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Festival Guide 2019

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FESTIVAL GUIDE 2019

HELLO. The clocks have changed. The sun is (sometimes) out. We’ve all started worrying about our spreadsheets (is that just us). Yep, festival season is here again. In 2019’s Dork Festival Guide we’ll run you through everything you need to know over the next few months. From Live at Leeds through to Reading and beyond, we’ve got some of your favourite bands involved in the action. All of which comes at a particularly good time for The Amazons, who as well as a summer of festival fun, also have a brand new album on the books. You’ll be hearing much (much) more about ‘Future Dust’ over the next couple of months, but flip over this page to get the journey started. With stages at some of the hottest events of 2019, we’re more than ready to get going. Pass us the highlighters, please? We’ve got schedules to plan.

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Gods Words: Steven Loftin. Photos: Sarah Louise Bennett.

A new album, a summer of festival fun - itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all kicking off for The Amazons.

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The Amazons at Reading 2017. Photos: Corinne Cumming.

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ets on flatbed trucks at village fetes, death metal festivals in Lithuania, more than a handful of Reading & Leeds appearances - The Amazons are no strangers to getting themselves into anywhere and everywhere throughout the summer months. “Who saw The FF’ers play?” guitarist Chris Alderton asks his bandmates, referencing a now-infamous incident at Reading Festival 2008 when little-known band The FF’ers were rumoured to be a Foo Fighters secret set. They weren’t, of course. “It’s a legendary Reading story,” bassist Elliot Briggs chimes in. “On the BBC Introducing Stage, everybody thought it was Foo Fighters,” Chris continues. “Because their MySpace, you searched The FF’ers, they had a picture of Dave Grohl as their bloody profile picture! Idiots!” “They got bottled when they came on,” drummer Joe Emmett shakes his head, “and it was clumps of mud. They fucked it up for the two bands that came on after them, who also got bottled because everyone was so pissed off.” “If we ever meet Foo Fighters, we’ve gotta tell ‘em that story! That’s so funny!” frontman Matt Thomson concludes. The Amazons are the kind of band who have lots of stories. With the release of their self-titled debut back in 2017, they found the hype-train thundering forward, which presented an opportunity for the four-piece to take things even further than they ever thought possible, regularly playing to thousands of fans chanting their songs right back to them. Before then, they learnt the ropes scrapping in the newband scrum of multi-venue city events and tiny stages in the sort of remote fields that otherwise host boot sales for much of the year. Local Reading boys, they’ve played the BBC Introducing Stage a few times too, including once as a previous incarnation called Peers, prior to Joe joining the band. “If you can do it on those stages, then you can do it on the bigger ones,” Joe reasons. “But you have to cut your teeth doing that first.” “Exactly!” Matt exclaims. “Those places are so important, and they’re so much fucking fun. The important stuff and the fun stuff usually go hand in hand. “You’ve just got to be able to go in and fucking play. We saw plenty of sets where they were faffing around with backing tracks and all this stuff that needs preparation, and it eats into their set. You need to be able to plug in and play - be good musicians on your own merit. You learn a huge amount of that as a new band.” “It’s a real trial by fire,” Chris adds. “Every single one we did

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“It’s all about big moments, stuff you’ll remember” Matt Thomson something would fuck up.” “It keeps you on your toes as musicians,” Matt continues. “You realise you’re not the only band out there. Sometimes when you’re touring and stuff you forget, but actually, it’s not a competition in terms of creativity - you can always sit side by side. “But it is a competition for people’s attention, and you want to be the act that people are talking about when they’re going home. If you want to get opportunities out of these festivals, these smaller festivals, that’s what they’re about - you need to fucking fight for it.” “Exactly - why should people give a shit about your band?” Joe says. “That’s a perfect platform to work out how you go about it.” What does it take for a band to be a good festival band? “It’s about knowing the audience,” Matt muses. “It’s about not being in your world. It’s about performing! You know you can be a recording artist or touring artist, but it’s different from being a good festival performer. That really is about performance and the art. It’s putting on a good show.” “If you think about it, that’s what festivals give you the

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opportunity to do,” he continues. “There are so many artists, and being a musician can be quite a collaborative experience - it enriches the story of the band, and how you see the band, if you can connect and collaborate with other artists. I think that’s always interesting.” With album two, ‘Future Dust’, firmly in the pipeline, The Amazons are ready to go to the great beyond. In their calendar for this year, they have a handful of festivals, including Neighbourhood Weekender, Community, TRNSMT and Reading & Leeds, plus a return to The Great Escape, where the ides of collaboration are already somewhat in motion. “We’re working out who’s playing on our day,” Matt says. “We’re talking to Black Honey. Izzy [B Phillips, vocals] messaged me like, ‘Do you wanna do something?’ and I was like-” pulling a sneaky face, he continues. “Maybe...? She said, top secret, so I thought, ‘I’ve got a Dork interview, I’ll bring it up then!’ So, something might happen.” “It’s about an element of surprise as well,” Joe argues. “You can recite songs the way they are on an album, but for us we get enjoyment out of

extending songs, putting a bit more into the production, and solos - that’s what ticks our boxes.” Matt swiftly agrees: “Yeah, absolutely. You always look to that kind of stuff, especially being from Reading! You look to different sets in the past; stuff we’ve seen with our own eyes over the years has definitely shaped the way we look at what we want to do.” “It’s all about big moments, stuff you’ll remember. It’s not cookie cutter, ‘Oh right, I’ve

The Amazons’ first Reading Festivals They’ve got one of the biggest festivals in the planet in their hometown - so when were The Amazons’ first times? Joe - 2002 “I only went on Sunday because I was a metalhead. My best memory from the day was the Slipknot mosh pit when it started with plastic bottles being thrown. Then it progressed to golf balls, and then out of the corner of my eye, a huge log hurls itself through the air! No idea how anyone got a log…” Elliot - 2005 “I was twelve or thirteen, and my parents let me go on my own. I was supposed to meet up with my friend, but I only wound up seeing him at the end. I was walking around pretty much on my own; Foos were playing, Pixies were playing - and Iron Maiden!” Matt - 2007 “I went on Friday, and I loved it so much my parents let me go on Sunday. I had Razorlight on my day! Everyone was screaming ‘RazorSHITE!’” Chris - 2010 “My parents didn’t let me go until I was eighteen, but I played when I was fifteen, in a previous band [Peers].”

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Future sounds The Amazons’ new album is on the way. We asked frontman Matt Thomson what to expect from ‘Future Dust’. How are you feeling for the new album? The first record felt like the end of something, but this album felt like something we needed to get over. It’s the start of a journey in terms of the band and us creatively, as a four piece and individually. We had to push through and set the direction of what we wanted to do. It feels like a beginning. How did writing for it go? There are a lot of songs that we didn’t finish in time, so we’re already thinking about the next album. That wasn’t the case with the first; that album we just used up everything that we had. There was nothing left, ‘this is the best we’ve got’. Sonically it’s heavier and bigger than the first record; It’s a bit darker. What was the inspiration behind that, it sounds quite introspective? It’s basically about my 2018, lyrically. Lots of weird stuff happened on a personal level, but then I found a lot of the stuff I was talking about naturally fed into a slightly broader question. All our relationships are conducted on phones at the moment, like 50% of your relationship, and that’s your personal life - that’s your life. It seemed to naturally feed into something broader. We’re at the beginning of such a weird time with this stuff that you don’t know what’s going to happen, and we don’t know what the consequences of this way we’re living, or conducting a social life are. Lyrically, that’s how I’m dressing everything -

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it has to come from the heart. That sounds ‘a bit heavy’. Imagine trying to write a song about a really big question like that. It wasn’t going to be real, but it started personal and turned broader. You’re right about it being introspective, but it’s definitely dealing with this broader aspect. That’s just the time we’re in. It’s not about telling you what to do; it’s about reflecting. I don’t have answers; I don’t think anyone has answers, that’s why it’s an interesting time. You totally distrust anyone who says they do have answers because, how can you? So it was just about reflecting and I feel a lot of my personal life, I was confused and insecure about stuff and direction this was going in. It’s a bit of a dark record, lyrically at least, sonically probably as well. Did you feel like it was something you needed to do for ‘the people’? I don’t think any band is obliged to do that. You can address that stuff in a cool way and not be deemed a political band. There was an ‘Ugh, should I talk about this?’, but once you get over that and try not to be preachy, like, ‘I’m right, and you’re wrong’, it’s not really about that. It’s just about reflecting. Is that something that other bands should be doing? There’s definitely a place for it, cause it’s just expression. I’m not going, ‘Fucking hell! What are bands doing?! Wake the fuck up!’ It’s not really like that; it’s about just doing what you want to do. Bands that address it - cool, but don’t ram it down your throat. The Amazons’ album ‘Future Dust’ is out 24th May.

