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Festivals and gigs. A listings calendar, plus previews, news, reviews, and photos
Fan Focus: Part One
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News Welcome to our brand new Fan Focus feature, it’s not only great alliteration, it’s a chance for us to take a look at some of our loyal DLers, their best memories and look forward to this year’s festival. This week we’re kicking it off with Andy. Name / Location /…
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Your Friday headliner… Kasabian ️️️
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It’s your last chance to grab our Instalment Plan tickets
[ad_1] This is the last month you can sign up to our instalment plan! Split the cost of your ticket into two payments 👇👇👇 It’s your last chance to grab our Instalment Plan tickets Our Instalment Plan tickets have hit their last phase, bag yours now for the opportunity to split the cost of your…
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Andy Copping’s Perfect Day
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News Download Festival booker Andy Copping talks us through his perfect day at Donnington! By the time Sunday comes around the festival is well underway and hopefully I can take some time out to relax and go and watch some of the bands. This year I feel I’ve already got…
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It’s your last chance to grab our Instalment Plan tickets
[ad_1] Gain free entry to Reading this summer by volunteering with Hotbox Events! All the info you need is here 👇👇 It’s your last chance to grab our Instalment Plan tickets Our Instalment Plan tickets have hit their last phase, bag yours now for the opportunity to split the cost of your tickets into 2…
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Grindcore, Punk and more for Glastonbury’s infamous Shangri-La area
The Sh-afterlife is no more. No Heaven. No Hell. Only the waste from last year’s festival remains. Giant Towers of Trash now dominate the Shangri-La skyline. Structures have formed from the scrap that you left behind, dwellings made of detritus, art from the embers. Shelter is sought within towers of textiles, pillars of plastic and…
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100. Days. To. Go.
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Find your easiest route to this year’s Download Festival
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News Whether you’re travelling by road, rail, bus or plane we’ve got your easiest route to the festival covered. As the festival draws closer, it’s time to get your organisational hat on. Download happens on the sacred site of Donington Park, next to East Midlands Airport. This year we’ve been…
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Bloodstock adds ten more names to 2017
With the ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ finals well under way Bloodstock 2017 organisers promise this year will be the biggest and best yet Here’s ten more bands for starters… Nefarious Nuclear Blast group DEVILMENT – featuring the unmistakable vocals of Dani Filth – hit the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Friday. DEVILMENT declare, “Obviously…
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Who will you be in this crowd with? ️️️
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The Dog Blog: May 15, 2017
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News There were many great ideas, conversations and questions that came out of the recent Fan Forum Live and we want to make sure you’re kept up to date with what we’re doing about them, so this is where we are so far: Traffic The updated Traffic Management plan is now complete…
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Cirque De La Quirk pits Nostalgias vs Mechanicals at IOW
Cirque De La Quirk returns to the Isle of Wight Festival 2017 with a new and exciting festival experience including headline performances from Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Dub Pistols and Sam and The Womp. Festival-goers will have the chance to step into a worry-free and nonsensical world which, in previous years has including live body painting, dance-offs and sock wrestling. Organisers…
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BBC Introducing brings new electronic stage to Creamfields
BBC Music Introducing will be launching its first ever dedicated electronic stage at Creamfields 2017 The area will be welcoming a selection of specially curated under-the-radar electronic artists from around the UK. 🔷DJs and producers 🔷upload your tracks and you could land a slot on our first ever @Creamfields stage this summer ☀️ https://t.co/lyGqVSMFl5 pic.twitter.com/pZW5pgHmgJ…
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London’s SPLICE FESTIVAL showcases audio-visual legends
Splice Festival is back for its second edition, taking place over the bank holiday weekend 26th – 28th May 2017 at East London’s multi-arts centres Rich Mix, Red Gallery and Kamio. Splice brings together over 40 international artists to celebrate the diverse field of audio-visual performance, including live cinema, AV remixing, VJing, video art and…
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Spiers and Knight return to their roots at Folk East 2017
The three day festival at the glorious 300-acre Suffolk estate of 16th century Glemham Hall last year witnessed the debut performance of Peter Knight and John Spiers on the Broad Roots stage and was an undisputed highlight of the event. Few fiddlers can hold a candle to Knight whose presence has enriched the British music…
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Get your face in this year’s Download programme
