True fans of house and techno will be delighted to hear about Loveland Festival’s most extensive lineup ever. The fairytale festival, both for the near perfect location and its striking clientele, will once again be a mandatory but highly enjoyable pilgrimage for anyone that favors high-quality music. The already announced CARL COX and SOLOMUN will…
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Volbeat to play Sturgis Buffalo Chip on 9th August
The unmistakable heavy metal boogie of VOLBEAT will disrupt the Buffalo Chip’s® Wolfman Jack Stage on Friday, Aug. 9. Critics have referred to VOLBEAT’s blend of heavy metal, rockabilly and punk as “Elvis Metal” and “hooky, major-key hard rock with a beat you can’t keep to yourself.” This unique sound has helped the band become an…
8 new bands added to the UK’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival
Brit tech/prog extremists, KRYSTHLA will kick off proceedings on the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Saturday. The band are currently in the studio working on their third studio album, set for release this Summer, so expect new material in August! In the meantime, check out the video to ‘The Minor Mystery Of Death’ taken…
Forbidden Fruit Festival in Ireland adds more acts
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit signals the start of the summer festival season and we have already revealed a bumper load of amazing artists who’ll be playing on our beautiful stages. SKEPTA, MURA MASA, ELBOW, DANNY BROWN, PAUL KALKBRENNER, JON HOPKINS, SAINT SISTER, FIRST AID KIT, LAURENT GARNIER, EARL SWEATSHIRT, PEGGY GOU, RY X, JULIEN BAKER, KOJAQUE and MAHALIA are…
Manic Street Preachers to play Rock For People festival
Thirty Years, 13 Albums, 11 NME Awards, 4 Brit Awards, 2 Mercury Prize nominations and millions of fans around the world – this is a cult number of Welsh trio MANIC STREET PREACHERS. The last time when the band performed in front of the local audience was five years ago in the crowded Lucerna Great…
Netherlands Festival Planet Paradigm announces 2019 line up
Planet Paradigm is a collaboration between VBX and Paradigm that takes place in an impossibly natural location in Groningen on May 25th. Now the full line-up can be revealed and includes ZIP, Z@P, SANDRIEN, PANGAEA, NEEL, REISS, RHADOO, SHLTR, LUCY, FERRO, ION LUDWIG, ENRICO MANTINI, CARLOS VALDES, MINO ABADIER, MIRELLA KROES and LEO POL LIVE….
Jarvis Cocker, Sons of Kemet & more announced for Bluedot Festival UK 2019
Festival organisers are over the moon to reveal new music additions, comedy names, day splits and day ticket news for bluedot 2019. Geek-chic superstar and national treasure JARVIS COCKER is a welcome addition to the festival with a rare live set on the Saturday. Four-piece SONS OF KEMET, Kinshasan collective KOKOKO!, SELF ESTEEM, ANOTHER SKY,…
Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band, Boz Scaggs, Anders Osborne & more for Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
As September 13-15 inches just a bit closer, the 26th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival reveals its 2019 artist lineup and schedule. The festival returns with a diverse, well-rounded mix of live blues, funk, indie, rock, jam, gospel and soul performances featuring PHIL LESH & THE TERRAPIN FAMILY BAND, BOZ SCAGGS, ANDERS OSBORNE, RYAN…
Three more bands added to the Ramblin’ Man Fair line up 2019
So let’s ramble on….. For the main stage Saturday At The Fair A UK band who have toured with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest and Deep Purple to name but a few. They are loved by fans and critics alike and will be bringing their own take of old school rock n’…
Fuzzy Sun and APRE announced for Community Festival UK
The sun’s FINALLY shining (hopefully) and your Community line up just got bigger as FUZZY SUN and APRE have now been added to the N4 Stage. Could today be any better? FUZZY SUN and APRE join the THE KOOKS, BLOSSOMS, DON BROCO, THE HUNNA, KATE NASH, GERRY CINNAMON and many more in Finsbury Park on…
