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Korn, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin & Evanescence headline Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival

After debuting a massive revamp of the festival grounds in 2021 and welcoming a record- breaking crowd of 75,000 people, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival aims to make the 2022 edition the biggest one yet. Over the weekend of July 15-17, music fans will converge for three days of nonstop music, tattooing, haunted attractions, and…

Doja Cat, Playboi Carti and The Smile confirmed for Open’er 2022!

Another week and more announcements from Poland’s Open’er Festival! DOJA CAT, one of the greatest stars of contemporary pop and rap, is the co-headliner of the festival on Wednesday! The line-up is also joined by PLAYBOI CARTI – one of the most intriguing figures in contemporary hip-hop culture, and THE SMILE – a unique project…

Sabaton to replace Aerosmith at Graspop Metal Meeting!

Message from Graspop organisers: Unfortunately AEROSMITH have been forced to cancel their headlining show at GMM 2022. As soon as the news reached us we set out on the daunting task of finding a worthy replacement and our efforts have been rewarded. We’ve been able to snare one of the most popular metal bands around because this summer ‘The…

Splash House Announces 2022 Dates and Expands to Three Weekends

Since 2013, Splash House has established itself as one of the country’s most sought-after festivals, fusing forward-thinking electronic music, poolside partying, and resort amenities alongside the desert landscapes of Palm Springs. Splash House’s community and influence has grown wildly over the years, yet has retained the intimate magic of its debut weekender all those years…

Groove Armada, Hybrid Minds, Shy FX & more for El Dorado Festival UK 2022!

Back from the ashes of 2021, El Dorado is rising in flames of glory to light up this festival season with a summer of sun-drenched grooves and eclectic beats. Celebrating their 6th anniversary, and their first-ever 4-day long event, will return with an impressive selection of huge acts, a whole new party area and integrated…

Johnny Marr and Ego Kill Talent play I-Days Milano with Foo Fighters!

JOHNNY MARR, the historic guitarist of the English group The Smiths, and the Brazilian band EGO KILL TALENT join the FOO FIGHTERS on stage to complete the I-Days line-up on Sunday 12th June 2022. With three solo albums behind him, but a long career as the guitarist of the historic English group The Smiths, JOHNNY…

Tiësto announces full lineup for New Cancun Experience – The Trip!

Leading technology company Pollen Presents has announced they are teaming up with the legendary dance music producer TIËSTO for a unique experience in beautiful Cancun, Mexico. Going by the name Tiësto: The Trip, the destination getaway will take place March 31st – April 3rd while giving attendees the chance to escape from reality and enjoy…

SXM Festival Announces Phase One Lineup for 2022

SXM Festival has announced the phase one lineup for its highly-anticipated return to the Caribbean island of Saint Martin / Sint Maarten. From March 9th – 13th, the destination experience will give attendees the chance to witness many of the top names in the underground techno and house scene in one of the world’s most…

Bluesfest adds final artists to their 2022 line up!

I have always said ‘when Bluesfest returns – it will be with a bang!’ and these special artists completing our Bluesfest 2022 lineup, really put the cream on top of the cherry which was already on top of the cream which was already covering the Bluesfest cake … if you get my drift. No …..

Danish festival Northside announces a brand new electronic music stage ELECTRA

When Northside welcomes the new festival site at Eskelunden on 2nd June, it is with a very special scene, ELECTRA. A specially designed stage for electronic music with CAMELPHAT, ARTBAT, KÖLSCH, PETE TONG and ASHIBAH among the 16 artists announced. ELECTRA is not just a place you go to and from when you need to…

Thunder confirmed for Sweden’s Atlas Rock Festival!

Ever since its inception over 30 years ago, THUNDER has revolved around singer Danny Bowes and guitarist Luke Morley. They broke through with the debut album Backstreet Symphony in 1990, with their second album Laughing On Judgment Day also selling very well, especially in the UK. All nine singles from the first two albums made…

Paul Kalkbrenner and Steve Aoki confirmed for Electric Love Festival 2022

5+ stages, more than 160 artists, and living life to the fullest! Electric Love Festival is bringing the who’s who of the most popular DJs in the world to the SalzburgerLand from July 7-9, 2022. In line-up phase 3, the organizers confirm performances of the DJ stars PAUL KALKBRENNER and STEVE AOKI. Mighty female power…

Bloodstock Festival adds 12 new bands to their 2022 line up!

If you’re anything like the Bloodstock organisers, you can’t wait to be back in the green fields of Catton Park watching some world class heavy metal at BLOODSTOCK – and they are well over half way there! Is it too soon to start a count down yet?! (136 days to go, in case you were…

American indie rock singer Phoebe Bridgers confirmed at Colors of Ostava 2022

Colours of Ostrava organisers are very pleased to reaffirm American indie rock singer PHOEBE BRIDGERS, who is one of the fastest growing names on the world stage today. Her impressive and lyrically stunning songs wash with tenderness with violence, dreaming with vigilance and romance with fear of what comes, but also a kind of ironic…

The Minds of 99 add another Danish Festival show at Smukfest!

