Wilkestock 2019 Sunday: On The First Day Of Autumn It Gets Brassy
It was a subdued Sunday morning at Wilkestock as we welcomed the first day of meteorological autumn, and an end to summer festivals. Whether they had caught the carnage of the live bands, or the frenzy of the DJ sets after hours, you got the feeling that there was a...
Reading Festival 2019: A Sun-Soaked Musical Delight
As summer fades away and becomes a distant memory, it's easier to look back at the season's festivals and pick a winner. This year, for me, it would be the legendary Reading Festival. The headliners were bound to please an audience of various backgrounds and ages, and...
Wilkestock 2019 Saturday Raucous Rock And Drum Destruction
I was surprised at how early many on the campsite were rising, given that I had hit the airbed past 3am and those that had gone to enjoy the DJ sets seemed to be coming back even later. It was a warm Saturday morning and most of us were chilling by our tents and...
Victorious Festival 2019: Sunday Night At The Seaside
Another day, another sky, deep blue from horizon to horizon. The Ambre Solaire salesman was sweating on August, but the targets came in, right at the end. Yesterday I walked seven and a half miles back and forth between the Castle and Common stages and my plates of...
Victorious Festival 2019: Saturday Night At The Seaside
If anything, the temperatures for Victorious Festival’s middle day were set to outstrip those of day one. One of the many benefits of the Victorious site is its seaside location. On offshore blast may have conspired against the festival last year, but for 2019,...
Victorious Festival 2019: Friday Night At The Seaside
Victorious is Britain’s biggest metropolitan festival. From humble beginnings a few years ago at a site in Portsmouth’s Historic Naval Dockyard, the event is now in its eighth year and has expanded to occupy a giant swathe of Southsea Common and promenade. There are a...
All The World’s A Fair: Womad 2019
Womad is a big part of our family. We’ve been going since the now grown-up kids were small, not every year but most, starting off the summer holidays on the first weekend after school broke up. Now it’s become a weekend where the whole family comes together, relaxes...
Reading & Leeds Festival – Local Bands Have Been Added To The Bill
The countdown is now well and truly on for Reading and Leeds 2019, with less than a month to go until the gates open. Local groups have now been added to the bill from Leeds based Centre Stage and Futuresound competitions, where bands have the once-in-a-lifetime...
Reading And Leeds Festival Announce Transgressive 15th Anniversary Late Night Takeover
Returning to conquer after-hours on the Alternative Stage at Reading and Leeds Festival 2019, influential indie label Transgressive Records will be celebrating fifteen years of the award-winning music company with their biggest ever Reading and Leeds takeover. Taking...
The Watchet Festival Is Sold Out So What To Expect
The West Somerset's biggest music festival taking place on the August Bank Holiday - Watchet Festival is now sold out, so if you are attending this year then this is what you might expect. With three iconic British bands; The Lightning Seeds, Embrace and Reverend...