Keane, Phlake, Saveus and Benal complete the Northside Festival Denmark line up
KEANE, PHLAKE, SAVEUS and BENAL are among the last eight names for this year’s fantastic NorthSide poster Since October last year organisers have been able to present world-class names such as BON IVER, NEW ORDER, TAME IMPALA, THE STREETS, MAJOR LAZER, FOALS, KHALID, MIGOS, NAS, FIRST AID KIT, MARK RONSON and many others, and now…
Boris Brejcha, Chris Liebing, Joris Voorn & more play Free Your Mind Festival 2019
Free Your Mind is a brand which targets the dreamers amongst us. Being one of the first and most established dance festivals in The Netherlands they remain to innovate and push the limits. The Dutch certainly have more to offer than just the area of Amsterdam and they continue to prove this by still being…
Death Grips, Flohio, John Talabot & more join the UK’s Field Day festival
Field Day have announced their second wave of artists including experimental hip-hop trio DEATH GRIPS, formidable breakthrough MC FLOHIO, BBC Sound of 2019 favourite MAHALIA, rap-redefining KOJEY RADICAL, afrobeat jazz-force FEMI KUTI and MAYA JANE COLES’ alias NOCTURNAL SUNSHINE. For 2019 Field Day will extend until 3AM with their Late Night programme, an official on-site…
New US Touring Festival DISRUPT kicks off in June 2019
Featuring some of the biggest bands in rock as well as the genre’s rising stars, The Rockstar Energy DISRUPT Festival is a brand-new music experience making its debut across North America this summer. The touring festival will feature unique line-ups in each city, with performances varying from artists including THE USED, THRICE, CIRCA SURVIVE, SUM 41, THE STORY…
The UK’s Isle of Wight festival announces 10 new acts
Announcing 10 exciting new acts for this year’s Isle of Wight festival, which officially kicks off British festival season this summer. GARBAGE, KEANE, DERMOT KENNEDY, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, PICTURE THIS, WARD THOMAS, WET WET WET, BJÖRN AGAIN, FEET and THE MARCUS KING BAND are now confirmed to play the festival across the weekend on the…
Stevie Wonder with very special guest Lionel Richie to play BST Hyde Park 2019
Singer, songwriter, musician, and producer STEVIE WONDER will headline Barclaycard presents BST Hyde Park on Saturday 6 of July 2019, with very special guest LIONEL RICHIE. “The Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration of Life, Love & Music,” will be a summer’s night not to miss. STEVIE WONDER is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music who,…
Hip Hop Sensation Stefflon Don confirmed for Øya Festival
Today, the English hip hop sensation STEFFLON DON and the Korean Indian star shoot HYUKOH are ready to create a wonderful Saturday mood in August. London-based STEFFLON DON reached a large audience in 2017 with the top ten hit Hurtin Me, which was a collaboration with American French Montana. The singer and rapper grew up…
Rival Sons to play Storsjöyran Festival in Sweden
After five long years, RIVAL SONS, the rock sensation from Long Beach, California, is finally back at Storsjöyran festival. Right now, the group is up to date with its sixth album ‘Feral Roots’, which ranked high up on the Swedish album list. Together with the generation comrades in Greta Van Fleet, RIVAL SONS has been…
Janelle Monáe, Vampire Weekend and 65 more artists join the Roskilde line up
With 67 new artists – including 55 new music acts – the line-up for Northern Europe’s biggest festival is ready. 173 music acts in total will play the Danish non-profit festival. Today’s new additions will join the already announced The Cure, Bob Dylan, Travis Scott, Cardi B, Robyn, Christine and the Queens, Rosalía and many,…
Disturbed to Raise More than Ten Thousand Fists into the Air at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip
