splash! Festival announces more artists for 2021 festival edition

Already in July it was announced that the biggest German rap and hip-hop festival was “sold out” for the ninth time in a row! After calls from the fans for the “biggest splash! of all time “got louder and louder, organisers announced an additional splash! Festival with A$AP FERG, A$AP ROCKY, MIGOS, RIN and YUNG…

The first headliner at UrRock Festival 2021 is Nazareth

After the completely sold out shows in recent years, the Scottish Legends will return to Switzerland in 2021! They belong to the first generation of hard & heavy bands and, after their formation in 1968, together with bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and Black Sabbath, played a decisive role in shaping…

Six Musical Heavyweights Confirmed for Copenhell 2021

KISS, KOЯN, SABATON, MERCYFUL FATE, DOWN and THE HELLACOPTERS have been added to next year’s festival poster. The mega-band KISS make their way past COPENHELL 2021 on their “End of the Road” farewell tour. It will be the last chance to experience the legendary rock band, which will soon retire after a more than 46-year-long…

Gojira named as 3rd headliner for Poland’s Mystic Festival 2021

French metal band GOJIRA will perform on the third day of Mystic Festival in Poland that takes place on the 2nd – 4th June 2021! GOJIRA was confirmed for the line-up of Mystic Festival this year and organisers have now reconfirmed them for the next year! GOJIRA’s latest album, “Magma”, came out in 2016 with Roadrunner…

Pearl Jam to play 2 shows at BST Hyde Park 2021

Organisers are excited to announce that the legendary PEARL JAM will be joining them for not just one, but two massive shows at American Express presents BST Hyde Park in 2021. Rescheduling their previously announced date with PIXIES on Friday 9th July, the band will also be joining them for a second show on Saturday 10th July, with special guests IDLES! Formed in Seattle in…

Olly Murs confirmed for Live In The Wyldes UK 2021

Festival organisers couldn’t be more excited to announce that singer, songwriter, purveyor of excellent dance moves, entertainer extraordinaire and all round legend OLLY MURS will be joining Live In The Wyldes for 2021. Hitting the mainstage as part of his freshly announced UK tour, this will be Olly’s ONLY Cornwall appearance, so don’t delay in…

US Rockers The Killers to play Open’er Festival 2021

One of the greatest American rock bands of the 21st century will play in Gdynia, Poland on the 3rd July 2021. “Mr. Brightside”, “Somebody Told Me”, “When You Were Young”, “Human”… The list of hits created by THE KILLERS during nearly twenty years of their career is long and impressive. The band was formed in…

Camp Festival unveil their 2021 line up!

Featuring a cast and crew that reads like the greatest soundtrack ever made, expect movie music magic from the likes of FATBOY SLIM who remains our weapon of choice to top the bill on Saturday night following a set from special guests FRIENDLY FIRES. We’ll say hello to the nightclub sounds of GROOVE ARMADA and we’ll most certainly have heaven…

Bloodstock Festival UK adds more bands to the 2021 line up!

While everyone is adjusting to uncertain times right now and finding the best way forward, BLOODSTOCK is choosing to remain positive and keen to be reunited with the best metal community next summer. With that in mind, BLOODSTOCK is pleased to reveal five more bands joining the Sophie Lancaster stage line-up next August, and another…

Kendrick Lamar to Headline Open’er Festival 2021!

KENDRICK LAMAR will headline Open’er 2021! One of the most important voices of the generation, both in the musical and social dimensions, as well as multiple GRAMMY and Pulitzer Prize winner, will perform in Gdynia on June 30th. KENDRICK LAMAR is undoubtedly one of the most important voices of the generation, both in the musical…

Graspop Metal Meeting rolls out the first 102 names for 2021

On 15 April Graspop organisers announced with a heavy heart that the 25th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting was postponed until 2021 but not to worry! Their painstaking efforts to make the four-day XL edition one for the history books did not go to waste. From 17th – 20th June 2021 we will all celebrate…

Wacken Open Air adds 9 new bands

There are nine more reasons to look forward to Wacken Open Air 2021! Some of you have joined organisers for our announcement stream on Full Metal Gaming yesterday, but of course they want to share these good news with all of you. So, please welcome: SLIPKNOT, IN EXTREMO, SICK OF IT ALL, U.D.O., NEW MODEL ARMY, FEVER 333, DEATH ANGEL, AT THE GATES and BLACK STAR…

Red Hot Chili Peppers to play Rock Werchter 2021

One of the most successful acts in rock history, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante – will take the stage on Sunday, 4 July 2021. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS have sold more…

The first three names for Smukfest 2021 are here!

Now we look forward to #SMUK21 and the FIRST thing we see – these are three strong names on the international music scene! GORILLAZ, KYGO and LIONEL RICHIE are ready as the first names on the poster for Smukfest 2021.

