Cambridge Folk Festival first names for 2019

Festival organisers are thrilled to reveal the first 15 names for the 2019 Cambridge Folk Festival!  Folk legend RALPH MCTELL kicks off proceedings on Stage 2, Thursday evening, whilst the beautiful voice of JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ graces Stage 1, Friday. Saturday’s headliner is the multi Grammy-winning LUCINDA WILLIAMS. The 2019 Folk Festival takes place 1st –…

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Biffy Clyde & Bastille to headline Indiependence Festival 2019

Indiependence Festival organisers are delighted to announce BASTILLE and BIFFY CLYRO as the first two headliners for INDIE19.  BASTILLE are currently riding high with one of the biggest tracks in the world right now and BIFFY CLYRO are a bona fide rock festival headliner having previously headlined mega festivals like Reading & Leeds.  Organisers are really excited to share…

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Slayer, The Smashing Pumpkins & more for Download Festival UK

Put those horns in the air as organisers are hyped to announce that 23 acts, including SLAYER with their last ever UK show, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, DREAM THEATER, LAMB OF GOD, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL and more are now coming to Download 2019.  These globally renowned acts join headliners DEF LEPPARD, SLIPKNOT and TOOL and…

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The Smashing Pumpkins return to Rock am Ring & Rock I’m park after 12 years!

Alternative rock legends THE SMASHING PUMPKINS return to Rock am Ring and Rock im Park after 12 years. As part of the release of their tenth studio album, original members Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin and longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder will play their only festival appearances in Germany at the Nürburgring and in Nuremberg….

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Slayer to headline Resurrection Fest 2019

Every beginning has an ending. One of the most iconic metal bands in the world, one of the most important and relevant for thousands of groups and our public, is coming to the end of their path.   SLAYER, one of the Big Four of Thrash Metal, has decided to have its farewell for their Spanish…

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Rock Werchter adds 10 new acts to the 2019 line up

Ten more for Rock Werchter. The previously announced headliners P!NK, Tool, The Cure, Mumford & Sons, Florence + the Machine and Muse are in good company on the line-up for Rock Werchter 2019. The new acts are: BRING ME THE HORIZON, KYLIE, PAUL KALKBRENNER, YEARS & YEARS, THE BLAZE, MILES KANE, NOTHING BUT THIEVES, VANCE JOY, YUNGBLUD and…

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King Diamond to play Rock Fest Barcelona 2019

The enigmatic KING DIAMOND will play at Rock Fest Barcelona 2019. The festival, which happens between 4th and 7th July 2019 at Can Zam park in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, will count with the legendary band led by the danish vocalist. An exclusive show in Spain for 2019 and a unique opportunity to remember the…

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Stormzy to headline Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury festival organisers are delighted to announce that STORMZY is confirmed as the first headliner for Glastonbury 2019. The multi award-winning British MC will headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday, June 28th.  The announcement was made via posters in the windows of Oxfam’s shops in Glastonbury town centre and in Streatham, close to where STORMZY…

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First bands announced for Full Force Festival Germany 2019

Finally the time has come and we get the first names for the line-up of the FULL FORCE 2019!   20 Acts are in the first announcement – 12 of them are coming to Ferropolis for the first time for FULL FORCE! Check out the official announcement video below: As you have already seen, all the…

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Scottish rockers Mogwai to play Mad Cool Festival

The alchemists of the post-rock MOGWAI have for twenty-three years been making us, metaphorically speaking, vanish with awe, with authentic terror or with a promise of transcendence.  Founded in 1995, the pioneers from Glasgow are a perfect sound storm, the musical equivalent of the grotesque paintings of Francis Bacon or the visions of William Blake’s…

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Brothers of Metal join the Sabaton Open Air 2019 line up

This is a band that simply needs no introduction. BROTHERS OF METAL have played several times before at the festival, and also been playing the annual Sabaton Cruise a few times in the past.  An last years festival they were the main act on the Pre-Party, but to play the Pre-party 2019 was not in…

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Heartland Festival Denmark adds Smashing Pumpkins, Die Antwoord & more

One of the world’s most iconic rock bands comes to Heartland. Since its inception in Chicago, SMASHING PUMPKINS has sold more than 30 million albums, including over 10 million copies of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness from 1995. Billy Corgan’s immediately recognisable vocal has over the years added soundtrack to countless teenage dreams with…

