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.

Oasis: Into The Wild 2023: Highlights from the scenic Moroccan festival

Since its inaugural edition in 2015, Oasis Festival has placed great importance on providing a setting just as enticing as the music. 2023’s location was the most momentous yet: the esteemed Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate. Read on for our standout moments from across the weekend’s proceedings

Unsound 2023: Standout moments from the Kraków avant-garde celebration

A selection of highlights from the 2023 edition of Unsound, featuring VTSS b2b Sherelle, k means, Dreamcrusher and 33EMYBW

Left of the Dial 2023: the Rotterdam new music festival through five stand-out shows

For three days in October, masses of the latest and greatest up-and-coming acts from the UK and Europe can be found, gathered on street-corners and in the smoking areas of Rotterdam, for a celebration of all things new music

Re-encounters and intimacy: Meakusma Weekender 2023 through five outstanding acts

In a weekend filled with notable performances, here’s five highlights from Meakusma Weekender 2023.

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

Semibreve isn’t your average festival. Held in Braga, a city known for its religious heritage, the event comprises more a series of expertly curated concerts and clubnights held in intentionally selected venues

Lunchmeat 2022: A masterclass in contemporary sound and vision

With sets from Blackhaine, Holy Other, Karenn and µ-Ziq, Lunchmeat offered a shining example of how creators from audio and visual spheres are forging an exciting new path for club culture

Polifonic Festival 2022: Exploratory sounds in the scenic setting of Southern Italy

The Puglia event returned this summer for an event marked by deep sonics, top-tier selectors and some unfortunate growing pains

End of the Road 2021: A wonderful chapter bookmarking the return of the festival season

The Wiltshire festival marked its 15th anniversary with a celebratory event to remember

Lunchmeat Festival 2019

Lunchmeat Festival 2019: The Prague event tests the peripheries of sonic and visual experimentation

The Prague festival celebrates its 10th edition with Dasha Rush, LSDXOXO, HDMIRROR and more

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Terraforma Festival 2019: Experimental and environmental in equal measure

Hedonism takes a backseat in favour of considered environmentalism and a sustainable approach to festival-going at Terraforma 2019

Monticule Festival © Christelle Garric 2019

Monticule Festival 2019: Face-melters and full lotuses in the French countryside

Monticule pulls off a delicate balancing act with yoga classes and brain-melting bangers existing at once in the French countryside

Nuits Sonores 2019 © Gaetan Clement

Nuits Sonores 2019: The longstanding French festival continues to intrigue

This year’s event featured stages curated by Bonobo, Maceo Plex, Peggy Gou, Lena Willikens and more

Helena Hauff, Dekmantel Festival 2018 © Bart Heemskerk

Dekmantel Festival 2018: The Dutch institution burns brighter than ever

Uniting a wide spectrum of selectors into one standout event, the Amsterdamse Bos blowout demonstrates why it’s at the top of its game

Electric Castle Festival 2018: An eclectic line-up uniting pop headliners with niche acts

The Romanian event staged a diverse programme that saw Jessie J, IDLES and The Horrors perform at a Transylvanian castle

SOPHIE, Bilbao BBK Live 2018 © Óscar L Tejeda

Bilbao BBK Live 2018: Serene surroundings and inevitable crowd pleasers

The Spanish festival delivered another stunning rendition at Mount Cobetas with big-name headliners including Gorillaz, Florence & The Machine and The xx

The inaugural Houghton Festival didn’t miss a beat

Theo Kotz delivers an in-depth debriefing from the first edition of Craig Richards and Gottwood’s new three-dayer

Field Maneuvers keeps getting it right

It’s pitch black when we arrive at Field Maneuvers. Stumbling through another unlit field, we’re…

The sound of the UK rang out at Øya 2016

Upon alighting from the Oslo airport Express, a series of functional but stylish indoor spaces…

Sónar São Paulo

Sónar last visited São Paulo in 2012, showcasing the likes of John Talabot, Four Tet,…

End of the Road 2015

End of the Road captured a covetable mix of aesthetic, atmosphere and artful curation and left our reviewer weirdly rested

Øya Festival Overheard:
2015 reviewed

Oslo’s Øya Festival was a trip, and we went to check out all the effortless cool in situ

Farmfest 2015

The tenth year of the beloved festival

Meadows In The Mountains

And down comes the lightning once again, marking the fifth instalment of one of the most ludicrous festival projects in Europe.

5 reasons we’re keeping the Best Kept Secret

What’s the secret to putting on a great festival? If your answer is an eclectic…