DIY Festival Guide 2024

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Hello readers! It’s time to gather your mates, pack up the tent, and grab as many tinnies as you can carry: it’s officially festival season! And what better way to get prepped than by diving into our 2024 Festival Guide?

Not only are we welcoming festival legends SOFT PLAY back to the cover (who have got a ferocious new album on the way to boot), but elsewhere in this special issue, we’re catching up with some of the upcoming season’s sure-fire highlights: we talk the incredible ‘Black Rainbows’ with Corinne Bailey Rae, and strive for connection with Aurora ahead of her forthcoming new record, while 86TVs look back on some of their festival highlights from years gone by. Plus, flip to the back of the mag for our absolutely packed guide to this season’s most exciting events - safe to say, you’re spoiled for choice. See you down the front!

Sarah Jamieson Managing Editor

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Grab your wellies, rally your mates, and kiss goodbye to getting more than five hours sleep - it’s festival season 2k24 baby! Here’s everything you can expect from the next few months of musical shenanigans.

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ALL ABROAD

While festival season might conjure up mental scenes of rolling hills and drizzly British weather, we’re here to assure you that it doesn’t have to be that way! Nowadays, there’s hundreds of incredible festivals to choose from across Europe and the wider world, which cater to just about every taste. Wanna dance the night away in a Serbian castle? EXIT has you covered. Prefer to saunter around sunny cities before heading to the arena later that evening? Think Primavera Sound, NOS Alive, or Mad Cool. Fancy a cheeky long weekend to take in the sights of New York, before heading to Governors Ball? ‘Course you do! Head to p14 for more.

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BRING ME THE HORIZON

Once simply just a group of Sheffield lads who loved a bit of metalcore, now arena-filling titans of the genre, Bring Me The Horizon will be ushering crowds back into the slick, dystopian world of their NX_GN live show this summer when they take their metal anthems to festivals across Europe for what’s sure to be a set to remember.

Bring Me The Horizon play Mystic (6th-8th June), Rock For People (12th-15th June), Greenfield (13th-15th June), Nova Rock (13th-15th June, Graspop (20th23rd June), Southside (21st-23rd June), Hurricane (21st-23rd June), Resurrection (26th-29th June), Provinssi (27th-29th June), Tuska (28th-30th June), STHLM Fields (28th June-7th July), Beauregard (4th-7th July), I-Days (7th July), Mad Cool (10th-13th July), Electric Castle (17th-21st July), Ejekt (22nd-24th July), Hills of Rock (25th-27th July), and Summer Sonic (17th-18th August).

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CLASHES

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DUA LIPA

Headlining the iconic Pyramid might seem like a big ask, but then again, you don’t get much bigger than Dua.

The woman responsible for some of the best pop bops of the past decade, she seems to have taken every huge career milestone so far - cleaning up at awards ceremonies, collabing with Elton/Kylie/Calvin/Miley, having a literal Barbie doll in her image - utterly in her stride, so why should topping the Glasto bill be any different? And with anticipation for her intriguingly Britpop-inspired third album now nearing fever pitch, festival season 2024 is shaping up to be THE summer of ‘Radical Optimism’. Whether you’re heading to Worthy Farm or hot-footing it around Europe, expect killer outfits, huge choruses, and dance routines that are firmly on lock (no chance of a BRITs 2018 repeat here, thank you very much). Go girl, give us everything!

Picture the scene: you’ve finally managed to get your phone charged up, struggled to download the festival app, but now are ready to head out in search of your favourite artists. Then, disaster strikes: Fontaines DC and IDLES are playing at the same time [as is actually happening at Glastonbury - Devastated Ed] It’s one of the major perils of festival season but let’s face it, with such stacked line-ups, clashes are bound to happen. Best you can do is take a deep breath, face your fears, and, um, flip a coin?!

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EAT YOUR HEART OUT

Festival food has, historically, not always been the one, but nowadays, however, it’s really becoming an added draw for punters. Whether you’re planning to head to one of Wilderness’ decadent banquets, would prefer to visit Truck’s Feel Good Food Hall - where local charities and volunteers produce home-cooked meals for festival-goers - or are looking to support local South London businesses at the likes of Wide Awake, Mighty Hoopla and Cross The Tracks this year, whatever you decide on, it’ll all be tremendously tasty.

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FREE EVENTS

These days, festival-going is an increasingly expensive hobby - so much so that most events will offer the option of a payment plan to spread the load. A few friendly fests, however, have taken it upon themselves to give back with additional free events alongside their ticketed ones. Take All Points East’s In the Neighbourhood, for example; a programme of free, community-focused events to get locals engaged in the fun of the season.

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IN THE CITY

Fancy a flirt with festival season, but without having to worry about pesky nuisances like the weather and putting up a tent? Sounds like an inner city fest is the one for you. Check out the best in new music at the likes of The Great Escape, Dot To Dot, Sw�n or (the very literally-titled) Live at Leeds in the City, and help support your local independent venues while you’re at it.

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JOG ON

Not everyone wants to start their day by downing a warm tinny to dust off the cobwebs of the night before; if you’re looking for something a little more physical, then that’s on the menu too.

Camp Bestival has tons of sporty activities (parkour, anyone?), while Wilderness hosts yoga just about every hour of the day. Even Glasto are in on the action: last year, Greenpeace teamed up with Ravers 2 Runners for a special 5K fun run. No excuses needed!

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HEADLINERS

Festival headliners come in all shapes and sizes, and so they should! From those officially graduating to the big leagues - like Wet Leg, who’ll top the bill at this summer’s Truck, or The Chats and Bob Vylan, who’ll be closing one of 2000trees’ days - through to seasoned pros like The Killers, Green Day and Grace Jones, this year’s set are sure to provide a load of proper pinch-me moments, and we can’t wait to witness them.

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K-POP

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GLASTONBURY

Arguably the GOAT of festival season, Glasto is returning once again for another huge year; not only is it the first time that the Pyramid Stage will boast two female headliners, but according to Emily Eavis, 2024 has seen the highest percentage of ticket balances paid off, meaning it’s even harder to get in this summer than it’s been before. If that’s not a reason to be buzzing (if you’ve already got a ticket, obv) we dunno what is.

When it comes to K-pop’s presence in the UK, festival season 2024 feels like something of a turning point. Until now, only BST Hyde Park has welcomed the sounds of the Korean pop scene into its gates, booking BLACKPINK to headline in 2023 and Stray Kids for this July. Even Glastonbury – known for its wide-reaching, global booking policy – has been slow on the uptake. That all changes on Worthy Farm in June, however, when SEVENTEEN will become the first K-pop act to perform at the legendary festival.

(26th-30th June).

Although there’ll be some detractors to the booking, a modern-day festival without a K-pop presence feels sorely behind the times. Love it or hate it, it’s one of the dominant music scenes in the world right now, and if any event wants to claim to represent the breadth of modern music consumption, it can no longer be overlooked or sidelined to genre-specific bashes. Booking K-pop artists at UK festivals not only keeps our weekenders relevant on the global stage but should hopefully lead to a better understanding of a scene that is often (sometimes wilfully) misunderstood.

There are few acts that could better kickstart a wider wave of K-pop in the UK than SEVENTEEN. The 13-member group are renowned for their impeccable live skills, and their concerts are carnivals of slick production and giddy joy. Glastonbury-goers, prepare to be well and truly won over. (Rhian Daly)

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LANA DEL REY

Whether it’s hitting the stage a little later than planned at Glasto (ahem), or arriving on the back of a motorbike for her recent Coachella headliner, Lana Del Rey sure knows how to make an entrance when it comes to festivals. We hope she’s channelling that same energy all summer long, when she brings her eclectic and grandiose stage show to a slew of events over the next month. There’s no room for summertime sadness here.

Lana Del Rey plays Hangout (17th-19th May), Primavera Sound (29th June-2nd July), I-Days (4th June), Primavera Sound Porto (6th-8th June), Reading & Leeds (22nd25th August), and Rock En Seine (22nd-25th August).

IS FOR... NO DICKHEADS

(Lambrini Girls’ guide to staying safe and respecting each other at festivals)

 Keep an eye on drinks at all times, as spiking is a big issue at festivals. Get drink covers or just drink straight from the bottle if possible.

 Locate the closest medical tent for emergencies. It works as a good meeting spot if you lose your friends, too.

 Mosh pits - go fucking nuts! However, if somebody falls over, you *have* to help them up.

 See somebody too drunk and somebody’s trying to get them back into their tent? It’s a very real problem at festivals. Check in on them (while accompanied by your friends).

 Always make space for others. Be inclusive. You’re not any cooler than anybody else here, idiot.

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MUD

(and how to prepare for it)

A necessary evil when it comes to festival season, don’t be too put off by the brown stuff: while it can become a bit hard to avoid when you’re in the thick of it, a good pair of wellies, something vaguely waterproof, and a bit of optimism is all you need to survive. ‘Til then, just keep praying for a dry one this summer!

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OUTDOORS (THE GREAT)

If there’s one thing that festival season is especially good for, it’s embracing all manner of different terrains. Whether you wanna mosh in your local park (take Brockwell Park’s Wide Awake, or Live at Leeds in the Park), or make a trip to the beach (maybe Cala Mijas in the Costa Del Sol, or Tuscany’s La Prima Estate are up your street), there’s an adventure for everyone. Good luck, happy campers!

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POP!

(The biggest stars doing the circuit)

While Dua, Lana and RAYE will be repping modern pop girlies everywhere this summer, this year’s festival season isn’t just about modern pop’s finest: Mighty Hoopla will be serving up a hefty dose of nostalgia with Nelly Furtado, Rachel Stevens and B*Witched all playing, while Sophie Ellis Bextor will be starting the party at Truck and Camp Bestival.

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

Josh Homme and his band of swashbuckling desert rockers are seasoned pros when it comes to maximum, end-of-days musical carnage. Coming out of a turbulent half-decade with full-throttle eighth LP ‘In Times New Roman…’ last year, it’s a life-affirming, explosive spirit that they’ll be taking to the top of Download’s bill this summer. As he told DIY last year: “I wanna be a fireworks finale at all times.”

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RAVE ON

Keep your peepers peeled for all the late night delights getting announced over the coming months. Glastonbury’s Block 9 and Shangri La might rule the party roost, but they’re by no means alone; even Reading is scaling up its annual silent disco to the main Chevron Stage this year.

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TRANSPORT HACKS

(that help the planet)

In an effort to reduce the carbon emissions caused from transporting thousands of people to one place, lots of festivals now run green schemes. Glasto will take your gear for you if you can get there by bike, while Boomtown will knock 15 quid off your ticket if you travel by public transport instead of driving.

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VERY FUNNY

It’s not just musicians who’ll be loading up their car boots and working their way around this year’s festival circuit - Summer 2k24 is also prime time to tick a bunch of comedy favourites off your must-see list. Latitude have announced a full comedy bill headlined by Sara Pascoe, Judi Love and Jo Brand, while Truck has Angelos Epithemiou and Deer Shed have announced Taskmaster ledge Alex Horne’s The Horne Section.

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YELLOW

(and other Coldplay songs that are actually quite good)

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SZA

SZA plays Gazebo (25th-26th May), Primavera Sound (29th June-2nd July), We Love Green (4th June), Primavera Sound Porto (6th-8th June), Governors Ball (7th9th June), Summerfest (20th-22nd June), Glastonbury (26th-30th June), BST Hyde Park (29th June), Lollapalooza (1st-4th August), and Osheaga (2nd-4th August).

Topping the bill at both Glastonbury and her own mammoth BST Hyde Park show the night before, the rise and rise of Missouri-born SZA is set to reach its apex as June comes to a close. Playing to well over 100,000 people in the space of a weekend? There’s ‘Good Days’, and then there’s just showing off.

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UNDERAGE? NO BOTHER!

Got a bunch of small people tagging along with you? Why not try OG family-friendly fest Camp Bestival, which has now branched out to both Dorset and Shropshire locations. Elsewhere, Latitude caters to both kids and teens with its special Inbetweeners Stage for the latter, and Green Man’s Little Folks’ area has a theme of ‘shapes’ this year.

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WOMEN

Though the top end of many festival bills still reads like a grimly predictable sausage fest, there are notable pillars of hope. Glastonbury has booked two female headliners for the first time; festivals including Wide Awake and Flow have pledged to achieve a 50/50 gender split as part of the Keychange programme, while Mitski and Wet Leg are among the women stepping up as first-time headliners.

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XCX

While Charli has only announced one festival date so far this year at Primavera Sound, we’re placing our bets on ‘von dutch’ being the summer’s unofficial campsite soundtrack.

It’s easy to hate on Chris Martin, but as Coldplay top the Pyramid on Saturday for a record-breaking fifth time, even the most hardened critic will have a handful of tracks they wouldn’t mind a lil sway along to. We’ll start with debut album highlights ‘Shiver’ and ‘Sparks’ - now your turn.

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ZZZS

Treat yourself to a better-than-average chance at a few hours of vital camping kip by investing in some reusable earplugs. According to Forbes, Happy Ears are the ones to plump for - they cost just over £20, and come in a ‘discovery pack’ of different sizes. On night three, they’ll be a lifesaver.

festival tribe

With so many summer weekenders to choose from, picking your way through the options can be a veritable minefield. Lucky for you however, we’ve got just the solution to help you work out where to part with your hard-earned pennies. We know, we know, we’re very kind…

Around the world ✗

Fancy going a little further afield this festival season? Here are just eight of the brilliant events happening across the world this year.

When?

2nd - 4th August

Where? Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Canada

Must-see acts: Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, RAYE, Kevin Abstract

Must-see sights: Head to Arthur’s Nosh for a truly Instagram-worthy brunch; catch the Habs at an ice hockey game; explore foodie paradise, the Jean Talon Market - one of North America’s largest open-air markets; or just get lost in the cobbled streets and charming corners of Old Montréal, and be sure to make a stop to ogle at the city’s Notre-Dame Basilica.

Travel: S Direct to Montreal from London Heathrow.

OSHEAG A

When? 13th - 16th June

Where? Great Stage Park, Manchester, Tennessee

Must-see acts: Fred Again.., Maggie Rogers, Ashnikko, Ethel Cain

Must-see sights: Just 65 miles from the iconic city of Nashville, head there to dive head-first into country music history at the Country Music Hall of Fame; pay a trip to Hattie B’s for some spicy Nashville Hot Chicken; or visit one of Broadway’s infamous honky-tonk bars. If sticking closer to Manchester, TN is more your vibe, make the 40-minute drive down to Lynchburg and see the Jack Daniel’s distillery for yourself.

Travel: S Direct to Nashville from London Heathrow.

BONNAR

When?

7th - 9th November

Where? Reykjavík, Iceland

Must-see acts: Shygirl, mary in the junkyard, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul

Must-see sights: Held on various stages across the city - ranging literally from fully-fledged music venues through to, um, people’s living rooms - the fest gives a tangible glimpse into Reykjavík’s music scene, but there’s loads you can tick off your bucket list here; head for a dip in the Blue Lagoon; marvel at the country’s many geysers and glaciers; try and see the Northern Lights (obv); or just tickle your tastebuds with a visit to Friðheimar, where their entire menu revolves around the tomatoes they grow.

ICELANDAIR

Travel: S Direct from London, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle.

