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The major East London one-dayer that's seen the likes of Idles, Japanese Breakfast, Sophie, Jockstrap, Loyle Carner and more take to its stage is BACK for 2023 with another mega lineup. VISIONS will be taking over multiple venues across Hackney this July, headlined by Spiritualized who'll be making their first London appearance of the year.…

Swamps are no match for decent music and although we're still recovering, it was worth testing and proving this theory correct at Kendal Calling 2019. Musical highlights included getting wild at the mosh pit at Slowthai, Singing/screaming along to an incredibly tight set from Doves and that bit to the side of the stage that…

It's that time of year where Sundays are actually sun days and what better way to spent a few lazy summer hours than at one of London's best day festivals? Community Festival 2019 was nothing short of a celebration of live indie sans the smelly camping vibes (yes, we know it's part of festivals but…

Yes, there was (supposedly) a tornado but focusing on the weather when there was so much more going on at IOW 19 would be a be of a wind up wouldn't it? With highlights including falling in love with Garbage all over again and Rick Astley playing drums on a karaoke version of The Clash's…

Live at Leeds was the perfect one-dayer to kick off festival season 2019. A two-hour journey from Kings X was a small price to pay to discover some of the city's best small venues (and catch a glimpse of some of our fav bands at the same time) Some of our highlights include The Murder…

It is quite a lineup, Live at Leeds is back which means it's now 100% acceptable to get into festival season spirit until October or so. You do need a fair amount of confidence to declare your festival "The unrivalled home of music discovery in 2019" but we think it's totally justified in this case…

Day fests in the city are never a bad shout and when you've got one billing itself as "the defining summer celebration of guitar music" and "the only destination needed for a true World Cup of indie", Finsbury Park's Community Festival is looking like a very good shout indeed. The line-up includes indie heavyweights like…

Gentle reminder that if you haven't already booked your ticket to Helsinki's Flow Festival this August that now would be a good time. They've just announced a second set of acts to play the Finnish festival and now it seems our only issue is finding the time to fit in ALL. THAT. MUSIC. Cardi B,…

Winter blues? We're feeling more green tbh. Green Man 2019 has announced its first wave of artists and as you'd expect, it's all looking a little drool worthy. Stealing Sheep, Car Seat Headrest, Four Tet.... the line-up kind of reads like that dream you had where everything was actually okay in the end and we…

It’s officially fine to start thinking almost exclusively about music festivals again. On that note, Kendal Calling’s looking decent for its 14th year on the trot -  the first wave of the line-up has just been announced and to be honest it’s a bit drool worthy. There’ll be disco legends, there’ll be podcasts, there’ll be…

Brecon Beacons reached peak indie festival joy last weekend thanks to another flawless year of Green Man Festival. If the idea of sipping a craft cider sprawled out on the grass while listening to some Cate Le Bon sounds like your kind of vibe then Green Man 2018 was the one. It was a sun…

A weekend as varied as the weather (but without any of the misery), Lowther Deer Park welcomed a host of musicians, food and drink vendors and performers for another luminous edition of Kendal Calling. From gin bars to jam tents (that's music jam not what you put on your toast), Kendal Calling's wide-ranging extracurricular activities…