Corrosion Of Conformity Added To Hammerfest 6 Alongside Kreator, Soilwork And Overkill
Legendary US rockers Corrosion of Conformity have been added to Hammerfest 6 and will line up alongside thrash legends Kreator, Overkill, Soilwork, Unleashed and many more.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 14 August 2013
All Reading Festival Tickets Completely Sold Out!
With just over two weeks to go until Reading and Leeds Festivals welcome Early Entry ticket holders, excitement is at fever pitch and now Reading Festival is completely sold out!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Bloodstock Announce Emperor For 2014 Line-Up
On the very weekend of their biggest and most successful event to date, Bloodstock have announced that revered black metal innovators Emperor are locked in as one of the headline acts for next year's festival, which is set to take place from August 7 to 10 2014.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 12 August 2013
Steve Angello Steps Into Beady Eye's Vacant V Festival Slot
Former Swedish House Mafia star Steve Angello has been drafted in to cover Beady Eye's vacant V Festival slot.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Monday, 12 August 2013
Beady Eye Pull Out Of V Festival Following Gem Archer Injury
Manchester rockers Beady Eye have pulled out of V Festival due to guitarist Gem Archer's recent injury and hospitalisation.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 08 August 2013
Bloodstock Festival To Be Live Streamed
If you can't get along to Bloodstock Festival this weekend, don't fret, because you can catch many of the main stage band sets on a live stream!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 07 August 2013
Tinie Tempah, Jimmy Eat World, Avicii, Bastille Added To iTunes Festival
Tinie Tempah, Jimmy Eat World, Avicii and Bastille are among the latest names to be confirmed for September's iTunes Festival.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 07 August 2013
Beady Eye Still Expected To Perform At V Festival, Organisers Say
V Festival organisers have announced that they’re still expecting Beady Eye to perform later this month, despite the band pulling out of a couple of other festival appearances.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 06 August 2013
Rewind '80s Music Festival Is Almost Sold Out!
Rewind '80s Music Festival has almost sold out. Weekend tickets and Saturday day tickets are now completely sold out, however, a few remaining Sunday day tickets are still available. The last remaining Sunday day tickets can be ordered from the official website, rewindfestival.com.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 06 August 2013
Slayer, Gojira, Sabaton, Exodus & Many More Line-Up For Bloodstock Signing Tent
This year at Bloodstock, many of the bands on the bill - even the mighty Slayer - are stopping by for a stint in the signing tent to scribble for the Bloodstock faithful! Check out the schedule below and plan your day to accommodate your chance to say hi to your favourites.
Over 70 New Acts Announced For Swn Festival 2013
Over 70 new acts have been announced for this year's Swn Festival. The four-day Cardiff event features the best new music from Wales and beyond.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 05 August 2013
Tickets For Outlook Festival Opening Party Almost Sold-Out
This year’s Outlook Festival in Croatia is set to be one of the biggest events of the summer, and even its opening concert is looking like it’ll be a massive affair. But if you want to reach it, you’ll have to act quick as tickets are almost sold out.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 01 August 2013
Lollapalooza To Live Stream Sets From Mumford & Sons, The Killers And More This Weekend
Chicago’s Lollapalooza Festival, a three-day festival featuring some of the biggest names in alt-rock, metal, hip-hop, and dance music, kicks off on Friday and a whole load of top bands will be streaming their sets live via YouTube.
The Final Countdown - 10 Days To Bloodstock!
Bloodstock, the biggest metal party weekender of the year, is just 10 days away, when 15,000 dedicated fans will descend on Catton Park’s hallowed ground for four days of non-stop metal. If you’ve not picked up tickets, there’s still time, although Serpents Lair VIP packages are now almost all sold out. You might get lucky if you’re very quick!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Creamfields Tickets Nearly Sold Out
With only a month to go until Creamfields 2013, festival organisers have issued the final ticket warning to its fans, announcing that in the next two weeks all 60 thousand tickets will be gone.
Written by: Adam Holden | Date: Thursday, 25 July 2013
Secret Garden Party Warns Fans Against Drugs And Legal Highs
Attendees of this year’s Secret Garden Party have been warned about the dangers of drugs and legal highs, following the recent death of a local homeless couple in what’s believed to be a drug-related incident.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 25 July 2013
Damnation Add Six Bands To Already Incredible 2013 Line-Up
Damnation Festival have proved themselves pretty adept at bringing the best metal around to Leeds every November, and their latest announcement emphasises that more clearly than ever.
