This years Camden Crawl is nearly upon us, which means that festival season will be well and truly open for business! The Camden Crawl has been running in its’s current form since 2005 and is MigMag’s favourite way to start festival season. What could be better than two days of hopping around the bars and venues of Camden, all soundtracked by the hottest new emerging artists in music alongside some surprise guest performances from some very established acts? The Crawl stretches over two miles, taking in some 50 venues and features artists from all spectrums of music. The Crawl has a great reputation for hosting acts before they make it big, such as Amy Winehouse, Florence & the Machine, Adele, Crystal Castles, Friendly Fires and Metronomy. The Crawl also manages to pull in big names like Kasabian, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Graham Coxon, Calvin Harris and Biffy Clyro often performing in small venues that offer music fans the chance to get much closer to the music.
Last years Crawl was bathed in sunshine and saw landmark performances from Odd Future (OFWGKTA), The Guillemots, Miles Kane, Ultrasound and Tinchy Strider. The ticket gives you unlimited access to all the venues, the outdoor arena and after show parties, running from Midday through to 4am, so don’t expect to get too much sleep!
This years Crawl will feature over 300 acts, covering live music and comedy and will feature Death In Vegas, The Futureheads, Glasvegas, Baxter Drury, D/R/U/G/S, Icona Pop, Dutch Uncles and Chew Lips and will take place over the first weekend in May. New acts are still being announced each week, so it will prove to be another great year. Even more good news is that if you head over to 7digital.com there are 3 free 16 track mixtapes of some of this years acts to listen to! They can’t guarantee great weather, but unlike other festivals you will not be traipsing through mud all day and can get away from the rain! Get your tickets now at www.thecamdencrawl.com
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s release of ‘Call My Name’, Girl’s ALoud solo star Cheryl has announced that she is tour this October. She will play 8 dates around the country, starting at Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena. 
