Festival Announcements

HATEBREED are set to headline 2016’s Impericon Festival which hits London and Manchester next May, as well as a clutch of dates across mainland Europe. The East Coast hardcore icons are currently working on their seventh album which is is set to see the light of day in Spring 2016.  …

As exclusively predicted by PlanetMosh last month, Firefest – arguably the UK’s favourite melodic rock festival – looks set to make a return in 2016. A 20 second teaser trailer advertising Firefest 2016 has been released on YouTube: Firefest was last held at Rock City in Nottingham in October 2014.  If …

NLC ‘Rockin’ For The Children Festival’ 2016 – Limited Early Bird Tickets Left Not long now to get those ‘Early Bird’ tickets for NLC ‘Rocking For The Children’ 2016 a charity event held annually at The Maze Nottingham. Festival organiser Big D said on the event’s group Facebook page earlier …

Tuska Festival which takes place at Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland on the first weekend of July 2016, has added a bunch of the hardest and hottest acts in the business to its already illustrious line up. INTERNATIONAL STARS AND FINLAND’S FINEST Be prepared to be possessed as the mysterious rituals of Ghost …

HEVY FESTIVAL 2016 is very excited to announce that it will take place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th August 2016 at a brand new site in Newhaven, Derbyshire. Chosen in response to fan feedback, the new site is right in the centre of the country, providing easy access from …

IMPERICON Festival 2016 has today announced its first wave of bands as well as a new London date due to phenomenal demand. The first bands announced are: HATEBREED NORTHLANE EMMURE BLESSTHEFALL CHELSEA GRIN HUNDREDTH With many more still to come. Early Bird Tickets and Special Bundles are now available here: http://www.impericon.com/uk/impericon-festivals.html IMPERICON …

Cult of Luna, G.I.S.M, Repulsion, Bang, and more added to Roadburn 2016 line up CULT OF LUNA to celebrate tenth anniversary of Somewhere Along The Highway with a special performance. G.I.S.M, REPULSION, and BLOOD CEREMONY added to Lee Dorrian’s curated events BANG play their first show in Europe at Roadburn …

WINTER ROCKS FESTIVAL 2015 Saturday 5th December 2015 – Corporation Sheffield. UK After the huge success of Winter Rocks festival 2014, the rock all day event returns on Saturday the 5th December with an even bigger line up of international and rising artists. Keeping to its Sheffield roots, the event …

There is nothing quite like a tasty festival announcement to get you out of bed in the morning – and Bloodstock Festival have delivered yet again with their 5th announcement ahead of their 2016 event. Saturday’s special guests come in the form of French titans Gojira. Frontman Joe Duplantier says, “BLOODSTOCK …

Kilimanjaro Live and The O2 are proud to announce STONE FREE FESTIVAL, a major new festival for the UK bringing a wealth of artists and events together under one roof in June next year. Taking place at the world’s number one music and entertainment venue, The O2 in London, STONE …

Swedish hardrockers COLDSPELL has been confirmed for the new ‘Norrlandsvrål‘ rock festival, set to take place May 27-28, 2016 in Luleå, Sweden. COLDSPELL is scheduled to play on Friday, May 27th, alongside with bands like Pain, Hoffmaestro, Thundermother, Corroded, Amaranthe, to name a few. The new indoor festival will be located at Coop Norrbotten Arena and tickets can be obtained via Luleå Ice Hockey/the Arena. More …

Impaled Nazarene Announced for Doom Over London VI     Following our previous additions, Doom Over London 2016 – The Sixth Edition are ecstatic to bring you the next line up announcement for the event, and one that will bring some more misery and a fair amount of filth to …

at The O2, London featuring ALICE COOPER RICK WAKEMAN performing ‘The Myths & Legends Of King Arthur & The Knights Of The Round Table’ for the first time since 1975 plus MARILLION / STEVE HACKETT / BLACKBERRY SMOKE  and many more to be announced Kilimanjaro Live and The O2 are proud …

Bloodstock Open Air has confirmed that it will be running its annual ‘Metal 2 The Masses‘ competition in 2016. ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ offers venues, promoters and bands – as well as fans – a chance to be part of the Bloodstock Festival experience at local level. Amust4music Ltd, along …

Slaughter and the Dogs Original Line Up Announced for Rebellion 2016 Rebellion Annual Punk Music Festival 2016 will take place on the 4th – 7th August 2016 at The Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY11 1HL. The stages and times will follow nearer the festival but for those wanting …

DOOM OVER LONDON VI SECOND BAND ANNOUNCEMENTS Doom Over London are excited to inform you of the second tranche of bands to  join the, already announced, acts Sardonis, Bathsheba, Autumnal, Officium Triste and Malthusian Formed in 1992, Moonspell have progreessed from black metal beginnings to a unique gothic / metal …

The line up for Tuska 2016 at Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland, just keeps getting bolder and more beautiful. Swedish atmospheric masters KATATONIA have been confirmed to put their spell on Tuska 2016. Entertainment values will be shot through the roof when Finland’s hard rock ambassador LORDI brings his “The Arockalypse 2006 …

The increasingly popular Rockmantic Weekender held at The Brickyard, Carlisle announces final three bands to join the sixteen band bill, along with new media partners. With over 50% of advance tickets sold already, it’s no surprise that event organiser Raz White is extremely happy with the national interest the weekender …

Tuska Open Air has just confirmed the addition Testament and Primordial for next year’s instalment of the festival. Even more bands will be announced on October 30th just as early “crow” tickets go on sale. Release from Tuska California’s own thrash patrol TESTAMENT is one of the cornerstones of its …

After recently revealing TWISTED SISTER’s final UK show and the mighty MASTODON as two of their three main stage headliners for 2016, BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce three more main stage bands for next year’s event. Power metal fans rejoice!  Be sure to practice your air guitar skills in advance, …