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From Friday 08 May 2015

Hevy Fest add Protest The Hero, Sweet Jesus and more

Hevy Fest have added 12 new bands to their line-up, including a UK exclusive appearance from progressive metal outfit Protest The Hero. The line-up addition also includes hardcore supergroup Sweet Jesus, featuring members of Have Heart, Fucking Invincible, Dropdead and Soul Control. With two special guests still to be announced,

Thursday 07 May 2015

Download Festival goes cashless in 2015

Download will be the first major UK festival to go cashless. Following a variety of festivals further afield, Download is hoping to limit queuing and to improve security by introducing Dog Tags. Ticket holders are asked to visit the Dog Tags website, and to sync their profile and

Wednesday 06 May 2015

Slam Dunk Festival announce special guests and Fresh Blood winner

Slam Dunk Festival 2015 will welcome Bury Tomorrow to their line-up as a very special guest. Having headlined the 3rd stage last year, the melodic hardcore outfit return for one of their last shows in 2015, taking to the Monster Energy Stage. Brothers Dani and Davyd will also

Sunday 03 May 2015

Ieperfest confirm full-line up

Belgian’s independent and vegan hardcore festival Ieperfest have made the final additions to complete their 2015 line-up. Although they are yet to post the festival poster proper on their Facebook or Tumblr, organisers have posted a picture of the poster in full view at this weekend’s Groezrock. The full list

Thursday 30 April 2015

Summerpunks Mini-Fest announced for Dundee

Make-That-A-Take Records have announced that Revenge of the Psychotronic Man, The Fur Coats (USA), The Kimberly Steaks and Rubrics (USA) are to play Summerpunks Mini-Fest in Dundee – all of that for a fiver, 17th July. More punk bands are to be announced for the date, though there are only 25

Saturday 25 April 2015

Punk Rock Holiday adds Teenage Bottlerocket, The Smith Street Band and more

As if the line-up for this years Punk Rock Holiday in Slovenia wasn’t excellent enough already, they have added even more great names. Teenage Bottlerocket, The Smith Street Band, The Exploited, Raised Fist, Jaya The Cat, and Venerea will now join the likes of previously announced names Less

Friday 24 April 2015

Camden Rocks add 25 more bands

Camden Rocks have added another 25 bands who join the likes of Skindred, New Model Army, Funeral For A Friend, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, and many more. The festival will take place in various venues across Camden, London, and will see a huge

Fury Fest reveal day and stage splits

Liverpool’s Fury Fest has revealed the stage splits. Scheduled to take place on the 2nd and 3rd May 2015, the festival will be headlined by Motion City Soundtrack and Man Overboard. The sunday sees the event split across two stages, with the second headlined by Trash Talk. Motion City

Thursday 23 April 2015

Impericon Fest reveal stage times

The Manchester based Impericon Fest has revealed the official stage times. Scheduled to take place on the 4th May 2015, the festival will be headlined by Suicide Silence, joined by The Ghost Inside, Whitechapel, Stick To Your Guns and more. We are still running our Impericon competition, giving

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Alcopop! Records and Big Scary Monsters reveal annual The Alternative Escape line-up

Alcopop! Records and Big Scary Monsters have unveiled the bands taking to the stage in Brighton as part of their annual The Alternative Escape event. Coinciding with The Great Escape, and offering a free alternative, the one-day festival will take place at the Pavilion Tavern (The Pav Tav)