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Sound City 2017

Sound City+ 2017 announces speakers

Internationally renowned music industry conference Sound City+ 2017 is celebrating its ten year anniversary on Friday 26th May with a host of high profile speakers from across the industry and as ever promises an intensive packed programme of speakers, debate panels, workshops and the acclaimed Sound City+ 1-2-1 meetings. This year’s ‘Revolutions’ theme will enable…
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Pet Shop Boys, the xx, Jamie T, and Tribe Called Quest for Bestival 2017

It’s a brand-new era, so prepare for the truly immersive experience of Bestival 2017. Announcing four incredible headliners and a huge bill of amazing music, the festival is entering a new chapter of light and sound, exploring the wonders of Colour on a mission to increase the peace this 7th – 10th September at the…
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Glasvegas, The Fall complete Bearded Theory main stages lineup

Bearded Theory are delighted to announce three more incredible acts have been added to the line up for the award-winning Bearded Theory Festival this May Bank Holiday. Glasvegas will perform on the main Pallet stage, and both The Fall feat Mark E Smith, and BBC Folk Award winning duo Sean & Kathryn Lakeman will perform on…
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BOOM! Boomtown Fair 2017’s first big names

Boomtown Fair 2017 has just announced their first wave of acts for Chapter 9, showcasing the festival’s signature mix of expansive genres, with unique acts spearheading a vast roster of talent. Joining previously announced 2 Tone ska legends The Specials are; hip hop pioneers Cypress Hill, world infused M.I.A., multi award winning Arrested Development, reggae…
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Start of lineup for End of the Road 2017

Father John Misty will headline this summer’s End Of The Road 2017. We’re delighted to see the much-loved Larmer Tree Garden festival return this year and give Father John Misty his first headline set at a UK festival. He will be joined by Mac DeMarco, whose set will be his only UK festival appearance for…
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Slaves to top the 2000 Trees 2017 bill

2000 Trees 2017 has announced that our favourite punk duo, Slaves, are to headline this year’s event. On their website the festival organisers said: “Today we have 38 bands dying for your attention. We are over the moon to announce our first headliners… Slaves plus Nothing But Thieves, Jamie Lenman & 35 of the best…
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Y-Not Festival 2017 headliners announced

Derbyshire’s finest: Y Not Festival 2017 (27-30 July) has announced the first wave of acts for this year’s festival and it already looks like the best yet with legends the Stereophonics, Two Door Cinema Club and The Vaccines topping the bill. Clean Bandit, Jake Bugg, Slaves & Maximo Park also unveiled With a remarkable 20…
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Summer days spent at Reading ️️️

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Gaz Brookfield and the Company of Thieves for Farmer Phil’s

The team at Farmer Phil’s Festival 2017 were so excited about making the announcement about Gaz Brrokfield that they blurted it out on Facebook before it even made the official Farmer Phil’s Festival website. That excitement was well placed though, and we’re delighted they’ve been able to officially confirm that the mighty Gaz Brookfield will…
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Bluedot Festival 2017 announces first wave of artists

Following an inaugural event last summer packed with incredible performances from across the musical spectrum, spectacular scientific happenings and a mind-expanding programme of arts and culture, bluedot festival 2017 with Ovo Energy has revealed the first wave of its musical line-up including all three headliners. After a five-year hiatus Orbital – the originators of live…
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Boomtown Fair 2017 launches Chapter 9: ‘Behind the Mask’

Whilst many festivals choose a single theme to base each event around, Boomtown Fair 2017 goes that bit further. With its ever evolving chapters in the ongoing Chronicles, oer the years, the story has covered corrupt elections, alien technology, time travel, Western style showdowns and most recently, the 2016 revolution which spread across the entire…
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Tramlines 2017 – new format and big names

Tramlines 2017 is here…featuring The Libertines, Toots and the Maytals, All Saints, Metronomy, The Coral, The Pharcyde, Twin Atlantic, Loyle Carner, Hot 8 Brass Band, Don Letts, Omar Souleyman, M.O, Cate Le Bon, Nadia Rose, Akala, We Are Scientists and more Returning to Sheffield from 21 – 23 July with a new-look festival site… Tramlines –…
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Dodgy set to headline UK’s largest Mardi Gras – Hastings Fat Tuesday

In New Orleans and Rio they call it Mardi Gras, in Venice it’s known as Carnivale – but Hastings has ‘Fat Tuesday’… that’s English for Mardi Gras for you non-French speakers. This year the festival is elated to be welcoming UK Britpop trio Dodgy as the headliner. Best known for their chart hits ‘Staying Out for the Summer’…
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Orbital set to touch down at three major UK fests

What goes around comes around. And there’s no more welcome return for 2017 than the groundbreaking British dance music of Orbital – creators of classic electronic symphonies and timeless dancefloor bangers, originators of live dance music as a must-see ecstatic festival experience. After a five-year hiatus, brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll reunite to bring the acclaimed…
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Let’s fast forward to summer

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Soilwork, Macabre, and more for Bloodstock 2017

As the year settles in, four more brutal bands are locked in for August’s best metal weekender – BLOODSTOCK 2017 Swedish metal marauders, SOILWORK are confirmed for a main stage slot at Catton Park. Frontman Björn ‘Speed’ Strid tells us “We are really thrilled to return to UK soil after a killer mini-tour with Arch…
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Kano and Wiley bring grime to NASS 2017

