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Deftones headline Outbreak Festival

Deftones headline Outbreak Festival

Deftones @ Outbreak Festival

Sam McNaughton

2 days ago

Jorja Smith plays all points east

Jorja Smith plays all points east

Tems + Jorja Smith: All Points East

Sam McNaughton

5 days ago

Festival Preview: Pepsi Max Presents Leeds Festival 27th-30th August 2026

Festival Preview: Pepsi Max Presents Leeds Festival 27th-30th August 2026

Festival Preview: Pepsi Max Presents Leeds Festival 27th-30th August 2026

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Aug 12

Festival Review: Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Final Day - Sunday 2nd August. From tents down and chippy teas to Wolf Alice beneath the lights, Kendal Calling saves one final surge of magic for Sunday.

Festival Review: Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Final Day - Sunday 2nd August. From tents down and chippy teas to Wolf Alice beneath the lights, Kendal Calling saves one final surge of magic for Sunday.

Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Final Day - Sunday 2nd August

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Aug 4

Festival Review: Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day Three - Saturday 1st August. Rising young guitar bands, folk-fuelled madness and a monumental firestarting Biffy 'F**king' Clyro headline set - makes Saturday Kendal’s loudest day yet.

Festival Review: Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day Three - Saturday 1st August. Rising young guitar bands, folk-fuelled madness and a monumental firestarting Biffy 'F**king' Clyro headline set - makes Saturday Kendal’s loudest day yet.

Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day Three - Saturday 1st August

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Aug 3

Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day Two - Friday 31st July. Secret identities, indie anthems, disco delirium and a gloriously unhinged woodland finale — Friday sends Kendal Calling into overdrive.

Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day Two - Friday 31st July. Secret identities, indie anthems, disco delirium and a gloriously unhinged woodland finale — Friday sends Kendal Calling into overdrive.

Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day Two - Friday 31st July

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Aug 3

Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day One - Thursday 30th July

Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day One - Thursday 30th July

Kendal Calling Festival 2026, Lowther Deer Park - Day One - Thursday 30th July

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Aug 1

Festival Review: Tramlines Festival Final Day - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Sunday 26th July 2026. Homegrown voices, fearless new bands and a majestic Wolf Alice finale brought Tramlines 2026 to an unforgettable close.

Festival Review: Tramlines Festival Final Day - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Sunday 26th July 2026. Homegrown voices, fearless new bands and a majestic Wolf Alice finale brought Tramlines 2026 to an unforgettable close.

Tramlines Festival Final Day - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Sunday 26th July 2026

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Jul 27

Tramlines Festival Day Two - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Saturday 25th July 2026. Eclectic humour, Britpop nostalgia and breakthrough indie anthems collided before Courteeners turned Hillsborough Park into one enormous choir.

Tramlines Festival Day Two - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Saturday 25th July 2026. Eclectic humour, Britpop nostalgia and breakthrough indie anthems collided before Courteeners turned Hillsborough Park into one enormous choir.

Tramlines Festival Day Two - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Saturday 25th July 2026

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Jul 26

Review of Day One at Tramlines Festival 2026 - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Friday 24th July 2026. From homegrown hopefuls and indie heavyweights to comedy detours and a euphoric Fatboy Slim finale, Tramlines opened with Sheffield in full party mode.

Review of Day One at Tramlines Festival 2026 - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Friday 24th July 2026. From homegrown hopefuls and indie heavyweights to comedy detours and a euphoric Fatboy Slim finale, Tramlines opened with Sheffield in full party mode.

Tramlines Festival Day One - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Friday 24th July 2026

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Jul 25

(Interview) Conjurer: " It's all about pacing, guitar tunings, and finding a balance between what we need to play for the audience."

(Interview) Conjurer: " It's all about pacing, guitar tunings, and finding a balance between what we need to play for the audience."

(Interview) Conjurer: " It's all about pacing, guitar tunings, and finding a balance between what we need to play for the audience."

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

Kirsty Bright

Jul 24

Interview with Spitting Glass

Interview with Spitting Glass

(Interview) Spitting Glass: "We wanted to lead with something a little more upbeat."

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

Kirsty Bright

Jul 24

(Interview) Self-Deception: "This is going to be our biggest and best shows in touring, so expect the best.

(Interview) Self-Deception: "This is going to be our biggest and best shows in touring, so expect the best.

(Interview) Self-Deception: "This is going to be our biggest and best shows in touring, so expect the best.

Kirsty Bright

Jul 23

Live review: The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, TK Maxx Presents Live At The Piece Hall, Halifax, 11th July 2026. A legendary catalogue, an inspired frontman and enough energy to leave a sun-drenched Halifax feeling like 1977 all over again.

Live review: The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, TK Maxx Presents Live At The Piece Hall, Halifax, 11th July 2026. A legendary catalogue, an inspired frontman and enough energy to leave a sun-drenched Halifax feeling like 1977 all over again.

The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, TK Maxx Presents Live At The Piece Hall, Halifax, 11th July 2026

Iain McClay

Jul 22

Live Review: James Taylor, The Piece Hall, Halifax, 16th July 2026. At 78, James Taylor proves that effortless songwriting, sharp humour and timeless songs still outweigh spectacle every single time.

Live Review: James Taylor, The Piece Hall, Halifax, 16th July 2026. At 78, James Taylor proves that effortless songwriting, sharp humour and timeless songs still outweigh spectacle every single time.

James Taylor, TK Maxx Presents Live At The Piece Hall, Halifax, 16th July 2026

John Hayhurst

Jul 22

Wolf Alice, KEO and Cliffords @ 'In The Park Presents' - Exhibition Park, Newcastle - 12th July 2026. It's Coming Home... Eventually – Wolf Alice, KEO and Cliffords prove British and Irish indie has never looked healthier.

Wolf Alice, KEO and Cliffords @ 'In The Park Presents' - Exhibition Park, Newcastle - 12th July 2026. It's Coming Home... Eventually – Wolf Alice, KEO and Cliffords prove British and Irish indie has never looked healthier.

Wolf Alice, KEO and Cliffords @ 'In The Park Presents' - Exhibition Park, Newcastle - 12th July 2026

John Hayhurst

Jul 21

Super Furry Animals, Baxter Dury, Los Campesinos!, Divorce & Pys Melyn @ Museum Gardens, York - 11th July 2026. Hello Sunshine, Psychedelia and another Perfect Day in York Museum Gardens.

Super Furry Animals, Baxter Dury, Los Campesinos!, Divorce & Pys Melyn @ Museum Gardens, York - 11th July 2026. Hello Sunshine, Psychedelia and another Perfect Day in York Museum Gardens.

Super Furry Animals, Baxter Dury, Los Campesinos!, Divorce & Pys Melyn @ Museum Gardens, York - 11th July 2026

John Hayhurst

Jul 21

Interview with Girl Group at BST Hyde Park

Interview with Girl Group at BST Hyde Park

(Interview)Girl Group: "There's always something new to write about. Like, you always think, 'Oh, maybe one day it's just going to be all good."

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

Kirsty Bright

Jul 16

2000TREES 2026: THE RECAP

2000TREES 2026: THE RECAP

2000TREES 2026: THE RECAP

Abbi Draper-Scott

Jul 12

Pepsi presents reading and leeds 2026

Pepsi presents reading and leeds 2026

Festival Preview: Pepsi Presents - Leeds Festival, Bramham Park, Leeds - 27th-29th August 2026

FESTIVAL COVERAGE

John Hayhurst

Jul 8

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