Tag: festivals

Interview: Gentleman’s Dub Club

This year, South London’s drum and bass authority Hospital Records is making their world famous events brand – Hospitality – even bigger. Set to bring some of the biggest, most exciting names in the genre to Finsbury Park this September,…

LIVE: Field Day, Sunday, 12.06.16

Despite the rain, mud and a swollen face due to a freak hayfever-related reaction, Sunday 12th June came and I was super excited about Field Day: a fantastic range of artists, old and new, and my first – and potentially only –…

Preview: 9 reasons to visit Tramlines Festival

When Tramlines Festival returns for its eighth edition  from 22 – 24 July, taking over a plethora of venues and outdoors stages across Sheffield, it will fly the flag once again as the UK’s largest inner-city music festival. But how does it attract…

LIVE: Secret Garden Party, 24th – 26th July 2015

There are many things in life I loathe, including: Camping and the outdoors. Being dirty. Groups of people off their nut trying to create a communal ‘experience’. Secret Garden Party had all these things, but I fucking loved it. The…

FESTIVAL GUIDE: Field Day

Name: Field Day Where: Victoria Park, London When: 6th – 7th June Headliners: Caribou and Ride Also Featuring: Patti Smith, Django Django, FKA Twigs, Gaz Coombes, Kindness, Owen Pallett, Spector… A Brief History: Launched in 2007 by Eat Your Own Ears’…

Gigslutz Festival Guide 2015 – Small Festivals

Whilst the bigger festivals often seem like the easy option – chances are you know exactly what you’re letting yourself in for and little research is required – there are probably festivals you’d prefer… You just haven’t heard of them….

Interview: 9Bach @ Green Man festival

This year saw Welsh band 9Bach releasing their second album, Tincian, whose delicate yet deep and inventive sound has brought them a new level of adulation and a more mainstream audience. After their mesmerising Sunday afternoon set on the Mountain…

PREVIEW: Green Man Festival

This week, Green Man festival announced their day-by-day stage line-ups, and – damn it – it has thrown up a few conundrums. Slint or East India Youth? The War On Drugs or Panda Bear? Neutral Milk Hotel or Kurt Vile,…