29 Feb
Download Festival starts to take shape with 22 more bands
The folks over at Download Festival have been busy bees over the last few weeks, metal fans never sleep though and were chomping at the bit for a new announcement. The Donington festival didn’t disappoint with a bumper load of bands scaling the rock genres added to the line up.
Check out the new Download Festival line up here
What do you think?
Leave us a comment with your thoughts on the new additions,
- Brandon
27 Feb
V Festival announce headliners and huge chart names
The rumours had long been circulating about the V Festival line up with people predicting The Stone Roses right back from their reunion announcement, they weren’t wrong.
The festival will be headlined by The Stone Roses and the Killers
Also added to the bill:
Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds
Snow Patrol
As well as: Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Tinie Tempah, Ed Sheeran, Example, Tom Jones, Keane, Madness, James Morrison, Nero, Emeli Sande, Friendly Fires, Happy Mondays, Professor Green, Olly Murs, Noah & The Whale, Ben Howard, Rizzle Kicks, Frank Turner, Labrinth, Maverick Sabre, The Enemy, Miles Kane, Dappy, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Pixie Lott, Lissie, Shed Seven, The Ting Tings, The Human League, The Proclaimers, The Stranglers, Reverend and the Makers, Inspiral Carpets, The Rifles, DJ Fresh
Wait…The Stone Roses, Noel Gallagher, The Happy Mondays and Shed Seven? Are V Festival trying to create a sales boom on bucket hats?
Either way you can’t deny that there is some serious star power in this line up, a real chart invasion for the twin festivals that will no doubt be another sell out in 2012.
For full V Festival line up click here
- Brandon
23 Feb
T in the Park announce headliners and large chunk of acts
Big things are starting to become expected year on year with T in the Park, and they have set forward with an innitial line up announcement containing some great bands.
T in the Park 2012 will be headlined by: Snow Patrol, The Stone Roses, Kasabian
Also added to the line up are:
Friday
Tinie Tempah, New Order, Florence + The Machine
Example, Professor Green, Kaiser Chiefs
The Temper Trap, Sven Vath, The Darkness, Miike Snow, Labrinth, Mastodon, Slam, Pulled Apart By Horses, Tribes
Saturday
Noel Gallghers High Flying Birds, David Guetta, Calvin Harris,
Jessie J, The Vaccines, Two Door Cinema Club, Emili Sande, Ben Howard
Amy McDonald, The Courteeners, The Maccabees, Enter Shikari, Major Lazer, Rizzle Kicks, Peter Doherty,
Skream feat Sgt Pokes, Benga, The Wailers, Erol Alkan, Dappy, Fake Blood, Jack Beats, Alabama Shakes
Sunday
Elbow, Chase and Status, Skrillex, Happy Mondays, James Morrison,
Frank Turner, The Enemy, Mikes Kane, The Wanted, Maverick Sabre, Twin Atlantic, The Horrors
Dubfire, Joris Voorn, Christina Perri, Devlin, Bellowhead, Maya Jane Coles, Little Roy, Spector, Len Faki, Band of Skulls, Pan-Pot
Is T in the Park one of the more diverse UK festivals? Can you think of any other festival in the UK where Mastodon, David Guetta and the Wanted would all be co-existing over the weekend?
Tickets for T in the Park go on sale 29th February at 9am – Good luck if you’re planning to buy!
‘Mon the T!
- Brandon
21 Feb
T in the Park adds 9 new acts to the line up
Feels like a while since we heard from our friends over at T in the Park, they must have thought much of the same because they released a little treat for those with tickets to the event this morning.
A further 9 acts have been announced, and they are:
Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds
Florence and the Machine
The Maccabees
The Horrors
Miles Kane
The Vaccines
Maverick Sabre
Frank Turner
Two Door Cinema Club
Not a bad little haul, T seems to get better year on year with the sheer size of the acts it brings to Balado and this year will be no different. With it’s twin festival Oxegen not happening in 2012 can we expect more from T?
We’ll have to wait and see!
- Brandon
21 Feb
Sonisphere UK have made their first line up announcement
Pick that jaw up off the ground young music fan, your eyes do not deceive you, Sonisphere UK have actually made their first line up announcement after much anticipation and crankyness from the ticket buying public. Rumours were starting to circulate over whether the festival was even taking place with Sonisphere rival Download already having a huge chunk of their line up announced, but the good folks over at Sonisphere have built a reputation over the last few years of ‘pulling it out of the bag’ and unleashing a rather unexpected yet great line up.
Sonisphere UK will be headlined by:
Queen with American Idol singer Adam Lambert
The mighty Faith No More
and the all singing, all dancing, all rocking, all leather – KISS!
