Record Store Day 2026: Hundreds of UK events, live sets and exclusives announced

14th Apr 2026 11:29am

Record Store Day returns April 18 with 300+ UK in-store events, exclusive vinyl drops and live sets, plus a BBC 6 Music broadcast in Glasgow.

Highest Point Festival 2024: Saturday Review

12th May 2024 8:54am

Highest Point festival returned for its second day. Check out our thoughts from this Lancaster fest kickstarting the summer in style.

Essential Listening: The best new music releases in October 2023 (w. 4)

24th Oct 2023 2:18pm

Keep up with the best new music releases in October 2023 with our playlists for jazzy hip-hop, house and techno, DnB and jungle, and indie and alternative.

The Skiddle Gig List: Upcoming gigs and tours across the UK

5th Apr 2023 2:10pm

Check out this month's Skiddle Gig List to discover all the best touring artists over the next few months and into the summer!

Skiddle's end of year review 2022

23rd Dec 2022 11:46am

Whether you loved it or hated it, join us as we reflect on all the brilliant madness that was 2022.

Best Record Shops in Birmingham

11th Apr 2025 1:10pm

Join us as we look at the best record shops in Birmingham, including the oldest shop in England and the shop where you can get your vinyl, coffee, cake, and wine fix all under one roof!

New On Skiddle: Ewan McVicar, LOUDER Ibiza, Naked City Festival...

14th Mar 2022 9:00am

Making Mondays more palatable - Here's our latest New On Skiddle roundup, featuring the best live events happening across the UK in 2022

Skiddle Mix: The Archive series - Andrew Weatherall live in Liverpool

17th Feb 2022 7:52am

Remembering the iconic cult DJ on the second anniversary of his passing, we launch our brand new Skiddle Mix Archive Series with a special Andrew Weatherall set, recorded live in Liverpool back in 2017

The Best Indie & Alternative Festivals in the UK

20th Feb 2026 3:59pm

Oh, how we long for the temperamental British weather, drinks in hand with the best company imaginable and seeing bands we love at the UK's best indie festivals. Who said the guitar was dead?

Simply the Best with... The Velvet Hands

20th Sep 2019 2:08pm

Toby, Dan, Sam and Louis a.k.a The Velvet Hands are the latest outfit to face Skiddle's 'Simply The Best' Q&A.

Music Festivals: a timeline through the years

2nd May 2019 11:12am

From the hippies of Woodstock to the influencers of Coachella, here's how festivals as we know them have transformed over time.

Kevin Rowland interview: Searching For The Young Soul Rebel

8th Jun 2017 11:00am

Ahead of his forthcoming appearances, including a slot at Festival No. 6, Marko Kutlesa caught up with Dexys Midnight Runners frontman Kevin Rowland to discuss his career, northern soul and British accents.

Skiddle Live 010 – Andrew Weatherall @ 303 Liverpool

7th Mar 2017 6:19pm

Listen to two hours of unadulterated aural bliss from one of the true dons of electronic music, the Chairman Andrew Weatherall.

Inaugural Wrong Festival brings freakscene purveyors to Liverpool

5th Dec 2016 9:00am

Bo Ningen, The Wytches and more feature at the one dayer in the city's docklands.

The Moonlandingz interview: We are here for those who will have no culture

19th Aug 2016 9:13am

Adrian Flanagan of semi-fictional "psychopaths" The Moonlandingz held absolutely nothing back when he spoke to Dan Wray, ahead of their Ultimate Realism Tour in September.