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Bank Holiday Weekend: We Are FSTVL Is Almost Here

May 17, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

London’s favourite dance festival is back; building once again on last year’s festival with a totally stellar lineup. We Are FSTVL is keeping up with past reputations, with the event’s return to Upminster this May bank holiday weekend. The festival was awarded ‘Best Dance Festival’ by DJ Mag at the

Sporting Glastonbury: Bournemouth 7’s Returns

May 16, 2016 No Comments Charlie Mott

In less than two weeks time, Europe’s biggest music and sports festival will be opening its gates for the 9th time. Over 30,000 people attend the event from Friday 27th to Sunday the 29th of May. This year over 5000 players will compete in a range of ‘social and competitive

Cardiff’s X Music Festival Returns For A Second Helping

May 16, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Bute Park will once again be home to the two day event that is X Music Festival, an event that impressively attracted over 22,000 people to its debut year in 2015. With such acts heading up the main stage such as Craig David’s TS5, Flume, Stormzy, Annie Mac and Bristol

Love Saves The Night Is Almost Upon Us

May 11, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Bristol’s Love Saves The Day are teaming up with city nightclub Motion on 29th May to host the latest in the series of ‘Love Saves The Night’. Following the success of last year’s after parties, that featured the likes of David Rodigan MBE and UK based duo Gorgon City, Motion

One City, Nine Districts: Boomtown Fair Reveals Full 2016 Lineup

May 11, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

It’s now less than 100 days until we turn the first page of Chapter 8 of the Boomtown Fair. The past weeks have seen the festival unleash a stream of lineup announcements, one for each of Boomtown’s nine themed districts. The festival’s vast immersive experience is one like no other,

Preview: Born & Bred Festival

May 9, 2016 No Comments Tom Evans

It seems a very good time to be celebrating all things London. Questions continue to be raised about the future of the capitals rich musical heritage in the face of increasing rent prices and a series of restrictive laws on club culture. There is some sense of a creative drain,

Our Interview With Kassassin Street

May 5, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Bestival’s Common People is just around the corner for its second instalment. The festival, curated by Bestival founder Rob da Bank, returns to Southampton Common on the upcoming May bank holiday weekend. As well as a host of major acts including Duran Duran, Craig David and David Rodigan taking to

Bestival 2016 Is All About ‘The Future’

May 1, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Isle of Wight festival Bestival has announced its annual theme. The omens are good, and 2016 is all about The Future. Bestival is hurtling headlong into another year of incredible musical pioneers and precognitive pop stars, who will be journeying into Bestival’s glamorous machine age, where everlasting gobstoppers signal eternal

Wild Life Returns For A Second Year

April 28, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

After last year’s sold out debut, Disclosure and Rudimental’s Wild Life Festival returns in 2016 for a second instalment at Brighton City Airport in Shoreham this June. The festival, like last year, will feature a number of huge artists and international superstars in what will be one of the best UK music festivals of

Glastonbury Announces 2016 Silver Hayes Lineup

April 27, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Glastonbury today announced their dance lineup for the 2016 festival. Glastonbury is known for its incredible lineups and live acts, but less well known is its amazing array of dance music. Although Glastonbury is centred around bands, they often have one of the best selections of dance music in the