Another Country $$$$Ethereal synths, hyperpop chaos and euphoric releases collude to make Manchester duo Another Country $$$$ one of the most singular prospects on the live circuit. 2026 album CURSED FRAME plays like a supercut of the best nights out you’ve ever experienced, interspliced with some of the most beautiful…
It’s a hot, hot day in Brockwell Park. There’s a specific kind of feral British festival audience that can only be whipped up by a heatwave, and they’re in full attendance at Field Day 2026. Luckily there’s a lineup of DJs and artists that are ready and willing to step…
Every May, like clockwork, music industry bigwigs and fans with their finger on the pulse alike descend onto Brighton’s venues, pubs and seafront to mark the arrival of summer at The Great Escape. With a primary focus on new music, the 4-day showcase prides itself on platforming emerging artists from…
There’s something unique and exciting about Manchester Psych Fest. Not in the usual “festival buzz” way, but in the way a city feels just before a storm – the unmistakable fear and chaos often prefaced by an air of intense excitement. Now in its 11th year, Manchester Psych Fest remains…
Meandering between sleepy Dorset woodland, End of the Road marks one of the most deftly-curated jewels of the UK’s festival season: a diverse weekend of optimism which even the British weather can’t quell. For a festival of its size (around 13,500 punters grace Larmer Tree Gardens over the weekend), End…
There’s something about festivals on the Downs. A wide, endless sky, the wind carrying, and a hum of anticipation that rolls across the slopping grass fields. Saturday at Forwards Festival is a day of contrasts: a carousel that spins between tender indie reflections, sweaty dance marathons, rowdy nostalgia and euphoric…
A jewel in the crown of UK festival season, End of the Road returns at the end of August with a typically stacked lineup. While Father John Misty, Caribou and Self Esteem head up this year’s festivities on the main stage, we take a look at the diamonds to be…
A staple of Manchester’s alternative calendar for over a decade, Outbreak Festival launches its London franchise in some style. London’s day festival circuit may be nearing a point of saturation with two – maybe even three – sizeable options vying for the public’s attention on any given weekend. It’s plain…
Manchester Psych Fest charges into its twelfth edition with a lineup built to impress. Now entering its second decade, Manchester Psych Fest continues to thrive as one of the UK’s most eclectic and exciting celebrations of left-field music. The festival sprawls across a patchwork of Manchester’s legendary backstreets and beloved…
To say that preparation for this year’s edition of Cross The Tracks has faced challenges would be quite the understatement. Another festivals in the lurches the past week as Brockwell Park, alongside Wide Awake and Mighty Hoopla, Cross The Tracks has faced challenges from local campaigners Protect Brockwell Park due…