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Metallica to Headline All Five Danny Wimmer Presents Festivals in 2020

Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to announce that rock icons METALLICA will exclusively headline all five of the premier independent producer’s hard rock festivals in 2020 in a unique collaboration unprecedented for any American festival promoter or band. Recently named the world’s biggest all-time touring act by Pollstar, METALLICA will for the first time ever…

Nightwish, Accept, Heilung, Vader, Obituary, Beast in Black and Infected Rain join the Mystic festival lineup

The Mystic Festival 2020 lineup just keeps getting heavier: check out the latest acts joining the roster of the Mystic Festival’s second post-resurrection edition! Whether you’re into old-school metal sounds, extreme death metal, or get your kicks at the extreme and folk edges of metal, organisers have you covered. NIGHTWISH: What else is there to…

Diana Ross to play Sunday legends slot at Glastonbury 2020

Glastonbury festival organisers are delighted to announce that DIANA ROSS will return to the UK for a once-in-a-lifetime performance in the legendary Sunday teatime slot on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2020, on Sunday, June 28th. With an extraordinary career in the spotlight that spans over five decades, the pop-culture icon will bring her timeless…

German Folk Metal band Equilibrium confirmed for Sabaton Open Air 2020

It will indeed be quite interesting to see what songs EQUILIBRIUM will perform when they return to Sabaton Open Air 2020. The usual folk-pagan-viking-metal is history nowadays, since the dawn of the bands sixth and latest album ”Renegades”. The new sound is no more about legends or fairytales, instead more dark and apocalyptic. Even the…

Thom Yorke Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes at Open’er Festival 2020!

For three decades, his work took many forms, covering a wide spectrum of genres. Today, regardless of whether we are Radiohead fans or look forward to his side and solo projects, his status is indisputable – THOM YORKE is the legend of modern alternative. Organisers are happy to announce that in July he will come…

Two Door Cinema Club are the first name confirmed for Spain’s Low Festival 2020

Low Festival reveals the name of the first international artist who will be part of his next line-up. After a memorable edition last July with live shows from New Order, Foals, Bastille and Vetusta Morla, today comes the news of the confirmation of TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB. Thus, a season of novelties begins that will…

Pusha-T, Thom Yorke, The Whitest Boy Alive to play Roskilde Festival 2020

Following the announcement of Taylor Swift headlining Roskilde Festival 2020, a wave of new artists is revealed for the 50th edition of Northern Europe’s largest festival. Radiohead frontman THOM YORKE has long been the forward-thinking spearhead of modern British music. Having first played Roskilde Festival with Radiohead in 1993, he will finally play as a…

Defected Festival Croatia announces Phase 1 acts for 2020

For six days and seven nights in August a growing family of Defected fans, house heads of all generations and over 80 world-class DJs and musicians gather for Defected Croatia festival. Travelling from all corners of the globe to The Garden, Tisno on the shores of the Adriatic, the festival celebrates Defected’s house music values…

German Festival Full Force adds more bands to their 2020 line up

It has been a month since organisers announced the only show for THE GHOST INSIDE in 2020 on mainland Europe. So now is the time to move on and announce the next bands. With a metallic potpourri of 20 bands, we now go into the second round and give you a mix of the hardest…

Snowbombing announces first acts for 2020!

Snowbombing festival returns to Mayrhofen, Austria on the 13th – 18th April 2020 and organisers have announced the first wave of artists featuring world-class live acts, your favourite bands, dancefloor dismantling DJs, some special Snowbombing favourites and a whole host of incredible artists making their Snowbombing debut! Check out the poster below: Ticket and accommodation…

Green Day, Weezer, Lukas Graham and Mew will play NorthSide 2020

NorthSide is announcing its first headliners, who will be joined by WEEZER, MEW and sublime Danish female artists, MAGS and MEKDES. After an amazing NorthSide 2019, organisers are setting their sights on 2020. Early Bird tickets for next year’s festival were sold out at a record pace, and the official ticket sale kicked off on…

Jinjer, Unleashed & Kambrium join the Rock Harz Germany line up

So let’s make this one quick. As organisers promised, the next wave of announcements is rolling and they don’t want to keep you on the rack any longer. So here are the next three bands for ROCKHARZ Open Air 2020! They are undoubtedly the vertical starters in Progressive Metalcore in the last few years. Coming…

Korn and Bring Me The Horizon join the VOA Heavy Rock Festival line up

Since their inception in 2004, BRING ME THE HORIZON has begun a process of constant progression, which has seen them bounce from early deathcore to melodic metalcore, maturing a musical sensitivity that became increasingly evident at the end of its first decade of existence. In “Amo”, their most recent record, they widened their range even…

