Preview: Twelve Of The Best Value UK Music Festivals In 2019

Words: Saam Das

Can you feel it coming? Festival season is almost well and truly under way so we figured we'd try to pick out some brilliant UK music festivals that we also think are brilliant value for money. On a per capita band basis, Glastonbury Festival and its behemoth of a line-up should probably be on here but with tickets around £250 quid, we've understandably opted more for smaller scale festivals for those with a lower budget.

Festival Review: Day Two Of The Great Escape 2016

The Great Escape Festival (19-21 May '16, Brighton) // Words: Saam Das

Brighton was good to me on day one of The Great Escape Festival, and similarly delightful on its second day. I arrived in the darkness of Komedia to find Dutch duo Klyne's alluring combination of belting vocals and electronic backing. The surprising acoustic switch-up on 'Closer' proved to be a stunning addition, highlighting Nick Klein's powerful voice.

Surfacing: Clean Cut Kid [New Band]

Words: Saam Das

Liverpool apparently have some sort of history of producing big bands, and Clean Cut Kid look like the latest to make it off the conveyor belt and into wider society. New track 'Vitamin C' bravely embodies both an off-kilter nature reminiscent of the likes of Field Music and outright pop melodies, delectably delivered by the boy-girl vocals.