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Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne, The Smashing Pumpkins and Three 6 Mafia to headline Beale Street Music Festival 2022

Memphis in May officials made a surprise announcement of what to expect at Beale Street Music Festival’s eagerly anticipated return in 2022 by announcing a partial list of artists confirmed to appear at the region’s largest music festival. 2022 BSMF announced headliners are FOO FIGHTERS, LIL WAYNE, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS and THREE 6 MAFIA. Artists…

Jazz-Rock trio The Comet Is Coming added to the INmusic Festival 2022 line up!

The critically acclaimed jazz-rock trio THE COMET IS COMING is set to feature their unique cosmic soundscape in June 2022 as part of the long-awaited anniversary edition of INmusic festival! THE COMET IS COMING is the soundtrack to an imagined apocalypse. In the aftermath of widespread sonic destruction what sounds remain? Who will lead the…

Jason Aldean announced for Summerfest 2022 Opening Day 23rd June

Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance announced today that three-time Academy of Country Music “Entertainer of the Year,” JASON ALDEAN, along with special guest GABBY BARRETT, will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on the first day of Summerfest, June 23rd 2022. After almost 15 years at the top of his format, the three-time ACM…

Atlas Rock Festival Sweden adds a 2nd day with Scorpions as headliners!

SCORPIONS is one of the world’s most legendary and successful hard rock bands. Ever since their debut with Lonesome Crow in 1972, they have belonged to the absolute elite of hard rock bands. They have had world hits both with ballads like Wind Of Change and Still Loving You and with rock songs like No…

Dirtybird CampINN Returns to Orlando for Second Edition

Grab your bags and pack your swimsuit – the Dirtybird squad is going all INN next year as they migrate to the East Coast from February 25th – 27th. Dirtybird CampINN’s 2021 debut saw a dedicated community develop around the new experience and Dirtybird moves into year two with even more wild surprises and huge…

Green Day to headline Rock in Rio on 9th September 2022!

September 9th is full of rock! As the latest headliner to be announced, GREEN DAY who make their debut in Rock City, closing the night with their punk rock full of energy and hits! You will also see the return of FALL OUT BOY, one of the most praised shows of the 2017 edition, which…

Armin Van Buuren, Headhunterz, Gigi D’agostino & more for Electric Love Festival 2022

5+ stages, more than 160 artists, and living life to the fullest! Those who weren’t sure whether to secure tickets for Electric Love Festival after the announcement of line-up phase 1, are definitely in festival mode now, with the second of six line-up phases for #ELF22 revealed. With DJ mega star ARMIN VAN BUUREN, shootingstar…

KISS, Judas Priest, Manowar & Alice Cooper headline Barcelona Rock Fest in 2022

The largest event dedicated to hard rock and heavy metal in Spain, Barcelona Rock Fest, will take place on June 30th – July 2nd 2022 at the Parc de Can Zam in Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Barcelona). More than 40 bands will be part of the spectacular line-up of a festival that will bring hard…

Macklemore to close Brännbollsyran Festival in Sweden with a Bang!

American world star MACKLEMORE headlines Brännbollsyran 2022 in Umeå, Sweden on Sunday 5th June with his only gig in Sweden 2022. MACKLEMORE from Seattle in the USA is one of the world’s most popular and streamed hip-hop acts. Following the breakthrough and success of colleague Ryan Lewis, Ben “Macklemore” Haggerty chose to focus on his…

Pinkpop Festival adds 28 news names to their 2022 line up!

inkpop organisers have added no fewer than 28 new names to the poster of the 51st edition of Pinkpop, which will take place on June 17th – 19th 2022. GRETA VAN FLEET, KALEO, DERMOT KENNEDY, IDLES, TONES AND I and DE STAAT are the first names out of the hat who will be seen in…

Post-grunge Modest Mouse for the first time in the Czech Republic at Colors of Ostrava!

