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From Tuesday 01 July 2014

Our guide to Sonisphere 2014

Metallica are a band that we photographed at Sonisphere. Because we’ve been big shots for years now. So, we’re in full swing this summer. The return of Sonisphere is more than welcome (we had an absolute blast last time it was in town), and with some big headliners and massive

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Our Guide to Download Festival 2014

letlive. play the Pepsi Max Stage on Friday Ah, the smell of summer. We’ve hit June and that can only mean one thing. Download Festival. We’ve seen some spectacular sets at Download over the past few years, and there’s some giants of Punk Rock at Donington Castle this year.

Thursday 29 May 2014

Our Guide to Camden Rocks 2014

Only in its third non-consecutive year, Camden’s venue-hording rock music extravaganza is almost unrecognisable this time around. Taking place across a mammoth 19 stages in the North London alternative mecca, there’s over 150 guitar led British acts gracing the bill. Designed to showcase home-grown and young artists, Camden Rocks

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Our guide to Slam Dunk Festival 2014

Slam Dunk Festival has fast established itself as the pop-punk mecca of the summer events calendar. With Download attracting hordes of metallers, Sonisphere opening its gates to throngs of classic rockers and V Festival welcoming a collection of dickheads, Slam Dunk has its share of the market well

Monday 28 April 2014

Our Guide to Groezrock 2014

It’s that time of year again! So pull on your sunglasses and crack open a nice, cold can of Jupiler because we’re heading to Belgium for the best weekend of punk rock in Europe. That’s right, it’s Groezrock time! This year sees an awesome line-up descend over the

Thursday 17 April 2014

A guide to Hit The Deck 2014

For the last few years, Nottingham’s Hit The Deck Festival has marked the start of the summer festival calendar for us here at Punktastic. It has consistently bagged big names and pulled in crowds from miles around. Since adding a date in Bristol, the festival has been moving

Wednesday 21 August 2013

Reading Festival Preview: Sunday

Don Broco play their biggest ever show at Reading/Leeds this year For the final part of our Reading previews, we’re taking a look at the Sunday line up with beady eyes, getting us even more excited about the festival kick off on Friday! Check out a playlist of 20 songs

Tuesday 20 August 2013

Reading 2013 Preview: Saturday

We’ve already given you our preview of Friday’s excellent line up at this year’s Reading Festival (move it around to Saturday if you’re heading up north), so we move on to Saturday’s more melodic affair. The main stage may move slightly away from the heavier end of the

Monday 19 August 2013

Reading Festival 2013: The Band Have Their Say (Great Cynics/Gnarwolves/Funeral For A Friend/Decade)

As well as our usual preview features on this year’s Reading/Leeds festivals, we’ve been gathering some musings from bands playing this weekend… the first results of which you can see below… Gnarwolves This is your first ever time playing Reading/Leeds. Did you think you’d be playing the Lock Up stage at

Reading 2013 Preview: Friday

Green Day return to Reading/Leeds after their “secret” slot in 2013 This week, the final countdown to Reading festival will be all you’ll hear about from us. Sorry about that. Not really. Here’s the first of three preview of what bands we’re super excited about and also a playlist to