Wireless Festival 2013 To Make "Large" Announcement This Friday 15th February
Organisers of this year's Wireless Festival have confirmed they are to announce something "LARGE" this Friday 15th February.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Bloodstock Festival Launches E-Team - Sign Up Today!
Do you and your friends want the chance to win some cool stuff in return for helping promote an awesome UK metal festival?! Sure you do! Bloodstock Open Air is pleased to announce the launch of their 2013 e-team!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 08 February 2013
Band Of Horses To Headline Green Man Festival 2013 Plus More Bands Announced
The award-winning Green Man, the go to festival to see new and emerging talent, returns to the beautiful Glanusk Park, Wales, from August 15th to 18th.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 07 February 2013
JLS, The Wanted, Rita Ora, Lawson, Conor Maynard & More Confirmed For 'North East Live' Pop Festival
Some of the biggest names in pop will be brought together this summer for a one-off festival at Sunderland's Stadium Of Light on Saturday 22nd June.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 06 February 2013
Biffy Clyro, System Of A Down, Fall Out Boy & More Added To Reading And Leeds Festival Line Ups
Reading and Leeds Festivals have revealed that the next Main Stage headliner for 2013 is Biffy Clyro, in what will be a UK festival exclusive performance. The Scottish trio joins Eminem, another UK festival exclusive, as headliners at the Festivals with the final headline act soon to be revealed!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 04 February 2013
Isle Of Wight Festival 2013 Announces Dance Line Up
Today, the Isle of Wight Festival unleashes something very special for this year’s event; the explosive Dance line up. Some of the most cutting edge names from the world of music will be performing across the epic Dance Tent and the iconic Big Top stages. From 13th to 16th June, Example and DJ Wire, Madeon Live, Sub Focus Live, Jaguar Skills Live, A-Trak, Lee Foss, Miguel Campbell, Derrick Carter, Benga + Youngman, Andy C, Grandmaster Flash, Mosca, Huxley, Ms Dynamite, MistaJam, Modestep, MK, Wiley Live, Friction, Roses Gabor, Duke Dumont, MONSTA, Gorgon City, Waifs & Strays, Alexis Raphael, DJ EZ and Faith SFX will all be appearing at the unmissable Isle of Wight Festival.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 01 February 2013
Reading And Leeds Festival To Announce Second 2013 Headliner On Monday
Organisers of the Reading and Leeds Festival have announced they will be revealing the name of their second headliner, as well as some of the other incredible acts on Monday 4th February.
Bon Jovi Tickets For London Hyde Park Barclaycard British Summer Time Festival ON SALE 9AM TODAY
Bon Jovi have been announced as the first headliner for 'Barclaycard British Summer Time', a brand new festival for 2013, to be held in London's Hyde Park. Bon Jovi Tickets for their new London festival performance go ON SALE 9AM TODAY, Friday 1st February.
Rewind Henley 80s Music Festival Confirms August 2013 Line-Up
Rewind The 80s Music Festival in Henley-on-Thames returns for a fifth successive year from Friday 16th August to Sunday 18th August 2013 in the beautiful riverside setting of Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Second Wave Of Bands Announced For Hit The Deck Festival 2013
Hit The Deck Festival is proud to announce its second wave of bands confirmed to appear at this years events.
Bloodstock Festival Set Up Rewarding Affiliate Scheme - Join Now
Bloodstock Open Air Festival is set to be bigger and better than ever in 2013, with a mammoth trio of headliners in the shape of Lamb of God, King Diamond, and Slayer.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Camden Crawl Announces Changes To Festival Dates For 2013
Off the back of collecting the Best Metropolitan Festival gong for the third time at the 2012 UK Festival Awards, Camden Crawl reveals news of substantial changes for the festival in 2013.
The Boomtown Rats Reunite For Isle Of Wight UK Festival Exclusive
After a 26-year hiatus, Bob Geldof will be fronting The Boomtown Rats for an Isle Of Wight UK festival exclusive, playing the Main Stage on Sunday 16th June.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 28 January 2013
Eminem To Perform At New Glasgow Summer Sessions Festival
Rap icon Eminem is set to perform at Bellahouston Park this summer, as part of the brand new Glasgow Summer Sessions music venture.
Cardiff's Swn Festival Nominated For ‘Best Small Festival’ In NME Awards
Cardiff’s Sŵn Festival has been nominated in the ‘Best Small Festival’ category in this year’s NME Magazine Awards.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 24 January 2013
Papa Roach Officially Confirmed For Download Festival 2013
Download Festival promoter Andy Copping has just officially confirmed that Papa Roach WILL perform at Download Festival 2013, following Stereoboard's earlier report that the band had self-confirmed for the Donington Park weekender.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Rewind Scotland 80s Festival Confirms 2013 Line-Up
Due to the runaway success of the second annual “Rewind Scotland – The 80s Festival” at Scone Palace, Perthshire in 2012, the weekend festival returns for the third year! As with last year’s unforgettable concert performances and audience participation, this year’s Rewind Scotland boasts another impressive line-up of the crème de la crème of 80s pop artists.