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Richie Hawtin, Jon Hopkins, Little Simz & more for Sónar Reykjavik

The most Northerly outpost of the cutting edge Sónar Festival family, Sónar Reykjavik, returns to the atmospheric Icelandic capital from 25th – 27th April 2019. Freshly expanded to a three-day event, Sónar Reykjavik is renowned for line-ups which mix the most influential names in electronica alongside the scene’s most creative emerging talents and homegrown artists. …

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Vetusta Morla confirmed for Mad Cool Festival 2019

Since they made themselves known 20 years ago with their debut album – Un día en el mundo (2008) – VETUSTA MORLA has continued to grow to become one of the most important national groups of recent times. The sextet of Tres Cantos (Madrid) is a benchmark for the rise of live music in Spain…

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The Smashing Pumpkins to play Firenze Rocks 2019

Florence Rocks continues to surprise by unveiling the names of international superstars who will be on stage at the Visarno Arena in Florence next June.  After the TOOL (June 13th), ED SHEERAN (June 14th) and THE CURE (June 16th), announcements, this is the turn of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, which will perform on the first day…

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Tame Impala, Beck, Cage The Elephant, Incubus to Headline Shaky Knees Music Festival

TAME IMPALA, BECK, CAGE THE ELEPHANT and INCUBUS will headline Shaky Knees Music Festival’s seventh edition, taking place May 3-5, 2019 and returning to Central Park in downtown Atlanta. The stacked lineup features more than 65 bands on four stages, including TEARS FOR FEARS, GARY CLARK JR., INTERPOL, FOALS, FATHER JOHN MISTY, GROUPLOVE, TASH SULTANA, LIZ PHAIR, SHARON…

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Bastille confirmed to play Low Festival Spain 2019

Just a week after confirming the first big name for Low Festival 2019, the second one arrives. The British band BASTILLE, one of the bands with one of the most spectacular shows of the international independent scene, will also perform at the Ciudad Deportiva Guillemo Amor between July 26th and 28th 2019.  After breaking into…

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Jason Aldean confirmed for Dauphin’s Countryfest 2019

Dauphin’s Countryfest, Canada’s longest running country music festival, is pleased to announce that JASON ALDEAN is booked to perform on the Club Regent Casino and Event Centre Main Stage Saturday night of Countryfest 2019! The two-time, reigning and current ACM “Entertainer of the Year” JASON ALDEAN has helped define the genre’s 21st century, which plays…

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Armin van Buuren named as first headliner for Dreambeach 2019

ARMIN VAN BUUREN has been admired as the king of Trance and has been voted the best DJ in the world 5 times, returns by acclamation from the public to the Almeria festival (August 7-11), 4 years after his fantastic festival closing show in 2015. In Villaricos at Dreambeach festival there will also be BORIS…

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Download Festival Australia 2nd band announcement

The Download 2019 line up exploded into reality in September, with a promise of more names to come…. drum solo please …. Fists in the air to welcome Grammy nominated, multiplatinum Canadian rockers SUM 41, legendary SoCal punks PENNYWISE (only Australian shows), Sydney metal crew THY ART IS MURDER, Sydney metalcore super stars POLARIS, Melbourne hard…

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Big Ears Festival Tennessee announces full 2019 lineup

Today, Big Ears is thrilled to announce the complete lineup for its 2019 edition, marking ten years of Big Ears in Knoxville. If you’re getting this newsletter, you’ve likely been following along through the phases of our lineup, which already runs the gamut from ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO to YVES TUMOR, ALVIN LUCIER TO SPIRITUALIZED,…

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Tash Sultana joins the Mad Cool Festival line up in Spain

TASH SULTANA is a young artist who is attracting worldwide attention since her home videos became viral. An authentic virtuoso, she quickly began to fill big rooms and perform at the biggest festivals around the world, something not easy for an artist who just a year ago was recording songs with a go-pro in her…

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Superstar Tiësto to headline Electric Sea Festival

