Leeds Festival 2024: Friday review and gallery – A stormy start meets unwavering resilience for a joyous opener
By Gracie Hall and Daisy Webb Leeds Festival 2024 kicks off with a rather unconventional start, as…
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Manchester Psych Fest returns featuring Altin Gün, BC Camplight, Baxter Dury, The Horrors, Pigs x7 and more
Manchester Psych Fest returns for its 11th edition this weekend, boasting an impressive line-up spanning the breadth…
Kendal Calling 2024: Day Four review – Northern charm, blistering anthems and a festival experience that never leaves you
Sunday at Kendal Calling 2024 sees the return of the annual themed parade. The theme for this…
Kendal Calling 2024: Day Three review – Mancunian band Corella bring the party and The Streets prove age is no object
After a wet Friday night at Kendal Calling 2024, Saturday sees the sunshine return to Cumbria. Indie…
Kendal Calling 2024: Day One & Two review – Soggy tents and super stars
Kendal Calling returned for its 19th edition on Thursday, welcoming 40,000 festival-goers to traverse the expansive grounds.…
Dialled In Festival review – A joyous celebration of South Asian creativity
Featured image: @kerrie.irl The artist-led platform Dialled In debuts its first full day festival outside of London…
Preview: Kendal Calling 2024 – Cult heroes, hot rod youngsters and ex-footballers
Featured image: Tom Martin / Kendal Calling Kendal Calling (the revered ‘Glastonbury of the North’) returns this August with…
9 acts not to miss at Dialled In Manchester
The Breeders @ Manchester Albert Hall review – a divine night of live music
It’s the hottest day of 2024 in the UK so far, with beer gardens bursting at the seams in true British fashion. For some in Manchester, however, their evening is to be spent with none other than The Breeders. Formed by Pixies bassist Kim Deal and her sister Kelley in 1990, they’re now accompanied by drummer Jim Macpherson and British-born bassist Josephine Wiggs.
Alvvays / Girl Scout @ O2 Ritz Manchester gallery – ethereal pop music from beloved indie darlings
Featured image and gallery: Kaitlyn Brockley Canadian indie pop heroes Alvvays return to Manchester hot on their…
Girli @ Club Academy review – Utopia for those who have felt othered
Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall Hailing all the way from America, alt-pop artist tiLLie opens the…
C.O.F.F.I.N. / Mister Strange @ YES Pink Room review – Joyous rock ‘n’ roll carnage
Denim. Leather. A guitarist wearing both. Local quartet Mister Strange pull off their no-frills rock ‘n’ roll with more than a dash of panache. They’re scuzzy, infused with grooves, and in Tomas Walmsley’s snapshots, have a singing drummer who pulls facial expressions that are usually reserved for log flume cameras.
Been Stellar / Theo Bleak @ YES Basement review -NYC outfit progress out of the little leagues
Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall After 24 hours of continuous rain, the skanky duvet of clouds…
Slam Dunk Festival North 2024 review and gallery – A torrent of pop-punk
Featured Image: Gracie Hall Slam Dunk North sets off to a wetter start than its southern sister…
Reading and Leeds Festival 2024: The best bands to see this year
Featured image: Luke Dyson Overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of choice on offer at this year’s Reading…