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Kendal Calling 2015
‘See you in the fields!’ they called, and to the fields we came. Now this is no ordinary festival field, set in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside in the heart
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Kendal Calling 2015
‘See you in the fields!’ they called, and to the fields we came. Now this is no ordinary festival field, set in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside in the heart
Ben Robinson · Read
Deer Shed 6: The Review
The Deer Shed Festival has just come to a close for another year, with Andy Kershaw just leaving the stage after a three hour DJ set of global dance tunes. Ker
Ben Robinson · Read
Outcider 2015
In its blurb OutCider promises ‘music lovers, free thinkers, eclectic music, no carling lager, no tossers and no hipsters.’ Which is, quite a tall order for an
Ned Mansfield · ReadSecret Garden Party 2015
Mud. Mud everywhere. I'm still trying to remove it 24 hours later. Secret Garden Party can be such a magical place in the sunshine and, in the brief Saturday re
Owen Tetley · Read
Lovebox 2015
The sun was beaming down and it was the perfect day for Lovebox Festival 2015 at Victoria Park, Hackney. Heading down on Saturday afternoon we were welcomed by
Ben Robinson · Read
Larmer Tree 2015
I think i left my heart in Larmer Tree Gardens this weekend, the 25th birthday celebrations were in full flow with some quite brilliant musicians. I know i sh
Owen Tetley · Read
Cornbury – England’s Most Civilised Gathering
Cornbury Festival entered its 12th year with style and a little something for the whole family to enjoy. As a seasoned veteran of both Reading and Download Fes
S.Denley-Dufton · Read
No Mans Land 2015
The evening of Thursday 28th May was drawing near its end and as always the journey out of Cornwall had been a long one, only this time being topped off by the
Keiran_D-D · Read
Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2015
It’s all about the vibe. Most specifically it’s about the chilled jazz vibe, assuming your definition of jazz is so wide as to be virtually all encompassing. Fe
NeildS · Read
British Summer Time 2015
She was brilliant (I should probably say awesome). When you’re at the top the only way is down of course, but if this total humdinger of a pop-theatre performan
NeildS · Read
Ned Dylan Meets The Correspondents
'Has Hay-On-Wye ever seen a crowd surf?’ cheekily quips Mr Bruce before launching himself onto a crowd of philosophers turned party people. The Correspondents
Ned Mansfield · Read
Download 2015
Looking at the lineup ahead of time, it would be easy enough to think that the UK's premier heavy metal festival was suffering from a serious identity problem.
PaulMalinPhotography · Read
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