Line-up news: Snowbombing, The Brit Fest, Tunes in the Dunes, Tolminator and more for 2027
Eleven festivals have new names out. Snowbombing's third announcement adds Jayda G and Max Dean under Bicep and Fatboy Slim,…
6 min read November 5, 2026Line-up news: Bearded Theory, Mystic Festival, Tunes in the Park and more for 2027
Ten festivals have new names or ticket details for 2027. Bearded Theory and Tunes in the Park have their first…
5 min read November 4, 2026Four Tet, Armand Van Helden and Damian Marley top first Love Saves The Day 2027 line-up
Four Tet, Armand Van Helden and Damian Marley top first Love Saves The Day 2027 line-up Bristol’s biggest festival returns…
1 min read November 4, 2026Line-up news: Wychwood, Lucca Summer Festival, Labyrinth on the Thames and more for 2027
This round-up has new headliners for Wychwood and Labyrinth on the Thames, plus 2027 bookings for four festivals across Europe.…
2 min read November 4, 2026Line-up news: Simple Things, Tomorrow’s Ghosts and Otherways
Today'is round-up has the bill for Simple Things in Bristol this Saturday, a first line-up for new Mallorca festival Otherways…
1 min read November 2, 2026Mutations Festival 2026: Review
Words and Photos: Sara Louise Bowrey Tickets to 2027 ON SALE NOW (Super Early Bird) Brighton’s Mutations Festival has once…
5 min read October 31, 2026LULU, THE BOOTLEG BEATLES AND FAIRPORT CONVENTION JOIN FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS FOR 2027’S SOPHOMORE FESTIVAL
Day and weekend tickets on sale now for the second Fisherman’s Friends Festival at Stithians Showground, Cornwall, over the late…
3 min read October 30, 2026Line-up news: Boomtown, Mint Festival and Frontiers Rock Festival for 2027
Today's Festival round-up has a melodic-rock weekender near Milan, the first phase for Leeds dance festival Mint, two closing sets…
1 min read October 30, 2026Line-up news: 6 Music Festival, In It Together and BlueTone for 2027
Today's festival news round-up covers a March return to Newcastle for 6 Music, new headliners for In It Together in…
1 min read October 28, 2026Line-up news: Open’er, Lollapalooza Berlin, NorthSide and more for 2027
This round-up heads to mainland Europe, with first names for NorthSide, Summer Punch and Lollapalooza Berlin and a new headliner…
1 min read October 26, 2026Line-up news: Isle of Wight Festival and Meltdown for 2027
This round-up has two first announcements for June 2027, from the Southbank Centre and the Isle of Wight, plus a…
1 min read October 24, 2026Line-up news: Tons of Rock, Slam Dunk, Manchester Punk Festival and more
This round-up covers 14 new line-ups, from three days in Whitby next month to Tons of Rock in Oslo next…
4 min read October 22, 2026Strawberry Fields returns, ArcTanGent moves, and 2027 tickets start to go
Line-ups, new sites and ticket news from across the UK festival calendar. Most of next summer's festivals now have dates,…
5 min read October 21, 2026It’s approaching sell-out! Rockaway Beach is about to do it all again
Rockaway Beach has almost done it again – this winter’s edition looks to be down to its final handful of…
3 min read October 20, 2026The UK Festival Awards 2026 Finalists (They’ve come a long way, baby…)
A long time ago, in a pub far-far away I sat down for a drink with Steve Jenner and a…
3 min read October 20, 2026The new festival regulars: who played everywhere in 2026, and how they got there
We sat down and counted every act we could find on 127 of our favourite festival line-ups from this year.…
6 min read October 20, 2026Festival band applications currently open
As of today (20/10/2026) there's a huge selection of UK festivals looking for new talent to step forward with submissions…
5 min read October 20, 2026Celtic Connections Unveils 2027 Lineup: AR Rahman, The Saw Doctors, Beatles Tributes, and £1 Youth Tickets
Glasgow’s winter music festival, Celtic Connections, has officially revealed the programme for its 2027 edition. Running from 14 to 31…
2 min read October 20, 2026Apply to Play at Hastings Fat Tuesday Festival
Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival 2027 will take place February 5th to 9th 2027. The apply to play window is…
1 min read October 20, 2026Line-up news: BST Hyde Park, Electric Bay, Escape Reality and more for 2027
Bon Jovi's return to Hyde Park leads this round-up, with a fifth Electric Bay in Torquay, a new electronic festival…