Papa Roach Self-Confirm For Download Festival 2013?
Download festival bosses may have some harsh words for US band Papa Roach, after frontman Jacoby Shaddix leaked the band’s appearance at the 2013 festival in a brief exchange with Essex electro-punk outfit Hounds on his Facebook page.
Written by: James Goodall | Date: Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Bon Jovi Revealed As First Headliner For New Festival: Barclaycard British Summer Time
Bon Jovi have just been named as the first headliner for 'Barclaycard British Summer Time', a brand new festival for 2013, to be held in London's Hyde Park. More high profile acts are set to be announced in the coming weeks.
Paul Weller Joins 2013 Isle Of Wight Festival Line-Up
The Isle of Wight Festival 2013 is shaping up to be one of the year’s most exciting events with the addition of The Modfather himself Paul Weller. Joining the Main Stage line-up on Friday 14th June for a special guest performance, he will appear before a UK festival exclusive, from headliners The Stone Roses. What’s more I Am Kloot, Ke$ha, Kodaline, Devlin, Little Angels, Willy Mason, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Lawson, Ian Hunter and The Gypsy Queens will also be making an appearance across the weekend at the much loved Festival.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 21 January 2013
Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition 2013 Launches
Glastonbury Festival's 'Emerging Talent Competition 2013 is giving new, unsigned artists from the UK and Ireland the chance to compete for a main stage slot at this year's Glastonbury. Acts from any musical genre can follow in the footsteps of previous ETC entrants, who include Stornoway, We Have Band, Golden Silvers, The Subways and the winners of the last contest, in 2011, Treetop Flyers.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 18 January 2013
Amon Amarth Announced For Download Festival 2013
Amon Amarth along with Limp Bizkit, Korn, Airbourne, Enter Shikari, Cancer Bats, Down and 30 more names have been announced to play Download 2013.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 16 January 2013
The Sword And Huntress To Perform At Download Festival 2013
American heavy metal outfits The Sword and Huntress are the latest names to be added to the Download Festival bill for this year.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Carcass To Headline Damnation Festival 2013
In a spectacular, and early, first announcement, annual Leeds metal event Damnation Festival has announced its headliner for the 2013 edition of the event. The legendary Carcass, who headlined the festival for the first time back in 2008, will return for their first UK performance in support of their new, as yet unreleased, album.
Written by: Ben Bland | Date: Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Download Festival Confirms 37 New Bands For 2013 Line-Up
Download Festival has confirmed 37 additions to its 2013 line-up, including Limp Bizkit, Jimmy Eat World, Down, Korn, Airbourne, Enter Shikari and Cancer Bats. They join headliners Slipknot, Iron Maiden, and Rammstein, as well as Bullet for My Valentine, Mastodon, Stone Sour, Volbeat and Coal Chamber, for what’s set to be THE biggest weekend in the rock calendar at the ‘home of rock’, Donington Park.
Arctic Monkeys Confirmed For Benicassim Festival - Tickets Here
Sheffield indie-rockers Arctic Monkeys have been confirmed to headline Benicassim Festival 2013, alongside The Killers and Queens of the Stone Age.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Download Festival To Announce Over 30 New Bands Next Week!
Download promoter Andy Copping has revealed that over thirty new bands will be added to the festival's 2013 line-up next week.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Coalfields Festival Announces 2013 Dates
Organisers are pleased to announce the return of Coalfields Festival, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday 27th July 2013.
Written by: Sally Atlass | Date: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Bloodstock Festival Ticket Payment Plan Launches
Wipe away those ‘back to reality’ January blues with a great deal from the folks at Bloodstock Festival! They’ve organised a deposit scheme to help you spread the burden of paying for your 2013 weekend ticket. Now you can secure your festival wristband for three incremental payments of around forty quid. Much more manageable than forking out a lump sum after you’ve spent all your cash on Christmas presents and New Year booze!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 07 January 2013
Sonisphere Confirm 2013 UK Festival Will Not Take Place
The organisers behind metal festival Sonisphere have announced via Facebook and Twitter that the UK edition of the festival will NOT take place in 2013, despite promoter Stuart Galbraith previously revealing that they were "working on a bill" earlier this month.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 21 December 2012
Isle Of Wight Festival Announce Further Acts For 2013 Line-Up
The Isle of Wight Festival, renowned for showcasing the best emerging talent alongside the biggest names in music, has today added more names to next year’s line-up.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 20 December 2012
Wet Nuns Unveil Details Of Their Own Festival 'Detestival'
Hell-raising duo Wet Nuns, in association with Kraken Rum and Throng Of Nobs, have announced their very own festival, 'Detestival', this coming March 2013.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Sigur Ros, Sebastian, and More Confirmed For End Of The Road Festival 2013
A range of bands and headline acts have been confirmed for End of the Road Festival 2013, with names such as Sigur Ros and Palma Violets set to appear at the Dorset--based event.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 17 December 2012
The Killers Confirmed As Isle Of Wight Festival 2013 Final Main Stage Headliner
The Killers will bring their world-beating live show to the Isle of Wight Festival 2013 on Saturday 15th June. Completing the chart-topping bill of Main Stage headliners, the Las Vegas quartet join The Stone Roses and Bon Jovi for an electric and eclectic experience.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 17 December 2012
Fleetwood Mac & Rolling Stones Confirm Interest in Headlining Glastonbury Festival
British-American rock icons Fleetwood Mac have claimed that they’d ‘love’ to headline Glastonbury 2013, thoughts which have been echoed by Mick Jagger’s Rolling Stones.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 13 December 2012
Mastodon Added To Download Festival 2013 Line-Up
Following on from yesterday's Stone Sour announcement, this evening Download promoter Andy Copping has confirmed that Mastodon will also perform at Download 2013.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Slayer Confirmed As Third Bloodstock Festival Headliner
Californian thrash-metal legends Slayer have been announced as the third and final headline act for Bloodstock Open Air 2013.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Eminem Confirmed To Headline Reading & Leeds Festival 2013
Eminem has been confirmed as the first headliner for Reading & Leeds Festival 2013, returning to the main stage where he performed 12 years ago.
