Fans of Wild Beasts and Hayden Thorpe will be delighted to know that he is preparing to revisit his former years with the band by performing the Wild Beasts songbook. Playing entirely solo, the shows will be an exploration of the collection in their purest form – voice and instrument, as they were written. These intimate shows…
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Summer festival season is on the horizon at last! Here’s our annual fabulous festival guide to see you through from mid May to the end of September. The festival landscape has been changing rapidly over the past few years as events struggle to keep afloat; we’ve said goodbye to a number of much-loved ones. On…
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I have been a fan of the Daylight Music Saturday afternoon concert series for many years since their early home at London’s Union Chapel. Daylight Music, run by Arctic Circle, has been presenting a huge and diverse range of musicians over the 17 years they’ve been in existence. Taking a couple of hours out of…
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Ella Clayton’s second album Could It Be You? is set for release on 24th April. Meanwhile she’s been dropping the occasional track from this new work, and the latest is the captivating and quirky single called Dolomites. Recorded at George Ezra’s studio Hotel Quebec, Dolomites expresses the desire to be alone. It’s the perfect vehicle…
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Halifax band The Orielles certainly cannot be accused of standing still. And with their new album Only You Left, they push the realms of experimental territory, continuing a journey that has gradually taken them away from their early indie-garagey pop beginnings. That shift became fully apparent on Tableau (2022), a gauzy, fragile record that immersed…
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You can imagine the scene. Teenagers Glenn Tillbrook and Chris Gifford are riffling through an old cardboard box in the attic. Nothing much here… but what’s this? Glenn brushes a few decade’s worth of dust off a cassette, snaps it into the player, presses PLAY… and the years melt away. The two are transported back…
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All the signs are there that rising folk singer Luke James Williams’ upcoming album is going to be something special. There has already been one release, Hollows and Branches, from the album so far and tonight Full Moon (out March 3rd) is unveiled… to coincide with the full moon – just to make it extra…
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Anna Calvi’s songwriting is powerful and passionate, while her stage presence is intense and quite inward looking. She doesn’t go for dramatics and audience-pleasing dramatics. She doesn’t need to – those astounding vocals — operatic, unwavering, and rich with emotion are enough. Beyond the impact of her live performances, she has been shifting her focus…
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Here’s our guide to cozy indoor UK music festivals up to May. Leave the foul weather raging outside and get all toasty inside your favourite venues with a veritable feast of music. Hopefully you’ll find something to float your musical boat and put a spring in your step. And if you know of an event…
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Tickets are flying out for Love to Be… festival so get on this! Legendary house music brand Love to be… returns to Harrogate on Saturday 5th September 2026 for another full-scale open-air celebration at The Stray. Following the success of previous editions, the festival returns with an expanded vision, three stages, enhanced production and a phase…
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