Most of us will have come across BBC Radio 1’s annual live music shindig at some point or other in time, but, if unacquainted, the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend is a three-day event that showcases live acts from across the spectrum of popular music, covering a wide variety of genres and styles—and featuring acts […]
It is fair to say that Sŵn Festival, the multi-venue event bringing alternative music of all stripes to the Cardiff city centre, can by now be regarded as an institution within the Welsh musical scene. In one form or another, it has been running since 2007, and credit has to be given to its organisers […]
Love it or hate it, it is generally accepted that Autumn marks the end of festival season; yet, for the happiness of those who are not ready to let go of the festival thrills quite yet, it has become increasingly frequent for large-scale events to be held well into the colder season. Cardiff’s Sŵn Festival […]
BBC Radio 2 in the Park brought the stars to Preston, the early September event took place across three days as one big extravaganza celebrating music and all that’s good about the UK’s most listened to radio station. Hosted in Preston’s Moor Park as a late summer hurrah, it was a mixture of sunshine and […]
Manchester Psych Fest delivered its 11th edition on the last weekend of August 2024, it was a sun-soaked day packed with music, art and entertainment for all. This festival has so much going for it, and this year’s bill was incredibly filled with so much variety and intrigue that it made the choosing of who’s […]
BBC Radio 2 is set to host its annual ‘In the Park’ music event in Preston this year, it’s a three-day celebration packed with live performances from some of the best known names in popular music, plus there will also be DJ sets from some of the station’s presenting talent (and for the first time […]
This year marks the 11th edition of Manchester Psych Fest, the UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival, the 2024 event will take place across various venues and spaces in Manchester’s city centre on Saturday, 31st of August. With it comes a plethora of exciting live performances, video installations, workshops, talks, and generally just all […]
At a time where music festivals are under an immense amount of pressure to deliver for their audiences and financial stressors are continuing to cause disruption, it is good to see a festival still going strong. Now in its third year, Live at Leeds: In the Park returned to Temple Newsam for a day-long, multi-stage […]
We love a good festival, especially here in the UK, and Live at Leeds (specifically) always goes down well. The outdoor all-dayer returns this May, to the stunning location of Temple Newsam Park in Leeds. On Saturday, 25th May, spread across five stages, a host of familiar names and exciting emerging talent will perform for […]
Gretta Ray released her sophomore album this past Summer, it’s called Positive Spin, and it is adamantly a pop record in all caps. And it completely deserves that very description. This album has catapulted Ray’s career into new heights, it’s already seen her play her biggest headline shows yet in her home country of Australia […]
Sŵn Festival has by now become a cornerstone of the Welsh music scene, attracting artists (and fans!) from Wales, England, and further afield for three days packed with music and fun. It is a truly joyous event, much needed at a time when the Cardiff weather feels grimmer than ever, and in its 2023 edition […]
October has rolled in, and this can only mean one thing for music lovers in Cardiff: Sŵn Festival is back. Fully back on its feet after the interruption of the pandemic years and following a successful run in 2022, the beloved multi-venue festival is set to bring one of its most ambitious line-ups yet to […]
Perfectly timed on a rather sunny Bank Holiday weekend, Live at Leeds’ annual outdoor gathering in the park returned to the Temple Newsam estate for a day filled with music, food and fun. In the event’s second year running the organisers have taken onboard what worked last time and also added to it, with a […]
Going to a Billie Marten show feels like a comfort. There’s something innately easing about the way Marten carries herself and the way in which this translates across to her audience. Enough so, that on this night, people sit crossed legged on the venue floor (like one would in school) before the show starts, waiting […]
One of the most intriguing trends in UK alternative music in these post-lockdown years, perhaps fuelled by the enforced stop in touring of the early 2020s but growing seemingly ever stronger in the last year or so, has been the presence of a series of independent bands who simply refuse to play by any rules. […]
Last year’s all-dayer in the park was a roaring success, so it returns again, this May, for Live at Leeds: In The Park 2023. A festival bursting with feel-good energy and a satisfying array of indie’s best and brightest. Happening on Saturday, 27th May, in Leeds’ Temple Newsam park, this is where summer (technically) starts. […]
It’s been a whirlwind of a comeback for James Bay, after a few years of not being able to travel and tour, 2022 has seen the show back on the road in many more ways than one. Never to rest on his laurels, the multi-hyphenated musician released his long-anticipated third studio album (it reached top […]
It may have been a rainy and stormy weekend in Cardiff, but Sŵn Festival brought its own brand of sunshine to the Welsh capital, with three days of quality music taking over the city centre. The multi-venue festival, the biggest of its kind in Wales, has finally returned in its full-scale incarnation, and in spite […]
False Heads have been setting the UK on fire on their recent tour, supporting the release of their second studio album, Sick Moon. Seeing the Essex trio live always comes with a promise of a thrilling experience; they most certainly don’t hold back when they climb the stage, and together with the remarkable amount of […]
Summer may be over, but festival season most certainly isn’t, and we have yet another welcome return to celebrate after the lengthy drought imposed by Covid restrictions. Sŵn Festival, the largest multi-venue festival in Wales, is coming back with a bang and taking over the clubs of Cardiff with three days of events celebrating alternative […]