Watchet festival: nearly sold out
Sep 28
Gilles Peterson talks to Will Ashon and Dave Haslam
As part of the Safaplace mental health charity pop-up run by Stoke Newington School, with events, records and books curated by Gilles Peterson, Gilles interviewed Will Ashon and Dave Haslam. Both have been involved in the music business and made that shift to the literary world. First in Peterson’s hotseat was Will Ashon, the former…
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Sep 12
Bearded Theory 2019 early news
EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT! REGULAR PRICE TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT £122. That’s £17 more. 4 (ish) pints. Go on, treat yourself. Get ready – tickets for Bearded Theory 2019 go on sale on Saturday 15th September and the first 1,500 tickets are discounted to £105. Some people are busy counting off the…
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Aug 24
Green Man festival review 2018
Something was definitely missing from Green Man festival 2018 – that wet stuff falling from the sky which churns the Brecon Beacons mud to a smelly mush. Instead, this year’s festival was blessed by sun and wafting clouds; so it was off with the cagoules and on with the fancy dress… and the fine weather…
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Jul 27
The Chemical Brothers and Crazy P at Bluedot festival
The Chemical Brothers set ends Bluedot festival 2018 on a high note, and the hordes pack out the Lovell stage to hear the godfathers of the electronic/dance scene; the sound so colossal and lasers so far-reaching you would think they were competing with the Jodrell Bank telescope itself
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Jul 26
Bluedot 2019: earlybird tickets on sale now
Good news, Bluedot festival lovers! For a limited time only, super very earlybird tickets are on sale right now. Next year’s dates are 18 – 21 July, meaning Bluedot is bringing another 4-day event your way. LIMITED NUMBER OF SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW – from 10am Thursday 26th July until Sunday evening….
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Jul 26
Sea Change festival additions
Sea Change festival takes over the town of Totnes in south Devon over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The event finds its way into multiple historic venues in the town. Founded and curated by Totnes’s own Drift Records, Sea Change presents special guests beneath the beautiful gold leaf ceiling of the Barrel House Ballroom, St. Mary’s…
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Jul 25
Bluedot 2018: out of this world music and science mashup
Bluedot festival moves into its third year with its unique brand of music, science and space mashup. There is probably no other festival like it: music fans can take their fill of several stages and science geeks have a wealth talks and workshops with experts, although its fair to say most festival goers dip into…
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Jun 28
Is Bluedot the UK’s most planet-friendly festival?
It has taken a huge effort for festivals to adopt an eco-friendly approach. But the days of walking over a crunchy carpet of beer cans to get to the main stage is well and truly over. None more so than at Bluedot festival, which, in its own words, ‘will be sending 0% waste to landfill…
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Jun 15
Invitation to Shirley Baker exhibition
The print exhibition is at The Photographers’ Gallery in London and starts on Thursday 21st June. It runs until the 28th July, with a selection of prints on show, all available to buy.
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Jun 4
Field Day 2018: Charlotte Gainsbourg and Oumou Sangare
I’ve always had a soft spot for Field Day festival: its curators have form in enticing lesser-seen artists onto their festival stages, such as Mazzy Star’s memorable set in 2012. Field Day’s move this year from Victoria Park to the considerably smaller Brockwell Park has not been without its issues – from pre-event concerns from…
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