Niantic, Inc – the studio behind the highly successful mobile games Pokemon GO! and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite – has announced that they will be partnering with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to help the global arts industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The partnership will see the festival, which is among the many events cancelled due […]Read More
Adam Goldsmith takes a look at the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury's 50th Anniversary that never was. Read More
Following the cancellation of this year’s Glastonbury which would have marked the 50th anniversary of the Pilton Farm festival. The BBC have announced plans for an extensive 4 day celebration, the Glastonbury Experience, for the iconic festival’s past. Programmes will be broadcast across the BBC’s network with content featuring on BBC Two, BBC Four and […]Read More
Tom Moorcroft discusses the latest line-up reveal from Barcelona's own Primavera Sound 2021Read More
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If you thought Coronavirus was a joke, then it really, really isn’t funny anymore. The outbreak of Coronavirus from China’s wet meat markets has sent the world into overdrive and chaos. A futuristic society of being ordered to stay inside, fear for the lives of loved ones, deaths of the vulnerable, and a class crisis […]Read More
If you’re stuck in an office like me all summer with substandard air conditioning and an overwhelming sense of FOMO, a weekend festival is the perfect escape. Obviously the headliners are what initially convinces you to part with an extortionate amount of money to spend three days covered in either mud, suncream or beer (or […]Read More
Sunday 30th June sees Community Festival take over Finsbury Park once again! Over the past couple of years, Community has become a real must for all indie fans – flocking to see some of the biggest and brightest names. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6JZ6IgCKKo 2019 is keeping up that tradition, with a mammoth headline set from guitar royalty […]Read More
Slam Dunk North moved into its new home at Temple Newsam this weekend with the leafy surroundings and grand manor as its backdrop the festival felt it had finally grown-up. Having lost the Midlands leg of Slam Dunk and moving away from the city centre in Leeds had felt like an risky punt to take […]Read More
There are many things that Leeds covets as a city – cheap beers, being the birthplace of M&S – but perhaps its most precious asset is its thudding music scene, and with it, the annual Live At Leeds Festival. Kicking off my day at 3pm were the floppy-haired rockers Drenge at O2 Academy, who wryly […]Read More
Festival season is quickly approaching and the capital’s All Points East is coming at the end of May and early June. Split over 2 weekends from the 24th May – 2nd June in Victoria Park, this year’s festival is set to be a huge success. Kicking things off are The Chemical Brothers. Headlining on the […]Read More
Rock Werchter has just added a few new names to its already stacked 2019 line-up. Heading to Belgium this June are Bastille, Janelle Monáe, Elbow, Brockhampton, New Order and Mac Demarco. The eclectic collection of new additions also include Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Good The Bad & The Queen, Angele, $uicide Boy$ and Khrauangbin. The new […]Read More
The first bands for 2000Trees have been announced with headliners You Me At Six set to make their first appearance at the festival. Cheltenham’s Upcote Farm will once again welcome the best alt-rock acts around for a weekend of fun this July with Every Time I Die planning to bring the hits and their album […]Read More
Slam Dunk Festival have announced their full Impericon Stage line-up. Already confirmed for the stage are Glassjaw, who will headline, along with Gallows, Turnstile and Knockled Loose. Joining them now are The Bronx, Cancer Bats and Angel Du$t for an afternoon of brutal hardcore fun in both Leeds and Hatfield. The 2019 line-up already includes […]Read More
The second wave of acts for Slam Dunk 2019 has been confirmed. Leading the additions are Bullet For My Valentine, Glassjaw and Simple Plan who will all be making their first-ever visit festival over the May Bank Holiday weekend. The festival debuts don’t stop there though with The Menzingers, I Don’t Know How, Turnstile, Knocked […]Read More
