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.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 01 February 2013

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.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 01 February 2013

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.

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

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.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 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.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 28 January 2013

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.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 23 January 2013

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.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 23 January 2013

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.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 16 January 2013

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