“We’re almost the underdogs at festivals” Joe Emmett

seen them before so what else is going to happen?’” he says with a shrug. “There are plenty of acts out there, and it’s great, but it’s not what I think rock’n’roll is about.” Much like Alex Turner’s statement when picking up Arctic Monkeys’ Best Album gong at the 2014 Brit Awards that “rock’n’roll, it just won’t go away,” The Amazons are taking the genre back to its fundamentals, and there’s no place better than at a festival. It’s all about “showing a bit of musicianship because we don’t have the craziest lights,” Matt reckons. “We don’t have many gimmicks of any sort. We get off on sets from Tame Impala or Foo Fighters, where they use their relationship and chemistry as a band to twist, bend and shape the songs slightly different, and create something new. “We’re all looking for ‘moments’. That’s what you do with festival sets, and that’s what you do with normal sets because no one can memorise an entire bloody set. When they’re thinking about it, they’re going to be thinking about the beginning and the end. If you can throw a moment in the middle, then that’s great. That’s what you want.” Having spent years attending festivals, watching them on the telly, and now playing them themselves, the band have notched up their own tally of bizarre, memorable moments. “We played an interesting festival in Lithuania. It was a death metal festival, I’m not quite sure how we fit on it,” Matt recalls with a bemused look on his face. “The middle of a forest in Lithuania. We drove in from Latvia, and it was a nearly threeday all round trip. Usually, you go to a festival and fly out straight, but we had to drive from Riga to this forest, and then it was just like this straight up, doom, black, death metal, basically. “Guys windmilling, all super goth; big black jeans with all the tassels on or whatever, and metal bits. I guess we were there because that was just their counter-culture, sub-culture thing, but it wasn’t ‘Oh I love this band’.” Festival mishaps in the lads’ early days weren’t just limited to those faroff European countries. Along with one dance festival booking -”There were 20,000 people off their fucking

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nut!” - the most notable booking misfire came from a “village fete in Drayton”. It saw the four of them loaded on the back of a truck while children ran amok on bouncy castles. “We had to cut our set short because the lorry was being towed at 8pm,” Elliot laughs. “That was the only time we called our manager and was like, ‘We’re not playing!’” Matt says. He adopts a more stern voice. “’Yes, you are!’ We’ve never done it since.” All these experiences gave The Amazons invaluable lessons in how to handle precarious situations, and they also helped prepare them for the current musical climate, in which your traditional three-or-four-piecewith-guitars is on the wane. Last year at Reading & Leeds, some of the biggest crowds over the weekend came out for afternoon sets from Post Malone (who’s

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back to headline this August), Dua Lipa and Kendrick Lamar. “I feel empowered by being a band,” Matt declares. “You look through the line-up, and classic formations of bands are few and far between.” “We’re almost the underdogs at festivals,” Joe picks up. “On our day at Reading we’re sandwiched between Lil Baby and Machine Gun Kelly - but that’s cool, it doesn’t bother us one iota!” “We probably prefer that on a line-up than one full of bands, who cares?” Matt says. “It means you can stick out and drop something a little bit different, and we want to play on that even more.” “There aren’t really many tribes anymore,” Chris offers. “In terms of people who listen to exclusively metal and that sort of thing, people listen to everything now because of the internet.” “I’m getting fed up of people saying they like everything,” Matt

says, gathering his thoughts. “I don’t like everything. I hate stuff. How can you ‘love love love’ some stuff without not being that into other stuff? Being passionate about something is good. I’m not saying slag off every other type of music except rock, that’s not what it’s about, but it’s also…” “Just say you love one thing at least,” Chris adds. That one thing for The Amazons is unashamedly rock music. For them, home will always be crunching riffs and thunderous drums alongside Matt’s howling vocals. They’re the kind of band who’ll make sure you remember them, be it at a short festival set in the middle of a far-flung forest - or perhaps, if all goes well, top of the bill at their local stomping ground. P The Amazons play The Great Escape (9th-11th May), Community (30th June), Reading & Leeds (23rd-25th August) and more.

Victoria Park London E3 24 May > 02 June

Fri 31 May

Fri 24 May

PRIMAL SCREAM > HOT CHIP JON HOPKINS LIVE >

Kate Tempest > Spiritualized > Little Dragon > Roisin Murphy > Steve Mason > Danny Brown > Peggy Gou Presents Gou Talk > Optimo > David August > Josey Rebelle > Little Simz > Jadu Heart > Petite Noir > Maurice Fulton > Ibibio Sound Machine > Lane 8> Ge-ology > Elder Island > DMX Krew

BRING ME THE HORIZON RUN THE JEWELS ARCHITECTS NOTHING BUT THIEVES WHILE SHE SLEEPS > IDLES

Alice Glass > Scarlxrd > Yonaka > Employed To Serve

Sat 01 June

Sat 25 May

THE RACONTEURS > INTERPOL

Johnny Marr > Jarvis Cocker introducing JARV IS... > Courtney Barnett Fat White Family > Parquet Courts Connan Mockasin > Anna Calvi > Temples

LEON BRIDGES > DIZZEE RASCAL THE VACCINES Dermot Kennedy > Sam Fender

Amyl and the Sniï¬&#x20AC;ers > Angie McMahon > BC Camplight > Yak Dream Wife > Our Girl > Viagra Boys > Bakar > The Nude Party Willie J Healey > Demob Happy

Jade Bird > Gretta Ray > Dizzy

Sun 02 June

Sun 26 May

JAMES BLAKE > METRONOMY MARIBOU STATE

Kamasi Washington > Beach House > Honne > Kurt Vile and the Violators > Princess Nokia > Ezra Collective > Toro y Moi > Rina Sawayama > Bob Moses > Andrew Weatherall > Yves Tumor (Full band) > Joy Orbison > Baloji > Cuco > Moxie Presents On Loop > Octo Octa > Galcher Lustwerk > Paquita Gordon

MAC DEMARCO FIRST AID KIT JOHN GRANT THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Julien Baker > Snail Mail > KOKOKO!

+ More acts to be announced across all days

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Sight + Sound FESTIVAL Q+A

Hi Stina! Congrats on your new album. Are you looking forward to the year ahead? I am! I feel we’ve all had a very turbulent 2018, let’s hope 2019 picks up. It must feel a bit odd no longer being part of a duo, but nice to be in total control now? It’s great to have progress. I’m enjoying the adventure of taking my music somewhere new and uncharted. It’s a new lease of life for me. Do you have a band you’re taking with you to festivals and stuff? I do have a band! They’re amazing, and I’m so excited to introduce them to everyone. You’ll love them, I’m sure! Where can we find you playing this summer? You’re at Citadel, right? HB played Citadel a few years back and had an awesome time, so I’m really happy we’re returning. I’m already praying to the weather gods for sunshine. On a scale of 1-10, how enthusiastic are you about camping? I never get to camp as we usually have to leave after our set so I think I’d be up for it. As long as I had some great camping clobber - that makes the difference, right? Have you ever had any disasters or mishaps at festivals? We lost our car key at Bestival one year and had to get all the way back to Glasgow without a car… It was an adventure for sure. What in your opinion makes a

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A line-up change, a new album, a summer of festivals - it’s all going on for Honeyblood.

Bear’s Den’s Festival Bangers Ahead of this year’s Citadel, Bear’s Den have put together a playlist that gets them in the festival mood.

perfect festival? Good vibes, lovely crowds and great scran. If you’ve got all that a little rain won’t spoil your weekend. Do you have any must-have items that you always take with you when on the road?

BANFI - FURNITURE SONG

At festivals, I carry about this little tube of glittery anti-bacterial hand wash in the shape of a dog. It’s so cute; I love meeting people in the loo queue and dishing it out. Hygiene is very important, and it can be cute too. Anything else we should know? New album out soon! ‘In Plain Sight’, 24th May on Marathon. Honeyblood play Citadel (14th July) and more.

