Running for its 30th instalment this year, Weird and Wonderful Wood is a bit of a unique beast in the world of festivals. A combination of the best bits of …
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The Incredible (But True) Story of Hamster Racing (Plus a Little Bit of Gerbil)
by Tim Bradfordby Tim BradfordI’ll admit it. I was worried the Electric Hamster Races Great Yarmouth Hippodrome show would be a disaster. Promotion was slim on the ground, the cast only had a week …
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In Cider Review 2025: The Power of Pontins
by Tim Bradfordby Tim BradfordIn Cider shouldn’t work. It’s a festival in February, in a run-down Pontins, in Weston-super-Mare. The setting is drab, the weather is miserable, and everything about it should drain the …
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The Electric Hamster Race at the Yarmouth Empire: Review
by Tim Bradfordby Tim BradfordBringing their popular festival sideshow out of the fields and into town, in an urban enviroment the Electric Hamster Race crew truly outdid themselves in Great Yarmouth
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2,000 km From Home and Worth Every Second: Inside the Cascade Masquerade
by Tim Bradfordby Tim BradfordGoing to the Cascade Masquerade was a big risk. You see, experienced festival-goers know that a first-year event is always an inherently risky endeavour. No one knows quite how it …
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If you know me well, then you know getting me to party inside is a hard job. I thrive in open fields, under the sky, surrounded by nature. Walls and …
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Impatient Productions View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luke Rollason (@lukerollasonisaclown) Show: Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your HairGenre: Comedy (alternative comedy, clown) Seeing the world …
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Nestled in the scenic Lowther Deer Park, Kendal Calling welcomed 40,000 from Thursday 1st to Saturday 4th August, and it was an unexpected treat for our Edinburgh team. If you’re …
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Boomtown Festival Review 2024: Look, I only listened to Folk and Punk
by Tim Bradfordby Tim BradfordBoomtown Festival has returned once again to the Matterley Bowl, and for those of you who’ve attended in recent years—well—it hasn’t bloody changed much. It’s still a feast for the …
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Outcider Review 2024: Scrumpy and Western’s Spiritual Home
by Tim Bradfordby Tim BradfordOutcider is a very special little festival. I almost don’t want to write about it because I’m afraid that if it gets any bigger, it might lose the charm that …