Mik Artistik is a poet, performer, artist and comedian . With his compadre Jonny Flockton on guitar, and a selection of well heeled bass players, they hypnotise audiences with their special brand of joyous madness. Delightful, frightening, strange and hysterically funny, Mik throws shapes and straws, and croons like a dream - sometimes. Jonny holds him in check with forceful, elegant and sublime guitar work. Iggy Pop proclaimed their song 'Sweet Leaf of the North' ‘the song of the decade’ on NPR, and often features the band regularly on his 6Music Show 'Iggy Confidential'.

Beside Trawbreaga Bay, in Co. Donegal, on the north coast of Ireland, in an old schoolhouse, with a suitcase full of hired recording gear, Oisin Leech strums gently on an acoustic guitar and watches the tide pull the water away from this ancient inlet. The thickness of Oisin’s voice soothes the old world room as the sound waves bounce around in the land where his ancestors still live and still wander.  

Pokey LaFarge is an American musician and songwriter known for his focus on the American roots genre. Born in 1983, he has gained recognition for his captivating performances alongside a talented band consisting of Joey Glynn on bass, Adam Hoskins on guitar, Ryan Koenig on harmonica, washboard, and snare drum, *TJ Muller* on cornet and trombone, and *Luc Klein* on clarinet and saxophone.

Slam Dunk is a Pop-Punk, Emo, Metal, and Alternative Music Festival showcasing the best in new and classic rock. 

Starting off in Leeds as a record label hosting a series of gigs, Slam Dunk has now become an annual institution to punk and metal fans.

Headliners announced for this year include Funeral for a Friend, I Prevail,
The Wonder Years, The Interrupters and the final UK festival performance by You Me at Six.

Live at Leeds is a one day, five stage, green field festival held at Temple Newsam. It is accessible for all ages, and free for under 5’s. 

This year’s headliners include The Kooks, Declan Mckenna, The Cribs, Future Islands, Circa Waves and Mel C.

Mint Festival is back on 4th & 5th May Bank Holiday weekend.

Ten intimate stages across two days of uninterrupted house, techno, drum and bass and everything in between!

The North's most tasteful gathering plays out at the lush Newsam Green Farm on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May with brand new hosts: ATW, History of Rave, You&Me and much more!

Special guests this year include PAWSA, East End Dubs Eats Everything, Girls Dont Sync, Interplanetary Criminal, Joseph Capriati, K Motionz and much more!

On their third studio full-length, Mildlife link microcosmic personal meaning with a macro view from on high. Chorus is the sound of singular entities coalescing into a wondrous whole. It’s harmonious togetherness and celebratory symbiosis. And it’s the band’s ultimate statement of their borderline mystical unity, their unified theory of groove.“Chorus is about a coming together of disparate elements. Not in some sort of utopian aesthetic where everything works perfectly, but in the natural flow and state of things,” shares the band’s Jim Rindfleish.

Los Bitchos is back and better than ever! Since the launch of their much-loved debut album, 'Let the Festivities Begin,' with City Slang in February 2022, the London-based, pan-continental female instrumental four-piece has captivated audiences worldwide. They've performed over 200 shows, including legendary appearances at Glastonbury,  and supporting tours with King Gizzard, and a legendary stint to Australia. Their dynamic live presence remains unparalleled.

Melbourne punk power trio CLAMM released second album Care in August 2022. The album was thrashed by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music, its first single Bit Much the #1 most added track to US college radio, and has been covered by the likes of Line Of Best Fit, The Chicago Reader, Paste Magazine, DIY Mag, So Young and elsewhere. CLAMM’s music was already concerned with the woes of the world, but the last two years have added extra urgency to their blown out, dystopian punk power. CLAMM explore the confusion of what it is to be a young person trying to live an honourable life in this world.