All bangers. No mash. So many tunes. Love this band.

MATT CORBY - MIRACLE LOVE Such a vibey song. Cannot wait to see him play again at Citadel.

FOALS - EXITS The new album sounds incredible. Too many huge songs to choose from really, but right now I’m loving ‘Exits’. SAM FENDER HYPERSONIC MISSILES Massive festival tune! Loving the Springsteen vibe of this song. WOVOKA GENTLE BRANSCOMBE Awesome band. Listened to this song way too much. It’s completely beautiful. TUSKS - PEACHY KEEN Honoured to be touring with Tusks this year. She’s an unbelievable songwriter. DAVID BYRNE - HERE I saw David Byrne live at the O2 last year - he opened with this song before casually performing the greatest live show I’ve ever seen.

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The Futureheads’ Hit The North Bangers The Futureheads are back, and they’re playing Hit The North’s opening party (3rd May). We figured it was a decent enough excuse to get guitarist and all round indie legend Ross Millard to select a few other acts from the line-up.

Oranje is the new black

A FESTIVAL , A PARADE POCKET KNIFE One of the most popular local bands in the region, they’ll definitely have a big crowd.

The Netherlands is continuing its hot streak this summer with a stage at The Great Escape, and a buzzier-than-ever bill at Lowlands. To celebrate, Pip Blom runs us through her fave local bands.

Personal Trainer A seven-piece band with an always changing line-up. When they play, there’s a really cool balance between complete chaos and super poppy songs. They’ve got three guitarists, but every single one of them plays something different. For people who love LCD Soundsystem, Sonic Youth and Pixies.

The Homesick One of the tightest bands I’ve ever seen. They’ve just finished recording their second album, and I’m looking forward to it a lot. Their drummer is one of the

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coolest drummers you will ever see. He’s got one look, and one focus point but in the meantime, he’s drumming like a beast. For people who love ‘Animal Collective’ and ‘Women’.

Lewsberg Their album ‘Lewsberg’ is one of my favourite records from last year. The band reminds me a lot of Velvet Underground. Their songs are repetitive but in a very cool way. It isn’t boring at all. The band itself is really cool to look at cause their bass player is one of the coolest people you will see on a stage.

Scram C Baby And last but not least, Scram C Baby. I grew up listening to this band. I’m always a bit afraid to go and watch bands live from my youth. But after the release of their latest album ‘Give Us A Kiss’ I really wanted to see them. The album is a lot better than I expected and good news: they are a cool band to see live too! The Great Escape runs from 9th-11th May, and Lowlands from 16th-18th August.

SWINE TAX - HOLD YOUR OWN Really good North East-based band. One part US-indie, one part British idiosyncrasy. EMILY CAPELL - WHO KILLED SMILEY CULTURE? Singer from down South with a great voice. ZUZU - SEABED Haven’t seen Zuzu before, but I really like the songs. AVALANCHE PARTY PORCELAIN Boro band who are known for putting on an intense live show. DYLAN CARTLIDGE WISHING WELL One of the North-East’s best known up-and-coming hiphop artists.

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Festival Fixers Marsicans

singer/guitarist James Newbigging helps navigate some totally realistic problems that definitely happen at summer festivals.

You’ve been waiting to see your favourite band on a small stage all day. It’s 5 mins before they’re due on, and it’s rammed so tight you can’t move. But - disaster! - you really, really need a wee. If you move, you’re not getting back in. Just how big of a festival monster are you, Marsicans?

If you have to, piss yourself, deal with it later. I’m not missing this.

Oh, bollocks. You’re at Glastonbury, and Michael Eavis has heard you laughing at his upside-down head! He’s gonna chuck you off site if you don’t think quick, and then you’ll never get to headline the main stage. Think quick! Head to the nearest clothes stall and get the most outrageous disguise I can find. And the best thing is at Glastonbury; you’ll fit right in whatever you’re wearing.

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Your mate has bought a comedy jester hat. Your mate is insisting on offering everyone free hugs and was already ten tinnies deep before the festival gates opened. We’ve established by now your mate is a fucking nightmare, you really need better mates here. He keeps shouting ‘bollocks’ at 2am in the morning, and it’s starting to piss off some hefty lads who are camped nearby. This isn’t going to go well unless you deal with him or them. How? Tell them to chill out a bit. If they fail to revert into a manageable human being, ‘accidentally’ lose contact with them. Miss their phone calls, lose them in the crowd, whatever it takes. They’re not holding me back.

You’re trying to hang out with cooler people - you need to ditch that errant chum eventually - and you’ve agreed to go to A Very Cool Music Festival. But honestly, every act seems to be playing some form of East German Nose Jazz, and you’re bored out of your skull. How do you liven this one up?

We’ve all been there. There’s only one thing that can get you through it: get the pints in and go on an adventure.

You’re at an ‘inner city festival’, and there’s a huge queue for the venue where the buzz band you want to see is playing. Loads of people have been waiting for ages. At the front of the queue is a young megafan wearing all of your band’s merch, but you’ve got a wristband that lets you jump the line. A lone A&R staggers out of the venue, meaning it’s either you or them. Do you? DO YOU?!

That is a tough one. I actually once did it at Live at Leeds when The 1975 were playing at The Cockpit. There was a huge queue round the corner, and I waltzed to the front thinking I was Leo DiCaprio or something. I felt pretty baller doing it that day, so I think I’d probably do it again. I may hang my head in shame afterwards and beg for forgiveness, but it’d be worth it.

Foo Fighters have been playing for twenty-eight hours straight. Dave Grohl has been singing ‘the best the best the best of you’ for the last forty-eight minutes. There are other things you’d like to see on other stages, but you really wanted to hear ‘Everlong’, probably. Basically - at what point during a really long set should you bail?

It’s the last day of the festival, and you’ve just remembered it’s your mum’s birthday tomorrow. You’ve got some cash left over, but your only option is to find something on site. You’re gonna have to be creative. What’s the plan?

If there’s any official festival merchandise, I’d buy that. A poster, a keyring, whatever they’ve got. Alternatively, if there are any bands she likes playing, stage invade, grab a setlist and get kicked out of the festival. As it’s the last day, the risk isn’t too high, but the reward potential is.

It’s Latitude time, and your wanker mate is back. You get back to the tent, and he’s nicked one of the famous coloured sheep. You don’t want to ask questions but also he’s refusing to take it back, and if a steward sees you with it, you’re gonna be toast. How the fuck are we sorting this one out? First of all, get him on my side by calling him a ‘fucking legend’ for nicking it. As he now trusts me with the beloved sheep, I ask to borrow it. And... whoops, I’ve lost it! What a shame. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

You have to find an inner peace. If you know you’re happy with what you’ve seen, then it could be at any point during the set. If it’s my favourite ever song, there’s no way I’m leaving Grohl and the boys. If it’s a song that I would just really like to see, but I’ve already seen a fair few bangers, I’ll perform a quick statistical analysis in my head (a very complex procedure), and if there are other bands on my list, I’ll probably bail. I actually did this exact thing during the Foo Fighters set at Glastonbury a couple of years back, absolutely nailed it as well. I saw ‘Learn to Fly’ and loads of other bangers. I was content.

Marsicans play Live At Leeds (4th May) and more.

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the arts and culture bill looks super interesting - what impact do events like this have on the creative community? I always see these things a chance for these little creative factions to come together and kind of showcase and be proud of what is going on across all mediums. That can be as organised or as loose as anyone wants it to be, really. It gives people a chance to connect and come up with new schemes. Where are the best hot spots for local talent at the mo?

Life’s a Beach FESTIVAL Q+A

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Wakey’s Long Division is one of the best festivals for supporting local talent. Menace Beach’s Liza Violet looks ahead to this year’s event.

Hey Liza, how’s it going? I’m good thanks, just unpacking a new synth that got delivered this morning, so I’m happy. What have you guys been up to since the release of ‘Black Rainbow Sound’, has it been a busy time for you? Must be nice to have it out. Yeah, it’s always a good feeling to put a record out when you’ve been cultivating it for ages. We toured it back in October, and since then we’ve been in the studio and writing a lot for a project that I can’t talk about quite yet. And searching out old synths.