In 2013, THE MINDS OF 99 won on KærligHeden’s stage, LiveCamp, and has since become Denmark’s most popular band. It is now 9 years since THE MINDS OF 99 consisting of five Copenhagen childhood friends performed at KærligHeden with the song ‘Det Er Knud Som Er Død’, where the band puts music to Tom Kristensen’s…

Rag’n’Bone Man, Lianne La Havas, Fontaines D.C & loads more for Rock Werchter 2022

Summer is not far away! Festivals are nearly here! After two postponed editions, Rock Werchter is back again this year, in full and in peak form, from Thursday 30th June to Sunday 3rd July. The line-up is almost complete. Another 64 new names are announced today. Tickets are selling fast and there are only a…

Megan Thee Stallion, Glass Animals, Tove Lo, Little Simz & more added to the Open’er line up!

Open’er Festival powered by Orange 2022 moves up a gear on the way to the most colorful summer and the most beautiful celebration of music and freedom in recent years! The great line-up is joined by MEGAN THEE STALLION – an icon of contemporary female rap in the world, GLASS ANIMALS – the top of…

Florence + The Machine and more added to the Flow 2022 lineup

Flow Festival’s renowned program expands as the Nordic festival announces several new artists to join the monumental lineup. Playing one of their few concerts in Europe will be FLORENCE + THE MACHINE as they take over the main stage of Flow. Flow Festival is finally returning to Suvilahti, Helsinki, on the 12th – 14th of…

Wilco, Sylvan Esso and more named for Solid Sound Festival 2022!

Organisers are counting the days until they return to North Adams, MA for Solid Sound 2022! Joining them this summer so far are WILCO, SYLVAN ESSO, JAPANESE BREAKFAST, BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY, TERRY ALLEN, JEFF TWEEDY, SUN RA ARKESTRA, JOHN HODGMAN’S COMEDY CABARET CO-HOSTED WITH JEAN GRAE, FEAT. NEGIN FARSAD, RIVER BUTCHER, AND NICK OFFERMAN, MIKE…

Danish national heroes The Minds of 99 join the Tinderbox Festival line up!

All year around, Tinderbox fans have had the opportunity to tell festival organisers which artists they’d love to see at this year’s festival, and THE MINDS OF 99 is in the top 5 most wished for artists! The Danish band started their musical journey back in 2014. With hard work, an impressive catalogue of bulletproof…

Florence + The Machine close Friday night at Øyafestivalen

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE headlined Glastonbury in 2015, and convinced 65,000 as the top name at BST Hyde Park in 2019. Now she will end Friday in Tøyenparken with an exclusive performance, as this will be one of the few European festivals this summer. Øya 2022 has already confirmed DAGNY, SUEDE, BRIGHT EYES, MOLCHAT DOMA,…

PLACES+FACES Lisbon Weekender adds even more incredible names to this year’s line-up!

Pollen presents PLACES+FACES Lisbon Weekender adds even more incredible names to this year’s line-up. One of the most exciting lifestyle brands of 2022, Places+Faces, is coming to Portugal’s capital with a huge three-day experience from 13-16th May, hosted by leading experiential technology company, Pollen Presents. London-based photography and lifestyle brand Places+Faces have made huge waves…

Eric Prydz, Andy C, MK, Oliver Heldens & more for Creamfields South!

The inaugural edition of Creamfields South takes place this summer and anticipation for what promises to be a year to remember is reaching fever pitch. Adding to the excitement for the summer ahead Creamfields HQ have unleashed a huge line up for their first edition which includes ERIC PRYDZ who returns with his mind blowing…

SunceBeat Festival Croatia announces first wave of acts for 2022!

SunceBeat is back this summer with its first wave line-up now released for its 13th edition. It is the longest running festival at the beautiful coastal hideaway at The Garden Tisno. Nestled in a stunning pine-shaded Adriatic hideaway along the coastline, the idyllic festival has cultivated a global audience. Drawn to its daytime blissed-out beats…

Peggy Gou, Folamour, Squarepusher & more join the Field Day UK 2022 line up

Field Day just got bigger. London’s Field Day festival continues to pull out all the stops for its 15th anniversary with a spectacular 2nd wave announcement of brand new acts. Joining the likes of the already announced headliners THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, KRAFTWERK 3D, HAAI, EMERALD B2B JOSSY MITSU and many more, is globally renowned DJ…

HARD Summer Music Festival expands to 3 days in 2022

HARD Events has announced the initial details for the highly-anticipated return of HARD Summer Music Festival, which will take place at NOS Event Center in San Bernardino from July 29-31. The 2022 edition of HARD Summer will expand to three days for the first time, giving attendees an extra day to take in the multi-genre…

Camp Bestival Shropshire announces its inaugural line up

CBHQ is at fever pitch, because it’s finally here, 2022, the year Camp Bestival’s Shropshire shindig bursts into life! A mind-blowing distillation of everything that makes Camp Bestival the very finest family festival, you’d be mad to miss the baptism of brilliance that is the inaugural line-up for Weston Park this 18th – 21st August….

