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Celebrate New Years Eve with Ozzy Osbourne & Ozzfest

For the first time since its 1996 debut, OZZFEST – the annual musical event that celebrates hard rock and heavy metal has created a special one-night-only New Year’s Eve celebration to ring in 2019. Set for Monday, December 31st at The Forum in Los Angeles, the event features headliner OZZY OSBOURNE and a line-up of…

Craig David to headline the UK’s Pennfest

Since his emergence in 1999 appearing on the Artful Dodger’s Re-Rewind single, CRAIG DAVID has become known as one of the forerunners of the UK garage and RnB scenes. Famous for hits such as Fill Me In and 7 Days, he’s scored 20 UK top 40 singles, 5 UK top 20 albums and sold over…

Florence + the Machine to headline Rock Werchter 2019

Let’s kick off the new week with the announcement of another headliner for Rock Werchter 2019. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE will play the festival on Saturday 29th June – Get ready for a sparkling performance filled with love and energy. Five Rock Werchter 2019 headliners are now known. P!NK will play the festival on Thursday…

Hong Kong’s Clockenflap Festival announces full line up

Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s biggest music and arts festival, today revealed the eagerly awaited full lineup and complete list of attractions for this year’s event, which takes place from November 9 to 11 at Central Harbourfront. Among the 51 new acts to be announced were British indie legend JARVIS COCKER, ambient pop collective CIGARETTES AFTER SEX,…

Dusk Music Festival announces 2018 artists

DUSK Music Festival, LLC is proud to announce the lineup for the 2018 DUSK Music Festival. The third annual edition of Tucson’s very own homegrown festival will take place on Saturday, November 10, 2018 and Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Armory Park in downtown Tucson. Featuring performances from DILLON FRANCIS, PHANTOGRAM, BIG GIGANTIC, COLD WAR…

Muse to close Rock Werchter 2019

Oh yes! Another top act is confirmed for Rock Werchter 2019! – MUSE – number 1 on this year’s wish list are the festival’s closing act on Sunday 30th June. Four amazing acts for Rock Werchter 2019 are now announced: P!NK, The Cure, Mumford & Sons and Muse. Rock Werchter 2019 takes place from Thursday…

The Cure to headline Rock en Seine Festival 2019

Boys Don’t Cry, A Forest, Close To Me and Just Like Heaven will resonate in Rock en Seine Festival (PARIS, France) on August 23rd! Rock en Seine festival has announced that for the first time, the mythic band of the new wave scene, THE CURE will headline next summers festival! The band led by Robert Smith…

Scorpions to close out Bloodstock Festival UK 2019!

BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to announce their second headliner for 2019! Closing out the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Sunday 11th August will be German rock legends, SCORPIONS! The band are excited to visit Catton Park for the very first time, telling us: We are very happy and proud to be headlining at Bloodstock Festival…

First names announced for Copenhell’s 10th anniversary festival

On the 19th to 22nd June 2019 the gates to Hell will open for the tenth time at Refshale Island in Copenhagen. It’s celebrated with the ultimate tribute to hard rock and metal, when HALESTORM, DIMMU BORGIR, ELUVEITIE, DEMONS & WIZARDS, BAEST, WHITECHAPEL, ALIEN WEAPONRY and many, many other bands from all corners of the…

Swedish Band Graveyard to play Spain’s Rock The Coast Festival

GRAVEYARD is the next band confirmed for Rock the Coast festival. The Swedish band presents their recently released album, “Peace”, with which they return to its more aggressive roots, without abandoning the passion that comes with its music. Indeed, with “Hisingen Blues” they strengthen their Led Zeppelin sound; the Rock‘n‘roll blues comes back to life…

P!nk to play her first ever Brazil show at Rock in Rio 2019

The line-up of the Rock in Rio Festival Main Stage on October 5th is almost complete, with the presence of three super stars of the world pop. The City of Rock will shake to the sound of P!NK in her first performance ever in Brazil and in Rock at Rio, bringing her recent and acclaimed…

The Cure to headline EXIT Festival in Serbia!

