Phoenix Lights Festival adds more acts

With less than a month to go before some of the universe’s best artists invade The Park at Wild Horse Pass, Phoenix Lights has added four new artists to the lineup. Self-described as ‘where luxury and irony intersect’- BLACK CAVIAR; the out of the box sound architect, DEVAULT; Warehouse Bass impresario, DILLON NATHANIEL, and breakout…

Four Tet, Friendly Fires, Jon Hopkins & more named for Nova Batida 2019

Nova Batida returns for a second year to one of the world’s most creative cities, Lisbon, for three days of music, art, and culture. From 13th-15th September, Nova Batida will see a headline performance from FOUR TET, alongside indie rock trio FRIENDLY FIRES, JON HOPKINS (DJ), OCTAVIAN, FLOATING POINTS SOLO LIVE, SLOWTHAI, AKALA, SPECIAL REQUEST,…

More acts join Florence + The Machine at the UK’s BST Hyde Park festival

A host of very special guests have been added to the bill for FLORENCE + THE MACHINE’S triumphant homecoming on Saturday July 13th, who headline with festival favourites The National. Joining these two iconic acts, as well as the already announced LYKKE LI, KHRUANGBIN and NADINE SHAH, are BLOOD ORANGE, ALDOUS HARDING, MARLON WILLIAMS, LET’S…

5 new hip-hop artists join the Dour Festival line-up

The Dour festival line-up is massive already. But even if organisers say so themselves, they still have a lot of surprises up their sleeves.  You will need to show patience till next Thursday to discover the new indie acts and more guitars. New electro announcements that should delight everyone are scheduled a few days later….

Lionel Richie to Headline Summerfest July 2nd With Special Guest Michael McDonald

Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance announced today that LIONEL RICHIE will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater with special guest MICHAEL MCDONALD on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.  This will be the first time LIONEL RICHIE has headlined Summerfest as a solo artist.  He did perform at Summerfest as part of the Commodores at the…

Erykah Badu plays Øya Festival on August 8th!

ERYKAH BADU is an artist organsiers been hoping to present at Øya Festival for years. Finally you can see this fantastic icon in the lush Tøyenparken. She will play on the same day as TAME IMPALA, SIGRID, EARL SWEATSHIRT, MITSKI, POND, PROTOJE and many others. ERYKAH BADU is undoubtedly one of the most influential R&B…

LIMP BIZKIT join the ELECTRIC CASTLE line up in Romania

Returning to the idyllic setting of Banffy Castle Romania for its seventh year, Electric Castle today announce the second wave of artists set to join the multi-genre line-up. From 17-21 July 2019, the festival will welcome iconic American rap-rock heroes LIMP BIZKIT, British synth-pop favourites CHVRCHES, drum and bass superstar SIGMA, dubstep heavyweight ZOMBOY, electronic…

Rock in Rio 2019 announces new names for World and Sunset stages

NILE RODGERS & CHIC, GOO GOO DOLLS, TENACIOUS D and H.E.R. are confirmed on Stage World and WHITESNAKE is headliner of the Sunset Stage. The Rock in Rio organization has just announced four more World Stage attractions, all artists performing as the third night, opening for the day’s co-headliners, and a headliner on the Sunset…

Johnny Marr, Lewis Capaldi, Ride and more added to This is Tomorrow Line-up

With tickets selling fast for the eagerly anticipated launch of This is Tomorrow Festival at its new larger site in Exhibition Park, Newcastle, organisers have today revealed that Smiths icon JOHNNY MARR and the chart-topping Scottish singer-songwriter LEWIS CAPALDI have been added to the Stereophonics headlined date on Sunday 26th May. Meanwhile, indie legends RIDE…

Glastonbury Festival announces more acts for 2019

Following the previously announced Friday night headliner STORMZY, and the Sunday teatime legend KYLIE, we can confirm this year’s final two Pyramid Stage headliners, alongside a first list of acts playing the Pyramid, Other, West Holts, John Peel and Park stages. THE KILLERS headline Saturday night, with their first return to the Pyramid Stage since…

