Now this was a tremendous free concert held in Central Park, NYC, last month. Soccer Mommy (aka Sophia Regina Allison) was headlining, but the stand out act for me was …
In photos: Hurray For the Riff Raff and Soccer Mommy in Central Park, NYC, September 2025 Read More
Earlier this year, we stumbled across these lively Saturday afternoon scenes in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, NYC. We later learnt that this small city park hosts regular …
Afro-Punk mosh pit in NYC’s Tompkins Square Park – see the action in photos and videos Read More
Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of Reclaim the Streets, an anti-capitalist direct action movement that was active in the late 1990s into the early 2000s. Our sister site urban75 documented …
In photos & video: Reclaim The Streets 30th anniversary free party in Victoria Park, east London Read More
I think it’s fair to say that the Glastonbury festival of fifteen years ago wasn’t one of the best. After a promising sunny start, the site swiftly degraded into a …
Mud, mud, glorious mud! The swampy boglands of Glastonbury Festival in photos, June 2005 Read More
La Mercè is the annual festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, and a major part of the festivities is the parade through the streets of papier maché “giants” …
In photos: The parade of giants, La Mercè festival, Barcelona, Spain Read More
We were in Barcelona last year for the Monochrome Set show, and the next day we witnessed a host of fascinating public events taking place around the city centre as …
In photos: The Castellers and scarf-wavers of Barcelona’s La Mercè Festival Read More
Last September, The Monochrome Set played the main stage at the BAM Festival in Barcelona and had a brilliant time of it. We were playing in front of thousands of …
In photos: The Monochrome Set at the BAM festival, Barcelona, Sept 2018 Read More
Running until Sat 26th Jan 2019 and now in its fifth year, the London Winter Lights festival showcases state-of-the-art light technology in a series of interactive and responsive artworks, installations …
In photos: Winter Lights festival at Canary Wharf, London, January 2019 Read More
The capital of northeastern Spain’s Aragon region, Zaragoza overlooks the Ebro River and is famous for its Islamic and Gothic architecture. However, my attention was more taken by the vivid colours, …
Zaragoza photos: Colours, life, street art, signs, architecture and The Monochrome Set Read More
Located in the tiny village of Petit-Fays, near Bièvre, in the south of the province of Namur in Belgium, the P’tit Faystival is one of the most unlikely places to stumble …
P’tit Faystival – where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July 2018 Read More
A splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun …
WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018 Read More
La Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely …
The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018 Read More
On a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon last weekend, I headed east for my second Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival – and had another fantastic time.
Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival 2018: Sun, music, mud, beer and flying knickers – photos Read More
Three years ago, we posted up information about your rights when attending a festival, with straight talking advice on the potential pitfalls of smuggling in booze and drugs. The article …
Festival security, drug searches and your safety – an insider’s guide Read More
The UK’s largest light festival, Lumiere is produced by the London-based creative company Artichoke, and comprises of multiple standalone light art-installations across the capital. The festival also sees iconic buildings and …
In photos: Lumiere festival 2018 – lights and interactive installations around central London Read More
At the UK Festival Awards in London on November 30, the Green Gathering’s team was presented with The Greener Festival Award 2017 for outstanding commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating …
Green Gathering wins top 2017 UK Festival Award Read More
Almost hidden in the woods at the top of the hill, the Whistlers Green area provided a relaxing alternative to the madness below, offering live music, food stalls and over 100 …
Boomtown 2017: a wander around the chilled out Whistlers Green on the top of the hill Read More
This year’s Boomtown Fair in Winchester, England, was once again a bloody amazing experience, and here’s the first batch of photos from the festival. Hopefully I’ve managed to document some …
Faces of Boomtown 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site Read More
Here’s the last set of photos from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which takes place on the top of a hill near Chepstow, south Wales:
Green Gathering 2017 in photos – scenes around the festival site Read More
Here’s the third and penultimate selection of photos from this year’s Green Gathering, showing some of the people at the festival. As ever, drop me a line if you find …
Green Gathering 2017 in photos – festival folks, August 2017 Read More
Here’s the second of four photo features from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which is set on a verdant hilltop in Chepstow, Wales. This time I’m focusing on my favourite part …
Green Gathering 2017 in Wales: Mixing it up in the wonderful 99% Bar – in photos Read More
I was lucky enough to be invited up to this year’s Green Gathering in Wales. Sadly commitments elsewhere meant it was something of a flying visit, but here’s the first …
Green Gathering 2017 in photos: musicians and performers, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017 Read More
Established in 1992, the Leigh Folk Festival takes place annually at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and I popped along on Sunday to catch the last day of the four day event – …
Photos from the Leigh On Sea folk festival: bands, beer, banjos, Morris dancers and crowd scenes Read More
It’s long been urban75’s favourite festival of the year, and we’re not surprised to see that all 60,000 tickets have sold out this year in record time.
Boomtown Fair festival sells out in record time Read More
Even by my standards this is pretty niche stuff, but I thought it might be of interest to one or two people out there. When I was a kid, I …
In praise of the 1970s obscure: Press cuttings for Jackson Heights, Lee Jackson and Refugee Read More
The organisers of the fabulous Boomtown festival have released their first video previewing this year’s festival, described as ‘Chapter 9: ‘Behind the Mask.’
Boomtown releases first trailer for the 2017 festival Read More
Last week we went along to check out the Winter Lights Festival at Canary Wharf. Sadly, we made the mistake of arriving on a Saturday which seemed to coincide with …
Winter Lights festival in Canary Wharf: crowds, selfies galore and disappointment Read More
We didn’t really expect to find too much happening on a November Monday night in Edinburgh, but the city proved us wrong and delivered a blooming marvellous night out. Booze was drunk, bands …
A cracking Monday night in Edinburgh at the Black Bull, Oz Bar, Royal Oak and the Jazz Bar Read More
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 …
Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016 Read More
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 …
The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns Read More