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Our top snapper decided that on balance it was going to be far more fun to check out the Watchet offering rather than mooching around at Reading or Leeds – and as you can see…she was absolutely correct! GIVE ‘EM A FEW SECONDS TO LOAD – THERE’S TONNES! [TABS_R id=451073]

Seriously – if a picture tells a thousand words this gallery is a genre-spanning series of novels telling the story of how festivals are truly magical spaces filled with beautifully impassioned souls… All photos by @lightscaper

FEATURING: HEAVY LUNGS + HOTEL LUX + NANCY + BEACHTAPE + SKINNY MILK + JOHN MYRTLE + PUBLIC BODY + MYSTIC PEACH + RAINN BYRNS + BUDDHA BLOOD Following an eight-hour marathon of great live music here’s our mammoth photo gallery from the event from http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com. Full review available at Brighton and Hove News.

There’s a controlled fury to The Wood Burning Savages that reflects their passionate approach to live performance. ‘We’re from Derry – that’s somewhere in the 16th Century’, quips frontman Paul Connolly, as the band round off their mammoth European tour as support for Skinny Lister. Tonight the Electric Ballroom is set to be rammed –…
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Trapper Schoepp in an enthralling songwriter with a genuine knack for Dylanesque observational twists. So it’s perhaps not surprising that he managed to draw himself to the attention of Bob’s legal team after he cheekily rounded off an old, unfinished Dylan ditty. ‘On, Wisconsin‘ was originally conceived back in 1961, and when the manuscript came…
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A big thanks to Lout Promotions for squeezing us in at the last minute to catch this stellar performance from Larkin Poe at Brighton’s Concorde 2. Straight out of Atlanta, Georgia, and taking over the world one album and one tour at a time, Larkin Poe have that inimitable ability to write and deliver the…
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Definitely one of the most festival-friendly bands on the circuit, Dreadzone packed out the Concord 2 last night as Brighton’s party people came out in droves to revel in happiness. There was a sad undertone of course as the band and their fans still mourne the passing of fellow soldier Loki Dread (John Power) –…
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What a weekend that was! Fat Tuesday’s 10th anniversary completely failed to disappoint on overy level…and the Tuesday finale was the real icing on the cake. Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock popped up time-after-time in sweaty pubs across town packed with heaving crowds – and scores of other top-class bands and musicians also roamed the…
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So the wind and rain may have forced the umbrellas inside, but the party atmosphere at St Mary in The Castle was thick enough to cut with a knife, and the Mardi Gras spirit was in full effect. This is one festival that knows how to inject fun into every single chapter of its existence.…
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For sheer unadulterated fun, the Grand Hastings Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras ball is hard to beat. This is dressing up taken to the next level as the boys and girls of Hastings show off their finest peacock finery in style. If you haven’t ever had the chance to dance to the tune of a different…
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There’s not a hotel room or air b’n’b to be had in Hastings this weekend because the word is out that if you want to party your socks off for five days whilst celebrating Mardi Gras this is 100% the place to be… And for many people Saturday is the shining light in the Fat…
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What better way to spend a wet and windy Sunday afternoon in Hastings than in the company of a host of amazing new bands… With support and curation from BBC Introducing the South, the Eggtooth Incubate Project, The Joe Strummer Foundation and Off Axis we got to take in a tonne of top-notch performances. Here’s…
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