Sound the sirens and alert the guards. Things are about to get a little crazy– Windy City modern metal titans DISTURBED blast their brand of hooky, heavy, haunting and hard-hitting rock from the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®’s Wolfman Jack Stage on Tuesday, Aug. 6. When they do, you’ll have no choice but to give in and…
Alt-J join the RBC Bluesfest line up
RBC Bluesfest organizers today announced a major addition to an already star-studded line-up – English indie rock phenomenon ALT-J, named for the delta symbol that appears when pressing “Alt” and “J” on a Mac keyboard. The band’s brilliant album RELAXER follows 2014’s Grammy-nominated This Is All Yours, and their 2012 Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello…
Neosoul Diva Lianne La Havas to perform at Pohoda 2019
Pohoda Festival 2019 will host the British soul singer LIANNE LA HAVAS. Lianne won the iTunes Album of the Year Award and was nominated to Mercury Prize for her debut Is Your Love Big Enough?. In addition, she has had nominations for the MOBO Awards, as well as nominations for the BBC Sound of Brit…
Splendour Festival UK adds over 20 New Acts
With excitement building and tickets selling at record speeds following the announcement of MANIC STREET PREACHERS, THE SPECIALS, RAG’N’BONE MAN and ALL SAINTS for Splendour on Saturday 20 July, a great selection of new acts have today been announced for this year’s stellar line-up. Northern Irish rock band ASH, Fine Young Cannibals’ singer ROLAND GIFT…
Diynamic Festival Amsterdam 2019 line-up released
2019 is a year full of novelties for Diynamic Festival, and for the Diynamic imprint as a whole. The 2019 edition of Diynamic Festival Amsterdam will be the very first time that the annual gathering will be celebrated on a Saturday (instead of a Friday). This allows for an entire weekend day for everyone to…
Black Eyed Peas, Keane, Texas & Feeder join Robbie Williams at BST Hyde Park 2019
Joining Robbie in Hyde Park – his only UK open-air show of the year – are US dance pop giants BLACK EYED PEAS, one of the most loved British bands in recent memory KEANE, renowned Glasgow band TEXAS and Welsh band FEEDER. The BLACK EYED PEAS’ first hit in 2003 ‘Where Is the Love’ was the UK’s biggest selling single…
Kings of Leon, Third Eye Blind and Young The Giant to headline Sandjam Festival
SandJam Presented by Pepsi has released the full lineup for the 2nd annual rock music festival set for April 26, 27 & 28, 2019 at Panama City Beach’s M.B. Miller Pier. KINGS OF LEON, THIRD EYE BLIND and YOUNG THE GIANT are set to headline, and over 20 more acts are scheduled to perform on…
Johnny Marr, Public Service Broadcasting & more for the UK’s Truck Festival
Truck Festival is happy to add iconic indie singer-songwriter and former Smiths guitarist JOHNNY MARR, returning Truck favourites PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING, a massive takeover of PALM CITY from festival friends at SWITCH that includes the likes of MY NU LENG, OCEAN WISDOM and MACKY GEE and over 40 more names to our biggest line up…
Boomtown Fair UK adds new District called ‘Relic’
Enter a world of creativity and freedom… Boomtown fuses boundary pushing theatre and arts with a global, genre spanning musical bill! Welcome to the all new, RELIC, the latest of 12 individual district releases and immerse yourself in one of the soundtracks to the city… Relic has risen from the ashes of the former headquarters…
Miley Cyrus, Eric Prydz, Giorgio Moroder, Stefflon Don & more confirmed for Tinderbox
The megastar MILEY CYRUS is confirmed for the Danish festival as her only second European show this year and will be added to the poster alongside ERIC PRYDZ, GIORGIO MORODER, STEFFLON DON and 20 other Danish and international acts The poster for Tinderbox 2019 already contains huge acts such as Neil Young + Promise of…
Jennifer Lopez will play Summerfest in Milwaukee on the 3rd July!
