James Jackman visits Albert Square to sample the delights on offer at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival.

Bestival is like a four day sanctuary from reality

With a distinctly progressive attitude and a vast, impressive line-up, SSW4 looks to make for an incredible three nights

James Jackman visits The Big Feastival, an Alex James / Jamie Oliver mashup, to sample the event’s food and drink.

In only its second year, the festival was remarkably assured in its organisation and execution

Y Not delivers with a staggeringly diverse bill

The festival hosted an impressive cross-section of musical genres, as well as a varied selection of arts

Bestival 2014 approaches, here’s our top 5 unmissable acts

Set amongst Lancashire’s rolling hills over a tropically hot weekend, Beat-Herder was a fantastic and memorable affair

5 days was not nearly enough to explore all the hundreds of hidden gems the festival has to offer

Hessle Audio honcho Ben UFO talks about radio

Everywhere you stood at Pangaea the party atmosphere remained bubbling

More names added, plus a new Sole Selectors video

Dekmantel and Warsteiner have a new project

Dekmantel / 1st-3rd August / Amsterdam

Guide to festivals in the second half of Summer

We chat with the Techno legend Carl Cox in anticipation for his set on the Sunday of Parklife Festival.

The experience they have in throwing parties was telling and all aspects of the festival from production to pricing were first-rate

Slow ticket sales and damages paid to the Union means festival loses money and now has smaller budget for Summer

Pangaea showcases Manchester’s musical diversity