Festivals

After being put on hold for two years, the first day of The Great Escape left Brighton a quivering mess of elated satisfaction. Pent up energy finally burst, leaving orgasmic bliss, but this is only the beginning. Now, how can day two top that? Part 2 of 3

What could Adele, Wolf Alice and Ed Sheeran possibly have in common? Humble roots at Brighton’s Great Escape Festival, that’s what. From Spotlight shows to secret gigs, TGE is back with over 500 emerging artists across 30+ venues, packed into just three days. A weekend of chaos Part 1/3, let’s go.

With over 100 bands booked, and countless stages dotted around Leeds hosting some of the best local talent around as well as some big names on the line-up, Live at Leeds is a day not to be missed – we went to the festival to see for ourselves.

Following the busy few months As It Is have had, we caught up with lead singer Patty Walters and guitarist Ronnie Ish about these new singles, their future plans, and how good it is to be back playing live.

The Slam Dunk Festival 2021 line-up had been one that heavy music fans had been waiting for what seemed like eternity. Since its original announcement for Slam Dunk 2020, the line-up had gone through many changes and has somehow managed to stay absolutely brilliant. It really was a day in the diary not to be missed.

After further enhancing their status as one of Britain’s best upcoming bands with their recently released EP – the enchanting American Noir, we caught up with vocalist Will Gould at Slam Dunk festival about all things Creeper.

This summer Malevolence performed some huge festival slots. At Slamdown we spoke to guitarist Josh Baines and vocalist/guitarist Konan Hall about their massive summer, Sheffield, and Malevolence branded tanks.

The UK’s biggest party was welcomed back to Bramham Park on the 26th - 28th August 2021. This year Leeds festival had sold-out in record time, and had been sold-out for months, so to say people were hyped would be the understatement of the year.

Slam Dunk Festival is taking place this weekend, find out who you should definitely be checking out at Leeds or Hatfield.

Reading and Leeds Festival takes place over August bank holiday weekend, we take a look at the line-up to give you our take on whose sets definitely shouldn't be missed.