Behemoth Confirmed as Final Headliner for Bloodstock 2022

After 2021’s most successful event to date and in celebration of Halloween, BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce a swath of bands for 2022’s Catton Park heavy metal party, including their final main stage headliner! The mighty BEHEMOTH will bring their spectacular production to close out the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Friday. Nergal tells us,…

Imagine Dragons named as the 3rd headliner for Pinkpop Festival 2022!

The American rock band IMAGINE DRAGONS is the third headliner of the 51st edition of Pinkpop! The band will close the festival weekend on Sunday 19th June 2022. Organisers are also adding no less than 18 other acts to the bill, in addition to the previously confirmed METALLICA, PEARL JAM, TWENTY ONE PILOTS and NOTHING…

The UK’s Y Not Festival adds more bands to their 2022 line up!

Y Not Festival have revealed their second wave of acts for 2022! The fifteenth edition of the North’s essential music festival returns next summer after two years away on 29th – 31st July, to bring music lovers the celebration they all deserve. Joining previously announced headliners COURTNEENERS and BLOSSOMS and treasured legends STEREOPHONICS, Welsh rockers…

Girl in Red confirmed for Bergenfest 2022

Norway’s great indie heroine is called Marie Ulven and comes from Horten. With her musical project GIRL IN RED, she has in a short time established herself as one of the most influential Norwegian artists worldwide. Her songs are unfiltered, short and direct with a free flow of thoughts and feelings about love, sorrow and…

GoldLink confirmed for Super Bock Super Rock Festival 2022!

GOLDLINK is one of the most exciting and promising names of today’s hip hop. He is well acquainted with the rules of hip hop but this rapper doesn’t miss the opportunity to venture into more alternative terrain. A young D’Anthony Carlos introduced himself as Gold Link James and began to be noticed as he shared…

The Cat Empire play their final ever show at Bluesfest 2022!

In the first of a series of announcements featuring artists playing Thursday 14th April, Bluesfest would like to start by proudly revealing its standout headliner for their Opening Night at Bluesfest 2022 – THE CAT EMPIRE! It’s going to be a magnificent celebration when The Cat Empire play their final ever show Easter Thursday at…

Welsh Pop Punk band Neck Deep confirmed for Rock for People Festival 2022!

On the heels of the trio of records that turned them from underground heroes to breakout stars, All Distortions Are Intentional is the biggest and boldest step yet in the creative evolution of NECK DEEP. No mere collection of songs, All Distortions Are Intentional is conceptually rich, with themes of disconnection, existential confusion, and the…

Stromae to play exclusive Italian show at Milano Summer Festival 2022

STROMAE, the artist, author, performer, producer, designer and director of Belgian origin – who has recently returned from the success of his new single “Santé” – returns to play live on a single Italian date, within the Milano Summer Festival. The show, promoted by Vivo Concerti and Live Nation, will be held at the Snai…

Nestor confirmed for Sabaton Open Air Festival 2022

Do you miss the 80´s fluffy hair metal music, Miami Vice TV-series or Samantha Fox´s… voice? Add to that some nice tongue in cheek humour and you get the feeling of NESTOR – Swedens latest addition to the heavy metal heaven. ”On the run”, NESTORS first single has nearly half a million streamings on Spotify….

Erykah Badu confirmed for Love Supreme Festival 2022!

Festival organisers are thrilled to announce the Queen of neo soul, ERYKAH BADU, as their 2022 Saturday night headliner – This is a UK exclusive and will be her only UK performance of the year! ERYKAH BADU is one of the most influential artists of the modern era. Her sound is a lush soundscape blending…

Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, A$AP Rocky, The Strokes, Doja Cat & Martin Garrix to headline Lollapalooza Argentina & Brazil In 2022

Lollapalooza Argentina and Lollapalooza Brazil have announced the 2022 festivals, revealing 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 MACHINE GUN KELLY, ALAN WALKER, JACK HARLOW, ALESSO, JANE’S ADDICTION, KAYTRANADA, PHOEBE BRIDGERS, TURNSTILE, IDLES and many…

Danish Festival NorthSide reveals first bands for 2022

NorthSide is finally back, and is painted with a broad musical brush in the first publication, which among other things shows the strength of Danish music. Among the international main names you will find NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS – a band that loves Denmark as much as Denmark loves them. The Rock masters,…

Stromae to make debut in Portugal at NOS Alive 2022!

STROMAE is the newest confirmation for the NOS Stage, on the first day of NOS Alive’22, which takes place at Passeio Marítimo de Algés on the 6th – 9th July 2022. The musician, who will mark his debut in Portugal on the NOS Stage of the festival, achieved worldwide fame in 2010, after the release…

Dusk Music Festival Announces Artists By Day For Fifth Annual Festival!

