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Jessica Jolly

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Bearded Theory 2026
May 20 – 24, 2026 at Catton Park
The Heat Was On · Flaming hot lineup in the gem of a rock festival
May 28, 2026
News
Press Release
Sparks Return to UK for Run of Shows in June
Tickets on general sale at 10am on Friday 30 January. See www.allsparks.com for details.
January 29, 2026
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Shiiine On Weekender 2025: Jesus and Mary Chain, Ash & Cast
Nov 14 – 16, 2025 at Butlin's Minehead Resort
Long-established Indoor Indie Music festival
November 20, 2025
News
Annoucement
The Lovely Eggs Announce Support Acts for Their 20th Anniversary Tour This October
September 12, 2025
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Festival
End of the Road 2025
Aug 28 – 31, 2025 at Larmer Tree Gardens
Tropical Summer Ends in Glorious F-Storm · The beautifully set and adorned festival again offers the most interesting lineups and survives the downpours
September 5, 2025
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Camp Bestival 2025
Jul 31 –Aug 3, 2025 at Lulworth Castle
The premier family festival keeps on going · With new sponsorship and marketing, Camp Bestival is surviving and thriving
August 8, 2025
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Bearded Theory 2025
May 22 – 25, 2025 at Catton Park
The lineup is so good it's kinda weird. · Three days of the most exciting, diverse rock-based lineup on the calendar, and a day school where you can drop off your kids. Hard to believe this festival is real.
May 30, 2025
News
Press Release
Camp Bestival nails 2025’s staycation trend with the ultimate family ‘Festi-Holiday
As 8 in 10 Brits opt for a UK staycation*, Camp Bestival blends the magic of a festival with the excitement of an action-packed camping holiday offering incredible value for money
May 23, 2025
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Gig
The Flaming Lips
May 5, 2025 at Bristol Beacon
Yoshimi battles the pink robots.... and a lot more
May 9, 2025
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Gig
Ocean Colour Scene
April 9, 2025 at Bristol Beacon
An unexposed American plunges into the murkier waters of 90s Britpop and comes out clean.
April 22, 2025
News
Press Release
They Might Be Giants Announce Exclusive Live Album "Beast Of Horns"
October 14, 2024
News
Press Release
Salad Days: Seminal Punk Documentary Gets UK Screening
See the seminal punk documentary about the DC punk scene in the 1980s in its newly remastered/ edited form to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its release.
September 20, 2024
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Festival
End of the Road 2024
Aug 29 –Sept 1, 2024 at Larmer Tree Gardens
What a way to end the summer. Our second of what will be an annual outing was a long weekend of glorious music and child wonderment.
September 12, 2024
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Camp Bestival 2024
Jul 25 – 28, 2024 at Lulworth Castle
2024 introduced some big changes to the layout and structure of Camp Bestival, much for the better.
August 9, 2024
Features
Guide
The First-Timers Guide to Glastonbury Festival
What, you’re going to Glastonbury for the first time? We’re so excited for you!
June 30, 2024
Reviews
Festival
Bearded Theory 2024
May 22 – 26, 2024 at Catton Park
May 28, 2024
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Gig
SOAP
May 10, 2024 at Southbank Centre
SOAP Up this Summer on the Southbank · A soul-cleansing combination of theatre, dance, and comedy, SOAP bathes each audience member in an immersive live performance that's equal parts high-art and bawdy entertainment.
May 12, 2024
Features
Guide
Getting Glastonbury Tickets Post-Resale
So you were unlucky in Glastonbury resale. It’s a tough one to crack through, far more competitive than the main sale in October.
April 18, 2024
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Gig
Guns N' Roses
June 25, 2023 at Glastonbury
A fans response to GnR at Glastonbury · On Glastonbury Sunday, UK music journalists roasted one of rock music’s best loved bands rather than potatoes.
September 16, 2023
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Festival
End of the Road 2023
Aug 31 –Sept 3, 2023 at Larmer Tree Gardens
September 6, 2023
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Festival
Camp Bestival 2023
Jul 27 – 30, 2023 at Lulworth Castle
It was a soggy July in Great Britain, but the spirits of Camp Bestival attendees were not to be dampened.
