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From Friday 23 October 2015

Descendents join Rebellion 2016 line-up

Legendary punk outfit Descendents have been confirmed as one of many acts appearing at Rebellion in Blackpool in 2016. Scheduled to take place from the 4th to the 7th August at the city’s Winter Gardens, the Californian four-piece join the likes of Stiff Little Fingers and The Damned. Having began

Wednesday 21 October 2015

Rammstein confirmed as third Download Festival headliner

German industrial metal powerhouse Rammstein have been confirmed as the third Download Festival headliner, taking to the Main Stage on Friday 10th June. The band will join Black Sabbath, who head up the festival on Saturday 11th, and Sunday’s Iron Maiden. The announcement appears to have been made early following

Monday 19 October 2015

Download Festival announce their first 2016 headliner

Download Festival organisers have announced the first of their 2016 headliners. Iron Maiden will take the top Main Stage slot at the event on Sunday 12th June. With the remaining headliners being announced as the week continues, the latest returning act joins a wealth of prior international superstars, including last

Might As Well Fest II confirmed for March 2016

Sponsored by Punktastic and Merch Mouth, Might As Well Fest II is organised in collaboration between Speaking Tongues, What Ever Happened To P Rock? and Disconnect Disconnect Records. The line-up will be confirmed very soon, with Astpai, River Jumpers, Six Time Champion and more gracing the inaugural event last month. With

Friday 16 October 2015

Southampton welcomes So Punk Fest II this November

Southampton DIY promoters Above The Waters have joined with Failure By Design Records for So Punk Fest II, taking place at The Joiners on Sunday 29th November 2015. With the inaugural event held at Avondale House in May, the festival’s second outing welcomes the newly confirmed Homebound and Wallflower, alongside

Manchester’s Carefully Planned Festival takes place this weekend

Manchester alt/punk/ indie extravaganza ‘A Carefully Planned Festival’ (ACP) takes place this weekend. It’s staged over a host of venues in the Northern Quarter of the city and has 153 bands confirmed for the two days. Hindsights, Best Friends and grunge-rock songstress Hannah Lou Clark are some of the highlights

Thursday 15 October 2015

Oxjam Band of the Year offers chance to play Leeds Festival

Oxjam are offering a lucky band the opportunity to play Leeds Festival in 2016. With bands still able to submit themselves for the competition, voting is now open for a range of acts from various genres. Lincolnshire hardcore mob They Say Fall and London alternative electro-rockers More Than Most currently

Wednesday 14 October 2015

Jera On Air Annouces Dates for 2016

We had a blast at Jera on Air this year and the festival have just announced the dates for next year! Held at Ysselsteyn in the Netherlands, it will be back to get rowdy on June 24th-25th. Line up announcements are coming soon but for now check out

Tuesday 13 October 2015

Nothing But Thieves added to Community Festival

This November, Community LDN Festival will take over venues across Hoxton and Shoreditch for three days of new and emerging talent. Taking place across 11 venues in the area, each will host a selection of artists from a wide range of genres, all tipped to make good in 2016. Community

Monday 12 October 2015

Gorilla Biscuits, Modern Life Is War, and Touche Amore to play Togetherfest

Togetherfest have announced the initial line-up for next years event in London. It will be headlined by NYHC legends Gorilla Biscuits, who will be joined by Modern Life Is War, Touche Amore, and GWLT, with more bands due to be announced. Togetherfest will take place on March 6th