The Billie Eilish Phenomenon plays for the first time at Nos Alive 2020

The global phenomenon, BILLIE EILISH, is the new great confirmation of NOS Alive’ 20, with her show scheduled for July 10th on the NOS stage. The young woman, who is only 17 years old, is a second-time presence in Portugal, after her big debut in Lisbon in September, with a very exhausted concert at Altice…

Taylor Swift to play Festival de Nîmes 2020 in France

Sales records, streams, views. Dedicated fans, innumerable and planetary tubes. A place apart in world pop culture … Superstar TAYLOR SWIFT is finally back. She will be performing at the Arènes de Nîmes for a unique date in France on Sunday 5th July 2020. From her country debut, when she was only 15 years old,…

Devin Townsend Confirmed as Friday Night Headliner for Bloodstock 2020

BLOODSTOCK HQ is a hive of activity as a slew of bands confirm slots for the 2020 event. 2020 also sees the festival celebrating 20 years of BLOODSTOCK, so expect some special treats to celebrate at Catton Park next August. Without further ado, coming to us with an exclusive UK show for 2020, DEVIN TOWNSEND is set to headline…

Pop Sensation Billie Eilish to play exclusive Italian date at iDays Festival 2020

In 2020 the I-DAYS festival returns to the MIND Milan Innovation District – Expo Area and the first confirmed name is explosive: on Friday 17th July BILLIE EILISH arrives in Italy, for the first time as headliner at a festival. It will be the only date in Italy for the “millenial” who in less than…

German Rave & Techno Band Scooter to play Late Night show at Nova Rock Festival 2020

German happy hardcore, rave and techno music band founded in Hamburg in 1993, SCOOTER have confirmed a late night show at next summers Nova Rock Festival in Austria! In their illustrious history, SCOOTER have spent more than 500 weeks in the singles charts and 300 weeks in the album charts, selling over 30 million units…

Billy Eilish plays exclusive date in France at Lollapalooza Paris 2020

American singer-songwriter sensation BILLIE EILISH has confirmed an exclusive show in France at the fourth edition of Lollapalooza in Paris that takes place on the 18th & 19th July 2020! At only seventeen, the electro-pop singer has already blown everyone’s mind with her previous hits, particularly Bury A Friend, Wish You Were Gay, Bad Guy….

Celine Dion returns to Italy after more than 10 years to play Lucca Summer Festival

CELINE DION returns to Italy after more than a decade and chooses the Walls of Lucca as the setting for its only long-awaited Italian concert Lucca Summer Festival announces the first name of its 23rd edition and is the one that can be defined as a start with a bang. The Tuscan Festival has in…

Billie Eilish confirmed for Werchter Boutique Saturday 19th July

All the good girls go to…. Werchter Boutique pop-up at the Festivalpark in Werchter on Sunday 19 July! An additional Werchter Boutique, for one time only. And there’s a good reason for that: BILLIE EILISH! Seventeen years old, a natural talent, an internet phenomenon. Unconventional and wayward. One of the most successful artists right now….

Lewis Capaldi and four new artists join the Bergenfest 2020 line up

LEWIS CAPALDI, RUBEN, MYRA, RHYS LEWIS and IRIS GOLD are all confirmed for Bergenfest 2020! Scottish twenty one year old LEWIS CAPALDI has truly had a formidable year. In 2019, he became one of the first artists in history to sell an arena tour before releasing albums. The tour sold out in 20 minutes and…

Céline Dion to play additional day at Paléo Festival Nyon 2020 in France

Paléo Festival Nyon is delighted to announce the exceptional arrival of the icon with the legendary voice, CÉLINE DION for the upcoming 45th anniversary edition. She will perform on an additional day of the Festival on Monday, July 20th, 2020. Tickets will go on sale on December 3rd at the Xmas box office. “J’irais où tu iras,…

System of a Down to headline Austria’s Nova Rock Festival 2020!

The Phase 1 band announcement for Nova Rock Festival 2020 that takes place in Nickelsdorf, Austria from the 10th – 13th June has arrived with Armenian American metal legends SYSTEM OF A DOWN leading the way! Check out the rest of the bands announced today below!

