Bloodstock 'Rock Society' Tickets On Sale

Bloodstock Festival's ‘Rock Society’ memberships will go on sale on October 31. The ‘Rock Society’ is effectively the festival’s ‘Members Club’, offering not only a 10% discount on a weekend ticket (on top of the already discounted early bird ticket if you’re quick enough), but all sorts of other cool benefits, like access to the VIP Serpent's Lair bar, priority signing tent access, special tours of backstage and production areas so you can see ‘behind the scenes’, a rock society laminate, and plenty more besides.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Dolly Parton To Perform At Glastonbury 2014?

US superstar Dolly Parton is rumoured to be performing at next year's Glastonbury Festival, having revealed her 2014 UK tour dates and a gap on the date of the Worthy Farm event.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 24 October 2013

Hop Farm Festival To Return In 2014

Kent’s Hop Farm Music Festival is to be revived next year, having seen its 2013 edition cancelled.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Megadeth Confirmed For Bloodstock 2014

Bloodstock Festival have announced that Megadeth are confirmed to headline the Sunday night slot in 2014.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2013

ATP Confirm Final Additions To End Of An Era Weekends

Fuck Buttons have been added to the bill for All Tomorrow's Parties' 'End Of An Era Part 2' weekender at Camber Sands, which is being curated by Loop and also features Slint, Shellac, Mogwai and Superchunk.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Friday, 18 October 2013

Mr Scruff Swn Performance Moves From The Globe To Cardiff University Solus

Swn Festival's Thursday late night offering, the legend that is Mr. Scruff, will now be playing at Cardiff University Students' Union Solus, rather than the Globe.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 17 October 2013

Bloodstock Festival Announce Three New Bands For 2014 Line Up

Bloodstock Festival hve announced the addition of three acts to the Summer 2014 line-up.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Swn Festival 2013 Schedule Released

Sŵn Festival have released the 2013 schedule, letting fans know who's on where and when. Grab that highlighter and get planning your Sŵn weekend! 

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 10 October 2013

Bookies Suspend Betting On Fleetwood Mac Headlining Glastonbury

Bookmakers have now stopped taking bets on Fleetwood Mac headlining Glastonbury 2014.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 07 October 2013

Glastonbury Boss Close to Confirming Two Headline Acts for 2014

Emily Eavis - the daughter of Michael Eavis and co-organiser of Glastonbury - is ‘close’ to confirming two headline acts for 2014.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 02 October 2013

Down To Headline Bloodstock 2014

Bloodstock Open Air Festival have revealed that New Orleans sludgemeisters Down are to headline the Friday night at Bloodstock 2014. The show will be a UK exclusive.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 02 October 2013

Black Sabbath Set To Headline Reading And Leeds 2014?

Melvin Benn - the boss of Reading and Leeds Festival - has revealed that he’s already signed up two out of three of the headline acts for next year, and one possibility could be heavy metal legends Black Sabbath.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 01 October 2013

Skindred Join Airbourne And Black Star Riders For November’s Hard Rock Hell 7

Hard Rock Hell have announced the addition of Festival favourites Welsh Ragga Rockers Skindred to this winter’s bill, rounding off what  looks like being one of the best Hard Rock Hells to date.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 27 September 2013

Damnation Adds Final Acts To 2013 Line-Up

With the festival now just over a month away, Leeds based Damnation Festival has completed its 2013 line-up. With the festival increased to four stages there is now an overwhelming amount of choice offered to punters, with everything from black, death, doom and sludge metal to post-rock and progressive.

Written by: Ben Bland | Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Live Nation Seeking New Sponsors After Hard Rock Calling Change

Live Nation has issued a statement confirming that new sponsors are being sought following Hard Rock's decision to pull out of the annual Hard Rock Calling festival in London.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2013

London's Hard Rock Calling Festival 2014 Scrapped

Hard Rock International have confirmed that they will not stage the Hard Rock Calling festival in 2014. A statement announcing the decision confirmed that “the brand has been privileged and honoured to host” the festival, which has taken place in London over the last eight years.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 23 September 2013

Welsh Music Foundation To Curate Swn Festival Seminars

Welsh Music Foundation will again curate a series of industry seminars during Cardiff's Swn Festival. The collection of guest speakers and industry focused panels will sit alongside the impressive line up already announced. Open to anyone, with or without a festival wristband, the seminars are designed to offer advice, guidance and inspiration to anyone working in, or planning to get into the music industry in Wales covering topics such as diversity, payment for your recorded work, pressures on local music scenes and access to funding. 

Written by: Dave Ball | Date: Tuesday, 17 September 2013

Glastonbury Festival Reveal 2014 Ticket Details

Organisers of Glastonbury Festival have revealed ticket details ahead of next year’s event.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 September 2013

Monster Truck And Gloryhammer Added To Hammerfest 6 Line-Up

Canadian rockers Monster Truck and Gloryhammer featuring Christopher Bowes of Alestorm plus US Bee Gees metal tribute band Tragedy have been added to Next Spring's Hammerfest 6.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 13 September 2013

Bestival 2014 Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now

Organisers promised a 10th Birthday Spectacular and that’s exactly what happened! Four days of fun made the 10th Bestival the very best one yet and if you enjoyed your little trip in HMS Bestival, you’ll be pleased to hear that Early Bird tickets for Bestival 2014, which takes place from September 4 to 7, 2014 are on sale now and are available through a weekly payment plan.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 13 September 2013

Isle of Wight Organisers Asking Fans to Suggest Headliners and Line Up

Organisers at the Isle of Wight Festival are petitioning fans to decide which acts will headline next year's event, which will take place between June 12 and 15 2014.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 13 September 2013

Summer Sundae Not Returning In 2014 Due To 'Current Economic Climate'

Leicester’s annual Summer Sundae will not return in 2014, citing the ‘current economic climate’ as the reason.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 05 September 2013

Michael Eavis: 'Glastonbury 2014 Headliners Have Never Played Here Before'

Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis has revealed that the three 2014 headliners are bands who have never played at the festival before.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 04 September 2013

Electric Zoo Festival Cancelled Following Two Deaths

New York’s massive Electric Zoo Festival was cut short over the weekend after two fans died of suspected drug overdoses.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 02 September 2013

Melvin Benn: Big Chill Festival Is 'Resting'

Festival Republic chief Melvin Benn has claimed that The Big Chill Festival is ‘resting’, and that he hasn’t retired the event.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Cardiff's Eight At The Gate Festival Set To Debut

On August 29, the first edition of the Eight At The Gate Festival will take over the Gate Arts Centre in Cardiff. Featuring 12 bands across three nights, the event is set to show another side to the Welsh capital's rapidly developing music scene.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Ronnie Wood Band Added To BluesFest 2013 Line-Up

The Ronnie Wood Band have been confirmed to close the latest edition of BluesFest with a tribute to Jimmy Reed.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 28 August 2013

More Great Names For Damnation 2013

Greek black metal legends Rotting Christ and respected American post-metal troupe Rosetta are the latest names to be added to the burgeoning line-up for this November’s edition of Leeds based Damnation Festival.

Written by: Ben Bland | Date: Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil Sets Fire to Guitar for Reading Fest Headline Slot

Biffy Clyro made their first ever headline performances at Reading and Leeds Festival this weekend - and frontman Simon Neil played so well, his guitar burst into flames.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 26 August 2013

Paramore Unveil Parahoy! Cruise Ship Festival

American pop-rock trio Paramore have announced their plans to host a festival on a cruise ship next year.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 26 August 2013