ASH, ABC, THE SOUTH STOOSHE AND MORE ADDED TO THE GUILFEST LINE UP! New wave / Synth pop outfit ABC are set to headline The Good Time Guide Stage on Friday 13th July. ABC are one of a few groups that can be credited for introducing a new sound into pop in the 1980s. Their [...]
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Guilfest 2012
Posted: May 16, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: ABC, Andy C, Ash, Benga, Guilfest 2012, Heaven 17, Kids In Glass Houses, Republica, StooShe, Sub Focus, The Beat, The South, UK festivals
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Wireless Festival 2012
Posted: May 15, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Bakery Boys, EJ, Josh Osho, Lady Leshurr, Monsta, Skyline, Sneakbo, Steve Papa Edwards, The-Dream, UK festivals, Wireless Festival 2012
NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE WIRELESS FESTIVAL LINE UP! A host of exciting new acts have joined the line-up for this year’s exciting Barclaycard Wireless Festival 2012 line-up! Heading up the announcement is US superstar producer and recording artist The-Dream. Having helmed a number of massive worldwide smash hits including Umbrella, Single Ladies, Touch My [...]
Hard Rock Calling 2012
Posted: May 15, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Dylan LeBlanc, Hard Rock Calling 2012, Karima Francis, Lawson, Ryan Sheridan, The Dirty Youth, The Night, Tom Morello - The Nightwatchman, UK festivals
TOM MORELLO – THE NIGHTWATCHMAN AND MORE CONFIRMED FOR THE LINE UP! We’re very excited to announce that Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman is confirmed for Saturday, along with six more new acts across the weekend. Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman is the solo project from the Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave guitarist. Few rock guitarists [...]
Bloodstock Open Air 2012
Posted: May 15, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Battalion, Bloodstock Festival 2012, Dripback, UK festivals, Witchsorrow
WITCHSORROW, DRIPBACK & BATTALION FOR BLOODSTOCK’S SOPHIE STAGE BLOODSTOCK has announced a further three acts for the SOPHIE stage at this years festival. Returning to CATTON HALL, WITCHSORROW threaten the British summer time with downtuned doom and gloom that echoes metal greats such as St Vitus, Candlemass and Trouble. Says mainman Necro Skull: “We are [...]
Rockness Festival 2012
Posted: May 5, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: All The Young, Ash, Broken Hands, Errors, Jeff Mills, Nina Nesbitt, Rob da Bank, RockNess Festival 2012, Saint Saviour, Sound Of Guns, The Correspondents, The Pigeon Detectives, Theophilus London, UK festivals
ROCKNESS ADD MORE ACTS TO THE LINE UP! The countdown to this year’s RockNess is on and organizers have just added yet more fresh and exciting talent to the already heaving-with-quality line up! From pounding electro to dramatic pop to the best indie out there, RockNess continues to have something for everyone: JEFF MILLS, ASH, [...]
Guilfest 2012
Posted: May 2, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Beth Hart, Buzzcocks, Candi Staton, Guilfest 2012, The Undertones, The Wurzels, UK festivals, Young Guns
CANDI STATON, BUZZCOKS, THE UNDERTONES AND MORE FOR GUILFEST 2012 American Soul and Gospel legend, Candi Staton will be performing on The Main Stage on Sunday 15th July. Candi’s voice has captivated generation after generation of music lovers over the globe, and with an illustrious musical career spanning almost 60 years she has an extensive [...]
Hop Farm Festival 2012
Posted: April 28, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Hop Farm Festival 2012, Peter Hook & The Lights, UK festivals
PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT’S PERFORM ‘UNKNOWN PLEASURE’ Hop Farm organisers are extremely excited to announce that Peter Hook and the Light’s will be performing an ‘Unknown Pleasures’ set at Hop Farm, he will be headlining the Bread and Roses stage on Saturday night. ‘Unknown Pleasures’ was Joy Divisions debut album (Mr Hook was the [...]
Hard Rock Calling 2012
Posted: April 24, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Hard Rock Calling 2012, The Mars Volta, UK festivals
REFORMED & HEADLINING THE 2ND STAGE AT FRIDAY’S HARD ROCK CALLING HRC organisers have just announced that newly reformed The Mars Volta have just been confirmed as headliners for the second stage on Friday 13 July. They will be joining main stage headliners Soundgarden and Iggy and The Stooges, Cold Chisel, Blackstone Cherry, Kids in [...]
Wakestock Festival 2012
Posted: April 24, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Al Lewis, Funeral For a Friend, Ifan Dafydd, Sen Segur, Straight Lines, UK festivals, Wakestock festival 2012, Y Bandana
TOP NEW WELSH ACTS ADDED TO WAKESTOCK FESTIVAL LINE UP! Wakestock is synonymous with supporting the best talent on the Welsh music scene and this year is no different. Organiser are stoked to be able to announce that Welsh rockers FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND are joining the bill at this years festival. Formed in [...]
V Festival 2012
Posted: April 24, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Beverley Knight, Cher Lloyd, Childish Gambino, Cover Drive, Gossip, Newton Faulkner, Rita Ora, StooShe, Sub Focus, The Feeling, The Rifles, UK festivals, V festival 2012, Wretch 32
GOSSIP, SUB FOCUS, BEVERLEY KNIGHT, THE FEELING AND MORE JOIN V LINE UP! Eleven more acts have been unveiled for this year’s twin V Festival with a chance for fans who missed out when tickets originally went on sale to buy them when more go on sale from 9am this Friday. Added to the line-up [...]
