Thoughtful coverage from the front row and beyond.

DLXXIII doesn’t just happen, it’s calculated. Download 2026’s second wave fuses pop-punk, death metal, and video game soundtracks into a festival that thinks as hard as it hits.

Miss May I and Crystal Lake co-headlined a stacked night at The Globe in Cardiff, with Great American Ghost and Diesect rounding out a bill that hit hard from start to finish.

Stockton Calling 2026 returns to Stockton-on-Tees on 4 April for its 15th year, bringing Hard-Fi, Young Rebel Set, Gurriers and more to venues across the town.