the performance, something nei…
If, as festival season winds down, you find yourself feeling you’ve not quite seen enough incredible bands this summer, often too ensconced in paint-bomb performance art during your weekend escapes, t…
It was a soggy July in Great Britain, but the spirits of Camp Bestival attendees were not to be dampened. Thousands of families descended upon the Dorset festivities for the first weekend of summer ho…
It was change or die time for Noisily and I admit I felt a little apprehensive about the prospect of an entirely new site. The old location in Coney Wood had felt, well, quite homely and I wondered if…
The Isle of Wight Festival 2023 was a swirling vortex of sonic rebellion, debauchery, and transcendental chaos. From the moment I set foot on the hallowed grounds of Seaclose Park, I knew I was in for…
Boomtown announces tickets for Chapter Two: The Twin Trail, an explorative new chapter for 2023!Tickets on sale today (Wednesday 5th October) at 7pm.Boomtown, one of the UK’s largest theatre and music…
Festival to celebrate 10th anniversary at spectacular new site for 2023 editionThis year’s eclectic music acts span from Joris Voorn, Henri Bergmann, Oliver Koletzki, and Mouse OutfitFestival introduc…
2 sets. All of Flood. 8-piece band. Horns! Tickets on sale now.Leaders of the lo-fi revolution and Grammy award-winners They Might Be Giants are extending and expanding their 2023 UK tour with new dat…
During two and a half hours, while speaking two and a half times faster than most, Henry Rollins only told three stories (with a bit of politics at the start and motivation at end.) But my god, what s…
Yungblud wraps his first UK arena tour with a thrilling Wembley show that combines newfound spectacle with a familiar intimacy.Inclusion is important to Yungblud. His songs, which touch on everything …
Too often live shows highlight a band’s shortcomings. Especially if that band’s carefully crafted albums favour a big, slick production style over capturing the raw energy of real people playing toget…
Glastonbury Festival has today released the lineup poster for the West Holts Stage, with Kelis, Loyle Carner and Rudimental topping the bill.
The Black Angels create a fully immersive, deeply hypnotic experience in Shepherd’s Bush Empire with their fuzzed-out Texas take on psych-rock.The Black Angels have never hidden their influences. Name…
Hell Is For Heroes treat an incredibly enthusiastic Eventim Apollo audience to a blistering set featuring ever-potent classics, two brilliant new songs, and a lead singer clearly still hooked on crowd…
Glastonbury Festival has today released their first line up poster for the 2023 Festival.It would appear that the poster was hastily released after intially being published by the Guardian early this …
The 1975 support their most focused album yet with their most ambitious stage show to date. Even a surprise appearance by Taylor Swift can’t eclipse the sensory-overload spectacle they’ve created.To t…
Fields Of The Nephilim embark on another dark voyage as they perform their landmark 1988 album The Nephilim in full.Few bands have as strong an identity as Fields Of The Nephilim. Even seen in silhoue…
The line up for Camp Bestival Shropshire 2023 has been announced along with the line up for the sister festival in Dorset.Tickets can be purchased at https://shropshire.campbestival.net/tickets/buy-ti…
The line-up for the Camp Bestival 15th birthday bash is here!We are totally delighted and just a little bit excited to announce that pop chanteuse Grace Jones will celebrate Camp Bestival’s Animal Sna…
This year, Boomtown brought with it a sense of immense excitement and cautious apprehension. It’s no secret that three years of lost revenue would impact any festival, let alone one that reinvests so …
Noisily festival, oh how we’ve missed you…Three years is a long time. A lot can happen. People change their careers, homes and even create more people. Very little is a constant… apart from the appare…
Yo yo yo, what's up party people?! It's your girl Jolly Jesso, and I just gotta tell you about the NASS Festival at the Bath and West Show Ground. Let me tell you, this is one wild ride that you won't…
Alright, buckle up folks, because John here and I've got a wild ride of a review for you. I had the pleasure of attending Pearl Jam's performance at the BST Hyde Park Festival in London on July 8, 202…
