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  • Festival Guide,  Journal,  Music

    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…

  • Festival Guide,  Journal,  Music,  Travel

    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…

  • Festival Guide,  Journal,  Music,  Travel

    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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    Tea Break Tuesday – Record Store Day

    We’re heading down to our local record store on Saturday, 20 April to celebrate Record Store Day, where independent stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. With live music and special releases, what will you be listening to this weekend? Check out what we’ve been listening to at Yumi HQ this week. Click here to listen to our Record Store Day Spotify Playlist 01. Foals – Late Night 02. AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies 03. alt-J – Breezeblocks 04. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege 05. The Strokes – One Way Trigger 06. Vampire Weekend – Diane Young 07. The Flaming Lips – Sun Blows Up Today 08. John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts 09. James Blake –…