Today music and entertainment powerhouse JENNIFER LOPEZ revealed details of her highly anticipated It’s My Party Tour, her first ever US headlining tour. She will perform for the first time at Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. To celebrate her birthday, the multi-hyphenate entertainer will…
Techno pioneer Jeff Mills to play Pohoda Festival 2019
JEFF MILLS, the founding member of the Underground Resistance and the legendary representative of the “intergalactic” Detroit techno is another artist that will perform at Pohoda 2019. In the 1980s he became known as The Wizard for his combination of incredible producer and DJ skills. From the beginning, his work has been strongly characterized by…
Dour Festival completes its techno, drum’n’bass and electro line up
The poster of heavy basses promises some serious beats. Two dedicated days, Thursday and Saturday, at the Red Bull Elektropedia Balzaal and Friday night at the Boombox. As headliner for Thursday we are pleased to announce an exceptional back2back between WILKINSON and SUB FOCUS. Next to that organisers are inviting: 1985 SHOWCASE FEAT. ALIX PEREZ…
Megastar DJ Calvin Harris to headline Zurich Openair 2019!
Star producer, DJ and songwriter CALVIN HARRIS will be headlining Zürich Openair on Thursday, August 22nd 2019, creating a frenetic mood! The Scot plays with his euphoric dance hits the biggest stages in the world and puts his fans in ecstasy. With innumerable number 1 hits (including “One Kiss” feat Dua Lipa, “Promises” feat Sam…
Paul Simon to headline Outside Lands Festival
Though no longer touring, PAUL SIMON has stated his commitment to perform in benefit of philanthropic organizations he supports, particularly in the area of environmental protection – a major focus of Outside Lands festival. PAUL SIMON will be donating the entire net proceeds from this rare performance to local environmental non-profits. I’m looking forward with…
Chase & Status Are Bringing Rtrn II Jungle To Snowbombing 2019!
With just a few weeks to go, Snowbombing are announcing a very special evening in honour of their friend, Keith Flint. CHASE & STATUS will be bringing RTRN II JUNGLE to Snowbombing in support of mental health charity, CALM, aka Campaign Against Living Miserably. The Prodigy could never be replaced, one of the greatest bands in the world, who have graced…
Metronomy, Death Grips, Fat White Family and more added to Dour Festival!
Time to unveil a new burst of artists today in order to please the indie and guitar fans. Let’s start with METRONOMY’S strong comeback who just released Nights Out’s deluxe version to celebrate its 10th anniversary! Expect a beautiful moment on the Last Arena. Then, DEATH GRIPS will perform on “La Petite Maison dans La…
UK’s Victorious Festival adds All Saints, Plan B, Idlewild and more!
Victorious Festival is thrilled to be adding even more artists to an already brimming line up! Joining the Sunday bill is three-time Ivor Novello Award-winning PLAN B! Nineties pop sensations ALL SAINTS join the Saturday! Indie Rockers IDLEWILD also make an exciting addition on Sunday. Other confirmed acts across the weekend include exciting up and coming, unsigned and…
Bikes, Boards & Bands – Gnarlytown Festival comes to California
KLOS Presents Gnarlytown: Bikes, Boards & Bands kicks off this summer in Southern California with the ultimate mashup of action sports, punk rock, and craft beer tasting. Coming to scenic LA Waterfront Berth 46 at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, CA on Saturday, June 22, this new, fun, one-of-a-kind event unites the…
Bebe Rexa joins the Rock in Rio 2019 line up
One of the most talented hitmakers from the current music scene joins the Rock in Rio 2019 line up: singer-songwriter BEBE REXHA. Around the world, BEBE has already sold more than 12 million singles and has over 6 billion streams. Her debut album, “Expectations”, acclaimed by the critics and long wanted by the public, had…
Thirty Seconds To Mars to headline Qstock Festival in Finland
American rock group THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS is the headlining act for Saturday at Qstock. Formed in 1998 by Jared Leto, also known as an A-list Hollywood actor, and his brother Shannon, THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS have come a long way, releasing five studio albums and playing sold-out shows all over the world. The last…
Johnny Marr confirmed for Croatia’s INmusic Festival
One of the world’s best guitarists and a former member of legendary bands The Smiths, Electronic, The The and Modest Mouse, JOHNNY MARR, is set to headline INmusic Festival #14’s OTP World stage this summer! During his dazzling career, JOHNNY MARR has collaborated with some of the world’s greatest music names such as Oasis and…
Ariana Grande, Twenty Øne Piløts, The Strokes, Tame Impala and more for Lollapalooza 2019
ARIANA GRANDE, CHILDISH GAMBINO, TWENTY ØNE PILØTS, THE STROKES, TAME IMPALA, FLUME, THE CHAINSMOKERS and J BALVIN will headline this year’s all-encompassing Lollapalooza lineup. The summer’s premier music festival will feature more than 170 bands on eight stages for an unforgettable four full days of music, August 1-4 at Grant Park in Chicago. Check out…
Download Festival Madrid completes their 2019 line up!
