Festival Reviews

Looking for a recap on your favourite music festivals this year, then check out our variety of reviews from festivals all over the world.  Our team of journalists and photographers bring to life memorable moments from the likes of Bestival, Isle of Wight, Creamfields to Glastonbury, Wireless and more!

You can also check out our full range of photo albums from festivals in our flickr account here

The Adventure that was Benicassim, 2016.

Festival International de Benicassim is one of the biggest parties of the summer, and the best news is that it’s held at a seaside town in Spain. Basically a holiday with the best nightlife you can imagine, not only does it pull incredible DJs such as Snakehips and Jamie XX, but also dance and electronic heavyweights such as Major Lazer and Chemical Brothers. Throw in one of the best live bands of all time Muse and the rapper gliding from strength to strength Kendrick Lamar, and there’s no reas

Download 2016 – FULL REVIEW!

You can’t deny it, something out there really has it in for Download Festival. It’s the same story every year – burnt for the first two days camping and then incessantly soaked for the rest, it’s like… metal is the music of the devil… or something…

Campers have been steadily pouring in since Wednesday, setting up epic tent-collectives with all manner of décor (bra-bunting is a particular favourite of mine) and it’s set to be a belter of a weekend, even though we’re probably all going home wit

Isle of Wight Festival 2016 Review

Isle of wight 2016 celebrated 40 years of punk, with Artist such as The Damned, Adam Ant, The Corrs, Status Quo, Iggy Pop and Richard Ashcroft… With big headliners Stereophonics, Faithless, The who and Queen with Adam Lambert, bringing many anthems from over the decades to the crowd and capturing the British Punk scene within one festival, an outstanding weekend with some legendary music.

Iron Maiden – Download 2016 Review

Well, the arena is awash with the kind of sludge you dream up monsters emerging from and everyone we pass is in varying states of ‘fuck-it’ at this point. Little has been done to calm the quagmire overnight it seems and as the rain poured steadily throughout the day (and then horrifically during Nightwish’s set) there are actual rivers becoming moats between the stages. If you were the guy throwing yourself down the hill with wild abandon after the first falling-over incident, because why the he