Bands, clubs, pubs and drunken escapades
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 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
On a hot summer evening, the South Bank can be a lovely place to hang out, taking a stroll along the banks of the Thames and watching the river boats …
The beauty of London at night: a summer stroll along the South Bank, July 2017 Read More
A self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, Christiania was created in 1971 when squatters and hippies took over the former Bådsmandsstræde barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, which includes some of the …
In photos: Freetown Christiania, a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark Read More
Tonight, I’m DJing at the wonderful Royal Vauxhall Tavern in a fundraiser for Switchboard: the LGBT+ helpline and 10:10 Climate Action – so please come along if you can!
Party like it’s 1999: Switchboard and Climate Action benefit at London’s RVT tonight, 7th June 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
On Saturday night, I was playing a show with the Monochrome Set at L’Aéronef in Lille, and afterwards the band repaired to a wonderful little bar a short walk away in …
A great music bar in Lille: Amul Solo on 9 Rue des Arts, Lille, France Read More
I recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied around town. One of the first things …
Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set Read More
A notorious street and entertainment zone in Hamburg’s St. Pauli district, the Reeperbahn is the city’s major red-light district and a popular tourist attraction – and like most tourist attractions, it’s pretty crap.
Titty Twister, Beatles statues and seedy bars: A stroll around the Reeperbahn, Hamburg Read More
I enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as …
Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification Read More
The second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, …
Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti Read More
Here’s a selection of photos taken during a recent train journey from Brussels to Utrecht at the start of my December tour with the Monochrome Set.
Brussels to Utrecht: Tintin, band stickers, a strap on buffet and the mysterious face in the window 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
I was very briefly up in Sheffield over the weekend, and grabbed a few photos as I scuttled about from the station to the venue and back again the next …
In photos: a look around Sheffield in late autumn Read More
Here’s a series of photos snapped during a recent walk around Soho. All the photos were taken on a battered three-year old Ricoh GR compact camera.
Street preacher, closed sex shops and street art: Soho photos, October 2016 Read More
There’s a cracking collection of work currently on show at the Photographers’ Gallery in London, including a wonderful retrospective on East London snapper Terence Donovan, a series on ‘black dandyism’, and …
What Soho Wore, Black Dandyism and Terence Donovan at the Photographers’ Gallery, London 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
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 …
The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery Read More
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 …
More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos Read More
Over four glorious days of August sunshine, Boomtown Fair delivered another wonderful, crazy, fascinating mix of music, art, performance and general mayhem.
Faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – photos of people at the UK’s greatest festival! Read More
Following 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.
Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Night scenes: camp fires, upside down performers, bands and DJs Read More
Located in a beautiful rolling hills close to Chepstow, the Big Green Gathering is an annual festival with an environmental and social justice focus. As well as live acts and …
Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Part one: Daytime festival scenes around the site in Chepstow, Wales Read More
I paid another visit to a chilly Brighton over the weekend and grabbed this selection of 22 photos on my travels around town. I hope you like them 🙂
Brighton photos: bird whistle man, moody skies, the Monochrome Set and a late bar Read More
BoomTown Fair is my favourite festival by a country mile, and already the line up for 2016 is serving up a tempting selection of artists.
Boomtown 2016 headline artists announced, more to come Read More
The Golden Cross, a splendid Grade II listed public house, can be found at the junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road in Cardiff.
Glazed tiles, Grade II listing and drag acts: the wonderful Golden Cross pub in Cardiff Read More
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 …
Lost Cavalry Christmas Party at The Magic Garden, Battersea – photos Read More