With the late summer announcement that DUSK would be returning to Downtown Tucson, November 13th and 14th, 2021, excitement is building with the eclectic city festival just weeks away. An amalgamation of Tucson’s best food, beverage, and art, DUSK is again partnering with Relentless Beats as the two-day festival moves to a new venue, Jácome…

BST Hyde Park 2022 adds The Eagles to the line up!

The EAGLES – Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey – return to the U.K., bringing their highly anticipated and critically acclaimed tour to the American Express presents BST Hyde Park on Sunday 26th June and other UK cities throughout June 2022. For BST Hyde Park show, they…

Nestor plays at Sweden’s Atlas Rock Festival in 2022!

NESTOR consists of five childhood friends who formed bands in their hometown Falköping just over three decades ago. Now the youth’s rock star dreams have been revived and once again honest 80’s influences are managed in their nostalgic rock, with a twinkle in the eye, a lot of heart and great passion. We are super…

Adele to play 2 shows at BST Hyde Park 2022!

Following the announcement of her hugely anticipated new album due November 19th and the release of her record breaking single ‘Easy On Me’, ADELE will play two dates at London’s Hyde Park in summer 2022. Performing on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd July at American Express presents BST Hyde Park, these will be her first…

Florence + The Machine and Jorja Smith confirmed for NOS Alive 2022

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE and JORJA SMITH are the new big confirmations for July 7th, on the NOS Stage. The two artists then head on the second day of the 14th edition of NOS Alive, which takes place at Passeio Marítimo de Aglés, on the 6th – 9th July 2022. Previously announced for NOS Alive’20, JORJA…

Hoobastank confirmed for EDP Vilar de Mouros 2022

HOOBASTANK with their first three albums reached the gold, platinum and multi-platinum marks. The most iconic of all, The Reason (2003), was nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Pop Performance at that year’s Grammys, a ceremony that also highlighted the song that takes its name from the album and was named Song of the…

Ugly Kid Joe confirmed for Atlas Rock Festival in Sweden!

The American band UGLY KID JOE is ready for the new festival Atlas Rock in Gävle, Sweden where ALICE COOPER, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and POWERWOLF will also perform on 4th June 2022! UGLY KID JOE was formed in California in 1989 and they broke through in 1993 with the song Cat’s In The Cradle. After…

Gorillaz confirmed for Oya Festival 2022

Øya Festival 2022 is in the process of putting together a varied and content-rich program. Last week organisers released 11 names for next year’s poster. Now they cling to another highlight – GORILLAZ headline the first night in Tøyenparken and will be their first Norwegian festival performance. The animated band GORILLAZ was started as a…

Simply Red to play Nocturne Live 2022 at Blenheim Palace

Nocturne Live organisers are delighted to announce that SIMPLY RED and THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES will be playing the first of 5 nights of music at Blenheim Palace from 15th – 19th June 2022. They join DAVID GRAY, UB40, SIMPLE MINDS and LIONEL RICHIE to complete the line up for Nocturne Live 2022. SIMPLY RED…

Gorillaz join the Werchter Boutique 2022 line up

Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da-ca, feel good. In GORILLAZ, Werchter Boutique has once again snared a top name for the 2022 edition. GORILLAZ are singer 2D, bassist Murdoc Niccals, guitarist Noodle and drummer Russel Hobbs. A virtual band created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. GORILLAZ are a rock-solid live act. The virtual foursome is accompanied by an…

Damian Lazarus, Nina Kraviz, Carl Craig & more for Day Zero Tulum 2022

Day Zero has been synonymous with new beginnings since its storied inception in Mexico’s Mayan jungles in 2012. Ten years after its conception to mark the end of the world, Day Zero returns as people crave it’s magical and mystical qualities more than ever. After deliberating with the local Mayan community and Day Zero’s spiritual…

Indie rockers Hot Chip play Super Bock Super Rock 2022!

When it comes to mixing electronic elements with the best indie rock, it’s impossible not to talk about the work of HOT CHIP. Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor met in 1991, when they attended Elliot School in Putney, England. Back then they shared a fascination for artists like Beastie Boys and Bill Callahan and putting…

Øya Festival Norway adds Aurora to their 2022 line up!

