Ah yes. Freedom. How we love it! Huzzah! Rampant and lovely, freedom is something to celebrated. How best to celebrate it? With an open air music festival of course.

“The First Days of Freedom Festival” is set to be THE best festival for school and college leavers this summer, with a selection of the freshest international bands, supported by some homegrown talent. Lo and behold, the Isle of Wight being the thriving hotbed of talent that it is, has three bands making the cut for the inaugural installment. New Reviews are very proud to announce that Running From Lions, Bright As Vegas and Alex Mountford are set for some much-deserved festival stardom.

HOWEVER, they direly need your support. Be sure to get onto the festival’s Facebook page (facebook.com/leaversfestivalhellyeah) And swamp them with support for our hometown heroes.