1 min read October 20, 2026Brighton & Hove Pride 2026: Day One – Pride, Pop and a Whole Lot of Love
Day One – Pride, Pop and a Whole Lot of Love Preston Park, Brighton – Saturday 1 August 2026 Pride…
7 min read October 19, 2026Line-up news: Slam Dunk, Country to Country, One Love and more for 2027
The 2027 announcements are coming in early. Below is everything confirmed in the past three weeks, in date order, followed…
3 min read October 15, 2026Beautiful Days 2026 Media Roundup
Press round-up / Escot Park, East Devon / 21–23 August 2026 Beautiful Days2026 What the press said The Levellers' festival…
11 min read September 17, 2026Nick Cave Curates a Day of Controlled Chaos Before Delivering Brighton’s Greatest Homecoming
Some days of live music are just … meh. This definitely wasn't one of them. REVIEW AND PICS: SARA-LOUISE BOWREY…
4 min read August 11, 2026Latitude at 20: has the festival grown up, grown safe, or simply grown with its audience? Opinions are divided…
Twenty years (jumping one for COVID) after Latitude first appeared in a Suffolk field promising an alternative to Glastonbury and…
24 min read August 9, 20262000trees 2026: What the Press Said…and what we predicted
Some festivals run like clockwork and as a result fade quickly from your memory. WORDS John Bownas, PICTURES Sara-Louise Bowrey…
16 min read July 31, 20262000Trees: Lock Up Your Sons (And Your Daughters…)
Look towards the top of the 2000Trees 2026 poster and you’ll find some serious alternative-rock pedigree. Between Alkaline Trio, Funeral…
3 min read June 18, 2026Three Bands to Avoid Missing at 2000Trees 2026
Three Bands to Watch at 2000trees Festival Festival line-ups are vast, and it's easy to spend so much time debating…
4 min read June 17, 2026Why Lemonsuckr Will Be The Next Big Thing
What is it that threads a path between Opus Kink, Adult DVD, Westside Cowboy, Getdown Services, Fujiya and Miyagi, Chemical…
2 min read June 16, 2026‘Great’ was the word For The Great Escape 2026
Twenty years in, and The Great Escape still feels like a window into the future of live music. Words and…
4 min read June 7, 2026Guilfest is back again and it’s a bumper edition of family fun
No Glastonbury? No Problem! Guilfest 2026 is Here to Save Your Summer With Glastonbury taking a well-earned rest this year,…
2 min read June 1, 2026Summer 2026 at Crystal Palace Park is shaping up nicely for live music
There is a very specific, undeniable magic to catching a gig at Crystal Palace Park. It offers all the sun-drenched,…
2 min read June 1, 2026Bearded Theory 2026: festival overview and MASSIVE photo and video gallery
Words and video by John Bownas, Photos by Sara-Louise Bowrey https://youtu.be/Q4j5jQ2slYI PHOTO GALLERIES 3 Daft Monkeys – A Certain Ratio…
11 min read May 31, 2026Spacebars, Stardom, and Sleaford Mods Comparisons: Inside the World of Getdown Services At Bearded Theory 2026
The BBC recently heralded Getdown Services as "possibly the best band/musicians to come out of Minehead." It’s a bold claim, though a…
5 min read May 23, 2026NEW GERMAN CINEMA + NIERRA CREEK – THE FOLKLORE ROOMS, BRIGHTON 25.4.26
Words by Nick Linzasoro, Photos by Sara-Louise Bowrey It’s been quite some time since I’ve visited the compact gem that…
8 min read April 27, 2026Some of the hot-to-watch bands at The Great Escape 2026
If you're gearing up for The Great Escape 2026 here are some of the bands who the previews and tastemakers…
2 min read April 26, 2026Green Door Store Takes the Party Outside for its First Ever Garden Party
LIME GARDEN + HOTWAX + LONNIE GUNN + MAGDA (1999) – Green Door Store, BRIGHTON 19 April 2026 Words: Peter…
2 min read April 26, 2026Parasites & Butterflies takes flight as Nova Twins launch their UK/EU tour in Brighton
Nova Twins + BEX + Venus Grrrls, Chalk Brighton, Friday 13 March 2026 Words: PETER GREENFIELD, Pictures: SARA-LOUISE BOWREY Nova…
4 min read March 23, 2026An animated vision of the spirit of the 1970s free festivals
We just stumbled on this great little animated romp through the psychedelic '70s free festival scene and spoke to it's…
1 min read February 25, 2026HotWax Bring the Hot Shock Tour Home — Loud, Loose and Unapologetically Themselves
Brighton’s Chalk got the full‑blast treatment as HotWax wrapped up the UK leg of their UK/EU tour on home‑turf. Words:…
3 min read February 22, 2026
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