Jessica Jolly · Authors · Festivals & Gigs

Festival Review

Bearded Theory 2026

May 20 – 24, 2026 at Catton Park

The Heat Was On · Flaming hot lineup in the gem of a rock festival

May 28, 2026

Press Release

Sparks Return to UK for Run of Shows in June

Tickets on general sale at 10am on Friday 30 January. See www.allsparks.com for details.

January 29, 2026

Festival Review

Shiiine On Weekender 2025: Jesus and Mary Chain, Ash & Cast

Nov 14 – 16, 2025 at Butlin's Minehead Resort

Long-established Indoor Indie Music festival

November 20, 2025

Announcement

The Lovely Eggs Announce Support Acts for Their 20th Anniversary Tour This October

September 12, 2025

Festival Review

End of the Road 2025

Aug 28 – 31, 2025 at Larmer Tree Gardens

Tropical Summer Ends in Glorious F-Storm · The beautifully set and adorned festival again offers the most interesting lineups and survives the downpours

September 5, 2025

Festival Review

Camp Bestival 2025

Jul 31 –Aug 3, 2025 at Lulworth Castle

The premier family festival keeps on going · With new sponsorship and marketing, Camp Bestival is surviving and thriving

August 8, 2025

Festival Review

Bearded Theory 2025

May 22 – 25, 2025 at Catton Park

The lineup is so good it's kinda weird. · Three days of the most exciting, diverse rock-based lineup on the calendar, and a day school where you can drop off your kids. Hard to believe this festival is real.

May 30, 2025

Press Release

Camp Bestival nails 2025’s staycation trend with the ultimate family ‘Festi-Holiday

As 8 in 10 Brits opt for a UK staycation*, Camp Bestival blends the magic of a festival with the excitement of an action-packed camping holiday offering incredible value for money

May 23, 2025

Gig Review

The Flaming Lips

May 5, 2025 at Bristol Beacon

Yoshimi battles the pink robots.... and a lot more

May 9, 2025

Gig Review

Ocean Colour Scene

April 9, 2025 at Bristol Beacon

An unexposed American plunges into the murkier waters of 90s Britpop and comes out clean.

April 22, 2025

Press Release

They Might Be Giants Announce Exclusive Live Album "Beast Of Horns"

October 14, 2024

Press Release

Salad Days: Seminal Punk Documentary Gets UK Screening

See the seminal punk documentary about the DC punk scene in the 1980s in its newly remastered/ edited form to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its release.

September 20, 2024

Festival Review

End of the Road 2024

Aug 29 –Sept 1, 2024 at Larmer Tree Gardens

What a way to end the summer. Our second of what will be an annual outing was a long weekend of glorious music and child wonderment.

September 12, 2024

Festival Review

Camp Bestival 2024

Jul 25 – 28, 2024 at Lulworth Castle

2024 introduced some big changes to the layout and structure of Camp Bestival, much for the better.

August 9, 2024

Guide

The First-Timers Guide to Glastonbury Festival

What, you’re going to Glastonbury for the first time? We’re so excited for you!

June 30, 2024

Festival Review

Bearded Theory 2024

May 22 – 26, 2024 at Catton Park

May 28, 2024

Gig Review

SOAP

May 10, 2024 at Southbank Centre

SOAP Up this Summer on the Southbank · A soul-cleansing combination of theatre, dance, and comedy, SOAP bathes each audience member in an immersive live performance that's equal parts high-art and bawdy entertainment.

May 12, 2024

Guide

Getting Glastonbury Tickets Post-Resale

So you were unlucky in Glastonbury resale. It’s a tough one to crack through, far more competitive than the main sale in October.

April 18, 2024

Gig Review

Guns N' Roses

June 25, 2023 at Glastonbury

A fans response to GnR at Glastonbury · On Glastonbury Sunday, UK music journalists roasted one of rock music’s best loved bands rather than potatoes.

September 16, 2023

Festival Review

End of the Road 2023

Aug 31 –Sept 3, 2023 at Larmer Tree Gardens

September 6, 2023

Festival Review

Camp Bestival 2023

Jul 27 – 30, 2023 at Lulworth Castle

It was a soggy July in Great Britain, but the spirits of Camp Bestival attendees were not to be dampened.

