Festival Announcements

Orchestral groove metal alchemists Xerath return to the island of Ireland as the headliners for this year’s PlanetMosh-backed Monsters Of Rot festival. Monsters Of Rot takes place in Letterbreen, County Fermanagh (just outside Enniskillen) on Saturday August 1. Xerath will be joined by Gourd, the bastard doom child of Wreck Of The Hesperus and On Pain …

With 56 artists and acts, playing over 3 separate stages this is undoubtedly the largest rock and metal gathering Scotland has ever seen. Wildfire Director Dave Ritchie beamed, “The whole team have worked tirelessly since the end of what was Les-Fest 3 to bring the new festival concept to reality. …

This year’s lineup expands with acts including:  Mariachi El Bronx, The Bronx, Shura, Young Thug, No Devotion, Sunset Sons, Bo Ningen, Baroness Twin Peaks and many more! With a huge bill topped by festival headliners Metallica, Mumford & Sons and The Libertines plus a supporting cast of some of the world’s biggest names in music …

GHOSTFEST is celebrating its 10th birthday in style, adding six more bands to its already huge lineup. Announced today to play Leeds University Union on 5th September and Bristol on the 6th are American deathcore giants BORN OF OSIRIS, the UK’s turbocharged MARTYR DEFILED and Hertfordshire’s THE EYES OF A TRAITOR playing …

Prepare to RROFL (that’s Rock ‘n’ Roll on Floor laughing. Yeah, we went there). Here’s your comedy line up for ‪#‎DL2015‬. Tickets: http://po.st/aQGQE5

The rumours are true. We can’t trust Download Dog anymore so the festival is going absolutely cashless this year – the first major UK festival to do so. Which is pretty epic. Not only will it reduce queues for the bar and food stalls, it removes the faff of cash …

Now in its fourth year, Rockmantic returns with what is set to be its strongest line up to date. The first four bands have been announced & Sweden’s hottest property CONFESS are confirmed to headline the Saturday night. Trailblazing through the UK earlier this year, the five piece set hearts …

Golden Gods Announce Full Line Up Monday 15th June 2015, IndigO2, The O2, London #GoldenGods *FULL MAIN STAGE LIVE LINE-UP ANNOUNCED* Hosted by Scott Ian with live performances from… KILLING JOKE AT THE GATES BABYMETAL FEAT. DRAGONFORCE WE ARE HARLOT SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Taking place at IndigO2 in London on 15th …

Bloodstock’s 2015 ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ tour kicks off on the Emerald Isle this weekend, with the first finals in this year’s competition to earn coveted places on the festival’s ‘New Blood’ stage. The festival has a long standing reputation for supporting grass roots metal and the annual M2TM programme …

IT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER SELL OUT – GET YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKET BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! Wake up Brighton, Breakout Festival is back! First release early bird tickets sold out after a record breaking day but don’t worry, even more have been released though they haven’t slowed down! There’s just over …

Celebrating its 10th year, GHOSTFEST is back and bigger than ever! Now introducing a GHOSTFEST SOUTH date, the festival takes place at Leeds University Union on 6 September before travelling to Bristol to do it all again at Motion on the 7th. Joining the bill for this year’s bash is …

EHT Promotions in association with Jetrocker Events is proud to announce BEHOLDER as the co-headliner for the upcoming Unleashed Festival. Due to take place on September 25th, Beholder join Heart Of a Coward, Red Enemy, Dead Label,  and the the latest additions, AeSect and By Conquest Or Consent in what …

Due to demand from several places in Europe and Northern America, tickets for this year’s edition of Rockstadt Extreme Fest are now available worldwide via Ticketino. You can purchase the ticket right here (www.ticketino.com/Default.aspx?id=28&eventid=38318&lang=en), afterwards you can print it right in the comfort of your own home. The price for …

So how do 3 young women from South Wales become the support act for Status Quo? All is possible at Lechlade Festival! Well, firstly, these 3 young women are pretty extraordinary. Playing together in an all-girl rock band called The Kix, Sam, Harriet and Charlotte have been described as “…a …

US riff worshipers HIGH ON FIRE and Dutch death metal veterans ASPHYX will make their Damnation Festival debuts this winter. The duo will be joined by Norwegian black metallers VREID, progressive European collective THE OCEAN and England’s very own doom stalwarts THE WOUNDED KINGS. The latest additions will play across four stages at Leeds University Union, onSaturday, November …

The inaugural Breaking Bands Festival, taking place over the late May bank holiday 22-24th May 2015 has sold out all tickets with just over 3 weeks to spare. The festival, the brainchild of Jason McGuire, owner of TBFM Radio was set into action in March 2014 with one thing in …

Monsters Of Rot – the PlanetMosh-backed one-day extreme metal fest being held in the darkest depths of County Fermanagh on Saturday August 1 – has just launched its very own YouTube channel. The channel features footage from the previous four festivals, and over the coming weeks will be updated with …

Ian Anderson, Focus, Caravan and more for HRH Prog 4 They lead first 8 acts named for March 2016 weekender – with tickets on sale now The latest edition of the Prog-sponsored event takes place at Hafan-y-Mor, Pwllheli, North Wales on the weekend of March 17-19, 2016. Also named are …

Aces High started out to showcase the talented bands and artists the UK has to offer, the people that don’t get the instant X Factor stardom, but work hard and pay their dues on the road. The award nominated Aces High Festival has now made its mark as one of …

US thrash titans Exodus have been confirmed as the first headline band for Hammerfest VIII, which takes place at Pwllheli in north Wales from March 10 -13 next year. They will be joined by Fleshgod Apocalypse, Lawnmower Deth, Ranger and Def Con One. Tickets for the event are now on …