Festivals and gigs. A listings calendar, plus previews, news, reviews, and photos
Dogs is a collaboration between Irish songwriting legends NICK KELLY (The Fat Lady Sings, Alien Envoy) and SEAN “DOCTOR” MILLAR (The Cute Hoors). Nick took a new approach to the traditional ‘song cycle’ by actually cycling to Glastonbury in 2022 – playing a series of gigs along the route. He recaptured this in 2023, and…
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Dan Turnbull is Funke and The Two Tone Baby, and his Glastonbury Festival 2023 appearance managed to rank in the Guardian guide’s top-six-picks of bands to see at thisyear’s event. Rightly so we say, because having followed and championed Funke for about a decade now, and his alternative take on electro-blues delivers the goods every…
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FLO played Glastonbury Festival 2023 just a couple of weeks after a great performance at the Isle of Wight and have just dropped a new EP – reviewed here by CLASH: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/flo-drop-surprise-ep-3-of-us/ FLO Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The best of the rest of our Glastonbury 2023 photos:
CHVRCHES Glastonbury Festival 2023 appearance included a big ‘up’ to former collaborator and ‘the greatest goth’ – The Cure’s Robert Smith. The band fired a rendition of ‘How Not to Drown‘ at the Other Stage crowd amidst a set that wrapped up with Lauren Mayberry skipping off stage to return covered in fake blood. All…
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Over on The Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023 we found Fed Again wowing his crowd and impressing the music-techs. https://musictech.com/features/fred-again-glastonbury-2023-review/ Maybe not a traditional Glastonbury booking – but a popular one and proof that the festival has its finger on many a musical pulse. Fred Again Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The…
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Panic Shack took to the Truth Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023 as if they owned it. This Welsh post-punk outfit have been recieving all the right sorts of reviews over the past year or so, and have had some good rotation on 6Music. Tonight they get rated by MOJO as a contender for ‘band of…
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Kid Kapichi were high on our Glastonbury Festival 2023 tour t-shirt, and for good reason. Playing what we feel is our spiritual home at the festival – the Left Field – the Hastings four-piece pulled in a lot or existings fans but also won new friends with each song. This is music with a social…
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Maisie Peters did her debut at Glastonbury in what might be reverse order. Glastonbury Festival 2023 saw her play her first ever set on the Pyramid stage, before ‘slumming it’ later in the weekend at Strummervill – showing at least that she still has her feet firmly on the ground! Having worked with ed Sheeran…
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For a great blow-by-blow account of the Lil Nas X show at Glastonbury Festival 2023 we’d recommend this NME piece… This may not be traditional Glastonbury fodder, but for a new generation of fans it’s just what the doctor ordered, and was the talk of the press tent… Lil Nas X Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com…
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The Manic Street Preachers set was for many people a high-point of Glastonbury Festival 2023. Joined on stage by The Anchoress, who has just released her own verson of ‘This is Yesterday‘, the band played a near-perfect festival set of iconic classic songs… none of that ‘here’s four or five filler tracks from our new album…
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If you know anything about Christine and the Queens and you missed this set, you know you missed something special as a headline for the newly-named ‘Woodsies’ Stage on Saturday night at Glastonbury 2023. Here’s just one review worth reading for a taste of the action: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/glastonbury-2023-watch-christine-and-the-queens-perform-highlight-set/ Christine and The Queens Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com…
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There is always a first time for everything, and this was the first time for Becky Hill to play Glastonbury – as, it turns out, an alternative to Eurovision… https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/23/glastonbury-all-star-veterans-advise-festival-first-timers She may have grabbed headlines for the wrong reasons, but she definitely put her marker down and won some new fans along the way. Becky…
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Benefits are not an easy band to book for festivals – they are loud and shouty and in your face. But they are also lovely people with a social message to get across, it’s just they do it with the mics and amps turned up well past 11. We first saw them at Bearded Theory…
