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LIVE: Parklife Festival, Heaton Park, Manchester

Well, I’ve just about processed how great of an occasion Heaton Park saw last weekend. Parklife Festival returned for its 9th year and was headlined by The XX and Manchester’s own and finest Liam Gallagher. For as long as I…

Parklife 2018

PREVIEW: Parklife Festival 2018

As the weather is starting to crank up, the start of festival season 2018 in the UK is already underway.  We have already been to Liverpool Sound City and Live at Leeds, while fans up and down the country have…

LIVE: Bestival 2017

Festival season has now certainly finished across the UK as Bestival pulls down the curtain on what’s been a pretty poor season for festivals – and unfortunately Bestival didn’t do much to change that. I’ve visited Bestival previously in 2015,…

Parklife announce 2017 line-up

The iconic Parklife festival has announced its line-up for 2017 – and it’s looking tremendous. The festival which is based in Heaton Park, Manchester will be headlined by Frank Ocean and Manchester’s very own, The 1975. A wide and diverse…

EP: POLO – ‘Alice’

POLO have announced their debut EP Alice and it’s a great way of making a first impression from the Leeds group. The four-track EP from the trio shows a wealth of experience that you wouldn’t usually expect from a group’s first release….

Odyssey Night To Start In Liverpool

An all new party brand is coming to Liverpool – and it’s in the shape of Odyssey. It’ll bring the best in disco, tech house and techno. The brand will be showcasing its launch on 20th Jan @ The Magnet,…