Moovin Festival 2026 announce first wave lineup

12th Feb 2026 5:13pm

Groove Armada, 2manydjs, Gilles Peterson, Porij, Nightmares On Wax, and Mungo’s HiFi are among the names on the mast for this year’s visit to Whitebottom Farm.

New On Skiddle: WHP, Reggae Land 2026, Second Speed, WAH, and more

11th Aug 2025 9:35am

Four WHP events, WAH at Drumsheds, Junction 2 2026, I Hate Models in Liverpool, Reggae Land 2026, FUSE Halloween, and more. 

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.

The Warehouse Project 2025: everything we know so far, dates, tickets, lineups

11th Nov 2025 3:25pm

PAWSA just announced! Plus Chris Stussy, Sub Focus, Ewan McVicar, Underworld, Nia Archives, NEXUP, Prospa, Hacienda, Barry Can’t Swim, Rossi., and more.

FAC51 The Haçienda to debut @ Walton Hall & Gardens this September

24th Apr 2025 1:00pm

For the first time ever, FAC51 The Haçienda will be heading to the iconic Walton Hall & Gardens, Cheshire, for a huge open-air show. Featuring a mass of exciting artists and DJ's to celebrate the iconic Manchester brand, this is not one to miss!

Peter Hook interview: “We're still delivering on every level with the Classical"

5th May 2023 2:01pm

Ahead of his headline slot at Highest Point with the Hacienda Classical, we caught up with Manc legend Peter Hook to chat all things Classical, his memories of the festival, and the lasting impact of the Hacienda

Under The Spotlight: Hacienda Classical

24th Mar 2023 1:56pm

Manchester's very own acid-soaked orchestra, Hacienda Classical, are back; and in preparation for their 2023 festival forays, we wanted to shine our spotlight on them, particularly their headline slot at Highest Point!

Artist Spotlight: Graeme Park

19th Apr 2022 9:46am

The legend who was instrumental in propelling The Hacienda to global fame, helped bring house to the UK, and introduced the British people to hedonistic raves, Graeme Park has had an incredible career...

A brand new documentary about rave culture in the UK is set for release

10th Nov 2021 12:18pm

'All We Wanna Do Is Dance' - a feature looking at the origins of club culture here in Britain - has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance its release and ensure the legacy of early captured rave footage

New On Skiddle: Solardo Block Party, Hacienda Classical, Hifields & more...

8th Apr 2021 12:18pm

Check out this weeks roundup of some of the best and most recently added events on Skiddle

The history of Highest Point Festival

1st Jan 2021 2:48pm

From confined prison raves to unbounded parties on the Highest Point: How Lancaster’s best loved music festival came to be

FAC51 - The Hacienda, Warehouse Project, Manchester, review

15th Oct 2019 9:26am

Grace Price-Salisbury witnessed the sheer force of two Manchester clubbing institutions joining forces.

FAC51 The Hacienda announces largest ever Manchester show

7th Oct 2019 12:08pm

The world renowned Manchester club night will take over the 10,000 capacity Depot Mayfield for one night only.

World Mixing Champ Chad Jackson announced to play main stage at Indian Summer Fest

16th Aug 2019 10:19am

Check out the premiere of Chads mix from the recent Connie's Acid House Party exclusively here

Chad Jackson - Technics / DMC World mixing champion announced to play Indian Summer Festival !

16th Aug 2019 10:19am

Temple Stage - DJ Chad Jackson Not many people can say they are a World Champion or any of the many things Chad has done in his amazing journey in music. The word Legend is sometimes over used but certainly not in Chads case