Phil Lesh, Makaya McCraven and more join the Pickathon Festival line up

Festival organisers are pleased to announce new additions to the 2019 lineup, bringing a true American musical legend, PHIL LESH, into the fold. A founding member of the Grateful Dead, Lesh not only influenced multiple generations of artists, but created and defined a new American songbook, at once inspired by the roots of the music…

Erykah Badu, James Blake and many others to play Flow Festival

ERYKAH BADU, a US star with a lengthy and influential career in R&B, hip hop, jazz and soul will play Flow Festival. Badu’s 1997 hit album Baduizm is legendary, voluminously award-winning and an acknowledged classic of neo-soul. Flow also has the pleasure to host British multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer JAMES BLAKE, whose newest album Assume…

South West Four Festival announces 3rd phase of the 2019 line up

With days getting longer and nights proving shorter, we can just about taste the beginning of summer which can only mean one thing, frolicking on the sunny fields of Clapham Common for two blissful days of South West Four. Whilst you daydream about these moments, we enjoy adding to your excitement and are proud to…

Woo Hah! Festival adds another 17 acts to the 2019 line up!

WOO HAH festival in the Netherlands had added 17 new acts to the 2019 line up. Next to this organisers have also found a replacement act for SKEPTA (who was forced to cancel) with KODAK BLACK taking his place. In the following months we will be completing the WOO HAH! line up with some smaller…

Skepta, IAMDDB, Desiigner & more join the EXIT Festival line up!

After EXIT Festival announced a string of top-notch guitar bands from all generations ranging from The Cure to Greta Van Fleet and many others coupled with some of the greatest DJs like Carl Cox, Amelie Lens and dozens more, one of the world’s leading festivals known for its musical diversity just added a strong hip-hop…

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds to play Pistoia Blues Festival

NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS will be featured in a series of concerts in Italy in July: Monday 8th at the Pistoia Blues Festival (Piazza Duomo) and on Tuesday 9th at the Arte & Musica festival in Mantua (Piazza Sordello).   Soon after the release of the third album Who Built The Moon?, NOEL GALLAGHER’S…

Lazy Day to open the N4 Stage Community Festival London

LAZY DAY are opening the N4 Stage at Community ’19! The London foursome are going to get your indie party of the summer off to a buzzing start with their dreamy grunge pop and infectious hooks that’ll get stuck in your head for weeks. Lead by Tilly Scantlebury, LAZY DAY are finalists of Festival Republic’s ReBalance programme,…

Mura Masa confirmed for Pohoda Festival in Slovakia

The recent Grammy award winning producer and multi-instrumentalist MURA MASA is going to perform at Pohoda 2019. According to last.fm, he “showcases his minimalist, yet effective approach to UK trap music by combining the energy of electronic production and club culture with the rustic and organic sounds and timbres of traditional sample beatmaking”. Guernsey-born producer…

Spring Awakening 2019 announces Six Headliners!

You have no idea how thrilled festival organisers are to finally announce their 2019 headliners! Headlining SAMF 2019 is an all-star lineup including Grammy-nominated hit-maker DJ SNAKE, Grammy-award winning producer/DJ/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter, ZEDD, DJ Mag’s three-time No. 1 Top 100 list DJ, MARTIN GARRIX, Juno Award-winning Canadian DJ/producer, REZZ,  funk/electro-soul/future-funk DJ/producer/sax master GRiZ, and melodic bass producer extraordinaire DJ ILLENIUM. The full lineup…

Spanish singer Rosalía joins the Colors of Ostrava 2019 line up

Another Czech Concert Premiere for Colors of Ostrava – For the first time, one of the greatest stars of contemporary music will perform here, Spanish singer ROSALÍA, who uniquely connects flamenco, electropop and hip hop. This year ROSALÍA, a singer without exaggeration will play at the great festivals. As one of the stars, she will…

Candlemass to play Sabaton Open Air 2019

Festival organisers are proud to welcome the very forefathers of doom metal – CANDLEMASS – back to Sabaton Open Air. With the whole genre taking its name from their 1986 debut album, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, this Stockholm band wrote the rulebook that many have followed since. In an amazing new development, the band has reunited…

Chvrches, The Futureheads, Honeyblood & more announced for Latitude Festival

Today Latitude Festival unleashes a second wave of musical acts to join headliners GEORGE EZRA, SNOW PATROL and LANA DEL REY at the multi-award-winning Latitude Festival taking place at the stunning grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk, across 18th-21st July 2019.   Latitude is renowned for booking an exceptional array of talent and 2019 takes it…

Duran Duran and The Lumineers join the Tinderbox line up in Denmark!

