Twelve Festivals Worth The Trip
Lisbon Summer Guide 2026
Rooftop courtyards, harbour warehouses and one very long Sunday — your summer starts here.
Independent venues in Chicago worth following
Get to know the small rooms quietly redefining the city.
Spring 2026 Festivals
How Overtone partners plan and deliver lower-waste events
Can festivals run greener? We look at how fans and organisers are pushing for cleaner live music.
Twelve back rooms that made Manchester loud
The pubs, basements and social clubs behind three decades of noise.
How we keep our partners in the loop
We shared how Overtone works as an open, useful partner on access and inclusion across live music.
How to choose the right independent venue
Finding the right room for your show takes work — here's what to weigh up before you book.
Breaking into new cities with live comedy crew Harrow & Pine
After building a reputation in Glasgow and Leeds, the production company came to Overtone to widen its audience.
Meet Nadia Ferreira, our strategist who DJs by night
The record collector on finding room to express herself, the club scene in Amsterdam, and five-a-side with colleagues.
Pride, protest and purpose
From their most meaningful Pride moments to their hopes for what comes next, drag artists around the world share their stories.
"I'm living now, not just getting by": how access changes remake live events
Two disability rights campaigners share advice for venues on building a fairer, more welcoming night.
Finding new fans for the Ashgrove Ballroom's mixed bill
Since joining Overtone, the 1932 dancehall has leaned on fan insight and our promoter network.
Taking the case against hidden fees to the regulator
A long morning of hearings in the fight for honest ticket pricing.
A new era for the Bellhouse Jazz & Folk weekenders
Why two long-running festivals made the switch to digital ticketing.
The festival footprint
How music festivals are working to cut their environmental impact and build something that lasts.
In the mix: the women shaping amapiano
We caught up with some of the scene's key players to hear how they're pushing the genre forward.
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How The Brine Works became east Bristol's favourite club
A former fish smokehouse, a 200-capacity room and a residency that refuses to end.
Meet Dominic Achebe, our head of mobile engineering
The daytime-party regular on his trainer collection, his side project, and how to close a deal.
Meet Rosa Ibarra, the designer who started out modding forum themes
On teenage HTML, prototyping in public, and why the ticket flow is never quite finished.
How to build a better night for fans
Doors, queues, sound and the small decisions that decide whether people come back.