Glastonbury Festival – Friday 27 June, 2014


Glastonbury is famed for secret sets. On Thursday evening, The 1975 and Metronomy got the party started unofficially in the Williams Green tent, while rumours abound about just who would open the Other Stage on Friday morning when all the major stages opened up. Last year it was Beady Eye, so some were dreaming of…

The Alternative Escape 2014 – head to the Pav Tav…


Every year, seemingly the entire music industry and thousands of punters head down to the South Coast for an extended weekend in May to enjoy the bands on offer at the Great Escape. Tickets for the Brighton event proper have long since sold out, but we’ve always found the events at the Alternative Escape to…

Top 5 gigs of 2013


We haven’t been to as many concerts this year as in previous times, but still managed to get out to at least one a week. We’ve been entertained by many bands, both on major labels and unsigned, and without further ado, here’s our Top 5 favourite gigs of 2013! Three Trapped Tigers, Tall Ships, The…

Autumn gigs preview


As soon as the sun sets on Reading Festival, ArcTanGent and Bestival, it’s time to think about the cold and dark nights when gig season gets back into full swing. The likes of Frightened Rabbit and Everything Everything (with Dutch Uncles in support) will be playing throughout the country, while there are also some tremendous…