For the second year in a row, Tinderbox Festival can present legends on stage. In 2018, Depeche Mode conjured up the audience, and this year, DURAN DURAN gets the credit. Both bands have dominated the charts worldwide, and besides nationality and an impressive list of hits, both bands are also members of the exclusive club…

Wacken Open Air drops another 26 bands for 2019!

Festival organisers have announced another wave of bands for upcoming Wacken Open Air 2019! A total of 26 bands join the lineup today. At this point we want to pay special attention to three acts that have never been seen in Wacken before: Since 1969 URIAH HEEP have been on the road without any notable…

The National confirmed as Final Headliner for Sziget Festival 2019

Europe’s answer to Glastonbury adds more huge names including Mura Masa, Tom Odell, Johnny Marr, Grace Carter and Khruangbin American indie rock nobility THE NATIONAL complete the illustrious Sziget headliner bill, joining global superstars ED SHEERAN, FOO FIGHTERS, FLORENCE + THE MACHINE, POST MALONE, THE 1975, TWENTY ONE PILOTS and MARTIN GARRIX. New additions to the…

Lewis Capaldi to headline Edinburgh Summer Sessions

Scottish singer-songwriter LEWIS CAPALDI – currently top of the Official UK Charts – will headline Edinburgh Summer Sessions on 14th August. Making his Summer Sessions festival debut and a much-welcomed return to Scottish soil after a whirlwind year for the young Bathgate-born singer. Currently top of the Official UK Charts with his mammoth heart-breaking tune…

Fatboy Slim, Kodaline, Gerry Cinnamon & more for FIB Benicassim

Today is a very special day! FATBOY SLIM, the charismatic dance legend with an indie spirit, returns as headliner to the Festival (Thursday) with an impressive show. We want to see you with us here at FIB dancing non-stop as we can guarantee that it’s going to be fantastic! It just adds to the excitement of…

Barbra Streisand to headline BST Hyde Park Sunday 7th July

BARBRA STREISAND – a true icon and arguably one of the most important artists of the last half-century – is set to make her BST Hyde Park debut on Sunday 7th July 2019. A moviestar, activist and theatre star, she is mostly known for her hit songs – ‘Guilty’, ‘Woman In Love’, ‘The Way We…

Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour is back at Summerfest On June 27th!

Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is excited to announce the lineup for the Outlaw Music Festival Tour on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. The incredible lineup of music stars includes WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY, PHIL LESH & FRIENDS, THE AVETT BROTHERS, COUNTING CROWS, ALISON KRAUSS, DAWES, and TRAPPER SCHOEPP. Doors…

Reading & Leeds Festivals add a huge 70 new names to the line up!

If you thought this year’s Reading & Leeds festivals couldn’t get even bigger and better – you were wrong! All these names join your previously announced headliners THE 1975, POST MALONE, TWENTY ONE PILOTS and FOO FIGHTERS. He’s about to take over the rap-world with the release of his debut album, ‘Psychodrama’, DAVE will be…

Hip Hop elite to take over Stockholm for two days!

Set the alarm – Put a red mark on the 2nd & 3rd July in the calendar. Smash presents two days at Stockholm Stadium together with hip hop giants A$AP ROCKY, MIGOS and KODAK BLACK, Swedish hiphop’s newest name Z.E and breakthrough artists such as GUNNA and SAWEETIE. Festival organisers can already promise the best…

Bloodstock UK reveals 7 more bands for 2019!

