A defiant Rina Sawayama continues the fight for racial and LGBT+ equality Rina Sawayama, who is openly bisexual and pansexual, recently performed at Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival to tens of…
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UK Festival Awards: Announces Freight Island as Location
The UK Festival Awards is Back This Sumer sees Festival Insights’s, UK Festival Awards celebrate its 17th anniversary with a brand new venue location. Now located at Freight Island, Manchester,…
Edinburgh Fringe is all Fun and Games – But at What Cost?
The cost and commercialisation of Edinburgh Fringe are more apparent than ever – what does this mean for emerging artists trying to break into the industry? The Edinburgh Fringe is…
Ypsigrock Festival: The Future is Already Nostalgia
Summer means essentially one thing for music enthusiasts: the peak of festival season. During late winter and early spring, some of the biggest festivals around the world start to announce…
Bimini: Drag Queen Turned Punk Rocker!
“Release the beast…Bimini” Despite being the runner-up of season 2 of the UK’s Ru Paul Drag Race, Bimini proved to be the real winner. Bimini (short for Bimini Bon Boulash)…
Wireless: Old Foes Nicki Minaj and Cardi B Headline a Festival Plagued With Scandal
Wireless is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons Over the weekend, two of hip-hop’s biggest rivals are billed at the same festival. Cardi B and Nicki Minaj both…
Adele: Some Viral Moments from the Singer’s Hyde Park Gigs
Adele is back, and sounding stronger than ever! This week, all eyes were once again on Adele as the 34-year-old singer returned to her native London to perform two sold-out…
Ones to Watch at Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is returning this year with August jam-packed full of weird, wacky and wonderful shows! Here’s a quick run down of shows you really won’t want to…
Mighty Hoopla: The Cheesy Pop Fest Becoming an LGBTQ+ Mecca
2022’s Mighty Hoopla Festival embraced the cheese and cemented itself as London’s go-to LGBTQ+ festival. Every June, the queer kids of London dust off their most fabulous and outrageous outfits…