T in The Park 2012
Posted: April 23, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Blood Red Shoes, Dog Is Dead, Fun., Here We Go Magic, Hilltop Hoods, King Charles, Lonsdale Boys Club, Mull Historical Society, Ren Harvieu, StooShe, T in The Park 2012, The Minutes, The Parlotones, UK festivals
BREAKTHROUGH ACTS ADDED TO T IN THE PARK LINE UP! The latest ‘must see’ breakthrough acts have been added to the bill, with Hilltop Hoods, Fun., King Charles, The Parlotones, Dog is Dead, Blood Red Shoes, Ren Harvieu, Mull Historical Society, Stooshe, Here We Go Magic, The Minutes and Lonsdale Boys Club. For more T [...]
Womad Festival 2012
Posted: April 20, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Balkan Alien Sound, Ballet Nimba, Ben l'Oncle Soul, Hugh Masekela, Jimmy Cliff, Jupiter Okwess International, Keb' Mo, Kimmo Pohjonen and DakhaBrakha, Lions Of Africa, Mama Rosin, Marewrew, NZShapeShifter, The Wilderness of Manitoba, UK festivals, Womad Fesitval 2012
JIMMY CLIFF, HUGH MASEKELA AND MORE ADDED TO WOMAD LINE UP! South Africa’s musical godfather Hugh Masekela, and reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, lead the latest names celebrating the 30th Anniversary edition of WOMAD – World of Music, Arts and Dance held at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury, in Wiltshire. Also confirmed today as a WOMAD exclusive [...]
Wireless Festival 2012
Posted: April 19, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Afrojack, Aluna George, Doctor P, Far East Movement, Hilltop Hoods, Koan Sound, Kreayshawn, Lloyd, Metric, Rita Ora, Santigold, The Roots, UK festivals, Wireless Festival 2012, ZEDS DEAD
MORE ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR WIRELESS FESTIVAL LINE UP! Here we go, just announced on their Facebook page, Wireless organisers have revealed that Afrojack, The Roots, Metric, Santigold & ZEDS DEAD are all confirmed to join Friday’s line-up. Rita Ora, Hilltop Hoods, KOAN Sound & Aluna George will join Saturday’s line-up, whilst Lloyd, Far East Movement, [...]
Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2012
Posted: April 17, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Bloodstock Open Air 2012, Dreamcatcher, Fallen Fate, Gone Till Winter, Huron, Infernal Creation, New Blood Stage, Reflections in Exile, Reign of Fury, UK festivals
SEVEN ADDITIONS FOR NEW BLOOD STAGE All the greats start somewhere, and BLOODSTOCK is proud to be the champion of new talent, taking the cause of introducing new bands to the metal masses. To play on BOA’s NEW BLOOD stage, bands will usually enter via the METAL 2 THE MASSES initiative, but this latest wave [...]
Hard Rock Calling 2012
Posted: April 17, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Amy MacDonald, Big Country, Black Stone Cherry, Christina Perri, Guillemots, Hard Rock Calling 2012, Kids In Glass Houses, UK festivals
18 MORE ACTS ADDED TO THE HARD ROCK CALLING LINE UP! Organisers have added 18 diverse new acts to join the 2012 bill, supporting the weekend’s iconic headliners for what is sure to be a once in a lifetime lineup, blending rock legends and today’s hottest up-and-coming talent – Black Stone Cherry, Kids in Glass [...]
Hop Farm Festival 2012
Posted: April 17, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Bellowhead, British Sea Power, Gary Numan, George Clinton, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Hop Farm Festival 2012, Ian Hunter, Kool and the Gang, Ray Davies, Richard Ashcroft, The Futureheads, The Levellers, UK festivals
HUGE RAFT OF NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR HOP FARM! Just announced over on their facebook page, Hop Farm organisers have revealed that Richard Ashcroft, Ray Davies, Kool and the Gang, George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, Randy Crawford and Joe Sample Trio, The Levellers, The Futureheads, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Ian Hunter, Gary Numan, Bellowhead, British Sea Power, The [...]
Hop Farm Festival 2012
Posted: April 13, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: Hop Farm Festival 2012, Sir Bruce Forsyth, UK festivals
SIR BRUCE FORSYTH PLAYS 1ST FESTIVAL SHOW AT HOP FARM The entertainment icon and legend that is Sir Bruce Forsyth has been confirmed to play his 1st festival appearance at this years Hop Farm Music Festival. The festival, which takes place Friday 29th June – Sunday 1st July, welcomes Sir Bruce and his one-man show [...]
Download Festival 2012
Posted: April 12, 2012 in UK FestivalsTags: UK festivals, Ghost, Saint Jude, Six Hour Sundown, Yashin, My Passion, No Americana, Feed The Rhino, Download Festival 2012, La dispute, Jim Marsall, Shadows Fall, Lawnmother Deth, Silent Descent, With One Last Breath, The Union, Royal Cartel, Tyla, The Dirty Youth, Voodoo Johnson, Sanguine
MORE BANDS, A 5TH STAGE REVEALED AND MAIN STAGE TRIBUTE! With only eight weeks to go until Download Festival 2012 opens its gates, organisers have confirmed another 18 acts that’ll appear across the festival weekend. Leading the charge are acclaimed Swedish heavy metallers Ghost, blues rockers Saint Jude (who count Ronnie Wood and Jimmy Page [...]