Armin van Buuren first headliner for Creamfields UK 2020

Following a sell-out show this summer which saw 70,000 fans flock to the UK’s biggest electronic music festival, Creamfields has announced its return in 2020 and revealed their first headliner – ARMIN VAN BUUREN. As one of Holland’s biggest musical exports, the Dutch DJ/Producer is a firm favourite with dance fans around the world and…

Korn to headline Provinssi Festival 2020 in Finland

Provinssi Festival welcomes KORN to Seinäjoki in 2020! Inspiring and generating a whole new era in metal music, KORN serves its trademarks to this day; primitive energy, slapping basslines, dark lyrics and shivering rhythms. You might get to hear some bagpipes too, if you ’re lucky! Nu metal-pioneers KORN just released their 13th studio album…

Korn to headline Tuska Festival 2020

Helsinki-based Tuska festival has just announced KORN as their headliner on June 26–28, 2020. Early Crow tickets are now available. The festival roulette for summer 2020 spins already at full speed as Tuska proudly announced KORN as their headliner. The American trailblazer has torn down barriers of alternative music and metal for 25 years already…

German Festival Rock Harz adds 3 new bands!

New bands for ROCKHARZ Open Air 2020! Two Frankfurters and one Thuringian! What seems like an ambitious order at a sausage booth at first sight, is something completely different at the second! Three new bands for next year’s festival will be offered to you today, ushering in our 2020 release round. The only thing that…

African metal band MYRATH to play Exclusive Swedish show at Sabaton Open Air 2020

One of Africas greatest metalbands – the Tunisian quintet MYRATH – will play one exclusive show in Sweden 2020: at Sabaton Open Air in August! Join them in Falun to move your hips and headbang to the oriental metal rhythms of their fifth masterpiece, ”Shehili”. This album has a very unique sound and has become…

Dave Matthews Band and Weezer to headline Innings Festival 2020 in Arizona

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND and WEEZER will headline the third annual Innings Festival, returning to Arizona’s Tempe Beach and Tempe Arts Park, February 29 – March 1, 2020. The two-day event will feature 18 artists on 2 stages, including performances from PORTUGAL. THE MAN, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT, RAINBOW KITTEN…

Legends Judas Priest to headline Poland’s Mystic Festival 2020!

The legendary JUDAS PRIEST are about to headline Mystic Festival 2020 with their special, anniversary show celebrating 50 years of their metal crusade. The wait is over, it’s time for our first big announcement. Organisers are proud to inform you that the icons of British heavy metal – the one and only JUDAS PRIEST! –…

KISS, Iron Maiden and System of a Down to headline Download Festival UK 2020

And here is the first Download Festival 2020 line up announcement! Organisers couldn’t be more stoked to reveal that your headliners will be… KISS, IRON MAIDEN, and SYSTEM OF A DOWN! Not only that, but NINE more bands will also be coming to rock the hallowed grounds of Donington Park, including DEFTONES, KORN, THE OFFSPRING…

Korn & Judas Priest join System of a Down to headline Resurrection Fest 2020

After the big announcement of the first headliner a few days ago, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, today festival organisers have more! Because this will be one 15th anniversary and they want to celebrate it in the best possible way, so here are the new additions. Let’s go! Firstly, Resurrection Fest is really happy to announce…

Overkill and Annihilator return to Wacken Open Air in 2020!

Although there were just 5 new bands announced for Wacken Open Air 2020 last week as part of their Haab’ calendar, organisers still didn’t miss the tradition of presenting new bands during Hamburg Metal Dayz! The number of bands is smaller than usual due to the proximity in time, but instead they present to you…

System of a Down to headline Resurrection Fest 2020 in Spain!

This year is Resurrection Fest’s 15th anniversary and they are going to celebrate in style all together. Before going on sale, organisers wanted to offer you a first teaser of the bands that will be at next summer’s festival this year… and here it is! The most requested band this year in surveys, one of…

German Thrash Metal Band Kreator confirmed for Norway’s Inferno Festival

Germany’s legendary thrash metal titans KREATOR are confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2020! Organisers are proud to have one of the godfathers of German thrash metal playing at Inferno Metal Festival for the very first time at thier 20 year anniversary. KREATOR has a story that go all the way back to 1982 when the…

Taylor Swift debuts in Portugal on 9th July 2020 at NOS Alive!

The one and only TAYLOR SWIFT is the first name to be announced for NOS Alive 2020! The international superstar will appear on the NOS Stage on Thursday 9th July, opening the festival in the biggest possible way and a live exclusive to Portugal in 2020. Ticket and accommodation packages for NOS Alive Festival 2020…

US Superstar Taylor Swift to headline Oslo Sommertid 2020!

TAYLOR SWIFT, one of the greatest superstars of our time, has had massive success since she released her self-titled debut album in 2006. In 2020, it is nine years since the superstar visited Norway and it is an honour to announce that she is coming to Oslo Sommertid on the 26th June! This is one…

Taylor Swift adds another 2020 headline appearance in Poland at Open’er Festival

TAYLOR SWIFT – an absolute icon, ten-time Grammy Award winner and one of the most influential artists in the world will headline Open’er Festival powered by Orange 2020! The concert on July 3 in Gdynia will be her first performance in Poland. In August, TAYLOR SWIFT fans finally received her seventh, long-awaited album “Lover”, which immediately…

Taylor Swift to headline Roskilde Festival 2020!

