PORTALS FESTIVAL (London Dome, 11/09/21-12/09/21)

Day 1: Big Lad being loud and awesome and AK/DK being even louder and awesomer. Day 2: Human Pyramids (think the Penguin Cafe Orchestra indoctrinated into a math-rock cult), AXES (whose sheer joy at playing gigs again could power the National Grid) and the fierce punk of CLT DRP. Even though I can’t quite handle a whole weekend of math- and post-rock, just a few select acts make Portals worth the asking price.