MODEST MOUSE – The cult icon of indie rock will perform for the first time in the Czech Republic at our festival. One of the most original and impressive bands in the American post-grunge scene, who has reached the peaks of mainstream fame in the past, impressed with Float On, received a Grammy nomination and…

Duran Duran headline Jelling Music Festival 2022

Organisers are proud to once again be able to announce DURAN DURAN as the festival’s international headliner. The concert in Jelling will be the band’s only performance in Denmark in 2022. The last weekend in May, lead singer Simon Le Bon, bassist John Taylor, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and drummer Roger Taylor will play on the…

You Me At Six confirmed for Rock For People 2022

YOU ME AT SIX returns to the Czech Republic in 2022! They have played several concerts in the country two of which took place at Rock for People festival, therefore the British rockers have already built up a large fanbase here and with each new release, their followers are expanding, and their concerts are traditionally…

Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, The Strokes, Doja Cat, A$AP Rocky & Martin Garrix headline Lollapalooza Chile 2022

Lollapalooza Chile has announced the lineup for their 10th Anniversary edition, unveiling an outstanding lineup featuring headliners FOO FIGHTERS, MILEY CYRUS, THE STROKES, DOJA CAT, A$AP ROCKY and MARTIN GARRIX. In addition, fans can look forward to performances from JANE’S ADDICTION, ALESSO, MACHINE GUN KELLY, ALAN WALKER, JACK HARLOW, KAYTRANADA, PHOEBE BRIDGERS, TURNSTILE, IDLES and…

BUKU Music + Art Project Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup

BUKU Music + Art Project, the cutting-edge boutique festival in New Orleans, has announced the lineup for its highly-anticipated return to the Big Easy on March 25th – 26th 2022. At what will be the 10-year anniversary of the beloved event and first show back since 2019, dedicated fans of the festival will finally get…

David Guetta, Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix & more for Creamfields North 2022

CREAMFIELDS NORTH UNLEASHES HUGE PHASE ONE LINE UP! cinch presents Creamfields North have just unleashed a huge phase one line up for their edition next summer. The world class dance music festival is pulling out all the stops for their twenty-five-year celebrations which returns next August Bank Holiday, as expected the early Christmas reveal does…

Eight International Artists join the Bluesfest 2022 Lineup!

In a surprise pre-Christmas announcement Bluesfest has announced the return of EIGHT international artists to Bluesfest 2022. I have been in communication with managers and agents since our first cancellation and I am so happy that we can finally bring back these internationals in time for Bluesfest as well as some touring dates. It feels…

Amelie Lens, Cypress Hill & Meduza to Headline Sea Star Festival in 2022!

Sea Star, the festival that marks the beginning of summer, will have its fourth edition on 27th and 28th May 2022, in Umag, Croatia. The EXIT team behind the organisation has confirmed most of the exceptional line-up, led by hip-hop gods CYPRESS HILL, as well as AMELIE LENS and MEDUZA. They are accompanied by a…

New festival launch in Indianapolis, June 11-12, 2022 – WonderRoad Music Festival

Garfield Park in Indianapolis will be the home of the first-ever WonderRoad multi-day music festival. The festival is scheduled for June 11th – 12th 2022. The lineup includes weekend headliners VAMPIRE WEEKEND and LORD HURON, along with English band BASTILLE, Scotland’s CHVRCHES, German group MILKY CHANCE, BISHOP BRIGGS, and others. We are excited at the…

GRiZ, Porter Robinson, Louis The Child & more named for Electric Forest 2022

This June, as we rejoice in our return to Rothbury, we’ll do so while enjoying the traditional three Incidents from THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, as well as performances from Forest Family favorites GRiZ, PORTER ROBINSON, LOUIS THE CHILD, DISCLOSURE, THE DISCO BISCUITS, BIG GIGANTIC, SLANDER, FISHER and SYLVAN ESSO. The weekend will also feature many…

