music festivals
The Big Australian Music Festival Is Dead. What Next?
Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled, following a tragic trend that has spelled end times for Australia’s large music festivals.
The Rotten Scourge of Doof Sticks
What started as a fun and rare sight at music festivals has turned into a plague of clutter.
The Secret Force Behind UK Music Festivals? Landed Gentry
Aristocrats are making a killing renting out their estates. Did the 1994 Criminal Justice Act do literally anything good?
The Joy of Headbanging, in Photos
Photographer Christopher Bethell went to Bloodstock 2023 to document the best headbangers at the metal festival.
How £10,000 Worth of Drugs Got Buried Under Glastonbury Festival
And how the dealers tried to get it back, as told by “Rave New World” author Kirk Field.
Why Are There So Many Scousers at Glastonbury?
You can't throw a stick at Glasto without hitting someone from Merseyside – but why? As a Liverpool resident, I decided to investigate.
How to Hook Up at a Music Festival
Flirting? In this festival economy?? Yes, it can be done – here's how.
Your Fave Band Is Reuniting – But Not For the Reasons You Think
Blur, The Walkmen and Pulp are some of the bands staging comebacks. Is it a cynical sign of the times or has something changed?
What Kind of Person Gets a Tattoo at a Music Festival?
Metals and mosherheads at Download, that's who.
Forget Glastonbury Resale. There's a Secret WhatsApp Group for Breaking in
Inside the secret group sharing tips for breaking into the world-famous festival.
It's Not Just Glasto – Festivals in 2023 Will Be Pricier Than Ever
Glastonbury charging £335 is only the tip of the iceberg. Other festivals – with a few rare exceptions – are doing the same.
Joyous Photos from a Queer Techno Festival Paradise
Whole Festival might take place in an abandoned German mining site, but the anarchic music rave is far from bleak.