Ozzfest Is Back!!
Super exciting news!! But Ozzfest returning isn’t just a nostalgia headline. It’s also a food for thought on how infrastructure shapes music scenes. And more positively, how legacy can function as continuation rather than closure.
Fringe Fest 2025
Some photos from Fringe Fest 2025…
Download X Lush: The Almost Perfect Brand Partnership
What had begun as a model of ethical and aesthetic synergy rapidly became a cautionary example of how brand collaborations can unravel when moral values diverge.
Moral Panics, Metal and Mud: Festival Season 2025
Satan Sells has been uncharacteristically quiet lately…
Bloodstock 2025
Catton Park, Derby, 7th-9th August 2025 Second only to Back To The Beginning, it’s probably fair to say that Bloodstock 2025 was my most anticipated event of the year. Subject to much ongoing praise from university friends, it’s the one festival each year that for whatever reason I could never make. Thankfully, the stars […]
Offal Fest 2025
Rebellion, Manchester, 26/7/2025 Offal Fest 2025 ended up being a very solid reminder of why smaller, scene-driven festivals still really matter. My trip back home to Manchester was honestly based on the fact that I wanted to see Skinless (a big bucket list band for me); but I ended up coming away most excited […]
Back To The Beginning
Villa Park, Birmingham, 5/7/2025 Back to the Beginning felt like one of those days you know you’re going to remember properly, not just as a blur of bands and beer, but as something with a real sentimental weight to it. It was honestly a pretty emotional day from the start, the kind of atmosphere where […]
A Report of the Key Management Challenges and Opportunities Facing Download Festival
This report critically examines the key management challenges and opportunities facing Download Festival, a leading rock and heavy metal event held annually at Donington Park, UK.