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How do you prepare for festival season? We’re working on some stuff for our live show and pushing the visual side of it a bit further; we really enjoyed that on the last album tour. Are you planning to attend any you’re not playing this summer? I reckon we’ll go to a few festivals we’re not playing yeah, depends what our friends are playing and how cheeky we are at jumping in vans with people. I want to go to Green Man and End of the Road. Long Division’s going to be fun,

Hyde Park Book Club is really good for new music or comedy or to see guest speakers, and they also host literary nights and debates. Outlaws Yacht Club always have good music and get really interesting people in to do talks. Wharf Chambers and the Brudenell are always the best for seeing local artists too. Are there any bands or artists on the Long Division line-up you’re especially keen to see? I’m looking forward to International Teachers of Pop, and also our lovely friends Cruel World and Cowtown. What advice would you give to anyone looking to get more involved in their local arts scene? Just to go to as many things as possible. There’s definitely a good art and music community in Leeds, and I’ve always found it to be collaborative rather than competitive. Most of the people I know and have made music with I’ve met at shows. Apart from that, just keep creating and show people what you’re doing. What else do you guys have coming up? We’re playing Live at Leeds, and working on a couple of new music projects that we’ll be revealing later in the year. P Menace Beach play Long Division (29th May-2nd June) and more.

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world, he’s become the most talked-about new artist in the country, and beyond that, stands as one of music’s undeniable new entertainers. Red carpets, big-time performances, sold-out tour dates months and months in advance - he’s on course to get the world ‘Capaldi’ added to the Oxford Dictionary in no time. By that, we mean ‘Capaldi’ defined as ‘an absolute bloody legend laughing in the face of how ridiculous things are getting’. It’s a view we could all live by. “One point I will say,” continues Lewis, thinking back to his recent TV shenanigans. “You know on The Jonathan Ross Show they always pan to that second room, and you’re thinking, oh - they’re in the green room, right? THAT’S A FUCKING LIE. There’s a TV t’s Saturday night, and The there and a seat, and then there Jonathan Ross Show is are all these people standing once again being beamed behind it. Absolutely shattering to into front rooms up and everything I thought I knew about down the country. It’s quite late-night television chat shows.” a big deal. Take tonight’s Peeking behind the curtain guests: there’s Danny DeVito and turning to the world as if to and Colin Farrell promoting the say, ‘what the hell is this?’, Lewis big-screen remake of Dumbo, Capaldi isn’t afraid to say what Olympic Gold he thinks and how medallist he feels. In a matter Nicola Adams, of months he’s household taken on the world “Nobody wants comedy of planet pop and favourite Jimmy to be a stinking become a new form Carr, and recent of national treasure, fucking bastard Alan Partridge one not afraid to post star Lolly up every ridiculous with sweaty balls” Adefope. As moment happening Jonathan Ross to him for the world LEWIS CAPALDI kick-starts the to see, and as a show, they pan result, has become to another face… entwined in people’s hearts. “I tend to sweat quite a bit when From odd showers in New York, I go on those TV things,” admits turning up to the BRITs wondering Lewis Capaldi. In a new world, he’s what on earth is about to happen, concerned that the basics might or being kept up late in a hotel go awry. “I’m always like - do I by the couple next door getting smell weird? Danny DeVito just up to, well, who knows what, it’s shook my hand, but did he smell side-splitting gold that’s drawn like, an arsey smell while shaking everyone in. He’s rewriting the it? rulebook, one Instagram Story at “It’s a family show, y’know a time. P Read more in the May what I mean? Nobody wants to be issue of Dork, out now. Lewis a stinking fucking bastard with Capaldi plays The Great Escape sweaty balls.” (9th-11th May), Barn on the Farm This is the life of Lewis Capaldi (5th-7th July), Truck (26th-28th in 2019. Caught in the eye of July) and more. a storm sweeping across the

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The times aren’t quite out yet, but it’s already looking like there’s going to be a buttload of clashes at Reading & Leeds this year. Bloxx frontwoman Fee Booth makes some tough decisions.

FRIDAY (READING) SATURDAY (LEEDS) Charli XCX vs No Rome I’d personally go see No Rome because I missed him on The 1975 tour. The Wombats vs Pale Waves vs Black Honey Hard to pick! I can’t pick between our guys in The Wombats or Pale Waves so I’d split myself in half for that one. Royal Blood vs Circa Waves Circa Waves just because they’re awesome people. But Moz would go to Royal Blood definitely. SATURDAY (READING) SUNDAY (LEEDS) Blossoms vs The Japanese House Well, that’s a no brainier: The Japanese House. Doesn’t matter that I’ve seen her before she just gets better and better. Twenty One Pilots vs Steflon Don Twenty One Pilots because apparently they put on a show and a half. Mura Masa vs Peace TOO HARD! I love both, but I’ve seen Peace so probably Mura Masa. SUNDAY (READING) FRIDAY (LEEDS) Distillers vs Anteros Anteros because I’ve been dying to see them! Chvrches vs FIDLAR vs SWMRS SWMRS cause they’re one big massive bop. Blaenavon vs Bastille vs Foo Fighters Blaenavon are babes, so Blaenavon. Bloxx play Liverpool Sound City (3rd-5th May), Dot to Dot (24th26th May), Reading & Leeds (23rd-25th August) and more.

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Must Watch Slam Dunk 2019 Here’s a few of the bands we recommend you don’t miss if you’re heading to Slam Dunk this year.

THE MENZINGERS

Critical darlings, The Mezingers are sure to cause a stir when they hit our shores.

WATERPARKS

In Awsten Knight, Waterparks have a genuine scene icon in the making. Shiny pop punk is what Slam Dunk does best.

I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

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EMPLOYED TO SERVE

With new album ‘Eternal Forward Motion’ set to land very soon indeed, Employed To Serve make an ungodly din - just the way we like it.

AS IT IS

A band transformed, As It Is’ most recent album ‘The Great Depression’ saw them tackling weighty issues via direct musical action. Now, with a series of reworkings of those tracks underway, this could be one of the more interesting sets of rock’s 2019 festival season.

Slam Dunk isn’t just an important part of the UK rock scene, but an international red letter weekend for bands unafraid to turn it up to eleven. Here’s some of what you can expect.

With a Slam Dunk headline set on the books we caught up with All Time Low frontman Alex Gaskarth Words: Ali Shutler.

Hey Alex! Last year was super busy for All Time Low, right? The last two years have been pretty crazy and pretty fun. We’ve been slammed. ‘The Last Young Renegades’ cycle was a good one. We went pretty deep. We circled the world twice. It was good to get it all in. So what’s 2019 got in store for you? We don’t have a whole lot of plans. Obviously, we’re coming over in May for Slam Dunk, but that’s the only thing we’ve got on the calendar right now which is definitely weird for us. Is that break to work on new music? The starting point is just to step away. There’s always new music in mind. We’re always asking ‘what’s the next thing going to be’, but as of right now, there’s

nothing official. We just want to take a step back, reflect, look at what we’ve accomplished and basically take stock in what we’ve got and figure out where we go from here. ‘What’s the logical next step for All Time Low?’ To do that, we need to step away from it. So you never feel like you have to take a break because it’s getting too much? Honestly, no. We had a really rad record cycle, and we’re one of those gluttons for punishment. We love being on the road. I hear all kinds of stories from other bands about how they get tired or burnt out, but we love being out there. We love playing shows, whether they’re massive shows or club shows or festivals. We just like getting in front of people. It never felt like it was taking a toll. It is super nice to get home and have a minute to yourself, but we’ve never felt like we need to

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call time on it. It’s more a wellearned break, at this point. So, Slam Dunk.

You’ve gone from being a big band to being one of the biggest.

