Guardian Music — This summer’s Cool Britannia festival showed there is a huge appetite for re-formed 90s bands, including the Bluetones, Echobelly and Sleeper. Was the music really that good – or do people just want nostalgia during uncertain times?Back... more info

Guardian Music — Festival lineups are filled with middle-aged stars and former headliners. But how can musicians stay relevant in a millennial music age?People often talk about music going in cycles. However, after each cycle – flatulent indie, breathy electro... more info

Gigwise — There's not point in us telling you after because it will have already happened. But Tim Peaks is rivaling the main stages and will undoubtedly draw huge crowds to Portmeirion Dome, which is situated in the heart of Portmeirion village during Festiv... more info

Guardian Music — Nostalgia aside, 20 years since the release of Moseley Shoals seems an apt time to undo years of undeserved flak and celebrate these hardy dad-rockersA few important things happened in Britain in the summer of 1996. Dolly the Sheep was born, news tha... more info

Nialler9 — Groove Festival takes place in Killruddery House, Co. Wicklow on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd July (same weekend as Castlepalooza), and while the headliners aimed at an older audience than most with the likes of The Blades, The 4 of Us, Ocean Colo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — 15 years after Chris Evans' anarchic chat show TFI Friday ended, it's back for one night only on June 12th. Yesterday Evans revealed the line-up and it includes Brit-poppers for all those viewers nostalgic for the series' late 90s heyday: old rivals ... more info

Nialler9 — Finally, after all the hullabaloo, the Electric Picnic 10th lineup is with us: Bjork, Fatboy Slim, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, David Byrne And St.Vincent, Eels, Noah &The Whale, Johnny Marr, Disclosure, Ocean Colour Scene, Hurts, Mick Flannery, ... more info

ContactMusic — A British music festival previously headlined by Ocean Colour Scene and Public Image Ltd. has been scrapped for 2013 due to a fall in audience... more info

ContactMusic — British mod group Ocean Colour Scene have axed a series of shows to allow frontman Simon Fowler time to recover from a throat infection.Seven... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — On August 11th 1996, Oasis played the second of two nights at Knebworth. Support for the two days included The Prodigy, Ocean Colour Scene, Charlatans, Manic Street Preachers, Kula Shaker and Dreadzone.Below are a number of videos from the gig.Noel G... more info