Swn Festival Announces Special Headline Show From The Blackout & A Further 80 Acts Added To Line-Up

Sŵn has today announced that The Blackout will be playing a special show at this year’s Sŵn Festival. The Welsh rockers will perform at The Globe on Saturday 20th October.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 17 September 2012

'Bestival Bus Crash Is A Terrible Shock', Says Festival Organiser Rob Da Bank

BBC Radio 1 DJ and Bestival organiser Rob da Bank has spoken out about the horror bus crash which killed 3 and injured 50, describing it as a ‘terrible shock’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 13 September 2012

Stereoboard Preview Damnation Festival 2012

If you like heavy metal then, unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, the chances are you will be familiar with the name that is Damnation Festival. Taking place annually at Leeds University, the festival has previously featured headline performances from the likes of Devin Townsend, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Carcass. This year doom overlords Electric Wizard are heading the bill and yet somehow the event has not completely sold out yet.

Written by: Ben Bland | Date: Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Leeds Festival Organisers Explain Green Day Absence

The organisers of Reading and Leeds Festival have posted a statement on their website explaining why Green Day were unable to perform at both Reading and Leeds Festivals, citing the punk-rock band’s busy tour schedule as an immovable obstacle in their plans.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 10 September 2012

Music Festivals 'Not My Favourite Place To Play', Says Jack White

Ex-White Stripes star and all-round musical genius Jack White has confessed that he really isn’t a fan of performing at music festivals, and has described them as an ‘unnecessary evil’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 07 September 2012

Green-Fanged Spider Found In Noel Gallagher's Guitar Case Leads To Festival Quarantine

Rockstars may be known for their backstage antics and shenanigans, but Mancunian Noel Gallagher managed to get the whole of the backstage area of the Jersey Live Festival shutdown over the weekend because of rather different reasons... After a rare, potentially lethal breed of green-fanged spider was found crawling inside one of his guitar cases!

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 04 September 2012

Bestival To Live Stream On YouTube - UK Festival Exclusive

Always at the forefront of the festival experience and new technology, Bestival is once again pushing the boundaries as it announces that for the first time, the festival will be live streamed to the Bestival YouTube channel for fans around the world to enjoy, in what is a UK festival exclusive.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 31 August 2012

Stereoboard Previews Jersey Live Festival 2012

With festival goers still drying off from Creamfields or shaking off their Reading and Leeds hangovers it would be easy to assume that the festival season is over. However, as we edge closer to September and the end of another wonderful British ‘summer’, a trip over to the Channel Island of Jersey will treat visitors with the Jersey Live festival this coming weekend.

Written by: Ryan Crittenden | Date: Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Early Bird Tickets For Reading & Leeds Festival 2013 On Sale Thursday 30th August 2012

Reading and Leeds Festival came to a close on Sunday night at both sites, with spectacular performances from all the artists over the weekend, making this year’s event a classic to go down in history.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 28 August 2012