AURORA signed an international record contract backstage at the Øya Festival in 2014. She is one of the biggest Norwegian pop successes in recent years abroad, where she fills large arenas. 2022 will be an eventful year for AURORA, the new album The Gods We Can Touch will be released on 21st January and on…

Mercyful Fate added to the Tuska Festival 2022 line up

Besides the iconic MERCYFUL FATE, new additions to the Tuska 2022 festival roster include AMORPHIS, STAM1NA, BARONESS, LOST SOCIETY, BLIND CHANNEL, RED FANG, ELDER and SHAPE OF DESPAIR. Tuska will take place at Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland on July 1–3, 2022. Perhaps the most legendary and iconic of them all, MERCYFUL FATE is back. The band…

Three fantastic international acts ready for Smukfest 2022

The music poster for Smukfest has always been completely versatile, and organisers are incredibly proud to be able to hold to it. Therefore, it is also a pleasure that they are able to add the jazz and fusion giant HERBIE HANCOCK, the German electronic legends in KRAFTWERK 3D and the spectacular American metal / hip…

Snoop Dogg Returns to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip for 2022 Rally

Legendary rapper, actor and showman SNOOP DOGG returns to the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling on Saturday 6th August 2022! Never one to fit the mold, the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® is breaking barriers once again with the return of Super Bowl-Level entertainer SNOOP DOGG on the first Saturday of the 82nd Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Based…

Dua Lipa and Tyler, The Creator confirmed for Roskilde Festival 2022

The 23 first artists have been added to the line-up for the 50th edition of the Danish non-profit festival. Other new acts include HAIM, ST. VINCENT, FONTAINES D.C., IDLES, ARLO PARKS and Danish rising stars ERIKA DE CASIER and JADA. Following two cancelled editions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Europe’s biggest festival is set…

Australia’s Bluesfest announces more acts for 14th – 18th April 2022!

This morning Bluesfest is excited to announce that, as NSW opens, they are adding another EIGHT AWESOME ARTISTS to the already amazing lineup. There are now announced 82 artists who, between them, will perform over 130 shows across the days. And hold tight …. There’s more … Their special THURSDAY artist announcement is coming next!…

Placebo confirmed for EDP Vilar de Mouros Festival 2022

There are groups that when they appear are absolutely defining the history of music. They arrive without warning, against the current, and are greeted by a wide fringe of music lovers with shouts of praise. That’s what happened to PLACEBO, a band that didn’t ask for permission to bypass Britpop and mold rock in their…

Post-Punk duo Sleaford Mods confirmed for INmusic Festival 2022

The praised post-punk duo’s first Croatian show will take place in June 2022 as part of the long-awaited anniversary edition of INmusic festival! ‘Minimal and brutal’ – the most concise description of SLEAFORD MODS music. Founded by the polemical and political frontman Jason Williamson in 2007 in Nottingham, the first five SLEAFORD MODS albums were…

Indy rocker Boy Pablo plays Super Bock Super Rock 2022

Indy rock is alive and well and the best proof of it is the quality and authenticity of artists like BOY PABLO. Born in Norway to Chilean parents, a young Nicolás Pablo Muñoz studied music in the Norwegian city of Oslo before he started writing his own songs and from the age of 17 he…

Fall Out Boy confirmed for Rock for People Festival 2022

18 years on the scene, 7 studio albums, countless hits… It is unbelievable that FALL OUT BOY has not performed in the Czech Republic yet! Panic! At The Disco, Taylor Swift, You Me At Six and many other artists consider them inspiring. They are not afraid to experiment with different artists as they did last…

Belgian rapper Stromae confirmed for Werchter Boutique 2022

Back in 2022 after a mandatory break: Werchter Boutique returns to Festival Park on Sunday 19th June 2022! And returning after an even longer time: STROMAE! He had already won a place in Werchter’s golden book. In 2014, STROMAE he closed Rock Werchter with a show that approached perfection. STROMAE released his first album ‘Cheese’…

Jinjer confirmed for Dynamo Metalfest 2022

JINJER are a versatile metalcore band with strong front woman based in the Ukraine, have found success both in their Eastern European homeland and abroad with their punishing mix of post-hardcore and death / progressive and nu-metal. Drawing from a wide range of influences including R&B, soul, hip hop and the full spectrum of heavy…

Firenze Rocks re-confirms Red Hot Chilli Peppers for 2022

Live Nation Italia, is pleased to announce the reconfirmation of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS to the Firenze Rocks line up on Saturday 18th June 2022. With the reconfirmation of the band it is complete the line-up of the headliners of the four days at the Visarno Arena in Florence. The US band that will…

Foo Fighters And Tame Impala To Headline 4th Annual Innings Festival

FOO FIGHTERS and TAME IMPALA will headline the fourth annual Innings Festival, returning to Arizona’s Tempe Beach and Tempe Arts Park, February 26 and 27, 2022. The two-day event will feature 20 bands on 2 stages, including performances from MY MORNING JACKET, ST. VINCENT, BILLY STRINGS. BLACK PUMAS, CAAMP, FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL…

ZHU, Leon Bridges, Kaytranada & more for Arizona’s M3F Festival 2022

M3F, North America’s most celebrated non-profit music festival, has announced the 2022 lineup and released tickets for their highly-anticipated return to Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Taking place from March 4-5, 2022, the festival has donated $3.2 million to charity since launching in 2004, including $1.1 million donated in just the last…