Preview: ArcTanGent 2026

ActTanGent has always been a welcome home for the weird and wonderful, showcasing an array of the more experimental and genre-bending subsets of prog, metal and rock. This year’s line-up is, frankly, a bit ridiculous. Clash-finders will be working overtime, with many likely dashing the fortuitously short distances between

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Manchester Punk Festival 2023 Preview

Bloodstock 2021 Festival Preview

If you’re an avid metalhead and you wish that you could be somewhere for days on end cramming as much glorious heaviness into your ears as possible, then you need look no further than Bloodstock Festival – the UK’s biggest home to pure metal mayhem. With an insanely

Reading & Leeds 2019 Festival Preview

When it comes to world-famous festivals, the UK is blessed with more than a few – and Reading & Leeds is one of the biggest and best there is, not to mention one of the oldest. With a rotation of bands performing across the two sites over three days,

Bloodstock 2019 Festival Preview

It’s almost time for a festival that’s not only one of the very best medium-sized festivals in the UK, but also the best weekend dedicated to all things metal. Showcasing a wide range of artists, from the darkest and heaviest of black and doom, to the most uplifting of

Preview: Truck Festival 2019

It seems there are new festivals cropping up every year, catering to a huge variety of tastes, interests, and clientele. It’s never been easier to see multiple bands over the course of a day, as well as giving newer bands more exposure, and one of the festivals that has

2000trees Festival Preview

Named the Best Medium-Sized Festival in the UK for 2018 and based in the beautiful Cotswolds countryside, 2000trees is now a well-established part of the festival calendar. Its cool, intimate, and relaxed atmosphere provides the roots for an incredibly varied line-up covering just about every alternative genre out there

Download 2019 Festival Preview

One of the first major festival weekends of the year, and a mecca for the alternative and metal community, Download Festival continues to pull out all the stops to bring us a packed line-up – and with Def Leppard, Slipknot, and Tool topping a huge and varied collection of

Neighbourhood Weekender Festival Preview

For music fans up north who love the festival vibe but aren’t too impressed by the concept of camping, Neighbourhood Weekender is the perfect compromise. The lineup is made up of some of the biggest names in music, and 2019 includes the likes of You Me At Six, The Hunna,