Dom Gourlay

Nottingham

Festivals and Live Reviews Editor at Under the Radar

Festivals & Live Reviews editor @Under_Radar_Mag and DJ elsewhere. Season ticket holder @NFFC, argues a lot and represents people in difficult situations!

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Articles

Bearded Theory 2025, Catton Park, Derbyshire, UK, May 22-25, 2025

1 week ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

Web Exclusive In an era of homogenous festival line-ups and soulless, corporate all dayers, thank the heavens for Bearded Theory. One of the true independent bastions on the UK festival circuit still in existence, Bearded Theory has survived and grown over its eighteen years into an event many of its peers can only dream of.
Focus Wales 2025, Wrexham, Wales, UK, May 7-11, 2025

3 weeks ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

Web Exclusive As with previous years, the fifteenth edition of FOCUS WALES was a glorious affair, showcasing artists from all around the globe across a multitude of venues and spaces both indoors and out. Situated in the North Wales city of Wrexham, Focus Wales has grown from humble beginnings into arguably the most prestigious showcase festival in Europe.
Manic Street Preachers @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK, May 3, 2025

1 month ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

Web Exclusive After a difficult forty-eight hours that saw nearly 700 Reform councillors newly elected - thus confirming the rapid rise of the far right in UK politics - a band like Manic Street Preachers is more relevant than ever in 2025.
Festival Preview: Focus Wales 2025

1 month ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

Web Exclusive It’s that time of year again when Under the Radar will be making its annual pilgrimage to Wrexham for the 2025 edition of Focus Wales. Now in its 15th year, Focus Wales has grown into one of the world’s leading international showcase festivals, with this year’s event set to host over 250 artists over 20 stages across a variety of spaces and venues.
Montreal’s DVTR on “Live Aux Foufs”

1 month ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

Web Exclusive Meet DVTR, an electronic punk outfit from Montreal. Over the past year they’ve been shaking up the Canadian punk scene while also taking their wares elsewhere – last year’s Focus Wales being the first time Under the Radar caught sight of their incendiary and unforgettable live performance.
Festival Preview: Bearded Theory 2025

1 month ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

Web Exclusive The 2025 edition of Bearded Theory takes place next month, and as with previous years the organisers have put together a stellar line-up that stands out from most homogenous festival line-ups elsewhere. Situated in the idyllic surroundings of Catton Park in the heart of the National Forest, Bearded Theory takes place over the second Bank Holiday weekend in May, running from Wednesday 21st until Sunday 25th.
Pale Blue Eyes, Bloodworm @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK, April 8, 2025

1 month ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

Web Exclusive Sheffield-based trio Pale Blue Eyes - Matthew Board (guitar, vocals), Lucy Board (drums), Aubrey Simpson (bass) - released their long-awaited third album New Place in March. The follow-up to 2023’s critically acclaimed This House, New Place continues their sonic adventures fusing elements of kosmiche and discordant electronica with shoegaze tendencies and dreampop melodies to create one of 2025’s most rewarding long players thus far.
Finalists revealed for Glastonbury 2025 Emerging Talent Competition

2 months ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

News All Web Exclusive Glastonbury Festival today (Friday 4th April) announced the finalists for their Emerging Talent Competition 2025 , which is supported by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation. The eight acts - chosen from thousands of entries - includes Sheffield based emo, pop/punk outfit Air Drawn Dagger, who were picked by Under the Radar.
Midnight Rodeo Announce New Single, Album and Tour

2 months ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

News All Web Exclusive Under the Radar has championed Nottingham psych-pop outfit Midnight Rodeo since their very first gig back in February 2022, so it gives us great pleasure to announce their debut LP Chaos Era (pre-order here),is set to land on July 11th via Fat Cat Records (Sigur Rós, Animal Collective, Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad).
Psychic Dancehall Festival, Derby, UK, March 22, 2025

2 months ago | undertheradarmag.com | Dom Gourlay

Web Exclusive “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen my name on a t-shirt!” declares an excited Ayeshah George, aka Leicester-born and now Manchester-based multi-instrumentalist Zolatec. Whose spellbinding set in Dubrek Studios earlier proved to be one of the day’s many highlights. Having emerged from the ashes of last year’s one-off event WFR Central, it’s probably fair to say the inaugural Psychic Dancehall Festival was an overwhelming success.