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Slam Dunk Festival reveals first wave of bands for 2027!

By Alex Goose October 1, 2026

Slam Dunk, the UK's biggest independent rock festival, is back for 2027 and today unveils its first wave of artists. Hot on the heels of a milestone 20th anniversary this summer, the festival kicks off its 21st edition with a line-up of monumental proportions.Continue Reading

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Live Review: The Rock N Roll Circus rolls into town!

By Phil Thorns September 23, 2026

Four days of musical mayhem at Sheffield's 2026 Rock N Roll Circus saw the Don Valley lit up with magic across two stages! Phil Thorns and his trusty camera caught all the action, including headliners The Kooks, The Streets, Wunderhorse, and Richard Ashcroft of The VerveContinue Reading

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Live Review: LOVE NOISE FREEDOM festival, Downstairs at the Dome, London – 19/9/2026

By Harriet Static September 22, 2026

German underground label Exile on Mainstream presented London with four of their finest DIY acts at the LOVE NOISE FREEDOM festival - a grassroots celebration! Featuring a unique blend of doom metal, sludge, blues, old fashioned rock’n’roll and freestyle experimentation, proving that DIY music will always prevail – so long as individual, freethinking projects and dedicated Continue Reading

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Festival review: Tramlines July 2026 – the heartbeat of Sheffield!

By Phil Thorns August 31, 2026

From Hillsborough Park to the smallest details between the stages, discover why Sheffield's Tramlines festival remains one of the friendliest weekends in the musical calendar! Top acts Kaiser Chiefs, Rick Astley and Wolf Alice enetrtained the crowds alongside many local and internatonal bands. Photographer Phil Thorns was there to document as much of it as one man possibly Continue Reading

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Real Rebellion Starts Here: Highlights from the Rebellion 2026 Introducing Stage!

By Richie Viral August 18, 2026

Don't let the name fool you. Rebellion Introducing Stage doesn't just mean young, it means new to Rebellion and the Rebellion crowd, and as usual, that means bands from here there and everywhere - of all shapes and sizes! These are only a few of our highlights. The RIS and Pavillion featured dozens of bands over the weekend - No hype. No algorithms. No nostalgia. Just Continue Reading

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Review: Rebellion Festival 2026 – Day 4

By Ruth Rae August 10, 2026

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Rebellion Festival, the world’s largest annual Punk event, returned to its long-standing home, the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Team Punktuation! made the most of the final day, seeing bands including Rat Hole, Eastfield, Yakkie, Chelsea, The Bolokos, Ruts DC, Los Fastidios and The Dickies, Continue Reading

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Review: Rebellion Festival 2026 – Day 3

By Herman de Tollenaere August 9, 2026

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Rebellion Festival, the world’s largest annual Punk event, returned to its long-standing home, the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Team Punktuation! are still going strong on day 3, seeing bands including Voodoo Radio, Ruts DC, Los Fastidios, Subhumans, Dave Formula & Noko, Charlie Harper, Die Toten Hosen and PenetrationContinue Reading

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Review: Rebellion Festival 2026 – Day 2

By Florian Reith August 8, 2026

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Rebellion Festival, the world’s largest annual Punk event, returned to its long-standing home, the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Team Punktuation! were in the thick of the action on day 2, seeing bands including Rumkicks, The Outcasts, The Boys, Bite Me Bambi, The Kids, Bar Stool Preachers, The Whops, Split Dogs, Gypsy Pistoleros Continue Reading

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Review: Rebellion Festival 2026 – Day 1

By Ruth Rae August 7, 2026

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Rebellion Festival, the world’s largest annual Punk event, returned to its long-standing home, the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Team Punktuation! enjoyed the first day, seeing bands including Menace, Molly Vulpyne, Bar Stool Preachers, UK Subs, The Stranglers, TV Smith, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Buzzcocks, Hagar The Womb, Steve Ignorant Continue Reading

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A sunny weekend in Brighton at Bright N Sleazy Festival 2, Daltons, 10th-12th July 2026

By Sonny Tyler July 17, 2026

Here we are again, at Daltons, to witness a weekend of punk rock shenanigans at Bright N Sleazy 2. A stellar line-up gathered together by Andy Cavendish of An Alternative Gathering, along with Del Ford from Rats With Wings Records and Lou Moon of Moonpunx Promotions. Over the weekend, there were to be several local bands playing alongside those from afar. Headliners were I Continue Reading