Written by: Ben Bland | Date: Thursday, 25 July 2013
Reading And Leeds Festival Announce BBC Introducing Stage Line-Up
With Reading Festival weekend tickets now sold out and just four weeks remaining until Early Entry ticket holders begin to arrive for Reading & Leeds 2013, the line-up continues to grow with the announcement of many names on the BBC Introducing Stage, Dance To The Radio in Leeds and more.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Beacons Festival Reveal Stage Times
The organisers of Beacons Festival have revealed the stage times ahead of next month’s event.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2013
CockRock Festival Organiser To Take Legal Action Over Wiley's Early Exit
The organisers of Cumbria’s CockRock Festival have revealed that they’re going to be taking legal action following Wiley’s swift exit just 15 minutes into his set.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Slint Reunite For All Tomorrow's Parties Send Off
Post-rock legends Slint will reform in order to send off All Tomorrow's Parties in style.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Green Man Festival Announce New Stage and Line-up
One of the highlights of the summer festival scene, and a previous winner of the UK award for Best Medium Sized Festival, Green Man has announced full details of its newest stage as well as an exciting line up.
Written by: David Ball | Date: Monday, 22 July 2013
Bloodstock Add Further Bands To Line-Up
With three weeks to go until Bloodstock, a further slate of bands have been confirmed for the festival.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 19 July 2013
Hard Rock Hell Blues Weekender Announced!
Hard Rock Hell (HRH) have announced their latest weekender, HRH Blues, which will take place at Hafan y Môr Holiday Park in Pwllheli, Gwynedd on March 21 and 22.
Hevy Fest Cancelled After Venue Switch
Organisers have confirmed the cancellation of this year's Hevy Fest, which had been slated to take place at Brixton Academy on August 4 with Killswitch Engage as headliners.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Friday, 19 July 2013
Further Acts Announced For Fusion Festival
A host of new acts has been confirmed for Fusion Festival in Birmingham. Joining the bill are Labrinth, Naughty Boy, A*M*E, Charlie Brown, the Vamps, Ollie Marland, Isac Elliot, Jacob Banks and Ed Drewett.
Bloodstock Confirm More Bands For Sophie Lancaster Stage
Bloodstock, the biggest metal party weekender of the year, is just three weeks away, and the event has announced another handful of bands for the Sophie Lancaster Stage at Catton Park.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Robert Plant, Van Morrison And More Confirmed For BluesFest
Robert Plant, Van Morrison, Bobby Womack and Chris Rea are among some big names confirmed for BluesFest 2013 at the Royal Albert Hall.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Friday Day Tickets For Reading Festival Now Sold Out
The excitement for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2013 is as hot as the weather and with just six weeks to go, Friday Day tickets for Reading Festival have now sold out.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 15 July 2013
Two Men Hospitalised Following Wireless Stabbing
Two men have been hospitalised after being stabbed at Wireless Festival in London.
Bloodstock Festival Announces Jagermeister Stage Bands
With Bloodstock now only four weeks away, event organisers have announced another handful of bands for the Jagermeister Stage at Catton Park.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 12 July 2013
Win Tickets To Bloodstock Festival With Amorphis
Bloodstock Festival, the most metal weekend of the year, is less than 4 weeks away and in anticipation of the festival, Finnish metallers Amorphis are giving away two weekend tickets to attend this year's event. The band are running the competition over on their Facebook page and all fans need to do is answer a simple question, here.
NASS Festival Returns This Weekend With Nas, Katy B, Hadouken & More - Tickets Still Available!
There are not many festivals in the UK that serve up the multitude of offerings that NASS provides, and it's surely the greatest extreme sports and music festival the UK has to offer.
Written by: Adam Holden | Date: Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Richard Ashcroft, Gaz Coombes & More Added To Latitude Festival 2013 Line-Up
With this year's Latitude Festival just one week away, the line-up has expanded once again with the addition of Britpop superstars Richard Ashcroft and Gaz Coombes.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 09 July 2013
Hevy Fest Moves To London Brixton Academy - Killswitch Engage To Headline
Hevy Fest have confirmed that this year's event will not be a weekend camping festival due to a "well-hidden licensing condition". Instead, Hevy will convert to a half-day gig at Brixton Academy, with a smaller London show also lined-up. A full statement from organisers is below.
