From Brighton to Salford, here are the best fest festivals the UK has to offer before June hits. If you want to be in the know before anyone else – and support local venues and independent artists – buy a ticket to one, or two, or three.
Saturday, 11th April
It’s the five year anniversary of Bristol’s own Outertown festival and they’re supplying us with a killer lineup to celebrate. Buy a ticket so that there can be many more to come!
Saturday, 11th April
Some properly obscure artists on this lineup from the first of two Brighton based festival on this list. Hopefully the sun stays shining and the wind stays calm this weekend so you can sit on the beach with an ice cream in between discovering some new sounds.
Top Picks: AtticOmattic, Eva Lunny, Rainy Day Cafe
Sunday, 3rd May
If you know, you know. Salford is the place to be for exciting music at the moment. London isn’t the centre of the world – get up North and have your mind blown.
Top Picks – Slag, Lancer, Pollyfromthedirt
13th-16th May
The second Brighton-based multi-venue festival on this list, TGE is a staple in the calendar for new music. We’re biased because we have our own stage here for the second year in a row alongside our good friends at Still Listening but there’s also hundreds of other amazing artists to check out.
Top Picks: Internet Cafe, KEYAH/BLU, SILVERWINGKILLER