After they sold out Hyde Park for 65,000 music fans this year, THE CURE are set to perform one of the most anticipated tours of 2019. They will be headlining some of the biggest European music festivals to celebrate 40 years of the band’s outstanding work. Leader of this iconic group, Robert Smith has personally…

Styx to play Sturgis Buffalo Chip on 5th August 2019

Launch your party into overdrive with one of the most celebrated progressive rock bands of all time– STYX! These mind-blowing musicians will fill the air with their massive prog/arena rock sound on Monday, August 5, 2019, and you’ll be having The Best of Times when they do! Styx enjoyed superstar status throughout the late ‘70s…

Craig David to headline the UK’s Kew The Music

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is delighted to announce that the first artist for Kew the Music 2019 will be R&B superstar, CRAIG DAVID, headlining the show on Friday 12 July. With 15 Million albums sold worldwide and multi Grammy nominations as well as a top 10 billboard hit 7 Days, plus 4.5 million single…

Relentless Beats Unleashes Phase One Line up For Decadence Arizona 2018

Relentless Beats created quite a stir prior to its Goldrush Music Festival, when it announced that SKRILLEX, PORTER ROBINSON (DJ SET) and ERIC PRYDZ would be headlining Decadence NYE Arizona. And while the leading dance music and EDM promoter could have easily moved forward with fillers, for the event taking place at Rawhide Event Center…

P!NK to headline Rock Werchter Festival

International Pop Icon P!NK has today announced that she will headline Rock Werchter on Thursday 27th June 2019 as part of her P!NK Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2019. Famed for her immensely powerful and unique voice and her high-octane live shows, the fans are in for a treat when she hits the festival next year. …

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow & Opeth confirmed for Spain’s Rock the Coast Festival

ROCK THE COAST festival makes the announcement of the exclusive performance of RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW. One of the biggest bands in Rock history will perform only four concerts in 2019 and one of them will take place in Rock the Coast festival. “Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll”, “All Night Long”, “Stargazer, “Man on the Silver…

Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea sets European cruise dates in 2019

Over the last 4 years of sailing through the Caribbean, Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea has successfully connected music fans with their favorite Blues legends and best up-and-coming talent. Organisers are thrilled to invite you to join the inaugural sailing of Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean leaving from Barcelona, Spain and sailing to Monte Carlo, Monaco and Valletta, Malta on Norwegian Pearl, August 16-21, 2019….

The Inaugural MEGACRUISE will be invading the West Coast in the fall of 2019!

Join your cruise host, MEGADETH, as we depart from Los Angeles, California on Sunday, October 13, 2019, for five days and nights of heavy metal decadence and debauchery! https://vimeo.com/293737284 Don’t miss your chance to experience this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sail with amazing artists and experience kick-ass concerts, events and much more. While aboard the luxurious Norwegian Jewel, we will…

Mumford & Sons to headline Rock Werchter

The second headliner for Rock Werchter 2019 has been revealed. MUMFORD & SONS will be at the Festivalpark on Saturday 29 June. Their beautiful single ‘Guiding Light’, released ahead of their new album ‘Delta’, out on 16 November, has already won the hearts of many. Mumford & Sons are exceptional, they write the most beautiful…

Germany’s Hurricane & Southside festival announce headliners & more

What would you beautiful people say, if we tell you that we step up the game even a little more? That we light up the festival game 2019 like a torch? That we present you ALL the headliners in the first announcement – Does that sound sweet? So let’s get it on: FOO FIGHTERS, MUMFORD…

The Cure to headline Colours of Ostrava 2019

The British band THE CURE is the first confirmed headliner for Colours of Ostrava festival in the Czech Republic! Festival organisers couldn’t have wished for anyone better and more famous band for their 18th anniversary year, when the festival officially becomes an ´adult´. It is a big honour and fulfilled dream. THE CURE belong to…

19 acts join the Bluesfest Byron Bay 30th Anniversary line up

With 189 days to go until the gates to the beautiful Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside Byron Bay swing open, Bluesfest has revealed their second artist announcement for the 30th Anniversary Celebration, taking place over the Easter long weekend (Thursday 18th April to Monday 22nd April 2019). Bluesfest has captured the hearts of music…

Bloodstock Festival UK adds six more bands!