Isle of Wight Festival 2014 Dates Announced
The dates of next year’s Isle of Wight Festival have been announced, following the conclusion of this year’s epic event - which saw the likes of The Stone Roses, The Killers and Bon Jovi performing.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 08 July 2013
Saturday Day Tickets For Reading Festival Now Sold Out
Summer is here and the countdown to Reading and Leeds Festivals 2013 is well underway. With less than 50 days to go until the gates open, Saturday day tickets for Reading Festival have now sold out.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 05 July 2013
Bloodstock Announce Hobgoblin Beer Contest Winners Plus 'Metal 2 The Masses' Additions
Bloodstock Festival and Hobgoblin Beer have announced they’ve found their winning band! The two companies banded together to run an exclusive competition on special Bloodstock-branded Hobgoblin beer bottles to win a slot on the bill at the festival! Online submissions have been rolling in from around the globe, with fans voting for their favourite to bag the coveted spot on the festival line-up and the lucky winners are London’s metal ragers, Skreamer. Check them out for yourself, as video entries are still online to view at wychwood.co.uk.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 04 July 2013
Michael Eavis Already Has Glastonbury 2014 Headliners Booked
Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis says he has already booked his headliners for 2014, amid his near-annual claims that this year’s event has been the best in history.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 01 July 2013
Beady Eye Perform At Glastonbury As Predicted
Liam Gallagher and his Beady Eye bandmates kicked off Glastonbury this morning, with an unscheduled performance at 11am.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 28 June 2013
Merthyr Rock Festival To Return In 2014
Merthyr Rock organisers have confirmed that the festival WILL return in 2014. The fantastic news comes just a few months after the they were forced to cancel 2013's event due to overwhelming economic pressures.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 28 June 2013
Brand New Cancel Reading And Leeds Appearances
Brand New have cancelled their forthcoming European tour, including festival appearances at Reading and Leeds.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Friday, 28 June 2013
Thursday Night Is Party Night At Bloodstock!
Bloodstock Festival, the most metal weekend of the year, is just six weeks away! This year, Thursday (8 August) kicks off with a big party night over at the Sophie Lancaster stage, so plan to get there ahead of the hordes, grab one of the best pitches for your tent, and start your weekend early with some beers and a string of kickass bands. Here’s what’s in store;
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 27 June 2013
Beady Eye Set For Secret Glasto Show?
Manchester rockers Beady Eye could be set for a surprise performance at Glastonbury - after they posted some cryptic messages warning fans to ‘BE there or BE square’ at 11am on Friday morning.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 27 June 2013
Daft Punk Bookies Favourites For Surprise Glastonbury Festival Appearance
With Glastonbury Festival creeping up on us, the whole of the UK is busy chatting excitedly about the fun to come (or in despair at their lack of tickets), with the Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, and Mumford and Sons all headlining the Pyramid Stage this time around.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Mumford And Sons Confirm Glastonbury Appearance After Ted Dwane Surgery
Mumford and Sons have confirmed that their headline appearance at Glastonbury will go ahead, just two weeks after bass player Ted Dwane underwent brain surgery.
Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Emily Eavis Reveals Her Dream Glastonbury Headliners - Adele And Led Zeppelin
Emily Eavis, daughter of Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis and co-organiser of the festival, has revealed that her dream headliners are hard-rock heroes Led Zeppelin and soul-singing superstar Adele.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 24 June 2013
Glastonbury Festival Set To Bask In Sunshine
Heading to next weekend's Glastonbury Festival? If so, it looks as though you could be basking in glorious sunshine according to the latest information revealed by meteorological reports.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 21 June 2013
Faithless Confirmed As Secret Garden Party Special Guests
London-based electronica outfit Faithless have been confirmed as the special guest for this year’s Secret Garden Party.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 20 June 2013
Bloodstock Festival - Seven Weeks To Go!
Bloodstock Festival are excited to announce a whole batch of new additions for all three stages. There’s only seven weeks left to the most metal weekend of the year!! Have you got your tickets yet?!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 20 June 2013