After an epic 2023 edition with 30,000 people, more than 80 artists, four stages of music, 50+ food traders and two unforgettable days, Reggae Land is already looking ahead to next year’s event. It will take place again at its supersized new home, The National Bowl in Milton Keynes on August 3 and 4 2024. As always, featuring reggae icons past, present and future. Reggae Land is a famously warm, welcoming and family friendly affair that has been nominated in several different categories in the UK Festival Awards. In 2023, it grew to new heights by moving to the new…
Author: Andy Lenthall
An annual, multi venue music festival with a twist, ONWARDS, as the name suggests, leads audiences successively through Huddersfield town centre grassroots music venues, showcasing a carefully curated programme of live music Onwards Festival began in 2016 fulfilling a concept conceived by event organisers Sam Hodgson & Noah Burton of a live music experience that would move audiences around town in a ‘pub crawl’ style. Popular demand caused the Onwards Festival to grow, involving more venues and acts each year. Following a forced two year hiatus of the 2020 and 2021 festivals, the need to unite the town’s creative sector…
Tomorrowland is bringing back the legendary CORE stage to Tulum, Mexico, for two nights at the beginning of next year. Presented as a world premiere, the festival will unveil the brand-new CORE stage to the world for the very first time at Zamna on January 13 & January 20, 2024. Entirely designed and crafted in-house at Tomorrowland, the festival’s renowned creative team has been working on a mythical new CORE stage along with a spectacular audiovisual experience for over a year. Set to become one of Tomorrowland’s most iconic new stages after its introduction in Mexico, the beloved CORE stage…
Sheffield, which continues to be one of the most vibrant cities in the UK for live music, pop, indie, dance stars and emerging acts will host its end of summer celebration, where the best musical talent meets the weird and wonderful world of the circus, offering an unforgettable magical immersive experience. Apart from world-class musicians, djs and upcoming artists across all genres, there is a whole array of circus performers, acrobats, fire starters and aerialists to enjoy. There will be circus-themed interactive workshops for the most adventurous. From 1st-3rd September Rock N Roll Circus plays host to a 3-day weekend…
Dawn Dines has a mission: To stamp out spiking. We met at this year’s Boardmasters Festival, where the message from the charity she heads up, the aptly-named Stamp Out Spiking, was clearly communicated with the support of the organisers. Before she continued on this part of her crusade, we asked Dawn to outline the issue as well as the solutions that have been developed. “Sadly most people in the UK know someone who’s had their drink spiked, or have themselves been spiked. In 2019 there were 1,903 reported incidents of spiking. In just under 3 years this has shockingly risen…
Sound City is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its revered Launch Training programme, which supports 16 – 24 year olds with an ambition to work in the music business as an artist or industry leader. This year’s Launch Training programme will run from October 16 – December 18 and is complemented by 40 bursaries for participants in 2023-24 to celebrate the landmark. Successful participants will be eligible for an individual bursary of £750 if they are performers or artists and need financial support to develop their practice. Students who would like to work in the music industry in a variety…
After a remarkable and sold-out previous edition, Labryinto announces its highly anticipated lineup & return with Black Coffee, Adriatique, Anotr, Carlita, Dennis Cruz & more Labryinto Festival once again takes centre stage, promising an extraordinary experience for music and art enthusiasts from around the world in Costa Rica through the New Years celebrations. The 2024 edition of Labryinto will feature a captivating fusion of music, art, and nature, creating an atmosphere of unbridled joy and creative expression. With pre-sales soaring to new heights and selling out within mere hours, Labryinto Festival’s popularity is vindicated. This year, the festival will continue…
World-renowned London music venue the Roundhouse continues announcements for Roundhouse Rising Festival 2023. The three-day flagship event takes place from 12th to 14th October, in collaboration with BBC Introducing Live. Kicking off on Thursday, 12th and Friday, 13th October, Rising Presents x BBC Introducing is designed to spotlight the best new artists and will showcase the latest intake of Roundhouse resident artists, in the Studio Theatre. The programme facilitates and supports the creative and professional development of outstanding emerging artists as they transition into building sustainable careers in the creative industries. Performing on 12th October are bassist, vocalist and composer…
Health and wellbeing researcher, Innerbody, has released its updated 2023 Drug Safety at Music Festivals study, revealing what it describes as alarming trends and health risks. Harm prevention measures feature, with 65% of festivalgoers having/had drugs tested this year, with Gen Z the generation most likely to have drugs tested. That still leaves around a third of people saying that they’re willing to take a chance rather than perform on-site testing, because they’re scared to get in trouble. With a continuing crisis, opioids rose in popularity compared to last year, with 12.8% stating it as their drug of choice compared…
A Serious Stages Supanova provided the colourful focal point for Brighton’s Fabulosa Pride in Preston Park, with over 150 LGBTQ+ artists entertaining 60,000 fans, 5th & 6th August, 2023. Widely acknowledged as the Country’s most popular Pride event, Serious stages supported the organisers of this year 50th Brighton Pride anniversary weekend. The Black Eyed Peas, Zara Larson, Steps and Melanie C were amongst the artists appearing on the 22m Arch Supernova stage, complete with front-of-stage thrust allowing the stars to get up close to the sparkling audience. Two goalposts carrying giant LED video screens and PA speakers flanked the stage,…