 GORILLAZ – the most successful virtual band on the planet, makes their way to Skanderborg…

Nina Kraviz, Afrojack, Jamie Jones & more join Creamfields 2021

The countdown has officially started for Creamfields 2021 and to mark the occasion the electronic festival giants have announced more acts to the ever growing line up including NINA KRAVIZ, AFROJACK, JAMIE JONES, ALAN FITZPATRICK, SOLARDO, PAUL VAN DYK, JOSH WINK, RICHY AHMED, ALY & FILA, MATRIX & FUTUREBOUND FEAT. RHYMESTER, TNT AKA TECHNOBOY N…

Charli XCX, Yungblud and more added to the Reading & Leeds Line Up!

In case Monday’s announcement wasn’t already enough, here’s another FIVE names organisers have just thrown into the mix to get you even more hyped for #RandL21. CHARLI XCX, one of the biggest and most celebrated artists in the world from the past decade, will be returning to the festival for her fifth time. She’ll be…

Reading and Leeds Festivals announce 2021 headliners across 2 main stages!

Yeah that’s right, 2 main stages, 6 headliners and no clashes between the headliners. Organisers repeat NO CLASHES and are proud to present to you Main Stage East and Main Stage West! Not only that they have got a plenty of other quality names from across the musical spectrum on this first announcement for #RandL21. Plus they will be dropping a whole load of fire…

Playboi Carti joins the 2021 Open’er Festival line up

PLAYBOI CARTI, one of the most promising characters in hip-hop culture, in both music and trendsetter terms, joins Open’er 2021 line-up. His career breakthrough came in 2015, when he met one of his mentors – A$AP Rocky and then started working with the A$AP Mob collective. His first commercial mixtape was released in 2017 and…

Bluesfest Byron Bay first All Australian artist announcement

Bluesfest continues to make history with its second Artist Announcement for 2021 – It is the festival’s first ever All Australian announcement and it’s something to sing about. Adding to the already impressive line up are some of Australia’s greatest artists including TASH SULTANA and ZIGGY ALBERTS, who are both playing on Easter Saturday, as…

Øya Festival adds their first 9 artists for 2021!

After a summer that has been completely different than what was planned, organisers start working on creating the best Øya experience ever for next year. Their goal is to put together a big and varied line-up – Some of the artists will join from the 2020 program, while others will be brand new additions! BON…

Irish Post-Punk band Fontaines DC join the INmusic 2021 line up

The Irish post-punk five return to the INmusic festival stages in June 2021 on the wings of their highly anticipated and acclaimed follow up album ‘A Hero’s Death’! Following their Croatian live debut at INmusic festival #14 in June 2019, and barely a year after the release of their hugely acclaimed debut album ‘Dogrel’, which…

Mercyful Fate headline Bloodstock Festival 2021

BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce its replacement Saturday night entertainment for 2021’s event! The mighty MERCYFUL FATE will now headline the Ronnie James Dio main stage, with DIMMU BORGIR arriving as special guests. The King Diamond-fronted, seminal black metal icons, MERCYFUL FATE reformed in 2019 after a lengthy hiatus. They were due to play their…

The War On Drugs and Haim confirmed for Nos Alive Festival 2021

THE WAR ON DRUGS is the new big confirmation of NOS Alive’21. The band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will perform on July 8th on the NOS Stage, joining already confirmed RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, ALT-J, THE LUMINEERS, NOTHING BUT THIEVES and SEASICK STEVE. The band released their debut album Wagonwheel Blues in 2008, followed in 2011…

First Download Festival 2021 bands announced!

Of course, we’re all gutted we couldn’t gather in the hallowed grounds of Donington for #DL2020. BUT, festival organisers are stoked for next year, and they have a MASSIVE announcement for you. They have 80+ #DL2021 names to reveal right here, including your headliners – and there’s still more to come! Download is psyched to…

First bands announced for Sold Out Wacken Open Air 2021

As you know, traditionally on Saturday of the first weekend in August the first bands for the following year are announced – and even if Wacken Open Air 2020 had to be cancelled, organisers don’t want to break with this tradition. The first wave of the band is colourful in the truest, best and most…

Creamfields 2021 confirms phase 2 acts

Creamfields continues to tease fans as they’ve just unleashed more names for their 2021 edition, new additions include PENDULUM – TRINITY, CHASE & STATUS (DJ SET),  OLIVER HELDENS, SVEN VÄTH, PETE TONG, VINI VICI, MICHAEL BIBI, KÖLSCH, W&W, SUB FOCUS (DJ SET), JAX JONES, GORGON CITY, GARETH EMERY, CLAPTONE, SIGMA, HYBRID MINDS, HOLY GOOF, ENRICO…

Nightwish and Amon Amarth reschedule Barcelona Rock Fest shows to 2021

After rescheduling the 2020 edition of the Barcelona Rock Fest due to the worldwide health emergency, festival organisers have kept steadily working on keeping all of the artists originally scheduled for 2020 for next year’s edition. Within that process of rescheduling they can now announce that on July 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2021 they will…