Buckle up, everyone, because Glastonbury 2022 was a whirlwind of music, mud, and magic that you won’t want to miss hearing about. I’m John, and I’m here to spill the tea on this year’s festival, from …
Skunk Anansie celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2019 by releasing new music, a live album (25Live@25) and starting their European tour. Skin is one of the world’s most iconic female performers, and…
As the UK leg of the Crash tour lands in London with a guest appearance from Caroline Polachek, Charli performs the entireity of her number one album Crash alongside hits like “1999”, a revised versio…
As with any band, Sebastian Murphy — being the Viagra Boys frontman — gets the lion's share of attention, and tonight he earns it with topless dad dancing, solid vocals and curling up in a ball on the…
No doubt there’s been plenty of post-pandemic shows celebrating the fact we’re all able to convene and dance together again. (You have to wonder just when we’ll all get over it). For James Bay, that w…
After the release of the 80's inspired synth-pop 'Laural Hell' album in Febuary 2022, fans of the alternative artist Mitski were eager for her return as she set on tour through North America and the E…
If the group of young people near to me in any way represented the overall crowd at the O2 were there to witness The Wombats, then the band has assured its place in the pantheon of indie rock royalty …
It seems fair to say that up until pretty recently, Adam Granduciel’s The War on Drugs remained a relatively niche concern; a band that belonged to the proverbial black market, if you will. With a lar…
Chapter One’s official dress up theme is CELEBRATION!You’re invited to a post-pandemic paradise, a pure carnival of delights and a haven of self-expression where you have the space to transform into y…
Camp Bestival has released it's line up for the 14 Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle, and it looks to be a super weekend for the top of the pack of family friendly festivals.Topping the weekend’s music…
The EDM weekender that Boomtown once was has, in just a few short years, blossomed into a large-scale music and performance art festival with something for everyone.For Punks“Diss-order Alley” – This …
If 2018 set the benchmark for long, hot summers, at least Noisily had an ace up its sleeve: nestled beneath the wooded glades of Nosely estate, Lincolnshire, the UK’s best alternative electronic music…
Few sights will be funnier this festival season than watching Goth kids hide in the remote areas of shade that Hyde Park had to offer on a sweltering 30 degree London day, glaring at colourful Pride a…
Sitting in the bar of the Southbank Centre, my boyfriend looked at me and said “He's doing this show with a cellist. I think this might be... weird.”“We're about to find out” is all I could reply. I h…
Just when it seems the festival market is at peak saturation, a new offering sprouts up in the summer sun. Tinderbox, a 3-day multi-genre festival set in a Danish forest, has blossomed in its 4th year…
One name: Garth Brooks. Brooks is the biggest headliner the festival has had in its 12 years. Granted, only the Beatles have sold more albums in America, so he’s the biggest name to ever play practica…
Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park are passionate about their event providing the best experience possible for all fans and continue to update their accessibility across the site.Wheth…
Multi-talented cult legends BLITZEN TRAPPER have added a genre to their mixed bag of tricks: musical theatre. The band produced the stage musical WILD & RECKLESS in Portland in 2017. While the the…
The Spanish are winning the battle for best line-ups on the EU festival circuit, as MadCool outdoes itself for the 2018 edition. Featuring the biggest names in Rock n Roll, the mid-July festival in Ma…
Huddled in our tent, strategically placed by a wind-blocking fence in the non-family camping area just behind the Big Top, we took cover from the barrage of rain and tribute acts. Yet we were able to …
For those interested in the roots of pop-punk and how it has transpired, a more perfectly curated lineup is difficult to imagine. The day started with Stiff Little Fingers, long heralded as one of Bil…
I can almost hear the Zack De La Rocha cover of Taylor Swift, sung to his former Rage Against the Machine bandmates: “We are never, ever, getting back together!”To which Tom Morello and the drummer, l…
