The August Bank Holiday weekender is stacked with emerging talent The post Reading & Leeds 2024: 12 new acts you need to see appeared first on NME ..read more

Finish off your summer in the capital in style with a little help from Taylor Swift, Kaytranada, PJ Harvey and more The post Still to come: 13 huge outdoor London gigs to get excited about this summer appeared first on NME ..read more

Soak up an idyllic English countryside location and a stacked line-up of legends, curiosities and new talent The post From wild swimming to wild nights: Eight reasons to head to Wilderness 2024 appeared first on NME ..read more

The States might have hundreds of festivals each summer, but few can compete with the gargantuan line-up that descends on the desert each April for Coachella Festival. It might have a reputation as the fest for celebs and influencers, but throughout its 25 year history, there’s no doubt that Coachella has consistently pulled together a pretty impressive array of artists. Want to relive some of its past magic? Enter our Coachella time machine and kick yourself about the ones you missed… 1999 As inaugural festivals go, a headlining duo of Beck and Rage Against The Machine is tough to beat – esp ..read more

In partnership with MEO Kalorama “This is our last show of the summer and what a truly lovely place to be”, says a beaming Damon Albarn midway through Blur’s triumphant headline set on the Thursday night of MEO Kalorama. He’s got a point as well, taking stock of the beautiful views in the valley of Bela Vista Park just north of the city, you’d be hard pressed to think of a better way to see out the season. The Britpop giants are effortlessly whipping up a storm with a flurry of classics with ‘Coffee & TV’, ‘Country House’ and ‘Parklife’ and a palpable sense of joy emanates from the crowd ..read more

In partnership with Cala Mijas  Nestled deep in the Andalusian hills, music is king. Spain’s Cala Mijas – in its second edition – takes a refreshing route-one approach when it comes to festivals. The summer slate’s usual overstuffed fields with side-attractions, brand activations and general clutter is absent; the festival, which takes place in Mijas in Málaga, keeps it direct. The site is cosy with three large stages all pointing at each other: beats and good vibes envelop you – it’s how we like it, to be honest. The festival reaps hearty rewards from its lush surroundings. When new wav ..read more

In partnership with Sziget  With over 60 stages, the sheer Fitbit-busting size and scale of Budapest’s Sziget – a unique six-day festival which takes place on a beautiful island in the middle of the Danube river and attracts more visitors than Glastonbury – bedazzles you and feels like creative fantasia big on the “stumble upon” factor. Everywhere you look, there are eye-popping installations by emerging artists (reflecting their “Island of Freedom” values of tolerance and promotion of different cultures, sustainability, and anti-war stance), break-dancers, and Living Statue championship ..read more

In partnership with Flow Festival Helsinki’s Flow Festival returned this weekend for its penultimate edition at the stunning Suvilahti venue in the city centre, bringing starts big and small from across the globe. READ MORE: Flow Festival 2023: huge headliners and avant-garde experimentation in Finland Headliners Blur, Lorde and WizKid were joined by the likes of Suede, Jockstrap, Pusha T, Caroline Polachek and more at a festival with wide-ranging appeal and a unique outlook. If you weren’t there to enjoy the festivities, enjoy the story of Flow Festival 2023 with these stunning photos. Day ..read more

In partnership with Sziget Festival Taking place on an idyllic island in the middle of the Danube river, Budapest’s Sziget has been hailed as Europe’s answer to Glastonbury, and mixes big name acts across 60 stages with a feverishly eclectic program of art and culture. It’s as much about the atmosphere as the bands who are playing. One minute you can be watching Foals on the main stage or post-punkers Viagra Boys pulverising the Freedome tent, the next you’ll see a seven-foot marionette of a horse cantering past you. Or you can join people jumping up and down like popcorn in a microwave in th ..read more

In partnership with Flow Festival Flow feels like a number of festivals rolled into one. On one hand, the inner-city Helsinki event is a destination for the world’s biggest bands and pop stars, having welcomed the likes of Cardi B and Frank Ocean in recent years. Head a little off the beaten track though, and you’ll find cutting-edge experimentation and avant-garde noise. Team that with its strong eco initiatives – in 2022, the festival cut out red meat and poultry from its menus – and it becomes an event that stands out from many on the cookie-cutter European festival circuit. A daily capaci ..read more