If you grew up in the 1970s and ’80s the names Angelic Upstarts, Peter and the Test Tube Babies and The Members will probably mean a lot more to you than some of the new bands making waves on radio stations around the country at the moment. It was a great era for music and…
Blackpool is seeing a Revival of alternative rock in March, when some of the UK’s biggest tribute bands descend on the town for two days reliving the best sounds from the Nineties and Noughties. Following the success of the inaugural event in March last year, Revival Music Festival returns to the impressive Norbreck Castle, Blackpool,…
New York goes berserk for beer next month when the city plays host to the 11th Annual New York City Beer Week. The 10-day affair runs from Friday, 23 February, to Sunday, 4 March, and includes 150 events in all five city boroughs and at 100 different NYC beer destinations. Some of the events taking…
One of the biggest participation sports in the world not included in the Olympics, squash is played by an estimated 20 million people worldwide in more than 180 countries. This year the World Championships will be held in Chicago, United States, from 23 February to 2 March and will feature 64 of the best male…
The 2018-19 World Championship was the Professional Darts Corporation’s biggest-ever event, featuring 96 players competing for £2.5 million in prize money at London’s iconic Alexandra Palace. Dutchman Michael van Gerwen was at his relentless best in the tournament, seeing off Gary Anderson in the semi-finals before a 7-3 victory over Michael Smith saw him lift…
Launched in February 2018 to celebrate Manchester label Gizeh Records’ diverse roster, Gizehfest has quickly expanded to two editions for 2019 with a second event in Eeklo, Belgium, in February alongside the core event at the Soup Kitchen in March. Known for not focusing on any one genre of music, Gizeh is bringing together an…
Flamingods and TVAM are the latest acts to join the lineup for this year’s Mutations festival in Brighton. The one-day event takes place at Hansen Hall, Portslade, on the outskirts of Brighton on Saturday, 23 February 2019. Founded in 2015, Mutations has grown to become one of the south-coast’s most sought after events and this…
From humble beginnings in 2016, Glastonbury Calling is expanding to two days when it returns to the town next month for its fourth year. When organisers decided to put on a multi-venue event in a quiet Somerset town during the off-season it was unsurprisingly met with a little scepticism but with a lot of hard…
From Perth in Scotland to Newton Abbot in Devon, there are 60 racecourses in Britain offering great facilities for functions of all descriptions and a fantastic experience for racegoers throughout the year. In Britain horseracing runs for almost 365 days a year with thousands of races taking place and there’s always a meeting going on…
With some of Britain’s top jockeys and trainers in attendance, 2019 got off to a racing start at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse when the first meeting of the year took place on 8 January, with almost 1,300 guests enjoying an exciting six-race card on a crisp afternoon in North Wales. This year there are 13 more meetings…
