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The uncovered River Lea running through the Hat Gardens
Music

Summer Sounds series returns to Luton town centre with wellness events

June 16, 2025 Music and arts desk 0

The Summer Sounds live music series is set to return to Luton town centre alongside expanded fitness activities. Selected Saturdays will see free live music light up the Hat Gardens, featuring: The programme extends beyond […]

Festivals

Pride in Luton launches with powerful speech in protest against hate and a call for change

June 13, 2025 Newsdesk 1

The fourth annual Pride in Luton event was launched last night with a vigil including a powerful speech that reflected on the cost of living authentically as LGBTQI+ in a world that so often resists […]

Festivalgoers will be travelling to major music destinations from Luton Airport this summer
Travel

Festival fever takes off at Luton Airport

June 13, 2025 Music and arts desk 0

Luton Airport is set to welcome thousands of festivalgoers travelling to major music destinations this summer, proving that many travellers are swapping beach towels for backstage passes. Research commissioned by the airport highlights that 45 […]

Music lovers enjoy concerts at the Wardown Park bandstand in 2024
Music

Summer of free live music concerts announced at Luton’s iconic bandstand

June 6, 2025 Music and arts desk 0

A collection of free concerts and performances at the Luton Rotary Bandstand is about to get underway this summer in Wardown Park. Lutonians will be able to bring a picnic down to the park on […]

JW Paris onstage at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Luton's Stockwood Park
Music

Documentary celebrates emotional JW Paris homecoming at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton

May 30, 2025 Ronny Trousers 0

A year on from their homecoming performance at Stockwood Park, JW Paris have released a new mini-documentary celebrating their emotional return to Luton for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024. The grunge-tinged Britpop-influenced trio — made […]

Myles Smith
Music

Luton ‘shaped me’, says Myles Smith as he reflects on year of pop superstardom

May 24, 2025 Music and arts desk 0

Singer-songwriter Myles Smith has credited Luton with keeping him grounded after a whirlwind year that’s seen him become a global superstar. The 26-year-old, whose track Stargazing took him to beyond a billion streams and international […]

ScreamingMechanicalBrain vocalist Nik Scott and guitarist Ashley Clark onstage
Music

ScreamingMechanicalBrain unveil epic new music video for 13-minute sermon

May 16, 2025 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on ScreamingMechanicalBrain unveil epic new music video for 13-minute sermon

Luton alt-rock heavyweights ScreamingMechanicalBrain have released an epic new video for their towering latest single, that’s oceanwide, hell deep and heaven high, standing as a bold new landmark in their sonic journey. Titled ‘Some Of […]

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin (right) and guitarist Jonny Buckland
Luton Town news

‘The people of Luton deserved that moment’ –Coldplay’s Hatters song scoops big radio award

May 15, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘The people of Luton deserved that moment’ –Coldplay’s Hatters song scoops big radio award

A major music moment celebrating Luton has taken home one of the top prizes at this year’s ARIAS – the UK’s biggest radio awards – after Coldplay’s surprise tribute to the town captured the nation’s […]

Some of the designs in the Secret 7” art and music initiative, presented by War Child
Art

Uni student chosen to showcase vinyl record sleeve design in War Child music and art exhibition

April 25, 2025 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Uni student chosen to showcase vinyl record sleeve design in War Child music and art exhibition

A final-year graphic dsesign student from the University of Bedfordshire has been selected to exhibit her work as part of the acclaimed Secret 7” art and music initiative, presented by the War Child charity. Lina […]

Myles Smith
Music

Luton star Myles Smith shares deeply personal new single, ‘My First Heartbreak’

April 25, 2025 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Luton star Myles Smith shares deeply personal new single, ‘My First Heartbreak’

Luton’s own Myles Smith has unveiled his latest single ‘My First Heartbreak’, offering fans a raw glimpse into his childhood experiences.​ It has already been a whirlwind year for the singer-songwriter, who picked up a […]

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