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Boomtown release massive dance line up

Boomtown’s carnival-inspired district, Barrio Loco, presents what organisers proudly describe as: “a cornucopia of global culture with a musical soundtrack perfectly complementing the vibrancy  of its interweaving streets!” Taking the best in alternative bass, no part of underground culture is left behind; from house to techno, funky to bashment, trance to soca, everything is celebrated…
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Who will be here August bank holiday? ️️️

[ad_1] Who will be here August bank holiday? ❤️❤️❤️ [ad_2] Source

Nothing beats that Main Stage view

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New talent to be nurtured at Beverley Folk Fest

Beverley Folk Festival will once again feature a wealth of exciting young singers, musicians and performers, offering chance to see the stars of tomorrow, today. Chairman Matt Snowden commented, “The festival takes great pride in working to develop new young talent and 2017 will be no exception. To keep the tradition alive we recognise that…
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Mayfair at Boomtown 2017

The most recent district to be announced in Boomtown’s bumper pack of line-ups is the much loved Mayfair. With a backdrop of Vintage Remix, Funk & Soul and Electro Swing, this highly theatrical district brings characters, costumes and ultimate fun to the forefront; whilst at the same time putting consumerism and capitalism under the microscope…
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TDM – a truly diverse new festival for Leicester

TDM is a new festival, taking place in Leicester on 27 & 28 May 2017. TDM, meaning Truly Diverse Music, will be bringing music from around the world to the heart of Leicester. The festival is the creation of Hannah McNally, a graduate from De Montfort University’s Arts and Festivals Management course. She has been…
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TGE2017 Ones to Watch countdown: #10 Thomas Azier

Thomas Azier was brought to our attention by his keen PR office. Now, as a rule, we tend to ignore such requests for coverage as we like to rely on our own ears. But in an idle moment we decided to give his debut album, Hylas, and his soon-to-be-released sophomore offering, Rouge, a listen. And…
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Day tickets on sale for Blue Dot

Taking place 7-9 July, bluedot – the unique festival at Jodrell Bank Observatory that fuses music, arts and culture – has today announced a fourth wave of artists to join its already impressive bill and released day tickets for sale. Singer-songwriter and producer, Astronomyy is a welcome addition to the festival. Known for his atmospheric…
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Win tickets to Glastonbury 2017

Glastonbury has given five pairs of tickets to Oxfam to raffle to raise money for the charity’s work fighting extreme poverty and suffering around the world. To enter, Text OXFAM to 60046 for a chance to win 1 of 5 pairs of tickets to Glastonbury 2017. Entry costs £5 plus a standard message, Oxfam will…
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Eden Sessions love their posters

Eden festival sure do love their event posters…

Latest Download Festival additions

Download Festival has announced another plethora of bands including Devin Townsend Project, Suicide Silence, Code Orange and many more. Download Festival takes place on 9 -­‐ 11 June 2017 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. New to 2017, The Avalanche Stage shines a spotlight on everyone from the biggest global acts,…
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Dot to Dot latest line-up additions

Winner of Best Festival at last years Live UK Awards, Dot To Dot returns for 2017 to take over Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham yet again! ◙◙◙◙◙ LINE-UP ◙◙◙◙◙ Sundara Karma Amber Run The GROWLERS Louis Berry Honeyblood Pinegrove Tom Grennan The Big Moon Cherry Glazerr Picture This The Slow Readers Club Josefin Öhrn + The…
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Detonate 2017 – line-up in full

– Stages – Main Stage The Pontoon Amphitheater The Brand New Hidden Woodland The Drum & Bass Big Top The Lakeside Stage FRIDAY 9 JUNE: KANO – FULL LIVE SHOW SIGMA – DJ / DUSKY BUGZY MALONE / NOISIA KÖLSCH / HEIDI / SG LEWIS JAX JONES / CAMO & KROOKED 67 / OCEAN WISDOM…
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Create Your Perfect Easter Egg and We’ll Tell You Which R&L Act You Are

[ad_1] Happy Easter! Take our quiz to to find our which Reading artist you are and let us know in the comments 👇👇👇 Create Your Perfect Easter Egg and We’ll Tell You Which R&L Act You Are This is not a drill. Get crackin’ [ad_2] Source

Andertons partners with Always the Sun for second year

Surrey boasts a wealth of local musical talent; from its rich cultural heritage nurturing bands like The Stranglers, to Reuben and Hundred Reasons. And Anderton’s wants to champion the new crop of emerging artists from the local area; and the tastemakers that celebrate them too. Family-run legendary music superstore Andertons Music Co. Have been the…
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Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park’s FREE OPEN HOUSE 2017

Movie nights, live music & entertainment, street food, pop-up bars, tennis screenings, theatre, sports, and much more at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park’s OPEN HOUSE returns for a marvellous week of free entry to our summer activities, in-between two weekends of legendary musical line-ups. On offer will be outdoor movie nights, tennis screenings live from Wimbledon, street food stalls from…
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Tramlines 2017 after-party line-up finalised