Also added to the bill were:
Evanescence,
Within Temptation,
Tim Minchin,
Incubus,
Refused,
Wolfmother,
The Darkness,
Marilyn Manson,
Mastodon,
Cypress Hill,
Flogging Molly,
Lacuna Coil,
The Blackout,
Andrew W.K.,
Fields of the Nephilim,
Gojira,
Switchfoot,
Katatonia,
Ghost,
I Killed The Prom Queen
The line up garnered a huge reaction from the waiting rock public and within mere seconds on our twitter account i’d seen someone say it ‘**** all over download’ and someone else saying ‘sonisphere was up **** creek’ which just goes to show that one mans treasure is another mans trash.
We think it’s a great looking line up with potential for some really amazing sets. Kiss tore it up at Download festival a few years ago, Tim Minchin looks set to take over where Bill Bailey left off last year, Refused are on their reunion tour and who can argue with Faith no More?
Will you be headed for Sonisphere this year? Let us know.
Don’t … stop .. me .. NOW
- Brandon
15 Feb
Are you ready for Slam Dunk?
Slamdunk Festival returns in 2012 to it’s homes of Leeds and Hertfordshire this Summer with another line up set to keep you bouncing and singing along.
The first wave of acts has been announced and consists of:
Taking Back Sunday
Architects
The King Blues
Everytime I Die
Cancer Bats
Mayday Parade
Forever The Sickest Kids
Set Your Goals
The Audition
Make do and Mend
The festival takes place over several stages and usually comes at a bargain price, well worth a visit if you can stand the crowds.
\m/
- Brandon
6 Feb
The line up is filling up for Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Festival is doing festival goers who might be wondering which festival to go to this Summer a big favour by getting the majority of their bands out there early. The festival is already being headlined by behemoth like bands such as Pearl Jam, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. Add to that a helping of recent chart toppers and up and coming stars and you’ve got a festival that could appeal to most.
The already stacked line up has a few more additions including:
Katy B
Ash
Pulled apart by Horses
The Virginmarys
New York Dolls
Christina Perri
Stackridge
Beth Hart
The festival which takes place in late June has really gone back to its classic rock roots for it’s headliners this year and many festival goers are excited about the prospect.
Is Isle of Wight Festival on your calendar this year?
For full Isle of Wight Festival line up click here
Ride free Citizen!
Brandon
1 Feb
Can you hear that? It’s the whir of brain cogs everywhere
Why? Because Bestival has just announced their fancy dress theme and people are already starting to think about their outfits. The official theme will be ‘Wildlife‘ and will no doubt see a surge in sails of leopard print and stripey garments over the next few months.
Bestival seemed to be one of the main festivals benefiting from Glastonbury’s fallow year with many venturing to the Isle fo Wight to try the festival for the first time.
Bestival have also announced that the mighty Orbital will be playing and closing their big top stage on the Sunday night.
Still plenty to be announced for the festival, so keep an eye out in the coming months.
Oh and if you need some fancy dress inspiration, we’ve got your back. Whoever goes dressed as this little fella:
We predict will have the most friends by Sunday.
Get your sewing machines, sticky back plastic and face paints out Bestival goers!
- Brandon
1 Feb
Fill your boots Rockers, there’s 14 more acts for Download!
Download Festival is on the ball this year, with a big big chunk of their line up revealed well before rivals Sonisphere. Celebrating their 10th year at Donington, there’s already a lot of good mojo floating around about the June event with mammoth headliners like Black Sabbath, Metallica and ‘the greatest dance act on the planet’ The Prodigy (Mixmags words, not ours!).
Added to the line up this morning are fellow second stage headliners SLASH (On Friday) and RISE AGAINST (On Sunday)
Also included are:
Megadeth
Steel Panther
Black Label Society
Billy Talent
Five Finger Death Punch
Kyuss Lives
Terrorvision
As I Lay Dying
Fear Factory
Periphery
Ginger (The Wildhearts)
Reckless Love
Something for everyone in that line up with some great second stage alternatives to those who are crying into their studded wrist bands over the fact that The Prodigy and Chase and Status will be playing the festival.
For a full Download Festival line up click here
What do you think to the new additions? Leave us a comment
Keep on Rockin’ in the free world
- Brandon
26 Jan
The first wave of acts have been announced to get messy with Nessie this Summer,
Rockness will be ehadlined in 2012 by:
The UK festival return of Deadmau5
Mumford & Sons in what should be a great headline set
And Scotlands own, Biffy Clyro!
There’s a lot of good vibes floating around on Twitter today about the headliners and the bands announced for the festival today, other acts including:
Justice,
Ed Sheeran,
Azealia Banks,
Noah and the Whale,
Wretch 32,
Metronomy,
Chic,
Beardyman,
Death in Vegas,
Etienne de Crecy,
Totally Enormouse Extinct Dinosaurs,
Busy P,
Gesaffelstein,
Riton,
The Cuban Brothers,
Filth DJs,
Polymath,
Count Clockwork
For more Rockness lineup info click here
All in all Rockness is shaping up to be a great line up indeed, what do you think to the first wave of acts?
Leave us a comment,
Keep on Rockin’ in the Free world
- Brandon