“So this is where the Dodgers ended up,” Joel mused as he first addressed the crowd with a quick anecdote of his childhood in Brooklyn. He opened the night with “Movin’ Out.” Then went into a rocking …
Goldenvoice delivers another quality Stagecoach Festival. A great lineup with easy amenities. I’ll get to the bands in a second, but as someone who’s been to almost every Stagecoach, I want to do a qu…
Not that she was ever really gone, but LeAnn Rimes is back on the music scene with her soon to be released Remnants album and played a preview this weekend at the El Rey in Los Angeles. She took the s…
While only possessing a handful of household tunes, The Flaming Lips cannon of work spans 3 decades of varied music, covering the genres of grunge-punk, dream-pop, experimental electronica, and one in…
Old Dominion played a stellar performance in Los Angeles last weekend at the Nova by Microsoft. Goldenvoice is getting everyone excited for the recently announced Stagecoach 2017 and brought in an act…
Nineties heavy hitters Bush came to the Wiltern in LA last weekend and it was like a time machine back to 1995. Twenty years ago seemed like now. It felt like everyone in attendance had reached back …
For the last two weekends, six of the greatest bands/artists in rock and roll history converged in Indio California for an event dubbed as Desert Trip. The audience was loaded with people from all ov…
Dolly Parton played two nights at the Hollywood Bowl, and if there is one thing you’ll realize, when you see her perform, it’s that she is timeless. At 70 she still has the vigor of a teen, the mental…
At the last minute I decided to check out Hall & Oats at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night because I had dozens of friends going and a ticket was floating around. I’d been thinking of going to…
The people from Best Fest came to LA to perform what’s become an annual tradition: Petty Fest. A tribute to Tom Petty featuring the Cabin Down Below Band as the house band and bringing up guest musici…
When Bestivalites are invited to embody the festival’s annual theme in mind, body, spirit, and, most importantly, dress code, the results are always remarkable. This year’s future was no different as …
Bandette puts the (wrist)band in band for their album release party. Their self-titled debut album was released digitally and as a USB slap bracelet. That’s right a band named Bandette released thei…
Guns ‘N’ Roses returned to their home turf of Los Angeles on their Not In This Lifetime tour. I’m just giving a brief update since I did full coverage on both of their MetLife shows in New York earli…
Throughout the history of performance there has been the need for something, a gimmick, to separate your act from the pack. The Rolling Stones once wore houndstooth jackets to make them recognizable …
When I first moved to Los Angeles 16 years ago I struggled to get my bearings straight in a new city. Within 6 weeks of my arrival one of my favorite bands from my college days, 311, played at the Pal…
Guns N’ Roses Not in This Lifetime tour came to MetLife arena in the New York/New Jersey Meadowlands this past weekend and proved that its still so easy to rock just like it was 25 years ago. I caugh…
Classic rock staple Boston came to the Greek Theater, with Dennis DeYoung of Styx opening. The Greek is one of LA’s best venues: small, not a bad seat, and in a picturesque canyon setting. A perfect …
So you've popped out a few children and you think your festival days are over. They're not. Rob Da Bank and company have cloned their top-tier UK music extravaganza Bestival and compacted it into a bi…
A decade since their last album, the Dixie Chicks packed the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater to an overly enthusiastic crowd of die-hard fans. From the first chords of “Taking the Long Way Around,” the Te…
If you are a fan of folk or world music, the Nest Collective is a group you need to know about. If you are seeking a bit of outdoor wilderness in the middle of London or an idea for a second date that…
Last Saturday night, die-hard Tom Petty fans packed into The Fonda on Hollywood Blvd to see his other and earlier band, Mudcrutch. Petty isn’t the only guy in the band who preceded his time as a Heart…
Camden has long been the heartbeat of the UK Rock N Roll scene, the place to which young punks from all over the country flock to see or become their favourite band. Camden Rocks has turned the spirit…
