Frieze London 2022 galleries announced
Frieze London has announced the 162 galleries featuring at its fair in Regent's Park this October. A full list can be found below.
Festivals
Wireless 2022 at Finsbury Park review | Chaotic fun in the sun
Three fiery females in Cardi B, SZA and Nicki Minaj headlined the Finsbury Park instalment of Wireless this weekend, to varying levels of success, amidst a backdrop of cancellations and crowd chaos.
In Photos | Glastonbury 2022 opening days
The opening days of Glastonbury, until the main acts take to the stage from Friday onwards, can often feel like a liminal period of waiting. But after the three-year delay to this year's Glastonbury, it felt like the waiting was over from Wednesday. Here's a snapshot of some of the (half-drunken) revelry that has already descended on Worthy Farm in the opening two days.
Birch Arising Festival review | Fun-for-all-ages festival makes a promising debut
★★★★☆
Are you a parent who still wants to go to festivals? This quaint new festival in Hertfordshire might be the perfect event for you – and for non-parents, too.
Couple who got engaged at Parklife get lifetime festival passes
Parklife co-founder Sacha Lord has given the newly engaged couple lifetime passes to the festival and a paid-for honeymoon, in response to the “vile” social media response to their proposal.
Glastonbury Festival Set to be Affected by ‘Biggest Train Strike Since 1989’
Those heading to Worthy Farm for this year’s Glastonbury festival are now likely to have a torrid time traveling there, owing to the biggest rail strike in over three decades.
Sound City 2022: The Festival That Gives Plenty of Reasons to be Cheerful
★★★★☆
Sound City is the festival that gives you plenty of reasons to cheer about the current state of music – and the brilliant new acts that are coming through.
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra to Perform at Proms 2022
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will perform at this year’s Proms, which returns in full for the first time since 2019.
Franc Roddam
Franc Roddam made a name for himself with the film Quadrophenia. If that wasn’t enough, he later created the small matter of popular TV show Masterchef. Discussing, among other things, his well-known work that encapsulated an era and the need “to know what is true and what is false” in the Directorial chair, Roddam opens up about his 70s experience.
