Manchester’s BRUISE CONTROL are quickly carving out a name for themselves on the punk scene, and this new EP makes it easy to see why. They mix the raw punch of late hardcore with jagged, restless indie guitars, and it hits like they’re playing right in your living room. The vocals cut through every track with sharp, no-nonsense energy, driving the songs forward while never letting the chaos run wild. By the end, it’s clear. BRUISE CONTROL are a band with confidence, bite,

Set in the gorgeous grade II listed Blackpool Winter Gardens, Rebellion Festivals returned for its 29th year of punk by the sea. Bringing swathes of punks from across the world to see the incredible offering of 300+ bands across eight stages over four days of nonstop entertainment is an organisational feat that we can only marvel at.

Rebellion Festival returns for its 29th year (in some iteration) and is now looming on the horizon of summer like a punk monolith. With eight indoor stages and over 300 bands you really are spoilt for choice and it does make a weekend in Blackpool all the more worthwhile.