Festival Announcements

Firevolt Festival 2025 is happening in the heart of stunning countryside in Etherow Country Park, Stockport 7th-10th August 2025. They have released the first bands in an incredible line up of the best of new rock bands, and if it is anything like the last three years it will be …

PORTALS Festival has announced the first set of bands for its seventh edition will take place at EartH (Hackney) on 24th & 25th May 2025.  The festival is renowned for bringing new and exciting music to those of keen ear and enthusiastic mind. The recently reformed math/post-rock legends Brontide will …

Stone Broken are thrilled to announce a new chapter in their rock career with a Saturday night headline slot at the Planet Rock Winter’s End festival, on February 3rd, 2024 as well as a new label deal with rock independent 7Hz Productions (ADA). The band, who launched back in 2016 with the incredible support of …

Stonedead is happy to announce the very special guests Black Star Riders, adding anothertop-class name to the already phenomenal 2023 festival line-up. Ten years, five albums andcountless tours. By anyone’s standards that’s an impressive work rate but this is the commitmentthat Black Star Riders have to their craft. Music, you …

Desertfest London announces final bandsand day splits for 2023, including Nebula, Dozer, Fatso Jetson + more Friday 5th May – Sunday 7th May 2023Weekend and day tickets on sale now viawww.desertfest.co.uk Desertfest London has announced the final bands and day-splits for 2023’s line-up, which will be taking place across Camden from Friday …

BLOODSTOCK is hurtling towards the Xmas season at a rapid pace, but planning for August 2023 is still in full swing. The Deposit Scheme is also ready to go, so if you’ve not already grabbed your ticket, secure yours now by signing up and making paying for your ticket a little more …

BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCES 10 BANDS FOR 2023!HEADLINERS INCLUDE MEGADETH & KILLSWITCH ENGAGE  With BLOODSTOCK 2022 well underway, the festival is thrilled to already be looking ahead and announcing a swathe of awesome bands for the 2023 event, which is set to take place on 10th-13th August 2022 at Catton Park, Derbyshire. Metalcore pioneers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are set …

FINAL COUNTDOWN TO BLOODSTOCK!  8 DAYS TO GO!! NEW GREEN INITIATIVES INCLUDE PRIZES FOR COLLECTING CUPS, CAMPSITE COMPETITIONS, & SOLAR POWERDON’T MISS BLOODSTOCK’S BLACK ICE-CREAM BLOODSTOCK is gearing up for their best-ever festival and the countdown is ON!  There’s just over a week to go, ‘til the marauding metal hordes thunder …

PUT YOUR QUESTIONS TO BLOODSTOCK, PLUS LORNA SHORE, BEHEMOTH, GWAR, AND MALEVOLENCE IN FACEBOOK LIVE GUEST SERIES STARTING THIS THURSDAY BLOODSTOCK can finally declare that 2022’s biggest metal weekender is next month! So to whet your appetite further, here are thirteen more bands (lucky for some) you’ll be able to catch at …

IRON MAIDEN EXHIBITION AT BLOODSTOCK EIGHT WEEKS TO GO! There are now just 8 weeks to go ’til BLOODSTOCK 2022! HQ is in a frenzy getting the infrastructure together and locking in the last of the slots. There’s still another batch of Metal 2 The Masses bands to come and plenty more info about …

Due to the ongoing uncertainty with international travel, Kenny Wayne Shepherd is, unfortunately, unable to make it to UK shores in October. Not to worry though, Planet Rock has recruited incredible new headline bands to headline the three Rocktober dates. Reef will headline Bristol O2 Academy on Saturday 15th October. Wilko Johnson will headline London O2 Shepherd’s …

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!  79 DAYS TIL BLOODSTOCK 2022! The clock is ticking!  There’s just 79 days left until the marauding hordes thunder their way through the gates of Catton Park, pitch their tents, crack some beers and kick off the best heavy metal weekender of the year!  As is …

Call of the Wild Festival Announce the Final Line-Up for Their Second Cycle & Are Revved Up & Raring to Go for 2022 When Call of the Wild Festival first burst onto the circuit during its debut year of 2019, it was hailed as the Best New Rock Festival and shortlisted at the UK Festival …

The wait is over and Blues Pills will finally return to stages all over Europe. The tour will include some of the biggest festivals from Donington’s legendary Download, to the massive Hellfest and the alternative rock twins Southside / Hurricane in Germany, as well as selected club, shows to present their latest …

THREE-DAY HERETIC FESTIVAL 2022 SHEFFIELD CORPORATION, UK13TH, 14TH AND 15TH MAY 2022 Heretic Festival is thrilled to announce the full lineup for their 2022 three-day edition. The bands due to appear on the original day have now been joined by more of the best acts on the scene, including brand new additions: …

US death metal veterans Incantation and English poetic rock outfit 40 Watt Sun are the latest names to be added to this year’s Damnation line-up. The duo will join a bill that already boasts headline sets from Ministry and Converge as well as a UK exclusive performance of At The Gates’ Slaughter of the …

Over halfway there! With just 168 days to go before the marauding metal hordes charge through the gates of Catton Park, BLOODSTOCK has its last batch of Sophie Lancaster Stage bands to announce. It’s also ‘Last Call’ time for the Deposit Scheme, where you can pay over 6 smaller instalments (full details below). Artists for …

If you’re anything like us, you can’t wait to be back in the green fields of Catton Park watching some world-class heavy metal at BLOODSTOCK – and we’re well over halfway there! Is it too soon to start a count down yet?! (136 days to go, in case you were wondering… yes, …

CLANG METAL FESTIVAL is a NEW Heavy Metal Festival being held Saturday, March 26th 2022 in the National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Tickets are €64.90 including booking fee.Taking place on Saturday, March 26th, 2022 in Dublins’ National Stadium, the all-day event will see Doom-Titans, CANDLEMASS make their long-awaited return to Irish shores …