After scoring most of his lexicon the iconic horror filmmaker John Carpenter has transcended his musical talent into his 2nd album of “Lost Themes” and is finally taking the tunes on tour. Proving he…
The Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival rocked the surrounding mountains Memorial Day weekend. Over the last 27 years this charity festival organized by The Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise has grown int…
When you hear about a world-music cover of a pop song, the best images don’t always come to mind. They tend to be: elevator/grocery store music, karaoke, or the time you heard a group of Tibetan monks…
Brad Paisley played the second date of his summer tour last Friday at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. It’s the final season for this venue and Live Nation has the summer slate stacked with great shows, w…
The 10th Annual Stagecoach Festival went down last weekend on the Empire Polo Fields in Indio CA, where it was honored with the ACM for “Festival of the Year” during Old Dominion’s set on Sunday. But…
It’s hard to surprise the jaded generation, whose mind-set seems near always to be "come on then, impress me. I dare you".I guess we can chalk that up to the fact that no one really knows what they wa…
The name of the group was oddly familiar. A downloaded song from the dial up days carried their name, though the song itself did not originate from their back catalogue. Napster users had a bad habit …
Sir David Gilmour, guitarist and singer of the legendary band Pink Floyd, played three shows in Los Angeles capping off with a spectacular performance at the Forum on Sunday night. He’s touring to su…
1,2,3,4! Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen & the E Street Band played the middle show of their three-night stay at the LA Sports Arena on St. Patrick’s Day. From the sea of green shirts flooding the a…
It’s Oscar weekend in Los Angeles, which brings all the celebrities to the yard, not just actors. Elton John, an Oscar winner himself for the Lion King theme, is known to host one of Hollywood’s bigge…
Kip Moore exploded into the country scene a few years back with his hit “Somethin’ Bout a Truck,” a song that makes you love it the second you hear it and is so short it leaves you wanting more. That…
16 years since the decade ended, 90s nostalgia has now fully engulfed music, fashion, cinema, and art. Some of it’s a refreshing respite from the 21st century (Seinfeld and baggy jumpers), some of it …
I’ve had the privilege of seeing They Might Be Giants perform live in three vastly different settings: a midwestern fair for children in the late 90s, an opera hall in Los Angeles a few years ago, and…
It happens once in while. There’s a band you remember from adolescence, with just a couple snippets of songs you recall them recording. Big hits you still hear on the radio 18 years after they were re…
It’s close enough to Halloween, that I can get away with that right? Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers brought their Caribbean vibe to the Hollywood Bowl last week. Buffett and the Coral Reefers ar…
Some of my most profound and eternal memories are singing along to “Bat Out of Hell” on cassette with my mother and brother in the family mini-van. In my late teens, Meat Loaf returned to pop-icon sta…
In the dawn of rock and roll, British youths were on the forefront. If Stanley Kubrick had made an epic about the origins of rock and roll, he could have the early sixties when the monolith, no the st…
Metric begins their show in blackness, while a soothing American male voice-over pontificates humanity, global destruction, and the space-time-continuum. As he finishes with an optimistic nod to those…
Zac Brown brought his band on their Jekyll + Hyde tour to the Hollywood Bowl last night (10/09/15) for the first of their two nights at the venue. They were preceded by the up-and-coming female duo Mu…
Jack Black and Kyle Gass bring another Festival Supreme to Los Angeles, and much like the burrito supreme which inspired a lyric in a song by their band Tenacious D, which the festival draws its name …
Musical Comedy. One of the most ridiculed genres of any art form, perhaps a distant third to mime and interpretive dance. For musical comedy to work, the musicianship has to be on par with (or even ex…
This being my forth visit to the Bestival and the Isle of Wight, I was starting to consider myself a seasoned Bestival reveller by now. However, I have to concede to two revellers we met in the queue …
