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Tramlines Festival Adds Over 15 Acts To 2019 Line Up

Johnny Marr, Annie Mac, Tom Grennan, Drenge, The Futureheads, Jade Bird, Becky Hill, The Japanese House, Good Cop Bad Cop and more… Sheffield’s biggest ever party, Tramlines Festival, has announced a second wave of acts to appear at the 2019 event from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st July at Hillsborough Park. The latest additions include…
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Country, Americana And Roots Stars Confirmed For The Long Road Festival 2019

Josh Turner (first ever UK performance), Kip Moore, Asleep At The Wheel, John Paul White, Eric Paslay, Charley Crockett, Morgan Evans and Rhiannon Giddens Amongst First Wave Of Acts Announced For The Long Road Festival 2019 Festival to return to Stanford Hall in Leicestershire from September 6th – 8th 2019 Following the success of the…
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Sound City and Sound City+ 2019 – latest news

More amazing guests and panels revealed, alongside wider arts programming across the whole weekend in May Chrissie Hynde, Andy McCluskey and Erin Tonkon are revealed for Sound City+ Gwenno leads Both Sides Now residency with Rhys Edwards, and are looking for emerging female musicians in Merseyside and Wirral to join them New SC+ panels include…
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PORTSMOUTH PSYCH FEST RETURNS FOR 3RD YEAR – ANNOUNCING YAK, THE KVB, SNAPPED ANKLES, BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD & MANY MORE

Event link HERE Taking place at Portsmouth’s musical home, The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth Psych Fest will return for a 3rd year on the 4th of May. With previous line ups featuring the likes of Bo Ningen, Ulrika Spacek, Flamingods, Black Midi and The Wytches, 2019 is set to be the festival’s biggest line up to…
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BOOMTOWN RELEASE EXPLOSIVE LINE UP OF HIP HOP, GARAGE AND GRIME FOR BARRIO LOCO DISTRICT

This year sees Boomtown’s most energetic district – Barrio Loco – pushing musical boundaries even further with its stellar line-up that includes hip hop, garage and grime giants from all corners of the world.  Just one of Boomtown’s 12 themed districts, the reverberating sounds, rhythms and lyrics provide the perfect balance to the festival’s varied…
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Glen Matlock

Fat Tuesday – The Tour, 2019 (in photos)

What a weekend that was! Fat Tuesday’s 10th anniversary completely failed to disappoint on overy level…and the Tuesday finale was the real icing on the cake. Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock popped up time-after-time in sweaty pubs across town packed with heaving crowds – and scores of other top-class bands and musicians also roamed the…
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Preservation Sunday

Hastings Fat Tuesday – Preservation Sunday

So the wind and rain may have forced the umbrellas inside, but the party atmosphere at St Mary in The Castle was thick enough to cut with a knife, and the Mardi Gras spirit was in full effect. This is one festival that knows how to inject fun into every single chapter of its existence.…
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Fat Tuesday ball

These guys really know how to party – this is the Hastings Fat Tuesday take on a Mardi Gras Ball

For sheer unadulterated fun, the Grand Hastings Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras ball is hard to beat. This is dressing up taken to the next level as the boys and girls of Hastings show off their finest peacock finery in style. If you haven’t ever had the chance to dance to the tune of a different…
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Hastings Fat Tuesday – the unplugged Saturday ‘acoustic’ tour… in photos

There’s not a hotel room or air b’n’b to be had in Hastings this weekend because the word is out that if you want to party your socks off for five days whilst celebrating Mardi Gras this is 100% the place to be… And for many people Saturday is the shining light in the Fat…
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Under the Radar with Hastings Fat Tuesday

What better way to spend a wet and windy Sunday afternoon in Hastings than in the company of a host of amazing new bands… With support and curation from BBC Introducing the South, the Eggtooth Incubate Project, The Joe Strummer Foundation and Off Axis we got to take in a tonne of top-notch performances. Here’s…
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Skinny Lister embark on huge tour to promote new album, ‘The Story Is…’