Lucky for some, BLOODSTOCK springs into March with news of seven more bands joining this summer’s best metal weekender and a massive thirteen more coach pick-up locations, making it easier than ever to get you, your mates, and all your camping gear to BLOODSTOCK for a very fine metallic time this August. Belgian death metal…

Santigold announced for her Croatian debut at INmusic festival

The multi-talent American songwriter and producer Santi White, better known by her stage name SANTIGOLD, is set for her first live show at the INmusic festival in June this year! SANTIGOLD combines her diverse background and taste in music with songs that sound different and recognizable at the same time. Prior to launching her solo…

North Sea Jazz Festival announces 36 new names!

On Friday July 12 multiple Grammy winner ANITA BAKER will make her debut at the festival; her performance is part of a farewell tour. On the same day JOSÉ JAMES will present his Bill Withers project ‘Lean On Me’ with the NOORDPOOL ORKEST and TOWER OF POWER will celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary. On Saturday…

The Killers To Headline Summerfest on 5th July

Summerfest has announced that THE KILLERS will headline Summerfest on Friday, July 5, 2019 at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater with special guest DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE. THE KILLERS are a Las Vegas-based four-piece who formed in 2003, featuring the talents of singer/keyboardist Brandon Flowers, drummer Ronnie Vanucci, guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer.  The…

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 40th Anniversary line-up announced

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention three-day open-air music festival will celebrate its fortieth anniversary this year. A major innovation for 2019 is ‘glamping’ in pre-pitched luxury bell tents. Cropredy also announces the full line-up of acts appearing at this year’s event. Over three days (8, 9 and 10 August) Cropredy will present more than thirty hours of…

30 new acts complete the Rock Werchter line-up

Here it is: the full line-up for Rock Werchter 2019! Another 30 names are added to the line-up – New for Thursday, June 27 are RICHARD ASHCROFT, RALEIGH RITCHIE and KIDCUTUP. To the line-up for Friday, June 28, ROBYN, THE TWILIGHT SAD, DENZEL CURRY, SWMRS, YONAKA, FOXING and SEA GIRLS have been added. For Saturday,…

Peter Doherty to headline the UK’s Lindisfarne Festival

Libertines frontman PETER DOHERTY will be headlining the mainstage on Friday night with his exciting new band THE PUTA MADRES, and D&B pioneer GOLDIE will be treating all the real party animals to a late night headline DJ set in the dance tent. Also joining the party we’ve got the amazing GENTLEMAN’S DUB CLUB, THE…

Telluride Jazz Festival Announces Artist Lineup

As the summer season in the world-famous mountain town of Telluride, Colorado begins to approach, the Telluride Jazz Festival reveals its 2019 artist lineup. Set on August 9-11, 2019, the festival presents a well-rounded, diverse mix of live jazz, funk, soul, and gospel performances featuring TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE, LETTUCE, ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE…

First Wave Of Artists Announced For Dot To Dot Festival 2019

The first wave of acts have been unveiled for Dot To Dot Festival 2019; CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, JORDAN RAKEI, SWIM DEEP, THE NIGHT CAFÉ, DREAM WIFE, THE ORIELLES, LAUREN AQUILINA, VIAGRA BOYS, MINI MANSIONS plus loads more will head to Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham on 24-26th May 2019 for its 15th year. The award-winning day long…

Bilbao BBK Live announces daily lineup & more acts

Bilbao BBK Live has added more than 20 bands to its lineup, headed up by one of the most influential frontmen of all time whether solo or with former band Oasis: LIAM GALLAGHER and Damon Albarn’s supergroup comprising members of The Clash, The Verve, and Fela Kuti: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN, making…

Embrace to headline Watchet Live Festival UK 2019

Saturday night’s headliner is none other than EMBRACE, a band who need little introduction having released three Number 1 selling albums in the UK (two of which went platinum), and more than 15 Top 40 singles, including ‘All You Good Good People’, ‘Come Back To What You Know’, official England World Cup anthem, ‘World At…

Rag’n’Bone Man and All Saints join the Splendour festival line up

RAG’N’BONE MAN and ALL SAINTS will join headliners Manic Street Preachers and The Specials at Splendour Festival on Saturday 20th July.  Hot on the heels of his ‘Giant’ performance at the 2019 Brit Awards, RAG’N’BONE MAN will perform on the Main Stage at the Wollaton Park music festival. ALL SAINTS, one of the biggest girl…