News and reviews from the End of the Road music festival
September 2023
End of the Road festival review – all killer no filler in a truly magical setting
Wilco and Future Islands share the same zealous audiences as newcomers Fat Dog and the Last Dinner Party in a carefully curated weekend of constant surprises
June 2023
Festivals now feel like a cross between a spa and a gastropub – what about the music?
Daniel Dylan Wray
With fancy food, political talks and curated experiences becoming the norm, music – and working class fans – could become an afterthought. It’s time to go back to basics
April 2023
Give it some welly: the 30 best UK music festivals still available to book
The summer’s big events sell out sooner every year but, whether you like gnarly moshpits, banging dance tents, kid-friendly jazz retreats or gastro entertainment, there’s still time to take your pick and get looking for your camping gear
September 2022
End of the Road review – post-punk, cosmic jazz and weirdo pop offer a genuine alternative
The real gold is further down the bill, from the angelic vocals of Circuit des Yeux to the distortion of Wu-Lu and the Vegas showman meets tropical funk of Perfume Genius
December 2021
2022 culture preview
Abba to Zappa: pop, rock and classical music to look forward to in 2022
UK rap’s biggest star goes on tour, Wet Leg drop a deadpan debut and Rosalía gets into reggaeton. Here are the albums, concerts and tours the big hitters have in store
September 2021
End of the Road 2021 review – phones firmly in pockets at life-affirming festival
From Little Simz to Richard Dawson, the indie stalwart’s 15th anniversary party provided a joyous slice of summer in a difficult year
September 2019
End of the Road festival review – potent bacchanalia and mysticism
‘See you in the twilight zone’ says one musician; EOTR has enough weirdness, charm and shaggy charisma to weather our end-of-days era
May 2019
The UK’s 10 best music festivals
Whether you go full on feral at Glastonbury or chomp on churros at a one-day dad-fest, there’s a festival for you
January 2019
Beirut, Michael Kiwanuka, Spiritualized and Metronomy to headline End of the Road festival
Courtney Barnett and Jarvis Cocker also join lineup for eclectic West Country summer gathering
September 2018
End of the Road review – intimate, adventurous fest steals the summer
In lieu of glittery students, the esoteric festival’s lineup does the sparkling – from Vampire Weekend’s afro-indie hits to St Vincent’s visceral synth-rock
May 2018
Festivals 2018
The UK’s eight best music festivals
From the Mighty Hoopla’s queer, pop-focused celebration to Download’s annual joyous metal onslaught, there’s an event this summer for everyone
January 2018
Vampire Weekend, St Vincent and Feist to headline End of the Road festival
Julia Holter to play her only UK festival date alongside acts including Velvet Underground founder John Cale and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy
September 2017
End of the Road review – irony versus revolution in majestic musical battle
Father John Misty’s show-stealing stagecraft crowned a brilliantly curated weekend of rock-adjacent acts – from Parquet Courts’ prickly postpunk to Slowdive’s shoegaze – under Dorset’s starry skies
August 2017
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The 10 best things to do this week: the Notting Hill carnival
The London institution takes on extra poignancy post-Grenfell. Plus, Boy Better Know settle in at the O2, while it’s the last chance to see Andy Warhol in Scotland
May 2017
Festivals 2017
The best UK rock, pop and dance festivals for 2017
UK music festivals to hold web blackout to raise awareness of sexual violence
February 2017
Mac DeMarco and Father John Misty first headliners of End of the Road 2017
The music festival amid Wiltshire foliage returns with an eclectic selection of psych, indie and Americana
September 2016
End of the Road review – the sweetest festival of the season
Sunshine is about the only thing missing in a weekend of stellar performances from Animal Collective, Broken Social Scene and Ezra Furman
May 2016
Festivals 2016
Bat for Lashes: ‘Get off your phone and listen to the music’
Natasha Khan talks weddings, flower crowns and why festival-goers should forget social media and get into the spirit
February 2016
Joanna Newsom, Animal Collective and Bat for Lashes to headline End of the Road 2016
The first wave of bookings for the September event have been announced, and include the harpist’s only UK festival date this year
