A little taste of the Weekend Festival 2019 offering…give the Spotify playlist a spin and make up your own mind: Weekend Festival 2019 19.-20.7.2019, Helsinki. 2 days advance tickets now for sale at 135 € at https://www.wknd.fi/en/liput Phase 1 artists now out! 🔥🎉 Armin van Buuren, Alan Walker, Bastille, SUICIDEBOYS, Cledos, Dynoro, Evelina, Gasell, KILLY,…
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So you are thinking of heading to Eden Festival 2019? What better way to get in the mood than with this brilliant playlist of the majority of the confirmed acts… DJ Zinc, Ms. Dynamite – Wile Out Bondax – Giving It All MY BABY – Uprising Macka B – Bob Kitty, Daisy & Lewis –…
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It’s time to get lost again in the Garden of Eden!  Set within the family-friendly alluring woodlands of Raehill Meadows in Dumfriesshire, this 13-staged festival has over 300 acts performing – covering all musical bases from world to funk, classical to jungle, acoustic to dancehall and everything in between. This year’s headliners, Chinese Man, will…
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Bristol Sounds recently announced its return to the city’s Harbourside and have now revealed the headline acts from the gig series running 26-29 June 2019. Bloc Party, Tom Misch, The Cat Empire and Elbow make up a diverse line-up for the four-night gig series at Bristol’s Lloyd’s Amphitheatre. Tickets will be released for general sale…
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In two weeks (Thursday 8 February) Boomtown, one of the UKs largest independent music and theatrical festivals, will announce its headline line-up for Chapter 11: A Radical City.  The naming of the artists that top this year’s bill will follow on from the recent announcement of the addition of a new Techno district – AREA…
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So we’ve been looking back that some of the amazing photos taken by our number one snapper, Sara-Louise Bowrey… and quite frankly it was hard to find a favourite. So we’ve drawn up a shortlist of just 99 for you to browse through and whet your appetite for another great year of festivals. If you…
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The 2019 Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition (supported by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation) is now open for entries. This is probably the biggest new band competition opportunities in the UK and gives emerging UK and Ireland-based acts of any musical genre the chance to compete for a slot on one of the main…
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Firmly established in the festival calendar, dates for the twelfth Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival, set in one of the UK’s finest Elizabethan stately piles, have been announced with early bird tickets now on sale. Get them while they last… Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival Burton Agnes Hall, Burton Agnes, Driffield, East Yorkshire,…
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The Cro Cro Land mission is to bring guitar bands back to the birth place of punk, and celebrate the area’s rich musical history. The festival will bring together a handpicked line-up of the best in indie and alternative music by both established and up-and-coming bands. With gender equality at the heart of everything it does, festival goers can not only expect a…
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ALSO ANNOUNCED ARE: OH SEES, STEEL PULSE, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, IDLEWILD, SLOW READERS CLUB AND MANY MORE! Bearded TheoryÂ’s Spring Gathering, DerbyshireÂ’s award-winning family-friendly festival is delighted to announce virtually the entire Pallet (Main) and Woodland Stage line-up for 2019. Indie legends SUEDE headline the Pallet stage on Friday night. Saturday is topped by legendary…
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The wildly successful clubbing classical cross-over show Hacienda Classical has seen 5-star reviews and landmark shows at Glastonbury, Isle Of Wight Festival and London’s Royal Albert Hall among many memorable nights over the past three years. The set is played as a continuous live DJ mix where vocalists, choir, orchestra and guests all combine to…
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BLOODSTOCK welcomes in 2019 by announcing four new bands for August’s best metal weekender. If you’ve dropped all your money on Christmas and are counting the pennies, the popular ticket payment plan is also now open, breaking that weekend ticket cost into five much more manageable chunks. First things first though, four more join the…
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Whichever way you cut it there is no better live experience than an Alabama 3 gig. Like a fine old wine, this music just gets better down the years. Arrogant, assured, and rightly so – the Alabama 3 formula is no closely guarded secret…it’s out there in the open for everyone to see. With (at…
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It’s the sign of a great headline band when, like Alabama 3 tonight, they book a support who have the potential to knock them off their throne. And The Galway Street Club were just that support at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. From the balcony you could literally smell the patchouli oil as this miscreant bunch of…
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London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire was on fire this week as the Flogging Molly ‘Fueling the Fire’ tour rocked into town… Check out these lovely pics of Face to Face, warming up the crowd in an incendiary style… pics by Sara Bowrey.
