Festivals tend to grab all the attention over the summer but our much-loved grassroots venues need support too! So this new venture called Everywhere At Once is the perfect way to entice you back into some of our great venues for a gig. The umberella organisations presiding over it all is leading charity Music Venue Trust…
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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 for Bearded Theory 2026 are flying out super fast this year. So if you’re thinking about it I’d advise you to say yes! pronto, to the friendliest fest out there and nab those tickets now. There’s more pressure than ever this year on festival tickets, in part due to Glastonbury’s upcoming fallow year. Bearded Theory…
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We gathered once again at Glanusk Park in the beautiful mountains of the Brecon Beacons for Green Man – one of our favourite festivals of the year. Here’s a little roundup of our highlights. Thursday opened with a mini lineup that included W H Lung, making their second appearance at Green Man. It was a…
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We’re loving the sound of this gentle and heartwarming festival. Good Vibrations Society returns to Ashdown Forest this summer with an expanded programme that dives even deeper into connection, community and creativity. Alongside the music music line-up, there are transformative talks, evening live sessions in The Root, a diverse showcase of local performers, fresh eco…
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After the fancy dress prize-giving, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican sang and crowdsurfed a dinghy, held up by a sea of hands. Then it was time for TTSSFU and their brilliant shoegaze / dream-pop (MORE shoegaze please, Bearded). Gurriers and Getdown Services got a moshpit going and threw crisps (still in their packets). Shonen…
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Another storming (not stormy) day at Bearded Theory with too much going on to see it all. Girlband returned to BT with a great opening set, The Deltones played the Meadow stage and it was great to finally see The Vaselines. Swim Deep’s intense, wistful numbers were perfect for the leafy Woodland stage. Dreadzone got the…
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Those arriving on site on Thursday sighed with relief to find the very opposite weather conditions to last year. We were not wading through mud, oh no, this year we skipped across springy grass, feeling the sun on our skin as the thought of four divine days of music and enjoyment warmed our very souls. The…
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There was plenty of amazing music to keep us busy all day. Female-lead acts lead the way, including impressive new act Atl Blk Era who opened the main stage, the rousing five-piece band Man/Woman/Chainsaw who just made it in time for a slightly late set, and – taking the early evening slot – returnees Nova…
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Two phenominal acts are confirmed for a South Facing Festival double bill at Crystal Palace Park – Mogwai and Lankum. The two acts will complement each other perfectly and this is one summer evening not to miss. This exclusive event marks Mogwai’s only UK summer appearance and Lankum’s only London show of 2025. With eleven acclaimed…
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