O O

When? 24th - 26th May

Where? Harvard Athletic Complex, Boston, MA

Must-see acts: Leon Bridges, The Killers, Khruangbin, Chappell Roan, Blondshell Famed for its Museum of Fine Arts, Cape Cod, and the Tea Party that started the American Revolution, there’s a veritable Boston bucket list for history buffs. New England lobster rolls are a local staple - get yours from James Hook & Co. Plus, this might be the closest you’ll get to going to Harvard (what, like it’s hard?), so make like Elle Woods and strut your stuff. S Direct to Boston from London Heathrow.

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L L I GN

When? 10th - 13th July

Where? Villaverde, Madrid

Must-see acts: Dua Lipa, The Killers, Bring Me The Horizon, Janelle Monáe

Must-see sights: Before heading to site, walk around the city, absorbing some of Madrid’s beautiful architecture; visit the impressive Palacio de Cristal in Buen Retiro Park; take in an art museum or two - maybe the Museo Nacional del Prado or the Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza - or just revel in the delicious glory that is churros con chocolate (the cafe San Ginés tops all sorts of lists, mmm).

Travel: S Direct from London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Liverpool.

MADCO O L

When? 17th-20th July

Where: Dolní Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czechia

Must-see acts: Queens of the Stone Age, James Blake, Sam Smith

Must-see sights: Taking place in an area that held a former ironworks, steelworks and mine, the festival site itself is a gem to behold, but elsewhere in Ostrava, you can visit the Silesian Ostrava Castle, a former gothic fortress-turned-Renaissance residence which was fully restored in 2004; get a taste for classic Czech cuisine over at seasonal bistro Hogo Fogo; or just get your fix of craft beer with a trip to HoppyDog.

Travel: S Direct from London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Leeds.

COLOURSOF O S T AVAR

When?

26th - 28th July

Where? Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Must-see acts: SZA, Kraftwerk, Peggy Gou, Turnstile

Must-see sights: As if scaling a mountain isn’t enough (and not even the one you’d assume!), there’s lots of breathtaking nature to enjoy around Fuji Rock’s location: head to the gorgeous Kiyotsu Gorge, or visit the Hoshitoge Rice Terraces to get some of the best views in the region. If the great outdoors isn’t entirely your thing, indulge in the more relaxing of Japanese cultures with an onsen, taking advantage of the local area’s hot springs.

Travel: S Direct to Tokyo from London Heathrow.

When?

29th November - 1st December

Where? Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong

Must-see acts: Still TBC but 2023 hosted Pulp, Caroline Polachek & more

Must-see sights: If hiking - or just, y’know, walking - is your thing, stretch your legs heading up to take in the city views from Victoria Peak; dig into all sorts of incredible dim sum across the city; take a ride on the iconic Star Ferry, which has run for over 100 years; or get some much-needed peace - and a history lesson - by visiting the Kowloon Walled City Park, which has been transformed from one of the world’s biggest slums into a beautiful, tranquil space.

Travel: S Direct from London Heathrow.

We understand that, in the middle of the current climate crisis, people may not be entirely comfortable with flying but if you’d like to offset the carbon emissions of your flight, there are all sorts of organisations to help you do so. Which? currently recommends non-profit organisation atmosfair.de.

Quechua MH100 tent

With none of the kind of bells and whistles that lead to tangled ropes and inter-group arguments, and all of the tent-based necessities, this solidly standard tent is surprisingly roomy (well, it’s designed for three people, anyway).

RRP: £49.99

Get it: decathlon.co.uk

Outwell Jewel Magnetic Lantern

Trying to find your tent at night is hard enough, so you might as well make it easy for yourself once you arrive. This battery-powered light also sticks to metal tent poles, for added convenience.

RRP: £10.99

Get it: outdoorworlddirect.co.uk

Brothers Cider

Outwell Blaze Gas BBQ

Compact and portable, with a removable drip tray, this mini BBQ is simple but effective. And the best bit? It’s a mere twenty quid! That’s less than the price of a round these days!

Must-haves Budget

The cider bus stalwart has undergone a rebrand for 2024, with swish new packaging and four new(ish) flavours: berry, raspberry and lime, zesty citrus, and a lethal pear cider that comes in at a very boozy 7%. Bottoms up!

RRP: £1.75 per can

RRP: £20

Get it: outdoorworlddirect.co.uk

Festival

Breakfast Protein Balls

For an easily transportable brekkie on the go, these muffin-inspired protein balls are healthy, nutritious and oh so delish. Nab their trio of breakfast flavours to start your festival day rightavailable in Blueberry Oat, Chocolate Chip and Coffee Oat varieties.

Get it: Tesco, Morrisons, ASDA

Love Corn

With the price of festie food ever-rising, ditch the eight quid chips and get yourself a salty alternative that’s altogether friendlier on the wallet. Knock back a pack of crunchy corn niblets with your tinny and you’ll be a happy camper.

RRP: £3.25 for five packs

Get it: Sainsburys, Ocado

wants to bring everything including the kitchen sink, or you’re trying to do Summer ‘24 on the thriftiest of dimes, grab some top tips for pre-camp planning with our handy guide - ready for any budget.

NICE Session

When stamina is key for a full weekend of fun, try NICE’s new Session Wine - a lower alcohol 3.4% bev, designed for maximum enjoyment and minimum hangovers. Available in merlot or sauvignon blanc bottles.

RRP: £10 per bottle Get it: nice-drinks.co.uk

RRP: £18.99 for 10 packs Get it: theproteinballco.com

The Lotus Grill

This portable BBQ not only goes from stone cold to flaming hot in literally four minutes thanks to its battery-powered fan, it also promises not to leave scorch marks on the grass. Perfect for festivals where you want to eat well but leave no trace.

RRP: £150 Get it: souschef.co.uk

Dark Forest Water Bottle

Why limit your style statements to mere clothes and jewellery? With this pretty, fairytale design water bottle, you can save the planet and look like a woodland creature while doing so. Flower crowns are SO passé. RRP: £18.99 Get it: attitudeclothing. co.uk

Wild Country Zonda 4EP tent

Perfect for families or groups of pals who want a bit more space, the Zonda features an inflatable design for easy pitching, plus darkened inner bedrooms to stop your temporary house turning into a temporary sauna. Good news all round.

RRP: £499.99

Get it: outdoorworlddirect.co.uk

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SCORPIONS

EVANESCENCE • EUROPE

EXTREME • RIVAL SONS • XUTOS & PONTAPÉS

HYBRID THEORY • PLUTO THE LEGENDARY TIGERMAN BLIND ZERO • PESTE & SIDA

SHEERAN CALUM SCOTT • LUCAS GRAHAM

JÃO • LAUREN SPENCER SMITH

FERNANDO DANIEL • JAKE BUGG • IÑIGO QUINTERO

CAROLINA DE DEUS • DIEGO MIRANDA CAPITÃO FAUSTO • NEYNA

CAROLINA DESLANDES • FILIPE KARLSSON KURA • FONZIE JUN 16

JONAS BROTHERS MACKLEMORE • JAMES

IVETE SANGALO • ORNATOS VIOLETA

NE-YO • MC CABELINHO • AITANA • PEDRO SAMPAIO

ANSELMO RALPH • SORAIA RAMOS

VEIGH • PROFJAM • DANNI GATO JUN 22

(...as chosen by your old favourite bands)

Bands New YourFavourite

Here at DIY, we spend our days spotlighting the best new musical finds for you to wrap your ears around and make your own. But when it comes to festivals, we’ll admit that no-one spends more time in the fields than the bands themselves. With that in mind, we asked a few of our faves to pick the new and lesser-known artists they’ll be hot-footing it across the site to see. We suggest you join them.

AMBRINI GIRL

Rosy Jones, Goat Girl

“I’ve heard their live show is wild and we share a lot of similar values. They have some great merch including a cap that says ‘Fuck Terfs’ - Holly [Mullineaux, bass] has copped one and I’d quite like one for myself too.”

Lambrini Girls play Foul Weather (17th-18th May), Wide Awake (25th May), Dauwpop (31st May-1st June), Maifeld Derby (31st May-2nd June), Brighten The Corners (14th-15th June), Kliko (22nd June), Wilde Weide (5th-7th July), Reading & Leeds (22nd-25th August), and Manchester Psych Fest (31st August).

P A N I CSH CK

Laurie Vincent, SOFT PLAY

“If you get a chance to see them, they’re one of the most fun bands you can watch live. I feel like they’re the Welsh spirit animal versions of us, and when I was watching them before they made me wanna do what we do again.”

Panic Shack play Bearded Theory (23rd-26th May), Dot To Dot (25th-26th May), and 2000trees (10th-13th July).

Yannis Philippakis, Foals

“I came across it and I like the vibe, I like the name; ‘All The Same’ is a wicked track. I know someone who’s a bit younger than me and spends a lot of time at the Windmill who’s said they’re amazing live and it’s a real thing.”

Fat Dog play Stag & Dagger (4th-5th May), Focus Wales (9th-11th May), Are You Listening? (11th May), Foul Weather (17th-18th May), Art Rock (17th-19th May), Wide Awake (25th May), Primavera A La Ciutat (27th May-2nd June), Maifeld Derby (31st May-2nd June), Les Eurockéennes (4th-7th July), Colours of Ostrava (17th-20th July), Latitude (25th-28th July), Truck (26th-28th July), Deer Shed (26th-29th July), Ypsigrock (8th-11th August), La Route De Rock (14th-17th August), Lowlands (16th-18th August), Manchester Psych Fest (31st August), Poplar (12-15th September), and Float Along (28th September).

B I G SPECIAL

Jason Williamson, Sleaford Mods

“I know the tunes and I had a listen to the album which they kindly sent to me and Andrew. It’s simplistic, honest, determined and inviting. Lovely.”

Big Special play The Great Escape (15th-18th May), Bearded Theory (23rd-26th May), Block Party (30th May-1st June), Vestrock (31st May-1st June), Dauwpop (31st May-1st June), Low (26th-28th June), Latitude (25th-28th July), Green Man (15th-18th August), Reading & Leeds (22nd-25th August), End Of The Road (29th August-1st September), Surfana (6th-8th September).

Jack Martin, Walt Disco

“We’re excited to see our good pals in Ugly! They’ve just released their debut EP ‘Twice Around The Sun’ and it’s so incredibly unique; the production, performances and arrangements are all totally stunning. We’re dying to see how they do it live! We’ve known Sam and Harrison for a long time and it’s great to see them doing so well.”

UGLY play The Great Escape (15th-18th May) and Left Of The Dial (17th-19th October).

F L A T PARTY

UGLY

Theo Polyzoides, King Nun

“Melodic, romantic, very ironic, dance worthy, funny, loud, sad, fast and slow, sharp and soft; based on all that you might think that there’s a lot going on in this music but there isn’t, it’s as simple as hearing it, Flat Party are something new and they are obviously the shit.”

Flat Party play Liverpool Sound City (4th - 5th May), The Great Escape (15th - 18th May), A Stone’s Throw (25th May) and Life In Death (27th July).

Lia Metcalfe & Callum Thompson, The Mysterines

“The Dare are very good. I loved [the show], and most people we know have said it’s boss. It’s not meant to be put in a little box.”

The Dare play The Great Escape (15th-18th May), London Calling (17th-18th May), Wide Awake (25th May), Dot To Dot (25th-26th May), and Primavera A La Ciutat (27th May-2nd June).

HIECHOO

THEDA R E

Carlotta Cosials, Hinds

“I’m gonna have to say Ralphie Choo. He’s Spanish - I can’t remember which city, but he lives in Madrid. I feel that lately there’s a huge wave of artists that choose an intimate, closed-eyes performance, and that’s totally cool, but this is just the opposite, and I love it. This guy is wild! He runs and jumps and screams and dances, and the music is so, so good. He has a promising future ahead.”

Ralphie Choo plays Les 3 Éléphants (26th May2nd June), Vida (4th-6th July), Riverland (23rd-25th August), and Festival B (26th-27th September).

Kate Nash

“Connie Constance is a cut above the rest. Her influences are audible but she’s made them her own and created a genre that sounds fresh and familiar at the same time. Her lyrics are like poetry and they’re relatable whilst also being super imaginative; it’s raw and spiky, but soft and inviting. She’s not afraid to push boundaries and clearly has a vision when it comes to sound or with the visuals she’s making. I admire her work deeply.”

Connie Constance plays Crystal Palace Park (7th July).

THROWBACK FAVOURITES

As well as spotlighting the year’s rising hopefuls, 2024 festie season is also embracing a whole bunch of favourites past, warming the nostalgic cockles of our hearts and throwing it back to a simpler time when Jacob Elordi’s bathwater was just what his mum popped some bubbles in on a Sunday night.

SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR

Who would have thought, when the clock struck midnight on the start of 2024, that Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s sparkly, discoslaying 2001 hit would be THE song of the spring, more than two decades later. Thanks to the Saltburn effect, however, you can expect the pop ledge to reign supreme over the summer’s fields, bringing a sing-along of epic proportions (and, fingers crossed, no other film referenceswe’re looking at you, graveshagging scene).

Sophie Ellis-Bextor plays Cheltenham Jazz (5th May), Pori Jazz (12th-20th July), Belladrum (25th-27th July), Camp Bestival (25th-28th July), Truck (26th28th July), Hardwick (16th-18th August), Camper Calling (23rd-25th August), and Brava Madrid (20th-21st September).

AVRIL LAVIGNE

Though, by this point, the ‘Sk8er Boi’ of her 2002 uber-hit would now be a fully fledged sk8ter man, Avril Lavigne remains pop-punk’s perennial figure of hair mascara-ed teen angst. ‘Complicated’, ‘I’m With You’, ‘My Happy Ending’... draw your kohl on wide and get ready for some catharsis.

Avril Lavigne plays Rock For People (12th-15th June), Nova Rock (13th-15th June), Pinkpop (21st-23rd June), Southside (21st-23rd June), Hurricane (21st-23rd June), Glastonbury (26th-30th June), Tinderbox (27th-29th June), Rock Werchter, Main Square (4th-7th July), I-Days (9th July), Festival De Nîmes (10th July), Cruïlla (10th13th July), and Mad Cool (10th-13th July).

CONNIECON S T ECNA

SHANIA TWAIN

In the modern ‘Cowboy Carter’ music landscape, there’s no better time for queen of country Shania to be embarking on a victory lap. Between a hefty Vegas residency, she’ll be feeling like a woman at Hyde Park and in Glastonbury’s iconic Legend’s Slot. Our one request?

Head-to-toe leopard print for at least part of the show, pretty please.

Shania Twain plays Glastonbury (26th30th June), Belsonic (27th June), Lytham (3rd-7th July), BST Hyde Park (7th July), and Churchill Park (16th-18th August).

A dream festival curated by...

LILY FONTAINE from ENGLISH TEACHER FOR ONE DAY ONLY

FESTIVAL NAME: REFUJAM 2

When I was younger, I put on my own day festival in Colne to raise money for the refugee crisis, which was called Refujam. I’ve always wanted to bring it back and do another one, so I’m going to use this article as my opportunity to hypothetically soft launch Refujam 2. I feel like it’s such a shit name, but I can’t change it because that’s just what it was back then... the name would always have to be some kind of wordplay, but that’s just two words put together - it’s not even funny!

HEADLINERS: TYLER, THE CREATOR; DOJA CAT; THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS

I know it’s usually three, but I’m gonna be cheeky and say there’s a legends slot too: Paul and Ringo reunite for a one off special performance, with Johnny Marr on guitar. So then I’ve technically squeezed in two extra!

