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The Maccabees Lead Indie’s Big Fest at All Points East: Best Moments


The annual London festival came to a close with an emotional day full of the past, present and future of the U.K. indie scene.

Indie-rockers The Maccabees called it quits at an inopportune moment.

The indie band – made up of Orlando Weeks (vocals), Hugo and Felix White (guitars), Rupert Jarvis (bass) and Sam Doyle (drums) – split in 2017 following the release of their sole U.K. No. 1 record, 2015’s Marks to Prove It. The band split on good terms, rather feeling that it was time to pursue something new. Total bummer.

But where they waved goodbye with an emotional U.K. farewell tour, other bands from that time stuck it out and met new audiences on streamers and festivals: The Kooks, The Wombats and Bloc Party have spent the past decade growing their audiences and hitting commercial highs. Felix White has spoken of seeing these bands and his contemporaries headline festivals like Reading & Leeds and All Points East and wondering… what if?

After a run of solo projects, in late 2024 the group seized the moment for a return and announced a comeback at All Points East, held in east London’s Victoria Park. No new music, just giving their devoted fans the good times all over again. An all-star support bill was amassed with Bombay Bicycle Club, CMAT, The Cribs and more giving Sunday’s bill (Aug. 24) the feel of a gleeful school reunion after years different adventures. After spots at APE for dance (Barry Can’t Swim, Chase & Status) and pop (Raye), the festival gave indieheads a day out to remember and wrap up this summer’s festival run.

These were the best moments from The Maccabees emotional return concert at All Points East.



This story originally appeared on Billboard

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