Outbreak Festival takes place 26th, 27th & 28th June 2026 at the B.E.C Arena, Manchester. Remaining tickets available here.
As the world burns, quite literally on this day with the sun glaring down from above, anyone aged 30 or above (and maybe younger) who enjoys pop-punk is probably in Hatfield downing a beer and forgetting their woes and bad backs as they come together for Slam Dunk 2026. Words by Cece Lawless & Adam Vallely.
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On a hot and sweaty May night the ceiling of the Oslo bar in Hackney vibrates as BRUIT ≤ finish their sound check in the upstairs gig area, an encouraging portent of things to come. Before the French post-rock quartet take the stage Spafford Campbell and Mountainscape are here to warm things up.
Nottingham’s favourite noise rock duo, Haggard Cat, bring two bands bred from only the most addictive corners of the chaos realm, Chaos Reigns and Every Hell, to headline The Black Heart.
Outbreak is back for its 15th anniversary, and to no one's surprise, the lineup is killer. Here are 14 bands we definitely think you should see over the weekend. Words by Chris Earl & Pete Wall.
Whether you're at home this weekend or about to head back from Download and need some fresh tunes, we've got you covered with this week's instalment of our favourite releases this week.
This year’s Download Festival is finally upon us, and it’s shaping up to be the biggest edition of the festival yet.
Over a quarter of a century, Genghis Tron have been a lot of things. Signal Fire is the best of them.
Are you still in love with the post hardcore craze of yesteryear? Do you yearn for the synths and energy of the mid-to-late 2000’s? Then please, take a seat.
Scotland's Dead Pony continue to leave the competition in the dust