NASS 2017 Festival is bringing grime royalty to the South West as Kano becomes the latest headliner to be announced for the action sports and music festival this year. Fresh off the back of the mercury nominated, Made in the Manor, his most successful album to date, the MOBO award winning Kano heads to NASS…
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Latest news on what’s cooking at Camp Bestival 2017

Firing up your imagination and getting creative is a big part of the Camp Bestival 2017 experience. From dressing up as Pop Stars & Rock Stars, getting your glitter on in Art Town and woodworking in Spinney Hollow to awesomely entertaining circus acrobats, wondrous theatre shows and the simple joys of cavorting with your nearest…
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In The Woods – back for good in 2017

In The Woods Festival today confirms its return and will take place on September 1 & 2 2017, at a secret Woodland location in Kent. Following their 10th Anniversary celebrations in 2016 this unique, enchanting festival is back for good! Remaining true to their reputation as renowned creative visionaries, trusted In The Woods curators Charlie Andrew (Brit Award…
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Willowman 2017 set for the summer with Soul II Soul

Soul II Soul will be joined at Willowman 2017 by reggae stars Aswad, whose run of hits in the 80s and 90s made them household names. Soul II Soul took over the charts in 1989 with the success of dance anthems ‘Keep On Moving’ and ‘Back To Life’. The group also achieved global success with…
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The Rifles, Milburn, Carl Barat & The Jackals, The Professionals. King Blues & The Membranes + more for Camden Rocks 2017

Having announced The Damned, Orange Goblin and Ruts DC amongst the first acts to be confirmed for Camden Rocks 2017, today Sheffield’s recently reformed indie pioneers Milburn join the line-up, alongside Camden’s own Carl Barat & The Jackals, The Rifles, The King Blues, The Membranes and many more. Following a sold-out fifth year in 2016,…
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The Ruts head for Deerstock 2017

Fans of The Ruts will be kicking themselves if they dont’t head for Deerstock 2017. The ever popular punk stalwarts are headlining the Sunday night of this beautiful little festival. Grab yourself a ticket while you still can! Babylon’s Burning…

What are words worth? The King Blues have re-valued this sliding currency…

With a packed house, the punk/poetry of these Hackney and south London upstarts, The King Blues, proved to anyone who had been despairing about lack of meaning in the music industry that words are not as dead as it might seem. Far from it – they remain the unifying force that bonds fans to bands…
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Was anyone brave enough to go on this ride at Reading? 🤗️

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DOWNLOAD ANNOUNCES A MAMMOTH 48 BANDS

Download Festival, the world’s premier rock and metal event has made an unprecedented announcement, adding over forty of the world’s biggest bands to an unparalled bill including Steel Panther, A Day To Remember, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicidal Tendencies and In Flames. Download Festival takes place on 9 – 11 June 2017 at the spiritual…
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#DL2017 just got even better with more than 45 names added to the line up

Source: Download Festival 2017 – Line-Up News We never do things by halves. Steel Panther, A Day To Remember, The Dillinger Escape Plan and more join us at Download 2017. The January slump is over and we’re here to kickstart your February in the best possible way. With a whopping 48 names added to the…
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Take us back to those nights at Reading

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS: Origin NYE Music Festival // Highlights 2016

Origin NYE 2016 is a night we will never forget. A massive thank you to everyone who joined us, our supporters and the incredible talent that performed – helping create one of the best experiences we’ve had in our 10 years. Excited for what 2017 has in store. Register for early access tickets: http://bit.ly/17originRego We’d…
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Kasabian will be headlining Reading ’17 this summer 🤗️…

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Just announced! Korn will be performing at Reading ’17 this summer ️ …

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Kasabian and more for Reading and Leeds 2017

Reading and Leeds Festivals’ second wave of acts have been announced, including Kasabian, Fatboy Slim, Flume, Wiley and The Amity Affliction. So get ready to start planning the best weekend of your summer with these nine new names. With their sixth studio album set for release this spring, rock juggernauts Kasabian will be joining #RandL17 for…
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EEZ-EH EEZ-EH Kasabian will be headlining Reading ’17 plus more acts announced …

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Petula Clark to headline Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2017

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2017 has announced Petula Clark will headline on Friday 11 August. With three Grammy Awards and millions of record sales to her name, Petula’s stellar career stretches back to 1949 – yet Cropredy will be her first-ever UK music festival appearance. Petula Clark’s string of Top 40 hits in the UK and…
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Headliners named for Liverpool Sound City 2017

The blue touch paper has been lit for the party of the decade, Sound City 2017 – the 10th anniversary of the award-winning city-based festival. Having already announced a move to the larger Clarence Dock for 2017, Sound City has also revealed that it will host four days of festivities to mark its special birthday.…
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Set your alarms….️️️

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Views from the Reading Main Stage ️

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More names will be added to the Reading ’17 line up… THIS WEEK ️️️

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Rebellion Festival 2017 gets Bad Religion

LA punk legends Bad Religion are now confirmed to return to Rebellion Festival 2017. It’s seven years since they last brought their addictively-melodic, politically-charged, high-energy punk rock to the infamous seaside punk event. “Rebellion is by far the best punk festival on the planet,” enthuses Bad Religion (and Dag Nasty/Minor Threat) guitarist Brian Baker. “I…
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Your Reading ’17 line up so far…. more names being revealed next week ️️️…

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