Now in its third year, Hackney's all-dayer has this summer's only UK festival appearance from Mogwai and the welcome appearance of kora master Toumani Diabaté in amongst the best of the class of 2009.
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Pink sheep and woodlands play host to Grace Jones, Pet Shop Boys and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, who top a bill that also features the first UK festival appearances for The Duckworth Lewis Method and Fever Ray. Hell, even Thom Yorke's playing a noonday slot. And that's just the music.
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The great outdoors in summer. Four days of banging electro, headed up by Underworld, Freeland and Femi Kuti. Oversized sunglasses optional.
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It's June, which means summer has arrived. After the indoor city crawls comes the gatherings in fields, from Glasto this month to End Of The Road in September. Herewith, some pointers. read the preview
Barcelona's indie extravaganza plays host to Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Sunn o))), My Bloody Valentine, Shellac, Shearwater, Gang Gang Dance, Simian Mobile Disco, Jarvis Cocker, Bat For Lashes and Michael Nyman. Part 1 |
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Jack Peñate, Micachu, Danananakroyd, Filthy Dukes, Wild Beasts, Marina And The Diamonds, Lemonade and The Temper Trap take over Shoreditch and Hoxton on a school night. Part 1 |
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Johnny Foreigner, Kasabian, Little Boots, Gurrumul, Yes Giantess, Banjo Or Freakout, Catherine AD, Soap&Skin, Juliette Lewis and Sad Day For Puppets are amongst the varieties on offer in a blustery Brighton weekend. Day 1 |
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Minehead plays host to The Breeders-curated All Tomorrow's Parties, with Throwing Muses, Bon Iver, Shellac, Foals and Deerhunter. Day 1 |
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The XX, Marina And The Diamonds, The Big Pink, Filthy Dukes, Tommy Sparks, Wire and Idlewild fire NW1's starting gun, while Day Two belongs to 808 State, Kasabian, Little Boots, The Joy Formidable and a secret gig from Graham Coxon. Day 1 |
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Festival season begins in April in the UK. But in March, South By South West (SXSW to everybody) in Austin, Texas has been attracting the music industry and, increasingly, music fans since 1984. For our first coverage of the event we threw one hapless reviewer across the pond and waited to see what would happen. Four day reviews, taking in everyone from Micachu to (not quite) Metallica, were the result. Day 1 |
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