August 1, 2023
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Gig
Henry Rollins
April 4, 2023 at Komedia
April 5, 2023
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Boomtown Fair 2022
Aug 10 – 14, 2022 at Matterley Estate
An Outdoor Disco Inferno
August 23, 2022
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Festival
Noisily 2022
Jul 7 – 10, 2022 at Leicestershire
Noisily festival, oh how we’ve missed you…
July 22, 2022
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NASS 2022
Jul 7 – 10, 2022
Yo yo yo, what's up party people?! It's your girl Jolly Jesso, and I just gotta tell you about the NASS Festival at the Bath and West Show Ground.
July 16, 2022
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Festival
Glastonbury 2022
Jun 22 – 26, 2022 at Worthy Farm
Buckle up, everyone, because Glastonbury 2022 was a whirlwind of music, mud, and magic that you won’t want to miss hearing about.
June 29, 2022
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Festival
Noisily 2018
Jul 5 – 7, 2018 at Leicestershire
Why Britain’s littlest festival is better than Burning Man · If 2018 set the benchmark for long, hot summers, at least Noisily had an ace up its sleeve.
July 20, 2018
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Gig
Bill Murray & Jan Vogler
July 5, 2018 at Southbank Centre
Sitting in the bar of the Southbank Centre, my boyfriend looked at me and said “He's doing this show with a cellist. I think this might be... weird.”
July 7, 2018
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Tinderbox 2018
Jun 28 – 30, 2018 at Tusindårsskoven
July 4, 2018
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Stagecoach 2018
Apr 27 – 29, 2018 at Empire Polo Club
May 13, 2018
Reviews
Gig
Blitzen Trapper
April 12, 2018 at Hoxton Square Bar
April 21, 2018
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Festival
Camp Bestival 2017
Jul 28 – 30, 2017 at Lulworth Castle
The Mud & The Music
August 1, 2017
Reviews
Gig
Prophets of Rage
June 13, 2017 at Brixton Academy
June 15, 2017
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Gig
The Flaming Lips
January 21, 2017 at Kentish Town Forum
January 25, 2017
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Festival
Bestival 2016
Sept 8 – 12, 2016 at Lulworth Castle
September 23, 2016
Reviews
Festival
Camp Bestival 2016
Jul 29 – 31, 2016 at Lulworth Castle
August 5, 2016
Reviews
Gig
Nest Collective
July 8, 2016 at Tower Hamlets
July 11, 2016
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Festival
Camden Rocks 2016
June 4, 2016
June 20, 2016
Reviews
Gig
Fun Lovin Criminals
February 20, 2016 at Kentish Town Forum
February 22, 2016
Reviews
Gig
They Might Be Giants
February 2, 2016 at Cambridge Junction
I’ve had the privilege of seeing They Might Be Giants perform live in three vastly different settings: a midwestern fair for children in the late 90s, an opera hall in Los Angeles a few years ago, and a small rock club in the university town of Cambridge, England last night.
February 4, 2016
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Gig
Third Eye Blind
November 6, 2015 at Kentish Town Forum
November 9, 2015
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Gig
Metric
October 14, 2015 at Kentish Town Forum
October 14, 2015
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Gig
Weird Al Yankovic
October 4, 2015 at Hammersmith Apollo
October 5, 2015
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Bestival 2015
Sept 10 – 13, 2015 at Lulworth Castle
September 20, 2015
Reviews
Gig
Hyde & Beast
August 15, 2015 at Seybright Arms
August 16, 2015
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Festival
Noisily 2015
Jul 10 – 12, 2015 at Leicestershire
Bring the Noise · Noisily has picked up the alternative electronic music ball right where Glade festival dropped it.
July 23, 2015
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BST Hyde Park 2015
June 18, 2015 at Hyde Park
BST stands for “British Summer Time”, and the weather paid off the name perfectly.
June 19, 2015
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Gig
Rival Sons
April 2, 2015 at Roundhouse
April 3, 2015
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Gig
The London Souls
April 1, 2015 at Roundhouse
April 2, 2015
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Gig
Father John Misty
March 20, 2015 at Village Underground
March 21, 2015
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Festival
Split 2014: Day 2
August 10, 2014
In the centre of Sunderland, a town so sleepy we couldn’t find a shop selling beer at 6 pm on a Saturday, a three-stage festival raged inside a lovely city park.
September 11, 2014
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Festival
Split 2014: Day 1
August 9, 2014
In the centre of Sunderland, a town so sleepy we couldn’t find a shop selling beer at 6 pm on a Saturday, a three-stage festival raged inside a lovely city park.
September 11, 2014
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Festival
Bestival 2013
Sept 5 – 8, 2013 at Lulworth Castle
A live review from Bestival 2013 — the greatest show on earth.
September 11, 2013
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