We’ve been very fortunate It’s going to be a blast. Last to continue to grow and be time we did, it was 2013. It’s able to pull off what we have exciting to come back and do done. It’s incredible to me that it again, especially headlining. people are still finding out There’s such a good lineup, about us and still spreading and it’s a really cool, straightthe word. At the same time, up punk rock show, which I we’ve always stayed true to think is the best thing. We do All Time Low. From record to lots of festivals, and they run record, we’ve done enough to the gambit from being very eclectic to this one, being much grow, change our style a little bit, make tweaks more in the and make wheelhouse adjustments of the world “Doing a punk rock and do things we came up that keep the in. That’ll be a festival is going to project exciting really fun way for people, even to come back be really fucking though we’re to the UK. Last time we many years into fun” were there, a career now, but ALEX GASKARTH we were it’s never gone headlining so far off the arenas, and it was very much rails that we’ve lost everybody. our own thing. We’ve been really lucky to find that perfect balance and find It feels like a lot has changed that cool niche in music where for the band since you last people still feel connected played. after all these years. That’s what allows us to come back Playing Slam Dunk in 2013 was time and time again, and put a big step up. It let us spread on bigger and better shows. our wings, especially in the UK. It’s all about picking how you Since then we’ve put out two or three more albums. We’ve been come back. And coming back around the world a thousand and doing Slam Dunk felt like more times, and had a lot more exactly the right thing to do. experience under our belts. Coming and doing a punk rock We were still finding our way festival is going to be really back then. It’s always been this fucking fun. I’m really looking slow growth for us. Now we’re forward to it. P coming back as a much more All Time Low play Slam Dunk realised version of ourselves. (25th-26th May).

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Slam Dunk isn’t the only place you’ll find ‘the rock bands’ this year. Here’s five of the best louder sounds, as selected by the brilliant Boston Manor.

Valeras Not sure where they’re from; somewhere down south but they’re wicked. Moody riffs and super cool melodies. I managed to catch these guys on the introducing stage at Reading & Leeds last year, and I was blown away. If you’re headed to R&L this year, then make sure to catch them on the Festival Republic.

Trophy Eyes Making a quick stop on their way to world domination the Aussies will be playing Slam Dunk in May this year. Triple

J favourites and selling venues out all over America and Australia, they’ve been making waves with their latest venture ‘The American Dream’. The record’s great and they have a mental live show to boot; don’t miss it.

IDLES Sold out venues all over the world, nominated for a BRIT Award; their album ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ was my favourite (and many other people’s) of last year. This abrasiveness goes mainstream only once in a blue moon. This is a movement; don’t stay

indoors. They’re playing a handful of festivals this year including All Points East and Isle OF Wight.

Angel Du$t One of the Baltimore ‘Pop Wig’ projects. Perhaps somewhat lesser known than its sister bands Turnstile and Trapped Under Ice, but a personal favourite of mine. This is a really interesting project; it’s genre-bending, it’s fun, and it’s punk as hell. Their new album ‘Pretty Buff’ just came out on Roadrunner, and I love it. They’ll be playing this year’s Slam Dunk, and I’m gonna be there

watching them; you should too.

BLOXX Immensely talented fourpiece from London; huge hooks and something that treads a very measured line between rock, indie, pop and alternative. I saw these guys at R&L last year, they were ill and still put on a brilliant show; I’m gonna try to catch them this year on the Radio 1 Stage. Boston Manor play Slam Dunk (25th-26th May) and Reading & Leeds (23rd-25th August).

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Essential Selections Theresa Jarvis from Yonaka makes your last minute packing dash a little bit easier.

Wet Wipes Cleanliness is essential if you’re gonna go the distance, and you gotta keep clean out in that field baby.

Dry shampoo An absolute essential to help you look a little bit cleaner when you’re sleeping in a tent in a field!

Water I’m the thirstiest girl alive, so I need to stack up on water to make sure I don’t succumb to thirst.

Girlfriends Always make sure you’re never going out by yourself into a festival, get yourself a good group of mates and go party together.

The Big Indie Quiz with The Night Cafe There are few festival line-ups this summer indie-er than Community. But just how good is the indie knowledge of newcomers The Night Cafe? We put them through their indie paces.

Fancy Dress I love getting dressed up and entering the bubble of another world for a few days, and I find fancy dress really helps you lose yourself. P Yonaka play All Points East (31st May), This Is Tomorrow (24th-26th May), Neighbourhood Weekender (25th26th May) and more.

Which track did The Strokes have to leave off the US release of their iconic debut album ‘Is This It?’, which still packs festival fields to this day and remains one of their biggest tracks? The Night Cafe: We don’t know, but we’re gonna say ‘Reptillia’ cause it was on Rock Band! Answer: Sorry, it was ‘New York City Cops’. 0/1 According to The Automatic - what was apparently coming over the hill? The Night Cafe: Is it a monster? Answer: Yes! It is a monster. 1/2 How long did it take The Libertines’ frontman Pete Doherty to finish the ‘Mega Breakfast’ at Dalby Cafe in Margate? The Night Cafe: We heard it took him a while, like. Answer: Pete scoffed the food in less than 20 minutes, beating the caf’s breakfast challenge. 1/3 What did Alex Turner famously drop at the BRIT Awards in 2014? The Night Cafe: Haha, he dropped da mic. Answer: Yep. 2/4 Orlando, Felix, Hugo, Rupert and Sam are the first names of what beloved indie band? The Night Cafe: The Maccabees, real og’s. Answer: Obviously. 3/5 Which indie guitarist scored a famous wonder-goal on Soccer AM, that is still hailed as one of the best seen on the show? The Night Cafe: Kasabian’s guitarist, Sergio Pizzorno. Lovely little chip up to himself then volleyed it straight home! Should name himself Sergio Aguero! Answer: Worldie. 4/6

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The Night Cafe play Community (30th June) and more.

Wot’s on? UK & Ireland

Wot’s on? There’s a lot to keep ‘up’ on this festival season. Make things easy for yourself with our geographically segmented festival listings, and find the latest updates at readdork.com!

April 2019

Stockton Calling

Location: Various Venues, Stockton-on-Tees Date: 20th April Tickets: stocktoncalling.co.uk Line-up: The Futureheads, The Orielles, Reverend And The Makers, Plastic Mermaids, Avalanche Party, Naked Six

Undercover Festival

Location: Boston Music Room/ The Dome, London Date: 26th-28th April Tickets: undercoverfest.com Line-up: Slaughter & The Dogs, Sham 69, GBH, Penetration, Chelsea, XSLF, The Restarts, The Defects, Ed Banger & The Nosebleeds, Menace, 1919, Spunk Volcano And The Eruptions, Big Boy Tomato, Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons

Hit The North Location: Various Venues, Newcastle Upon Tyne Date: 3rd-5th May Tickets: hitthenorthfestival.co.uk Line-up: Jake Bugg, Tom Grennan, Shame, The Academic, Blaenavon, Catherine Mcgrath, Lauren Aquilina, Ten Tonnes, The Blinders, The Mouse Outfit, Dylan Cartlidge, The Mysterines, Fuzzy Sun, Sheafs

Are You Listening?

Location: Various Venues, Reading Date: 27th April Tickets: areyoulistening.org.uk Line-up: Gengahr, Krafty Kuts, Bad Sounds, Willie J. Healey, Flamingods, Rozi Plain, TVAM, Our Girl, SK Shlomo, Gently Tender, Madonnatron, BIG LAD

May 2019

Liverpool Sound City

Location: Various Venues, Liverpool Date: 3rd-5th May Tickets: soundcity.uk.com Line-up: Shame, Blaenavon,

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Confidence Man, Tea Street Band, Mabel, Loyle Carner, Louis Berry, The Magic Gang, Our Girl, Ryan Mcmullan, Alligator, Benin City, Cousin Kula, Dancing On Tables, Dayo Bello, Giant Rooks, Goodies, Harry Miller, Heavy Lungs, Indigo Lo

Portsmouth Psych Fest

Location: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth Date: 4th May Tickets: wedgewood-rooms.co.uk Line-up: YAK, The KVB, Black Country New Road, Drusila, Freya Beer, MYSTIC PEACH, GURU, Sweaty Palms

Handmade

Location: Various Venues, Leicester Date: 4th-5th May Tickets: handmadefestival.co.uk Line-up: Metronomy, The Futureheads, The Sherlocks, Ibibio Sound Machine, Black Honey, Mono, Jamie Lenman, C Duncan, Josefin Ohrn + The Liberation, Dream State, Blood Youth, Crows, Life, Heavy Lungs, Lice, Decade, Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Swim, Saint Agnes, Rozi Plain

Stag And Dagger

Location: Various Venues, Glasgow Date: 5th May Tickets: facebook.com/ StagAndDaggerGlasgow Line-up: Honeyblood, Rat Boy, Dream Wife, Goat Girl, Pip Blom, Heavy Rapids, Strange Bones, TVAM, The Ninth Wave, Audiobooks, Bobby Kakouris