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For pop afficionados,this 37-year-old Canadian really was a must-see at Glastonbury 2023, and in particular the queer-crowd, who lap up Carly Rae Jepsen songs at gay clubs across the planet. Attitude magazine sum up het set nicely: https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/music/carly-rae-jepsen-at-glastonbury-review-polished-and-dynamic-438476/ Carly Rae Jepsen Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The best of the rest of our…
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As legends go, Cat ‘Yusuf’ Stevens is definitely up there with the greats. Song after song was sung back in full from the huge crowd that reached all the way to the back of the field and saw stewards having to manage access. We had to smile at the journalist from another publcation who asked…
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The Arctic Monkeys set was one of the most talked-about in the lead up to Glastonbury Festival 2023. And although reviews of the set were mixed, the fans loved every minute. Arctic Monkeys Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The best of the rest of our Glastonbury 2023 photos:
With thousands of amazing images to search through from our week at a truly vintage Glastonbury it’s been hard to pick out our favourite photos from 2023. We saw so many brilliant bands on so many stages – from the smallest bandstand to the Pyramid, and everything in between. There were circus performances, theatre shows,…
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Let’s just put this right up front – The Great Escape Festival always manages to be ahead of the curve when it come to new bands … it’s pretty much the whole point of the event. It was created with the thinking that UK bookers need to be exposed to new bands from across the…
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THURSDAY BEACH STAGE There’s a very good reason we put HotWax on our ‘must see’ TGE23 list…and also why we have been championing them as a band to watch for the last year or so. Quite simple they ooze with all the elements that make a great live band…not least that they have a great…
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THURSDAY MVT BEACH Lots of things are going on with KIDS. Their music slips and slides from mainstream pop to deep indie realms laced with punk and reggae. If you follow the Hastings scene you’ll spot similarities to Buddha Triangle (why they are not playing this year’s TGE baffles us) – and that is a…
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THURSDAY TGE BEACH STAGE Sugary sweet and full of high-register soul, Saint Harison is a big guy who aches off frailty. Backed by three talented vocalists who could probably each hold an audience in the palm of their hand he delivers a powerful pop punch that will find a happy home at Pride festivals or…
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THURSDAY KOMEDIA BASEMENT Unreconstructed pub-rock with an almost Electric Six edge beneath the rough-as-gold-prospector’s-scrotum exterior, C.O.F.F.I.N. are a band who need way too many keystrokes to type their name too often on a phone… Opening the Australian invasion of TGE23 they play to a near-capacity crowd downstairs at Komedia and if you like your riffs…
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Over the years we have championed and tipped a host of bands who have emerged through the club and festival scene… Florence and the Machine, Seasick Steve, Foals, and more recently Nova Twins all spring to mind. As of May 2023 as we are looking at the current pool of emerging UK musical talent and…
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Down in deepest Dorset in the rolling hills near Blandford Forum lurks a brilliant little festival that grew up from a pub gig in 2011 and now spans four stages over three days and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for children’s cancer charities. The first small concert was hosted to raise money for…
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He’s our go-to artist whenever we are looking for some festival action. He’s Beans on Toast…and if you haven’t yet seen him play live you need to get out more! Beans on Toast Beans on Toast is a British folk musician who has been captivating audiences with his witty and politically charged songs for over…
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It’s no news at all that there has just been a festival in Hastings – after all, the town and surrounding area has over fifty festivals of one sort or another this year alone. Trust us – we’ve counted them. But this one is a bit special. Hastings Fat Tuesday It’s Hastings Fat Tuesday, and…