Skinny Lister are some of our favourite rabble-rousers – their music overflowing with a joyous celebration of life, love and liberty. Tonight at Brighton’s Concorde 2 they set sail on their latest venture – a mammoth world tour that will take them across the UK, Europe and America with a new LP but the same…
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Beans on Toast at Tunbridge Wells Forum – a prelude to another great festival season

He’s come a long way from the days when he couldn’t get a gig at Glastonbury… Jay – AKA Beans on Toast – is as warm and genuine a human being as you’re likely to ever have the priviledge to meet, and his presence on a festival bill these days is more of a ‘must…
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Boomtown Announces Psychedelic Gatherings Line-up for Chapter 11

Infected Mushroom / AJJA/ Grouch in Dub live / Liquid Soul / Eat Static/ Tristan / System 7 Hot on the heels of the success of Boomtown’s reggae announcement, the festival has unveiled its bill-topping line-up of psytrance offerings and showcasing yet another integral element of the festival’s diverse musical line-up. Ramping up another level…
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Charing Cross gets a taste of Hastings Fat Tuesday

When the Second Line Band rock up in your vicinity, the only thing to do is dance…

LARMER TREE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES HEADLINERS & MORE

Kate Tempest, The Cat Empire, Jack Savoretti, Gomez, The Shires and KT Tunstall heading for Larmer Tree 2019 18 – 21 JULY 2019 Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire/Dorset BorderLarmertreefestival.co.uk Weekend Tickets on sale now Adults £180Youth £115 Children under 10 FREE Day tickets available in late Spring 2019 For 28 incredible years, Larmer Tree Festival has…
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VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL REVEALS SECOND WAVE OF LINE-UP

Victorious Festival (23-25 August ’19) – the UK’s biggest metropolitan festival – has today announced a second wave of incredible artists including: Two Door Cinema Club, Rudimental, Doves, Bloc Party and many more. Headlining the Saturday is multi award-winning four-piece Rudimental! Following their hugely successful third studio album Toast to Our Differences, and with two #1 albums and three #1 singles…
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LOVEBOX 2019: lineup and tickets

12th – 13th July 2019 Gunnersbury Park, London WEEKEND TICKET HERE FRIDAY TICKET SATURDAY TICKET LOVEBOX FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST ACTS OF 2019 THE LINE-UP INCLUDES: SOLANGE (FRI) – CHANCE THE RAPPER (SAT) FURTHER ACTS ANNOUNCED TODAY: FOUR TET – BROCKHAMPTON (UK EXCLUSIVE) – LOYLE CARNER – H.E.R. (UK EXCLUSIVE) – ACTION BRONSON – KAYTRANADA –…
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Alfresco Festival Announces Next Wave Of Acts

Alfresco Festival returns to the beautiful woodland of Hop Farm in Kent from 23rd to 27th May and announce even more acts joining an unbeatable line up of house, disco, techno and more, soaked in family-friendly, summer vibes. Sancho Panza will host the main stage all day on Sunday with Maurice Fulton headlining, Eric Duncan…
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Cro Cro Land add more names to 2019 line-up

ARXX / FRAGILE CREATURES / TIGER MIMIC / JETSTREAM PONY / WERECATS / FARENHEIT 451 / EMILY MAGPIE / CHRISTINA STAZAKER MARTHA MAKES MISTAKES / GODDAMMIT JEREMIAH JOINING: BLOOD RED SHOES THE LOVELY EGGS NOVA TWINS BANG BANG ROMEO MOSES SISTERAY BUGEYE / BERRIES / USELESS CITIES / CHORUS GIRL / FIGHTMILK / THE WEIRD THINGS / WEEKEND RECOVERY /…
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Y Not 2019 line-up announcement

Y Not Festival returns with the UK’s biggest indie line-up of 2019, featuring rising stars alongside a full range of musical icons. Crossing the Peaks to kick things off are local legends, Elbow. The critically-lauded Mancunian band, lead by frontman Guy Garvey, are known for their beautifully soaring anthems such as ‘One Day Like This’. With an…
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Chagstock Tickets

