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

Posted by Stuart Waterman on July 31, 2025 10:29 AM in Cambridge Folk Festival| Global Gathering| Lovebox Weekender| Music News| The Secret Garden| Wickerman
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Festivals round up – the weather rains on everyone’s parade

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.

Posted by Sophie Bruce on July 23, 2025 8:05 AM in Benicassim| Eastern Haze| European Festivals| Glade Festival| Lovebox Weekender| Music News| Wakestock| Wickerman
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Festivals round-up: Wickerman nuptuals, Eden Sessions Winehouse betting, Latitude spirits and the undampening thereof

- Where's that "dampened spirits" cliche counter? It's just gone up by one, anyway, courtesy of the Lowestoft Journal's preview of Latitude

- Next week's Wickerman festival will see four weddings take place on site at Dundrennan, south-west Scotland. Let's hope none of the stag nights involve fire and the Wickerman himself

- The Eden Sessions kick off next week as well in Cornwall, with Pet Shop Boys, Hot Chip and Lily Allen featuring among the headliners. You can place a bet as to whether Amy Winehouse will / won't turn up for her show

Posted by Stuart Waterman on July 13, 2025 12:17 PM in Eden Sessions| Latitude| Music News| Wickerman
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