Festival Announcements

The first Download announcement of 2015 is upon us – and what a stellar bill it’s turning out to be! Andrew WK, In Flames, Testament, We Are Harlot and L7 lead the latest addition to the bill which also includes Black Star Riders, Thunder,  former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley and the recently reformed The Ghost …

Tuska Open Air have just announced 8 new bands including Exodus, Loudness and Krokodil for their line up for 2015. Tuska Open Air takes place 26th – 28th June in Helsinki, Finland. EXODUS, a cornerstone of Bay Area thrash metal, arrives to Tuska with the acclaimed ”Blood In, Blood Out” -album …

Wildfire, Scotland’s premier three day rock and metal festival announces main stage line-up and the return of the CackBlabbath.com stage for a second year.  The country may be in the grip of winter, but what better time for some warming information from Wildfire H.Q. Topping the main stage bill we …

Ridgefest 2015, A New Rock Festival With A New Vision. Over the years we have seen many small festivals come and go, we believe that is because the band line ups are always similar to each others. We Intend To Change This ! Ridgefest will include some new unsigned acts …

As January beds in, BLOODSTOCK HQ is a hive of activity.  As well as setting up all the subscribers to the recently announced 2015 Deposit Scheme (see details below) and getting the Metal 2 The Masses heats underway, they’ve also been locking in more bands, this time for the Sophie …

Saxon are to headline the ninth annual Hard Rock Hell, which takes place at Pwhelli in north Wales from November 12 – 15. The NWOBHM legends return to HRH after five years to play a mammoth two hour set covering their entire back catalogue. Other acts to be confirmed today include …

Who will be playing on what day at Blastfest 2015? The time has now arrived and Blastfest organisers have now released the day schedule! Day passes have also been released and are available here: http://blastfest.no/?page_id=60 Kicking things off in true KVLT style with metal up your sea born asses! Blastfest …

With just 19 weeks to go until the start of the inaugural Breaking Bands Festival its all getting very busy behind the scenes. Promotions manager for the festival Allen Edwards says how exciting it is that at the start of 2015 there is already 30% tickets sold for the weekend …

It’s the first week back to the grind, but here comes BLOODSTOCK HQ with some news to brighten your week!   If you’ve not picked up your ticket yet, the very popular deposit scheme is now available to help you spread the burden of paying for your 2015 ticket.  Now you …

The highly anticipated final line up for Brighton’s MAMMOTHFEST 2015 has been confirmed! This immense event is somehow giving head bangers even more metal for their money than the previous year with a mighty line up that reflects the huge demand and support MAMMOTHFEST has received since the long awaited …

Feeling the winter chill creeping in?  BLOODSTOCK to the rescue then, with three more bands announced to get you hot under the collar. Norwegian extremists ENSLAVED are added to BLOODSTOCK’s Main Stage next summer.  With a new album due in March 2015 via Nuclear Blast, expect to bang your head …

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has been confirmed to headline the second night of the Steelhouse Festival on Sunday July 26. He joins a line up that already includes Y&T, who perform on the Saturday night, and Tyketto, who will be the main support to Snider on the Sunday. Steelhouse …

Arch Enemy have been confirmed as the headline act for the first ever Dynamo Metalfest, which takes place at the IJssportcentrum in Eindhoven on Saturday July 18. They join Death Angel, Alestorm and Nuclear Assault, with four other acts still to be announced. “We are very pleased with the addition of …

Neurotic Deathfest, which takes place at the 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, from April 17 – 19, have confirmed Obituary as one of the headliners for the 2015 event.  Gorod, Kronos and Holocausto Canibal also have been added to the bill, joining the likes of Bloodbath, Immolation, Hate Eternal and …

Eleven new bands and a theatre play have just been confirmed for TUSKA 2015 line-up. Pioneer of theatrical rock and one of the heavy metal ancestors ALICE COOPER brings his shock rock circus to Tuska main stage. OPETH is set to show off how to master progressive metal on a wide …

Tickets are flying out the door for BLOODSTOCK 2015, the biggest metal party weekend of the year, and now the VIP ‘Serpents Lair’ tickets are available!  Do you like a bit of luxury as part of your festival experience, or just want to hang in the VIP bar with some …

UK TECH-FEST returns in 2015 for its fourth year and kicks things off with a huge band announcement, promising to once again deliver the most forward thinking metal line up the UK has seen.   Technical death metal legends DECAPITATED (UK Exclusive) will be one of the headliners who are …

The wheels are on the road, the sunroof is open, the power chords are blasting and the journey to Download 2015 is well under way. Among the latest fleet of iconic names added to Europe’s biggest rock and metal festival this year is punk icon and Generation X frontman Billy …

IMPERICON Festival is very excited to announce SUICIDE SILENCE (UK Exclusive), STICK TO YOUR GUNS and BLACK TONGUE joining its Manchester UK leg. Having easily sold-out the 1500 cap Ritz in its first year, IMPERICON FESTIVAL 2015 will be at the 2500 cap Manchester Academy. With even more killer bands …

Wacken X-mas calendar announcements is in full flow. Here is a list of last week’s announcements: The first bands revealed on the 1st were STRATOVARIUS and ANGRA. Tuesday 2nd: Shining – Get ready for some melancholy – Shining from Sweden are on the way to the Wacken Open Air 2015! …