THREE MUST-SEE ARTISTS ON THE BILL?

I wanna say Fontaines DC, but they could also be headlining - obviously they’re a must-see band. The first time I listened to their new song [‘Starbuster’], I cried! But otherwise: Richard Dawson, GoGo Penguin, and Modern Woman.

LOCATION: MILLENNIUM GREEN, COLNE

This is the bit that was easy for me. Originally, Refujam was in a venue called The Venue - it’s now a pub rather than a venue, which sucks. But this is a big outdoor space in Colne, kind of like a village green, and it’s just where me and my best mate used to go and smoke weed.

TICKET PRICE: £20

ARE THERE ANY NON-MUSIC ACTIVITIES GOING ON?

Pond-dipping! I did it once when I was at school, and it was fun - we found tadpoles and those flies that swim… pondskaters.

WHO’S YOUR DREAM COLLABORATOR TO RUN THE FESTIVAL WITH YOU?

Joss ‘J Bear’ Johnson - he’s basically Mr Music in Colne and runs the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival here, which is Europe’s biggest R&B festival. That’s the one I reference in ‘The World’s Biggest Paving Slab’, and also kind of why ‘R&B’ is a thing… it’s all linked! So there’s the main festival, and then also The Fringe, where all the local bands play in pubs and bars. Joss is part of the committee that runs that, and he put on loads of my gigs growing up.

WHAT CROWD IS IT AIMED AT?

Everyone! It sounds like a lazy answer, but I just think the best music transcends the borders between different kinds of people.

20 quid is 20 quid, you know? Easy.

ANY FUN EXTRAS?

£1 from every ticket goes to the grassroots scene in Colne; that’s a direct reference to the [Music Venue Trust] ticket levy campaign that’s going on right now. And then the rest of the profit would go towards refugees, like it did back in 2015 with the original Refujam. It’s all very cyclical! That’s what I was thinking - but instead of raising a tiny amount and putting on cover bands, it’d be with Tyler and Doja Cat. I’m definitely going to be able to get Paul McCartney down to the village green in Colne. I think that’s doable.

English Teacher play Best Kept Secret (7th-9th June), Roskilde (3rd6th July), Pohoda (11th-13th July), TRNSMT (12th-14th July), Truck (25th28th July), Tramlines (26th-28th July), Latitude (25th-28th July), Y Not (2nd-4th August), Oya (7th-10th August), Way Out West (8th-10th August), Boardmasters (8th11th August), MEO Kalorama (29th-31st August), and End Of The Road (29th August-1st September).

A pair of tattooed, moshpit-starting punks with hearts of gold, Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent have always been about the duality. Back under fitting new moniker SOFT PLAY, with a new album that embraces both sides more than ever, ‘HEAVY

JELLY’ might

be 2024’s sweetest comeback.

Words: Marianne Eloise

Photos: Ed Miles

t took Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent a lot more than a name change to get the band back together, but it was an important piece of the puzzle. Formerly known as Slaves, the duo went on hiatus in 2019; having formed as a two-piece in Kent back in 2012, they’d made three studio albums together by the time they accepted that the name didn’t have the connotations they wanted associated with their band. And so, returning in December 2022, they announced their comeback as SOFT PLAY.

“We’re two quite soft people trying to make a heavy band, so [in the beginning] we felt like we needed that aggression and that cutting edge, and Slaves felt really in your face and harsh,” says guitarist Laurie today. “But as you mature, you realise you don’t need to prove anything. It was always gonna be hard to change our name, but I feel more like SOFT PLAY. I don’t associate with Slaves anymore.”

SOFT PLAY spoke to who they feel they are at their core, encapsulating the juxtaposition between the pair’s heavy sound and appearance, and their soft, gooey nature. That, and both of them are parents – they spend an awful lot of time in soft play areas. They call the decision the best thing they’ve ever done, but some fans were up in arms. When they posted on Instagram about the decision, explaining that they’d only ever intended Slaves to be a reference to the day-to-day grind of life, they expected people to be angry that it was too late. Instead, they got the opposite: “The other side came in and said we were woke babies,” laughs Laurie.

In response, the pair crafted last year’s single ‘Punk’s Dead’ – a tongue-in-cheek comeback featuring none other than Robbie Williams. “Soft Play, more like soft cunts,” sings Isaac, quoting their Instagram comments verbatim and poking fun at both themselves and the fans. “It’s like the 8 Mile final battle. Go in on yourself and say everything that needs to be said,” notes the vocalist and drummer of the decision to come out of the gate with the track. “What more can you say? Let’s clear the slate before we start again.” “The song is just bemusement,” Laurie adds, “and I think the way Isaac and I deal with stuff as a friendship is with humour when we’re in really hard situations.”

OFT PLAY’s just-announced fourth album ‘HEAVY JELLY’ – due for release on 19th July – marks both their first album in six years and a wholehearted return to that trademark humour. There’s a track from the perspective of John Wick; one about Isaac’s compulsion to pick worms up off the floor and save them, and another about feeling insecure in the gym (recent single ‘Mirror Muscles’). “We’re just having so much fun together that what other people think and how they react starts to feel less significant,” says Laurie. “That puts you in a really powerful position. If we’re making music that we think is funny and is striking a chord with us, then all of the interactions we’re getting outside of it are just a bonus.”

It’s been a tumultuous journey to reach this understanding of themselves and what makes them truly tick. At some point during their first stretch together, says Laurie, they lost what makes their chemistry unique. “Our band is an anomaly. There’s no one that makes that racket in such a weird way, playing funny tongue-in-cheek songs, that has managed to penetrate the mainstream,” he suggests. When they did reach the mainstream, they found themselves comparing their band to more traditional indie bands, with disappointment and self-flagellation the inevitable result. “I think I completely lost sight of who we were at our core,”

Laurie continues, “and then we stopped trying to make the music that made us great.”

Along the way, they also stopped having fun. “I really wasn’t enjoying it towards the end, and Isaac was having really bad mental health problems, but neither of us were communicating about it,” the guitarist picks up. “We were just lost in such a clichéd, rock’n’roll existence of turning up, playing a gig, rehearsing. We weren’t engaging with it properly; albums were being made for the sake of it.”

With serious life events like Isaac’s ongoing mental health struggles and the loss of Laurie’s partner in 2019 also putting huge hurdles in their way, the pair needed to recalibrate across the board. They were determined, however, not to be rushed into it. “We’ve been doing it at our own pace and trying to do it how we want to do it rather than how the system would like you to do it,” says Laurie. “It was quite difficult to make our way back to each other because so much shit had happened. We both had shit going on, and with the name change and everything there was a lot of noise. We had to find our friendship again. But I’m really proud of this record, because we’ve done that and we’ve embraced the ridiculousness.”

The result is an album that sounds how they’ve always imagined they’d sound. “I’ve realised that the last two records don’t sound like us,” Laurie concedes. “When you watch us on stage, if you were to mute it, this album now sounds like how we look. That’s such a satisfying feeling. It’s like when you finally find an outfit you like wearing and you feel comfortable. It feels like a real coming of age and like this is ground zero. Everything begins here: new name, new record.” Isaac chips in: “We’re having fun, and it comes across. It feels like really good fun again. It feels like when we started doing it.”

hen we chat, Isaac is on his way to therapy. It’s something he’s diligent with after learning a few years ago that he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Left unchecked, it ran rampant over every area of his life. “I’d been struggling quite badly. When I got diagnosed, it was completely debilitating. I couldn’t do anything,” he says. Woven through with the humour on ‘HEAVY JELLY’

When I got diagnosed [with OCD], it was completely debilitating. I couldn’t do anything.

- Isaac Holman

When you watch us on stage, if you were to mute it, this album now sounds like how we look.

- Laurie Vincent

is a sincerity and vulnerability, such as on ‘Isaac is Typing…’ – a track about his OCD and indecisive nature.

On the track, he sings “external factors must be controlled”; a reference to the way OCD forces your hand. “When everyone is about to sign off on something, I’m overthinking and I’m just like, ‘Hold on a minute…’” the singer explains. “I pick shit apart and find problems where there aren’t problems. Compulsive behaviour is trying to control something. It’s chaos. You feel like you have to do this thing just to have some sort of order. It’s so hard to fight those compulsions.”

With OCD still a misunderstood disorder, initially Laurie struggled to empathise. “Before we went onstage at Glastonbury in our final year in 2019, I think I watched you try on two different pairs of shoes 20 times, but I wasn’t very compassionate about it then. I had my own shit going on, and I was like, ‘This is doing my fucking head in’,” he admits to his bandmate. “What’s different now is that we couldn’t have those conversations back then. I would just be like: ‘He’s doing my head in’. Then Isaac wouldn’t be able to tell me what he’s feeling. We just used to ignore each other, then

walk on stage and play a gig, which was really horrible.”

Now, after therapy and a whole lot of talking together, they’re in a different position, and reigniting that intrinsic connection has been as essential to the band as to their friendship.

“I think if you can find what you connected over and rekindle that, the feeling is the same,” says Isaac. “On this album, it feels like when we first started the band again. We’re having discussions, and I feel brave enough to say something.”

n ‘HEAVY JELLY’, Laurie describes them as walking a tightrope between “completely preposterous” and “deadly serious”. “Putting yourself across with humour can make you feel like you’re not taken seriously sometimes. But we don’t want to just play funny songs; we want to play heavy songs, and we want people to lose their shit. With this record it’s been really important that the humour always has the contrast,” he says. ‘Worms on Tarmac’, for example, is a funny song about “underrated, underappreciated, frequently amputated” worms. Beneath that, it’s a reference to Isaac’s battle with OCD. “I literally have to save them. My brain starts going on, saying if I don’t turn around and pick that worm up, he might die. I get five minutes down the road sometimes and have to turn around and find the worm,” the singer says, laughing at himself.

With heavy guitars and guttural vocals, the record is deceptively aggressive, but there’s a softness in the lyrics and in their relationship. With that in mind, ‘HEAVY JELLY’ was the perfect title. It came from nowhere for Laurie, and he felt like he was being “struck by gold” when it dropped into his lap. “I was in a Japanese Jiu-Jitsu lesson and this instructor was trying to teach ground fighting. He was like, ‘Resist your opponent but you’re not actually fighting, so just pretend you’re heavy jelly’.” Inspiration hit: “I was like, fucking hell, that’s the album title.” After texting his mate and seeing that familiar ‘Isaac is typing…’ at the top of his screen, he got a resounding ‘Yes’. “We built the record around the name,” Laurie nods. “Which felt great because we had a direction to go in.”

SOFT PLAY have long been a fixture of festival season and their first proper year back in the fold is no different, with high profile slots at Download, Pohoda, Truck and more all confirmed. However, although Laurie admits to recently putting the dates in his wall calendar and being “intimidated” by how many are planned, after years of going too hard, the duo are looking forward to entering Summer 2024 with a fresh perspective. “It’s more

about looking after yourself and you’ve got to do your job at the end of the day. I don’t have the desire to get off my head anymore. I want to feel good and get up and do shit. It changes when you’ve got people at home,” says Isaac. Laurie caveats, however, that he still likes the occasional big one. “I’ve got three kids at home so sometimes I’m like, ‘We’re on the tour bus, fuck it, let’s have a party…”

Taking care of themselves and finding the equilibrium between wellbeing and having a little fun is key. “It’s about trying to get that balance, like, have a couple of drinks, but then go to bed,” says Isaac. It’s tough changing their schedules and going from being a dad in bed by 10pm to a nocturnal touring musician that’s still onstage at that time (“I find it increasingly hard to switch between Dad Laurie and Tour Laurie,” the guitarist admits. “It’s something that I’m still trying to figure out now”). But crucially, it’s something they’re figuring out as a strong unit, together.

It’s been a long, hard road to get here, but Isaac and Laurie have found their way through the noise. And on ‘HEAVY JELLY’, they’ve rediscovered what makes them special; what only the two of them can do. “As a kid, I was obsessed with subcultures, and I’d look at mods or rockers or whoever and be like, ‘Oh, I want to belong to something’. Then we made this band and no one wanted to join, so there’s only two of us,” says Laurie. “But as we get older, we’ve realised that’s so special. Only me and Issac can do this. When we’re having fun, and when we allow ourselves to have fun and we don’t overthink it, we make really good art. That’s such a special thing.”

‘HEAVY JELLY’ is out 19th July via BMG. DIY SOFT PLAY play The Great Escape (15th - 18th May), Bearded Theory (23rd - 26th May), Rock For People (12th - 15th June), Download (14th - 16th June), Pohoda (11th - 13thx July), Truck (26th - 28th July), Tramlines (26th - 28th July), Y Not (2nd - 4th August), Boardmasters (7th - 11th August), Bludfest (11th August) and Victorious (25th August).

We’re just having so much fun together that what other people think and how they react starts to feel less significant.

- Laurie Vincent

Pohoda festival

July 11—13 2024

Trenčín, Slovakia BEST

MEDIUM SIZED FESTIVAL

With Every Heartbeat

Scandipop star Aurora knows a thing or two about bringing crowds together, and with a fourth album rooted in humanity and healing, she’ll be spending the summer in joyful communion.

Words: Max Pilley

AURORA is worried about the loss of connection. Whether in the personal connections between individuals, the metaphysical links between our emotions and our actions, or the spiritual life forces that connect all human activity, she sees more broken bonds than strong ties.

The concern is writ large across the Norwegian artist’s fourth album ‘What Happened to the Heart?’ - a record that acts as a clarion call for bridging these barriers. “This album is a lot about the human – about where emotion lies and where logic is; where truth and compassion are,” she says. “It’s about what we value, and our capability to have compassion, and not just the drive for success.

“For a long time, having an emotional approach to matters of the world was considered a weakness, but the attributes we look upon as fit to lead the world have gotten us into a shithole,” she continues.

“The world is dying; our home is rotting, burning up, and we are engaging in meaningless wars that put resources over human lives. I think a lot of us look at the world and wonder: what happened?”

If AURORA’s diagnosis of the state of the world is alarming, then she’s far from defeated. The record’s first single ‘Your Blood’ finds her singing about stitching up internal holes and questioning what she’s made of, before ultimately calling out for help and refusing to die. The defiance of the message is matched by the urgent, restless energy of the track, which shimmers with synthpop stardust and insistent, hooky melodies.

As she was writing the new material - largely while on tour in support of 2022’s UK Top Ten album ‘The Gods We Can Touch’ - she felt swallowed up by the enormity of the questions she was wrestling with. Inspiration, it would transpire, came from an unpredictable source.

Her travels allowed her to meet three female indigenous leaders of tribes in Colombia, Argentina and Brazil, each deeply philosophical in their insistence on the primary importance of basic human compassion in leadership. For AURORA, the women represented exactly what she was longing for.

“It was really inspiring. Their warmth, the way they speak as leaders but are still so poetic and beautiful. They lead people but they still look upon the resources that they see around them not as a right or a claim, but as something we should co-exist with,” she reflects. “It’s quite simple: have more respect and more kindness. It’s so obvious. A child knows this, we all know it. But then we grow up and the world teaches us eventually that you can earn a lot by tricking and cheating the system, and some people take advantage of it, and the people who don’t are left on the outside.”

