Disturbed to headline Rockfest Finland next June!

DISTURBED will be coming to Hyvinkää Rockfest next June. This legendary band led by this singer David Draiman, is seen as one of Rockfest’s main artists on Saturday, June 8th. Rockfest is at the same time becoming the very best rock event of the whole summer in Finland. SLIPKNOT’s entry into Rockfest has already been…

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Snowbombing Austria announces round 2 artists

You must have heard that Snowbombing is bringing STORMZY, THE PRODIGY, FATBOY SLIM and hundreds more to the ‘hof…  Well as if that wasn’t enough, organisers just released a sexy second lineup announcement. Check out CAMELPHAT, MALL GRAB, GEORGE FITZGERALD, SUB FOCUS, FLEETMAC WOOD, HIGH CONTRAST, FABIO & GROOVERIDER and a raft more SB19 special guests and residents on their extra-special 20th birthday…

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Bullet for My Valentine confirmed for Summerbreeze 2019

They left the much cited genre metalcore behind and found their own (musical) ways years ago, and now they’re coming to Dinkelsbühl for the very first time. We’re talking about the one and only BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE! With the last few albums the Welsh have made it hard to categorise them, which speaks for…

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Canada’s Big Valley Jamboree reveals first round of acts for 2019

The Big Valley Jamboree is thrilled to announce some of the biggest names in country music as part of this year’s lineup, making Camrose, Alberta the premier destination for country music fans at BVJ on the 2019 August Long Weekend (August 1-4). The fun gets underway on Thursday night, at the Kickoff Party in the…

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Slayer, Slash & more join the Graspop Metal Meeting Line up!

“SSSSSSLLLLLAAAAAYYYYYYEEEEERRRRR!!!!!”, we hear you cry, like any true metal fest camper. Yes, Graspop Metal Meeting brings Rocktober to a close by unleashing another seven names. To the current line-up we add: SLAYER, SLASH FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, CRADLE OF FILTH, DEATH ANGEL and SKÁMÖLD. Another brief but barnstorming list….

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King Diamond & Crippled Black Phoenix to play Summerbreeze 2019

All hail the King! With the next confirmation we will probably increase the heart rate of not just all old school fans among our patrons, because KING DIAMOND have announced they are paying us a visit! The cult group led by its namesake and Mercyful Fate mastermind not only deeply influenced countless bands, but remain…

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Jason Aldean to headline Milwaukee Summerfest 2019

Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance announced at a press conference today the FIRST headliner for Summerfest 2019 – JASON ALDEAN with special guest KANE BROWN on Friday, June 28th 2019 at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. Current three-time CMA nominee JASON ALDEAN is only the second Country act in history to score four consecutive chart-toppers…

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Bon Iver to headline at NOS Alive on 13th July 2019

NOS Alive has just revealed a great debut for the 2019 line up. BON IVER, the American folk band, led and founded by Justin Vernon, joins in the lineup, alongside the previously announced UK band THE CURE, with a performance on the last night of the festival, July 13th, on the NOS Stage. The three…

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The Cure to headline Roskilde Festival 2019

THE CURE first played Roskilde Festival in 1985, their first ever Danish show. This was the foundation of a strong relationship that has brought them back several times, and next summer’s headliner show will be their sixth visit to Roskilde Festival – the first since their triumph in 2012.  They will bring immortal classics such…

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Muse & Imagine Dragons to Co-Headline Rock in Rio On October 6th.

The line-up of another day of Rock in Rio 2019 is almost complete.! This time, 4 super bands will be on the Main Stage on October 6: MUSE and IMAGINE DRAGONS are the night’s great attractions, as headliners promise to bring a thrilling show to their fans. NICKELBACK and THE PARALAMAS DO SUCESSO, complete the line-up…

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Eddie Vedder and Incubus to headline Second Annual Innings Festival

EDDIE VEDDER and INCUBUS will headline the second annual Innings Festival, along with performances from SHERYL CROW, JIMMY EAT WORLD, CAKE, BAND OF HORSES, GROUPLOVE, ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES, BLUES TRAVELER, SHAKEY GRAVES and more. The two-day event will feature performances by 18 artists on 2 stages as well as curated food vendors,…