Timmy Trumpet, Kygo, Don Diablo & more for Electric Love Festival 2022

5+ stages, over 160 artists and pure joie de vivre! With the 1st of a total of 6 line-up phases, the Electric Love Festival organizers show where the journey of Austria’s largest electronic music festival from July 7th to 9th, 2022 at the Salzburgring where you will see numerous international DJ stars such as Tropical…

Stratovarius, Clutch, Michael Monroe & more join the Wacken Open Air 2022 line up

With STRATOVARIUS, old acquaintances are returning to Wacken. The Finnish symphonic power metallers have already made our stages tremble six times, and we’re looking forward to epic masterpieces like “Hunting High And Low” or “Black Diamond” next year, too. Kippis! There’s no doubt about it: CLUTCH are one of the best contemporary rock bands. All…

Pollen Presents Announces Brownies & Lemonade Spring Break Puerto Vallarta

Leading technology company Pollen Presents has announced that they are teaming up with renowned Los Angeles party crew Brownies & Lemonade for their first-ever Spring Break experience next year. Taking place in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from March 21-25, 2022 the unique destination getaway will combine some of the top names in electronic music with…

Bullet For My Valentine to headline Full Force Festival 2022

Shortly before the turn of the year, the Full Force festival knocks out another one and confirms the final headliner for the Full Force 2022 with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE! Furthermore, all fans can look forward to line-up newcomers such as AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS, KVELERTAK, OF MICE & MEN and many more! From 24.-26. June…

Editors to headline extra festival day at Dauwpop 2022

Festival organisers have added an extra day of Dauwpop in 2022! An extra day of Dauwpop, a beautiful encore because everyone wants more! That is why you can travel to Hellendoorn again on Friday 27th May for a day of top-notch musical entertainment and when organisers say ‘the top shelf’, they go immediately to the…

The Smashing Pumpkins Headline Summer Camp 2022!

This is one organisers couldn’t wait any longer to announce as they are welcoming back to central Illinois for the first time in 15 years – THE SMASHING PUMPKINS! Organisers also have another Summer Camp debut for you. The American rock band LITTLE FEAT will be performing their classic album, ‘Waiting For Columbus’, in its…

Arctic Monkeys, Dave, Rage Against The Machine, Halsey, Bring Me The Horizon & Megan Thee Stallion headline Reading & Leeds Festivals 2022

Since first telling the world “don’t believe the hype”, ARCTIC MONKEYS captured the musical zeitgeist and changed the course of guitar music forever. From a self-released EP to becoming one of the biggest bands of the new millennium, no one captures the adrenaline-fuelled ups and downs of nights out, heartbreak and lust like the Sheffield…

A$AP Rocky & Dua Lipa Join Foo Fighters as Headliners for Osheaga’s 15th Anniversary!

The biggest names in music will be touching down on Montreal’s Île Sainte-Hélène next summer to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival presented by Bell in collaboration with Coors Light. OSHEAGA returns stronger than ever with an incredible edition, headlined by FOO FIGHTERS, A$AP ROCKY and DUA LIPA, to commemorate 15 years of magic. That’s…

NOS Primavera Sound Porto expands its line-up with four new additions

In the lead up to 2022, Primavera Sound continues to add new draws to the festival route with which next year we will make up for lost time. Jumping from city to city, from Primavera to Primavera, we will be able to recognise the musical personality and the values on which the Barcelona festival is…

Primavera Sound Los Angeles announces first names for its debut edition!

Since the 2019 announcement of Primavera Sound’s landing in the United States to the celebration of the first edition of Primavera Sound Los Angeles, a lot has happened, perhaps too much. Two years that have seemed like two centuries, but finally the time has come, and Primavera’s excitement about our California debut has only increased!…

Knotfest comes to Germany for the first time in 2022!

