Sounds like the future: ESNS 2023 through five standout shows

Groningen, Netherlands 18 January

“An enriching affair”: A look back at Le Guess Who? 2022 through five performances

Various venues, Utrecht 10 November

Semibreve 2022: A celebration of music as a communal, sacred act

Braga, Portugal 27 October

The sound and story of No Bounds Festival 2022 through five performances

Various venues, Sheffield 14 October

Lunchmeat 2022: A masterclass in contemporary sound and vision

Prague, Czech Republic 26 September

WOS Festival 2022: Sacred spaces and mindful music at Galicia’s best-kept secret

Santiago de Compostela 8 September

Spontaneity triumphs as MUTEK returns to Montreal

Montreal

Nick Cave, All Points East 2022: Unholy preacher delivers an ecstatic Sunday service

All Points East, Victoria Park 28 September

Finely-tuned headliners land the inaugural Cala Mijas on the Costa del Sol

Costa Del Sol 31 August

Meakusma 2022: An enriching experience celebrating sonic experimentation

Eupen, Belgium 1 September

Decibel Open Air: electronic music event blossoms in the City of Flowers

Parco Delle Cascine, Florence

We Out Here 2022: A triumph in the Cambridgeshire countryside

Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire 25 August

Forwards Festival 2022: An impressive debut from the new Bristol event

Clifton Downs 3 September

Field Day 2022: The London event finds its footing as a celebration of electronic music

Victoria Park 20 August

100 Gecs revel in the joy of the ridiculous for their UK headline debut

O2 Forum Kentish Town 30 August

Flow Festival 2022: The Helsinki event pairs its green ethos with a stellar line-up

Helsinki 12 August