A big kids The story of Balter Festival (1 More Thing, 019)

, rave, festival, ukmusicscene An interview with a festival Balter Festival s Elias Cole explains exactly how much work goes into making four days of rave happen as he tells the story of a truly unique UK gathering that s best described as a big kid s playground. With its freeparty ethos and a deliciously widearmed musical menu that ranges from gabber to ABBA, this freespirited, communityfocused shindig forever flexes from sublime to surreal, giving ravers a powerful blast of pure rave escapism every May on Chepstow Racecourse. Join them this year from May 25 28 for more vaguely controlled chaos as the lineup flexes from Ocean Wisdom to Mefjus, Dimension to The Wurzels. Get there early on Thursday and catch 1 More Thing opening the Hex stage with Billy Daniel Bunter, Hang The DJs, DJ Hybrid b2b Mrs Magoo, Conrad Subs, Ivy b2b Sudley and NoDave PLUS a DJ competition winner who will effectively be opening the whole festival