Focus Wales

Location: Various Venues, Wrexham Date: 16th-18th May Tickets: focuswales.com Line-up: Boy Azooga, The Lovely Eggs, BC Camplight, Kero Kero Bonito, Cate Le Bon, The Beths, Life, Lizzy Farrall, Neck Deep, Skindred, Islet, Art School Girlfriend, Seazoo, Martyn Joseph, Ani Glass,

Live At Leeds Location: Various Venues, Leeds Date: 4th May Tickets: liveatleeds.com Line-up: Sundara Karma, Tom Grennan, Metronomy, Black Honey, Dream Wife, Goat Girl, Ibibio Sound Machine, Drenge, Kate Tempest, Sam Fender, The Sherlocks, Confidence Man, VANT, The Academic, The Slow Readers Club, Swim Deep, Easy Life, Elli Ingram, Gengahr, Lauren Aquilina, Marsicans

Wot’s on? UK & Ireland

Dan Bettridge, I SEE RIVERS, Kidsmoke, Rachel K Collier

Orielles, Lauren Aquilina, Viagra Boys, Mini Mansions

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Merthyr Rising Festival

Location: Catton Hall, Walton upon Trent Date: 23rd-26th May Tickets: beardedtheory.co.uk Line-up: The Cult, Suede, Doves, Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul, Editors, Oh Sees, The Wildhearts, Reef, Steel Pulse, Hollie Cook, The Blinders, Skatalites

Dot to Dot

Location: Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham Date: 24th-27th May Tickets: dottodotfestival.co.uk Line-up: Crystal Fighters, Jordan Rakei, Swim Deep, The Night Cafe, Dream Wife, The

Location: Penderyn Square, Merthyr Tydfil Date: 24th-26th May Tickets: merthyrrising.uk Line-up: Black Grape, Cast, The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Vant, Tom Hingley & The Karpets, The Now, Charlie Says

Raw Power Festival

Location: Boston Music Room/ The Dome, London Date: 24th-26th May Tickets: dometufnellpark.co.uk Line-up: Gnod, JK Flesh, Big Brave, My Disco, Hibushibire, Dead Otter, USA Nails, Mai Mai Mai, Teleplasmiste, The Ex, Part

This Is Tomorrow

Win tickets at readdork.com Location: Exhibition Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne Date: 24th-26th May Tickets: thisistomorrow.co.uk Line-up: Foals, You Me At Six, The Pale White, Bad Sounds, Anteros, Kawala, Wild Front, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, The Vaccines, Editors, Glasvegas, RedFaces, FEVA, Stereophonics

The Great Escape Location: Various Venues, Brighton Date: 9th-11th May Tickets: greatescapefestival.com Line-up: Foals, Lewis Capaldi, Pip Blom, Little Simz, Jockstrap, Self Esteem, Connie Constance, Maisie Peters, Sports Team, Kara Marni, Kawala, Skynd, Anna Calvi, Fontaines D.C., Lucia, Himalayas, Zuzu, Blaenavon

Chimp, Skullflower, MoE, Blom, Swedish Death Candy

Sea Change

Location: Various Venues, Totnes Date: 24th-26th May Tickets: seachangefestival.co.uk Line-up: Metronomy, The Comet Is Coming, Gruff Rhys, Bill Ryder-Jones, Gazelle Twin, The Nightingales, Sandra Kerr And John Faulkner, Hannah Peel And Will Burns, You Tell Me, Pip Blom, TVAM

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Love Saves The Day

Location: Eastville Park, Bristol Date: 25th-26th May Tickets: lovesavestheday.org Line-up: Lily Allen, Maribou State, Camelphat, Sub Focus, Little Simz, Kojey Radical, Chase & Status Present RTRN II Jungle feat: Rage, Skibadee & Shabba D, General Levy, Brockie And Det, Not3s, Ray BLK, David Rodigan, Holy Goof, Bonobo (DJ Set), Goldie (25 Years Of Metalheadz), Prince Fatty and Horseman, Channel One Soundsystem

Neighbourhood Weekender

Location: Victoria Park, Warrington Date: 25th-26th May Tickets: nbhdweekender.com Line-up: George Ezra, Richard Ashcroft, Primal Scream, The Vaccines, You Me At Six, Slaves, Nothing But Thieves, The Charlatans, Tom Grennan, Gerry Cinnamon, The Hunna, Maximo Park, The Slow Readers Club, Embrace, Kate Nash, Pale Waves, Mystery Jets

Slam Dunk

Location: Leeds, Hatfield Date: 25th-26th May Tickets: slamdunkfestival.com Line-up: All Time Low, Bullet For My Valentine, The Bronx, Gallows, Mad Caddies, New Found Glory, Glassjaw, Simple Plan, The Menzingers, NoFX, Silverstein, Bad Religion, Story of the Year, Waterparks, Less Than Jake

Location: Victoria Park, London Date: 24th May-2nd June Tickets: allpointseastfestival.com Line-up: Chemical Brothers, The Strokes, Christine And The Queens, Bring Me The Horizon, Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver

Wychwood Music Festival

Location: Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham Date: 31st May-2nd June Tickets: wychwoodfestival.com Line-up: Scouting for Girls, The Stranglers, T’Pau, Toyah, Craig Charles, Tankus The Henge, John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, Thrill Collins

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June 2019

Camden Rocks

Location: Various Venues, Camden Date: 1st-2nd June Tickets: camdenrocksfestival.com Line-up: Frank Turner, Deaf Havana, Ash, Rat Boy, New Model Army, Wheatus, Carl Barat, Ginger Wildheart, Milk Teeth, Pretty Vicious, Raging Speedhorn, Angelic Upstarts, The Virginmarys,

Location: Various Venues, Wakefield Date: 29th May-2nd June Tickets: longdivisionfestival.co.uk Line-up: Peter Hook & The Light, We Are Scientists, Asian Dub Foundation, Penguin Café, Art Brut, Bill Ryder-Jones, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert, Keston Cobblers Club, bis, Avi Buffalo, Menace Beach

Glastonbury Location: Worthy Farm, Pilton Date: 26th-30th June Tickets: glastonburyfestivals.co.uk Line-up: The Killers, The Cure, Stormzy, Kylie, Janet Jackson, George Ezra, Miley Cyrus, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Janelle Monae, Christine and the Queens, Two Door Cinema Club, Jorja Smith, Bastille, Billie Eilish, Sigrid, Years & Years, Stefflon Don, The Streets, Lizzo

Barn on the Farm

The Last Internationale, Bang Bang Romeo, REWS, Annabel Allum, Big Boy Bloater and the LiMiTs, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, Loathe, Soeur, Rascalton

Forbidden Fruit

Win tickets at readdork.com Location: Over Farm, Gloucester Date: 4th-7th July Tickets: barnonthefarm.co.uk Line-up: Sam Fender, Lewis Capaldi, Maggie Rogers, Jade Bird, Grace Carter, Samm Henshaw, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Maisie Peters, Easy Life, Cavetown, Flyte, Lily Moore, Lauren Aquilina, Apre, Cassia, The Howl & The Hum

Location: Grounds of Royal Hospital, Dublin Date: 1st-3rd June Tickets: forbiddenfruit.ie Line-up: Skepta, Elbow, Mura Masa, First Aid Kit, Jon Hopkins (live), Spiritualized, Paul Kalkbrenner, Danny Brown, Maribou State, Mall Grab, Daniel Avery, Polo & Pan, Ross From Friends, Homeshake

Field Day

Location: Meridian Water, London Date: 7th-8th June Tickets: fielddayfestivals.com Line-up: Skepta, Jorja Smith, Diplo, Actress, Boy Azooga, Alfie Templeman, The Black Madonna, Death Grips,

Modeselektor, Jungle, Pusha T, Earl Sweatshirt, Octavian, Deerhunter, Julia Holter, Haelos, Flohio, John Talabot, Mahalia, Methyl Ethel, Pip Blom

Let’s Rock The North East

Location: Herrington Country Park, Sunderland Date: 8th June Tickets: letsrockthenortheast.com Line-up: Status Quo, Marc Almond, Shalamar, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Jason Donovan, Kim Appleby, T’Pau, Chesney Hawkes, Limahl

Mighty Hoopla

Location: Brockwell Park, London Date: 8th June Tickets: mightyhoopla.com Line-up: Chaka Khan, All Saints, Bananarama, Liberty X, Samantha Mumba, Jamelia, Tove Lo, Ultra Nate

