By Rob Crozier
May 23, 2013
Welcome to Brighton and The Great Escape. 3 days, 30 venues, 350 artists. Living locally we knew the venues pretty well but still managed to find new ones to explore and others we would not normally venture into that had been transformed by the festival’s presence. … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
May 20, 2013
The Isle Of Wight Festival these days hardly needs any extra advance promotion, given its association in the public consciousness with the original three events of the same name and the pedigree established over the 11 years since its revival by the Solo Music Agency. This year’s festival takes place from 13 to 16 June and at time of writing major acts such as The Stone Roses, Bon Jovi, The Killers and The Boomtown Rats have been confirmed along with smaller ones such as Kodaline, Imagine Dragons, Rizzle Kicks and Imperial Teen.
A weekend’s adult camping comes in at £185 but you can view the whole range of ticketing options by clicking on the festival name at the start of this article.
John Giddings of the organising team took time out from his packed schedule to answer a few questions we sent his way:- … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
May 15, 2013
Shaking off the torpor from the first night’s shenanigans Saturday started off in the Tiki bar with a restful lounge set from The Archers, closely followed by a more lively one of surf. That & a Guinness was pretty much what was required to regain some equilibrium. … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
May 14, 2013
Yet another festival first in 2013 as we boldly headed down to Surrey for the first ever HIPSVILLE weekender. Amidst the continual sound of gunfire (Bisley happens to host the National Rifle Association’s HQ and dozens of shooting clubs) two nights and two afternoons of top drawer Sixties entertainment were on offer and it lived up to the billing. … Continue Reading
Photo by Andy Benge www.andybenge.com
By Rosie Duffield
May 13, 2013
The day starts with an hour and a half’s drive to Leeds, which may be enough for some people not to bother – but with a specially-made mix CD full of tunes from the artists we hope to see at the festival we’re in a pretty good mood by the time we rock into town. … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
May 13, 2013
Long Division takes place in Wakefield , and is put on by the Rhubarb Bomb blog. For the 2013 incarnation of the festival (in conjunction with Jonny The Firth and Wolfyboy Records of Leeds) 7 venues in the city will host 70 acts over the course of 07 – 09 June. Those acts already confirmed at time of writing include The Fall, Nine Black Alps, Ghostpoet, Jeffrey Lewis, The History Of Apple Pie, Howard Marks, RM Hubbert and The Spills. With tickets at a mere £20 this is a festival that’s pretty much off the scale in terms of value for money.
Dean Freeman from Rhubarb Bomb was kind enough to answer a few questions that we put to him about the organisation of the weekend’s activities:- … Continue Reading
Photo by Thomas Midgley
By Hayley Scott
May 08, 2013
Live At Leeds has grown in both stature and scope since its inception in 2007, into a musical metropolis that has steadily acquired a reputation as one of the best city festivals in the UK. … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
May 02, 2013
Edinburgh’s Electric Circus plays host, this Bank Holiday Sunday (May 5th), to the Big Day In event. The full line-up is handily displayed on the image to the left and you can obtain tickets by clicking here.
John-Paul Mason and Tallah Brash, the dual brains behind the day’s goings on, were good enough to answer a few questions that we put to them:- … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
May 01, 2013
The Primavera Sound festival has been around for over a decade in Barcelona and is now in its second year in Porto. Offering a consistently high level of acts from around the world it is also an important platform for acts from Spain, Portugal and Latin American countries, proof of which is seen this year with such acts as Blur, Bob Mould, Dinosaur Jr., Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Woods rubbing shoulders with The Suicide Of Western Culture, Los Planetas and Guadalupe Plata and many others.
The Barcelona event runs over May 22 – 26 whilst Porto plays host May 30 – June 01 and we were lucky enough to have a few questions about the organisation of the shows answered by the promoters:-
By Kenny McMurtrie
April 30, 2013
Following agreement being reached between all members of the classic line-up of Loop the seminal late-Eighties psychedelic quartet are set to play a select number of shows across the globe as well as curate the second of the final two All Tomorrow’s Parties events this coming Winter at Camber Sands. … Continue Reading
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