Festivals

Dumpers and glampers: Stephen Collins on the joy of music festivals – cartoon

A pile of poo …

Stephen Collins

02, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM

Tim Dowling: I’m at a cashless festival – it feels like a dystopian future

It took me half an hour to add £30 to my wristband and buy a pint at a festival – no wonder the fiddle player looks dazed

Tim Dowling

02, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM

Grin and bare it: the unexpected rise of crotchless trousers

Bum-baring chaps have quietly bridged the gap from cowboy films to catwalks and festivals

Fleur Britten

01, Jul, 2022 @11:42 AM

Nitram review – deeply disturbing drama about mass killer Martin Bryant

Director Justin Kurzel shies away from depicting the Port Arthur massacre itself but outstanding performances mean it’s still a highly unsettling story

Peter Bradshaw

01, Jul, 2022 @10:52 AM

The best theatre to stream this month: Dancing at Dusk, Maryland and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes international festivals, Gemma Arterton in The Duchess of Malfi and Christopher Plummer in The Tempest

Chris Wiegand

30, Jun, 2022 @11:01 PM

Christmas in July: top things to do to escape Australia’s winter blues

From fire pits and mulled wine to live music and festive feasts, we’ve got you covered to do the chilly season right

Caitlin Cassidy

30, Jun, 2022 @5:30 PM

Matilda musical movie starring Emma Thompson to open London film festival

World premiere of the film version of the Roald Dahl-based musical also stars Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough

Catherine Shoard

30, Jun, 2022 @9:26 AM

SXSW 2023: Sydney to host South by Southwest culture festival

Annual pop culture and tech conference is branching outside the US for the first time since it launched in Texas in 1987

Sian Cain

30, Jun, 2022 @12:51 AM

Post your questions for the Flaming Lips’s Wayne Coyne

As the psychedelic pop band prepare to play Womad, their frontman will take on your questions about their nearly 40-year career

Rich Pelley

29, Jun, 2022 @8:59 AM

Coldplay’s Chris Martin plays impromptu song at pub post-Glastonbury

In rural village, frontman performed A Sky Full of Stars for a couple who were planning to play the song as their first dance when they marry

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

28, Jun, 2022 @8:33 AM

Kendrick, Diana and a fire-breathing spider: Sunday at Glastonbury – in pictures

The 2022 Glastonbury festival closed out in explosive style, with furious moshpits, stunning special guests and giant clouds of confetti

Karin Andreasson and Ben Beaumont-Thomas

27, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM

Sunday at Glastonbury: Kendrick Lamar, Diana Ross and Jack White – as it happened

The US rap star headlined the main stage on the last night of the festival, while Pet Shop Boys, Charli XCX, Jarvis Cocker and a host more brought the festival to a close

Keza MacDonald (now), Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Gwilym Mumford and Laura Snapes (earlier)

26, Jun, 2022 @11:49 PM