For an album so occupied with the world at large, ‘What Happened to the Heart?’ is also, by AURORA’s own estimation, her most personal album too. Speaking with these

inspirational women pushed the singer to burrow deeper into the connections that may have gone astray in her own life, and she describes the record as fragile, with tracks like ‘Some Type of Skin’ desperately trying to assemble a shield to protect its author from the hostility of the outside world. She admits that she was “going through something” during that period. “I realised at one point I needed to build a thicker skin to find a way forward without feeling too much,” she nods. “But I built too much skin and I kind of lost touch with a lot of important things. It’s the same with the world – it’s too wounded to even be in touch with the good things that are in it.”

AURORA also took the unusual step of writing only in places that she deemed “unsafe” rather than in her familiar environs of the forests of Bergen, citing a need to exist beyond her bubble. She became exhaustedly attuned to the bleakness of events in Gaza and Ukraine, believing it would be hypocritical to sing about social disconnection while looking the other way herself. Ignorance is not bliss, after all, and change begins with knowledge.

With this craving for connection stemming back to the ideas that pushed her to seek a life as an artist in the first place, it seems fitting that ‘What Happened To The Heart?’ will be bringing crowds together this summer in that most communal celebration of human fellowship - the festival season. She’ll be playing Glastonbury, Roskilde and Sziget among many others, and the singer’s face lights up at the very thought of it.

“The times now are very good at dividing us, and festivals are good at being fuelled by actual love,” she says. “The beauty about festivals is you meet audiences who maybe don’t know you, so you get to connect to people just based on you all being there in the moment together. It’s quite magical.”

She reflects on the cathartic explosion of tension and relief that was the first post-pandemic summer of gatherings, and suggests that, given the sober nature of the world in 2024, the congregations might take on extra meaning this time around too. “It’s going to be a bit different this time, I feel like people need it,” she says. “The more the world seems to be burning, the more beautiful the festival seasons are.”

What has happened to AURORA’s heart is that it’s been enlarged by observing the survival of the people who strive to keep the connections between us intact. She recognises the scale of humanity’s challenges, but through making this album, she’s been galvanised both in her inner life and her outer worldview that hope does, in fact, remain.

“We are so good when we gather around something – a fire, a concert, whatever,” she smiles. “It’s good for us. This year, I feel like people are going to be ready to gather; to let the world know that we see the unseen and we hear the voiceless. We are all together. I’m excited.”

‘What Happened To The Heart?’ is out 7th June via Decca / Glassnote / Petroleum. DIY

“ The times now are very good at dividing us, and festivals are good at being fuelled by actual love.”

AURORA plays Tbilisi Open Air 21st-23rd June), Glastonbury (26th-30th June), Roskilde (3rd-6th July), Slottsfjell (10th11th July), Cruilla (10th-13th July), NOS Alive (11th-13th July), Ravendalen (17th-19th July), Malakoff (19th-20th July), Paelo (23rd-28th July), Sziget (7th-12th August), Flow (9th-11th), Summer Sonic (17th-18th August), LaLaLa (23rd25th August), Summer Sonic Bangkok (24th-25th August), and Zurich Open Air (23rd-24th & 30th-31st August).

“ It’s quite simple: have more respect and more kindness. It’s so obvious. A child knows this.”

Jamie Tyler, the CreatorCoachella 2024

I love Tyler’s energy and stage show, it’s always elaborate and super theatrical.

For this year’s Coachella show it seems he’s adopted a sort of Wes Anderson Asteroid City set design. The highlight for me is his entrance where Tyler gets fired through a caravan like a stunt man; it’s massive production, massive vibes.

Adele - BST Hyde Park 2022

My second favourite would be Adele in Hyde Park a few years ago. Adele’s show didn’t feel like a typical gig, it was half music half comedy, and there was

live and plugged

Can’t wait until you hit the summer fields? Need a dose of onstage magic to whet through the best live sets you can watch online (indoor wellies and raincoats optional).

Will

Nina Simone - Live At Montreux 1976

The way Nina Simone stands in front of the audience before she sits at the piano is so confrontational, it focuses all this intense energy. What follows is such a wildly emotive performance. You can find everything in it, but nothing is isolated; it’s messy and rolled together in a joyous, painful, sad, funny muddle of emotion. The band do the impossible of keeping up with her. Just watch it, it’s extraordinary.

RadioheadGlastonbury 2003

I could have chosen any of the Radiohead headlines, I love them all. But this one I remember

Felix

Talking Heads - Live in Rome 1980

When I got into ‘Remain In Light’-era Talking Heads, I remember The Maccabees’ manager John Reid telling me that, when it came out, it felt like music beamed from another universe. I really bought into that vision of hearing it back then, imagining myself to be hearing it for the first time in 1980 and not being able to even fathom how it came together at all. It was genuinely thrilling to find this a few months later - an extremely well-captured document of that time. The crowd feels so Italian, even the unison chanting has a heat and expressionism to it that could only be Italian. You can sense the feeling of this ungraspable thing becoming graspable. It’s like the whole crowd are processing how real it all is, and as they do, the whole thing becomes a sort of unadulterated, cosmic celebration. One of the best things on the internet.

plugged in

your whistle? We asked 86TVs to switch on their own telly boxes and guide us optional).

Hugo

Bob Dylan - MTV Unplugged 1994 rehearsal

My favourite era of Bob at the moment is the religious period of the late ‘80s. We listen to it ritualistically before we go on stage, mainly because we know it’s the only time we are going to get away with it without being asked to change it. This finds Bob on the other side of that, with a point of sorts to prove. Whereas he would usually be in whatever his newest form is, you get the impression at this MTV Unplugged that he’s in the brief mind to let people know how many hits he has. As a result, you get as close to a best of Bob live show as you are ever going to find. The rehearsal is in full on YouTube, which is clearly a camera check too, and gives Dylan fans what we all secretly dream of really - a sole audience with Bob and his band, going through the motions as if no one’s watching.

Jamie T - Glastonbury 2022

In a world of festivals filled with backing tracks and choreographed ‘perfection’, this set was the perfect antidote. [He’d played] no shows for years and, arriving under-rehearsed, Jamie T gave a heart on sleeve, leave it all out there show. An hour of music that was raucous and unpredictable, it’s refreshing to see those moments in music. I had the pleasure of joining Jamie and co for the last two tracks and I’d never heard anything like the noise from the crowdbeautiful, infectious and on the edge.

Unknown Mortal OrchestraGlastonbury 2023

Incredible musicianship, it wraps you up watching it. This is a great display of what live music should be. The band fall in and out of instrumental and song; complex, simple and true. Plus, as an added bonus [frontman] Ruban Nielson sings the whole set chewing a piece of gum.

86TVs’ new single ‘Tambourine’ is out now.

86TVs play Isle of Wight (20th-23rd June), Truck (25th-28th July), Tramlines (26th-28th July, Kendal Calling (1st-4th August), Y Not (2nd-4th August), The Big Feastival (23rd25th August), and Rollingstone Beach (15th-16th November).

Down Memory Lane…

The composite members of 86TVs are no strangers to festival season; so what, pray tell, have been some of their stand-out memories?

Felix: My favourite Maccabees memory is unquestionably, without any doubt at all, when Sam [Doyle] fell asleep at Pukkelpop festival in Belgium. We had played at 11am and, in those days, would need at least two or three drinks before we played. By 2pm, he was passed out in the communal backstage bit in a Led Zeppelin t-shirt and becoming a bit of a tourist attraction. Like a gift from god, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl turned up during his little slumber and I got Sam a photo with his heroes. He just didn’t know it until it had gone viral the next day. It still resurfaces every year and, to be honest, I’m beginning to wonder if I should be getting some sort of royalty for it.

Will: I’ve had so many great times playing at festivals although I’m really not into being in big crowds of people and aren’t much of a festival-goer. But I have met and watched countless amazing artists I admire from around the world. Karin Dreijer from The Knife / Fever Ray was a particularly cool one. I also love seeing The Hives walking around backstage throughout the day in their matching outfits, but who wouldn’t be into that.

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photo: Emma Swann

Over the rainbow

Having triumphantly returned with one of last year’s biggest musical curveballs, Corinne Bailey Rae is now gearing up to bring the full spectrum of ‘Black Rainbows’ to new stages and new generations. Words: Daisy Carter.

When Corinne Bailey Rae initially announced her fourth studio album, ‘Black Rainbows’, in 2023, it had been seven years since her last solo outing (2016’s ‘The Heart Speaks In Whispers’). As well as becoming a mother and pursuing various other musical endeavours (she’s credited as a co-writer on Al Green’s 2022 ‘Soul Legend’ LP), much of this time was spent not creating, but consuming. More specifically, learning as much as she could about Chicago’s Stony Island Arts Bank - an expansive and hugely rich archive of Black history curated by the artist Theaster Gates. Such was Corinne’s connection to and fascination with the collections, they became the core around which ‘Black Rainbows’ was formed - a project which musically spans punky garagerock (‘New York Transit Queen’; Erasure’), experimental jazz (the title track), synth-driven electronica (‘Earthlings’) and more. Meanwhile in practice, it’s incorporated a book, a series of lectures, and live performances everywhere from NYC jazz clubs to Ivy League universities. Basically, this is Corinne Bailey Rae as we’ve never seen her before.

And now, just over six months since the album’s release, Corinne is relishing the prospect of a new ‘Black Rainbows’-coloured challenge: festivals. With slots at Glastonbury, We Out Here, Latitude and more on the cards - not to mention a turn supporting Chaka Khan at Warwick Castle and a return to her hometown for Live At Leeds In the Park - she’s ready to don her wellies and get stuck in. Just don’t expect a 2006 tribute set: Britain’s unpredictable summer weather is perfect for rainbows, after all.

You’ve spoken about how you originally thought of ‘Black Rainbows’ as a ‘side project’. At what point in the years-long process of creating it did you realise that it was going to be the next Corinne Bailey Rae album?

It was really late in the day. The record’s really different [to her previous albums], because it’s all inspired by these objects and events from the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago - it’s not pulled from my personal experience, you know? And then musically, I knew that it was really diverse, or divergent; I knew that there were these sort of punk songs on there, that there was this ballad, and all this squelchy synthy stuff, and some more beats… they were just really different to what I had done before. And I think the reason I thought of this as a side project is because when I was making it, I didn’t think aboutor didn’t want to have to think about - what people would think of it or how people would relate to it, based on what I have done historically. I wanted it to be really free; it really has been my obsession for the past seven years.

Another thing that made me realise it was my own record was when we got back the cover artwork.

I had told the artist the record was called ‘Black Rainbows’, but I hadn’t told him not to put my name on it. He had written it in this kind of stretchy, strange, hand-lettered way, and I saw my name and thought ‘you know what, this IS my record’. It’s funny, when you’re an artist and you use your own name, you’re so used to it being kind of frozen or ossified in a font that becomes your logo. So in my head, I’d almost become detached from it being my own name, but then when I saw it in this fluid writing I thought ‘It’s just my name, not a brand. It could be anything, in any way.’ That idea of the self as a brand is really uncomfortable to me.

Given you made that decision once the bulk of the album had already been created, was there an absence of pressure to keep active on social media with recording updates and the like?

Exactly - I didn’t do any of that. It sort of makes me feel like I’m hollowed out in my stomach. The creative process for me is really internal and so singularly focused; it’s not pretty. When you go out on tour, there’s the hair and makeup and clothes, and it’s a SHOW. When I’m working, my hair’s in a bun, I may or may not be wearing a dressing gown, I may or may not have had a shower. Because I just want to get straight on this thing, this idea that’s exciting; I haven’t got time for breakfast because I want to see if I can get this second verse right! I need to get to this building because I want to look through these newspaper articles!

Post-release, how have you found the reception to the record? Have you found that other aspects of the project - its accompanying book, and your lectures and live performances - have enriched people’s understanding of, or connection to, the music?

I think it’s really helped. I was overjoyed with the critical response to the record, but [the project] isn’t done for me, because I’m still really interested in the subject matter. So the fact that I’ve got to speak - at Yale, Spelman, and Columbia - with academics in Black diaspora studies, or art history, or music… that’s so interesting, because I’m still processing all the stuff I saw in [the Stony Island Arts Bank]. There’s still so much to read, and there’s an essay I want to write; I’d like to keep being involved with it. In terms of how that helps people to understand [‘Black Rainbows’], I think it’s just showing all these different aspects of the rich history in that building, and demonstrating how you can reflect on it in all these different ways.

It strikes us as a project that will perhaps never be completely finished - it’s ever-evolving, and an album whose meaning (perhaps more than most records’) is shaped by the listeners’ individual responses to it.

Absolutely. People see different things in it; because they’re not my stories, and it’s more me interrogating

[these stories], there’s so much more to respond to. So yeah, I definitely feel like it’s a life’s project, really.

Do you think that the reception to ‘Black Rainbows’ - both critically and commercially - has almost proved a point? That people have connected with it so much because of its authenticity, and because it’s not necessarily chasing a chart number one.

I think the subject matter is just interesting to anyone who’s interested in people, and I’ve been really heartened by that. When I first started doing the work, that was at the tipping point in terms of the Black Lives Matter movement; what that movement did was make a wider range of people more aware of systemic racism, and of the fact that we weren’t all hearing Black stories because whoever were the gatekeepers thought these stories were niche, or not relevant to everyone. So it’s good to know that in this historic moment, people can hear these stories and think ‘these are people’s stories; these are women’s stories; these are children’s stories’. Not ‘this is a specific area of Black history that has nothing to do with us if we’re not Black’. I also think it’s good that people can see I’m not just trying to get a radio smashalthough if a song came to me that sounded like one, I would happily bring it to the world!

Given that ‘Black Rainbows’ is so expansive and sonically diverse, how have you found the process of translating its performance to a live setting?

It’s been so much fun. I’m really lucky that the person I produced the record with - Steve Brownis running the live stuff as well, so he’s been really keen on keeping the more wild, improvisational, live happenings. You should see what we’re like at the airport - our excess baggage is crazy! But we’re bringing so much on tour because we want to be able to make crazy synth sounds, or process the drums in real time so they sound distorted, like Portishead sampling an Isaac Hayes record. All the musicians in the band have this wide interest in music, and a lot of them are self-taught. I think that helps because we’re not institutionalised, you

opposed to, say, the intimate residency you recently did at Blue Note Jazz Club in New York?

Much as I loved Blue Note, it was very, very intimate. And sometimes when we’d get large, I’d think ‘gosh, this is quite a small room - are people getting deafened?’ So I’m loving the fact that we’re getting to do all these festivals - We Out Here, Glastonbury, playing with Chaka Khan. To just be on a big stage and be able to stalk around, to build these more immersive textures where we can let the guitars feedback and alter the delay and build up chaos… that’s really what you can do at a festival. Although, during the first song you’re usually still slightly sound-checking!

And you’re playing Live At Leeds In the Parknot only is this a hometown show, but it’ll also see you perform ‘Black Rainbows’ in full! I have to remember to not think that I should just be playing ‘Put Your Records On’ and all my best known music - I want to show people what I’ve been doing! I’ve been away from home and learned lots and grown, and I want to bring it back. It will be a more emotional show, but it’ll be good; when you’re back in your hometown, you’re all the years you’ve ever been, and you have to unite them in some way.

Are there any other artists at festivals you’re playing who you’re particularly excited about seeing?

