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Desertfest London Announces Final Bands & Day Splits

Desertfest London announces final bandsand day splits for 2023, including Nebula, Dozer, Fatso Jetson + more Friday 5th May – Sunday 7th May 2023Weekend and day tickets on sale now viawww.desertfest.co.uk Desertfest London has announced the final bands and day-splits for 2023’s line-up, which will be taking place across Camden from Friday …

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BLOODSTOCK reveals first batch of 2023 bands!

BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCES 10 BANDS FOR 2023!HEADLINERS INCLUDE MEGADETH & KILLSWITCH ENGAGE  With BLOODSTOCK 2022 well underway, the festival is thrilled to already be looking ahead and announcing a swathe of awesome bands for the 2023 event, which is set to take place on 10th-13th August 2022 at Catton Park, Derbyshire. Metalcore pioneers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are set …

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BLOODSTOCK – The Final Countdown, 8 days to go!

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FINAL COUNTDOWN TO BLOODSTOCK!  8 DAYS TO GO!! NEW GREEN INITIATIVES INCLUDE PRIZES FOR COLLECTING CUPS, CAMPSITE COMPETITIONS, & SOLAR POWERDON’T MISS BLOODSTOCK’S BLACK ICE-CREAM BLOODSTOCK is gearing up for their best-ever festival and the countdown is ON!  There’s just over a week to go, ‘til the marauding metal hordes thunder …

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Planet Rock’s Roctober announces 3 New Headliners – Reef, Wilko Johnson, and Sweet

Due to the ongoing uncertainty with international travel, Kenny Wayne Shepherd is, unfortunately, unable to make it to UK shores in October. Not to worry though, Planet Rock has recruited incredible new headline bands to headline the three Rocktober dates. Reef will headline Bristol O2 Academy on Saturday 15th October. Wilko Johnson will headline London O2 Shepherd’s …

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BLOODSTOCK 2022 – Latest update

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THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!  79 DAYS TIL BLOODSTOCK 2022! The clock is ticking!  There’s just 79 days left until the marauding hordes thunder their way through the gates of Catton Park, pitch their tents, crack some beers and kick off the best heavy metal weekender of the year!  As is …

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Inaugural Bay-Fest details announced!!

The welsh Seaside town of Colwyn bay will welcome a plethora of bands this Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend as it hosts it’s very first ‘Bay-Fest‘. The event is the brainchild of Chris Price-White, Mark Simcock, Jay Wilson, Steve Rastin, Zoe Ann Rogers and Colwyn Bay Council, and the aim is …

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Damnation 2022 lineup – Two new bands added

US death metal veterans Incantation and English poetic rock outfit 40 Watt Sun are the latest names to be added to this year’s Damnation line-up. The duo will join a bill that already boasts headline sets from Ministry and Converge as well as a UK exclusive performance of At The Gates’ Slaughter of the …

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BLOODSTOCK – ADD TWELVE MORE BANDS!

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If you’re anything like us, you can’t wait to be back in the green fields of Catton Park watching some world-class heavy metal at BLOODSTOCK – and we’re well over halfway there! Is it too soon to start a count down yet?! (136 days to go, in case you were wondering… yes, …

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Stonedead 2022 Opening Poll Winner announced

SATURDAY, 27th AUGUST 2022, NEWARK SHOWGROUNDMICHAEL SCHENKER GROUPVERY SPECIAL GUESTS: THE WILDHEARTS FEATURING: VANDENBERGSTONE BROKEN, H.E.A.T, THE TREATMENT, TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THUNDERMOTHERAND OPENING POLL WINNERS THESE WICKED RIVERS WITH COMPERE Krusher Joule We are delighted to announce that the Opening Poll Winner for STONEDEAD 2022, is These Wicked Rivers. …

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