Liberty Belle: Y Not Festival Preview

"Set in the depths of Derbyshire, Y Not is one of the UK’s most popular independent festivals. With its relatively small size and annual fancy dress day, it’s garnered a reputation for being fun and friendly. This is a reputation I personally testify to. During my first visit to Y Not, myself and two others, who would have been strangers before the festival started, managed to get a picture with two members of Dog is Dead in the middle of the arena. I’ve been to many other festivals and this kind of friendly atmosphere is uncommon, let alone having bands casually hang out with festivalgoers."

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This is a piece I wrote for Y Not Festival as part of our press pass agreement. The article talks briefly about the festival in general before going through the lineup recommending artists for people to see. As well as the written piece I included a spotify playlist for artists from the line up to provide a soundtrack to the article.

Liberty Belle: Tramlines Festival Feature

"After three days of live sets, surprisingly good weather, and struggling to decide the best way to Queens Social Club, Tramlines has sadly come to a close. Despite a string of line up clashes and a slight ticket kafuffle, we’ve managed to survive the heat and report back to you on some of the best acts to perform at the festival. There might be a special mention for one of the worst too… Enjoy!"

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After live tweeting throughout the festival, I tried to incorporate this into the piece by embedding some tweets. Sadly, due to the limitations of our web host, the tweets couldn't be physically embedded and so had to be included as screen shots. As you can see, for whatever reason, this led to the tweets appearing blurry and slightly dampening the presentation of the piece. However, I think the tweets still made the review feel more authentic, albeit pixelated as well.