The Great Escape seems to have become a fixed date in my calendar. My first time was after I’d been
Category: Festivals
So I did it. I went back to SXSW, after saying in 2016 I thought it would be my last one because
I think this might have been my favourite TGE so far. The weather was brilliant, including the sea at its
A music festival in January, definitely a good way to start the year. Rockaway Beach is now in it’s third
I last went to Camden Rocks in 2014. I enjoyed the day but thought the over emphasis on hard rock
My third visit to TGE and another enjoyable break. After my first visit, I dropped the criteria for TGE to
I love Austin. It’s a relaxed city with a great love of music. This was my third visit to SXSW
Now I’m not a snob. I don’t stay in posh hotels. When traveling, Travelodges are my mainstay and as a
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with ROTW. It’s a local festival, so I find it difficult not to
My second Hyde Park gig. Today, Blur. But unlike Thursday that had a reasonably cohesive bill, the rest of today’s
In a week where I’ve seen a British Sea Power at the Roundhouse, I also got to see one of
Over the last few years Field Day’s had some interesting line ups. This year’s featured the Savages and I’ve not
I’ve always wanted to visit Barcelona, so Primavera seemed to give me a good reason to visit. Everyone I’ve spoken
Last year was my first Great Escape. As it billed itself as Europe’s SXSW, I went to the festival with
A short visit to the Shacklewell tonight. I’d been persuaded that Mourn playing up the road at Birthdays would be