10 years after the first edition of Knotfest in the USA and outstanding editions in Japan as well as in Latin America, the legendary Slipknot festival will come to Germany for the first time in 2022. With Knotfest Germany, SLIPKNOT, arguably the most creative and visionary metal & rock band of the last two decades, will present their unique…

Four new bands join the Rock For People 2022 line up!

As we move through the Rock For People advent release calendar, we can add 4 new bands to the 2022 line up! Starting with REIGNWOLF, who have toured with the Pixies, The Who and — the heaviest of the heavy — Black Sabbath, before releasing debut album Hear Me Out to critical acclaim. His guitar…

Rage Against The Machine + Run The Jewels added to Rock en Seine festival

Paris’ festival Rock en Seine returns next summer for its 18th edition on 25th – 28th August 2022, and today organisers announce two more brilliant acts ready to take to the Parc de Saint-Cloud main stage during a special day. Today organisers are excited to reveal that rock titans RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE will make…

Post Malone, Tame Impala, Halsey & more announced for Hangout Festival 2022

Hangout Music Festival has announced the lineup for its highly-anticipated return to the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama from May 20-22. The festival will serve as the official kick-off to summer with an epic weekend that brings together a diverse group of artists across the worlds of pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic, country, and more for…

Tiësto, Jason Derulo, Alan Walker, Astrid S, Lars Vaular and Victor Leksell named for Findings Festival 2022!

Findings Festival organisers are giving it full throttle towards the summer of 2022, and have secured a good bunch of party-ready artists who know how to create atmosphere. The Dutch king of dance music, TIËSTO, has been responsible for genre-breaking trance, dance and club favorites since the 90’s, as well as an endless series of…

Overkill, At The Gates and more for Wacken Open Air 2022!

In true Wacken Open Air tradition, with the advert calendar underway, organisers have announced more bands for next summers sold out festival! OVERKILL clearly belong in the category “Fan Faves” with six appearances at Wacken. Founded more than four decades ago, the New York thrashers are still among the best bands of the genre and…

Everyone You Know confirmed for Rock For People 2022

EVERYONE YOU KNOW are Rhys and Harvey, two brothers from satellite towns of London taking their influences from hip hop, punk and 90’s rave to generate their own sound & style. Musically they are influenced by everything from Frank Sinatra to Shy FX, The Prodigy to Arctic Monkeys. For these two music makers though it…

Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, KISS & Korn headline Welcome to Rockville

Just when it was thought that Welcome To Rockville couldn’t possibly outdo its massive 2021 record-breaking event that featured 161,000 people and an at-home livestream audience of 1.2 million, Danny Wimmer Presents has put together the biggest lineup yet for the newly crowned Largest Rock Festival In America. Returning to its new home at the iconic Daytona International…

UK Alt-Rock band Wolf Alice confirmed for Rock for People 2022!

WOLF ALICE are Ellie Rowsell (vocals, guitar), Joff Oddie (guitar, vocals), Joel Amey (drums) and Theo Ellis (bass). Since forming, the band have seen their 2015 gold-selling debut album My Love Is Cool soar to #2 on the UK chart and, their sophomore album Visions Of A Life win the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize. They…

Six new names join the Smukfest 2022 line up!

It has been lovely, but cold December, and on that occasion we would like to give you a little warm up – already now you can look forward to experiencing ANDERS MATTHESEN, BENJAMIN HAV & FAMILIEN, BIKSTOK, MELANIE C, STATISK and TESSA at Smukfest 2022. After the gigantic cinema success Ternet Ninja 2, several book…

Bryan Adams confirmed for MEO Marés Vivas festival 2022!

BRYAN ADAMS is one of the most exciting musicians in the world. His energy, stage presence and the performance he has live, without having a great vocal effort is incredible and guarantees his audience a lot of emotion and entertainment. BRYAN ADAMS‘ influence spans over 4 decades, during which he released 14 studio albums. The…

The Kooks to close the Big Top on Sunday Night at Isle of Wight Festival 2022!

