Shambala, Shambles, Shamblabla! In Tibetan Buddhist tradition 'Shambhala' is a mythical kingdom... so I think a rather fitting name for this glorious little festival. I've been going to Shambala* Festival in Northamptonshire every August bank holiday since 2014 but...
In their own words, "Noisily offers an alternative to mainstream festival culture, an inclusive haven where underground music thrives and self-expression flourishes", and it certainly is a hidden gem in the current over-saturated festival market. It ticks all the...
We should have been at Glastonbury this weekend. Anyone who’s a regular at Worthy Farm is used to having a year off every now and then to let the land recover, but it feels somewhat crueller when the fallow year is state-enforced! So, with people all over the country...
This review was originally written for Where's My Tent blog - thanks to Jessi for inviting me to come in her place on a press trip! Bunches of lads as bananas, grape ladies covered in purple balloons, toppling sparkly pineapple headpieces and pairs of strawberries...
Get your Download Festival 2020 tickets & accommodation packages here! So if you follow this blog and my festival adventures you might think Download Festival is a strange festival choice for me... Big arena festivals are not really my thing and I've definitely...
So it's taken me this long to get this post out... (the last Secret Garden Party was in 2017!) but I couldn't really find the words - so here are a ramshackle collection of photos from when I took my camera out over the weekend - because what more do you need when it...
Two inner-city day festivals in a row - what is going on! Well, to be honest this whole 'full time job' thang doesn't lend itself well to full on weekenders and with no Glastonbury or Secret Garden Party this summer is shaping up a little differently for me. But - I...
Another one from last year - just in time for this year's festival, which is next weekend! Unfortunately I'm probably not going to be there because I'm heading to site to start work on Boomtown already! (where has this year gone??) Buuuut you will be able to find my...
Welcome to the official opening of festival season... Love Saves the Day in Bristol! Once again my favourite local hero didn't disappoint... Favourite outfit ever... spangletastic Rosa Bloom playsuit I got in...
'Best Shambala ever' was cried by many that weekend! Although I swear that happens every year - it truly was a stonker of a year with incredible weather and lovely vibes. Shambala is festival season's best-kept secret - I almost don't want to shout about it as it...
The Head Gardener has hung up his gloves and trowel and announced that this weekend will be the last hurrah for The Secret Garden Party. It's pretty amazing to think of how pioneering SGP has really been, almost becoming a blueprint for UK festivals... Unfortunately...
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With the Glastonbury blues still strong and whilst I'm putting together my post about this year's festival I thought I'd share this one from four years ago on my old blog... My 20 year old self's musings on Glastonbury aren't too different from today! I'm sitting at...