Skiddle's big fat festival guide: UK edition - June

27th May 2026 9:39am

The best UK festivals in June, covering indie, pop, house, techno, DnB, country, metal, hardcore, disco, psytrance, and so much more. Skiddle's Big Fat Fest Guide is back!

Sound and Vision: Acid house, rave & the adoption of the smiley

20th Nov 2025 9:35am

How a simple club flyer, a 303 squelch and a youth movement transformed the smiley into one of music culture’s most enduring visual symbols - and why it’s still everywhere.

The Hacienda Hangover: Why is Manchester so obsessed with the 80s and 90s?

17th Nov 2025 9:25am

Sick of the black and yellow stripes? We take a look at Manchester’s cultural legacy of the 80s and 90s - what keeps dragging us back to it?

Happy 909 Day: Celebrate the drum machine that defined dance culture

9th Sep 2025 4:02pm

On 909 Day, DJs, producers and fans share clips, beats and setups. Post with #909DAY and join the global salute to Roland’s iconic drum machine.

The best Manchester bands of all time

29th Jul 2025 12:50pm

From punk and post-punk to acid house, Madchester and modern indie, we round up the best Manchester bands of all time—genre-defining, era-shaping, and unmistakably Mancunian.

Skiddle's Artist of the Year 2024 - Sammy Virji

30th Dec 2024 1:57pm

After such an incredible year releasing banger after banger and taking UKG Global, Sammy Virji had to be our artist of the year.

The best student bars and clubs in Cambridge

13th Sep 2024 3:45pm

If you’re heading to Cambridge for uni, get yourself clued up on the finest drinking dens and dancefloors the city has to offer.

New On Skiddle: Fish56, Pendulum, Incineration Fest, and more

22nd Jul 2024 9:04am

Once again we bring you the best new events! This week there are festivals, Dysfunctional Rave, Fish56Octagon’s UK tour, a Halloween rave, a Pendulum DJ set, and so much more.

The best bottomless brunches in Manchester

18th Jul 2024 5:25pm

No matter what the occasion, you can't beat a bottomless brunch therefore we've made a list of all the best bottomless brunches in Manchester! Check them out here at Skiddle

Hacienda Classical comes to Lichfield on the August bank holiday weekend

28th Jun 2024 3:39pm

Hacienda Classical, Graeme Park, Peter Hook, and more come to Lichfield for a proper bank holiday bash. 

Boundary Brighton reveals more artists for September 2024 bash

20th Jun 2024 11:59am

Wilkinson, Shy FX, Eliza Rose, Badger, Joy (Anonymous), Ewan McVicar, Harriet Jaxxon, Oppidan, and more will perform at Boundary Brighton this year. 

The best New Year's Eve events in Brighton

11th Dec 2024 4:19pm

Looking for all the brilliant Brighton New Year’s Eve events? Well, you’ve found them right here!

The best student bars and clubs in Plymouth

2nd Sep 2025 10:34am

Dirt cheap shots, 2-for-1 cocktails, drag queens, DnB, and pub quizzes. Here are the best student bars and clubs in Plymouth.

The best student bars and clubs in Cardiff

23rd Sep 2025 2:20pm

If you want to do uni in Cardiff properly, let us help you out. Here are the best student bars and clubs in the Welsh capital that’ll sort you out with memories and cheap drinks aplenty!

The best student bars and clubs in Southampton

2nd Sep 2025 1:02pm

So you’ll be studying in Southampton - congrats! Since your first course of action will be making mates and hitting the town, here are Southampton’s best student bars and clubs.