THE KOOKS, celebrating the 15th anniversary of their debut album Inside/Out next year, will close the Big Top on Sunday 19th June. After a stand-out set on the Big Top stage at the 2021 Festival, Isle of Wight’s very own WET LEG will make a triumphant return at next year’s event. Newcomers to the Island…

Kraftwerk confirmed for Lokersee Feesten 2022

With great pride, festival organisers can finally announce that KRAFTWERK will be bringing their 3D show to Lokerse Feesten, on Friday 12th August 2022. The band’s influence is legendary, across an entire range of music genres: from Electro to Hip Hop, from Techno to SynthPop. Bringing together music and performance art, Kraftwerk 3D concerts are…

Jack White, Stormzy, London Grammar & more join Mad Cool Festival in 2022

Eleven new Acts join Mad Cool Festival: JACK WHITE, STORMZY, LONDON GRAMMAR, GUITARRICADELAFUENTE, TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, LOCAL NATIVES, ALEC BENJAMIN, MURA MASA, ALFIE TEMPLEMAN, MODEST MOUSE and FOLAMOUR. These new additions complete the festival’s 2022 edition. These new acts, plus the soon to be announced Mad Cool Talent winners from 2021 and 2022 (sponsored by Vibra Mahou) will finalise an…

Jamie xx, Arlo Parks, Little Simz and more for Melt Festival 2022!

After 2 years in the making, Melt Festival is back, and the Melt team worked hard to offer its visitors a more innovative and intimate festival experience. The main points of changes are more artists to discover, more stages, and more non-music activities at the festival, as well as an additional pre day on Thursday!…

Madness to headline Thursday night at Standon Calling 2022

For the first time in Standon Calling’s 15 year history, they will be a Main Stage Thursday headliner… MADNESS! Joining Madness on Thursday are GABRIELLE, THE SUBWAYS, THE SKINTS, NADIA ROSE, KING CHARLES and LUCY BLUE. You can also expect some serious partying with THE CUBAN BROTHERS, CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB, CLUB DE…

Post Malone and David Guetta confirmed for Weekend Festival Finland 2022

Next year, POST MALONE, one of the most popular artists in the world and DAVID GUETTA, who has been chosen DJ of the year twice, will be seen on the stage at Weekend Festival. Weekend Festival will feature gigs by highly regarded international and domestic artists. The festival’s diverse range of artists promises a rare…

The War On Drugs join the NOS Alive line up on 6th July 2022!

THE WAR ON DRUGS are the latest confirmation for the first day of NOS Alive, July 6, 2022. The band, which recently released their new studio album, will play at NOS Stage at the 14th edition of the festival, which takes place at Passeio Marítimo de Algés, on July 6, 7, 8 and 9, 2022. I Don’t Live Here Anymore – their…

Jack White and My Morning Jacket to headline High Water Festival 2022

South Carolina’s High Water Festival will make its grand return to North Charleston’s Riverfront Park next year on April 23-24. Artists set to perform at High Water 2022 include headliners JACK WHITE and MY MORNING JACKET, alongside MODEST MOUSE, BLACK PUMAS, SHOVELS & ROPE, OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, CAAMP, MAVIS STAPLES, LOCAL NATIVES, SHARON VAN ETTEN, BAHAMAS, DELTA SPIRIT, DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS, JADE BIRD, AMYTHYST KIAH, FELICE BROTHERS, ADIA VICTORIA, SHANNON AND THE CLAMS, CEDRIC BURNSIDE, PALM…

MØ confirmed as first headline act for Jelling Music Festival 2022

Global top hits and a power outage of a performance hit the Big Stage when MØ takes over the Jelling Music Festival last weekend in May 2022. In a decade, Karen Marie Ørsted has been catapulted from the Danish underground punk scene to world fame. Even though the dance floor-filling, poetic pop has shifted in…