Festival Guide
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Summer Diaries: Lost Village Festival 2015
Ahh yess, so it begins…Last Bank Holiday played host to this years first wave of festivals. Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Love Saves the Day, Common People, Lost Village and Drifters Festival were amongst the handful of events to help jump start this year’s festival antics, as well as reassuring us that summer isn’t too far away (dresses at the ready girls!) Didn’t get the chance to make any festival plans? Well lucky for you, our Marketing Assistant Faye has been invited to a handful of the best festivals around! Giving you a front row seat at some of the most high profile festivals Britain has to offer. So leap, jump, skip or walk this way and…
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Festival Guide: Lost Village 2015
We’re all looking for something unique to do this weekend. Luckily for you, that little something is right here. Step this way, down the winding path to Lost Village Festival and discover an adventure this coming bank holiday. Set amongst the woodlands in the Lincolnshire countryside from the 22nd – 24th May, this intimate festival experience will leave you reluctant to return to reality. Annie Mac, Erol Alkan, Maribou State, Four Tet, Jamie Jones and Greg Wilson are only a taster of the acts who are set to provide the soundtrack to your 3 day festival. With stages made out of towering medieval ruins, derelict chapels and old cabins, this is going to be a…
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Festival Guide: Found Festival Presents
‘Found Festival: Presents Found‘ is one of five instalments taking place over the summer months. This year, South London is playing host within the beautiful setting of Brockwell Park, Brixton. Guy Gerber, Ellen Allien, Anja Scneider, and Motor City Drum Ensemble are only a handful of must-see acts who will be performing on June 13th. With the talent that will be gracing this year’s 5 stages, you’re going to find it hard to stand in one place…no matter how many beers or bags you may have to haul around! Standard Found Presents: Found Festival tickets start from as little as £20, or grab yourself a VIP golden ticket with a starting price of £35 (a sweet deal if you…
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Festival Guide: We Are Fstvl Music Playlist
It’s just over a month until We Are FSTVL pitches its tents within the grounds of Upminster, London. With over 6 stages and too many acts to count announced, this two-day dance and house festival will be taking place on the 30th and 31st May. With the likes of Route 94, Tensnake, Ben Pearce and Kidnap Kid entertaining the crowds, who needs more reasons to go, eh? If the drop in temperature’s holding you back from getting into the festival mood, we’ve got our We Are FSTVL playlist to get you feeling the love. https://open.spotify.com/user/11120974386/playlist/1Kmb2uIgSMqpotP2Hhlbik Who are you most excited to see at We Are FSTVL? Tweet us at @Yumidirect FESTIVAL GUIDE FESTIVAL GUIDE: NOTOMORROW PLAYLIST COACHELLA VALLEY…
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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2015
It’s that time of year again, aka “I wish I was at Coachella” time of year. Once again, it was hard not to get jealous of every Coachella hash-tagged image that passed our eyes as we scrolled through our Instagram feeds. But putting our Coachella envy aside, we can’t get over how chic everyone looked. We here at Yumi HQ have definitely jotted down a few notes for our own festival wardrobes. The fashion wasn’t the only thing that was on-point, the line-up mirrored the perfect Spotify play list. Acts included, Azealia Banks, ACDC, Gorgon City, Caribou, Flying Lotus, Lykke Li, The Weekend, Florance and the Machine, Drake, FKA twigs, Royal Blood, Marina and the Diamonds and so so…
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A Festival Guide Abroad
It’s been a good month and since our last Festival post, lots has happened… We’ve seen the clocks go back, the moon eclipse the sun, and we’ve eaten our body weight in chocolate throughout the Easter break, and now…it’s a month closer to Festival season, woo hoo! If your still um-ing and ah-ing about what festivals to attend this year, or if you’re looking for an adventure a little further afield, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put together our top festival destinations abroad that you won’t want to miss this summer! Croatia Rocks // Zrce, Croatia – 19th – 23rd July ’15. This year, we see the famous Ibiza Rocks stage…
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Festival Guide: NoTomorrow Playlist
Ah yes, it’s now officially Spring. The days are getting longer, it’s getting warmer and as each day goes by we’re getting that little bit closer to NoTomorrow Festival, wooo!! If you read our Festival Guide then you already know that NoTomorrow’s line up is shaping up to be unreal. With a new wave of acts just announced, head-liners Jesse Ware and John Newman will be joined by Milky Chance, Gorgon City, Nick Mulvey and many more this coming 6th & 7th June at Wollaton Hall and Park, Nottingham. Yes, the line-up’s looking too good to miss, and of course lets not forget you’ll be partying in Batman’s back garden! So how can we help your days go a…
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This Weekend’s Adventure Guide
Now we’ve said good-bye to the 2015 eclipse, we can all celebrate that the world is still here and we haven’t all turned into hairy werewolfs, thank god! So let’s celebrate as it’s only the best day of the week… FRI-YAY-DAY! Got Plans this weekend? … No?… Well now you do… One. ‘Hawker House’. Set every Friday and Saturday evening for 10 weekends. This three story street feast is something each and every foodie needs to discover. Hawker house hosts some of the most delicious mouth watering food venders we have in and around London. Yum Bun, breddos Tacos, Smokestak, Bobs Lobster, Born & Raised, Bad Brownie and more! Feeling…
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Festival Guide
Yess! Now that Dry January’s over, and we no longer have to see blue. We can now all stand and watch the countdown for summer to begin… Ok, ok maybe I’m getting a little too excited and I didn’t mean to miss out on Spring, but I can’t be the only one jumping up and down at all the Festival announced? No… I thought not. If you’re like the select few here at Yumi HQ, then you’ll have your festival plans already written up (and probably laminated…) but if your more of the laid back type then stay laid back, because here at Yumi HQ we’ve done the hard bit…
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Tea Break Tuesday: Glastonbury 2014
On today’s Tea Break Tuesday, we give you a round-up of all the stars who spent the weekend partying in the mud at this years Glastonbury. Above, Alexa Chung was ever the fashionista, keeping her looks simple and chic. Below, Cressida Bonas flashed her pins as she worked a cooler vibe. Firm friends: Model Daisy Lowe with Radio 1 host Nick Grimshaw and singer Florence Welch with Sam Smith. Model and TV presenter Lilah Parsons was rock chick chic in leather jackets and girlie dresses. Singer Lily Allen opted for a bolder style in brights with rainbow hair. Presenter Laura Whitmore worked her long legs in mini dresses and short…