Written by: Nigel Sachdev | Date: Monday, 10 December 2012
Latitude Festival Returns Between 18th And 21st July 2013 - Tickets ON SALE 9AM MONDAY
Recently named ‘Best Family Festival’, Latitude returns next year for a spectacular eighth edition, taking place between 18th and 21st July 2013.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 07 December 2012
Bestival Wins 'Best Major Festival' At The UK Festival Awards
Last night saw the great and the good from the world of festivals gathered in London for the annual UK Festival Awards with Bestival crowned a winner!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 04 December 2012
Festival No.6 Wins 'Best New Festival' And 'Best Headline Act' At UK Festival Awards
Following its inaugural year Festival No.6 has been awarded both 'Best New Festival' and 'Best Headline Performance' from New Order at this years UK Festival Awards.
Bloodstock Wins 'Best Medium-Sized Festival' At 2012 UK Festival Awards
Bloodstock Open Air has been crowned the 'Best Medium-Sized Festival' at the UK Festival Awards 2012, which was held last night at London's Roundhouse. The event, which saw over half a million fans and festival go-ers cast their votes over the last month, acknowledges outstanding achievement in the UK live festival industry.
Melvin Benn To Bring More Dance, Grime, And Hip-Hop To Reading And Leeds Festival 2013
As ever, the music scene across the world continues to change each coming year, with different genres of music exploding and dying out as left, right, and centre. Though you may not like it, festivals and events have to try and stay relevant and have to keep their line-ups up-to-date, otherwise they could die out as quickly as some of the genres that once graced our radios.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 03 December 2012
Coal Chamber Added To 2013 Download Festival Line-Up
Reformed Nu-Metal titans Coal Chamber have been officially confirmed to perform at next year's Download Festival.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 03 December 2012
Tim McGraw & Carrie Underwood Headline London O2 Arena 'C2C: Country To Country' Festival & Tickets
Some of the biggest superstars in Country Music are uniting and heading across the Atlantic for 'C2C: Country to Country', a huge two-day music festival extravaganza at The O2 London in March 2013.
Jake Bugg, The Script, Bloc Party, Happy Mondays And More Join 2013 Isle Of Wight Festival Line-Up
Today the Isle of Wight Festival has announced an array of the hottest new and established artists around who will be joining headliners The Stone Roses and Bon Jovi for the first major music Festival of the summer. Jake Bugg (above), The Script, Bloc Party, Paloma Faith (below, right), The Maccabees, Ellie Goulding, Happy Mondays, Fun, Bonnie Raitt, Imperial Teen, The Farm, Blondie and Republica, will now be appearing, plus more to be announced in the coming weeks.
Reading And Leeds Festival 2013 To Be Bigger And Better Than Ever - Tickets ON SALE NOW
With the likes of Alt-J, Deftones, Sub Focus and Boy Better Know confirmed as the first wave of artists for the Reading & Leeds Festival 2013, the biggest dual-site festivals in Britain is preparing to be bigger and better than ever. With additional stages, new artwork and of course the all-important line-up, the festivals will remain the best choice for music lovers and in 2013 will boast more genres of music than ever before.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 30 November 2012
Deftones, Alt-J, Sub Focus And More Amongst First Names Announced For 2013 Reading & Leeds Festivals
Alt-J, Deftones, Sub Focus and Wiley's grime collective Boy Better Know are amongst the first batch of artists announced for the Reading and Leeds Festival 2013.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 29 November 2012
Bloodstock Festival Adds Avantasia, Whitechapel, Kataklysm And Ex Deo To 2013 Line-Up
Bloodstock Festival is excited to announce four more additions to the 2013 bill.
Bon Jovi Confirmed As 2013 Isle Of Wight Festival Sunday Headliner
Following yesterday’s announcement of Friday headliners The Stone Roses, today, Isle Of Wight Festival organisers can confirm that Grammy Award winning Bon Jovi wil close the Main Stage with a UK festival exclusive on Sunday 16th June. Tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival go on sale on Wednesday 28th November.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 27 November 2012