|
|
Tis the season for ticket-buying, travel-arranging, and excitement-building as this years festival line-ups get announced. Stay on top of everything and check out our picks of the best festivals taking place this year in the UK and across the world!
|
||
One of the main highlights of the UK festival calendar is set to take place over the August bank Holiday. With over 120 bands confirmed already, two more stages to be announced and tickets already sold out, it's clear that Leeds and Reading should not be missed. |
Headliners: Main stage Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Kings of Leon NME/Radio 1 Faith No More, Lost Prophets and Gossip Lock Up Stage Billy Talent and Rise Against Dance Stage Deadmau5 Festival Republic Bring me the Horizon, La Roux and Marmaduke Duke Other bands playing: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Prodigy, Kaiser Chiefs, Fall Out Boy, Eagles of Death Metal...plus many more. Amazing line up! Check out the news page for more line up details! |
Read our latest festival reviews!:
ATP: The Fans Strike Back Mutiny Festival Slam Dunk Festival Download Dusty Days Festival (Aus) Evolution Festival Ghostfest review - coming soon!! News of festivals coming up this summer:
|
|
Check out the news page for news on the latest tours, releases and festivals. Currently online: Enter Shikari, The Black Lips, The Xcerts, Mouthwash, Children of Bodom, Frank Turner, As I Lay Dying, Mastodon, My Passion, Dear Superstar, Every Time I Die, The Brute Chorus, The Urgency, Static-X, Anthrax...and more!
|
|
PLUS MORE ONLINE NOW: This Distance, The Action Design and an interview with Deaf Havana. We also have many other interviews from last year online now - definitely worth a read!
|
||
![]() |
|
LIVE REVIEWS...Download 2009
"The impressive line-up certainly delivered a special weekend. Bettering it next year would be one hell of a trick." read more.. Mastodon + Valient Thorr + Winnebago Deal
"As the horse from their album’s cover emblazons across the screen and the song brings a gig to a rousing climax in the aftermath it’s become evident that Mastodon are still one of the finest bands of the moment." read more.. The 69 Eyes
"Jyrki69's performance was seemingly flawless - continually drumming up audience participation and weaving his inspired voice into the hearts and minds of the dedicated crowd." read more.. Evolution 2009
"Arriving down on the quayside on a wonderful sunny Sunday morning you could tell there was something special happening, with a great buzz of people in sunglasses all heading the in the same direction." read more.. Slam Dunk
"Hundred Reasons played from their hearts and went down a storm, mixing new tracks with older classics. A fitting end to the festival I'd say. " read more.. |
|
|
Our team of talented photographers have been risking bruises and broken cameras to bring you photos from the latest gigs:
Poison the Well, Bullet for My Valentine, Fightstar, Funeral for a Friend, Lily Allen, Goldie Lookin Chain, Dusty Days Festival 2009, All Forgotten, Electric Six... the list goes on! And more added regularly so keep checking back for more newly added photos, reviews and interviews! |
![]() | ||
|
Have you ever felt that things were getting too much and you found it hard to cope? You're not the only one. Art is the Cure is based on the idea that creative releases can be a positive way of dealing with problems in life. Suzy Witts speaks to Rich, the founder of Art is the Cure about how art can be life saving and life changing. | ||
Have you ever tried a nacho cupcake? Did you ever think that a nacho cupcake was even possible? Neither did we, but we've been proven wrong. Suzy Witts talks to the multi-talented Natalie Slater, creator of US blog Bake and Destroy, about beards, baking and unusual cupcake recipes. | ||
With the latest release of How To Lose Friends & Alienate People, the upcoming release of Star Trek and the rumoured role alongside Nick Frost in the film adaptation of the TinTin comic books - Simon Pegg has developed a strong and devoted cult following around the world. Writer Meghan Player tracks the rise and rise of one of the most loved comedy talents the UK has produced; Simon Pegg. | ||