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News Get your face in our glorious glossy programme with your best mates. Do you have epic memories from Download that you want to share with the rest of the DL family? Then we want to hear from you! Drop us a tweet to @DownloadFest with your favourite image of…
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Time running out to submit your short film for Encounters
Hurry! The submission deadline for the 23rd Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival (Bristol, UK, 19–24 September 2017) fast approaches. Regular submission deadline is 23 May (£25) and late submission is 2 June (£40). Encounters is the UK’s leading short film festival, and gateway to the world’s most prestigious short film and animation awards: the…
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Wake up – here come Thee Oh Sees
With a tour-schedule as intense as their recording output Thee Oh Sees hit the UK for a handful of shows before their summer festival season kicks into full swing. Catch them at Nottingham or Bexhill (re-arranged from Brighton) as a taster of what’s in store at Field Day, Green Man or any one of many…
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Your Saturday headliner…. Eminem …
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Bag a free ticket to #DL2017 by becoming a Green Messenger
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News Help the planet and get one of the hottest tickets of the year by signing up to become a Green Messenger at this year’s Download Festival. The countdown is well and truly on to #DL2017, if you haven’t got your ticket yet… we’ll let you in on a secret.…
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New names added to The Killers date at BST Hyde Park
Six further support acts will be joining rock giants The Killers this summer for their huge sold-out London Hyde Park show. Alongside their much-loved classics the Las Vegas group’s summer return will give fans an early glimpse of material from their hugely anticipated new album. Already on the ‘killer’ line up for 8 July are…
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Alabama 3 – 2017 live dates
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The only Monday motivation we need…..
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AIF's safer spaces at festivals campaign
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News We’re working hard to create a safe space at all our festivals We’re proud to wholeheartedly support the Association of Independent Festivals and their Safer Spaces at Festivals campaign. As well as signing their Charter of Best Practice we’re also implementing festival-wide strategies to ensure everyone feels safe. We don’t…
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FESTIVAL REPUBLIC STAGE – Reading/Leeds 2017
With headliners Bear’s Den, The Black Lips and The Hunna already primed for rapturous sets – the Festival Republic Stage is once again overflowing with future stars and acts possessing that special something that’ll take them to a whole new level. These include renowned garage rock heroes Japandroids, who returned earlier this year with acclaimed…
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Boardmasters adds new names to an already ace line-up
Fistral Beach / Watergate Bay, Cornwall | Wednesday 9 – Sunday 13 August 2017 f: @Boardmasters i: @Boardmasters t: @Boardmasters Snapchat: Boardmasters #Boardmasters NEW NAMES INCLUDE: NEWTON FAULKNER, FRANCES, LOWER THAN ATLANTIS, FICKLE FRIENDS, FORMATION, HONEYBLOOD As summer is finally with us, Boardmasters has announced some more big names plus the line-up for The View…
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Your SUNDAY headliner… Muse ️️️
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Who will you be seeing at the Main Stage?
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Only one month to go until Prophets of Rage take to the Download stage
Source: Download Festival 2017 – Artist News We can now officially say that Download is next month! June sees the best rock and metal bands unite at the famous Donington Park, on the leylines of ROCK. Heading to Download 2017 are the American supergroup, Prophets of Rage. With members from Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Public…
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You can still vote in this year's general election and enjoy Download Festival
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News Exciting things happen in June; there’s International Yoga Day, Day of the Seafarer and International Asteroid Day. 2017 also sees the addition of a general election due to be held on June 8th – three years earlier than scheduled. Thinking about heading to Donington early to get a good camping…
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100 DAYS ‘TIL BLOODSTOCK!
With just 100 days to go, BLOODSTOCK is delighted to welcome Manchester bruisers BROKEN TEETH, as Sunday’s Ronnie James Dio main stage opener. Signed to Nuclear Blast last year, the hardcore youngbloods are set to wake everyone up and pummel your hangover into submission! Check out ‘Show No Mercy’ from their debut full-length ‘At Peace…
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Hastings Jack in the Green 2017 (1 May, Sunrise)
Photos from sunrise on 1 May at West Hill, Hastings The start of the day’s festivities and welcoming in the summer. Latest posts from Hastings Jack in the Green
There’s still time to split the cost of your R&L tickets with our Instalment Plan
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Counterfeit + Faux + Tigress @ Birmingham Academy 3
For reasons I won’t go into I’ve driven 135 miles to Birmingham for this gig and I’m surprised it’s in Academy 3. It’s a great little venue but with a capacity of only 250, so I’d have thought it would be a sell-out. It isn’t, but (not wanting to give the game away) those who’ve…
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