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![Boomtown has several stages and sound systems in the woods around the festival and they can make magical places to escape to after dark. Here’s some photos taken in the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-woods-01-3-115x115.jpg "Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016")
Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016 | No CommentsBoomtown has several stages and sound systems in the woods around the festival and they can make magical places to escape to after dark. Here’s some photos taken in the […] -
![Located at the top end of the festival, the Wild West remains one of our favourite city districts, with no shortage of ad hoc street performances, bars and live venues to keep […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-wild-west-01-5-115x115.jpg "The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns")
The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 24, 2016 | 4 CommentsLocated at the top end of the festival, the Wild West remains one of our favourite city districts, with no shortage of ad hoc street performances, bars and live venues to keep […] -
![The Park Hotel in uptown Mayfair has always been one of urban75’s favourite parts of Boomtown, and this year we spent a fair bit of time checking out its many […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-park-hotel-01-2-115x115.jpg "The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery")
The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Park Hotel in uptown Mayfair has always been one of urban75’s favourite parts of Boomtown, and this year we spent a fair bit of time checking out its many […] -
![Here’s our second instalment of photos taken around Boomtown Fair 2016. We’ve got loads more to come, so please check back regularly or visit our Boomtown home page for a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-fair-faces-2016-15-115x115.jpg "More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos")
More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016 | No CommentsHere’s our second instalment of photos taken around Boomtown Fair 2016. We’ve got loads more to come, so please check back regularly or visit our Boomtown home page for a […] -
Faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – photos of people at the UK’s greatest festival!
Posted on Monday, Aug 22, 2016 | No CommentsOver four glorious days of August sunshine, Boomtown Fair delivered another wonderful, crazy, fascinating mix of music, art, performance and general mayhem. -
Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Night scenes: camp fires, upside down performers, bands and DJs
Posted on Thursday, Aug 18, 2016 | No CommentsFollowing on from the daytime views, here’s the second and final batch of photos from this year’s Green Gathering festival in Chepstow, Wales, with this collection of scenes after dark. -
Boomtown 2016 headline artists announced, more to come
Posted on Monday, Feb 15, 2016 | No CommentsBoomTown Fair is my favourite festival by a country mile, and already the line up for 2016 is serving up a tempting selection of artists. -
![Here’s some photos of urban75 faves the Lost Cavalry playing the Magic Garden in Battersea the night before Christmas Eve. It was a lovely evening and a fine way to kickstart […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lost-cavalry-christmas-01-1-115x115.jpg "Lost Cavalry Christmas Party at The Magic Garden, Battersea – photos")
Lost Cavalry Christmas Party at The Magic Garden, Battersea – photos
Posted on Monday, Dec 28, 2015 | No CommentsHere’s some photos of urban75 faves the Lost Cavalry playing the Magic Garden in Battersea the night before Christmas Eve. It was a lovely evening and a fine way to kickstart […] -
![The New Year came early last night in Hackney as a trio of bands performed for Japan’s New Year’s World Rock Festival – the world’s longest running music show. The show […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/misty-miller-moth-club-hackney-011-115x115.jpg "Sparkle galore and an early New Year with Misty Miller, Black Honey & The Near Death Experience at Hackney’s Moth Club")
Sparkle galore and an early New Year with Misty Miller, Black Honey & The Near Death Experience at Hackney’s Moth Club
Posted on Monday, Nov 30, 2015 | No CommentsThe New Year came early last night in Hackney as a trio of bands performed for Japan’s New Year’s World Rock Festival – the world’s longest running music show. The show […] -
![Formed in Glasgow in 2007, Admiral Fallow are another of those relatively obscure Scottish bands that I seem inexorably drawn to (see also: The Blue Nile/Doll By Doll etc), and a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/admiral-fallow-011-115x115.jpg "Scottish heart and passion: Admiral Fallow live at the Prince Albert in Brighton, Nov 2015")
Scottish heart and passion: Admiral Fallow live at the Prince Albert in Brighton, Nov 2015
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015 | No CommentsFormed in Glasgow in 2007, Admiral Fallow are another of those relatively obscure Scottish bands that I seem inexorably drawn to (see also: The Blue Nile/Doll By Doll etc), and a […] -
BoomTown Fair 2016 tickets are on sale now!
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 | No CommentsBoomtown Fair is – by a country mile – my favourite UK festival – and tickets have just gone on sale for ‘Chapter 8,’ with the 2016 festival being themed […] -
The Lost Cavalry showcase new material at The Harrison folk night, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 21, 2015 | No CommentsIt was great to see London indie/folk band The Lost Cavalry showcasing new material on Wednesday night in the intimate surroundings of the Harrison Bar, near Kings Cross. -
![And so another wonderful chunk of Soho’s rich musical history is set to disappear forever, with the news that the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street in central London […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/anti-folk-12-bar-london-261-115x115.jpg "Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015")
Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015
Posted on Thursday, Dec 11, 2014 | 6 CommentsAnd so another wonderful chunk of Soho’s rich musical history is set to disappear forever, with the news that the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street in central London […] -
![This has become such a depressingly familiar story: New neighbour moves in right next to a well known music venue. New neighbour doesn’t like the noise that was going on well before […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/blind-tiger-club-brighton-115x115.jpg "Blind Tiger Club in Brighton mothballed thanks to a ‘single neighbour’s noise complaints’")
Blind Tiger Club in Brighton mothballed thanks to a ‘single neighbour’s noise complaints’
Posted on Sunday, Jun 1, 2014 | 6 CommentsThis has become such a depressingly familiar story: New neighbour moves in right next to a well known music venue. New neighbour doesn’t like the noise that was going on well before […] -
![Here’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/punk-rock-wales-roxy-70s1-115x115.jpg "From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s")
From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s
Posted on Monday, Mar 31, 2014 | 2 CommentsHere’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […]