Standon Calling

Standon Lordship, Hertfordshire 3rd – 5th August 2012 This year’s headliners at Hertfordshire’s much-loved independent festival Standon Calling include DJ-come-beatboxer Beardyman, experimental rock/electro outfit Death in Vegas and dub-thoroughbreds Fat Freddy’s Drop. The latest announced additions to the lineup include !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Crazy P, Willy Mason, Greg Wilson and Trojan Sound System amongst […]

Mouth Taped Shut announce Free secret show tomorrow with Groove Armada, Zane Lowe and more!!

We’ve just had this newsflash drop in our inbox, Tomorrow night LWE x HARD are celebrating the launch of the new film ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ by hosting a very special FREE event at The Coronet, London. The secret lineup was only announced today at midday, and you get can your mitts on a ticket […]

House of Fun Weekender

Now we know your thinking, Madness, that’s not in keeping with the usual daily dose of electronic music happenings we normally get from Plain and Simple, but bear with us, as this event managed to grab our attention. Camden’s own Nutty Boys, the legendary Madness, are taking over Butlins Minehead this November, curating a sensational […]

Wax:On and Metropolis to deliver 3 sensational nights in Leeds.

For the first time ever leading promoters Metropolis and Wax:On join forces to present a fresh new winter clubbing season in the UK, spanning across three nights of phenomenal dubstep, drum ‘n’ bass electro, techno, and electronica. Taking place at Leeds University Union Complex across September, October and November, Trilogy will play host to 15,000 […]

Brand new production planned for Global Gathering.

With just over a month to go, GlobalGathering have announced the first of the brand new onsite production that will be making it’s debut and completely transforming the festival site this summer. The all new main stage and second stage will bring this year’s colourful artwork concept to life with all new visuals, graphics and […]

Global Gathering Update

  GlobalGathering – one of the UK’s cutting edge and forward thinking electronic music festival has announced further details of their 2011 event, which will take place at Long Marston Airfield in Stratford-Upon-Avon on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th July. Following their first ever phenomenal live appearance at Radio1’s Big Weekend and their forthcoming Glastonbury […]

Bloc Weekender Mixes now online.

If you’re a regular reader of Plain and Simple, you’ll know that we’re pretty big fans of Bloc Weekender. The Weekender, which takes place at Butlins in Minehead, enjoyed its 5th year this year, and the sell out event presented one of the finest line-ups of techno and electronica that you could lay your mits […]

Lovebox Festival Shaping Up

A few weeks ago we bought you the first tasters of this years Lovebox festival, and now we can reveal the next additions to the line up. Lovebox is an essential part of any music-loving Londoner’s summer and one of the capital’s most vibrant festivals. They have now revealed further additions to the eclectic line-up […]

Parklife Weekender

Festival season is getting hotter and hotter by the day, but before you say we’re very London Centric with our weekenders, (don’t blame us, that’s where most of them happen!) there is also a tasty treat happening in Manchester on the 11th & 12th June, in the name of The Parklife Weekender. Taking place in […]