Festival Review: Barn On The Farm 2019
Barn On The Farm 2019 5th-7th July 2019, Gloucester Words & Photos: Elena Katrina Every year without fail, for the past four years anyway, I have had a weekend in my diary that no one else is allowed to do anything important on – that weekend is Barn On The Farm weekend. It really has … Continue reading
Live Review: Community Festival
Community Festival Finsbury Park, London, 30 June 2019 Words and Photos by Gary Lambert It’s the end of June and we’ve got sunshine, a field and bucketfuls of tunes. What more could you want? Well I can say that at the end of Community Festival there was no need for anything else. What was my … Continue reading
Festival Review: Camden Rocks 2019
Camden Rocks 2019 Various Venues, London, 1st – 2nd June 2019 Words: Nicholas Jacques Photography: Lisa Knight I arrived in Camden Town on Saturday midday, ready and raring to go for another mammoth Camden Rocks festival. As ever the streets were boiling over with city-goers and tourists galore, all wanting a piece of Camden’s prime … Continue reading
Festival Review: Neighbourhood Weekender 2019
Neighbourhood Weekender 2019 May 25th & 26th, Victoria Park, Warrington Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Elena Katrina Neighbourhood Weekender is undoubtedly one of the most divisive events in the summer music calendar. In fact, there are so many things about it which could turn the blood cold of many a music snob. But that is what … Continue reading
Festival review: Highest Point 2019
Highest Point 17th – 19th May 2019, Williamson Park, Lancaster Words & Photography: Gary Lambert It is never the big headline performances that make you fall in love with certain festivals. They’re actually superfluous to making the event feel special. Instead it is the little things, the efforts made by the organisers and staff that … Continue reading
Festival Review: This Is Tomorrow 2019
This Is Tomorrow Exhibition Park, Newcastle, 24 – 26 May 2019 Words: Sammy Sadler Photography: Callum Robinson and Sammy Sadler As I type this review, my head is still buzzing and my body is still aching from what was a fantastic weekend. Festival season has finally arrived (wooo!) and what a better way to get … Continue reading
Festival Review: The Brighton Mix Up 2019
The Brighton Mix Up 2019 The Black Lion, Brighton Words: Nick Jacques Photos: Elena Katrina It was great to be back in Brighton again! I had missed its distinctive layout and large community feel, each trip always provided fun memories in this super friendly seaside town and on this occasion, yet again, Brighton delivered the … Continue reading
Festival Review: The Great Escape 2019
The Great Escape 2019 Various venues, Brighton, 9-11th May 2019 Words & Photos: Elena Katrina The Great Escape.… a festival that prides itself on being at the very forefront of new music so of course, we had to be in attendance again. A festival that isn’t just for music fans but also for musicians. With … Continue reading
Festival Review: When In Manchester 2019
Festival Review: When In Manchester 2019 The Castle Hotel, Gulliver’s, and Night and Day Cafe, Manchester Words: Julia Grantham & Gary Lambert Photos: Gary Lambert Now in its third year of existence, When In Manchester festival delivered its fifth event last Easter weekend, and despite coinciding with the hottest Easter weekend on record, still managed to … Continue reading
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Hit The North 2019
Hit The North Various Venues, Newcastle, 5th May 2019 Words: Sammy Sadler & Lauren Mellor Photos: Elena Katrina & Lauren Mellor Sammy’s Words I’ve said it so many times before and I’ll say it again – festival season is my favourite time of the year. Whether it’s shuffling between packed venues in a city or … Continue reading
Festival Review: Liverpool Sound City 2019
Liverpool Sound City 2019 Various venues, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, 4-5 May Words by Daniel Burton and Gary Lambert Photos by Gary Lambert Sound City 2019 was a festival that was approached with a cautious, tempered excitement. It felt like the organisers had made a bit of a gamble on the line up across the board … Continue reading
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Live At Leeds 2019
Live At Leeds 2019 Various Venues, Leeds, 4th May 2019 Words: Sammy Sadler Photography: Elena Katrina We’ve been covering day-long metropolitan music festival Live At Leeds for a few years now and I think that it’s pretty safe to say that it just keeps getting better and better as each event goes by. From the … Continue reading
Festival Review: Stockton Calling 2019
Festival Review: Stockton Calling 2019 April 2019 – various venues – Stockton Upon Tees Words: Daniel Burton Photos: Elena Katrina Having never visited this festival before, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Were the venues going to be small? Would they have high ceilings where the sound would reflect off? Or basements with low … Continue reading
Festival Review: Cro Cro Land 2019
Cro Cro Land Urban Exchange Hub, Croydon, 6th April 2019 Words: Nick Jacques Photography: Jon Mo & Jamie MacMillan Cro Cro Land festival is the creation of Bugeye’s Angela Martin and the Croydonist’s Julia Woollams (dedicated online cultural magazine about all things offbeat in Croydon). They pointed out in previous interviews that they wanted to … Continue reading
Festival Review: SXSW 2019
SXSW 2019 8 – 17 March 2019 Words and Photos: Elena Katrina I didn’t think that I would ever go to SXSW. It seemed far away and I’m not just talking about geography. I have the bug though – in both ways – the way in which I don’t want to ever miss it ever … Continue reading