I never know who’s on! Obviously, we’re supporting Chaka Khan, and that’s so amazing. I like Noname - I think she’s playing on the same stage that we are at Glastonbury, so that would be good to see. But otherwise, the thing I love to do most is open up the programme and go ‘ah, this person’s playing!’. I always just turn up, find out where our sound check is, then go to shows. Or after [our set] is even better, because we’ve done our thing and I don’t have to worry about losing my voice by cheering!

‘Black Rainbows’ is out now. DIY

Corinne Bailey Rae plays Live at Leeds in the Park (25th

“ I’m loving the fact that we’re getting to do all these festivals - to just be on a big stage and be able to stalk around.”

Your Summer starts here!

May

SHAKY KNEES

3rd - 5th May

CENTRAL PARK, ATLANTA, GA

Foo Fighters, Interpol, Nova Twins, Royal Blood, Weezer shakykneesfestival.com

S Atlanta

TEDDY ROCKS

3rd - 5th May

CHARISWORTH FARM, BLANDFORD FORUM

Five, Atomic Kitten, Liberty X, Dick & Dom, Barrioke teddyrocks.co.uk

% Wool

WARM UP

3rd - 4th May

FICA MURCIA

Johnny Marr, Lynks, Editors, The Blaze, Tommy Cash warmupfestival.es

S Valencia

LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY

4th - 5th May

VARIOUS VENUES, LIVERPOOL

Balancing Act, Caity Baser, flowerovlove, VENUS GRRRLS, Viji soundcity.uk.com

% Liverpool Lime Street

STAG & DAGGER

4th - 5th May

VARIOUS VENUES, EDINBURGH / VARIOUS VENUES, GLASGOW

Antony Szmierek, Fat Dog, DEADLETTER, Benefits, Lucia & The Best Boys instagram.com/staganddagfest

% Edinburgh Waverley / Glasgow Central

WANDERLUST

4th May

VARIOUS VENUES, SOUTHAMPTON

Dream Wife, L’objectif, Opus Kink, Our Girl, shame wanderlustfestival.co.uk

% Southampton Central

SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER CITY

5th May

VARIOUS VENUES, SALFORD

C Duncan, Halo Maud, NightBus, Nukuluk, Viji soundsfromtheothercity.com

% Salford Central

FOCUS WALES

9th - 11th May

VARIOUS VENUES, WREXHAM

Benefits, Deerhoof, Home Counties, Spiritualized, Willy Mason focuswales.com

% Wrexham General

WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE

9th - 12th May

DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, DAYTONA BEACH, FL

Architects, Bob Vylan, Foo Fighters, Nova Twins, Slipknot welcometorockvillefestival.com

S Daytona Beach

KILBY BLOCK PARTY

10th - 12th May

UTAH STATE FAIR PARK, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

100 gecs, Hemlocke Springs, LCD Soundsystem, The Postal Service, WuTang Clan kilbyblockparty.com

S Salt Lake City

ARE YOU LISTENING?

11th May

VARIOUS VENUES, READING

Antony Szmierek, C Duncan, Home Counties, Picture Parlour, Heartworms areyoulistening.org.uk

% Reading

THE GREAT ESCAPE

15th - 18th May

VARIOUS VENUES, BRIGHTON Gia Ford, King Isis, Oscar Browne, Picture Parlour, Trout greatescapefestival.com

% Brighton

SONIC TEMPLE

16th - 19th May

HISTORIC CREW STADIUM, COLUMBUS, OH

Architects, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Limp Bizkit, Nova Twins, Slipknot sonictemplefestival.com

S Columbus

ART ROCK

17th - 19th May

SAINT-BRIEUC

Fat Dog, Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains, La Sécurité, The Libertines, Morcheeba artrock.org

% Nantes

FOUL WEATHER

17th - 18th May

LE HAVRE

Fat Dog, Lambrini Girls, DEADLETTER, Chalk, Crows instagram.com/foulweatherfestival

% Le Havre

HANGOUT

17th - 19th May

GULF SHORES, AL

A Day to Remember, Doechii, Dominic Fike, Flyana Boss, Lana Del Rey hangoutmusicfest.com

S Pensacola

LONDON

CALLING

17th - 18th May

PARADISO, AMSTERDAM Divorce, HotWax, mary in the junkyard, Viji, Been Stellar londoncalling.nl

% Amsterdam

TUNES IN THE DUNES

17th - 19th May

PERRANPORTH BEACH, CORNWALL

McFly, Craig David Presents TS5, Ocean Colour Scene, The Feeling, The Wurzels tunesinthedunes.co.uk

% Truro

ORANGE BLOSSOM

SPECIAL

17th - 19th May

GLITTERHOUSE GARTEN, BEVERUNGEN

Coach Party, CVC, Gurriers, HotWax, Annie Taylor orangeblossomspecial.de S Hannover

GET TOGETHER

18th May

KELHAM ISLAND, SHEFFIELD

CMAT, Ellie Bleach, Heartworms, Picture Parlour, Porij gettogetherfestival.com

% City Hall

JUST LIKE HEAVEN

18th May

BROOKSIDE AT THE ROSE BOWL, PASADENA, CA

Death Cab for Cutie, Gossip, Phoenix, Sleigh Bells, The Postal Service justlikeheavenfest.com

S Los Angeles

LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE

22nd - 27th May

BUENA VISTA LAKE, KERN COUNTY, CA

Fatboy Slim, James Blake, Mura Masa, Nia Archives, Skrillex libfestival.org

S Meadows Field

BEARDED THEORY

23rd - 26th May

CATTON HALL, DERBYSHIRE

Amyl & The Sniffers, Bob Vylan, English Teacher, Jane’s Addiction, Panic Shack beardedtheory.co.uk

% Lichfield Trent Valley

BOSTON CALLING

24th May - 26th May 2026

HARVARD ATHLETIC COMPLEX, BOSTON

Blondshell, d4vd, Leon Bridges, Megan Thee Stallion, The Killers bostoncalling.com

S Boston

LIVE AT LEEDS IN THE PARK

25th May

TEMPLE NEWSAM, LEEDS

Ahead of its winter multi-venue event, the green fields edition of the northern bash will see a glorious union of indie stalwarts and new guitar heroes. Headlined by The Kooks, you’ll also be able to catch The Cribs, Declan McKenna, HotWax, Matilda Mann and even Sporty Spice herself, Melanie C liveatleeds.com

% Leeds

DOT TO DOT

25th - 26th May

VARIOUS VENUES, BRISTOL / VARIOUS VENUES, NOTTINGHAM

The dual-city event will once again take over a multitude of venues in both Bristol and Nottingham city centres, with favourites both old and new on the bill. Antony Szmierek, Panic Shack, Picture Parlour and Cosmorat are among the newer names on show, while The Magic Gang’s swan song takes in the sights, alongside Jockstrap Wunderhorse and more. dottodotfestival.co.uk

% Bristol Temple Meads / Nottingham

BOTTLEROCK

24th May - 26th April

NAPA VALLEY, CA

Bully, Dominic Fike, Holly Humberstone, Megan Thee Stallion, St. Vincent bottlerocknapavalley.com

S San Francisco

IN IT TOGETHER

24th - 26th May

OLD PARK FARM, MARGAM, PORT TALBOT

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Cat Burns, Gruff Rhys, Melin Melyn, Sugababes inittogetherfestival.com

% Port Talbot Parkway

PROJECT 6

24th May

BROCKWELL PARK, LONDON

AJ Tracey, CASISDEAD, Katy B, Pusha T, SBTRKT project6festival.com

% Herne Hill

TOMAVISTAS

24th - 25th May

CAJA MÁGICA, MADRID

Belle and Sebastian, BODEGA, Dinosaur Jr, Dry Cleaning, The Jesus & Mary Chain tomavistasfestival.com

S Madrid

VIVID LIVE

24th May - 15th June

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Arca, Fever Ray, Sky Ferreira, Tinariwen, Yung Lean sydneyoperahouse.com/festivals

S Sydney

WE ARE FSTVL

24th - 26th May

CENTRAL PARK, DAGENHAM

Chase & Status, Eric Prydz, Gorgon City, Wilkinson, MK wearefstvl.com

% Dagenham East

A STONE’S THROW

25th May

VARIOUS VENUES, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Gengahr, Opus Kink, Pip Blom, Sipho., Sundara Karma astonesthrowfestival.co.uk

% North Shields

GAZEBO

25th - 26th May

WATERFRONT PARK, LOUISVILLE, KY

SZA, James Blake, Paris Texas, PinkPantheress, Omar Apollo gazebofest.com

S Louisville

LOVE SAVES THE DAY

25th - 26th May

ASHTON COURT ESTATE, BRISTOL

ENNY, Katy B, Rudimental, The Streets, Caity Baser lovesavestheday.org

% Parson Street

PORTALS

25th - 26th May

EARTH, LONDON

Her Name is Calla, itoldyouiwouldeatyou, LITE, Elephant Gym, Mol portalsrock.com/festival

% Dalston Kingsland

RIVERSIDE

25th - 26th May

RIVERSIDE MUSEUM, GLASGOW

Céleste, Eliza Rose, La La, Alignment, Ben Klock riversidefestivalglasgow.com

% Partick

SLAM DUNK

25th - 26th May

TEMPLE NEWSAM, LEEDS / HATFIELD PARK

Bob Vylan, Funeral for a Friend, La Dispute, The All-American Rejects, You Me At Six slamdunkfestival.com

% Leeds / Hatfield

WIDE AWAKE

25th May

BROCKWELL PARK, LONDON

With previous DIY cover stars, and Australia’s premier psych explorers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard topping the bill, South London’s trendiest outdoor soiree will also feature a roll call of alt innovators, including Young Fathers, Squid, Alice Glass, BODEGA and loads more. wideawakelondon.co.uk

% Herne Hill

CROSS THE TRACKS

26th May

BROCKWELL PARK, LONDON

Badbadnotgood, Emma-Jean Thackray, Erykah Badu, Jalen Ngonda, Sipho. xthetracks.com

% Herne Hill

MOVEMENT

27th - 29th May

HART PLAZA, DETROIT

Fatboy Slim, Floating Points, Honey Dijon, Mount Kimbie, Gorgon City movementfestival.com

S Detroit

PRIMAVERA A LA CIUTAT

27th May - 2nd June

VARIOUS VENUES, BARCELONA

The National, Balming Tiger, Les Savy Fav, Fat Dog, American Football primaverasound.com

S Barcelona

IMMERGUT

30th May - 1st June

NEUSTRELITZ

Chastity Belt, Dry Cleaning, Lime Garden, The Vaccines, yunè pinku immergutrocken.de

S Berlin

BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS

14th - 15th June

VARIOUS VENUES, IPSWICH

A brand new multi-venue festival hitting Ipswich this June, Brighten The Corners will see Shame and Ibibio Sound Machine take its inaugural headline slots, with a host of buzzy new talents nestling below including The Mysterines, Divorce, Grove, mary in the junkyard et al.

brightenthecorners.co.uk

% Ipswich

NUITS DE FOURVIÈRE

30th May - 25th July

VARIOUS VENUES, FOURVIÈRE

Amyl & The Sniffers, Justice, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Mahalia, PJ Harvey nuitsdefourviere.com

S Lyon

PRIMAVERA SOUND

30th May - 1st June

PARC DEL FÓRUM, BARCELONA

Charli XCX, Deftones, Lana Del Rey, Pulp, SZA primaverasound.com

S Barcelona

RED ROOSTER

30th May - 1st June

EUSTON HALL, SUFFOLK

Galen & Paul, Robert Finley, Muireann Bradley, Bob Log III, The Hanging Stars redrooster.org.uk

% Thetford

DAUWPOP

31st May - 1st June

HELLENDOORN

The Kooks, BIG SPECIAL, Dinosaur Jr, Lambrini Girls dauwpop.nl

% Nijverdal

DON MCLEAN . RUSSELL DICKERSON

PAULA COLE . BRITTNEY SPENCER . RANDALL KING

WYATT FLORES . DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS . KRISTIAN BUSH . REMEMBER MONDAY

Interstate

BROOKE EDEN . KYLE DANIEL . JESS WILLIAMSON . COLOR ME COUNTRY ALL STARS . MORGANWAY

THE RED CLAY STRAYS . FLATLAND CAVALRY . CHAPEL HART

COLBIE CAILLAT . POKEY LAFARGE . SOUTHALL . AMERICAN AQUARIUM . KAITLIN BUTTS

BROOKE EDEN . GANGSTAGRASS . KYLE DANIEL . THE NATIONAL PARKS . MEG MCREE

JULIAN TAYLOR . CAMPBELL JENSEN Plus Late Night A erparties

The Front P ch

RON POPE . TIERA KENNEDY

JAMIE LAWSON . RVSHVD

KATIE PRUITT . TOBY SEBASTIAN

LOLA KIRKE . MICHAEL WARREN . ANGIE K

GEORGIA VAN ETTEN . CLARA MANN

DAN DAVIDSON . THE DEEP BLUE

SCOTT MATTHEWS . JULIAN TAYLOR

THE HOMECOMING STRING BAND

Stage Takeovers

Beyond the Music

The Lucky Dice Classic Car & Bike Show

Buddy’s Good Time Bar

RANDALL KING . DYLAN LEBLANC . KAITLIN BUTTS

LOLA KIRKE . VINCENT NEIL EMERSON . S.G. GOODMAN

ADEEM THE ARTIST . KATIE PRUITT . KASSI VALAZZA . MEG MCREE

ANDREW COMBS . BROWN HORSE . GINA LARNER . ROBERT VINCENT

JAKE VAADELAND . DOLLY MAVIES . ALAN POWER & THE TAKE TWOS

GASOLINE & MATCHES . THE ROUND UP WITH TWO WAYS HOME

JOE MARTIN . MY DARLING CLEMENTINE

Plus Countryoke & Buddy’s Good Time Quiz

Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country . Loose Music . Ariat . Afterparties with Buck’ n Bull & Yeehaw

Pitch Up with Us

tree-lined campsites

Hot Dog Eating contest . The Rootin’ Tootin’ Pooch Parade

Hard Liquor, Craft Beer & Cock tails . Stateside Street Food

Lil’ Possum Kids Camp . Vintage Fun Fair & Bucking Bull

Artist Signing Tent & so much more

Motorhome, RV & Campervan Plots

Riverside Bell Tents & Yurts . Hotel Packages

Day Tickets Airstream Trailer Hire

Drive-up Camping Plots & so much more

MAIFELD DERBY

31st May - 2nd June

MAIMARKTGELÄNDE, MANNHEIM

English Teacher, Fat Dog, Slowdive, Tropical Fuck Storm, yeule maifeld-derby.de

% Maimarkt

THE GREAT ESTATE

31st May - 2nd June

SCORRIER HOUSE, CORNWALL

The Darkness, The Stranglers, Soul II Soul, Pale Blue Eyes, Gina Larmer greatestatefestival.co.uk

% Redruth

WE LOVE GREEN

31st May - 2nd June

BOIS DE VINCENNES, PARIS

Four Tet, Justice, Omar Apollo, Peggy Gou, SZA welovegreen.fr

% Paris

VESTROCK

31st May - 1st June

EILAND BUITENVEST, HULST

BIG SPECIAL, Dinosaur Jr, San Cisco, STONE, Nova Twins vestrock.nl

% Sint-Niklaas

WYCHWOOD

31st May - 2nd June

CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE

Corinne Bailey Rae, CVC, Lime Garden, The Coral, The Futureheads wychwoodfestival.com