The American icon is the first act announced for the 50th edition of Northern Europe’s largest festival. Roskilde Festival 2019 was another sold-out and successful edition of the famous non-profit festival. There is plenty of reason to look forward to the 50th edition next summer. American superstar TAYLOR SWIFT is the first artist to be revealed for…

Taylor Swift to headline Werchter Boutique 2020 in Belgium!

TAYLOR SWIFT is coming to Belgium! She will headline the Werchter Boutique festival on Saturday 20 June 2020 at the Festivalpark in Werchter. At 29 years of age, singer, musician, songwriter and producer TAYLOR SWIFT is a true phenomenon. She has a string of hits, a set of amazing stats, an endless array of awards…

System Of A Down, Green Day and Volbeat to headline 35 years of Rock am Ring and 25 years of Rock im Park

Sixty years of festival history will be celebrated in 2020 – 35 years of Rock am Ring and 25 years of Rock im Park require anniversary parties to make a splash! This can best be achieved with a line-up that lives up to the highlights of the twin festivals. With SYSTEM OF A DOWN, GREEN…

Australia’s Unify Gathering announces first acts for 2020

Critically acclaimed and celebrated as one of the most influential acts in the world right now, ARCHITECTS will visit regional Victoria off the back of their incredibly raw and inspired album, Holy Hell, which peaked at #8 on the ARIA charts. ARCHITECTS’ Friday night headliner set marks the very last stop of their colossal world…

5 new bands join the sold out Wacken Open Air 2020 line up!

The legendary German Metal singer Udo “the German Tank” DIRKSCHNEIDER comes to Wacken in 2020 for two very special concerts! Under the Dirkschneider banner he will review the complete Accept cult album Metal Heart from 1985, which is one of the most important albums of his career, in an exclusive show on the occasion of…

Green Day bring their Hella Mega tour to Firenze Rocks 2020 in Italy!

GREEN DAY is one of the most iconic bands of their generation. Formed in 1986 in Berkeley (CA), the group has sold over 70 million copies and accumulated over 10 billion streams. The record that revealed them to the world, Dookie, released in 1994, sold 10 million copies and achieved Diamond certification, rekindling popular interest…

Czech Festival Rock For People announces new 2020 dates and Green Day as headliners

It is here! Rock for People 2020’s first headliner is GREEN DAY – the band everyone wanted to see most of all! The second headliner is FALL OUT BOY, who, like WEEZER, will play for the first time in the Czech Republic. Orgaisers are also looking forward to D.O.D., SKYND and the favorite home grown…

System of a Down to headline Provinssi Festival 2020 in Finland!

Provinssi announces alternative metal giants SYSTEM OF A DOWN as the first headliner for summer 2020. The Californian group is one of the most requested acts of all time for Provinssi and the upcoming gig at Seinäjoki is currently the bands only announced live date at the moment. Super early bird 3 day tickets are…

Kraftwerk, Jamiroquai and Foals to headline BIME Festival 2019 in Spain

BIME LIVE, the biggest autumn festival in South Europe, announces Kraftwerk 3D, Jamiroquai and Foals as headliners for this years festival. Festivals aren’t just for summer. BIME LIVE, the best ‘indoor’ autumn festival, which will be held 1-2 November at BEC! in Bilbao, returns for yet another year and has announced the first artists on…

Tipper, Big Gigantic, The Floozies Twiddle & more lead the Welcome Parade as Gem & Jam Returns

After taking a year hiatus for 2019, fan-favorite festival Gem & Jam Festival is excited to announce its return and with it the phase one lineup. The three-day music, art, performance, and gem & mineral festival will be returning to the beautiful, desert setting of Pima County Fairgrounds, January 31 through February 2, 2020. This…

Dillon Francis, Diplo, Fisher, Illenium, Skrillex and Tchami X Malaa To Play Decadence Arizona 2019

After recent news of the return of “Arizona’s Biggest New Year’s Eve Celebration”- Decadence AZ lives up to its monicker, with DILLION FRANCIS, DIPLO, ILLENIUM: ASCEND LIVE, SKRILLEX and TCHAMI X MALAA: NO REDEMPTION announced as headliners. Presented by Relentless Beats and Global Dance, the sixth annual festival will take place on December 30 and 31, 2019, at Rawhide Event Center in Chandler. Last…