Style, Synths and Summer Air: Duran Duran Shine at BST Hyde Park 2026

Sunday’s edition of British Summer Time in Hyde Park delivered one of the standout bills of the festival’s 2026 run, with Duran Duran headlining a lineup stacked with disco royalty and pop theatrics. As the sun dipped behind the trees and the crowd swelled into the tens of thousands, the evening built toward a headline […]

Hit After Hit in Hyde Park: Maroon 5 Bring Pop Precision to BST 2026

Maroon 5’s headline appearance at BST Hyde Park on Friday 3 July 2026 felt like a well‑oiled pop machine finally getting the open‑air London moment their catalogue has been quietly demanding for years. From the moment the band stepped onto the Great Oak Stage, the park shifted from lazy summer afternoon into something closer to […]

Kneecap at Wide Awake 2025: A Riot in Four-Four Time

“This is a festival, not a court date,” joked Móglaí Bap halfway through Kneecap’s headlining set at Wide Awake 2025. The crowd laughed, then roared, then moshed. Welcome to Wide Awake Festival—the south London weekender that’s less about flower crowns and more about unapologetic politics, big basslines, and community in resistance. This year, with legal […]

Dominique Fils-Aimé – Live at the Montréal International Jazz Festival 2024 (Review)

Dominique Fils-Aimé’s latest release isn’t a greatest hits compilation or a standard live album. Live at the Montréal International Jazz Festival 2024 is a radical transformation—a fearless reimagining of her past work that feels more like a reinvention than a revisit. This isn’t a singer retracing her steps; it’s a seasoned artist drawing a new […]