Field Maneuvers 2025: The best ‘worst rave’ on the planet

The Norfolk-based festival brought the heat for its 11th edition, with standout performances from Big Ang, Kode9 and more.

RALLY 2025 through five key performances

RALLY returned to South London’s Southwark Park last weekend for its third edition, spotlighting left-field pop, stirring live jazz and esoteric house, with standout sets from Moin, Geordie Greep and Nosedrip b2b Orpheu the Wizard. 

Paléo Festival through five key performances

From local favourites and rising names to international artists and crowd-pulling headliners, Switzerland’s Paléo Festival delivered a vast and varied programme with highlights from the likes of Moonchild Sanelly, Toccororo, and Asmâa Hamzaoui and Bnat Timbouktou.

Polifonic Festival Puglia 2025 through five key performances

Dar Disku, Chloé Caillet and Simo Cell were among the highlights at this year’s edition of the beachside festival.

This year’s Solstice Festival was a three-day celebration of creativity, community and experimental sounds

At its 2025 edition, the festival’s vibrant programme, community feel and otherworldly setting reaffirmed why it has become a yearly pilgrimage for so many.

Open’er 2025 through five key performances

Returning with a line-up that spanned rap, pop, and techno and featured some of the biggest names in music, Poland’s Open’er Festival saw standout performances from Little Simz, Fcukers, Doechii, Brutalismus 3000, and Nemzzz.

Monheim Triennale‘s The Festival was a thrilling rush of borderless collaboration and virtuoso performance

In a programme bursting with top-tier talent from across ‘new music’, a small town in the Rhineland welcomed back 16 visionary artists to develop ideas and deliver their signature projects.

A rural festival in spirit: LISB-ON 2025

Parkland and pine forests set the scene for the intimate Lisbon festival, where local DJs and 4/4 rhythms took centre stage and after parties spilled out into the city.

BRDCST 2025 through five key performances

From Blackhaine to Colin Stetson, Stian Westerhus and Erland Dahlen’s band 10¹⁷ , look back on five key performances from this year’s edition of Ancienne Belgique’s annual BRDCST festival.

Conducting chaos: Rewire 2025 in 7 sounds

The mind-expanding festival returned for its 14th edition with performances from Laurie Anderson, YHWH Nailgun, Kali Malone and more.

SIM São Paolo 2025 spotlighted the artists and change makers shaping the future of music

São Paulo’s International Music Week looked firmly ahead to the future of the music industry, celebrating the hybrid sounds and rhythms of South America in the process.

“Seeing, hearing and feeling together”: Le Guess Who? Festival 2024

Le Guess Who? Festival returned to Utrecht this November with a typically vast programme, bringing together future-facing artists and experimental heads from across the globe.

Semibreve 2024 through five key performances

Keeping its promise to spotlight challenging music and original artistry, Semibreve’s carefully curated programme focused on intimate, high-impact shows.

Meakusma Festival 2024: “Guaranteed encounters with the unexpected and brilliant”

At this year’s 20th anniversary edition of Meakusma Festival, a tight crowd gathered in Belgium’s Eupen in search of sounds and experiences they wouldn’t find anywhere else.

Oasis Festival‘s last dance cemented its legacy in Morocco’s music scene

At the final edition of Oasis, attendees celebrated its legacy as both a champion of regional talent and a festival that brought electronic music’s biggest names to Morocco.

MUTEK Montréal through five key performances

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this August, MUTEK Montréal proved its dedication to spotlighting the best in electronic music and audiovisual art.