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Bestival took over Robin Hill Country Park once again to close off the festival season, disco style. Known for its eccentric style, this year didn’t disappoint with a huge range of music including a new “Reggae Roots” stage. Impact offers a few picks from the weekend. La Roux La Roux...

It’s been two years now since we have been graced with an album from The Drums, the last of which was 2012’s dark and more developed Portamento. In that time they have gone through a few changes, the most significant being the loss of guitarist Connor Hanwick, leaving The...

Friday night saw Derby graced by the likes of Superheaven and Nai Harvest, each putting their own unique spin on the broad spectrum of emo music. Support came from Nottingham’s own Bluebird, offering music akin to JT Soar’s house-band, Plaids. Whether due to local following or not, the band’s...

Darlia make their voice heard – and then some – at one of the most electrifying but criminally short gigs of the autumn. With a frontman who looks uncannily like the late and great Kurt Cobain, Darlia have caused critics to draw inevitable parallels between this trio and the...

The revived Isle Of Wight Festival was back for another year, kicking off festival season in style with big name headliners and a diverse range of acts. Friday Rudimental Rudimental stormed onto the main stage on Friday with a massively high energy set giving a real sense of excitement...

Sunday morning is not a good slot for a festival, behind performing at a time parallel to The Arctic Monkeys (sorry Nero but was there anybody watching you?) Sunday morning performances are probably the least attended of the whole weekend. However, the bleary-eyed, slightly fuzzy-headed people that stumbled into...

Benjamin Booker’s gig dispels all fear that Circa Waves are the future of rock music with this reminder that rock should not forget to roll.  This young man from New Orleans seems to have come from nowhere to take up the mantle of flawless solo rock artists few since...