A tiny stage beneath a pub in Bethnal Green that you have to access through a series of tiled hallways, you don't expect a band to blow your hair back in such a setting. On Saturday night, Hyde & …
The Happy Together Tour leaped its time machine from the ‘60s right into the Pacific Amphitheater at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, on Sunday night. However, instead of bringing you perform…
Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival Tour, featuring Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, Cole Swindell, and Old Dominion, rolled into the Rose Bowl and rocked it. Country music fans are devoted, yet rarely do they…
1. Lust“Who knows our band’s name?” (beat) “Oh! You up front, with the nice titties?” That was uttered by the frontman / trumpet player of Brass Roots on the Great Stage early Saturday. The band perfo…
So what is it?Noisily has picked up the alternative electronic music ball right where Glade festival dropped it. Two years in they have already achieved quite a feat, giving us a lavishly decorated wo…
John Fogerty, the legendary voice, lead guitar, and songwriter for Creedence Clearwater Revival, came into town with his ‘1969 and More Tour’ on Wed, July 15th and rocked the Hollywood Bowl back to th…
Last night (7/08/15) Brad Paisley hosted An Evening with Brad Paisley a benefit concert to raise money for Tom Sherak’s MS Hope Foundation. I’m an avid concertgoer and this was my first time at Saban…
BST stands for “British Summer Time”, and the weather paid off the name perfectly. The Hyde Park festival commenced with a glorious London evening, as the sun set behind 65,000 fans dancing away to Br…
It’s 2015 at The Kentish Town Forum, yet halfway through Mudhoney’s pumping set, frontman Mark Arm took the entire crowd to 1992 Seattle, screaming and thrashing on stage in a way no 53 year old shoul…
What's missing from many of the 70s hard rock revivalist bands is showmanship. Rival Sons makes up for this in spades. Jay Buchanan storms onto the stage like he's about to have a heart attack, wailin…
From the opening riffs of London Soul's first set in their namesake city, you could hear the influences: Led Zeppelin, BB King, and a little Iron Maiden. A tribute to those acts is not a bad way to sp…
It's all about sex, isn’t it? Every story of star-crossed lovers, every romantic song ever written, underneath them all lies that primal urge. “That’s why birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas …
In the centre of Sunderland, a town so sleepy we couldn’t find a shop selling beer at 6 pm on a Saturday, a three-stage festival raged inside a lovely city park. One could listen to heavy metal, soul,…
The Roundhouse is a fine venue and Air are undoubtedly a fine band, so it was with great excitement I made my way up Chalk Farm road to this exciting event. Moon Safari is one of my favourite albums, …
A visual Glastonbury recipe, for those in America:Stuff both Coachella weekends inside a fucked up Disneyland, substitute the pretty hipsters with crazy Welsh people, and add water. Decorate the top w…
Secret Garden Party 2014 was a euphoric explosion of color, music, and unbridled joy that captured the very essence of what makes festivals magical. As seen in this vibrant image, the crowd was immers…
Mark Oliver Everett was having a good day. “I was awarded the Freedom of the City of London today – what did you do?” he joked with an affectionate Barbican crowd between doleful folk lullabies. Hours…
Of all the music festivals in the UK, Bestival has to be my top pick. It has just the right mix of music, adventure, and fancy dress, creating a truly unique atmosphere that stands apart from other ma…
As an age old fan of the Deftones I absolutely relished the opportunity to review the band at the world renowned Brixton Academy. Arriving early out of nothing short an uber of sense of keenness, we n…
Rage Against the Machine fans across the UK came together in a historic and rebellious act, catapulting RATM's iconic single, "Killing in the Name," to the highly coveted Christmas Number 1 spot. This…
It had been a long time coming before I finally got to see Flight of the Conchords, and oh boy, was I not disappointed! The journey to Amsterdam was long, but it was more than worthwhile—an adventure …
I have been hearing the name “The Sunshine Underground” bounded around for quite a while of late and so when I was offered this gig I snapped it right up. Not only a chance to see a band that has been…
