Wild Wood Festival 2026: The Party in the Trees Returns

Wild Wood Festival 2026: The Party in the Trees Returns

June 5, 2026 No Comments

Some festivals feel like an event. Wild Wood Festival feels like a secret. Tucked away in a magical woodland in South Cambridgeshire, this intimate, independent festival caps its crowd at just 2,000 people – and that intimacy is precisely what makes it so special. Now celebrating its 10th year, Wild

ALSO Festival to Return in July

ALSO Festival to Return in July

June 3, 2026 No Comments

Not every festival is content to simply put on a show. ALSO, the award-winning Warwickshire festival set within a stunning Capability Brown landscape, is the place where ideas run wild. Its 13th edition, taking place at Park Farm, Compton Verney from 10th to 12th July 2026, looks set to be

What Can We Expect from Boomtown 2026

What Can We Expect from Boomtown 2026

May 18, 2026 No Comments

Boomtown is back, and if the latest lineup announcement is anything to go by, the 17th edition of the now Hampshire festival is shaping up to be its most ambitious yet. Taking place at Matterley Estate in the South Downs National Park from Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th August 2026,

Shawn James @ O2 Islington, London

Shawn James @ O2 Islington, London

March 25, 2026 No Comments

Shawn James delivered a spellbinding performance at the O2 Islington last month, showing why his live shows have built such a loyal following. From the moment he stepped onto the stage, there was a quiet intensity in the room, mixed with a real sense of excitement. James knew exactly how

Nova Twins @ Engine Rooms, Southampton

Nova Twins @ Engine Rooms, Southampton

March 25, 2026 No Comments

Nova Twins, the English rock duo consisting of Amy Love and Georgia South, formed in 2014, had kicked off the second leg of the Parasites & Butterflies tour the previous night at Chalk. I attended the following night at the Engine Rooms in Southampton. A well sized venue for live

Mogwai @ Portsmouth Guildhall

Mogwai @ Portsmouth Guildhall

March 9, 2026 No Comments

There are few bands capable of turning a vast civic hall into something deeply intimate, but Mogwai managed exactly that at the Portsmouth Guildhall last week. The Scottish post-rock titans delivered a set that was equal parts meditative beauty and tectonic, ribcage-rattling force; a reminder that subtlety and sheer volume

Sports Team at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

Sports Team at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

January 21, 2026 No Comments

Sports Team arrived at the Wedgewood Rooms last November in full, chaotic stride, delivering a set that felt less like a conventional gig and more like a brilliantly unhinged house party that just happened to have one of the UK’s most exciting indie bands at its centre. From the moment

John Grant @ Portsmouth Guildhall

John Grant @ Portsmouth Guildhall

October 17, 2025 No Comments

John Grant returned to the Portsmouth Guildhall last week to deliver a performance that was equal parts theatrical, vulnerable and sonically commanding. A reminder that few artists balance humour and heartbreak with such disarming ease. Grant is an artist that truly can’t be boxed into one single genre. This was

Review: We Out Here 2026

Review: We Out Here 2026

September 2, 2025 No Comments

Set on the edge of the New Forest National Park, We Out Here Festival enjoyed a sold out event and scorching weather to create a unique and unmatched vibe. The return of We Out Here Festival to Wimborne St Giles in Dorset this August marked its fifth edition and reaffirmed

We Out Here Sells Out for a 5th Consecutive Year

We Out Here Sells Out for a 5th Consecutive Year

August 12, 2025 No Comments

The much-loved We Out Here Festival, curated by BBC Radio 6 DJ and musical tastemaker Gilles Peterson, has officially sold out all weekend tickets for its 2025 edition, marking its fifth consecutive year of doing so. The final batch of weekend passes, priced at £275 plus booking fees, was snapped