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Concrete Music’s Freshers Party With Preditah at The Astoria, Portsmouth

October 5, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

September has come around again, which means the inevitability of freshers week where students blow hundreds of pounds from their loans on raucous parties. Portsmouth’s Concrete Music are back after the summer break, putting on a weekly night of exquisite underground dance music at The Astoria. For the second time

Portsmouth’s Victorious Has Its Most Successful Year So Far…

October 3, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Portsmouth’s biggest event of the year came round again on August bank holiday weekend. The fifth edition of Victorious Festival was the biggest year to date; a bigger site, a bigger lineup and a larger capacity. The festival has just refused to stop growing, taking up most on the common,

Featured Review: Outlook 2016

September 28, 2016 No Comments Callum Blitz

I was awash with mystery and excitement on my way to the airport. Outlook festival, being both mine, and inSYNC’s first overseas festival, painted a picture that although similar, was in some ways polar opposite to its well-treaded English counterparts. The dream of swapping wellies for flip-flops, muddy tents for

Another Year At Creamfields

September 22, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

“Yeah…still the best of its own kind” Seventy thousand others and me were all tempted back once again into camping on the once evacuated rainy plot that endorses the music maestro that is Creamfields! This wasn’t our first camping experience at a festival and we knew what had happened in

London’s Best Dance Music Affair: SW4 2016

September 13, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

With lots happening over the late August bank holiday weekend, Clapham Common was stiff competition and the popular choice for one of the biggest metropolitan festivals, South West Four. Having gone last year there were big expectations, especially as SW4 announced that they had been granted increased sound volume levels

Featured Review: Boomtown 2016

August 29, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Where do I start? Returning to Boomtown for a second year only confirms just how brilliant this festival is. A non-corporate haven for festival-goers to enjoy the August sunshine and party through night and day. Boomtown’s attention to detail is truly remarkable; everything that happens is well thought out from

Review: Wickham Festival 2016

August 28, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Wickham Festival; a chilled out, local, medium-sized festival with a family-friendly atmosphere and happy vibe. That’s how I’d describe Wickham, that is located in the heart of the picturesque Hampshire countryside. Wickham have worked hard on creating a manageable and successful event over the years, and their lineup of artists

Eastern Electrics Takes Over Hatfield House

August 17, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

On the 6th August, Hatfield House was transformed from its famed historical grounds into a hosting ground from some of the most renowned electronic artists. The typically peaceful green had been turned into a platform for ravers from all around to see some of their favourite acts. The area is

Standon Calling 2016: Hertfordshire’s Festival Gem

August 11, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

They say small is beautiful; that is Standon Calling Festival with its bucketfuls of charm and good vibes. Returning for a third year to Hertfordshire’s festival gem, we saw Standon Calling play host to yet another incredible line up of artists and roster of family-friendly entertainment. Standon welcomed headliners alt-rock

An Evening With Horse Meat Disco & FYI Chris at The Prince of Wales, Brixton

August 10, 2016 No Comments Charlie Mott

Brixton isn’t the first place you might associate with disco, but last Friday saw Horse Meat Disco headline an evening of electronic funk in the south London borough. The Prince of Wales venue, previously The Brixton Club House, is a nightclub-pub hybrid with a two-tier roof terrace and a few