% Cheltenham Spa

June

MIGHTY HOOPLA

1st - 2nd June

BROCKWELL PARK, LONDON

Georgia, Hercules And Love Affair, Kim Petras, Nelly Furtado, Rebecca Black mightyhoopla.com

% Herne Hill

RISING

1st - 16th June

VARIOUS VENUES, MELBOURNE

Blonde Redhead, Fever Ray, Sky Ferreira, Tirzah, Yves Tumor

rising.melbourne

S Melbourne

CARIBANA

5th - 8th June

VERBIER, SWITZERLAND

Bob Vylan, Cassyette, Parkway Drive, Tom Odell, Sam Ryder caribana.ch

S Geneva

MYSTIC

5th - 8th June

GDAŃSK SHIPYARD

Bring Me The Horizon, Chelsea Wolfe, DITZ, Enter Shikari, Megadeth mysticfestival.pl

S Gdańsk

NORTHSIDE

6th - 9th June

AARHUS-ESKELUNDEN

KAYTRANADA, Massive Attack, The Smile, Troye Sivan, Vince Staples northside.dk S Aarhus

PRIMAVERA SOUND PORTO

6th - 8th June

PARQUE DE CIDADE, PORTO

Ethel Cain, Justice, Lana Del Rey, PJ Harvey, SZA primaverasound.com/en/porto S Porto

BEST KEPT SECRET

7th - 9th June

BEEKSE BERGEN

Disclosure, English Teacher, Justice, Militarie Gun, PJ Harvey bestkeptsecret.nl % Tilburg

GOVERNORS BALL

7th - 9th June

CORONA PARK, FLUSHING MEADOWS

Carly Rae Jepsen, Dominic Fike, Kevin Abstract, SZA, The Killers governorsballmusicfestival.com

S New York

ROCK IN RIO LISBOA

15th - 23rd June

PARQUE DE BELA VISTA, LISBON

Touching down in Portugal for the sister event to their Brazilian classic, Rock in Rio Lisboa will be bringing megastar names (Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, The Jonas Brothers and Camilla Cabello among them) to the capital over two weekends of A-List fun.

rockinriolisboa.sapo.pt/en

S Lisbon

ORANGE WARSAW

7th - 8th June

WARSAW-SŁUŻEWIEC

Jessie Ware, Jungle, Omar Apollo, Skepta, Troye Sivan orangewarsawfestival.pl S Warsaw

ROCK AM RING

7th - 9th June

NÜRBURGRING / EIFEL

†††, BABYMETAL, Green Day, Måneskin, Royal Blood rock-am-ring.com

S Bonn

ROCK IM PARK

7th - 9th June

ZEPPELINFELD NÜRNBERG

Billy Talent, Dogstar, L.S. Dunes, Corey Taylor, Queens Of The Stone Age. rock-im-park.com

S Nuremberg

IN THE MEADOWS

8th June

ROYAL HOSPITAL KILMAINHAM, DUBLIN

Black Country New Road, Lankum, Mogwai, This Is The Kit, John Francis Flynn

S Dublin

LIVE IN THE WYLDES

8th June - 21st July

THE WYLDES, BUDE

IDLES, Underworld, Simple Minds, Jess Glynne, Anne-Marie thewyldescornwall.com

% Exeter St Davids

PARKLIFE

8th - 9th June

HEATON PARK, MANCHESTER

Doja Cat, Four Tet, KAYTRANADA, Nia Archives, Peggy Gou parklife.uk.com

% Heaton Park

GLASTONBURY

26th - 30th June

WORTHY FARM, PILTON

It’s all back to Worthy Farm, and this year’s one for the history books as they’ve booked two female headliners - Dua Lipa and SZA - for the first time ever. Joining them will be an all-star line up, featuring the likes of Little Simz, LCD Soundsystem, Fontaines DC, Shania Twain and literally hundreds more.

glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

% Castle Cary

BLUDFEST

11th June

MILTON KEYNES BOWL

SOFT PLAY, The Damned, Yungblud, Jazmin Bean, Lil Yachty bludfest.com

% Milton Keynes Central

BERGENFEST

12th - 15th June

BERGENHUS FESTNING

Fieh, Fontaines DC, Georgia, PJ Harvey, Stormzy bergenfest.no

S Bergen

EDEN SESSIONS

12th June - 13th July

THE EDEN PROJECT, CORNWALL

Fatboy Slim, Manic Street Preachers, Suede, The National, Tom Grennan edensessions.com

% St Austell

HAMPTON COURT PALACE

11th - 22nd June

HAMPTON COURT, LONDON

Nile Rodgers, Tom Jones, Björn Again, Sam Ryder, Sheryl Crow hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com

% Hampton Court

BONNAROO

13th - 16th June

GREAT STAGE PARK, MANCHESTER, TN

Ashnikko, Brittany Howard, Carly Rae Jepsen, Fred again.., Megan Thee Stallion bonnaroo.com

S Nashville

GREENFIELD

13th - 15th June

INTERLAKEN

BABYMETAL, Bring Me The Horizon, Bury Tomorrow, Dropkick Murphys, Green Day greenfieldfestival.ch

S Zurich

HEARTLAND

13th - 15th June

EGESKOV

Kasabian, Keane, L’Impératrice, Phoenix, Blaue Blume heartlandfestival.dk

S Copenhagen

MALLORCA LIVE

13th - 15th June

ANTIGUO AQUAPARK, CALVIÀ

Belle and Sebastian, Blondie, Pet Shop Boys, shame, Sprints mallorcalivefestival.com

S Palma

MARGATE SUMMER SERIES

13th June - 12th July

DREAMLAND, MARGATE

IDLES, Limp Bizkit, Madness, Manic Street Preachers, Richard Ashcroft margatesummerseries.co.uk

% Margate

NOVA ROCK

13th - 15th June

PANNONIA FIELDS, NICKELSDORF

Avril Lavigne, BABYMETAL, Bring Me The Horizon, Green Day, Måneskin novarock.at

S Bratislava

PIKNIK I PARKEN

13th - 15th June

SOFIENBERGPARKEN, OSLO

Georgia, L’Impératrice, Massive Attack, Stormzy, Tom Odell pipfest.no

S Oslo

ROCK FOR PEOPLE

13th - 15th June

HRADEC KRALOVÉ

Avril Lavigne, Bring Me The Horizon, Dead Pony, La Dispute, Parkway Drive rockforpeople.cz

S Prague

OPEN’ER

3rd - 6th July

GDYNIA-KOSAKOWO AIRPORT

Poland’s Open’er always boasts a bill to rival the best of them, and its mammoth 2024 edition is no exception. We’re talking Ice Spice, we’re talking Foo Fighters, we’re talking Doja Cat, with Sam Smith, Yaeji and more joining in on the action. opener.pl/en

S Gdańsk

SIDEWAYS

13th - 15th June

TEURASTAMO, HELSINKI

Fontaines DC, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Jungle, Peggy Gou, yunè pinku

sidewayshelsinki.fi

S Helsinki

SÓNAR

13th - 15th June

VARIOUS VENUES, BARCELONA

CASISDEAD, Floating Points, Jessie Ware, KAYTRANADA, Vince Staples sonar.es

S Barcelona

BLACK DEER

14th - 16th June

ERIDGE PARK, KENT

Courtney Barnett, Holly Macve, Prima Queen, The Staves, Villagers blackdeerfestival.com

S Eridge

DOWNLOAD

14th - 16th June

DONINGTON PARK, CASTLE

DONINGTON

Fall Out Boy, HotWax, Pinkshift, Royal Blood, Scowl downloadfestival.co.uk

% East Midlands Parkway

MAD COOL

10th - 13th July

VILLAVERDE, MADRID

Pack your sunscreen and hot foot it over to Madrid for four days of absolutely stacked musical fun in the sun. This year, they’ll be uniting pop heads and rock fans alike with Smashing Pumpkins Bring Me The Horizon Dua Lipa Ashnikko and Avril Lavigne among the artists gracing the bill. madcoolfestival.es

S Madrid

LA PRIMA ESTATE

14th - 23rd June

PARCO BUSSOLADOMANI, LIDO DE CAMAIORE

Black Country New Road, Fontaines DC, Jane’s Addiction, Peggy Gou, Phoenix laprimaestate.it

S Pisa

MELTDOWN

14th - 23rd June

SOUTHBANK CENTRE, LONDON

Chaka Khan, Mica Paris, Morcheeba, Rahsaan Patterson, Judi Jackson southbankcentre.co.uk

% Waterloo

I-DAYS

16th June - 9th July

IPPODROMI SNAI, MILAN

Avril Lavigne, Green Day, Metallica, Royal Blood, Sum 41 idays.it

S Milan

ON THE MOUNT

17th - 29th June

THE MOUNT, WASING

Jungle, Nick Mulvey, Underworld, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Paolo Nutini

% Woolhampton

COPENHELL

19th - 22nd June

REFSHALEØEN, COPENHAGEN

Avenged Sevenfold, Dropkick Murphys, Limp Bizkit, The Offspring, Tool copenhell.dk

S Copenhagen

AZKENA ROCK FESTIVAL

20th - 22nd June

VITORIA-GASTEIZ

Jane’s Addiction, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Queens Of The Stone Age, Ty Segall, L7 azkenarockfestival.com

S Bilbao

ROCK WERCHTER

4th - 7th July

FESTIVALPARK WERCHTER

It’s not just rock that gets a spotlight at Rock Werchter 2024 (although the likes of Foo Fighters, Måneskin and Sum 41 will satisfy that corner). This year, they’re also playing host to Jessie Ware, Sampha, The Last Dinner Party and oodles more across the genre spectrum.

rockwerchter.be

% Leuven

ELECTRIC FOREST

20th - 23rd June

ROTHBURY, MI

Chase & Status, Kenny Beats, Nelly Furtado, Peach Tree Rascals, Slayyyter electricforest.com

S Muskegon

GRASPOP

20th - 23rd June

DESSEL

BABYMETAL, Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice And Men, Tool, While She Sleeps graspop.be

% Turnhout

ISLE OF WIGHT

20th - 21st June

SEACLOSE PARK, NEWPORT

Green Day, Pet Shop Boys, Suede, The Prodigy, The Streets isleofwightfestival.com

+ West Cowes / Ryde Esplanade

METRONOME

20th - 22nd June

EXHIBITION GROUNDS, PRAGUE

Daði Freyr, Ghetts, Michael Kiwanuka, The Blaze, The Last Dinner Party metronome.cz

S Prague

SUMMERFEST

20th June - 6th July

LAKE MICHIGAN, WI

Brittany Howard, Carly Rae Jepsen, Motley Crue, mxmtoon, Rico Nasty summerfest.com

S Chicago

FULL FORCE

21st - 23rd June

FERROPOLIS

Architects, Bad Religion, Bury Tomorrow, Holding Absence, Silverstein full-force.de

S Leipzig

HURRICANE

21st - 23rd June

EICHENRING, SCHEESSEL

Avril Lavigne, Bring Me The Horizon, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Hives, The National hurricane.de

S Hamburg

PINKPOP

21st - 23rd June

MEGALAND-LANDGRAAF

Avril Lavigne, Calvin Harris, Limp Bizkit, Måneskin, Sam Smith pinkpop.nl

% Heerlen

SOUTHSIDE

21st - 23rd June

NEUHAUSEN OB ECK

Avril Lavigne, Bring Me The Horizon, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Hives, The National southside.de

S Zurich

BRISTOL SOUNDS

22nd - 30th June

CANONS MARSH AMPHITHEATRE, BRISTOL

Squid, The Breeders, Busted, Placebo, CSS bristolsounds.co.uk

% Bristol Temple Meads

FESTIVAL DE NÎMES

23rd June - 22nd July

VARIOUS VENUES, NÎMES

Avril Lavigne, Macklemore, Patti Smith, The Offspring, Simple Plan festivaldenimes.com

S Nîmes

HIDEOUT

23rd - 27th June

ZRCE BEACH, NOVAL

Mall Grab, Nia Archives, Eliza Rose, Gorgon City, Joy Orbison hideoutfestival.com

S Zadar

INMUSIC

24th June - 26th June

YOUTH ISLAND, ZAGREB

Hozier, Smashing Pumpkins, The Gaslight Anthem, The National, Viagra Boys inmusicfestival.com

S Zagreb

AFRO NATION PORTUGAL

26th - 28th June

PRAIA DA ROCHA BEACH, PORTIMO, THE ALGARVE

J Hus, Nicki Minaj, Tyla, Asake, Rema afronation.com

S Faro

MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL

5th - 20th July

VARIOUS VENUES, MONTREUX

A series of gigs spread over two weeks, the summer’s classiest festival will this year see the likes of Jessie Ware, RAYE , Michael Kiwanuka, PJ Harvey and The National all ascend into Montreux’s legendary ranks. montreuxjazzfestival.com

S Geneva

HELLFEST

27th - 30th June

CLISSON

Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Royal Blood, Nova Twins, Babymetal hellfest.fr

% Nantes

OPENAIR ST GALLEN

27th - 30th June

ST GALLEN

Placebo, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Hives, Tom Odell, The Chainsmokers openairsg.ch

S Zurich

RESURRECTION

26th - 29th June

VIVEIRO, LUGO

Bob Vylan, Bring Me The Horizon, Maybeshewill, Scowl, Sum 41 resurrectionfest.es

S Santiago de Compostela

TONS OF ROCK

26th - 29th June

EKEBERGSLETTA, OSLO

Empire State Bastard, Health, Metallica, Tool, Turnstile tonsofrock.no

S Oslo

GAROROCK

27th - 30th June

PARC DES EXPOSITIONS, MARMANDE

Calvin Harris, L’Impératrice, Sum 41, The Offspring, Swedish House Mafia garorock.com

S Bourdeaux

PROVINSSI

27th - 29th June

SEINÄJOKI

Måneskin, Turnstile, Bring Me The Horizon, Yungblud provinssi.fi

S Vaasa

TINDERBOX

27th - 29th June

TUSINDÅRSSKOVEN, ODENSE

Avril Lavigne, Janelle Monae, MØ, RAYE, Bryan Adams tinderbox.dk

S Billund

LIDO SOUNDS

28th - 30th June

DONAUUFER UHRFAHRMARKT, LINZ

Benjamin Clementine, IDLES, Sam Smith, The Hives, The Streets lidosounds.com

S Linz

OUTBREAK

28th - 30th June

DEPOT MAYFIELD, MANCHESTER

Basement, Joyce Manor, JPEGMAFIA, Soccer Mommy, Touché Amoré outbreak-fest.co.uk

% Manchester Piccadilly

BST HYDE PARK

29th June - 14th July

HYDE PARK, LONDON

Kings of Leon, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Stevie Nicks, SZA bst-hydepark.com

% Hyde Park Corner

LONGITUDE

29th - 30th June

MARLAY PARK, DUBLIN

Central Cee, Doja Cat, 21 Savage, Becky Hill, Kenya Grace longitude.ie

S Dublin

ROSKILDE

29th June - 6th July

ROSKILDE

Foo Fighters, Kali Uchis, Mandy, Indiana, PJ Harvey, Romy roskilde-festival.dk

S Copenhagen

SIREN’S CALL

29th June

NEIMËNSTER

Alvvays, Bat For Lashes, Bombay Bicycle Club, Kim Gordon, Francis Of Delirium sirenscall.lu

S Luxembourg

LIVE PERFORMANCES

presented by Bird On The Wire & NTS

Actress

Alabaster DePlume

Armand Hammer

bar italia

Chanel Beads

Crystal Murray

Fabiana Palladino

James Holden

Marie Davidson

ML Buch

Montañera

Mount Kimbie

Nilüfer Yanya

Nourished by Time

Sam Akpro

Sorry

WITCH

DJ SETS

presented by GALA & The Cause

anu & 404 eros

Call Super

Danielle

DJ Marcelle

James Massiah

Lena Willikens & Moopie

Move D

Ogazón B2B Special Guest

Pearson Sound

Tash LC

ARTS COLLABORATORS

curated by Haja Fanta

Anu Ambasna

Bermondsey Project Space

CAKE Architecture

Call Super

Camden Arts Centre

Connor Kawaii

Corbin Shaw

DAYTIMERS PRESENTS Mehfil

DIJONNS by Bone Soda

@Disturbance

Goldsmiths,

University of London

James Massiah PRESENTS

Adult Entertainment

New Contemporaries

Southbank Centre

Southwark Park Galleries

Tate Collective

LUCCA SUMMER

30th June - 7th July

LUCCA, TUSCANY

Duran Duran, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Morello luccasummerfestival.it

S Pisa

July

PAUSE GUITARE

2nd - 7th July

VARIOUS VENUES, ALBI

Gossip, Alice Cooper, Simple Minds, Louise Attaque, Tiakola pauseguitare.net

S Toulouse

BEAUREGARD

4th - 7th July

PARC DU CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD

Bring Me The Horizon, Justice, LCD Soundsystem, Massive Attack, Parcels festivalbeauregard.com

S Tours

2000TREES

11th - 14th July

UPCOTE FARM, NEAR CHELTENHAM

Among those turning it up to eleven alongside headliners The Gaslight Anthem and Manchester Orchestra in the Gloucestershire countryside this July are Bob Vylan, Empire State Bastard, Nova Twins, Crawlers, King Nun, The Chats, Sløtface and more.