More names for Chagstock 2019

CHAGSTOCK FESTIVAL organisers have announced more bands. The LIVE LOUNGE stage line up is now confirmed. Fun Lovin’ Criminals have been invited back to headline the main stage on the Saturday night. They are, still, the world’s finest and only purveyors of cinematic hip hop, rock ‘n’ roll, blues-jazz, latino soul vibes. The planet’s “best-loved…
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SAM FENDER ANNOUNCES HUGE HOMETOWN SHOW THIS SUMMER – Mouth of the Tyne Festival

11-14 July 2019 Tynemouth Priory & Castle SAM FENDER ANNOUNCES HUGE HOMETOWN SHOW THIS SUMMER. BRITS CRITICS’ CHOICE WINNER SET FOR TYNEMOUTH PRIORY & CASTLE IN JULY UK SPRING TOUR SOLD OUT. Sam Fender has just announced details of a huge headline show in his home town this Summer. Fender will take over the stunning…
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PLAYLIST: Hastings Fat Tuesday 2019

We’re looking forward to this one BIG TIME – Hastings Fat Tuesday has been ranked amongst the best Mardi Gras (that’s French for Fat Tuesday…) events in the world – and it’s right here in the UK. CHECK DATES AND VENUES HERE Hastings Fat Tuesday dates and times Check this growing playlist of who you…
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Bristol Folk Festival returns to the city in 2019 after three-year hiatus

Some of the UK’s best folk musicians will perform at the newly-resurrected Bristol Folk Festival this May Day Bank Holiday weekend.  The multi-venue festival will feature performances from award-winning folk musicians Cara Dillon and Kris Drever (Lau) as well as a host rising stars of the UK folk scene, including Lady Maisery, Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys,…
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Cream Classical set to takeover Sefton Park this summer

20,000 people / 2 Stages / 20 DJ’s / 1 Orchestra Sign up for pre-sale tickets http://www.cream.co.uk/classical The UK festival landscape is one of the most celebrated in the world and as we look forward to another year of diverse and imaginative music events, Cream, the award-winning promoters behind some of the world’s biggest electronic…
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LET’S ROCK: THE UK’S LEADING RETRO FESTIVAL A SERIES OF TWELVE ONE-DAY FESTIVALS ACROSS THE UK THROUGHOUT SUMMER 2019

HEADLINERS INCLUDE BILLY OCEAN, STATUS QUO, THE HUMAN LEAGUE, ERASURE’S ANDY BELL, LEVEL 42, MARC ALMOND, SISTER SLEDGE & TONY HADLEY Bigger than Glastonbury? This summer a collective audience of over 150,000 (that’s more than go to Glasto) will flock to twelve Let’s Rock locations across the UK to celebrate all things pop and 80s,…
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A second wave of guests has been announced for Cornwall’s Masked Ball Festival – featuring some of the biggest names in alternative dance and electronic music

New names added to the line-up include Tokyo-based producer and DJ, Powder, who has just announced a new mixtape on Beats In Space. Other names added to the programme include Admin, Bawrut, Alfresco Disco, Austin Ato, John Gomez, DJ Format, Dave Harvey, Kieran Holden, Pete Herbert, Admin, Alfresco Disco, Austin Ato, Bawrut, Body Hammer, Dave…
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Big Boomtown 2019 big name announcement

Ms. Lauryn Hill / Prophets of Rage / The Streets Chronixx / Chase & Status (RTRN II JUNGLE) / Groove Armada Slaves / Salt-N-Pepa / UB40 (ft. Ali Campbell + Astro)  / Gogol Bordello Boomtown has revealed the line up for the 11th instalment of the 66,000-capacity music festival taking place over 7th – 11th…
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Incider Festival – a little slice of summer in the middle of winter…

Our only regret is that we could only squeeze one day of Incider Festival 2019 into our weekend. Because this is a brilliant concept from the Fuelled by Cider team. Get together a stack of festival favourite live acts and cram them into a Pontins Holiday Camp at the start of February when then chalets…
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Independent venue week – more than music