As Halloween creeps up, BLOODSTOCK has prepared an early treat and announced six new bands to join their previously announced Friday night headliner, SABATON on the 2019 bill at Catton Park. CHILDREN OF BODOM land a Friday spot on the Ronnie James Dio main stage in a UK exclusive. The band entered Danger Johnny Studios…

The Cure to headline Rock Werchter 2019

The festival season in Werchter is officially open! Rock Werchter 2019 has announced its first headliner! Iconic UK band THE CURE will perform on Friday 28 June, and the British band is in a festive mood. This summer, they put on a massive not to mention damn good 40th birthday concert in London. Rock Werchter…

Country Thunder expands to Florida

We’re comin’ down south! Previously Runaway Country, Country Thunder Florida will be held in Osceola Heritage Park is Kissimmee, FL on March 22nd to the 24th, 2019. LUKE BRYAN, TOBY KEITH, LUKE COMBS and more are scheduled to perform! We’ve been wanting to bring Country Thunder to this part of the world for some time,…

First acts announced for Snowbombing 2019

The first wave of SB19 acts has arrived and wow, is it huge! We’re ecstatic to announce Brit Award winner and arguably the biggest name in UK music STORMZY for his first visit to the ‘hof! This April will also see spectacular returns from SB royalty THE PRODIGY, FATBOY SLIM and ANDY C, alongside favourites BICEP (DJ),…

Metal Day is back at Rock in Rio 2019

You asked for it and we brought it back! A special day dedicated to heavy metal in Rock in Rio 2019. On October 4, great names of the genre will go up the many stages of the City of Rock. And the line-up of the World Stage is already complete. Opening the night, one of…

Dimmu Borgir first band named for Tuska Open Air 2019

Before the autumn rain washes away the heat and the sweat of this exceptionally hot summer, it’s good to set your sights on the upcoming one. Tuska 2019 will again be held at the Suvilahti event field, with the dates being the usual last weekend of June, 28.-30.6.2019.  The royalty of symphonic black metal, Norwegian…

Big Ears Festival Tennessee announces 2019 line up

This year’s Big Ears lineup is again unlike any other in the country, mixing an audacious slate of special programs, central themes, and world premieres with powerful sets from some of music’s most compelling new voices. Big Ears 2019 will turn Knoxville into one of the world’s creative epicenters for a remarkable long weekend, March…

The Cure to headline Ejekt Festival Greece

In 2019 EJEKT Festival reaches its 15-year mark and celebrates the occasion with an anniversary line-up. The first headliner to be announced is THE CURE, one of the biggest names in modern music! THE CURE return to Greece after more than a decade for a show that will be a part of the bands upcoming European…

Keith Urban first artist confirmed for Sturgis Buffalo Chip 2019

Party down with one of Nashville’s biggest artists of the last 20 years when country rock superstar KEITH URBAN hits the Sturgis Buffalo Chip for the first time ever. Urban’s explosive debut performance will light up the Wolfman Jack Stage on Saturday August 3rd 2019, bringing serious star power to the first weekend of the…

More bands join the 30th Wacken Open Air Festival!

Let’s start with the Wacken veterans HAMMERFALL. Already in 1997, barely a month after the release of their debut album, Hammerfall rocked our stage for the very first time. (By the way, their application for W:O:A came as an audio cassette.) Meanwhile, Hammerfall have released 10 studio albums, which contain countless big hits. We look…

Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival Returns for 10th Edition October 3-6

After a decade of showcasing both local New York talent and world-renowned dance music acts, Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF) makes its triumphant return October 3-6 2018 for its milestone 10th edition. Touching down for four nights across some of Brooklyn’s finest venues, the festival is pleased to announce its full lineup as well as…

Ed Sheeran to headline Sziget Festival 2019

Attended by over 565,000 people last year, Europe’s answer to Glastonbury welcomes the biggest male pop star on the planet as its first headliner – ED SHEERAN. Sziget is Europe’s most diverse festival and the fifth biggest in the world. So what better platform for the biggest selling artist on the planet to take to…

Ed Sheeran to headline Firenze Rocks 2019

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that iconic UK band The Cure will headline Firenze Rocks festival on the 16th June, festival organisers have just revealed that English singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer and actor ED SHEERAN will headline next summer on the 14th June! Check out Ed’s latest video “Shape of You” below:

The Cure to headline Firenze Rocks 2019!

THE CURE are one of the most iconic British bands in the world. Formed in Crawley, Sussex (England), THE CURE performed for the first time in 1978. To date, they have held over 1,500 concerts around the world, released 13 studio albums, several concert-films, live-albums, over 40 singles, two box sets and some compilations. Their…

Ozzy Osbourne to headline Download Festival Australia

2018 saw the Australian debut of the world’s premiere rock and metal festival Download! 30,000 heavy music fans descended on Flemington christening Melbourne into the Download family alongside Donington UK, (the spiritual home of rock), Paris France, Madrid Spain. In 2019, Download returns to Melbourne and will head north to serve up a mammoth line…

Sabaton to headline Bloodstock Festival Friday night!