The beautiful Bronx… Top-quality supporting action from point-men, The Bronx at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire in advance of the masters of their art, Flogging Molly…
The ultimate party came to London town this week as Flogging Molly rocked up at Shepherd’s Bush with The Bronx, Face to Face and Lost in Stereo in tow… Of course the last time we caught up with them it was in the slightly different environment of a posh cruise liner sailing between Miami and…
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Now in their 15th year, the UK Festival Awards ceremony is the annual opportunity fo the industry to recognise excellence amongst its ranks. Things have come a long way since the early days of the event, and having now settled into its new home at The Troxy this is a ‘must do’ for hundreds of…
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As the festive season descends upon us, BLOODSTOCK come bearing gifts – four more bands for 2019! Saturday’s special guest on the Ronnie James Dio main stage will be none other than thrash titans, ANTHRAX. The band are set to start work on a new studio album in 2019, so maybe we’ll get to…
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Mith his own headline tour coming up soon, Sean McGowan is taking full advantage of this string of Levelllers support dates to build upon his ever-growing fanbase. With an easy confidence and a definite swagger, this emerging troubador took command of The Dome and guided his band through an up-beat set of punk-infused poetry. Check…
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That ‘nicest guy in music’ thing gets used all too often – but for Nick Parker it’s absolutely the right phrase. Not only that – they guy has SONGS! Proper ones with a story to tell. Look him up, check him out, and understand why the guys from The Levellers made the right choice in…
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If every gig sounded this good the world would be a joyous place. CUD’s return to the Islington Academy some ten years and a handful of months after their triumphant explosion back onto the live scene was a treat for the ears – as well as the eyes. Flamboyant as ever, and basking in the…
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Dubioza Kolektiv are a true force of nature… This is a band who start fast and finish faster. If you want to give your festival a shot of adreneline direct to its central nervous system just wheel them on stage and let the energy flow. It’s physically impossible not to be swept up in…
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What a great party band to set the scene for the high-energy action of Dubioza Kolektiv! Buffo’s Wake would be a totally fitting addition to pretty much any festival stage we can imagine…
When your love of festivals is purely about the music look no further than Ragged Bear. No overpriced food – just pop across the road for a Subway. No overpriced beer – it’s all at that under-ÂŁ4 price point we love, and they have real ale coming out of their ears. No staggering back to…
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Hastings Fat Tuesday is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019 and is now inviting applications from musicians across all genres, as well as from stage managers and potential volunteers, for this special edition of the annual music festival. Hailed as Hastings’ answer to SXSW in Texas, or Brighton’s The Great Escape, Hastings Fat Tuesday is…
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A great little DIY punk festival by the sea Two days of raucous noise and a day of hangover-soothing acoustic action in an ideal setting – what more could you want? Check out our full gallery over on our Flickr page. All photos by Sara-Lou Bowrey
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Cambridge Folk Festival is excited to announce that local lad, Nick Mulvey will be returning to Cambridge in 2019 as the Festival’s guest curator. Responsible for selecting five of his favourite artists to deliver extraordinary sets for the Cherry Hinton crowd, Mulvey’s curation will proudly sit across the line up in August next year. Beyond…
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“It’s such an important event for the culture, there have many competitors who have gone on to achieve great things” – DJ Semtex Following a record-breaking year, DMC World are back with their 2018 World DJ Championship Finals. Sponsored by audio specialists Rane, the legendary event will take place on Sunday, 7 October at ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY HALL…
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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 7th-13th August 2019 Ă“budai-sziget, Budapest, Hungary #sziget szigetfestival.com @szigetofficial Sziget is Europe’s most diverse festival and the fifth biggest in the world. So what better platform for the biggest-selling artist on…
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The Funking Barstewards have been putting smiles on the faces of festival crowds since they first graced a big stage at Phoenix Festival back in 1993. Still funking it up after all these years with a greatest hits back catalogue of disco classics, the Barstewards’ most recent foray into festival land was at the annual…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Glastonbury Festival ALERT!!! Coach package tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2019 (26-30 June 2019) go on sale at 6pm on Thursday 4th October, 2018, with general admission tickets on sale at 9am on Sunday 7th October, 2018. As part of the festival’s ongoing efforts against ticket touting, anyone who would like…
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Early-bird tickets for Outcider Festival 2019 are now on sale and getting snapped up fast! Get your bargain now for the best little cider and music festival in the West Country on 2 – 4 August 2019. http://www.outciderfestival.co.uk “Fernhill Farm – An Arcadian place to stay” Set in the Mendip hills, just 10 miles south…
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TICKETS ON SALE 15TH SEPTEMBER – FIRST 1500 DISCOUNTED TO JUST ÂŁ105 Bearded TheoryÂ’’s Spring Gathering is DerbyshireÂ’’s award-winning family-friendly festival and it has just announcd formally that it will return in 2019 for its 12th successive (and usually successful) year. Now settled firmly in the iconic location of Catton Park the festival…
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In a weekend of double-named bands (The The, Django Django, Eveything Everything) Franz Ferdinand took up a milder alitaterative theme alongside Friendly Fires – and as a ‘double-F‘ publication our selves we wholeheartedly approve. We also approve of their position at the top of the bill on the last night of this amazing festival before…
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It’s scary that Supergrass originally formed so long ago – but Gaz Coombes remains perennially young in a world of aging stars and his stage presence is as bright today as it was when he first stepped out in front of a microphone. Here at Festival No.6 his late-afternoon set on Sunday was up against…
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The result of a collaboration betwen Tim Burgess and Festival No.6’s composer in residence, Joe Duddell, saw the central Piazza of Portmeiron village treated to 30-odd minutes of sultry strings backing the chirpy vocals of The Charlatan’s front-man. Rounding the session off with a cover of The Cure’s ‘Caterpillar Girl‘ was a deft stroke of…
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