Parklife Weekender

Location: Heaton Park, Manchester Date: 8th-9th June Tickets: parklife.uk.com Line-up: Cardi B, George Ezra, The Streets, AJ Tracey, Blossoms, Disclosure (DJ Set), Nas, Solange, Mark Ronson, Major Lazer Soundsystem, David Rodigan, Christine and the Queens, Loyle Carner, Eric Prydz, mabel, Chase & Status, Todd Terje, Peggy Gou

Isle of Wight

Location: Seaclose Park, Newport Date: 13th-16th June Tickets: isleofwightfestival.com Line-up: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, George Ezra, Fatboy Slim, Biffy Clyro, James, Courteeners, Idles, Gerry Cinnamon, Jess Glynne, Madness, Richard Ashcroft, Hacienda Classical

Download

Location: Donington Park, Donington Date: 14th-16th June Tickets: downloadfestival.co.uk Line-up: Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool, with others including Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Whitesnake, Rob Zombie, Trivium, Amon Amarth, Halestorm, FEVER 333, Beartooth, Skid Row

Bushstock

Location: Various Venues, Shepherds Bush Date: 15th June Tickets: bushstock.co.uk Line-up: Gang of Youths, Novo Amor, Balcony, Eloise, APRE, Ider, Laurel, LION, Marsicans, Mosa Wild, Rhys Lewis, Roman Lewis, Yoke Lore

Bristol Sounds

Location: Bristol Harbourside, Bristol Date: 26th-30th June Tickets: facebook.com/ BristolSoundsOfficial Line-up: Tom Misch, The Cat Empire, Bloc Party, Elbow, Cinematic Orchestra

Citadel Location: Gunnersbury Park, London Date: 14th July Tickets: citadel.com Line-up: Catfish & The Bottlemen, Bastille, Friendly Fires, Bear’s Den, Matt Corby, DMA’s, Tinariwen, Honeyblood, Hyukoh, The Coronas, Fontaines D.C.

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Community

Location: Finsbury Park, London Date: 30th June Tickets: communityfestival.london Line-up: The Kooks, SWMRS, Blossoms, Kate Nash, The Amazons, Gerry Cinnamon, The Academic

July 2019

Electric Fields

Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill Date: 4th-6th July Tickets: electricfieldsfestival.com Line-up: Metronomy, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, The Vaccines, Friendly Fires, Sleaford Mods, Fat White Family, Nadine Shah, Skatalites, The Futureheads, Kero Kero Bonito, Malcolm Middleton

Longitude

Location: Marlay Park, Dublin Date: 5th-7th July Tickets: longitude.ie Line-up: Chance The Rapper, A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, AnneMarie, Vince Staples, Future, Brockhampton, Rae Sremmurd, Lil Uzi Vert, Juice Wrld

Wireless

Location: Finsbury Park, London Date: 5th-7th July Tickets: wirelessfestival.co.uk Line-up: Cardi B, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, Rae Stremmurd, Future, Migos, AJ Tracey, Juice Wrld, Stefflon Don, Tory Lanez, Ella Mai, Tyga, Fredo, Bugzy Malone, IAMDDB, NOT3S, Flohio, Tim Westwood

Sounds of the City

Location: Castlefield Bowl, Manchester Date: 5th-13th July Line-up: Bloc Party, The Wombats, The Night Cafe, Fuzzy Sun, Elbow, The National, Kylie, The Kooks, The Sherlocks, Sea Girls, Hacienda Classical

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Latitude

Location: Henham Park Estate, Suffolk Date: 18th-21st July Tickets: latitudefestival.com Line-up: George Ezra, Snow Patrol, Lana Del Rey, Underworld, Loyle Carner, Neneh Cherry, Sigrid, Tom Grennan, Cat Power, Khruangbin, Anna Calvi, Pale Waves, Baxter Dury, Walking On Cars

British Summer Time Location: Hyde Park, London Date: 5th-14th July Tickets: bst-hydepark.com Line-up: Celine Dion, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Florence + The Machine, The National, Lykke Li, Nadine Shah, Robbie Williams, Blood Orange, Let’s Eat Grandma, Goat Girl, Lionel Richie, Josh Groban, Claire Richards

2000trees

Location: Upcote Farm, Cheltenham Date: 11th-13th July Tickets: twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk Line-up: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, You Me At Six, While She Sleeps, Every Time I Die, Frank Iero And The Future Violents, Therapy?, Jamie Lenman, Estrons, Indoor Pets, Cavetown, Hands Like Houses, Milk Teeth, Martha, Puppy

Lovebox

Location: Gunnersbury Park, London Date: 12th-13th July Tickets: loveboxfestival.com

Line-up: Solange, Chance The Rapper, Cypress Hill playing ‘Black Sunday’, Four Tet, Brockhampton, Loyle Carner, H.E.R., Action Bronson, Kaytranada, Annie Mac, Solomun, Green Velvet, Patrick Topping, Guy Gerber, Fisher, David Rodigan & The Outlook Orchestra

Beat-Herder

Location: Ribble Valley, Gisburn Date: 12th-14th July Tickets: beatherder.co.uk Line-up: Groove Armada (live), Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Hannah Wants, Skream, Sonny Fodera, The Sugarhill Gang & Melle Mel & Scorpio Furious Five, Chris Lorenzo, Dub Pistols, DJ Yoda, Mr Scruff

TRNSMT

Location: Glasgow Green, Glasgow Date: 12th-14th July Tickets: trnsmtfest.com Line-up: Stormzy, Catfish and the Bottlemen, George Ezra, Jade Bird, Bastille, Snow Patrol, Jess Glynne, Richard Ashcroft, Years & Years, Mabel, The Big

Moon, The Amazons, Circa Waves, whenyoung, Sea Girls, The Wombats

Bluedot

Location: Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre and Arboretum, Macclesfield Date: 18th-21st July Tickets: discoverthebluedot.com Line-up: Hot Chip, Kraftwerk, and New Order, plus others including Jon Hopkins, Kate Tempest, 808 State, John Grant, Gogo Penguin, Gruff Rhys, Anna Calvi, Les Amazones D’Afrique, The Go! Team, Ibibio Sound Machine, Omar Souleyman

Doune The Rabbit Hole

Location: Cardross Estate, Stirlingshire Date: 19th-21st July Tickets: dounetherabbithole.co.uk Line-up: The Wailers, John Grant, Battles, Hot 8 Brass Band, Lee Scratch Perry, Shonen Knife, The Skids, Beak>, John Cooper Clarke, Kathryn Joseph, And So I Watch You From Afar

Truck Location: Hill Farm, Steventon Date: 25th-28th July Tickets: truckfestival.com Line-up: Wolf Alice, Foals, Two Door Cinema Club, Slaves, Nothing But Thieves, You Me At Six, Don Broco, Idles, Kate Nash, Shame, Lewis Capaldi

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Wot’s on? UK & Ireland

Tramlines

Location: Hillsborough Park, Sheffield Date: 19th-21st July Tickets: tramlines.org.uk Line-up: Two Door Cinema Club, Courteeners, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Manic Street Preachers, Rag n Bone Man, Doves, Happy Mondays, Reverend and The Makers, Miles Kane, Circa Waves, Lewis Capaldi, Shame, Peter Hook & The Light

Splendour

Location: Wollaton Park, Nottingham Date: 20th July Tickets: splendourfestival.com Line-up: Manic Street Preachers, The Specials, plus Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, All Saints

Camp Bestival

Location: Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth Date: 25th-28th July Tickets: campbestival.net Line-up: Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Jess Glynne, The Human League, Annie Mac, Sister Sledge, Big Shaq, Mel C (DJ set), The Wailers, Morcheeba, Goldie, Ash, Black Grape, Lewis Capaldi, The Cuban Brothers, House Gospel Choir, The Correspondents

Kendal Calling

Location: Lowther Deer Park, Cumbria Date: 25th-28th July Tickets: kendalcalling.co.uk Line-up: Courteeners, Doves, Manic Street Preachers, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Orbital, Tom Jones, Years & Years, Rival Sons, Gerry Cinnamon, Miles Kane, Gomez, The Fratellis, IDLES, KT Tunstall, Dermot Kennedy, Mystery Jets, Slowthai, The Subways, Nina Nesbitt, The Joy Formidable, Dream Wife, The Big Moon, Penelope Isles, Average Sex, Low Island, PEANESS