One of the most famous DJ’s is coming back to Rostock. Three times Best DJ of the World, the first DJ to hang out at an opening ceremony of the Olympics, followed by fans all over the world, voted “Greatest DJ of All Time” and many more superlatives pave his way – no question TIËSTO…

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Kylie Minogue confirmed for Hampton Court Palace festival 2019

KYLIE MINOGUE OBE, is an Australian-British singer and actress, who shot to fame as a TV actress before switching to music and scoring a hit with a remake of “The Loco-motion.”  Since releasing her debut album, Kylie, in 1988, Minogue has grown an international fan base with several dance-pop albums and singles. 14 studio albums…

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George Ezra and Richard Ashcroft headline Neighbourhood Weekender UK

Following last year’s acclaimed inaugural festival, Neighbourhood Weekender is back for round two on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May 2019 with headliners GEORGE EZRA and RICHARD ASHCROFT taking the helm alongside a stellar line up. GEORGE EZRA is one of the biggest selling male artists of the decade. His debut album ‘Wanted On Voyage’…

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Kylie to play Nocturne Live at Blenheim Palace on 23rd June

Taking to the Great Court’s stage on Sunday 23rd June, KYLIE MINOGUE will be joined by special guest SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR. Opening the show will be the HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND. Bringing her globally celebrated talent as a live performer to one of the most unique venues in the country, the show will see Kylie performing a series…

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The Inaugural Ubbi Dubbi Festival Announces Phase 1 Lineup

Disco Donnie Presents Worldwide is showing no signs of slowing down. Following the incredible success of their debut of Freaky Deaky Texas this past Halloween weekend with over 50K attendees, DDP are set to transform Panther Island in Fort Worth, Texas into the magical land of Ubbi Dubbi. Powered by some of the most superior…

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Tenacious D will play Rock am Ring & Rock Im Park 2019!

The twin festival appearance will be the only German shows rock-fathers TENACIOUS D in 2019! Also announced today are BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, BEHEMOTH, UNDEROATH, STARSET, WHILE SHE SLEEPS and THE FEVER 333 The rock-fathers Jack Black and Kyle Gass aka TENACIOUS D are honoured to play next year at Rock am Ring & Rock…

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Bon Iver joins the Mad Cool Festival line up

American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, BON IVER joins the Mad Cool Festival 2019 line up! From his humble beginnings in 2008, when he recorded ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ in a cabin in Wisconsin, BON IVER has achieved the impressive feat of creating incredibly experimental music and at the same…

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Tim McGraw to headline Australia’s Deni Ute Muster festival in 2019

Australia’s iconic Deni Ute Muster turns 21 next year and organisers are thrilled to announce that international country superstar, TIM MCGRAW, will headline the event to be held on the 4th and 5th October 2019.  TIM MCGRAW has sold more than 50 million records and dominated the charts with 43 worldwide #1 singles. He’s won…

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KISS arrive in Finland with Def Leppard at RockFest 2019

KISS, one of the most famous rock bands in the world, will arrive at Rockfest next June.  KISS’s performance is part of their extensive End of the Road trail, so it’s the band’s last visit to Finland. In addition to KISS, Rockfest also announces another major artist today, as the legendary DEF LEPPARD will also…

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Vampire Weekend added to Mad Cool festival line up

American rockers VAMPIRE WEEKEND are the latest band to be added to the Mad Cool Festival line up in Madrid, Spain next summer. They join the already announced The Cure, The National and The 1975! VAMPIRE WEEKEND are from New York City and formed in 2006. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist…

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Visions of Atlantis to play Sabaton Open Air 2019

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS take you to a world of myths, tales and the long forgotten sea.:  With a unique mixture of symphonic metal and power metal, paired with a fantastic female/male vocal duo, the Austrian quintet has been enchanting the metal world since 2000. Their show at Sabaton Open Air 2019 will be their first…

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Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Sofi Tukker join the EXIT Festival line up

Officially best ranked DJ duo in the world, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE have confirmed their performance for the Exit’s Main Stage, bringing a new spectacular show on Sunday, July 7th! The Belgian duo is returning to the Petrovaradin Fortress after three years, when they put on a show to remember, reaching the full capacity…

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The Cure to headline Mad Cool Festival 2019

