HEATWAVES, HEAVY SETS AND HIGH SPIRITS: NEIGHBOURHOOD WEEKENDER 2026
FESTIVAL REVIEW | NEIGHBOURHOOD WEEKENDER, WARRINGTON | 23/24 MAY 2026 by Lucy Holden & Amanda McEachen The second May bank...
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DMA’S: A LOVE LETTER TO MANCHESTER AND THE MAGIC OF HILLS END
★★★★★ LIVE REVIEW | DMA'S w/ Salarymen | O2 VICTORIA WAREHOUSE, MANCHESTER | 15th February 2026 by Lucy Holden It’s...
EVERYONE’S A STAR! 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER RETURN WITH REFLECTIVE NEW ALBUM
★★★★★ ALBUM REVIEW | 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER - EVERYONE'S A STAR by Lucy Holden More than a decade after...
BUSTED vs McFLY: THE KINGS OF BRITISH POP-PUNK SPLIT THE CROWN IN MANCHESTER
★★★★ LIVE REVIEW | BUSTED vs McFly | CO-OP LIVE ARENA, MANCHESTER | 5th November 2025 by Lucy Holden Look,...
INDIE STUMBLES, RHINESTONE QUEER COWBOYS AND A ROCK BAPTISM | THE POWER OF LEEDS FESTIVAL 2025
Twenty-six years on from its first edition at Temple Newsam, Leeds Festival has long since settled into its sprawling home...
KENDAL CALLING 2025: TWENTY YEARS YOUNG, LOUDER THAN EVER
Kendal Calling has quietly become one of the UK’s most cherished countryside festivals, now celebrating two decades since its modest...
CHAPPELL ROAN, FONTAINES D.C. AND CENTRAL CEE BRING PRIMAVERA 2025 TO A SPECTACULAR CLOSE
Saturday arrived quicker than expected, it brought with it one of the most powerful artist line-ups of the weekend —...
SABRINA CARPENTER AND GIRL POWER CHAMPIONS ON PRIMAVERA DAY TWO
Friday afternoon rolled in with aching legs, lukewarm sangria, and the set I’d been counting down to: Wolf Alice, swooping...
“TWEENS, QUEENS, AND EVERY INBETWEEN”| CHARLI XCX BRINGS BRAT TO BARCELONA
Another June rolls in like a synth swell, and once again, Parc del Fòrum – part museum, part postmodern sci-fi...
POLLY MONEY STEPS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT WITH DREAMY, QUEER INDIE POP TRIUMPH
EP REVIEW | POLLY MONEY - T-SHIRT NOTHING ELSE by Lucy Holden ★★★★ Polly Money may have spent time in...
