The award winning SWN festival is back for 2019, taking place this year between 18 – 20 October in Cardiff, this mult-venue festival will take place across ten venues, including Clwb Ifor Bach(of course!), Fuel, The Moon, Kongs, Beelzebubs, Old Market Tavern,…
Ahead of next week’s headline announcement, the UK’s maddest and weirdest festival Boomtown, has released its 2019 sustainability mission. With its capacity being just 1,000 in 2009, to now reaching 66,000, the festival’s ongoing priority is to protect the environment…
Live at Leeds is back in business for 2019, with big named artists Sundara Karma, Black Honey, Tom Grennan and Metronomy all leading the announcement. Over 50 artists have been revealed to be playing Live At Leeds 2019, which is…
Hosted in the Cheshire countryside and set to be headlined by The Chainsmokers, Tiesto and Major Lazer; the 2018 edition of Creamfields will see the dance festival celebrating its 20 anniversary. Some of the most acclaimed artists in the industry, such…
With Festivals bringing families, friends and relationships together, it is fair to say one of the biggest things fans get excited for is the festival line-up. For many organisations, the key is to tease with hints to its bill, gearing…
Niall Green, CEO of Second Screen and young veteran of music festivals, makes apps for the creative industries. He’s an entrepreneur with a business idea firmly rooted in tech: a future-proof area of the industry. His experience in music, at…
In December I ventured into Soho to get speaking with the political, pop princess Girli. We spoke about her festival plans for this year… Where do you shop for your festival clothes? There’s a shop called Peace Street, they’re on Depop and they have really…
Alec Byrne is a former photographer, who from the age of 17 worked in the music industry shooting a range of the most talked about emerging artists. From 1965 – 1975 he photographed musicians such as, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart,…
Name: Meltdown Festival Where: Southbank Centre, London When: 9th – 18th June 2017 Headliners: M.I.A, Young Fathers, Soulwax, Afrikan Boy Also Featuring: J.D. Samson, Crystal Castles, Mykki Blanco, Princess Nokia, Young M.A A Brief History: Southbank Centre’s annual Meltdown festival has been running since 1993…
Name: On Blackheath Where: Blackheath, South East London When: 10th and 11th September, 2016 Headliners: Primal Scream, Belle & Sebastian, Hot Chip, James Also Featuring: Squeeze, Roisin Murphy, Soak, Edwyn Collins, Saint Etienne A Brief History: Despite the (misguided) common perception that north of the river…