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Festivals round-up: Wickerman review, arrests at Global Gathering, Lovebox Weekender gets thumbs-up

- Skiddle.com has a comprehensive review of events at the Wickerman festival where, you'll be pleased to hear, the food wasn't "dog shit on a plate". The Proclaimers must have been relieved

- The Secret Garden Party, whose website so warmed my cockles recently, struck a writer at The Telegraph as an excuse for adults to behave like kids. Like most festivals, then?

- Some people were arrested for drugs offences at Global Gathering. The world continues to turn

- The usually sniffy Drowned In Sound very much enjoyed Lovebox Weekender

- The BBC website has a focus on the up-and-coming young folk acts who performed at Cambridge Folk Festival at the weekend

Festivals round up - Tuesday update

As previously reported, a lot of the weekend’s festivals were a muddy mess. But some brave reviewers have now made it back from the edge, so here’s a more detailed round up.

- At the Lovebox Weekender Sly and the Family Stone’s late arrival did nothing to detract from their performance or dampen the audience’s enthusiasm for the band’s first reunion in two decades, or so says the Telegraph.

Festivals round up – the weather rains on everyone’s parade

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You may have noticed a teeny tiny bit of rain across the UK this weekend. And BOY did it affect the festivals!

- The Glade Festival was one of the first to be badly hit by this weekend’s apocalyptical storms. With the Overkill Stage under nearly 2 feet of water and tents being washed away, organisers were forced to stop letting ticket holders in and many frustrated fans headed home without setting foot on site.

Festivals round-up: Latitude and Indian Summer brighten rather than dampen spirits, problems mar Guilfest, Marilyn Manson footage from Download

- A speaker stack collapsed at Guilfest on Friday, and the comments below this story suggest that while the festival was designed to be mud-free there are other mucky elements they need to look at sorting out

- Observer Music Monthly has a focus on a few of the big events that have taken place this year. Glastonbury this year was "amazing", according to Emily Eavis (but then she would say that, wouldn't she?). Also interviewed are Damon Albarn and Johnny Borrell

- Latitude's growing reputation won't have been harmed by - whaaaat?? - good weather. CSS were among the many acts who impressed Uncut.co.uk (who are one of the festival's sponsors)

The most ridiculous band names on the festival circuit: Sportsday Megaphone, The Trouser Trumpets are just the tip of the iceberg

Remember how stupid you felt when you tried to make your mates buy tickets to see a random teenager called Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly? Or when you raved about the unknown New Young Pony Club? Or you heard somebody snigger when you tried to tell them that the Victorian English Gentleman's Club is actually a group of teenagers?

Yes, they're ridiculous names, but I can now reveal that next year's successful-yet-stupidly-named band will feature the words tree or monkey and / or be called Dave. Honest.

So if you're off to a festival and you arrive early, I suggest you check out these bands or DJs. I've got no idea if they're any good, but it's worth a snidey snigger at their name now, and possibly a smug smile and getting to say "Oh yes, I saw them live last year. Keep up" when they make it big.

Sly and the Family Stone added to Lovebox billing

Lovebox Weekender, which takes place in London's Victoria Park on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July, has announced that legendary act Sly & the Family Stone are to headline the Saturday night.

Lovebox's Music Programme Director Rob Wood says: "Lovebox is all about collating exhilarating new talent with the original musical legends who have inspired and influenced both us and the acts we are showcasing. We're doing this across all the music scenes that excite us. Sly & The Family Stone always stood for racial and musical integration and is therefore the perfect addition for a festival which is all about bringing together creative talent from around the world to the heart of multicultural London."

Acts playing at Lovebox include Groove Armada (live), The B-52's, Blondie, Super Furry Animals, Toots and the Maytals, The Rapture, Hot Chip, Nouvelle Vague, Tinariwen, Ojos De Brujo, Ska Cubano, Digitalism, Layo & Bushwacka!, Mr C, Buraka Som Sistema, and more - click here for all the details to date. Tickets are on sale now priced £35 per day or £60 for both days - click here to buy.

Posted by Mof Gimmers on June 7, 2025 3:24 PM in Lovebox Weekender
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Lovebox Weekend to boast Blondie, B52s and more

The brainchild of Groove Armada, Lovebox spent its first two years on London's Clapham Common before moving north of the river for 2005 and expanding into a two day event - to resounding success.

Boasting seven stages, the two-day festival has some big names gracing the stages. Attendees will get the chance to see Blondie, The B52s, SFA, Andy Votel, Toots and the Maytals, Don Letts and James Yorkston... not to mention a load more - click here for the line-up.

Expect the twisted cabaret of Lost Vagueness to return, as well as a plethora of diverting side attractions. Organisers are aiming to turn Lovebox into a 'small-scale urban Glastonbury' but leave your tent at home because there's no camping. There's also no parking so use public transport (nearest tube Mile End). Each day runs from about 12pm - 10pm.

Posted by Mof Gimmers on May 25, 2025 3:52 PM in Lovebox Weekender
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