J. Cole, A$AP Rocky and Future top the Rolling Loud Portugal 2022 line up!

After having to cancel 2 editions due to covid, Rolling Loud organisers can finally announce the line up for the hotly anticipated inaugural edition of Rolling Loud Portugal! The first European edition of Rolling Loud will see J. COLE, A$AP ROCKY and FUTURE headlining across the weekend of the 6th – 8th July. The festival will…

Halsey, J. Cole and Kid Cudi to headline Governors Ball 2022!

Founders Entertainment is thrilled to announce the lineup for the 2022 Governors Ball Music Festival, set to take place Friday, June 10th through Sunday, June 12th at the Citi Field complex in Queens. After celebrating the festival’s 10th anniversary this past fall with an incredibly successful and cathartic experience described by Rolling Stone as “the…

The Minds of 99 added to the NorthSide Festival 2022 line up!

There can be no doubt that THE MINDS OF 99 is Denmark’s most popular band, and the massive audience demand also testifies to this! The group started their career way back in 2014 and has for seven years worked their way up to the absolute top of Danish music equipped with an indomitable joy of…

Tindersticks celebrate their 30th anniversary at Colors of Ostrava 2022!

The irresistible melodic rock band TINDERSTICKS will come to Colors of Ostrava as part of a tour to celebrate 30 years of their existence. The anniversary will be celebrated by the TINDERSTICKS on March 25th with the release of Past Imperfect: The Best of Tindersticks ’92 -’21, which is accompanied by the as yet unreleased…

Thunder Beats Music Festival Announces Lineup For Inaugural Event!

Filling a void in the Gulf Coast, organizers of the inaugural Thunder Beats Music Festival have announced that the biggest EDM festival in the region will be taking place April 22-24, at Pensacola Interstate Fair Grounds in Florida. Presented by Thunder Ranch Entertainment Holdings, the lineup for the festival contains a veritable who’s who in…

The Minds of 99 confirmed for Denmark’s Jelling Festival!

As currently one of Denmark’s largest bands THE MINDS OF 99 join the Jelling Music Festival in 2022 with their sublime live show! All disappoint over time. But THE MINDS OF 99’s prophetic mantra does not apply to the orchestra itself. Since the breakthrough in 2014, there has only been one way for the childhood…

Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti to Headline The Smokers Club Fest

Get ready to blaze up as The Smoker’s Club Fest takes over Glen Helen Amphitheater on Saturday 30th April 2022. Celebrating hip hop as one of the leading forces in paving the way for cannabis culture becoming mainstream, the festival will be headlined by KID CUDI, A$AP ROCKY and PLAYBOI CARTI! They will be joined…

A Reimagined Imagine Music Festival Dives Into ‘A New World’ At Kingston Downs in 2022

With much anticipation, the next chapter of Imagine Music Festival is set to begin as organizers write the story for the fully immersive electronic music experience forged in nature. Taking place September 16 – 18, 2022, at Kingston Downs in Rome, GA, the aquatic-themed festival will be set in an organic oasis, featuring three days…

Rob Zombie to Bring Twisted Good Times to Sturgis Buffalo Chip 2022

The Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling® is shaping up to be the wildest party yet in 2022, with the legendary ROB ZOMBIE bringing a show to the Chip unlike anything else at the 82nd Sturgis Rally. Zombie madness hits the Wolfman Jack Stage like a “Demonoid Phenomenon” on Monday, 8th August 2022, with the same…

Øya Festival adds Fontaines D.C., Parquet Courts and Porridge Radio to their 2022 line up

Today festival organisers add three more bands you should look forward to experiencing in Tøyenparken, namely the Irish band FONTAINES D.C., American rockers PARQUET COURTS and from the UK PORRIDGE RADIO. FONTAINES D.C from Dublin took Europe by storm when they released Dogrel in 2019, and it became one of the year’s most critically acclaimed…

Kvelertak confirmed for Bergenfest 2022

You can and should expect a KVELERTAK in high gear when summer and Bergenfest arrives! Few dare to challenge the claim that KVELERTAK is the country’s rawest rock band – both on record and on stage! They have proven this again and again as the tours have become longer and bigger, and the catalog fuller….

