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* Fontello Icons
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font-family: 'eg-font';
src: url('../fonts/egfont.eot?85610117');
src: url('../fonts/egfont.eot?85610117#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
url('../fonts/egfont.woff?85610117') format('woff'),
url('../fonts/egfont.ttf?85610117') format('truetype'),
url('../fonts/egfont.svg?85610117#egfont') format('svg');
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
.eg-icon-soundcloud:before { content: '\e8ca'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-music:before { content: '\e858'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-color-adjust:before { content: '\e862'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-mail:before { content: '\e868'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-mail-alt:before { content: '\e869'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-heart:before { content: '\e86a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-heart-empty:before { content: '\e86b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-star:before { content: '\e86c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-star-empty:before { content: '\e86d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-user:before { content: '\e879'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-male:before { content: '\e87a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-female:before { content: '\e87b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-video:before { content: '\e805'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-videocam:before { content: '\e859'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-picture-1:before { content: '\e803'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-camera:before { content: '\e85a'; } /* '' */
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.eg-icon-ok:before { content: '\e80d'; } /* '' */
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.eg-icon-minus-squared:before { content: '\e871'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-minus-squared-alt:before { content: '\e872'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-info-circled:before { content: '\e80f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-info:before { content: '\e844'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-home:before { content: '\e843'; } /* '' */
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.eg-icon-download:before { content: '\e88a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-upload:before { content: '\e889'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-reply:before { content: '\e8a6'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-forward:before { content: '\e874'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-export-1:before { content: '\e873'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-print:before { content: '\e886'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-gamepad:before { content: '\e837'; } /* '' */
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.eg-icon-doc-inv:before { content: '\e884'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-folder-1:before { content: '\e83e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-folder-open:before { content: '\e883'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-folder-open-empty:before { content: '\e882'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-rss:before { content: '\e880'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-rss-squared:before { content: '\e881'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-phone:before { content: '\e87f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-menu:before { content: '\e830'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-cog-alt:before { content: '\e847'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-wrench:before { content: '\e848'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-basket-1:before { content: '\e87c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-calendar:before { content: '\e87d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-calendar-empty:before { content: '\e87e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-lightbulb:before { content: '\e88b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-resize-full-alt:before { content: '\e845'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-move:before { content: '\e846'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-down-dir:before { content: '\e838'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-up-dir:before { content: '\e839'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-dir:before { content: '\e817'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-dir:before { content: '\e818'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-down-open:before { content: '\e83b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open:before { content: '\e819'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-open:before { content: '\e81a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-angle-left:before { content: '\e820'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-angle-right:before { content: '\e81d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-angle-double-left:before { content: '\e892'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-angle-double-right:before { content: '\e893'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-big:before { content: '\e81f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-big:before { content: '\e81e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-up-hand:before { content: '\e835'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ccw-1:before { content: '\e891'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-shuffle-1:before { content: '\e849'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-play:before { content: '\e88c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-play-circled:before { content: '\e88e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-stop:before { content: '\e88f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-pause:before { content: '\e88d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-fast-fw:before { content: '\e890'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-desktop:before { content: '\e85d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-laptop:before { content: '\e85e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tablet:before { content: '\e85f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-mobile:before { content: '\e860'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-flight:before { content: '\e894'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-font:before { content: '\e851'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-bold:before { content: '\e852'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-italic:before { content: '\e855'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-text-height:before { content: '\e84f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-text-width:before { content: '\e850'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-align-left:before { content: '\e84c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-align-center:before { content: '\e84d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-align-right:before { content: '\e84e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-search:before { content: '\e802'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-indent-left:before { content: '\e866'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-indent-right:before { content: '\e867'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ajust:before { content: '\e84a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tint:before { content: '\e84b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-chart-bar:before { content: '\e853'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-magic:before { content: '\e807'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort:before { content: '\e895'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort-alt-up:before { content: '\e863'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort-alt-down:before { content: '\e864'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort-name-up:before { content: '\e854'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort-name-down:before { content: '\e865'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-coffee:before { content: '\e896'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-food:before { content: '\e897'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-medkit:before { content: '\e898'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-puzzle:before { content: '\e899'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-apple:before { content: '\e89a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-facebook:before { content: '\e89b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-gplus:before { content: '\e89c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tumblr:before { content: '\e8a0'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-twitter-squared:before { content: '\e8a2'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-twitter:before { content: '\e8a1'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-vimeo-squared:before { content: '\e89d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-youtube:before { content: '\e89f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-youtube-squared:before { content: '\e89e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-picture:before { content: '\e800'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-check:before { content: '\e810'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-back:before { content: '\e8a5'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-thumbs-up-1:before { content: '\e8a9'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-thumbs-down:before { content: '\e8aa'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-download-1:before { content: '\e8ab'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-upload-1:before { content: '\e8ac'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-reply-1:before { content: '\e8a8'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-forward-1:before { content: '\e8a7'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-export:before { content: '\e80b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-folder:before { content: '\e813'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-rss-1:before { content: '\e8c8'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-cog:before { content: '\e832'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tools:before { content: '\e815'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-basket:before { content: '\e812'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-login:before { content: '\e833'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-logout:before { content: '\e834'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-resize-full:before { content: '\e816'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-popup:before { content: '\e828'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-arrow-combo:before { content: '\e827'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open-1:before { content: '\e82a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-open-1:before { content: '\e82b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open-mini:before { content: '\e822'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-open-mini:before { content: '\e823'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open-big:before { content: '\e824'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-open-big:before { content: '\e825'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left:before { content: '\e836'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right:before { content: '\e826'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ccw:before { content: '\e808'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-cw:before { content: '\e8c9'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-arrows-ccw:before { content: '\e806'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-level-down:before { content: '\e8a3'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-level-up:before { content: '\e8a4'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-shuffle:before { content: '\e814'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-palette:before { content: '\e829'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-list-add:before { content: '\e80c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-back-in-time:before { content: '\e821'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-monitor:before { content: '\e81b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-paper-plane:before { content: '\e8ad'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-brush:before { content: '\e8ae'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-droplet:before { content: '\e81c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-clipboard:before { content: '\e8b0'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-megaphone:before { content: '\e8b1'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-key:before { content: '\e8af'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-github:before { content: '\e8b3'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-github-circled:before { content: '\e8b4'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-flickr:before { content: '\e8b2'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-flickr-circled:before { content: '\e8b5'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-vimeo:before { content: '\e8b6'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-vimeo-circled:before { content: '\e8b7'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-twitter-1:before { content: '\e8b8'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-twitter-circled:before { content: '\e8b9'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-facebook-1:before { content: '\e8ba'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-facebook-circled:before { content: '\e8bb'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-facebook-squared:before { content: '\e8bc'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-gplus-1:before { content: '\e8bd'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-gplus-circled:before { content: '\e8be'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-pinterest:before { content: '\e8bf'; } /* '' */
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.eg-icon-tumblr-circled:before { content: '\e8c2'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-linkedin:before { content: '\e8c3'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-linkedin-circled:before { content: '\e8c4'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-dribbble:before { content: '\e8c5'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-dribbble-circled:before { content: '\e8c6'; } /* '' */
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Held each September on Manchester’s Albert Square, the festival draws roughly 30,000 attendees. What makes it a gamer’s playground is the multi‑stage layout, mirroring a well‑balanced game map. Stage one hosts mainstream acts like Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa, while stage two offers emerging artists such as Phoebe Bridgers and Tom Odell. Between sets, the festival sets up a “Retro Arcade” zone with classic pinball machines, giving you a quick respawn from the headbanging.
October’s 12‑day event in the historic streets of Cambridge is a contrast to the high‑energy pop festivals. Yet it attracts a surprisingly tech‑savvy crowd, with many attendees using live‑streaming apps to watch performances from their phones. The festival’s layout is spread over several venues, giving a “choose‑your‑own‑adventure” feel. You can hop from the main stage to the intimate “Café Folk” where acoustic sets echo the quiet of a late‑night gaming session.
Every year, Glastonbury turns the English countryside into a sprawling arena for music lovers. While the festival is famous for its massive stages, its underground tents host indie, electronic, and folk acts that appeal to gamers who crave niche sounds. The festival’s “Digital Arts” tent showcases interactive installations, including a VR experience that lets you explore a fictional world inspired by the music.
Between festival seasons, many gamers turn to online platforms for a quick dose of entertainment. For those looking to keep the adrenaline flowing, Rivo Casino offers a variety of live‑dealer games that feel as immersive as any festival stage.
Gamers thrive on community, competition, and clear objectives. Each of these festivals delivers those elements in a different package:
Booking early is key. Tickets for BBC Radio 1 Music Live often sell out within 48 hours of release, while Glastonbury’s 5‑day passes can be snagged a month in advance. Transportation is generally reliable, but consider the extra travel time from the nearest train station to the festival grounds. Pack a light, breathable jacket—most UK festivals are held in September or October, and the weather can swing from sunny to rain.
These festivals aren’t just about music; they’re about experiencing a shared adventure. Whether you’re chasing the latest chart‑topper, discovering an obscure folk ballad, or immersing yourself in a VR world, the UK’s live music scene offers a weekend escape that satisfies the gamer’s craving for novelty and community. Book your tickets, pack your gear, and let the music be your next quest.
They offer immersive stage designs, vibrant crowds, and after‑party scenes that echo gaming culture, plus easy navigation and tech-friendly amenities.
BBC Radio 1 Music Live runs in September, Cambridge Folk Festival in July, and the third event (not listed) typically falls in late summer.