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Returning Home: A Sunlit Field Day

Field Day 2023 was a sold-out success. Against the backdrop of a sunlit Victoria Park, London, this year’s festival welcomed 50,000 guests to an audio visual celebration of some of the electronic music scene’s most visionary artists.

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Cloud X: A Breath Of Fresh Air

Dubbed London’s #1 Soul and Alt rap festival, Cloud X is back for its third year - this time, in a new scaled up location - Beckenham Park, South London. The festival promises a day to remember, drawing together good music, connection and the energy of independent creatives.

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Music Sounds Better With You

Amidst sequins and spandex, the multi-venue Body Movements festival attracted LGBTQI+ collectives from across the UK and beyond. With unapologetic vibrancy, the festival once again affirmed an undeniably major moment for queer club culture.

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Arthi Hard: Summer Sizzler

Ahead of her upcoming show at Patterns in Brighton this Friday, we caught up with mutli-genre DJ, Arthi - ‘The Arthi starter for every occasion’.

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Nieve Ella: One To Watch

Following her ascent to internet stardom, Nieve Ella takes the stage at Boardmasters Festival, August 11th. After a whirlwind European tour with pop superstar Dylan, this breezy indie pop sensation doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon!

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Stories Matter: Beyond Face

Beyond Face, a female-led team opening up opportunities for people of the Global Majority, have recently celebrated 8 years. We sat down to hear more about their creative offerings, their theatre youth companies, the importance of centering moments of joy and more.

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Looking Forward To: Body Movements

Summer’s in full swing. On Saturday 29th July, celebrating its third year running, Body Movements is back - rooted in colour, queer family and beautiful mayhem, the multi-venue festival is taking over Hackney Wick, London, and its labyrinth of indoor and outdoor venues. 

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Looking Forward To: Field Day

We’re celebrating Field Day’s homecoming at Victoria Park. After a sold out 15th anniversary, which drew in crowds of 50,000, we’re looking forward to another day-long festival with some of electronic music’s most revered acts. Here’s GIFTED’s rundown of 5 female acts not to miss.

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Looking Forward To: El Dorado

Festival season has come around once again and we’re excited to jump into a promising summer line up. To kick things off, we’ll be at El Dorado, an enchanting boutique festival set in the heart of Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire. Here’s GIFTED’s list of five things we are most looking forward to.

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The Musician, The Mother and The Myth: Sona Jobarteh

Some traditions need to be broken in order to be restored. At an intimate night at The Roundhouse, London, Gambian artist Sona Jobarteh - the first female professional kora player from a griot family, extends the role of the mother through music and myth.

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Vipassana Meditation: 10 Days of Dhamma Service

The entire experience of serving a course where others have come to carry out deep internal work by means of meditation is like no other. A sense of fulfilment starts from knowing that you have in fact gained from your own sitting-course experience, and the want to assist in providing a similar ample space for others to experience the same happiness, peace and liberation that you had experienced previously - if only for ten days.

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Young Barbican Takeover

The Young Barbican Takeover was a jam-packed day of immersive events, live music and workshops around ‘Euphoric Futures’ - an inclusive celebration of hope. Artist Sam Winston offered renewed ways to visualise our relationship with our environments.

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Hey It’s Okay: Jordan Hulse

Feelings of loneliness and disconnection have intensified since the pandemic. As we channel kinder thoughts this year, we’re celebrating Life Coach Jordan Hulse, Founder of Hey It’s Okay - a community led by a mission to help to make people feel less alone.

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AIR® Aerial Fitness: Kyla Bancroft

It's Women's Month and we can’t help but champion Kyla Bancroft: Owner and Master Trainer at AIR® Aerial Fitness, Los Angeles. With a professional ballet background, Kyla shares lessons on her success including adaptability, staying true to your values and community.

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An Artist’s Perspective: Madison McFerrin

Briggs sat down with Madison McFerrin - an American singer, songwriter and producer. Madison delved into her influences, her relationship with music, how residing in different US states over time has influenced her journey and helped shape her community - as well as new video visuals for her single ‘God Herself’ off her debut album “I Hope You Can Forgive Me”.

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