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Underage Festival

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Underage Festival

Underage Festival Festival

When: August 8

Where: Victoria Park, London

What: 7,000 14-18 year olds being let loose on Victoria Park, London might sound like a recipe for anarchy but this festival is all about the music - pure and simple. Not a single complaint was made about the festival last year. And it's pretty young itself, celebrating only its second birthday this summer. With an impressive line-up underlining how integral the 'yoof' of today are in shaping the music scene, expect some of hottest bands around.

Tickets: £23

Website: www.underagefestivals.com

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Underage Festival Blog

NME writers off the leash: reviews, rants and gossip direct from the festival front-line...

Underage - Goths, Indie Stampedes And Handjob Gestures

A few highlights from the NME Stage... One of the first acts I saw was Horrors-style goth rockers S.C.U.M.. Lead singer Thomas has a unique voice which sounds like a cross between Dracula and a very stoned Barry White. Glasvegas put on a...

Underage - Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal on the main stage, accompanied by backing singer MC Scope and DJ Semtex, was the best act of the day, no question. Every kid I spoke to was just waiting for Dizzee and he didn’t disappoint. Wearing his trademark low...

Underage - Circle Pits, No-Shows And Condom Balloons

Condom balloons, paper airplanes and flying Rizla packs brought mayhem to this year's Underage Festival in Victoria Park. Pimp-suited teens brushed shoulders with skinny-jeaned indie kids, uniting as one to have a good time. The environment...

Underage - The Highlights

I’ve had a great time today at Underage Festival. It’s nice to go to a festival where you aren’t muscled out the way by ‘grown-ups’. Here are some of my highlights: 1. Two over-enthusiastic fans who had climbed the king pole of the NME...

Underage - Gallows storm it

Seeing as Gallows were the last band of the day, I thought it would be a good idea to head into the photo pit to use the last of my shots to get some good pictures of the band. Boy, I was wrong… It was how I imagine running the gauntlet on...

Underage - White Williams vs The Count & Sinden

This – …is the view from the very back of the (very small) crowd who turned up to watch White Williams’s set on the Domino stage. Williams himself looked somewhat bemused by the tiny crowd (only 2 or 3 rows deep), who were gently...

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