Amongst the proliferation of unimaginative, conformist music festivals sits a gem of creativity and freedom, a music festival that is pioneering, intimate and truly innovative. Shambala Festival is like no other. Taking place across four days on the August Bank Holiday weekend, it’s situated in the picturesque Northamptonshire countryside at a secret location. The amount on offer for a festival of its size is second to none - maintaining the intimate feel at the core of the f

Amongst the proliferation of unimaginative, conformist music festivals sits a gem of creativity and freedom, a music festival that is pioneering, intimate and truly innovative. Shambala Festival is like no other. Taking place across four days on the August Bank Holiday weekend, it’s situated in the picturesque Northamptonshire countryside at a secret location. The amount on offer for a festival of its size is second to none - maintaining the intimate feel at the core of the f

An adventure playground full of music, arts, vibrancy and the unexpected - Leefest is one the most in demand festivals on next year’s summer calendar. Winners of the ‘Judges Choice Award’ and ‘Best Events Team’ at the much coveted NOEA awards, it’s a testimony to how far they’ve come from the fledgling beginnings in Lee’s back garden. Last year saw the likes of Lianne La Havas, Ghostpoet, Circa Waves and Everything Everything lead the genre-spanning line-up, consisting of som

An adventure playground full of music, arts, vibrancy and the unexpected - Leefest is one the most in demand festivals on next year’s summer calendar. Winners of the ‘Judges Choice Award’ and ‘Best Events Team’ at the much coveted NOEA awards, it’s a testimony to how far they’ve come from the fledgling beginnings in Lee’s back garden. Last year saw the likes of Lianne La Havas, Ghostpoet, Circa Waves and Everything Everything lead the genre-spanning line-up, consisting of som

Wildfire Adventure Camp is music and adventure combined, giving you an immersive experience like no other - an escape from the mundanity of everyday life, and a playground for the inquisitive - relive your child-like curiosity. Winner of the ‘Best Small Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards, next summer will be its third year. By day you can choose from over 80 pursuits comprising of expeditions, bushcraft, artistry, engineering and adventure sports – and by night it’s a hedoni

Wildfire Adventure Camp is music and adventure combined, giving you an immersive experience like no other - an escape from the mundanity of everyday life, and a playground for the inquisitive - relive your child-like curiosity. Winner of the ‘Best Small Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards, next summer will be its third year. By day you can choose from over 80 pursuits comprising of expeditions, bushcraft, artistry, engineering and adventure sports – and by night it’s a hedoni

It’s that time of the year again - the intrigue, the excitement, the mystery...what’s one of the biggest parties of the year going to excite us with this summer. Walk the red carpet and glam yourself for a weekend behind the velvet rope. This year’s theme embraces fame, celebrities and media - so don your sparkles and embrace your inner Kim Kardashian - for this year’s Secret Garden Party is a VIP guestlist you want to be part of. The festival is so much more than music, if a

It’s that time of the year again - the intrigue, the excitement, the mystery...what’s one of the biggest parties of the year going to excite us with this summer. Walk the red carpet and glam yourself for a weekend behind the velvet rope. This year’s theme embraces fame, celebrities and media - so don your sparkles and embrace your inner Kim Kardashian - for this year’s Secret Garden Party is a VIP guestlist you want to be part of. The festival is so much more than music, if a

Hackney happy Mirrors Festival returned to Hackney, London for its second year. After a bumper first year, it would’ve been a massive shame if this one day music festival didn’t return for another. Dedicated to supporting the finest in forward-thinking music, audience experience is at the forefront of everything. The music festival itself is across Hackney, spread over six varying, unique venues: Oslo, Hackney Picturehouse, St John At Hackney, Moth Club, Stage 3 and Paper Dre

Mirrors Festival returned to Hackney, London for its second year. After a bumper first year, it would’ve been a massive shame if this one day music festival didn’t return for another. Dedicated to supporting the finest in forward-thinking music, audience experience is at the forefront of everything. The music festival itself is across Hackney, spread over six varying, unique venues: Oslo, Hackney Picturehouse, St John At Hackney, Moth Club, Stage 3 and Paper Dress Vintage – a

