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The Black Lights review
Various venues, BlackpoolTapping into the kitsch and romance of a Blackpool weekender, this debut offering from Manchester’s White Hotel becomes a triumph of pan-genre experimentalism
TL;DR
- The Black Lights festival in Blackpool is praised for its bold, pan-genre experimental programming.
- The festival embraces Blackpool's unique character, blending its faded glamour with diverse artistic expressions.
- Performances range from classical music and ambient sets to breakbeat techno, experimental rap, and electronic music workshops.
- Venues are creatively utilized, including a concert hall, Blackpool Tower Ballroom, Winter Gardens, and even a Spiritualist church.
- The festival is seen as a British equivalent to European experimental festivals like Unsound and Rewire.
- Despite minor organizational issues, the festival provides a sense of escape and suspension of ordinary rules.