Reviews Of The Best Music Festivals UK
7 Things We Loved About Beat-Herder 2019
29 July 2019 Review by Duncan WhittakerThere is no better feeling than finishing work on the Friday, getting in the car and driving down to what is, in Beat-Herder’s own words, “an orgy of beats and barminess.”
Love Supreme - South Downs’ Cliff chalks up sheer joy
12 July 2019 Review by Neil del StrotherIt’s rare a performance leaves me with a sense of sheer joy, but the great Jimmy Cliff (mystifyingly not a headliner at this year’s Love Supreme) left me reeling...
Black Deer 2019 - Cashless, Stashless and Care-less in the Deep South
12 July 2019 Review by Neil del StrotherIn its triumphant second year the Black Deer festival has successfully rebranded the leafy afternoon-tea-addicted Sussex/Kent borderlands as the Deep South.
Casahless, Stashless and Care-less in the Deep South
09 July 2019 Review by Neil Del StrotherCasahless, Stashless and Care-less in the Deep South
Cloudspotting 2019
26 June 2019 Review by Louise WhittakerWith the beautiful backdrop of Gisburn forest, there really is no better place for a family orientated festival. With a range of earthy, simple and relaxing activities mixed with an eclectic array of live music
Making Hay and the Philosophers’ Un-stoned
31 May 2019 Review by Neil Del StrotherMaking Hay and the Philosophers’ Un-stoned
This is Tomorrow Festival 2019
31 May 2019 Review by Paul M. JonesFor the second time in May I made the long drive from Norwich to Newcastle, this time for This is Tomorrow Festival, opposite the University on Exhibition Park, featuring a very impressive line up
Bearded Theory 2019
31 May 2019 Review by Keith DennellyOne of the things I love about Bearded Theory is that its early in the festival season and I, as well as most others seem visibly excited at the prospect of shaking off the winter cobwebs and getting in the swing...
Beltane Into the Wild is a near death experience
10 May 2019 Review by Neil Del StrotherIt is perhaps unique to report that the highlight of a festival weekend was an intense discussion about grief and death, but Beltane Into the Wild is, well, no ordinary festival.
Hit the North 2019
08 May 2019 Review by Paul M. JonesLike several others, my buddy Aaron and I travelled north from Live @ Leeds Festival on the Saturday to attend our second multi-venue festival of the weekend on the Sunday; Hit the North in Newcastle.
Live At Leeds 2019
08 May 2019 Review by Paul JonesAfter having a great time at the festival in 2018, I returned to Leeds ready for more multi-venue fun across the city with my buddy Aaron.
2Q Festival 2018 Review
08 November 2018 Review by Paul M. JonesIn its second year, 2Q Festival was a new one for me, and a great opportunity to explore the music venues of Lincoln and see what the city has to offer.
OnBlackheath 2018 - Easy and hassle free weekend OnBlackheath
01 October 2018 Review by Neil del StrotherOnBlackheath is a great place to chill out and have a beer or glass of wine or three with your friends and to park your young children (there’s an excellent kids area) for a day or two.
Camp Wildfire 2018 - Zombies go scouting for geeks and hipsters
01 October 2018 Review by Neil del StrotherIt was as I was sprinting through the thick woods pursued by a phalanx of blood-bespattered zombies that it dawned on me I was loving Camp Wildfire.
Into The Wild 2018 - Summer of love reborn in rural wilds of Sussex
01 October 2018 Review by Neil del StrotherBrush down your flares, fetch your caftan from the attic, search out that half empty bottle of patchouli oil, and make love not war in gorgeous rural Sussex.
Byline Festival - Important festival hosts Pussy Riot in Sussex bush
01 October 2018 Review by Neil del StrotherAs they say in Italy, my head feels like a balloon. Two days on from Byline Fest (sited in the stunningly beautiful Sussex bush…
Sundown Festival 2018
05 September 2018 Review by Paul M. JonesThis year saw Shawn Mendes and Clean Bandit headline, alongside a Chase & Status DJ set, Sigma, Bugzy Malone, Wilkinson, Krept X Konan, Sigala, DJ Zinc and the...
Leeds Festival 2018
02 September 2018 Review by Paul M. JonesApparently this year was 'the worst ever' line up for RandL, and the internet had a melt down when the headliners were announced months previously...
Creamfields 2018
02 September 2018 Review by Russ CollinsCreamfields 2018 - The Biggest just got Bigger!
Watchet 2018
31 August 2018 Review by Keith DennellyBack after a one-year hiatus, Watchet festival was as full of smiles and fun as ever and seemed like it had never been away. The buzz was back, the pubs were packed and the town seemed vibrant again.