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Festival Review: End Of The Road – 28-31 August 2025

Rob Hakimian·September 8, 2025

It’s funny how quickly everyone becomes an amateur meteorologist when they face the prospect of having to spend...

Joshua Pickard·July 17, 2025

“We’re gonna try to get this to collapse tonight,” Pallbearer singer-guitarist Brett Campbell said as he gestured to...

The claim that there is no innovation in contemporary music is a cynical and bleak perspective. Originating in...

The fourth day of Lido Festival is the first that’s sold out – and the difference in the...

Todd Dedman·June 17, 2025

Since Outbreak’s inception, the festival has been staged in a number of cities, but this is their first...

Todd Dedman·June 11, 2025

The rain. Oh, the rain. Weather forecasts were checked all week, waterproofs that weren’t actually waterproof at all...

Todd Dedman·June 9, 2025

The first day of the inaugural LIDO Festival, headlined and curated by Massive Attack, is the first ever...

There are few things I respect as much in the music world than old men who play live...

Wilco has conversations with their audiences – seeing them live is like catching up with old friends. Sometimes...

The greatest film shot in Berlin is – fittingly – shrouded in obscurity. “The Bread of those Early...