Concrete Music’s 5th Birthday with b.traits at The Astoria, Portsmouth

Concrete Music’s 5th Birthday with b.traits at The Astoria, Portsmouth

September 30, 2015 No Comments

Portsmouth has an upcoming and growing electronic music scene, and Concrete Music is one of the company’s leading the way. Last week’s night with Canadian techno DJ b.traits at The Astoria was no exception to this. Concrete Music are celebrating their 5th birthday and bringing the BBC Radio 1 DJ

United Festival 2015

United Festival 2015

September 28, 2015 No Comments

As 2015’s festival season came to a close, 1234 festival goers danced one last time in London’s Finsbury Park for United Festival on Sunday 13th September. The sun was shining over the circle of eight arenas, which boasted plenty of the biggest names in all flavours of dance music to

Applebottom at The Poison Apple, Bournemouth

Applebottom at The Poison Apple, Bournemouth

September 28, 2015 No Comments

When Elysium Presented Applebottom, Taim and Neffa T at Bournemouth’s newly owned Poison Apple, (previously Orange Rooms) it was the alternative night to fresher week parties churning out chart music. Poison Apple is a venue that plays close to my heart, with its Shoreditch-esque bunker room reminiscent of London’s Nest

Boomtown 2015

Boomtown 2015

September 16, 2015 No Comments

Only on the mad streets of a field in Winchester will you see costumed cowboys and pirates lure you into hidden parties, narrow passageways and themed rooms. This, of course, is the annual Boomtown Fair; one of the UK’s best, completely non-commercialised festivals. The whole place is a make-belief town

Cardiff’s First X Music Festival

Cardiff’s First X Music Festival

August 21, 2015 No Comments

The middle of June saw Cardiff’s first X Music Festival. The 2 day festival was held in Cardiff’s Blue Park and it certainly didn’t disappoint! On the Friday, thee festival saw its incredible lineup get underway with the likes of Skepta, Krept & Konan and Fuse ODG perform taking to

Standon Calling 2015

Standon Calling 2015

August 10, 2015 No Comments

2015; its been quite the year for festivals. However, this year at Standon Calling festival, Hertfordshire, by day a 1715 wild west cowboy atmosphere filled the arena followed by a 3015 space monster robot vibe by night. Revolvers and ray guns at the ready; Standon Calling delivered round the clock

Mumble Sound: Bournemouth University Summer Ball 2015 After Party With Flava D at Orange Rooms, Bournemouth

Mumble Sound: Bournemouth University Summer Ball 2015 After Party With Flava D at Orange Rooms, Bournemouth

July 20, 2015 No Comments

Mumble Sound have already embedded themselves into the Bournemouth dance scene; taking on Bournemouth’s Orange Rooms to bring the university an After Party to 2015’s Summer Ball. The BU Summer Ball was a great day, and to top it off the event that followed one a good one. Mumble Sound

Somerley Tea Party 2015

Somerley Tea Party 2015

July 12, 2015 No Comments

At the end of May, the South saw Somerley Tea Party return for its second year. The day festival is set in the grounds of the Old Somerley Estate, within the old walled garden. The festival is overlooked by the large mansion still inhabited by the family that owns the

Glastonbury 2015

Glastonbury 2015

July 12, 2015 No Comments

Glastonbury Festival is possibly the biggest name in the global festival industry. Almost every year nearly 200,000 music and arts fans flood to the South West and create a town the size of Norwich for five days of unrivalled music, comedy, dance, theatre, circus and speech. As you enter the

Common People 2015

Common People 2015

July 6, 2015 No Comments

2008 saw Rob da Bank’s Bestival turn to a muddy hellhole, and reduced the festival to an event planners nightmare. Ever since, though, a series of British Indian summers have seen Bestival propel itself to the top of the festival tree; one of the best in the UK. The Bestival