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Preview: ArcTanGent Festival
Jake Longhurst previews the metal-fest giant, ArcTanGent, and the growing demand for the festival to have another day full of...
Jake Longhurst
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Preview: Boardmasters Festival
Will Griffin previews the much-anticipated, coastal festival of the UK, Boardmasters. Boardmasters returns to Watergate Bay this year...
Will Griffin
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Preview: Bloodstock Festival
Kerenza Hudson offers their thoughts on the independent metal festival, Bloodstock. Bloodstock is the UK’s biggest independent metal...
Kerenza Hudson
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Preview: Slam Dunk Festival
The popular emo and pop-punk day festival is back once again with one of the best line-ups in recent years - check out Kerenza Hudson's...
Kerenza Hudson
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Preview: Download Festival
As a heavyweight festival in the UK, Download fest has met our expectations with yet another year of outstanding headliners. Jake...
Jake Longhurst
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Preview: Wide Awake Festival
Although a new festival in the UK, Wide Awake has amassed a cult following as well as many big up-and-coming UK names to grace their...
Freya Martin
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Preview: Green Man Festival
Freya Martin previews the mystical and creative Green Man festival that brims with happiness and hope in the often neglected corner of...
Freya Martin
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Preview: Truck Festival
Riley Halls Backler and Emily Oxbury hype up Truck Festival for its skilful approach to festival and event planning, affordability, and...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 29, 20232 min read


Preview: All Points East Festival
Olivia Hannant writes her views on the upcoming impressive stages of Victoria Park. With women and alternativity at its forefront, this...
Olivia Hannant
Mar 29, 20232 min read


Preview: Roadburn Festival
The Mic's Managing Director, Jake Longhurst, writes their thoughts on the upcoming metal festival this year, Roadburn. Metal has its fair...
Jake Longhurst
Mar 29, 20232 min read


Preview: End Of The Road 2023
Freya Martin previews what we can expect from End Of The Road festival this year. With many legends and ones-to-be gracing its stages,...
Freya Martin
Mar 13, 20232 min read


Interview: Lime Cordiale
At Boardmasters festival Benedict Watson had the pleasure of interviewing the charismatic Lime Cordiale, a successful Australian...
Benedict Watson
Sep 6, 20223 min read


Interview: M'Way - Reading Festival
On the final day of Reading Festival, our Managing Director, Jake Longhurst, caught up with Nottingham-based rapper M’Way for a chat...
Jake Longhurst
Sep 4, 20223 min read


Reading Festival: What Biscuit Are You?
On the weekend of the iconic Reading Festival, The Mic president, Jake Longhurst, was joined by his brother, Sam Longhurst, to talk to a...
Jake Longhurst
Sep 4, 20224 min read


Reading Festival Curates a Supergroup
Jake Longhurst was at Reading Festival over the weekend and had a chat with plenty of bands, asking them all two important questions, the...
Jake Longhurst
Sep 2, 20223 min read


WOMAD Festival @ Charlton Park Review
WOMAD festival showcases the best our planet has to offer. Dominic Allum reviews.
Dominic Allum
Aug 12, 20226 min read


Boardmasters Festival Preview
The music-acts have started playing at the UK-youth -rite-of-passage that is Boardmasters. In advance of a full-length review from The...
Benedict Watson
Aug 12, 20222 min read


2000Trees Festival Review
This summer, The Mic has been busy covering all sorts of festivals! Managing Director, Jake Longhurst made his way to Upcote Farm for...
Jake Longhurst
Jul 29, 20229 min read


KITE Festival
As a ‘new festival of music and ideas’, Kite Festival lived up to its billing as one of this summer’s most innovative and exciting live...
Joe Hughes
Jul 15, 20223 min read


Live Review: Outbreak Festival @ BEC Arena, Manchester
Outbreak Festival’s tenth anniversary took place on the weekend of the 24-26th of June, so Jake Longhurst took a coach and headed to the...
Jake Longhurst
Jun 28, 20226 min read
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