Bat For Lashes One of the headline acts at the festival, this talented multi-instrumental songstress is currently touring in Paris and Copenhagen. Drawing from decades of musical influences, her imagination is captured within each and every song – distinctive, and often hauntingly hypnotic. With a string of awards and nominations, Bat For Lashes has very much cemented herself as an established UK artist. Her new material is as good as ever. The Parrots Originating in Madrid,

Bat For Lashes One of the headline acts at the festival, this talented multi-instrumental songstress is currently touring in Paris and Copenhagen. Drawing from decades of musical influences, her imagination is captured within each and every song – distinctive, and often hauntingly hypnotic. With a string of awards and nominations, Bat For Lashes has very much cemented herself as an established UK artist. Her new material is as good as ever. The Parrots Originating in Madrid,

Discover and enjoy A multi-venue music festival in East London, Hackney Wonderland showcases some of the most prestigious and up and coming bands around. Into its third year, the event continues to grow and provides a platform to discover new talent - more important now than ever with the amount of music venue closures around London. You had access to five venues over the weekend, all within a one mile radius: Oval Space, Mangle, London Fields Brewery, The Pickle Factory and

A multi-venue music festival in East London, Hackney Wonderland showcases some of the most prestigious and up and coming bands around. Into its third year, the event continues to grow and provides a platform to discover new talent - more important now than ever with the amount of music venue closures around London. You had access to five venues over the weekend, all within a one mile radius: Oval Space, Mangle, London Fields Brewery, The Pickle Factory and Sebright Arms – all

Braxton catches up with us ahead of the release of his much acclaimed new single ‘Body’ – we talk remixes and the state of the current music industry. FFY: Your new single ‘Body’ has a fantastically catchy melody and has got some real recognition within the industry. How do you go about developing something like this? B: I think I started this track a long time ago, maybe a couple of years ago, I’ve since re-written it in a variety of different ways and this is the version t

Braxton catches up with us ahead of the release of his much acclaimed new single ‘Body’ – we talk remixes and the state of the current music industry. FFY: Your new single ‘Body’ has a fantastically catchy melody and has got some real recognition within the industry. How do you go about developing something like this? B: I think I started this track a long time ago, maybe a couple of years ago, I’ve since re-written it in a variety of different ways and this is the version t

After his beautifully intimate show in East London last week, we caught up with Nathan Ball – chatting about future plans, life in the mountains and everything in between. FFY: You wrote ‘Right Place’ when you were up in the mountains following your tour - do you find these kinds of places the most inspiring? NB: I do for sure! I've spent a lot of time up in the mountains growing up and find being totally surrounded by nature the biggest inspiration for my songwriting. A lot

After his beautifully intimate show in East London last week, we caught up with Nathan Ball – chatting about future plans, life in the mountains and everything in between. FFY: You wrote ‘Right Place’ when you were up in the mountains following your tour - do you find these kinds of places the most inspiring? NB: I do for sure! I've spent a lot of time up in the mountains growing up and find being totally surrounded by nature the biggest inspiration for my songwriting. A lot

With the first set of tickets snapped up in less than 25 minutes on Thursday, it’s plain to see the popularity of this music festival isn’t waning one bit. If there’s one thing you’ll know if you’ve ever tried to get tickets in recent years, it’s a graft – and you’ve got to be tactical. So here are some tips for Sunday 9th October 2016 (and the April 2017 resale) when the tickets go on sale: 1. Don’t have it large on the Saturday night As much as you may want to go out on the

Margate dreamin' Bugged Out are renowned for partying and they're one of the longest running club nights, having been around for over 20 years. This in itself should be enough to tell you that you're in for a treat. Apparently a standard Bugged Out event just wasn't enough, so they decided to step it up this year, teaming up with Dreamland Margate for the first time. The ticket didn't just get you a whole day of fantastic music, it also allowed free reign of the amusement par