August 1, 2023

Gig Review

Henry Rollins

April 4, 2023 at Komedia

April 5, 2023

Festival Review

Boomtown Fair 2022

Aug 10 – 14, 2022 at Matterley Estate

An Outdoor Disco Inferno

August 23, 2022

Festival Review

Noisily 2022

Jul 7 – 10, 2022 at Leicestershire

Noisily festival, oh how we’ve missed you…

July 22, 2022

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Festival Review

NASS 2022

Jul 7 – 10, 2022

Yo yo yo, what's up party people?! It's your girl Jolly Jesso, and I just gotta tell you about the NASS Festival at the Bath and West Show Ground.

July 16, 2022

Festival Review

Glastonbury 2022

Jun 22 – 26, 2022 at Worthy Farm

Buckle up, everyone, because Glastonbury 2022 was a whirlwind of music, mud, and magic that you won’t want to miss hearing about.

June 29, 2022

Festival Review

Noisily 2018

Jul 5 – 7, 2018 at Leicestershire

Why Britain’s littlest festival is better than Burning Man · If 2018 set the benchmark for long, hot summers, at least Noisily had an ace up its sleeve.

July 20, 2018

Gig Review

Bill Murray & Jan Vogler

July 5, 2018 at Southbank Centre

Sitting in the bar of the Southbank Centre, my boyfriend looked at me and said “He's doing this show with a cellist. I think this might be... weird.”

July 7, 2018

Festival Review

Tinderbox 2018

Jun 28 – 30, 2018 at Tusindårsskoven

July 4, 2018

Festival Review

Stagecoach 2018

Apr 27 – 29, 2018 at Empire Polo Club

May 13, 2018

Gig Review

Blitzen Trapper

April 12, 2018 at Hoxton Square Bar

April 21, 2018

Festival Review

Camp Bestival 2017

Jul 28 – 30, 2017 at Lulworth Castle

The Mud & The Music

August 1, 2017

Gig Review

Prophets of Rage

June 13, 2017 at Brixton Academy

June 15, 2017

Gig Review

The Flaming Lips

January 21, 2017 at Kentish Town Forum

January 25, 2017

Festival Review

Bestival 2016

Sept 8 – 12, 2016 at Lulworth Castle

September 23, 2016

Festival Review

Camp Bestival 2016

Jul 29 – 31, 2016 at Lulworth Castle

August 5, 2016

Gig Review

Nest Collective

July 8, 2016 at Tower Hamlets

July 11, 2016

Festival Review

Camden Rocks 2016

June 4, 2016

June 20, 2016

Gig Review

Fun Lovin Criminals

February 20, 2016 at Kentish Town Forum

February 22, 2016

Gig Review

They Might Be Giants

February 2, 2016 at Cambridge Junction

I’ve had the privilege of seeing They Might Be Giants perform live in three vastly different settings: a midwestern fair for children in the late 90s, an opera hall in Los Angeles a few years ago, and a small rock club in the university town of Cambridge, England last night.

February 4, 2016

Gig Review

Third Eye Blind

November 6, 2015 at Kentish Town Forum

November 9, 2015

Gig Review

Metric

October 14, 2015 at Kentish Town Forum

October 14, 2015

Gig Review

Weird Al Yankovic

October 4, 2015 at Hammersmith Apollo

October 5, 2015

Festival Review

Bestival 2015

Sept 10 – 13, 2015 at Lulworth Castle

September 20, 2015

Gig Review

Hyde & Beast

August 15, 2015 at Seybright Arms

August 16, 2015

Festival Review

Noisily 2015

Jul 10 – 12, 2015 at Leicestershire

Bring the Noise · Noisily has picked up the alternative electronic music ball right where Glade festival dropped it.

July 23, 2015

Festival Review

BST Hyde Park 2015

June 18, 2015 at Hyde Park

BST stands for “British Summer Time”, and the weather paid off the name perfectly.

June 19, 2015

Gig Review

Rival Sons

April 2, 2015 at Roundhouse

April 3, 2015

Gig Review

The London Souls

April 1, 2015 at Roundhouse

April 2, 2015

Gig Review

Father John Misty

March 20, 2015 at Village Underground

March 21, 2015

Festival Review

Split 2014: Day 2

August 10, 2014

In the centre of Sunderland, a town so sleepy we couldn’t find a shop selling beer at 6 pm on a Saturday, a three-stage festival raged inside a lovely city park.

September 11, 2014

Festival Review

Split 2014: Day 1

August 9, 2014

In the centre of Sunderland, a town so sleepy we couldn’t find a shop selling beer at 6 pm on a Saturday, a three-stage festival raged inside a lovely city park.

September 11, 2014

Festival Review

Bestival 2013

Sept 5 – 8, 2013 at Lulworth Castle

A live review from Bestival 2013 — the greatest show on earth.

September 11, 2013