Festival Announcements

BLOODSTOCK Launches the 2017 ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ Programme! BLOODSTOCK’s annual, hugely popular, grass roots-supporting ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ scheme offers unsigned and DIY bands the chance of being part of the BLOODSTOCK festival experience.  Plans for 2017’s are under way and BLOODSTOCK along with our favourite ale, Hobgoblin, are …

Finland’s longest running and boldest metal festival, Tuska, will be celebrated for the 20th time the coming summer. It’s been a long and rocky road from the depths of Tavastia-klubi, through two different outdoor venues to Suvilahti, where Tuska settled in 2011. The 20th anniversary will take place during the …

Everything is all sort for the Redrock Festival this Sunday, held at the The Dublin Castle, Camden. Plus it is free entry. Full line up and further details can be found on the festival’s webpage.   https://youtu.be/Zcuq6cQg6ok facebook.com/RedrockFestUK/ www.redrockfest.com/

BE PROG! MY FRIEND, 30th June – 1nd JULY 2017 – BARCELONA.  FESTIVAL WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE WORLD’S BEST PROGRESSIVE BANDS ANNOUNCES JETHRO TULL Since its inception in 2014 the Barcelona based festival Be Prog! My Friend has played host to the likes of Opeth, Steven Wilson, Anathema, Devin Townsend, TesseracT, The Pineapple Thief, Magma, Agent …

The organisers of Metal Female Voices Fest have announced the lineup for the Friday night of the event.  Whereas Saturday and Sunday will be normal band sets, the Friday will be a more intimate acoustic affair with a great lineup of musicians and singers performing.  

English death metallers, INGESTED, Irish doom trio, DREAD SOVEREIGN, and Portuguese avant-garde rock outfit, SINISTRO head up the final additions to this year’s Damnation Festival. They will be joined by HANG THE BASTARD – who will play their final show at the event – HARK,  VENOM PRISON, EMPLOYED TO SERVE, MITHRAS, and the INFERNAL …

More bands revealed and a brand new stage announced! As promised, next year’s BREAKING BANDS FESTIVAL will be the biggest to date. Held at the Stoke Prior Sports & Country Club in Bromsgrove, on the late May Bank Holiday, 2017’s event will house the best new and up-and-coming Metal, Punk …

American Angels of Rock, Vixen, & Bernie Marsden join an anthemic weekend of Rock in the climax of Hard Rock Hell’s 10th anniversary. It’s hard to believe that Hard Rock Hell is now in its tenth cycle, but as you’d expect a mighty pulse of Rock runs deep through HRH’s …

BLOODSTOCK 2017 is GO!! After a record-breaking year in 2016, BLOODSTOCK is excited to hit the ‘go’ button on 2017!  Early bird weekend camping tix are already on sale at a discounted £120 and now, due to exceptional demand, a limited number of VIP packages will be going on sale …

Brand new heavy metal festival HEAVY SCOTLAND are delighted to announce their first wave of bands for their debut year, to be held in Edinburgh between the 1st-2nd April 2017. Announced today are the first headliners, melodic death metal legends Arch Enemy; plus acclaimed brutal death metal band Sodomized Cadaver; resurgent …

BREAKING BANDS FESTIVAL 2017 26th-28th May 2017 Hugely popular independent festival announces a further 15 bands for next year’s event! The BREAKING BANDS FESTIVAL keeps on going from strength to strength and next year’s festival promises to be the best yet. Taking place at the Stoke Prior Sports & Country …

Armored Saint announces performance at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest kick-off party with Havok, Exmortus, Thrown Into Exile Just back from tour in Europe, Armored Saint will make a special appearance back in the USA this fall at the Ozzfest Meets Knotfest kick-off party – which is exclusively for campers at this double-header music and …

BLOODSTOCK HQ is at fever pitch with just 8 days to go ‘til the gates swing open at Catton Park!  There are a last few things to announce before everyone packs their bags and heads to the UK’s biggest and best heavy metal party! One of the things that sets …

THE LEICESTER UPRISING IS ON! *** UPRISING 2017 *** Resin Events & Firebug presents : A full day of metal over 3 stages featuring a host of the heaviest bands on the touring circuit along with the best local talent! MAY 27th YES it’s a Bank Holiday so expect some …

Relive Ramblin’ Man Fair with the official live CD – All profits from the release will be donated to Nordoff Robbins Music Therepy 2017 Dates & Early Bird Tickets Announced   Ramblin’ Man Fair would like to say a massive thank you to all who came, performed and contributed to …

Italian doom trio Ufomammut are the latest addition to this year’s stacked Damnation Festival line up. They’ll play the Eyesore Merch Stage at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 5. Also joining the bill are a selection of some of Europe’s best emerging bands; France’s post-metal sludge outfit, Erlen Myer, Norway’s …

26TH – 28TH AUGUST 2016, BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND TRANSGRESSIVE LATE-NIGHT TAKEOVER ADDED TO READING & LEEDS LINE UP.  EXCLUSIVE SETS ANNOUNCED FEATURING FAT WHITE FAMILY LIVE, METRONOMY SUMMER ’08 DJ SET | HONNE LIVE | LOYLE CARNER LIVE | SUPER HANS+ SPECIAL GUEST DJ SETS FROM PEACE, HINDS, PULLED APART BY HORSES, JEN LONG & BBC RADIO 1’S HUW STEPHENS Returning to conquer after-hours on the Alternative Stage at Reading and …

Planet Rock have added Roadstars to this year’s Planet Rockstock Festival on Sunday 4th December. Roadstars features three of the most exciting new prospects in the world of blues rock – SIMO, Aaron Keylock and Federal Charm. All three bands will tour together for the very first time in November …

The BLOODSTOCK festival faithful are on countdown as it’s just over three weeks to 2016’s best heavy metal weekender!  The bill for the Jagermeister stage is together and BLOODSTOCK is excited to welcome all these bands to the bill…   Friday’s line-up includes Leeds hard rockers CHASING DRAGONS (www.facebook.com/chasingdragonsuk) Corby …

HRH AOR 5 Announcement Phil Lewis & Tracii Guns unite L.A. Guns with FM and more bands joining Lita Ford, Slaughter, Michael Monroe at next year’s ‘Sold Out’ HRH AOR 5. HRH AOR 5 which has been sold out since early May are proud to announce another string of bands …