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KISS to headline Graspop Metal Meeting

Where’s the best place for the world’s most legendary rock ‘n roll band to bid farewell to its Belgian audience after a glittering career with dozens of highlights, millions of record sales and stacks of World Tour sell-outs? Graspop Metal Meeting – On the 23rd June 2019 KISS take to the stage in Dessel for…

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Collective Soul to play during the 2019 Sturgis Rally

Feel a wave of electric energy wash over you as COLLECTIVE SOUL brings its grinding guitars and catchy choruses to the Buffalo Chip’s 2019 Motorcycle and Music Festival. Don’t miss your chance to see the multi-platinum-selling quintet celebrate 25 years of success with an unforgettable performance prior to Styx on Monday 5th August. After exploding onto…

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Bloodstock Open Air adds Four more bands

Uncompromising hardcore punk squad CODE ORANGE make their BLOODSTOCK debut on Saturday on the Ronnie James Dio main stage.  The creative nonconformists recently dropped a surprise EP, ‘The Hurt Will Go On’, following a UK tour with BLOODSTOCK alumni, Trivium.  Expect the unexpected, but meanwhile have a listen to ‘The Hunt’, featuring Slipknot’s Corey Taylor:…

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Foreigner to headline the UK’s Ramblin’ Man Fair

With ten multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 80 million.  Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Juke Box Hero,”…

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Bon Iver to headline Bergenfest 2019

The breathtaking, iconic, wonderful BON IVER will headline Bergenfest in Norway in 2019! The date is Wednesday, June 12th – Day passes will go on sale on Thursday, November 1st at 10am!  BON IVER defined the sound of the 2000’s indie-folk with For Emma, Forever Ago. Ten years later, the album returns as one of…

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Slipknot to headline VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2019 in Portugal

20 years after releasing the self-titled debut album that marked a generation, SLIPKNOT are VOA – HEAVY ROCK FESTIVAL headliners, which celebrates 10 years at the Restelo Stadium in Lisbon on the 4th and 5th July 2019 SLIPKNOT are the precursors of the nu-metal and are one of the most iconic and successful names of…

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SLIPKNOT to headline Bologna Sonic Park

The success of Stupinigi Sonic Park has pushed Vertigo and Reverse Agency to expand the horizons and conquer the city of Bologna. After a few years of absence, the Parco Nord Park, a historic venue that has hosted the Italian shows of some of the world’s biggest artists, finally reopens to big concerts and turns…

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Of Mice & Men confirmed for Summer Breeze Open Air 2019

Over 15 million records sold in about ten years kinda speak for themselves – our next confirmation is hot, very hot: Please welcome OF MICE & MEN! In 2014 the metalcore act from Costa Mesa, California had to cancel their SUMMER BREEZE appearance due to their singer’s health problems, so that OF MICE & MEN…

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Def Leppard & KISS to headline Trondheim Rocks

Kicking off the week on a high with the confirmation of KISS, DEF LEPPARD, MOTORPSYCHO, IN FLAMES and more for Trondheim Rocks 2019!! On Saturday morning, organisers dropped the first bands and the news that Trondheim Rocks returns to Dahls arena on the 27th – 29th June 2019! And now we find out that the…

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The Cure to headline NOS Alive 2019 in Portugal

NOS Alive has just revealed THE CURE as headliner for the first night of next summers festival on the NOS Stage on July 11th. Without a doubt, in the list of best indie rock bands, THE CURE have successfully released 13 influential studio albums including “Pornography”, “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me,” “Disintegration, Wish “and”…

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Bon Jovi to headline TW Classic 2019 in Belgium

TW Classic 2019 rolls out its red carpet for rock royalty!  BON JOVI Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees 2018, will headline the one-day festival in Werchter. TW Classic takes place on Sunday 14 July at the Festivalpark. After thousands of sold out shows, it’s clear – BON JOVI = One Wild Night. This…

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First bands announced for Trondheim Rocks 2019

It’s gonna be a hell of a firework to experience as Trondheim Rocks 2019 extends to three whole days, and organisers can now release the first six artists coming to next summers festival. When organisers started working with Trondheim Rocks in the Autumn of 2017, they had a hairy goal to create one of Norway’s…