Standon Calling

Location: Standon House, Standon Date: 25th-28th July

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Tickets: standon-calling.com Line-up: Rag n Bone Man, Wolf Alice, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Echo And The Bunnymen, Friendly Fires, Idles, Lewis Capaldi, Kate Nash, The Go! Team, Band Of Skulls, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, The Big Moon

Sleeper, Lucy Spraggan, The Futureheads, Georgia, Black Honey, Himalayas, Ferris & Sylvester, Lucia, Indoor Pets, Squid

Wilderness

Location: Charlton Park, Malmesbury Date: 25th-28th July Tickets: womad.co.uk Line-up: Ziggy Marley, Orbital, Anna Calvi, Salif Keita, Cymande, Tshegue, Brushy One String, Delgres, Petite Noir, Les Filles de Illighadad, Dhafer Youssef, Nadine Shah

Location: Cornbury Park, Charlbury Date: 1st-4th August Tickets: wildernessfestival. com Line-up: Robyn, Bombay Bicycle Club, Groove Armada (live), Tom Odell, Caravan Palace, Tom Grennan, Freya Ridings, Olafur Arnalds, George FitzGerald, Eats Everything, Honey Dijon, Erol Alkan, Adonis & Tribes, SOAK, Blanco White, Incognito

Deer Shed

110 Above

WOMAD

Location: Baldersby Park, Topcliffe Date: 26th-28th July Tickets: deershedfestival.com Line-up: Ezra Furman, and Anna Calvi, plus Akala, Sunflower Bean, Gruff Rhys, BC Camplight, She Drew The Gun, PINS, Charles Watson, Tiny Ruins, Tom Williams, Skinny Pelembe, The Howl & The Hum

Indietracks

Location: Butterley Station, Ripley Date: 26th-28th July Tickets: indietracks.co.uk Line-up: Kero Kero Bonito, The Orielles, Stealing Sheep, Withered Hand, Tracyanne & Danny, Peaness, The Spook School

Location: Gopsall Hall Farm, Atherstone Date: 2nd-4th August Tickets: 110above.com Line-up: Pale Waves, Mystery Jets, Swim Deep, Maisie Peters, Easy Life, Jaws, Marsicans, Bloxx, Indoor Pets, No Rome, Anteros

Meltdown

Location: Southbank Centre, London Date: 3rd-11th August Tickets: southbankcentre.co.uk Line-up: tbc

Boardmasters

August 2019

Location: Watergate Bay, Newquay Date: 7th-11th August Tickets: boardmasters.com Line-up: Florence + the Machine, Foals, Wu-Tang Clan, Giggs, Dizzee Rascal, The Wombats, Jorja Smith, Franz Ferdinand, Plan B, Razorlight, Slaves, Mabel, Bugzy Malone, Sam Fender, Wilkinson b2b Sub Focus, DJ EZ , IDLES, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Ocean Wisdom, Lewis Capaldi

Neverworld

BoomTown Fair

Leopallooza

Location: Lower Exe Farm, Bude Date: 26th-28th July Tickets: leopallooza.com Line-up: The Vaccines, Friendly Fires

Location: John Darlings Farm, Hever Date: 1st-4th August Tickets: neverworld.co.uk Line-up: The Vaccines,

Location: Matterley Estate, Winchester Date: 7th-11th August Tickets: boomtownfair.co.uk Line-up: Lauryn Hill, Prophets

Green Man Location: Glanusk Park, Powys Date: 15th-18th August Tickets: greenman.net Line-up: Four Tet (live), Father John Misty, Eels, Stereolab, Yo La Tengo, Idles, Sharon Van Etten, Broken Social Scene, Amadou & Mariam

Of Rage, The Streets, Chronixx, Chase & Status Presents Rtrn II Jungle, Groove Armada (live), Slaves, Salt-n-Pepa, Gogol Bordello, Xavier Rudd, Kate Tempest, Bedouin Soundclash, Asian Dub Foundation, Johnny Flynn

Edinburgh Summer Sessions

Location: Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh Date: 7th-18th August Tickets: smmrsessions.com Line-up: Florence + The Machine, Primal Scream, Johnny Marr, Chvrches, James, Courteeners, Madness, The Cure, Foo Fighters, The 1975, Lewis Capaldi

Bloodstock Open Air Location: Catton Hall, Waltonon-Trent Date: 8th-11th August Tickets: bloodstock.uk.com Line-up: Sabaton, Scorpions,

and Parkway Drive, along with Antrax, Children Of Bodom, Powerwolf, Dimmu Borgir, Code Orange, Cradle of Filth, Queensryche, Dee Snider, Hypocrisy, Soilwork

Houghton Festival

Location: Houghton Hall, Norfolk Date: 8th-11th August Tickets: houghtonfestival.co.uk Line-up: tbc

ArcTanGent

Location: Fernhill Farm, Compton Martin Date: 15th-17th August Tickets: arctangent.co.uk Line-up: Meshuggah, Battles, Cult of Luna, Zeal & Ardor, 65daysofstatic, The Black Queen, Daughters, Caspian, Carpenter Brut, Polyphia, The Ocean, Pigs x 7, The Contortionist, Three Trapped Tigers, The Algorithm, Frontierer, Conjurer, Bossk

Glasgow Summer Sessions

Location: Bellahouston Park, Glasgow Date: 16th-25th August Tickets: Line-up: The Cure, Mogwai, The Twilight Sad, The Joy Formidable, Foo Fighters, The 1975, Twin Atlantic, You Me at Six, Pale Waves, Ten Tonnes, No Rome

Creamfields

Location: Daresbury Estate, Halton Date: 22nd-25th August Tickets: creamfields.com Line-up: Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris, Tiesto, deadmau5, Adam Beyer x Cirez D (Debut Festival Exclusive), The Chemical Brothers (Live), Martin Garrix, Carl Cox, Above & Beyond, The Black Madonna, Fatboy Slim, Duke Dumont, Fisher, Chase & Status (DJ Set)

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Wot’s on? UK & Ireland

Reading & Leeds Location: Bramham Park, Leeds, Little Johns Farm, Reading Date: 23rd-25th August Tickets: leedsfestival.com, readingfestival.com Line-up: Foo Fighters, The 1975, Twenty One Pilots, and Post Malone, plus others including Bastille, Juice Wrld, Blossoms, Royal Blood, The Distillers, You Me At Six, Pale Waves, Enter Shikari, Billie Eilish, CHVRCHES

Victorious Festival

Location: Southsea Seafront, Portsmouth Date: 23rd-25th August Tickets: victoriousfestival.co.uk Line-up: Two Door Cinema Club, The Specials, Doves, The Zutons, Dodgy, Rudimental, Bloc Party, James Bay, Ocean Colour Scene, The Hives, All Saints, Lewis Capaldi, Tim Burgess, The Snuts, Casey Lowry, New Order, Clean Bandit, Plan B, The Vaccines, Razorlight, Tom Grennan, Band of Skulls, The Futureheads, The Sherlocks, Idlewild, Starsailor, Fatherson, Plastic Mermaids

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End of the Road

Location: Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury Date: 29th August-1st September Tickets: endoftheroadfestival.com Line-up: Beirut, Metronomy, Michael Kiwanuka, Spiritualized, Courtney Barnett, Jarvis Cocker, Sleaford Mods, Low, Deerhunter, Parquet Courts, Mitski, Cate Le Bon, Baxter Dury, Daniel Avery, Wire, Cass Mccombs, Beak>, Goat Girl, Nubya Garcia, Let’s Eat Grandma, Squid, Stella Donnelly, SASAMI, Girl In Red, The Murder Capital, Bodega

Electric Picnic

Location: Stradbally Hall Estate, Stradbally Date: 30th August-1st September Tickets: electricpicnic.ie Line-up: The Strokes, Florence + the Machine, Hozier, The 1975, Billie Eilish, Christine and the Queens, Dermot Kennedy, Four Tet, James Blake, Jarvis Cocker, Jess Glynne, Years & Years, Courtney Barnett, Metronomy, Mitski, Shura, Sam Fender, ALMA, Bodega, Sea Girls, Let’s Eat Grandma, SASAMI, Heavy Lungs, Georgia, Kero Kero Bonito

Yeah, some bands are playing every festival they can - but a few are limiting where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re showing up. Here are some of the acts with exclusive (or relatively exclusive) appearances this year, and where you can find them.

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