Nish Kumar and Rosie Jones took to the stage at Bexhill De La Warr Pavillion this week to add a bit of comedy spice to the normal musical mix of Independent Venue Week. Brash, irreverant and downright sweary – the pairing was a perfect antidote to the January blues. As a disabled lesbian, Rosie Jones…
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5 Senses festival Thailand announce dates and names for the 2nd edition

After a much talked about first edition in 2018, 5 Senses Thailand announces its second instalment will take place from 14-19 Feb 2019. The paradise island of Koh Phangan will play host to the festival, with its white sand beaches, azure waters, and tropical flora covering the surrounding hills. Soothe your soul and move your…
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The Crystal Palace Festival is back for 2019

Lock the dates in your diary! 15 – 23 June 2019 The Great North Wood Collective, the independent arts charity behind organising the Crystal Palace Festival, is pleased to announce that the much loved Festival is back on 15 – 23 June 2019. This year’s Festival’s format will be little different but still promises the…
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Noisily Festival of Music & Arts announces full line up for 2019

Noisily Festival of Music & Arts 11-14th July 2019 Noseley Hall (LE7 9EH) Leicestershire Tickets £145-£175 at http://www.noisilyfestival.com Noisily Festival of Music & Arts is on the horizon, and as the days are getting longer and summer draws ever nearer, the much loved cultural gathering reveals more of its world class headliners for July 11th…
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CARDI B, THE CURE AND STORMZY TO HEADLINE WAY OUT WEST 2019

James Blake, Jon Hopkins (live), Earl Sweatshirt, Jungle, Zara Larsson, CupCakKe, Rex Orange County, IDLES and more will perform in Gothenburg this August Way Out WestSlottsskogen Park, Gothenburg, Sweden Stay Out West Multiple venues in central Gothenburg 8 – 10 August 2019Early bird tickets from £140 + booking fee Way Out West is Sweden’s biggest cultural…
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Hastings Fat Tuesday becomes UK’s first single-use plastic-free multi-venue festival

Hastings Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras to the uninitiated) believes it will be the first multi-venue festival in the UK to stop using single-use plastic cups.  Organisers said: “As a coastal town we have a responsibility to save our oceans and to stop swamping landfill with endless quantities of plastic cups.”  Adam Daly The uk produces…
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Massive new line-up announcement from Download 2019

You thought it was a normal Monday, you thought wrong: here’s over 40 more awesome acts for Download 2019! Halestorm, FEVER 333, Beartooth, Skid Row, Brothers Osbourne, Stone Temple Pilots, Clutch and more acts than you can shake a Download Dog’s tail at are joining you and Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool at #DL2019. Plus, we’ve…
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The best festival bands on the circuit – a booker’s and punter’s guide…

Once all the headliners are out of the way what is it that makes a great festival act? Quite simply it’s that undefinable ability to capture the imagination and attention of a crowd in an environment where there is always something else potentially more interesting just around the corner. And with tens of thousands of…
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Festival ticket competitions 2019

If you are running a competition for tickets so that people can win free entry to your festival just drop us a line at hello@festivalflyer.com and we’ll add a link here. ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL – win a pair of passes SPLENDOUR FESTIVAL 2019 – win a free family pass ONE LOVE FESTIVAL – win…
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Sziget Festival 2019 – The official playlist

This is just a taster of the treats in store for visitors to Sziget Festival 2019… Sam Feldt, Kimberly Anne, EDX – Show Me Love – EDX Remix / Radio Edit The Lytics – Friction The Lytics – Daydreams Hora de Joglar – Balla la Vida Ed Sheeran – Perfect Ed Sheeran – Shape of…
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Download 2019 playlist

We love a festival that puts some thought into their pre-event playlists. This is the perfect way to immerse yourself in the music you love and get yourself in the mood for a weekend of your favourite bands. Hats off to Download Festival 2019 for this great selection… Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On…
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