Tramlines, Sheffield’s award-winning inner-city festival, has unveiled a stack of new talent for the Saturday instalment of its official after-parties, which will take place at Fusion & Foundry and Yellow Arch Studios on Saturday 22nd July. A host of leading DJ talent has been added to the bill, including Gilles Peterson, Gerd Janson, Nightmares On…
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Zooquarium – brilliant value, and on a pier

ZOOQUARIUM is a new one-day festival hosted by Hastings Pier Charity on Saturday 15 July 2017. A day of brilliant music with over 30 amazingly talented bands and artists from the South East performing on the beautiful pier and not a drop of mud in sight. If you are 14-24 years old, this festival is…
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While She Sleeps is doing a live Q&A on our Instagram Story this Friday at 4pm! …

[ad_1] While She Sleeps is doing a live Q&A on our Instagram Story this Friday at 4pm! Comment below your questions for the band 👇👇👇 [ad_2] Source

When the sun sets over Reading

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August needs to hurry up….

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BBC Music joins forces with The Great Escape Festival for 2017

This year’s Great Escape sees the BBC join as an official partner of the event. On offer will be: Paganini Ballroom takeover by BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Music Introducing and BBC Radio 3 featuring Ibibio Sound Machine, Aldous Harding and Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Live broadcasts from BBC Radio 1’s MistaJam and BBC Radio 6 Music’s…
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Record breaking beard-wearing event planned for Bearded Theory Fest.

One of the events that makes Bearded Theory’s family-friendly atmosphere so unique is the festival’s annual attempt to break the world record for the largest number of people wearing false beards. Starting life as a spontaneous response to the festival’s rather unorthodox name (who’s true origins still remain shrouded in mystery and intrigue), over the…
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Frankie Cosmos, Skinny Girl Diet + more for Indietracks 2017

Frankie Cosmos, Skinny Girl Diet and The Just Joans are among 19 artists and DJs added to the Indietracks festival line-up this week. They’ll join The Wedding Present, Cate Le Bon, Martha, Joanna Gruesome, The Tuts and dozens more performers at the festival, which takes place on the weekend of 28-30 July 2017 at a…
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Reading & Leeds 2017: Eminem, Muse, Kasabian and more, a playlist by Reading and Leeds Festival on Spotify

[ad_1] Turn your volume up to max… our Reading ‘17 playlist has been updated ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Reading & Leeds 2017: Eminem, Muse, Kasabian and more, a playlist by Reading and Leeds Festival on Spotify Reading & Leeds Festival 2017 takes place on Friday 25th – Sunday 27th August. Tickets can be found here po.st/RL2017 [ad_2] Source

Liam Gallagher for Reading and Leeds 2017

With a phenomenal line-up already in place, Reading & Leeds have just hit us with more great names. 25 – 27 August 2017 at Richfield Avenue, Reading and Bramham Park, Leeds. Tickets are available here. That unmistakable icon of music history, Liam Gallagher will be bringing his highly anticipated solo performance to Reading and Leeds.…
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Tramlines full 2017 lineup

UK rap queen Lady Leshurr leads the final additions plus dancehall duo The Heatwave, who wil perform alongside the likes of The Libertines, Primal Scream, Metronomy, Toots & The Maytals, Kano, The Coral, The Pharcyde and All Saints. The festival returns to Sheffield from 21 – 23 July The biggest event in Sheffield’s musical calendar…
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Reading & Leeds 2017 add more names & full poster

Reading and Leeds have unveiled this year’s festival poster, outlining the stage breakdowns for the weekend’s festivities Many more acts across all stages have been announced, as well as the placing of NME/Radio 1 headliners and mainstage subs. Two Door Cinema Club and Bastille will perform in the lead to Friday’s headliner Kasabian, whilst You…
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Victorious 2017 adds Maximo Park, Mary Chain and more

Maximo Park, The Dandy Warhols, Band of Skulls, Jesus and Mary Chain Join Victorious Bill Victorious (25-27 August 2017) – the UK’s biggest metropolitan festival – has today announced its third wave of artists on a burgeoning line-up that already features headliners Stereophonics, Madness and Elbow and many, many more. Back with their eagerly awaited…
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Loads more names and stage splits just announced for Reading ’17 …

[ad_1] Loads more names and stage splits just announced for Reading ’17 🙌🙌 Tickets 👉 po.st/SSAnno [ad_2] Source

Set your alarms…line up announcement and stage splits tomorrow at 10am

[ad_1] Set your alarms…line up announcement and stage splits tomorrow at 10am 🙏🙏🙏 [ad_2] Source

Back To The Old Pool: a festival of old skool club classics

The old skool and club classics festival is set to make history as the first dance music event to take place at Blackpool’s Tower Festival Headland. Organisers will be bringing a bigger line-up than last year and will host more arenas featuring some of dance music’s most illustrious names. Back to the Old Pool will…
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Line up announcement this Friday….

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Camp at Reading and let Pink Moon Camping do all the work 🤗…

[ad_1] Camp at Reading and let Pink Moon Camping do all the work 🤗 Packages include access to hot showers, toilets, pamper parlour and so much more! Info here: po.st/ReadPinkMoon [ad_2] Source