
BM Park Live Series Goes 100 per cent Veggie
Sounds like a good initiative to us here at Gourmet Gigs! We’re always in favour of anything that reduces waste and cuts down on energy consumption at festivals, without taking away any of the fun. The BM Park Live series of events, which includes Junction 2 Festival and Paradise In The City (in Boston Manor Park,…
Read MoreHot Chip serve up a Best Of album, new song and live dates
Eight studio albums in, Hot Chip remain as vital as ever and today they announce their first Best Of album, Joy In Repetition, to be released September 5th. Joy In Repetition – the title alludes to both the lyrics of their career-defining track and one of Alexis Taylor’s favourite Prince songs – captures something elemental about the band: a…
Read MoreLove Motion: The Disco Express Second Stage Joins Nile Rodgers & CHIC
South Facing Festival announce the addition of a second stage for this year’s Love Motion festival, hosted by party-starters The Disco Express, on Sunday 24 August in Crystal Palace Park. One of London’s ‘leading disco labels’, The Disco Express is an international event series, DJ collective and record label. A revered platform for Nu-Disco, House…
Read MoreAustralian artist Merpire releases new album called Milk Pool
Merpire’s highly anticipated second album, Milk Pool, drops today July 4th, featuring the previously released single Bigger. Melbourne based Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt – aka Merpire – first impressed music fans with her 2021 debut, Simulation Ride, and she’s back to take things even further. Fluid and metaphysical as the tides, Milk Pool is for “the romantics, the daydreamers,…
Read MoreUpcoming album The Besnard Lakes are the Ghost Nation
Excitement is at record levels at Gourmet Gigs Towers as word has winged its way from Montreal that our favourite band The Besnard Lakes are set to release a new album on 10th October via Full Time Hobby. Going by the title of The Besnard Lakes are the Ghost Nation (whenever did the Bezzies do…
Read MoreAnimal Collective reveal Love on the Big Screen
Something joyful this way comes from Animal Collective. The new single called Love on the Big Screen came out last week, via Domino, and there’s a special limited-edition 7‑inch single featuring the B‑side Buddies On the Blackboard set to be released on August 1st. Both tracks were produced by Avey Tare and Adam McDaniel, engineered and mixed by McDaniel…
Read MoreDocument Presents Leftfield Live, Bristol
Electronic pioneers Leftfield celebrate 35 years with a special live show at Document Bristol, Friday 12th September 2025, 8:00pm til 12:00am. Since 1990, Leftfield have shaped the sound of UK electronic music – along with their game-changing and influential live performances that redefined what an electronic act could be. Blending techno, dub, breakbeat and beyond,…
Read MoreSnowapple unveil new album Utopia
Always inventive, with a unique and expansive world view, the international, female-led Snowapple collective has released a new album June 13th titled Utopia, blending music, theatre and activism. And they will be playing at Glastonbury festival on 25th June. The Snowapple collective evades pigeonholing into particular genre; instead they embracing and bring together different genres in…
Read MoreAll Points East announces lineup additions
When it comes to London festivals, All Points East is a favourite of Gourmet Gigs. The ten-day event has made its home at east London’s Victoria Park – a tree-filled green space that’s big enough to make you feel like you’ve escaped the city for a bit. Highlight of the action is the massive East…
Read MoreSydney Minsky Sargeant of WMC reveals solo album
Working Men’s Club’s Syndey Minsky Sergeant will release his debut solo album Lunga on September 12th. It is his first since signing to Domino. This sees the front man of WMC chart a new and perhaps surprising new course. These are glistering melodic songs, an antidote to the chaos and abrasive atmosphere of touring, and…
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