2000trees.co.uk

% Cheltenham

EUROCKÉENNES

4th - 7th July

MALSAUCY, BELFORT

Blondshell, IDLES, Romy, Sum 41, The Breeders eurockeennes.fr

S Basel

NOS ALIVE

11th - 13th July

PASSEIO MARÍTIMO DE ALGÉS

Lisbon’s city slickers are treated once again to a plethora of big names from across the musical spectrum this year, with Smashing Pumpkins, Dua Lipa, Pearl Jam, Jessie Ware, Ashnikko and more set to appear across the weekend. nosalive.com

S Lisbon

FESTIVAL D’ÉTÉ DE QUÉBEC

4th - 14th July

VARIOUS VENUES, QUEBEC

Carly Rae Jepsen, Meet Me @ The Altar, Killer Mike, Kittie, 50 Cent feq.ca

S Quebec City

LA NUIT DE L’ERDRE

4th - 7th July

NORT-SUR-ERDRE

Gossip, Sum 41, Tom Odell, Wolfmother, Sean Paul lanuitdelerdre.fr

% Nort-sur-Erdre

MAIN SQUARE

4th - 7th July

LA CITADELLE, ARRAS

Anna Calvi, City And Colour, FEVER 333, Nova Twins, Sir Chloe mainsquarefestival.fr

% Arras

OTTAWA BLUESFEST

4th - 14th July

LEBRETON FLATS, OTTAWA fanclubwallet, Future Islands, Killer Mike, Motley Crue, Orville Peck ottawabluesfest.ca

S Ottawa

VIDA

4th - 6th July

VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ

Cucamaras, Dolores Forever, James Blake, Lime Garden, Ty Segall en.vidafestival.com

S Barcelona

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

5th - 7th July

DE GROENE HEUVELS

Jungle, LCD Soundsystem, Michael Kiwanuka, RAYE, The National downtherabbithole.nl

% Nijmegen

ROLLING LOUD EUROPE

5th - 7th July

RACINO, EBREICHSDORF TBA europe.rollingloud.com

S Vienna

RUISROCK

5th - 7th July

RUISSALO, TURKU

Ashnikko, J Hus, MØ, Romy, Stormzy ruisrock.fi

S Turku

SJOCK

5th - 7th July

POEYELHEI, GIERLE

Bad Religion, Lambrini Girls, Nobro, The Chats, Ty Segall

sjock.com

S Antwerp

BIG SMOKE

6th July

CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, LONDON

JME, Mahalia, Skepta, The Streets, Lancey bigsmokefest.london

% Crystal Palace

MUSILAC

10th - 13th July

LAC DU BOURGET, AIX-LES-BAINS

Gossip, IDLES, Khruangbin, Macklemore, Placebo musilac.com

S Chambery

SLOTTSFJELL

10th - 11th July

TØNSBERG

Doja Cat, Flo Milli, Aurora, Zara Larsson, Omar Souleyman

slottsfjell.no

S Oslo

BILBAO BBK LIVE

11th - 13th July

KOBETAMENDI, BILBAO

Alvvays, JPEGMAFIA, Jungle, Noname, The Prodigy bilbaobbklive.com

S Bilbao

CRUÏLLA

11th - 13th July

PARC DEL FÓRUM, BARCELONA

Avril Lavigne, Johnny Marr, Pet Shop Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, The Kooks cruillabarcelona.com

S Barcelona

EXIT

11th - 14th July

PETROVADIN FORTRESS, NOVI

SAD

Black Eyed Peas, Gucci Mane, Rudimental, Tom Morello, John Newman exitfest.org

S Belgrade

LES ARDENTES

11th July - 14th April

LES ARDENTES, LIÈGE

Central Cee, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, Offset lesardentes.be

% Liège

POSITIVUS

19th - 20th July

LUCAVSCALA, RIGA

Hopping over to the Latvian capital this July, Offset and Jason Derulo will take Positivus’ top spots, with Picture Parlour, Royel Otis, Benjamin Clementine and Will Butler among those on the bill. positivusfestival.com

S Riga

POHODA

11th - 13th July

TRENČÍN AIRPORT

The Slovakian weekender is aiming high with its 2024 edition, where rock royalty Queens Of The Stone Age will be joined by Skepta, James Blake, Arlo Parks, our festival guide cover stars SOFT PLAY and more for its annual knees up. pohodafestival.sk

S Bratislava

LES VIEILLES CHARRUES

11th - 14th July

CARHAIX, BRITTANY

Gossip, Kings of Leon, L’Impératrice, PJ Harvey, Sam Smith vieillescharrues.asso.fr

% Carhaix

MELT

11th - 13th July

FERROPOLIS

James Blake, Obongjayar, Romy, Skepta, Sugababes meltfestival.de

% Gräfenhainichen

MOUTH OF THE TYNE

11th - 14th July

TYNEMOUTH PRIORY AND CASTLE

Rick Astley, Ocean Colour Scene, Lightning Seeds, Heather Small, Roachford mouthofthetynefestival.com

% North Shields

CACTUS

12th - 14th July

MINNEWATERPARK, BRUGES

Charlotte Adigéry, Kim Gordon, Kurt Vile, shame, The Vaccines cactusfestival.be

% Bruges

ILOSAARIROCK

12th - 14th July

LAULURINNE, JOENSUU

Chase & Status, Dumb Buoys Fishing Club, HotWax, Tom Odell, Viagra Boys ilosaarirock.fi

S Helsinki

NORTH SEA JAZZ

12th - 14th July

AHOY CENTRE, ROTTERDAM

RAYE, Brittany Howard, Obongjayar, Benjamin Clementine, Laufey northseajazz.com

S Rotterdam

DEER SHED

26th - 29th July

BALDERSBY PARK, TOPCLIFFE

With a theme of ‘retro futures’, the Yorkshire bash will see CMAT ascend to headliner status alongside festival stalwarts Bombay Bicycle Club and The Coral. As well as a comedy and theatre bill, other musical treats will come in the form of Fat Dog Jalen Ngonda KOKOKO! Deadletter and more. deershedfestival.com

S Thirsk

TRNSMT

12th - 14th July

GLASGOW GREEN

Declan McKenna, Garbage, Liam Gallagher, Sugababes, The Last Dinner Party trnsmtfest.com

% Bridgeton

WIRELESS

12th - 14th July

FINSBURY PARK, LONDON

Doja Cat, Ice Spice, J Hus, Tyla, Digga D wirelessfestival.co.uk

% Finsbury Park

KALEIDOSCOPE

13th July

ALEXANDRA PARK & PALACE, LONDON

Antony Szmierek, The Go! Team, Soul II Soul, Erol Alkan, Artful Dodger kaleidoscope-festival.com

% Alexandra Palace

COLOURS OF OSTRAVA

17th - 20th July

DOLNÍ VÍTKOVICE

Bat For Lashes, Genesis Owusu, James Blake, Khruangbin, Sam Smith colours.cz

S Ostrava

DOUR

17th - 21st July

PLAINE DE LA MACHINE À FEU, DOUR

Bicep, Ezra Collective, James Blake, Nia Archives, Obongjayar dourfestival.eu

% Brussels

ELECTRIC CASTLE

17th - 21st July BÁNFFY CASTLE, TRANSYLVANIA

Bring Me The Horizon, DJ Shadow, Jayda G, Massive Attack, Priya Ragu electriccastle.ro

S Cluj

GURTENFESTIVAL

17th - 20th July

GURTEN, BERN

Burna Boy, Jungle, Justice, Nelly Furtado, Stormzy gurtenfestival.ch

S Zurich

BEAT-HERDER

18th - 21st July

THE RIBBLE VALLEY, LANCASHIRE

Leftfield, Orbital, Porij, Venbee, The Wailers beatherder.co.uk

% Clitheroe

BENICÀSSIM

18th - 20th July

RECINTO DE CONCIERTOS DE BENICÀSSIM

Miles Kane, Pale Waves, Peace, Royal Blood, The Vaccines fiberfib.com

S Valencia

DEICHBRAND

18th - 21st July

CUXHAVEN / NORDHOLZ

Kings of Leon, The Prodigy, Circa Waves, Twin Atlantic, BIG SPECIAL deichbrand.de S Hamburg

SUPER BOCK SUPER ROCK

18th - 20th July

MECO BEACH, SESIMBRA

Mahalia, Måneskin, Royal Blood, Tom Morello, 21 Savage superbocksuperrock.pt

S Lisbon

BUKTA

19th - 20th July

TELEGRAFBUKTA, TROMSØ

The War On Drugs, The Cardigans, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Kverlertak, Night Beats bukta.no

S Tromsø

ON THE BEACH

19th - 28th July

BRIGHTON BEACH

Kate Nash, Mall Grab, Maxïmo Park, The Kooks, Underworld onthebeachbrighton.com

S Brighton

PENNFEST

19th - 21st July

THE BIG PARK, PENN

Jess Glynne, Paul Weller, Richard Ashcroft, Sophie Ellis Bextor, The Coral pennfest.net

% High Wycombe

PITCHFORK

19th - 21st July

UNION PARK, CHICAGO

100 gecs, Brittany Howard, Jai Paul, Jamie xx, MUNA pitchforkmusicfestival.com

S Chicago

ROCK HERK

19th - 20th July

HERK-DE-STAD, LIMBURG

Shame, The Afghan Whigs, Ed Harcourt, Millionaire, Raketkanon rockherk.be

% Schulen

PAÉLO

23rd - 28th July

NYON

Royal Blood, Aurora, Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Khruangbin yeah.paleo.ch

S Geneva

TSUNAMI XIXÓN

19th - 21st July

GIJÓN, ASTURIAS

Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion, Enter Shikari, Royal Blood, Descendents tsunamixixon.com

S Asturias

BELLADRUM

25th - 27th July

BELLADRUM

Sophie Ellis Bextor, Sugababes, Teenage Fanclub, The Vaselines, Twin Atlantic tartanheartfestival.co.uk

% Inverness

CAMP BESTIVAL DORSET

25th - 28th July

LULWORTH CASTLE

Coach Party, Jake Shears, McFly, SNAYX, Sophie Ellis Bextor campbestival.net

S Wool

LATITUDE

25th - 28th July

HENHAM PARK, SUFFOLK

Duran Duran, Kasabian, Keane, mary in the junkyard, Picture Parlour latitudefestival.com

% Diss

SECRET GARDEN PARTY

25th - 28th July

NEAR HUNTINGDON

Do Nothing, Crystal Fighters, BIG SPECIAL, UNKLE, Chinchilla secretgardenparty.com

% Huntingdon

FUJI ROCK

26th July - 28th April

NAEBA SKI RESORT, YUZAWACHO

Fontaines DC, Kraftwerk, Noel Gallagher, Peggy Gou, Turnstile fujirockfestival.com

S Tokyo

JUNCTION 2

26th - 28th July

BOSTON MANOR PARK, LONDON

Daniel Avery, Honey Dijon, Jon Hopkins, Eliza Rose, Joy (Anonymous) junction2.london

% Boston Manor

LOW

26th - 28th July

CIUDAD DEPORTIVA GUILLERMO AMOR, BENIDORM

BIG SPECIAL, Pixies, Suede, Will Butler, Kavinsky lowfestival.es

S Alicante

RADAR

26th - 28th July

VICTORIA WAREHOUSE, MANCHESTER

Tesseract, Leprous, The Midnight, Plini, Dirty Loops radarfestival.co.uk

% Deansgate

TRAMLINES

26th - 28th July

HILLSBOROUGH PARK, SHEFFIELD

Bombay Bicycle Club, English Teacher, Jamie T, SOFT PLAY, Yard Act tramlines.org.uk

% Hillsborough Park

TRUCK

26th - 28th July

HILL FARM, OXFORDSHIRE

Declan McKenna, Jamie T, SOFT PLAY, The Streets, Wet Leg truckfestival.com

% Didcot Parkway

XTREME

26th - 28th July

CAP DÉCOUVERTE, LE GARRIC

Descendents, Lambrini Girls, Nova Twins, Sick Of It All, Mad Caddies xtremefest.fr

S Carcassonne

LIFE IN DEATH

27th July

PAPILLON, SOUTHAMPTTON

Flat Party, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Holler, The Bleeders, Hypothetics

% Southampton Central

ROCKSTADT EXTREME

31st July - 1st August

RÂȘNOV

Bury Tomorrow, Cancer Bats, Converge, HO99O9, Maybeshewill rockstadtextremefest.com

S Brașov

August

ALL TOGETHER NOW

1st - 4th August

CURRAGHMORE ESTATE, CO.

