Another year, another summer. Another summer, another Bestival. Bestival is a staple of UK summertime — it is the last blowout that is forgotten in June, but law by September. However this summer, Bestival comes […]
Preview: Houghton Festival, 10th-13th August
Between August 10th and 13th, Craig Richards, in collaboration with the Gottwood team, are bringing their new art and music festival Houghton to the sprawling woodlands of Houghton Hall in Norfolk. Before we dive into festival specifics, […]
Bluedot 2017: Top 5 Unmissable Acts
This year’s Bluedot festival boasts probably the best line-up of a British festival in 2017. There’s a whole range of artists but all share one thing in common: the desire to keep pushing boundaries and […]
Preview: Isle of Wight Festival, 8th-11th June
What better way to kick off the festival season than with a trip to the Isle of Wight? Exams have just finished and it’s time to blow the cobwebs away with some hippy-esque vibes. This […]
Stormzy @ O2 Academy, 8/4/17
Leeds may be well and truly (ish) warming up for the summer, but the hottest place to be on a Saturday night in March was inside the small, dark O2 Academy, breaking a sweat with […]
Live At Leeds 2017 – 11 Acts Not To Miss
In just over two weeks, venues right across the city will be awash with music for the stellar Live At Leeds. Not only that, 2017 marks the festival’s 10th anniversary, and it looks set to […]
Preview: Luke Sital-Singh @ Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, 18/5/17
Singer songwriter Luke Sital-Singh first came onto the scene in 2012 with his debut EP Fail for You and this song was actually featured on an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. He’s gone on to release […]
Preview: Secret Garden Party announces DJ line-ups for their send-off this summer
The sad news has finally hit home: there will be no more Secret Garden Party after summer 2017. C’est fini. For years, this multi award-winning festival set a creative benchmark for UK festivals and even […]
Preview: Green Man 2017, 17th-20th August
As if Green Man Festival weren’t treating us enough with their stellar line-up this year, they’ve only gone and topped it all by announcing a whole new wave of acts that will perform on Thursday […]
Preview: Iron Maiden @ First Direct, 11/5/17
What more can be said of Iron Maiden that hasn’t been said already? Instrumental to the success of the NWOBHM scene of the early ‘80s, early pioneers of both the Progressive and Melodic metal subgenres, […]
The Hubbards @ Trinity Church, 24/3/17
Having already taken their home town of Hull by storm, lad band The Hubbards gave an unmissable performance at Leeds Trinity Church last week, wowing the crowd with their feel good indie tunes. Named as the […]
Peace @ Stylus, 22/3/17
“I’m sorry I don’t have much banter, I haven’t spoken to anyone but myself for a year,” frontman Harry Koisser jokes, clad in full camo print and a ‘Choose Love’ t-shirt. This could well be […]