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Announces 2022 Lineup

Coachella returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA for two weekends set for April 15 – 17 and April 22 – 24, 2022 with HARRY STYLES, BILLIE EILISH, YE, SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA, 88RISING’S HEAD IN THE CLOUDS FOREVER and more performing both weekends. Register now for the weekend two presale and receive a…

American-British singer and songwriter Celeste joins the NOS Alive 22 line up!

CELESTE is the new confirmation for the July 7th of NOS Alive’22. The singer, born in LA but raised in the United Kingdom, makes her debut on the Promenade of Algés, at NOS Stage, joining the already confirmed FLORENCE + THE MACHINE, JORJA SMITH and ALT-J among others. Winner of the BBC Sound of 2020…

Tool, J. Cole, Stevie Nicks and more announced for Bonnaroo 2022

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has shared the lineup for this year’s edition of the internationally acclaimed camping festival, taking place June 16-19, 2022 on the Bonnaroo Farm, located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, TN. Bonnaroo 2022 will once again present a wide-ranging bill featuring a spectacular selection of top artists performing…

Forecastle to be headlined by Tyler, the Creator, Tame Impala and Jack Harlow

The Forecastle Festival, Louisville’s longest running music festival returns for its 20th anniversary event Memorial Day weekend, May 27 – 29, 2022 with an all-star lineup boasting GRAMMY-winning rapper TYLER, THE CREATOR, psychedelic rock powerhouse TAME IMPALA and GRAMMY nominated hometown hero JACK HARLOW. More than 50 artists across hip-hop, alternative, electronic and more will grace…

Glass Animals, SOFI TUKKER, Four Set, Adam Beyer & more for CRSSD festival 2022

CRSSD Festival has announced its return to Waterfront Park in San Diego, March 5th & 6th 2022. At what will be the first spring edition of CRSSD since 2020, the beloved festival has once again delivered a diverse lineup highlighting the best in electronic music with a focus on house, techno, and eclectic live acts….

Relentless Beats Announces The Return Of Crush Arizona On 12th February 2022

Like a long-lost love that walked back into your life, Crush Arizona returns to claim its rightful place as your Valentine’s festival soulmate. Presented by Relentless Beats and Insomniac Events, the country’s best solution to the anti-Hallmark way to spend the holiday will take place at Rawhide Event Center on February 12th, 2022, and feature:…

Accept, Eskimo Callboy, Diamond Head and more for Alcatraz Festival 2022

As if their 2022 line-up wasn’t impressive enough already with over 90 confirmed acts, Alcatraz Festival organsiers have added another 14 bands for next summer! Alcatraz regulars will undoubtedly know that organisers like to bill bands from all corners of the metal spectrum and cater to a multitude of tastes. This has always been a…

Carl Cox, Boris Brejcha, Adam Beyer, Kaskade & More play new Arizona Festival

In the spirit of letting your body do the talking, Relentless Beats’ sub-brand RBDeep presents Body Language, a brand new festival property catering to the growing demand for house, techno, and underground music. Taking place over three days, March 4th – 6th, 2022, at Rawhide Events Center, the event comes at the perfect time- shaking…

Danish pop star MØ confirmed for Rock For People 2022

Danish pop star MØ has collaborated with artists such as Major Lazer, Charli XCX, Justin Bieber, and Diplo. Her solo career hasn’t been left behind either – in 2014 she released her debut album No Mythologies to Follow, which won Album of the Year at the Danish Critics’ Awards Årets Steppeulv and received four awards…

Arch Enemy, Feuerschwanz, The Night Flight Orchestra & more for Wacken Open Air 2022

Organisers announce more names for W:O:A 2022! ARCH ENEMY return to the holy field! That the Swedish / American / Canadian metallers are eager for the coming year is not only revealed by the two freshly released singles “Deceiver, Deceiver” and “House Of Mirrors”. FEUERSCHWANZ are a phenomenon. Hardly any other German band pays homage…

British rapper Slowthai joins the Rock For People 2022 line up!

British rapper SLOWTHAI hails from Northampton, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find a love of Britain in his tracks. In 2019, he released a Mercury Prize-nominated album Nothing Great About Britain, on which he vociferously criticised Brexit or then-Prime Minister Theresa May. He even performed with a fake severed head of Boris Johnson during the…

M.I.A to play NOS Alive in 2022 for the first time!

M.I.A. is the latest confirmation for the third day of NOS Alive, July 8, at the Heineken Stage. With her newly launched single, M.I.A. debuts at the 14th edition of the festival, which takes place at Passeio Marítimo de Algés, on 6th – 9th July 2022, on the same day as METALLICA, ROYAL BLOOD and…