DOT TO DOT

For two decades, Dot To Dot has been the UK's best-kept secret for catching bands before they blow up. The format is simple but brilliant: one weekend, two cities (Bristol and Nottingham), dozens of venues, hundreds of acts. It's essentially a legal pub crawl with a soundtrack, and that soundtrack has included everyone from Ed Sheeran to Wolf Alice back when they were playing to 50 people. Alumni reads like a who's who of the past decade's breakthrough artists. Come for the headliners, leave with five new favourite bands you've never heard of. That's the Dot To Dot promise.