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From Tuesday 17 April 2012

Punktastic Clashfinders 2012: #2 – Groezrock

So, we though while we were at the whole clashfinders thing that we’d go ahead and do the whole of Groezrock weekend as well! To see Sunday’s clashfinder, head to http://punktastic.com/clashfinders/PT_CF_GR_SAT_2012.pdf. To see Saturday’s clashfinder, head to http://punktastic.com/clashfinders/PT_CF_GR_SUN_2012.pdf. To keep up with all things Groezrock, head to

Reading/Leeds Lock Up Stage Announced

Reading/Leeds festival are back again this August, and the Lock Up stage is looking excellent! You’ll be able to catch the following bands over the two days of the Lock Up: Friday 24th August (Reading) SOCIAL DISTORTION ANTI-FLAG EVERY TIME I DIE BOUNCING SOULS SAVES THE DAY TOUCHE AMORE A WILHELM SCREAM CEREMONY RANDOM HAND DEAD TO ME STAR FUCKING HIPSTERS PETTYBONE Sunday

Monday 16 April 2012

Alcopop! and Big Scary Monsters announce Alternative Escape showcase, new Alcopop! website

Alcopop! Records and Big Scary monsters will again host an Alternative Escape showcase on the Great Escape weekend in Brighton in 2012, bringing much of their rosters to the seaside cross-city festival for a free-for-everyone all-dayer on Friday May 11th at the Pav Tav. Bands and stage times as it

Hundred Reasons added to Banquet’s Big Day Out

We were worried after the collapse of Sonisphere 2012 at Knebworth that Hundred Reason’s plans for the year were scuppered – thankfully we’ve been proved wrong! Hundred Reasons will play ‘Ideas Above Our Station’ at BBDO, with DJ Zinc also being added today with MC Lars, Jon 1st, Katie Malco,

Devil Sold His Soul and Empires Fade announced for Crash Doubt festival.

Devil Sold His Soul and Empires Fade have been added to Crash Doubt festival. The festival takes place in Lincoln on 2/3 June, and Punktastic have a stage that features No Trigger, Heartsounds, The Skints and many more! Check out all the details at http://www.facebook.com/events/182844605139386/

Friday 13 April 2012

Dustin Kensrue and Mikey Erg for Groezrock

To fill the gaps left in the acoustic stage at Groezrock this year, Dustin Kensrue of Thrice and Mikey Erg of The Ergs will play the festival. Justin plays at 6pm Saturday, and Mikey at 12pm Saturday. The festival takes place in two weeks in Meerhout, Belgium, and you can see

Full details of The Last Jubilee weekender w/Buzzcocks, The Damned and more

Over the Jubilee weekend, ‘The Last Jubilee’ all dayer takes place at Bath racecourse, featuring “the great and the even greater of the world of punk rock from ’77 onwards”. There’s so many bands playing that it’s probably easier for you to check out the details on the poster and

Off The Cuff 2012 announces initial line up

Birmingham’s Off The Cuff Festival have announced their initial line up. It  Takes place at the Flapper in Birmingham from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th July. Friday line up will be headed up by Shapes, Saturday features Three Trapped Tigers, Tall Ships, Funeral Suits and Free School, and Sunday has

Hit The Deck reveals stage times and splits

Next weekend brings Nottingham’s Hit The Deck festival, and they’ve just revealed the stage times and which bands are playing. Which will be handy for avoiding those clashes! Tickets for the event are available now from Alt Tickets For more information on the event, please see: http://www.hitthedeckfestival.com/

Thursday 12 April 2012

More bands for Download, including La Dispute, Feed The Rhino and Yashin

UPDATED: Here’s the full announcement from Download 2012 this afternoon, with 19 new bands in total: Ghost, Saint Jude, Shadows Fall, My Passion, Feed The Rhino, La Dispute, Lawnmother Deth, Six Hour Sundown, Silent Descent, With One Last Breath, The Union, No Americana, Royal Cartel, Tyla, The Dirty Youth, Yashin,