9 new international confirmations are added, finally, to Download Festival Madrid, thus closing the 2019 poster. From Finland, CHILDREN OF BODOM will bring to Madrid its sound more power metal, heavy metal and melodic death metal from the hand of his new album, ‘Hedex’. Californians RIVAL SONS have been considered “a vital force in the…
Calvin Harris will headline Poland’s Krakow Live Festival 2019!
On Thursday, the first day of spring, an artist joins the line-up of the Krakow Live Festival 2019, which will help both find love and prepare for the weekend. CALVIN HARRIS is the next headliner of the festival to be announced! CALVIN HARRIS does things that seem almost unachievable in today’s music industry. While for…
Years & Years confirmed for Colours of Ostrava!
Brit Award nominees and energetic dance electropop trio YEARS & YEARS, join this year’s Colours of Ostrava festival. YEARS & YEARS is led by singer, musician and actor Olly Alexander, who is currently an icon and unmistakable speaker of the LGBT community. Before winning the BBC Radio 1 Sound of 2015, with a successful debut,…
Austria’s Electric Love Festival announces phase 3 artists
All in all, more than 150 artists are expected at Electric Love on the Salzburg Ring from 4th to 6th July 2019. Under the motto #FreshFruitsOldRoots: new trends are picked up and the Electric Love festival continues to evolve, for example with 3 new additional stages – the Honeycomb Techno, the 90’s Roller Disco and…
Neil Young & Promise of the Real and The Savage Rose to play Tinderbox Denmark
It finally succeeded! After many months of hard work, the deal is finally in place with one of the rock’s biggest names – legend NEIL YOUNG. This is the rock icon’s only concert in Scandinavia on this tour, and for his first concert at Tinderbox NEIL YOUNG always brings along his well-behaved and potent backing…
Liam Gallagher confirmed for Eden Sessions on the 26th June
Rock ‘n’ roll legend LIAM GALLAGHER will play Eden on Wednesday 26 June! He’ll be making his return to the Sessions as a solo artist, having headlined with Oasis in 2009. LIAM GALLAGHER released his debut solo album As You Were in 2017 to critical and commercial success. The album debuted at number one in…
Cardi B to play Rock in Rio 2019
CARDI B is known as one of the most important rappers in the current music scene. The singer first conquered the world through social media, became an influential personality, and soon after, began a brilliant musical career. Her powerful voice, in a musical style best known for male hegemony, and her strong compositions brought CARDI…
Faber, Rival Sons and Querbeat join the Das Fest line up
Winter has been banished, and although you may have given up a thing or two for Lent, great music shouldn’t be one of them. The DAS FEST family has added three more gems to its line-up: FABER, RIVAL SONS, and QUERBEAT will be heading to Mount Klotz for southern Germany’s biggest family festival DAS FEST…
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