The Jazz Cafe Festival is a great addition to the London festival scene – review September 20, 2024 Music lovers will know about the Jazz Cafe, a mainstay of London’s music scene for the past 35 years. But this year, the Camden venue hosted their first music festival in Burgess Park. The line-up was one of the most interesting and eclectic at any of London’s day festivals, with a staggering variety of artists [...]
Concert chaos and fuming fans: What went wrong for festival organiser K-Pop Lux? September 10, 2024 Launched with much fanfare in 2021, British events firm K-Pop Lux was meant to bring the world of Korean pop to European shores. But following three tumultuous years of mounting losses, cancelled festivals and furious fans, the company behind the brand revealed this week it was being forced to wind up its operations. Up until [...]
AEG Presents: Covid rebound hailed by Hammersmith Apollo owner despite sales and profit dip September 9, 2024 AEG Presents, the UK touring and festivals arm of the group that owns The 02 in London has hailed its full recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic despite a fall in its turnover and profit during 2023. The company, which is headquartered in the capital, is part of the wider LA-based AEG group which is the [...]
Why End of the Road is the best indie music festival September 4, 2024 Vibes and music don’t get better than End of the Road, says Lucy Kenningham
5 reasons why Green Man festival is absolutely amazing August 21, 2024 With music, science, craft beer and traditional dancing high in the picturesque Brecon Beacons, the Green Man festival has become a staple of the UK music festival scene over the past 20 years. More than music, it has developed a reputation for its friendly atmosphere, but the wide variety of folk and live acts, and [...]
Inside the music festival where Kate Middleton partied with underground DJs August 13, 2024 Houghton Festival on the grounds of Houghton Hall returns in August 2025. Adam Bloodworth went to its 2024 edition to follow in the footsteps of unlikely dance music fan, Kate Middleton Alongside ‘Alec Baldwin shoots cinematographer’ and ‘Will Smith punches Chris Rock,’ ‘Kate Middleton goes to underground electronic music festival’ lives high on the list [...]
Dua Lipa rakes in profit for production firm as global popularity soars July 23, 2024 Dua Lipa's increasing popularity across the world saw her production company rake in more than £20m in profit, it has been revealed.
Music festivals 2024: Forget Glastonbury, these 3 amazing events are still to come July 9, 2024 Three amazing music festivals to book this summer