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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

Preview: Isle of Wight Festival 2016

April 25, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

England’s oldest festival is approaching fast. Soon we will dive headfirst into 2016’s UK festival marathon, and of course opening with one of the best. Isle of Wight Festival, this year, boasts another jaw-dropping lineup. Organisers always pull the strings hard to come up with a lineup that cant be

Full Lineup Announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekend

April 18, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

BBC Radio 1 has today announced the latest wave of artists for this year’s Big Weekend in Exeter. Joining the already announced Coldplay as main stage headliners are London Rock band Mumford and Sons. It will be the band’s first of only two UK shows this summer with a Hyde

Victorious Announces Second Wave of Artists

April 14, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

Glasgow Rock band Travis, Stafford Rock band Editors and Bob Geldof’s Boomtown Rats have been announced for this year’s Victorious Festival. Also just announced are Wolfmother, The Horrors, Milky Chance, Ratboy, Raleigh Ritchie, Izzy Bizu, Pretty Vicious, Lauren Aquilina, JP Cooper, Dagny, Samm Henshaw, Sound of the Sirens and Rocky

Preview: Love Saves The Day

April 8, 2016 No Comments Tom Evans

Bristol’s biggest and favourite festival returns to Eastville Park for another year on the 28th and 29th of May to kick off your summer with another top line-up. The set-up has grown considerably since its 2012 debut, but the organisers haven’t abandoned their roots as strong supporters of underground music,

Somerley Tea Party Returns For A Third Year

April 7, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Bournemouth’s events company Get Satisfied are once again busy organising the Somerley Tea Party. Now in its third year, the festival, that takes place at the Somerley Estate in Ringwood, this year boasts a bigger lineup and adds camping, turning the day festival into a weekend affair. Somerley Tea Party

Common People Returns For A Second Year

April 7, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

The new day festival from the Bestival family is back. Common People will return to Southampton Common for a second year. Rob da Bank and co have been super-busy creating a bank holiday weekend extravaganza for all the family to enjoy. Common People embodies Bestival’s young, energetic vibe, and after