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Reviews

Check here for our reviews on all the festivals and events that the Summer Festival Guide are involved with.

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Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2012 Review
As I made my way to the daffodil on Friday evening for my first event after arriving in Cheltenham there was a quite atmosphere in the town. I walked ...

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Camden Crawl 2012 Review
So the infamous Camden Crawl had a top Saturday to kick start the festival with Alabama 3, The Big Pink and The Futureheads headlining the bill. The f...

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The HorrorsFred Perry Subculture is a new concept in live music and club culture, we sent Gary to The Garage in Islington to checkout Sub-Sonic Live featuring The Horrors to see what it was all about.

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StereosonicIf your after a day full of massive dance anthems and tunes for you to stomp your feet then Australia's Stereosonic is definitely for you. I went to the Brisbane event, Stereosonic's last stop for 2011 but they were also held in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. 

 

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Bingley Music LiveBingley Music Live for 2011 was yet another succesful sell out weekender with acts Chase & Status and Eliza Doolittle performing at this years event.  We sent Karen to Bingley to check it out!

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South West FourSW4: the South’s answer to Creamfield’s and Global Gathering, but easy to access on London’s Clapham Common and with the main activity taking place between the highly sociable hours of midday and 9pm (leaving time afterwards to venture out into London town afterwards to carry on the party in the civilisation of a nearby bar.) On paper this event looked like it could do no wrong – and we weren’t disappointed.

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GreenbeltWith the busy August Bank Holiday weekend, we sent Christina Boonstra down to Cheltenham Racecourse where Greenbelt Festival was about to kick off.  A diverse festival whose mission is to create spaces like festivals where arts, crafts and justice collide. 

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Leeds FestiavlLeeds festival is held in high regard by music fans and artists alike who are drawn to its unique atmosphere and mammoth line-up of mostly alternative rock and Indie artists.

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V FestivalThis years V Festival lineup was second to none and had some of the biggest names in music business performing across two locations at the same time.  We headed to Hylands Park in Chelmsford to catch Saturday's lineup.

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Bloodstock Open Air ReviewA sleepy country estate in the cosy folds of Derbyshire may not be the most obvious place to holster an army of debauched metalheads for a weekend, but once again Catton Hall played host to the black-hearted music festival Bloodstock Open Air.

 

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Camp BestivalSunday’s Best Rob da Bank describes Camp Bestival as ‘Magical’ and if you have a family with young children that want the enjoyment of a music festival but also want to ensure that your kids are entertained in a safe and fun environment, then magic is what has been created here at Lulworth Castle!

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Global GatheringGlobal Gathering returned for 2011 with a brand new site layout, new stages and a rocking new main stage setup. With Pendulum set to headline the main stage and plently of the worlds best DJ’s and artist’s performing, we were quite excited about what we were about to see at this years festival.

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T in the ParkWe made our way up to Kinross in Scotland to see what T in the Park was about.  With a lineup that included headliners Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Beyonce, and Foo Fighters, T in the Park is of the must-do-festivals on the summer circut.  Check out what Corina had to say about T!

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SonisphereThe Summer Festival Guide sent Alessia off to one of the biggest metal festivals in the world, Sonisphere.  This year would see headline acts from The Big Four, Biffy Clyro, and Slipknot!

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Heineken Open'er

The Summer Festival Guide sent Christina to Poland for the 10th anniversary of the Heineken Open'er Festival.  See what she thought of this world famous festival.

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The Big FeastivalThe Summer Festival guide headed to London's Clapham Common on a sunny July day to see what Jamie Oliver presents The Big Feastival is all about!

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WirelessIts Friday 1st July 2011 and we headed out on this beautiful day to London's SOLD OUT Wireless Festival at Hyde Park.  With Black Eyed Pea's headlining and plenty of top acts to catch throughout the day, we were in for a great day out!

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Hard Rock Calling 2011The Summer Festival Guide headed to London's Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park to rock out to The Killers, Bon Jovi and Rod Stewart who were the weekend headliners. 

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Parklife WeekenderThe Summer Festival Guide headed to Manchester to see what the Parklife Weekender was all about.  For the second time in two years Parklife sold out and with a lineup that included headliners Chase & Status and Two Door Cinema Club, it was bound to be a great weekend out!

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deadMau5 The Summer Festival Guide headed to Victoria Park in London to check out Joel Zimmerman aka deadmau5 on his European Tour at L.E.D presents deadmau5 Live.

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Dot To DotDot To Dot Festival returns for its 6th installment and this year travelled to Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham.  We sent Jessica to Nottingham to find out what Dot To Dot Festival is all about.

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The Great EscapeThe Great Escape took place in the wonderful sea-side city of Brighton on the 12th - 14th May 2011, and hosted over 300 new artists in over 30 different venues scattered around the city.

We sent our latest journalist Jessica to check out the action!

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Saturday 28th August had finally arrived and it was the first day of the SOLD OUT South West Four weekender. Extended to a two day festival this ...

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L.E.D Festival held it's inaugural 2 day event at London's Victora Park on Friday 27th August and Saturday 28th August 2010. Brought toge...

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Friday 30th July 2010 saw Tiësto return to Victoria Park in London for his second live show. With a supporting lineup that included The Japanese Popst...

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