Takedown Festival 2026 returned to Portsmouth Guildhall to kick off festival season and offer a selection of newer bands and more established bands, with a resulting balanced lineup of well-loved artists and exciting new music, to discover across the two days. The multi-room format encouraged constant movement between stages and a variety of high-production sets…
In a week already jam packed with festival and tour announcements. The UK’s biggest independent rock festival, Slam Dunk rounded out their line-up for 2025 with over 25 new bands this week! Following a huge initial announcement featuring the likes of A Day To Remember, Electric Callboy and Neck Deep. The festival has now added…
On the second day of Hellfest 2024, sets started at 10:30am and wrapped up at 2am, with much anticipation surrounding certain performances such as Shaka Ponk, Polyphia, and Machine Head. Saint Agnes kicked off the day bright and early, as effective as a triple shot of espresso. They had the tough job of getting the festival-goers ready for the…
At the biggest show of the tour yet, the dual fronted Wargasm set the bar for how a show should be done. Spectacular lighting, cutting riffs and huge mosh pits, we sent photographer Tom Lee to capture the show for you. Check out the galleries below to see some of the action, including supports Harpy…
Considering how active they’ve been since their formation in 2018, and how quickly they’ve risen to the top of the crop of Britain’s latest wave of modern rock and metal, one may be surprised to learn that Wargasm only released their first EP in 2022. After an intensive year supporting the release of Explicit: The…
Slam Dunk Festival truly means the start of the UK festival season. Yes, there are a few events before (such as the excellent Takedown Festival), but the May bank holiday weekend with thousands of pop punk, emo and metal fans descending on Hatfield and Leeds is truly when things kick off for the UK alternative…
Wargasm rolled into town on their biggest UK tour so far, completing the 11 date Explicit tour at the legendary 02 Forum Kentish Town. As you walked into the venue the excitement was palatable with a noticeably younger audience who had queued for hours prior to get the best spot right at the barrier. The…
After having to cancel their last show of 2021 and reschedule it to early February ’22, While She Sleeps played an epic hometown show at Sheffield’s O2 Academy with support from Malevolence, Wargasm and Havelocke. Photographer Emma Stone captured the carnage, check out the gallery below… While She Sleeps Wargasm Havelocke
Wargasm seem to be the band that just keep on giving, with an endless amount of shows this year, which began with the Download Pilot Festival and now sees Milkie Way and Sam Matlock embark on their headline tour across the UK. Not wanting to miss one of their immense shows we sent photographer Emma…
Bring Me The Horizon have announced a line-up of guests that will be joining them for their four-day festival in Malta. Taking place between the 26-30th May 2022, the event promises four days and four nights with an itinerary curated by the band. Joining the band will be Bullet For My Valentine as well as…
Starting off day two of Leeds Festival in strong fashion, we immediately make our way over to Main Stage West to catch an opening set from Southend rockers Nothing but Thieves (7), whose set seems to have been getting heavily promoted across the site’s many screens. Completely gone is the somewhat dreary weather of Friday,…
After the last 18 months it was hard to imagine festivals ever returning, so walking into the hallowed grounds of Hatfield Park last weekend was truly a blessing. With big line-up changes from its first announcement and the cancellation of last year, the skepticism of some was, it has to be said, fairly high. But…
