Field Day
Festival organisers sound alarm as big-name artists shun their events
Industry says with global headliners doing their own tours there are not enough stars to fill festival line-ups in UK and Ireland
Tess Reidy
02, Dec, 2023 @4:00 PM
Abba to Zappa: pop, rock and classical music to look forward to in 2022
UK rap’s biggest star goes on tour, Wet Leg drop a deadpan debut and Rosalía gets into reggaeton. Here are the albums, concerts and tours the big hitters have in store
Alexis Petridis and Andrew Clements
30, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
Field Day review – Skepta and Jorja Smith impress in London's edgelands
The sound isn’t always up to standard in Field Day’s new Tottenham home, but Diplo, Deerhunter and Death Grips are among those who transcend it
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
09, Jun, 2019 @11:32 AM
The UK’s 10 best music festivals
Whether you go full on feral at Glastonbury or chomp on churros at a one-day dad-fest, there’s a festival for you
Leonie Cooper
04, May, 2019 @5:59 AM
Tottenham gas works to transform into Drumsheds mega-venue
Industrial warehouse site with space for 40,000 people – and no worries about disturbing neighbours – could open this summer with Field Day festival
Lisa Henderson
09, Apr, 2019 @9:00 AM
Field Day review – shifting sounds tighten up London's festival scene
Under orders not to upset new neighbours, Field Day got strict with its headliners – pulling the plug on an overtime Erykah Badu – while serving a jazzy lineup of fresh stars
Chal Ravens
03, Jun, 2018 @11:28 AM
Festival (mid)riffs: crop tops lead the fashion field this summer
Bare abdomens are all the rage with singers and audiences favouring the cut-off look
Scarlett Conlon
02, Jun, 2018 @3:10 PM
The UK’s eight best music festivals
From the Mighty Hoopla’s queer, pop-focused celebration to Download’s annual joyous metal onslaught, there’s an event this summer for everyone
Leonie Cooper
12, May, 2018 @8:15 AM
All Points East festival announced for London, replacing Field Day and Lovebox
The xx, the National and the War on Drugs are currently confirmed for the 10-day event in May 2018 held in Victoria Park, London
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
23, Oct, 2017 @2:06 PM
Field Day review – the Aphex Twin's live comeback raises the temperature
The one-day festival has a gigantic new Barn stage, suitably filled by Aphex Twin’s spine-tingling live return, supported by an eclectic lineup of pop, rap and dance for every taste under the sun
Malcolm Jack
04, Jun, 2017 @2:12 PM
Festival watch – Field Day 2016
PJ Harvey, DJ Koze and John Grant were among an array of performers who shrugged off the gloomy weather to shine in east London’s Victoria Park
Kathryn Bromwich
19, Jun, 2016 @7:59 AM
Field Day festival review – a collective roar in the face of the storm
A lineup including Skepta, Deerhunter, James Blake and PJ Harvey prove more than able to banish wet weather blues with warm and powerful performances
Dorian Lynskey
13, Jun, 2016 @12:24 PM
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