Festivals Brighten The Corners

Bob Vylan and Mermaid Chunky top Ipswich’s daring celebration of new music at Brighten The Corners 2025 

Master Peace, Mandrake Handshake, SILVERWINGKILLER, BLACK FONDU, The Orchestra (For Now) and Y also shine at city’s genre-spanning two-dayer.

18th June 2025

Get To Know… The Pill

Ahead of their set at Brighten The Corners this weekend, we meet the Isle of Wight duo putting the pun in punk.

12th June 2025

Bob Vylan, HotWax, Master Peace and more join 2025’s Brighten The Corners festival bill

The latest round of additions also includes ace new acts including Disgusting Sisters, The Pill, Westside Cowboy and more.

19th March 2025

Dry Cleaning, Lime Garden, DEADLETTER & more to play Brighten The Corners 2025

This year’s edition of the Ipswich multi-venue event will take place on 13th and 14th June.

13th February 2025

Shame and Ibibio Sound Machine top Ipswich’s celebration of new music at Brighten The Corners 2024

The city’s vibrant grassroots venues also played hosts to the likes of Divorce, UNIVERSITY and Man/​Woman/​Chainsaw across its two days.

20th June 2024

Ebbb: “By not focusing our attention on social media, we just put all of our energy into the music”

We chat to the elusive London trio ahead of their debut EP release and their set at Ipswich’s Brighten The Corners Festival.

11th June 2024

Ipswich’s Brighten The Corners Festival announce stage splits and day tickets

Shame and Ibibio Sound Machine are set to headline the June weekender.

11th March 2024