Taking over London’s Victoria Park on May 25th, Field Day is just around the corner. Now in their seventh year, the festival’s organisers have put together a special Field Day Radio show, themed around this year’s Village Mentality, which brings nostalgic fete activities such as the human wheelbarrow, …
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LA sister trio HAIM have been making massive waves in the industry this year, winning BBC’s Sound of 2013 and appearing on just about everyone’s ‘ones to watch’ list. It therefore comes as no surprise that all their European headline dates – listed below – are now sold out. However, …
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Following up on our preview of the festival, Planet Notion is now pleased to announce Blissfields as the first UK boutique to sell out in 2013. Delightful organiser Paul Bliss took some time out from his busy schedule to tell us more about this year’s event, while also weighing in …
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Green Man Festival in Wales is a favourite for its beautiful Welsh setting, family friendly environment and independent vibe. Now they are confirmed to be even greater with the addition of a spoken word and literature stage. Located in a new area called ‘Babbling Tongues’, which quite frankly sounds brilliant, …
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Tags: Green Man, James Yorkston, Julian Cope, Robert Wyatt, Talking Shop
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The incredible lineup for this year’s edition of Lovebox just got even more irresistible with the addition of the legendarily provocative queen of hip hop herself, Lil Kim, on Sunday. She hasn’t played a show in London for 12 years, her last appearance being on her ‘Notorious K.I.M’ world …
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Following the success of the shows on the Argonaughty, The Garden Festival have good news for all you out there who weren’t quick enough off the mark to get your hands on those tickets. Tickets have just gone on sale for four new parties on the brilliant boat the Arbiana …
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Tags: Adam Regan, Boat parties, Krankbrother, Leftfoot, Matt Beck, Maxxi Soundsystem, Nicola Conte, Schtumm, Somethinksounds, Space Dimension Controller, The Garden Festival
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Set on one of the beautiful Dalmatian Islands in Croatia, the 2013 FOR festival is already sure to be a good time. Previously announced in the lineup are Tame Impala, James Murphy, Solange, 2ManyDJs, Tensnake, Horse Meat Disco, Young Dreams, and many more. …
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Summertime means many thing, but if you’ re in the music biz, it just means festival season. With the nice weather comes an endless stream of live music, parties, entertainment, and poor life decisions. It’s a great time of year. The months immediately preceding summer (i.e. right now) mean lineup …
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Back in March our online editor Seb Law toodled off to Texas to the musical extravaganza that is South by Southwest and while he was there he met up with folk-pop musician Lucy Rose to chat about everything from the experience performing at one of the biggest music festivals around …
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Since 2003, Bestival has been a trailblazing event, arguably one of the most open-minded and inclusive around. Hosting all manner of music, cabaret, and other entertainment, this wild and crazy festival often goes deep in the AM hours, with little heed to concepts of restraint. How all good parties should …
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