Music Festivals
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MusicThurston Moore Band, Evian Christ join Liverpool Sound City line-up
A clutch of new names have been added to the bill for this year’s Liverpool Sound City festival at the city’s Bramley Moore Dock in May. Merseys... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
ArtMemo Akten, Alec Empire added to FutureEverything 2015 lineup
More details on the lineup for this year’s FutureEverything digital culture festival have been revealed, ahead of the 20th anniversary edition next mon... Read more »| 22 Jan 2015 -
MusicHookworms, FKA Twigs, Run the Jewels join Field Day line-up
A clutch of new names have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Field Day festival in London, including northwest psych rockers Hookworms and bl... Read more »| 19 Jan 2015 -
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A Carefully Planned Festival #4 @ Various venues, Manchester, 18-19 October
In a week that sees Noel Gallagher asking £55 a pop for his forthcoming tour, A Carefully Planned Festival shows the locals a tad more respect. A mere ... Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
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Thirty band bill set for Dunfermline Live festival
Fife’s own King Creosote and Glasgow hip-hop group Hector Bizerk are among the acts lined up for this weekend’s Dunfermline Live all-dayer. KC &... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
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In Pictures: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014
In Pictures: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014 Stretching their remit well beyond the idea of flower power and sweaty dudes with wah pedals, the organisers of Liver... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014
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ReviewsLiverpool International Festival of Psychedelia 2014
Typical. In the last few years, Merseyside has finally begun to make gigantic steps forwards with regards to external perceptions of its musical output (the ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
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The Phantom Band and Miaoux Miaoux to headline Stirling's Strange Behaviours festival
The line-up for Strange Behaviours festival in Stirling on 21 and 22 November has been revealed, with The Phantom Band and Miaoux Miaoux respectively headlin... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
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A Psych for Sore Eyes: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014
As Liverpool Psych Fest stakes its claim to be Europe's premier site of sonic worship, The Skinny questions the festival's visual experts on the aesthetics of psych, plus their plans – and the music – for this year's event Read more »| 09 Sep 2014 -
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End of the Road 2014
As festival season hurtles towards a close, End of the Road showed them all how it's done Read more »| 05 Sep 2014 -
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In Pictures: Beacons Festival 2014
In Pictures: Beacons Festival 2014 Not even the late arrival of Hurricane Bertha on the Sunday morning could dampen the spirits of several thousand reveller... Read more »| 18 Aug 2014 -
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Beacons Festival 2014: Sunday 10 August
After a gloriously sunny Saturday, a little bit of hurricane wasn't gonna dampen the spirits of Sunday at Beacons – bringing us John Wizards' pop calypsos, a snarling Speedy Ortiz, and one showstopping finale from Darkside Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
ReviewsBeacons Festival 2014: Saturday 9 August
Day two at Skipton's Heslaker Farm sees Hookworms warm to their role as headliners, Ex-Easter Island Head bewitch a seated hideaway, and Jon Hopkins turn the main stage into a glow-in-the-dark Wacky Warehouse Read more »| 10 Aug 2014 -
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Beacons Festival 2014: Friday 8 August
We're reporting live from Beacons Festival in the tempestuous Skipton countryside, where flash rains are no match for Yorkshire's commitment to a fancy dress theme. Togas at the ready for Golden Teacher, Daniel Avery and Daughter Read more »| 09 Aug 2014 -
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Electric Dreams: Behind the scenes at new Dumfriesshire festival Electric Fields
As the latest prospect on Scotland's festival circuit sets out its stall, we go behind the scenes at Dumfries-based one day event Electric Fields with two of its core organisers Read more »| 01 Aug 2014