With Busted, John Newman, Nina Nesbitt, Freya Ridings, Mr Tumble and Andy Day already forming its best line-up to date, BBC Summer Social – which takes place at Croxteth Country Park in Liverpool on August 3rd and 4th – has today announced a second wave of incredible artists including: Pixie Lott, Rak-Su, New Hope Club and a screening of the brand-new Horrible Histories Movie – plus Max & Harvey (and lots more!). Famous for number-one…

Standing as one of the UK’s most beloved festivals, Kendal Calling continues to add more unmissable programming to the fields this July. With the recently announced theme of ‘Kendal Calling Goes Jurassic’, today the festival builds on a phenomenal lineup of music, comedy, arts, food & drink and more with a newly announced collaboration with…

Beat-Herder, the weirdest, wildest and most wonderful party in the UK festival calendar, announces more names for 2019, running from 12th – 14th July. After selling out of tickets in record time in 2018 and on track for another sell-out success, Beat-Herder will once again transform Lancashire’s Ribble Valley into a technicolour party and escapist’s…

PLAY Expo, the North’s biggest videogames event, is returning to Manchester for the seventh time on May 4 and 5. Taking place in a new, bigger venue, PLAY Expo will be held at Manchester Central Exhibition Centre and will welcome over 25,000 videogamers through the doors for two days of gaming brilliance. With over 1,000…

Manchester’s premium virtual reality gaming centre is now open in the Printworks. You can now break free from real life and discover a new world at Escape Reality VR right here in Manchester. You could find yourself on the edge of a skyscraper in “walk the plank” or dancing to music with lightsabers in “Beat…

Neighbourhood Weekender has just announced its second wave of artists, including the first festival appearance in 6 years from indie-heroes The Futureheads, White Liesfollowing their brand-new album ‘Five’, and Birmingham legends The Twang. After it’s spectacular 2018 debut, hyped in Louder Than War as “everything you could wish for”, Neighbourhood Weekender returns with another stellar line-up, including British legends Richard Ashcroft and Primal Scream, plus…

The multi award-winning family arts festival Just So is celebrating its 10th birthday this year with the most spectacular programme to date. Just So Festival organisers Wild Rumpus are delighted to announce that the Hallé Children’s Choir will join the 2019 line-up as they also celebrate their 10th season this year. The Hallé Children’s Choir,…

The wait for an epic out of this world adventure is over as the UK’s first official Doctor Who live escape game opens in Manchester today. Featuring the Cybermen, one of the Time Lord’s oldest enemies, Worlds Collide is the thrilling new escape room game from BBC Studios and Escape Hunt which will be playable at Escape Hunt venues across the country…