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They are back – and on top form! The Damned are coming to a town near you soon, so grab a ticket and we’ll see you down the front! Mar 3 Fri Cabaret Sauvage @ 7:00pm Paris, France Tickets RSVP Mar 4 Sat De Casino @ 7:00pm Sint-niklaas, Belgium Tickets RSVP Mar 5 Sun Patronaat…
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This is our first Rockaway Beach, although we have been to other Butlins-based festivals over the years, so we had a good idea of what to expect in terms of organization and production. Rockaway’s model is a simple but effective one – nail down a handful of old-school headliners and then fill the rest of…
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THE PRETENDERS | PRIMAL SCREAM SPIRITUALIZED | OCEAN COLOUR SCENE PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING | EDWYN COLLINS | HONEYBLOOD ADO MATHESON | IZZIE YARDLEY | THE JOSHUA HOTEL | THE CHOIR + MORE TBA – 25th MAY – 27th MAY @ LEWS CASTLE, STORNOWAY – TICKETS ON SALE – WEDS 14 DEC @ 10AM Introducing a…
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Bristol’s summer gig series Bristol Sounds will return for 2023 from June 21st to 25th. This year’s first acts have been announced as Jacob Collier, James, and A Beautiful Day Out with Levellers (and friends). An additional two nights of shows are still to be announced, as well as support artists across all the shows.…
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By: Sara-Louise Bowrey / John Bownas Leonard Cohen, Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Just three of the many musical exports that Montreal is perhaps best known for. Our pilgrimage to this lovely city wasn’t, however, to pay homage to the greats. Rather it was to unearth some of the best new and emerging (or…
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M for Montreal 2022 Words: John Bownas … Pictures: Sara-Louise Bowrey M for Montreal How do you choose your favourite bands from such a strong list of performers playing across four days in the heart of this amazing musical city at ‘M for Montreal’? Well, it’s not easy, but if someone held a really sharp…
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End of the Road Festival 2022 – a music-lovers paradise End of the Road is definitely a music lovers festival – with a heavy emphasis on the musical road less traveled. Even seasoned festival-goers will find themselves turning to the programme descriptions of bands they have only half heard of previously to inform their decisions…
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A quick-fire video journey through End of the Road 2022 From spoon-carving and wild-stick hunting through to some amazing musical finds, End of the Road 2022 was a brilliant end to the peak festival season in what has been a vintage year as we’ve all got used to being out having fun in the fields…
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Back with a bang – Beautiful Days 2022 met every expectation We’ve been at every edition of Beautiful Days since the festival started – almost 20 ears ago – and this was a vintage year if ever we saw one. From the quietly raucous Thursday-night 100% acoustic shenanigans at the back of Dirty Davey’s bar…
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The 2022 UK Festival Awards is the event’s 17th edition, and organisers have shifted from their traditional home in London to a fresh venue in Manchester, with Ticketmaster as official ticketing partner for the fifth year running. Organisers, Festival Insights, recently announced the date and venue for the presentation of the 2022 event, the only…
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Did we snap you in the crowd on Saturday at Camp Bestival 2022? Photos by Sara-Louise Bowrey / Festival Flyer Check out these cool photos from around the site and out in the crowds plus sets from some of the great bands and artists who played on Saturday at Camp Bestival 2022. Snapped Ankles –…
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Did we snap you in the crowd at Camp Bestival 2022? Photos by Sara-Louise Bowrey / Festival Flyer Check out these cool photos from around the site and out in the crowds plus sets from some of the great bands and artists who played on Friday. Rag’n’Bone Man – Razorlight – Jo Whiley – Cuban…
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Band and Crowd Photos from Truck Festival 2022 We’ve collated hundreds of fabulous photo galleries of bands and crowds from Truck Festival 2022. Browse below for shots of: Chiika – Beach Riot – Yard Act – Lauren Hibberd – DITZ – Only The Poet – Orchards – Spector – Just Mustard – Sea Girls –…
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2000trees 2022 Photo and Video Gallery (three of three) Wow! 2000Trees is back, and with a bang! It’s the hard festival with soft edges – and is that ‘Goldilocks size’ … not too big, not too small. And what great weather the laid on for us too… The weekend (Thursday to Saturday – Trees takes…
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