| FESTIVALS |

Brighton’s Mutations festival returns with a riot and rising stars everywhere you look – this is the place to be discovering new talent in the industry right on the cusp of explosion. 

There is only one place to go for the end of summer, and that’s to the End Of The Road. 

Everyone’s favourite band, The Maccabees, came back together to play at what felt like the end of the world, headlining the final day of All Points East on Sunday. 

Three days of chaos, unity & unforgettable moments.

With spectacular headline shows from Hozier, Chappell Roan, Travis Scott and Bring Me the Horizon, the 2025 edition of Reading Festival was an unruly baptism of dust, fire and confetti. 

Another stellar weekend of the All Points East Festival was kicked off on Friday with the likes of The Blessed Madonna, Shygirl, and Confidence Man warming up the crowd before headliner of the evening, Barry Can’t Swim, lit up the East Stage. 

Beats, heat, and happy feet: All Points East 2025 turned Victoria Park into a dancefloor under the sun.

South Facing Festival plays host to Mogwai, Lankum and more in a tightly packed lineup that makes the most of a hot day for a masterclass in post rock and folk. 

Oxfordshire’s Truck Festival proved, yet again, why it’s one of the UK’s best loved weekends of the year.

Mad Cool Festival returned to Madrid from July 10th to 13th, bringing together one of its most diverse but messy editions yet.

Festival of the year just got a new contender, with 2000trees delivering another standout scorcher of a weekend.

The soul icon closes British Summer Time 2025 with humour, heart, and some of the greatest songs ever written. 

A glittering pop storm in the rain: Sabrina Carpenter headlines BST Hyde Park.

Noah Kahan’s Northern Attitude charms Hyde Park on a special night.

The pop-punk superstar lights up British Summer Time with ballads and bangers alike, cementing her status as an icon of both Gen Z and Alpha. 

Kara Jackson performs one of her last London shows in this current form by sending off a goodbye to one of the best albums of the decade with a powerfully intimate set as part of Little Simz’ Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre.

Download 2025. The sun was out, the speakers were blaring (unless they’d been confiscated), and it was time for Donington to descend once again into the throes of metal-induced madness.

Lido Fest 2025: Charli XCX's 'Party Girl' Takeover Was Pure Pop Chaos and We Loved Every Second