Festivals
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Pop sensation Becky Hill is taking part in Everywhere at Once, one of many stars working to draw attention to the need for grassroots venues
Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’
Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’
The Music Venue Trust’s Everywhere At Once Festival is taking place at grassroots venues across the country. Musician Miki Berenyi explains the importance and joy of independent music venues
Rebellion Festival: a festival for punks who like to be beside the seaside
Rebellion Festival: a festival for punks who like to be beside the seaside
Enjoy beaches and the Buzzcocks? Rebellion is the festival for you
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’
Music in 2026: The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking
Music in 2026: The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking
BIGSOUND festival review – the sound from down under
BIGSOUND festival review – the sound from down under
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
End of the Road 2025 review: Pouring rain can’t stop a musical buffet
End of the Road 2025 review: Pouring rain can’t stop a musical buffet
Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can’t afford to miss in 2025
End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can’t afford to miss in 2025
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
I couldn’t find a decent music festival – so I created my own
I couldn’t find a decent music festival – so I created my own
End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers
End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers
From stars of children’s books to the best in crime writing: Here’s the best UK book festivals in 2024
From stars of children’s books to the best in crime writing: Here’s the best UK book festivals in 2024
Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
‘Future is as shaky as its ever been’: Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
‘Future is as shaky as its ever been’: Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: ‘If we could do more, we would’
Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: ‘If we could do more, we would’
Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
‘Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month’
‘Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month’
Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung
Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung
‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’
‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’
The essential guide to the UK’s best book festivals 2023
The essential guide to the UK’s best book festivals 2023
How book festivals can fix their diversity problem
How book festivals can fix their diversity problem
Primavera Sound tells MPs how UK festivals can fight misogyny and sexual harassment
