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Festival Guide 2015: Europe

Guide to European festivals of 2015

Festival Guide 2015: UK

The Mancunion’s guide to UK festivals of 2015

Interview: Bicep

Patrick Hinton speaks to Bicep about the musical culture of Manchester, being labelled 90s house revivalists, and who can bench more

Preview: Bloc. Weekend

Bloc. returns

Independent Manchester Beer Convention

James Jackman takes a trip to Victoria Baths and discovers some new and exciting beers

Live: Scottish Soulful Weekender 4

In its first year held outside of Scotland, SSW is beginning to accrue a wider following, steadily bringing increasing recognition to its approach to delivering house music

Festival: Zoo Project

Zoo felt so close to being really good

Live: Reading Festival

The uncharacteristically bright weather at Richfield Avenue fails to breathe life into a festival that is as inconsistent as it is unsure of its own direction.

Review: Manchester Food & Drink Festival

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

Festival: Bestival

Bestival is like a four day sanctuary from reality

Preview: Scottish Soulful Weekender

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

Review: The Big Feastival

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

Festival: Dekmantel

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

Festival: Y Not

Y Not delivers with a staggeringly diverse bill

Festival: Beacons

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

Preview: Top 5 Acts to see at Bestival

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

Festival: Beat-Herder

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

Festival: Glastonbury

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

News: Demantel launch third Sole Selectors video – Ben UFO

Hessle Audio honcho Ben UFO talks about radio

Live: Pangaea – The Summer Of Love

Everywhere you stood at Pangaea the party atmosphere remained bubbling