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Dropkick Murphys to headline Belgium’s Groezrock Festival 2019

First of all, organisers issued a massive thank you to everyone who bought tickets to the first ever Groezrock Indoor – SOLD OUT edition. In the meantime, we are getting right back to business as we have another festival to organize in Meerhout on April 26-27 2019. Yes! The open air GROEZROCK you love so…

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Gaahls Wyrd and After the Burial added to the Summerbreeze line up

Today we have a special treat for all friends of the black metallic arts: GAAHLS WYRD are coming to SUMMER BREEZE 2019! As is known, GAAHLS WYRD is the new playground of the former Gorgoroth and God Seed musician Gaahl, where he completely focuses on his particular vision of – who would have thought –…

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The Kooks to headline Community Festival London 2019

The indie rock royalty will be joined at Community 2019 by special guests BLOSSOMS plus KATE NASH, THE AMAZONS, GERRY CINNAMON, THE ACADEMIC, THE NIGHT CAFÉ, SEA GIRLS, BLOXX and more still to be announced. Ooh la, THE KOOKS are your Community Festival ’19 headliners! One billion streams, a debut album certified quadruple platinum and…

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Suede to headline the UK’s PennFest

SUEDE have been confirmed as Friday night headliners at next summer’s PennFest in the UK SUEDE have also announced their eighth studio album ‘The Blue Hour’, released on Warner Music on the 21st September. Produced and mixed by Alan Moulder at Assault & Battery Studios, The Blue Hour is the follow up to the band’s…

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Bon Iver, Major Lazer & The Streets to headline NorthSide Festival Denmark

The 10th season of NorthSide Festival kicks off, and in the first music announcement one of the most desired artists at NorthSide Festival ever, is combined with an outrageous and confetti loving trio, and also a return for one of the festival’s first headliners. When BON IVER released the album ”22, A Million” in 2016, he…

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Avatar confirmed for Summerbreeze Open Air

The circus is coming to town – and we mean it literally! Sweden’s AVATAR are coming to Dinkelsbühl for the very first time. Anyone who’s ever seen the guys from Gothenburg play live will attest to the fact that they have much more to offer than super catchy metal anthems. AVATAR really put on a…

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Slipknot and Tool, first names for Download Madrid 2019

SLIPKNOT recently confirmed for the Resurrection Fest Estrella Galicia and TOOL, the latter with an exclusive date, are the first confirmations for Download Festival Madrid 2019 which takes place from the 28th to 30th June at La Caja Mágica. At the moment there are already two dates for Corey Taylor and his band in Spain,…

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First acts announced for Roskilde Festival 2019

12 artists have been announced, including Travis Scott, Scarlet Pleasure, indie favourite Julia Holter, Finnish pop star Alma, R&B revelation Tirzah and thrash legends Testament. The time has come! We’re finally ready with the first 12 acts for Roskilde Festival 2019. Let’s go! TRAVIS SCOTT is one of the biggest hip-hop acts of his generation,…

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Arch Enemy and 9 other bands ready for Norway Rock Festival 2019!


Next year’s big rock happening is approaching by leaps and bounds, and this time there will be a crazy party.  Norway Rock Festival can proudly announce that the festival will celebrate their 10th anniversary next summer, and after last year’s blockbuster, Norway Rock Festival was described as the closest thing to Woodstock in the region. …

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Austria’s Nova Rock Festival phase 1 bands

Nova Rock festival expands to 4 days in 2019 from the 13th – 16th June and festival organisers have just released the first phase of bands. See what you missed last summer by checking out the official aftermovie: Headliners in 2019 are SLIPKNOT, DIE ÄRZTE and THE CURE, check out the rest below.

Tool to headline Rock Werchter 2019

The best news of the day – By far! TOOL will play Rock Werchter 2019. They make their long awaited return to the festival on Friday 28th June. And it’s been a long wait… TOOL last played Rock Werchter back in 2006. Rock Werchter 2019 packs a punch. Six headliners have already been announced. P!NK…

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Slipknot to headline Rockfest in Finland next June!

