Music Festivals

It’s Monday morning at Worthy Farm. The music has faded, the fireworks have fizzled, and the Pyramid Stage is eerily silent. But one thing still stands loud and proud in the fields of Pilton: a bloody mountain of mess. 💀🗑️ Forget “leave no trace” – this year, some festival-goers seemed to interpret that as “leave your entire tent, a family-sized...

✨ INTRODUCTION: MUD, MUSIC & MAYHEM Welcome back to Worthy Farm, butt – the mythical land of milk, honey, and mosh pits. Glastonbury 2025 promised everything: surprise sets, spiritual awakenings, sonic wizardry, and yes, plenty of people in questionable fancy dress trying to find the loo at 3am. With record-breaking crowds, a lineup that melted minds, and enough rain to...

Things took a serious turn at Glastonbury Festival 2025 when punk-rap provocateur Bobby Vylan used his platform on stage to chant "Free, free Palestine" followed by "Death, death to the IDF ." 😬 The reaction was swift and sharp. Glastonbury organisers later issued a statement saying they were "appalled" by the remarks, distancing the festival from the political outburst and...

By The Riff Report Blog – loud, proud, and possibly holding back tears during “Sailing” 🥲⚓ Well, Glasto 2025 threw us another curveball, butt! When it was announced that Sir Rod Stewart would be gracing the Pyramid Stage, some of us were buzzing for a “Maggie May” singalong… and others were wondering if the old rocker still had the juice....

Ah, Glastonbury. The Shangri-La of sound, the mecca of mud, the spiritual home of cider-soaked singalongs and spontaneous glitter explosions. 🎪✨ Every year, over 200,000 music lovers descend upon Worthy Farm for the greatest festival on Earth, and every year they leave behind enough rubbish to make a landfill weep. But this year? Things got a little gassier. Enter: The...

“C’mon butt, drop the robe and soak up the vibes!” When I rocked up to Glastonbury Festival 2025, I thought I’d seen it all – glittery cowboys in drag, someone crowd-surfing in a canoe, and a man dressed as a sentient portaloo. But nothing prepared me for the pure, peaceful magic of the nudist spa tucked away like a hidden...

“Your phone’s dead, your voice is gone, and your soul is full. One more day, c’mon butt!” It’s Sunday. Your boots are now biologically part of your feet, your bank balance is a war crime, and your tent may or may not have blown into Wales. But there’s one more glorious, chaotic, mud-splattered day of music to be had —...

Alright Cardiff, brace yourselves – something massive is coming to town… and it ain’t a rugby match or a seagull the size of a toddler. We’re talking about BLACKWEIR LIVE – a brand spanking new concert series landing right in the heart of the capital for Summer 2025, and it's got us buzzing louder than the soundcheck on Castle Street....

Oi oi, chaos has kicked off at Worthy Farm, and it’s all going down faster than a can of Scrumpy in the sunshine! 🍏💥 Belfast hip-hop anarchists KNEECAP had their Glastonbury set shut down — and in an even juicier twist, the BBC has refused to live stream it. Yep, you read that right. The band who’ve made headlines for...

“Hope you slept in the silent disco ‘cause today’s a belter!” If Friday warmed up the engines, Saturday at Glastonbury 2025 is when we slam the pedal to the floor, launch over a rainbow, and crash-land in a glittery mosh pit. From legendary icons to indie chaos gremlins, Worthy Farm is serving everything — and then some. Here’s your ultimate...

“Because where else can you lose your voice, your mind, and your shoe before sundown?” 🍻 PRELUDE TO MADNESS – WAKING UP IN A TENT THAT SMELLS LIKE GLITTER, REGRET & DAMP SOCKS The thing about Friday at Glastonbury is that it’s your first real test of stamina. Thursday’s buzz is still kicking around in your veins, but your feet...

“Thank U Alanis – for the catharsis, the chaos, and the scream therapy session we didn’t know we needed.” 📍 Pyramid Stage🕗 20:15 – 21:15🎶 Genre: Alt-Rock, Folk-Rock, Emotional Exorcism🎤 Mood: Bittersweet euphoria with a splash of therapeutic rage 🌄 GOLDEN HOUR. GLASTONBURY. A GUITAR QUEEN ENTERS… There’s something utterly magical about the Pyramid Stage at golden hour. The sun...

🧠 The Big Festival Question… Ever stood in the middle of a field at Glastonbury, wondering if you’d accidentally walked into the next postal code? Or tried trekking from the Pyramid Stage to The Park only to lose your mates, your voice, and possibly your will to live? Well, you're not alone, mun. Festival fans across the UK have always...

The King of Sad Bangers Is Back… And the Pyramid Might Not Be Ready 😭🔥 You can feel it in your gut, can’t you? That rumble in the emotional underground, the subtle stirrings of a seismic event in the world of music. And no, it's not your mate Dave setting up his Glasto playlist early — it's Lewis Capaldi, returning...

The Unexpected Set That Had an Entire Field Screaming Like It Was Year 6 Disco Night 🤩🕺💃 Every year, Glastonbury brings us moments we never forget — epic headliners, tear-jerking singalongs, and that one friend who disappears at 2AM and comes back wearing someone else’s bucket hat. But this year? Something different happened. Something magical. Something that hit our childhood...