Reading & Leeds
The Best and Worst Case Scenarios for Music Festivals in 2021
"Will they be the same? We don’t really know. I hope to god they will be. If we have a vaccine, we’ll all be laughing our tits off!”
Festivals Can Still Be Radical Spaces, If You Want Them To Be
But do festival organizers genuinely want to use their resources to change the world for the better? Or is it simply a matter of marketing?
Why This Music Festival Had to Ban Pineapples
“Organisers were a little concerned about hundreds of pineapples turning up on site so decided to ask fans not to bring them along.”
The Golden Age of Music Festivals Is Over
Festivals are losing their basic tenets of culture, togetherness, and hedonism, in favor of comfort, luxury, safety, and snoozeboxes.
You'll Never Guess Who is Headlining Reading Festival
It's one of the bands we wished would never headline a festival again!
Are the Teenagers of Reading Festival Weird and Different or Just Like Us?
We spoke to them all on their once yearly three-day long blow-out.
Here's Every Annoying Person You'll Meet at a Festival
The point is that we're all human beings who, at some point, have sucked to be around.
Hey Festival Bookers, It Is Your Responsibility to Promote Diversity, Actually
'The Guardian' published a survey of the UK festival circuit that shows 2,336 men performing on stage compared to 270 women, but some bookers don't seem to think that's their problem.
If We're Going to End Music Industry Sexism, the Dialogue Around It Has to Change
Have we created a climate that’s just too overwhelmed by negativity?
What I Learned from Growing Up Nu Metal in British Suburbia
Say what you will about nu metal—to kids trapped in nondescript suburbia, futuristic angsty metal with both screaming and rapping makes total sense.