SLIPKNOT, the unconditional legends of metal music, will be coming to Hyvinkää Rockfest next June. After a 3 year break, the band that has sold millions of albums is back in Finland and will be one of Rockfest’s main artists on Friday, June 7th Slipknot was founded in Iowa, USA in 1995 and became quite…

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Hardcore band Lionheart to play Summerbreeze 2019 in Germany

In-your-face hardcore is always good, right?! Excellent, because in 2019 a big-balls hardcore band called LIONHEART will celebrate their Dinkelsbühl premiere! Insiders know that there is a high percentage of mosh riffs in the Oakland natives’ music, which should already guarantee a good party at SUMMER BREEZE 2019. Massive beatdowns, a big portion of metal…

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Slipknot and Tool exclusive headliners at Rock am Ring & Rock Im Park

With SLIPKNOT and TOOL, two legendary, uncompromising metal bands confirmed for Rock am Ring and Rock im Park exclusively. They join previously announced bands DIE ÄRZTE and MARTERIA & CASPER at the twin festivals at the Nürburgring and in Nuremberg from 7 to 9 June. SLIPKNOT are considered a groundbreaking metal formation. After their memorable…

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The second headliner for Greenfield Festival 2019 is the mighty Slipknot

Festival organisers are proud to announce the second headliner of the 15th edition of the Greenfield Festival, because it is loud … VERY loud … SLIPKNOT are coming to Interlaken!  The Greenfield Festival 2019 takes place from the 13th to 15th June 2019 today announces another headliner – SLIPKNOT, the eccentric metal band with the…

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Slipknot to headline Resurrection Fest in Spain

Finally, the most requested band throughout our history during all these years will finally be in Viveiro. Festival organisers have been trying to get them year after year, negotiations have taken years, but finally after a decade without coming to Spain, SLIPKNOT will headline Resurrection Fest Estrella Galicia 2019! Corey Taylor and friends are one…

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Tool and Slipknot to headline Copenhell 2019!

COPENHELL adds two giant main names to the 2019 festival poster with the sought-after and popular bands SLIPKNOT and TOOL. SLIPKNOT, from the beginning of their wild military campaign, has cultivated the enigmatic work of a rare combination of aggressiveness and provocation in their distinctive style and powerful music. Concerts with this mask-clad ensemble reminds…

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Def Leppard, Tool and Slipknot to headline Download Festival UK 2019

Classic rock powerhouse DEF LEPPARD are making a spectacular return to headline the Main Stage on Friday at Download and we cannot wait. In what will be their ONLY UK appearance of 2019, the Sheffield legends will be playing their seminal album ‘Hysteria’ in full and more.  We are delighted to be going back to…

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Slipknot to headline Graspop Metal Meeting

The Des Moines, Iowa metallers from SLIPKNOT survived a great deal of adversity to become one of the most successful metal bands of their generation.  Founded in 1995, the daredevil nine-piece released their self-titled debut in 1999. Two years later ‘Slipknot’ went platinum. Follow-up ‘Iowa’ (2002) took the world by storm and young metalheads in…

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The Cure to play Glasgow Summer Sessions 2019

One of the world’s biggest and most iconic rock bands, THE CURE, will play their first Scottish gig since 1992 years at Glasgow Summer Sessions on Friday 16th August 2019 at Bellahouston Park.  THE CURE’s appearance at Glasgow Summer Sessions is part of a very select and special run of headline spots at major festivals all…

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And the first band for Summerbreeze 2019 is…Meshuggah

Good things come to those who wait, they say… For many years they have been high on your wishlists, for many years festival organisers have tried to get them and in 2019 they will finally be at the festival in Dinkelsbühl: MESHUGGAH! With the booking of these gentlemen from Umeå, Sweden, a dream comes true…

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Within Temptation to headline Graspop Metal Meeting 2019

For WITHIN TEMPTATION it all started in 1996 and just two years later they made their Graspop Metal Meeting debut!  And they are back in 2019 with their 8th appearance to headline the festival that takes place in Dessel, Belgium on the 21st – 23rd June. Fronted by Sharon den Adel, one of metal’s leading…

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