BLOODSTOCK Festival are excited to announce their first headliner for 2019! Swedish metal warriors, SABATON will headline Friday 9th August in what will be their only UK show in 2019! Check out what they had to say about returning to Catton Park’s hallowed turf to headline the festival this time around! The band have…

Chase Rice, Big & Rich for Driftwood Country Music Festival

On Saturday November 10 and Sunday, November 11, Driftwood Country Music Festival, Craft Beer & BBQ Festival returns to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA for its 3rd annual Veterans Day Weekend celebration. Presented by Go Country 105, this all ages event will feature music from some of today’s top country acts including CHASE…

The 2019 Laneway Festival line up announced

Featuring the most talked about, critically acclaimed and best live acts in the world right now, the 2019 Laneway Festival, the fifteenth birthday is gonna be the hottest ticket in town. For a full day of musical discovery and adventure, we have you covered. With Australian debuts from future RnB superstar JORJA SMITH, beloved heartstring…

Piknic Électronik makes Its Stateside Debut

Piknic Électronik, a unique two-day picnic in the park with electronic live music, local food and drink, family-friendly activities and immersive, social experiences will make its stateside debut in Austin, TX on October 27-28 at beautiful Auditorium Shores. The inaugural Piknic Électronik Austin will feature an eclectic mix of techno, house and disco, showcasing 12…

Danny Wimmer Presents announces that World’s Loudest Month is no more with launch of 2 new festivals

Premier independent U.S. music festival producers Danny Wimmer Presents have announced the dates for their spring music festival lineup, including two new destination music festivals. SONIC TEMPLE ART + MUSIC FESTIVAL will debut at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, May 17, Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, 2019 and will feature a…

Riotfest Chicago announces full daily line up

Riot Fest is nigh. We’ll see all of you in Douglas Park next weekend, and thanks to these daily lineups, we can all plan out our weekends a little easier. Along with the daily lineups, Riot Fest 2018 single and two-day tickets are on sale now. Pick a day (even if it’s all three), and…

The BPM Festival: Portugal 2018 Announces Final Lineup

With its second Portuguese edition on the stunning Algarve coast under a month away, The BPM Festival: Portugal announces its final artist lineup along with an additional wave of showcases for its highly-anticipated weekend to close out the summer festival season this September 20-23, 2018. New additions include some of dance music’s finest including: CRAIG…

Legendary Deadmau5 is coming to We Are Electric Festival Eindhoven!

In this decade of dance DEADMAU5 is one of the most prominent names. Canadian born Joel Zimmerman discovered a way of combining his favorite tunes, sounds and melodies into dance music that attracts a massive audience. Tiësto and Armin van Buuren recognised the talent of the mastermind at an early stage. As if he needed…

Die Toten Hosen to headline Greenfield Festival 2019

Greenfield Festival 2019 in Switzerland has announced the German-Punk legends DIE TOTEN HOSEN as the first headliner of the 15th anniversary edition of the festival. The band were also at the very first Greenfield Festival back in 2005 playing an exclusive Swiss show! DIE TOTEN HOSEN are the most successful German-speaking punk / rock band…

Skrillex, Porter Robinson, Eric Prydz to close out the year with Decadence Arizona

Relentless Beats has caused the premature popping of champagne bottles with the announcement that SKRILLEX, PORTER ROBINSON (DJ set), and ERIC PRYDZ would be headlining Decadence Arizona – a two-day New Year’s Eve celebration taking place at Rawhide Event Center in Chandler, Arizona on December 30 and 31, 2018. Presented by Relentless Beats and Global…

Papa Roach, Sevendust, Bullet For My Valentine, Suicidal Tendencies & more for ShipRocked 2019

A spectacular music lineup has been announced for ShipRocked 2019, celebrating a decade of rock ‘n’ roll on the high seas January 26-31, 2019 onboard Carnival Valor for the first time. The greatest vacation ever will feature performances from PAPA ROACH, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, I PREVAIL, NOTHING MORE, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, SEVENDUST, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE…

Clockenflap festival announces first round of acts for 2018

Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s biggest annual music and arts festival, today announced the long-awaited first round of its 2018 lineup, with New York indie legends INTERPOL, US R&B sensation KHALID, former Talking Heads frontman DAVIDBYRNE and Taiwanese singer-songwriter ANPU among the many highlights slated to appear at Central Harbourfront from Friday, November 9 to Sunday, November 11,…