Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
Festivalgoers descended upon Victoria Park this weekend for some glorious music, a lot of mud and ten years’ worth of memories
An encounter with two women in Victoria Park inspired Deborah Pearson’s play about race and identity
The Mercury Prize winning artist is the latest big name to confirm for the annual Victoria Park knees up
Other newly-confirmed acts include The Brian Jonestown Massacre, noise-rock quartet Girl Band and Gold Panda
Beach House, Deerhunter and Four Tet also set to perform at festival’s tenth anniversary in Victoria Park
Winter is creeping in as East London’s favourite seasonal town announces its return with its biggest festive programme to date
Stellar performances from the likes of Patti Smith and Ride ensured the Victoria Park festival set the benchmark for the summer festival season
Travis Elborough is exploring Victoria Park’s links with sport, colonialism and protest as research for a book on the history of public parks
Acts announced for next year’s festival include punk legend Patti Smith, who will play her landmark album Horses in its entirety
Victoria Park is to host Winterville festival this December with cabaret, a panto, ice skating and assorted revelry in store
June sees the return of festival Field Day in Victoria Park, now a two-day event. Metronomy, Blood Orange, Neneh Cherry and Pixies are all confirmed as playing
