by Jonny Carey
Regardless of whether Glastonbury sold out or not, the number of festivals popping up in the UK seems to grow by the day.But those who…
by Michael Hubbard
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the Camden Crawl should be flattered indeed. The Shoreditch Crawl, christened the Stag & Dagger Festival, launches...
by Neil Jones
The final times and line-up for Cardiff’s inaugural Swn festival have been announced, and the fare on show is a great representation of the city’s...
by Neil Jones
The tenth annual Truck Festival takes place after being re-scheduled from earlier in a flooded summer of torrential downpours.Though a few of the bands scheduled...
by Ben Hogwood
The English Bank Holiday. Traditionally a time of anti-climax, where the weather closes in and the best laid plans go south. However for music fans...
by Jamil Ahmad
Despite its worrying overcrowding, depressingly inflated house prices, and frustrating excuse for a public transport system, you’ve got to love London sometimes.You get opportunities to...
by Barnaby Smith
The Green Man Festival began life in 2003 as the baby of folky duo Jo and Danny.Indeed, I once emailed the pair about covering the...
by Neil Jones
Two exotically-coloured parrots fly past the double-decker Somerset Cider Bus while its staff busily brew a sweet and dangerous concoction on the grass outside…Just one...
by John Murphy
Not so long ago, there were two,maybe three, music festivals each summer. They were events, dates thatany self-respecting music fan built thier entire calendararound.Now, with...
by David McGonigle
The American comic Dave Barry once quipped that camping was ‘nature’s way of promoting the motel business’.Yet festival season forces thousands of us music-lovers to...
by Jenni Cole
While the Isle of Wight might be more famous for its eponymous festival than this end of the season soiree, it’s Bestival to which those...
by David McGonigle
If festivals were kids in a schoolyard, SuperSonic would be the one crying in the corner; misunderstood, lunch money scattered at its feet by the...
by Neil Jones
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by Neil Jones
A man in a giant owl suit stands proudly over a “Keep Off The Grass” sign, and a packed hall goes crazy to the cranked-up...
by Clair Whitefield
Come hell or high water – the latter of which has seemed more likely, given the apocalyptic downpours which have marred this summer – the...
by Neil Jones
To describe last year’s Secret Garden Party in a few words just wouldn’t be possible. So you’ll have to forgive us for using a few...
by Ben Hogwood
As the festivals jostle for position, looking to attract the wallflowers yet to commit themselves to a weekend in the British summer outdoors, Groove Armada’s...
Meister/Hargreaves/Foster @ St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, London
Interview: Little Boots
CocoRosie – Tales Of A GrassWidow
Philharmonia Orchestra/Davis @ Royal Festival Hall, London
Fair Ohs – Jungle Cats
Leigh Franklin – On Saturday Night
The Postal Service @ Brixton Academy, London
The Pastels – Slow Summits