We sung; we danced; we people-watched; and we definitely felt the rain on our skin—BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend arrives in Liverpool for 2025, packed to the gills with A-list talent and unforgettable moments.
Tag: folk
In this Review Round-Up, Rivers Of Nihil continue a run of utter excellence; Desolated make a strong comeback; and Will Varley is, unfortunately, not as lucky as either.
Hannah Rose Platt reaches a new peak as she explores the medical treatment of women through history, literature, and a deeply evocative, varied folk sound.
Manchester’s Albert Hall plays host to Orla Gartland on her UK tour, for an evening of fittingly luxe indie-pop and singer-songwriter fare.
Despite some perception as a sleeper-hit pop artist, Dean Lewis still finds the draw for an arena-sized UK tour as he stops off in Manchester.
Jamie Webster continues his run as the populist singer-songwriter hero of the moment, rarely pushing the envelope but striking upon all the right notes regardless.
Stepping out of emo-rap and into experimental post-punk and artistic inventiveness, Adam McIlwee embraces the reinvention for his most identifiable work yet.
In this Review Round-Up, there’s a wide variety of sounds encompassed, from SKÁLD’s enrapturing Nordic-folk, to For I Am King’s dazzling progressive metal, and some stellar ‘90s-flavoured hardcore from Riot Stares.