WATERFORD

Future Islands, Jorja Smith, Kojaque, Sprints, The National alltogethernow.ie

S Cork

KENDAL CALLING

1st - 4th August

LOWTHER DEER PARK, LAKE

DISTRICT

Declan McKenna, Katy B, Lauran Hibberd, Sundara Karma, The Streets kendalcalling.co.uk

% Penrith

LOLLAPALOOZA

1st - 4th August

GRANT PARK, CHICAGO, IL

Tyler, The Creator, The Killers, SZA, Blink-182, Deftones

lollapalooza.com

S Chicago

REBELLION

1st - 4th August

WINTER GARDENS, BLACKPOOL

Benefits, HotWax, SNAYX, The Stranglers, Sham 69 rebellionfestivals.com

% Blackpool North

VALLEY FEST

1st - 4th August

CHEW VALLEY LAKE, BRISTOL

Sophie Ellis Bextor, The Feeling, Tinie Tempah, Sister Sledge, Skids valleyfest.co.uk

% Bristol Temple Meads

WILDERNESS

1st - 4th August

CORNBURY PARK, OXFORDSHIRE

Alison Goldfrapp, Faithless, Ibibio Sound Machine, Jessie Ware, Michael Kiwanuka wildernessfestival.com

% Charlbury

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL

2nd - 25th August

VARIOUS VENUES, EDINBURGH

Bat For Lashes, Cat Power, Chilly Gonzales, The Magnetic Fields, Tirzah eif.co.uk

% Edinburgh Waverley

OFF

2nd - 4th August

DOLINA TRZECH STAWOW, KATOWICE

Alice Longyu Gao, DEBBY FRIDAY, Future Islands, Hotline TNT, Puma Blue off-festival.pl

S Katowice

OSHEAGA

2nd - 4th August

PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU, MONTREAL

Arlo Parks, Billianne, Dominic Fike, Green Day, SZA osheaga.com

S Montreal

Y NOT

2nd - 4th August

PIKEHALL, DERBYSHIRE

Bob Vylan, Declan McKenna, English Teacher, SOFT PLAY, Yard Act ynotfestival.com

% Buxton

FLOW

9th - 11th August

SUVILAHTI, HELSINKI

Why not go with the Flow and pop over to Helsinki this August? You’ll be greeted by a top tier of musical maestros when you get there, with the likes of Pulp, The Smile, Fred Again.. and Denzel Curry all Finland-bound. flowfestival.com

S Helsinki

HARD SUMMER

3rd - 4th August

HOLLYWOOD PARK, INGLEWOOD, CA

Chase & Status, Disclosure, Jamie xx, Major Lazer, Nelly Furtado hardsummer.com

S Los Angeles

SOUTH FACING

3rd - 10th August

CRYSTAL PALACE BOWL, LONDON

Future Islands, The Roots, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Jess Glynne southfacingfestival.com

% Crystal Palace

BOARDMASTERS

7th - 11th August

FISTRAL BEACH, WATERGATE BAY

English Teacher, Katy B, Nia Archives, SOFT PLAY, Stormzy boardmasters.com

% Newquay

BOOMTOWN

7th - 11th August

MATTERLEY ESTATE NEAR

WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE

TBA boomtownfair.co.uk

% Winchester

OPEN FLAIR

7th - 11th August

ESCHWEGE

Alkaline Trio, grandson, Nova Twins, Rise Against, Millencolin open-flair.de

S Hannover

ØYA

7th - 10th August

TØYENPARKEN, OSLO

Big Thief, Nia Archives, The Kills, The National, The Smile oyafestivalen.no

S Oslo

SZIGET

7th - 12th August

ÓBUDA ISLAND, BUDAPEST

Four Tet, Fred again.., Nova Twins, Stormzy, Yard Act szigetfestival.com

S Budapest

BLOODSTOCK

8th - 11th August

WALTON-ON-TRENT, DERBYSHIRE

Architects, Opeth, Flogging Molly, Hatebreed, Malevolence bloodstock.uk.com

% Lichfield City

TAUBERTAL

8th - 11th August

ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER

HotWax, Nova Twins, Rise Against, Master Peace, Zebrahead taubertal-festival.de

S Stuttgart

WAY OUT WEST

8th - 10th August

SLOTTSKOGEN, GOTHENBURG

Fred again.., Loyle Carner, PJ Harvey, Pulp, The Smile wayoutwest.se

S Gothenburg

YPSIGROCK

8th - 11th August

CASTELBUONO, SICILY

Kae Tempest, Explosions In The Sky, Heartworms, Chalk, Model/Actriz ypsigrock.it

S Palermo

LA ROUTE DU ROCK

14th - 17th August

FORT DE SAINT-PÈRE, SAINTMALO

The Kills, Slowdive, Kae Tempest, Debby Friday, Jessica Winter laroutedurock.com

S Saint-Malo

ALL POINTS EAST

17th - 25th August

VICTORIA PARK, LONDON

PAREDES DE COURA

14th - 17th August

PRAIA DO TABOÃO, PAREDES DE COURA

Cat Power, Fontaines DC, SleaterKinney, Slowdive, The Jesus & Mary Chain vodafoneparedesdecoura.com

S Porto

ARCTANGENT

15th - 18th August

FERNHILL FARM NEAR BRISTOL

And So I Watch You From Afar, Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Show Me the Body, Three Trapped Tigers arctangent.co.uk

% Bristol Temple Meads

CABARET VERT

15th - 18th August

CHARLEVILLE-MÉZIÈRES, ARDENNE

Fontaines DC, Justice, Korn, Nova Twins, PJ Harvey cabaretvert.com

% Charleville-Mézières

GREEN MAN

15th - 18th August

CRICKHOWELL, BRECON BEACONS

Arlo Parks, Big Thief, Black Country New Road, SAMPHA, Sheer Mag greenman.net

% Abergavenny

MOTOCULTOR

15th - 18th August

CARHAIX

Architects, Bambie Thug, Bob Vylan, Nova Twins, Squid motocultor-festival.com

% Nantes

PUKKELPOP

15th - 19th August

HASSELT, KIEWIT

Fred again.., RAYE, Skrillex, Stormzy, The Smile

pukkelpop.be

% Hasselt

WE OUT HERE

15th - 18th August

WIMBORNE ST GILES, DORSET

CASISDEAD, Floating Points, Mount Kimbie, Nabihah Iqbal, Sainte weoutherefestival.com

% Salisbury

% Mile End

WILD FIELDS

15th - 18th August

RAYNHAM, NORFOLK

Ezra Collective, Lambrini Girls, Lime Garden, Picture Parlour, Priya Ragu wildfields.co.uk

% King’s Lynn

ELECTRIC PICNIC

16th - 18th August

STRADBALLY HALL, CO. LAOIS

TBA electricpicnic.ie S Dublin

LOWLANDS

16th - 18th August

WALIBIHOLLAND, BIDDINGHUIZEN

Big Thief, Denzel Curry, Fred again.., Jorja Smith, SAMPHA lowlands.nl

% Lelystad

MS DOCKVILLE

16th - 18th August

HAMBURG-WILHELMSBURG

Art School Girlfriend, Ashnikko, Hak Baker, Nieve Ella, Sirens Of Lesbos msdockville.de S Hamburg

SUMMER SONIC

17th - 18th August

ZOZOMARINE STADIUM & MAKUHARI MESSE, TOKYO / MAISHIMA SONIC PARK, OSAKA

Bleachers, Bring Me The Horizon, Måneskin, PinkPantheress, Underworld summersonic.com

S Tokyo / Osaka

ROCK EN SEINE

21st - 25th August

PARC DE SAINT-CLOUD, PARIS

Lana Del Rey, LCD Soundsystem, Måneskin, The Kills, The Smile rockenseine.com

% Paris

LOST VILLAGE

22nd - 25th August

LINCOLNSHIRE

Yaeji, SG Lewis, SBTRKT, Floating Points, Ben UFO lostvillagefestival.com

% Newark Northgate

READING & LEEDS

21st - 25th August

RICHFIELD AVENUE, READING / BRAMHAM PARK, LEEDS

R&L might have ditched their double main stage arrangement this year, but that doesn’t mean they’re packing any less of a punch when it comes to massive names. Headliners for 2024 include Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher and Fred Again.., with RAYE , Fontaines DC, Beabadoobee and more also playing the August bank holiday staple. readingandleedsfestival.com

% Reading / Leeds

THE LONG ROAD

23rd - 25th August

STANFORD HALL, LEICESTERSHIRE

Don McLean, Paula Cole, Ron Pope, Jess Williamson thelongroad.com

% Rugby

VICTORIOUS

23rd - 25th August

SOUTHSEA SEAFRONT, PORTSMOUTH

Biffy Clyro, Fatboy Slim, Pixies, SOFT PLAY, Wet Leg victoriousfestival.co.uk

% Portsmouth & Southsea

ZURICH OPEN AIR

16th - 18th August

ZÜRICH OPENAIR

RAYE, Peggy Gou, Sam Smith, Jorja Smith, Kenya Grace zurichopenair.ch

S Zurich

FIELD DAY

24th August

VICTORIA PARK, LONDON

I. Jordan, Justice, PinkPantheress, Romy, Yaeji

fielddayfestivals.com

% Mile End

RALLY

24th August

SOUTHWARK PARK, LONDON

Actress, Mount Kimbie, Nilüfer Yanya, Sam Akpro, Sorry

% Surrey Quays

SUMMER SONIC BANGKOK

24th - 25th August

IMPACT MUANG THONG THANI, BANGKOK

Lauv, Aurora, Laufrey, Babymetal summersonic.com

S Bangkok

WACKEN OPEN AIR

27th - 31st August

WACKEN, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

Bury Tomorrow, Korn, Architects, Opeth, Flogging Molly wacken.com

S Hamburg

END OF THE ROAD

29th August - 1st September

LARMER TREE GARDENS, WILTSHIRE

English Teacher, HotWax, IDLES, Palehound, Sleater-Kinney endoftheroadfestival.com

% Salisbury

MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST

31st August

VARIOUS VENUES, MANCHESTER

Heartworms, HotWax, Molly Payton, mui zyu, The Horrors manchesterpsychfest.com

% Manchester Oxford Road

September

EDINBURGH PSYCH FEST

1st September

VARIOUS VENUES, EDINBURGH

Divorce, Holly Macve, HotWax, Molly Payton, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

edinburghpsychfest.com

% Edinburgh Waverley

LOLLAPALOOZA BERLIN

7th - 9th September

OLYMPIASTADION & OLYMPIAPARK, BERLIN

Burna Boy, Chappell Roan, Loyle Carner, Matt Maltese, Sam Smith

lollapaloozade.com

S Berlin

04

JULY

05

JULY

LENNY KRAVITZ

GRETA VAN FLEET � DROPKICK MURPHYS � PARKWAY DRIVE

THE HIVES � THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM � STONE

JANE’S ADDICTION � PJ HARVEY � BLACK PUMAS � MEUTE

EEFJE DE VISSER � JALEN NGONDA

THE STREETS � NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS

SLOWDIVE � JOHNNY MARR � BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB

THE CAT EMPIRE

THE CLOCKWORKS � SKINDRED � DEHD � ALICE MERTON � KINGFISHR

THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND

MÅNESKIN

SUM 41 � YUNGBLUD � TOM ODELL � SIMPLE PLAN

THE BEACHES � FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES

SNOW PATROL � dEUS � BAD OMENS � GARY CLARK JR.

SLEAFORD MODS � LOVERMAN

JAMES ARTHUR � TOM MORELLO � ARCHIVE � GLINTS

DECLAN MCKENNA � KNEECAP

AGAINST THE CURRENT � NECK DEEP � THE ARMED � HOT MULLIGAN

THE RUMJACKS � SPRINTS

06

JULY

07

JULY

DUA LIPA

KHRUANGBIN � AVRIL LAVIGNE � NOTHING BUT THIEVES

THE KOOKS � BRIHANG � EQUAL IDIOTS

RÓISÍN MURPHY � THE BLAZE � JANELLE MONÁE � JESSIE WARE

THE LAST DINNER PARTY � NO GUIDNCE

BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE � MARC REBILLET � ARLO PARKS

CIAN DUCROT � J. BERNARDT � NONAME

PRINS S. EN DE GEIT � PALAYE ROYALE � BOB VYLAN

PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS � DEADLETTER � PEUK

FOO FIGHTERS

ROYAL BLOOD � PRETENDERS � IDLES � THE BREEDERS

BRUTUS � BLUAI

JUNGLE • MICHAEL KIWANUKA � SAMPHA � FROUKJE

WHISPERING SONS � ISAAC ROUX

PARCELS � ZARA LARSSON � LOYLE CARNER

LAUREN SPENCER SMITH � LAWRENCE � MATT MALTESE

HIGH VIS � THE SNUTS � SOCCER MOMMY � SCOWL � HOTWAX � ISE

SUPERBLOOM

7th - 8th September

OLYMPIAPARK, MUNICH

Burna Boy, Calvin Harris, Chappell Roan, Jorja Smith, Sam Smith superbloom.de

S Munich

REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL

19th - 21st September

VARIOUS VENUES, HAMBURG

Holly Macve, Molly Payton, Master Peace, Mothica, Bess Atwell reeperbahnfestival.com

S Hamburg

RIOT FEST

20th - 22nd September

DOUGLASS PARK, CHICAGO

Slayer riotfest.org

S Chicago

POP MONTRÉAL

25th - 29th September

VARIOUS VENUES, MONTRÉAL

TBA popmontreal.com

S Montreal

FLOAT ALONG

28th September

VARIOUS VENUES, SHEFFIELD

Shame, Fat Dog, Snapped Ankles, Dog Unit, Ebbb floatalong.co.uk

% Sheffield

October

TWISTERELLA

12th October

VARIOUS VENUES, MIDDLESBROUGH

Chalk, Martha, Pom Poko, Make Friends, Moon Wax twisterella.co.uk

% Middlesbrough

LEFT OF THE DIAL

17th - 19th October

ROTTERDAM

Benefits, cosmorat, Man / Woman / Chainsaw, Liz Lawrence, UGLY fleftofthedial.nl

% Rotterdam

November

ICELAND AIRWAVES

7th - 9th November

VARIOUS VENUES, REYKJAVIK

Magdalena Bay, Mandy, Indiana, mary in the junkyard, Shygirl, UCHE YARA icelandairwaves.is

S Reykjavík

LE GUESS WHO?

7th - 10th November

VARIOUS VENUES, UTRECHT

TBA leguesswho.nl

% Utrecht

SWN

17th - 19th October

VARIOUS VENUES, CARDIFF

Cardiff’s premier new band festival is yet to announce its 2024 line up, however last year they recruited a hotpot of buzzy young things including Lynks, Jessica Winter, Tapir!, and more. Expect a similarly on-the-pulse bill this October. swnfest.com

% Cardiff

ROLLINGSTONE BEACH

15th - 16th November

FERIENPARK WEISSENHÄUSER STRAND

Bright Eyes, John Grant, Kevin Morby, 86TVs rollingstone-beach.de

S Hamburg

PRIMAVERA BUENOS AIRES

23rd - 24th November

PARQUE SARIMENTO, BUENOS AIRES

TBA primaverasound.com

S Buenos Aires

CLOCKENFLAP

29th November - 1st December

CENTRAL HARBOURFRONT, HONG KONG

TBA clockenflap.com

S Hong Kong

PRIMAVERA SÃO PAULO

30th November - 1st December

AUTÓDROMO DE INTERLAGOS, SÃO PAULO

TBA

primaverasound.com

S Sao Paulo

CORONA CAPITAL

November

AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZ, MEXICO CITY

TBA coronacapital.com.mx

S Mexico City

Trentemøller

The Kiffness

NewDad

Yot Club

King Hannah

Good Neighbours

Jane Weaver

Mothica

Holly Macve

Ibibio Sound Machine

Joep Beving

BODEGA

Suuns

Master Peace

Swim Deep

Eaves Wilder

Humane The Moon

swim school

Maria Chiara Argirò

Molly Payton

Pacifica

Monophonics

Somebody's Child

Bess Atwell

The Grogans

RVG

Divorce

Hannah Grae

Sam Akpro

Pale Blue Eyes

Kite

The Shivas

Des Rocs

Andrew Cushin

Hohnen Ford Porches

Sarah Julia

H31R

Asha Jefferies and many more