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24th April

  • Pleasure Principle: Five Acts You Need To See

    Pleasure Principle: Five Acts You Need To See

    by Al Penfold

    The tail end of the month sees a new kid in town on the old festival trail. Usually upstarts are treated with suspicion and/or scorn, partly because other festivals feel superior, or because theres a better line-up. Pleasure Principle is different; this is a festival a decade in the making, and with a line-up that is completely fucking brilliant. So, here are our top five picks (in no order) for the late April shindig. [read more]

3rd December

30th October

  • Iceland Airwaves 2012: The 405 Preview

    Iceland Airwaves 2012: The 405 Preview

    by Tim Boddy

    The 405 spent the best part of a week at Iceland Airwaves in 2011, and, as you'd be able to tell from our coverage we fell a tiny bit in love with the festival, the people, and Reykjavík in general. Well, to be accurate, it was more of a head-over-heels kinda infatuation. [read more]

31st August

  • The 1234 Festival // The 405 Preview

    The 1234 Festival // The 405 Preview

    by Buzz Stas

    Coming up on the 1st of September (that's tomorrow) in Shoreditch Park, The 1234 boasts punk veterans Buzzcocks for its headliners, alongside a swathe of much newer, smaller acts worth looking out for. All walking distance from Shoreditch's notoriously 'hip' bars and clubs, (some of which will be hosting after parties for when the in-a-feild part of the festival is done), and usually flaunting a few fair ground rides as well as all the music. [read more]

30th July

26th July

  • Cambridge Folk Festival // The 405 Preview

    Cambridge Folk Festival // The 405 Preview

    by Daniel Offen

    So the time of the Cambridge Folk Festival is upon us! Soon beardy men and willowy women will descend upon Cherry Hinton Hall in vast, unprecedented numbers. The following guide and brief preview will attempt to show you, a mere confused wanderer how to find the best excellently folky nuggets amongst the chaos. There are a cornucopia of great folk acts to see, so grab yourself some cider, conveniently forget to shave and prepare your tolerance to ukeleles. [read more]

6th July

  • Lounge On The Farm 2012 // The 405 Preview

    Lounge On The Farm 2012 // The 405 Preview

    by Tim Brown

    The festival that thrives on being non-conformist hits Merton Farm this weekend. With a relaxed atmosphere and great music, this is well worth the trip to Kent. That's before you even take into account that your very own The 405 is curating the Farm Folk stage on Friday and Saturday. [read more]

5th June

  • Parklife Weekender // The 405 Preview

    Parklife Weekender // The 405 Preview

    by Hannah Marion

    The Flaming Lips, Noah & The Whale, Justice, The Rapture, Kelis… just a taste of the musical goodness this year’s Parklife Weekender is bringing to the table, and it doesn’t just stop there. Yet again, the hype for the Parklife Weekender is mega, and rightly so. [read more]

30th May

  • Rockness 2012 // The 405 Preview

    Rockness 2012 // The 405 Preview

    by Ben Blackburn

    Rockness is now only 10 days away, and as we here at the 405 are going to be travelling up to the picturesque highlands of Scotland for the occasion, we felt it only fair to give you a run down of some of the artists we’re most looking forward to seeing. [read more]

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