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“Wherever you are in the park, I can guarantee that Nick Cave will reach you. This is such a powerful performance.”
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"A day of shifting energies on Brighton’s shoreline, built around a headline return from The Maccabees, pulled the beach into a full-voiced singalong."
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“Maid of Stone absolutely excels when it comes to showcasing fresh talent, particularly on the Firestarter Stage, where every band seemed to bring something...
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“The whole Petrol Girls set is wildly passionate, and personally I find it impossible not to be moved by it. Ren Aldridge is pleasant...
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“There’s so much going on at once that it’s difficult to keep up. This has been an incredibly physical set, and the band look...
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“If you could produce your own Saxon setlist, this would be it: one classic after another, thick and fast, loud and heavy.”
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"No pyro, no backdrops, no escape: just Black Veil Brides, a packed Concorde 2 and a room ready to explode."
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"Dogstar offered a short, no-frills garage rock set, but the night’s gravitational pull was always Keanu Reeves."
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“Tonight was one of those gigs people will talk about for years — and enough people to fill Wembley Arena will claim they were...
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“This was quite simply a masterclass for all guitar aficionados.”
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The Great Escape’s 20th anniversary proved that new music still sounds best when it is loud, restless and impossible to pin down.
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“Laura Cox may be marketed as a blues guitarist, but this was classic heavy rock of the highest order.”
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“With five guitarists on stage for the encore, the set could have descended into chaos, but the sound never once lost control.”
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“Dual lead guitars, theatrical flair, and absolute control—Creeper make it look effortless.”
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“Fifty years in, The Damned still sound loud, sharp and gloriously uncompromising.”
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“Takedown isn’t just warming up the festival season anymore — it’s starting to define it.”
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“Three female-fronted bands proving they don’t just belong in metal — they’re here to take it over.”
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"From cartwheeling mosh pits to gaffa-tape chaos and full-throttle punk rock — this was Brighton at its feral, sweaty best."
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“Sweat, noise and every word sung back — this was The Cribs exactly where they belong.”
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“A sonic maelstrom of riffs, sweat and crowd-surfing chaos.”
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“Punk isn’t a sound—it’s an attitude. And tonight, every band on this bill proved it.”
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“‘Hand Me A Halo’ tells the self-narrative of losing one’s sense of self and dealing with the intrusive thoughts that come with it.”
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“I am a survivor of abuse who never got justice. I know many others who have dealt with the same. 8/10 survivors never get...
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“Set Your World On Fire will launch a full-blown assault on your senses from the moment you press play, scorching your brain and leaving...
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“I make anti-racist songs for anti-racists. I make anti-fascist songs for anti-fascists. And I make anti-Nazi songs for anti-Nazis.”