Illenium, Kaskade, 3LAU & more announced for Imagine Festival 2021

Following the difficult decision to postpone the seventh edition of Imagine Music Festival for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers are excited to share the first phase of the lineup for the festival’s return September 17 – 19, 2021. Earlier this year, the festival also revealed the big news that it would be moving…

Liam Gallagher confirmed for Lucca Summer Festival 2021

The 2021 edition of the Lucca Summer Festival is increasingly taking shape, LIAM GALLAGHER has agreed to postpone his participation initially scheduled for this summer by one year.  The organisers have managed to re-program what was one of the most anticipated concerts of the 2020 edition so that LIAM GALLAGHER will go on stage in…

Summer Camp Music Festival announces 2021 acts

Festival organisers are thrilled to officially release the confirmed artists to date for next year’s 20th Anniversary celebration, which will now take place May 28th – 30, 2021 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. They are still working with a few of the artists that we know you’ll be excited about, so stay tuned for more announcements.   The…

Pearl Jam to headline Rock Werchter Festival 2021

On to the summer of 2021 – That’s when the Rock Werchter Festival will be back in full swing, from the 1st to 4th July at the Festivalpark in Werchter (Belgium). Today PEARL JAM announced that their summer 2020 European tour has officially been rescheduled for June and July of 2021. The band embarks on…

Pearl Jam to headline the 51st Edition of Pinkpop Festival in 2021

PEARL JAM is coming to Landgraaf in 2021! On Sunday June 20th, the phenomenal band from Seattle will return to the Pinkpop stage to provide the 51st edition with a smashing ending. With that, the band joins the poster with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND TWENTY ONE PILOTS, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF GREAT…

Cigarettes After Sex confirmed for Rock in Roma 2021

Joining the line up of the new edition of Rock in Rome is the dream pop band CIGARETTES AFTER SEX, initially scheduled for July 9th, 2020, is rescheduled for July 9th, 2021 at the Capannelle Racecourse. On stage the CIGARETTES AFTER SEX will bring the latest album “Cry”, the second chapter of the band’s recording…

Dubstep Phenomenon Excision to headline Dour Festival 2021

Dour Festival re-confirms another headliner for its 2021 edition: EXCISION, the heavy dubstep phenomenon that guarantees an exceptional audiovisual show. To get through this week as best we can without Dour Festival, organisers can now officially launch their 2021 countdown and unveil a new headliner. After the announcement of A$AP ROCKY playing the Last Arena…

Latitude Festival Announces Headliners and new 2021 dates

This summer may not be as expected, but festival fans can rejoice as the multi-award-winning festival will return to the picturesque grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk, on 22nd – 25th July 2021 with headliners LEWIS CAPALDI, BASTILLE and special guests SNOW PATROL topping a diverse bill where music meets the arts in a full on cultural explosion. Things have been…

A$AP Rocky confirmed for Dour Festival 2021!

A$AP ROCKY is set to join the Dour Festival 2021 line-up and will play on the Last Arena – open on Wednesday for the first time! Organisers have officially reached the peak of Dourstalgia. They are all feeling an XXL dose of Dourstalgia as it’s today, at exactly 12 noon, that Dour Festival should have…

Katy Perry joins digital festival Tomorrowland Around the World

Global pop superstar KATY PERRY will perform a spectacular and unprecedented show at Tomorrowland Around the World, the digital festival. One of the best-selling musical artists of all time, Katy will dazzle the People of Tomorrow across the globe in an eye-popping visual spectacle full of special effects, delivering a breath-taking show of her greatest…

Skillet confirmed for Rock in Roma 2021

The news about ROCK IN ROMA is back, the date of the SKILLET concert at the Capannelle Racecourse has been rescheduled to Thursday 17th June 2021! The expected show from the band was cancelled due to the protracted Covid-19 emergency, was initially scheduled for June 24th 2020. Tickets will be available from 12:00 on Monday…

Red Hot Chili Peppers join the NOS Alive’21 Poster!

365 days before the opening the festival doors a new fantastic band joins the poster on the 8th July – the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will take the NOS stage for a performance that promises to be marked in history! With over 100 million records sold, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS are considered one of the…

Spain’s Mad Cool Festival announces first round of acts for 2021

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Mumford & Sons, Twenty One Pilots, Faith No More, Deftones, Pixies, Placebo & Royal Blood among the first confirmed artists of #MadCool2021 As promised, Mad Cool festival organisers have released the line-up for 2021! Today they have released 94 bands out of the 132 that will be part of…

Bluesfest Byron Bay 2021 Releases a Historical First Artist Announcement

Byron Bay Bluesfest releases the largest FIRST Artist Announcement made in the history of the festival. This highly anticipated release includes many of the artists intended for this year’s event and features a total of 50 artists including the Bluesfest Busking Competition and the debut appearance of The Australian Americana Music Honours. New additions to…