Dream Escape Magazine | Summer 2022

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Ten of the best

Summer Festivals

in the UK and Ireland With music, art, cars, yoga – and a goat, Britain and Ireland are celebrating this summer in glorious style. So pack shorts or tuxedos and join us on our journey from Edinburgh to Cornwall to Killorglin to find the best festivals...

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WORDS | MELANIE ABRAMS

JUPITER RISING FESTIVAL, JUPITER ARTLAND

26–28 August 2022 |

Rock around the installations at the art and music festival in Jupiter Artland, the contemporary sculpture park outside Edinburgh. Focusing on emerging artists, it features new sounds from Britain and elsewhere. Highlights include the Durban duo, Destruction Boyz, who bring their

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Gqom music to Scotland. Meaning ‘hitting a drum’ in Zulu, Gqom is electronic dance music with minimal, repetitive sounds and heavy base beats. Then there’s the jazz-soul poetry of London’s seven-piece Dylema Collective, who even sing emails. Hobnob with the artists at the makeshift bars and explore the art. Our favourites include Antony Gormley’s 1019 steel balls and Anish Kapoor’s caged metal chute. →


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