Forty years after its formation, THE CURE has not only continued to gain new followers but has continued to demonstrate its status as one of the most important groups of the last half century. With an incredible and a spectacular stage show, they are one of the headliners of Mad Cool Festival 2019.  They are…

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Amon Amarth to headline RockHarz Festival 2019

It’s done. After seven years, AMON AMARTH will be back on stage at ROCKHARZ! They will only play three festival shows in Germany and organisers are very proud that one of them is at ROCKHARZ.   AMON AMARTH is the most wished-for band in our community, by far!  Furthermore, they will most likely have a new…

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Lana Del Rey to headline FIB Benicassim Festival 2019

LANA DEL REY is the first star who will headline one of the nights of the Festival, but others will shine on stage, too, including THE 1975, BLOSSOMS, LA M.O.D.A., CUPIDO and CARIÑO.  It’s impossible not to fall for her music. LANA DEL REY writes deeply emotional songs where she reveals passions and feelings under…

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The 1975 to play Mad Cool Festival 2019

The 1975 are the second band confirmed for Mad Cool Festival 2019. The Manchester alternative pop quartet will publish on November 30 ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’, their third album.  A job with which they will continue their unstoppable rise to global stardom. 2019 will be another great year for The 1975 and his…

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Florence + The Machine to play Colours of Ostrava 2019!

FLORENCE WELCH grew up in South London and spent her teens partying with art students and boys from bands, quietly longing to make music herself and believing that the best way to join those boys onstage was to first prove she could out-drink them all. So her response to the massive, world-wide success of her…

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Fleetwood Mac to headline Werchter Boutique on the 8th June 2019

On Saturday 8 June the Werchter Boutique festival celebrates the best in pop music.  FLEETWOOD MAC, the day’s headliner, has held the patent on pop for over fifty years. The legendary band is planning a handful of gigs in Europe next summer and we are honoured to welcome them to the Festivalpark in Werchter. The…

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Singer Songwriter Solange to play Denmark’s Heartland Festival

SOLANGE really broke through with the album ‘A Seat at the Table’ from 2016, based on the singer’s own experiences. The album is one of the most distinguished in recent American music history with its skinless honest treatment of topics like black feminism, race opportunity and a general appeal to the benefit of the most…

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The Chemical Brothers Headline the First Friday of All Points East 2019!

All Points East festival organisers are thrilled to announce that THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS will kick off the huge party in the park next year! The dance duo’s live shows have always been legendary and with huge hit singles ‘GO’, ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl’, ‘Block Rockin’ Beats’ this is one not to be missed. Making their…

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Top EDM star Marshmello to headline Sweden’s Brännbollsyran

The World’s hottest artist in electronic dance music makes his only show in Sweden 2019 at Brännbollsyran festival in Umeå on May 30th – 1st June. The American world star MARSHMELLO is one of the planet’s most streamed artists with hits like “happier” (feat. Bastille), “silence” (feat. Khalid), “Wolves” (feat. Selena Gomez) and “friends” (feat….

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Fleetwood Mac to headline the 50th Anniversary Pinkpop Festival

Pinkpop is pleased to announce the first act for the 50th edition. FLEETWOOD MAC, one of the most influential rock groups of all times will come to Landgraaf in 2019. With the confirmation of FLEETWOOD MAC, the anniversary edition of the festival now has one of the three finishing acts. Pinkpop 2019 will traditionally take…

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The Cure to headline Øya Festival 2019

Few bands have influenced indie rock and underground pop like THE CURE. They have combined commercial success with artistic freedom in a unique way. The band will headline the festivals biggest stage and play a full set.  Rumours say that a new album will be out by summer. This will be the first time the…

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Ozzy Osbourne & Megadeth to play Summerfest 2019

Summerfest presented by American Family is excited to announce that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE has added additional North American tour dates for 2019, including during Summerfest 2019 on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater.  For these shows, OSBOURNE will be backed…

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Beth Hart To Headline The Blues Stage Ramblin’ Man 2019!

The next headliner for Ramblin’ Man Fair has her coffee black, hails from the sunny climes of Los Angeles, California and will be bringing her fire to The Fair next year. Described as the ‘Real deal’ by Joe Bonamassa, she is none other than Grammy nominee BETH HART and she’ll be headlining the Blues Stage in 2019!