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Bloc finds out what influenced Gary Numan

Bloc sat down with a selection of headliners from the 2012 festival to talk about who – or what – has influenced them in becoming the artist they are today.

Liverpool Sound City 2012 17-19 May 2012

With an abundance of musical options across this whirlwind 3 day period, festival goers had little chance to grab their breath before heading on to see the next band

Florence + The Machine For Bestival Friday Night

To celebrate the fact that Florence + the Machine will be headlining on Friday night, they have put together a spectacular video message for us rejoicing in our Wildlife theme

Jamie Oliver presents The Big Feastival with Alex James

Jamie Oliver presents The Big Feastival with Alex James will take place on September 1st and 2nd in Kingham, Oxfordshire. An extravaganza of delicious food, sound-tracked by perfect summer sounds, this weekend of top entertainment today reveals...

Pure Love To Play Dot To Dot Festival

Also making their live debuts outside of London are The Internet, the latest project from the creative hot house that is OFWGKTA and an incredible new psychedelic band created by key members of Tame Impala..

SW4 Adds Public Enemy & More

The most enticing live act we have ever showcased at SW4, we are honoured to welcome the greatest hip hop band of all time, the truly legendary Public Enemy.

Wilderness & Future Cinema Announce Festival Takeover

May 17h – Wilderness and Future Cinema proudly announce an exclusive festival film partnership taking over the majestic Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire, 10th-12th August.

Festival No. 6 Announce Death In Vegas

Joining headliners New Order, Primal Scream and Spiritualized will also be Field Music, Everything Everything, Beth Jeans Houghton, Alt-J, Cate le Bon, Jessie Ware, Eugene McGuiness, Clock Opera, The Wave Pictures, Gang Colours, Y Niwl, Sweet Baboo a

Kendal Calling: Riot Jazz presents the Great Puppet Show

The Riot Jazz Brass Band are the artists in residence, the masters of ceremonies who ventured from their arena and graced the main stage last year.

Jersey Live Announce Second Wave Of Acts

With an unspoiled landscape and proximity to the cosmopolitan capital of Jersey, St Helier, it’s the perfect destination festival and Edith Bowman has described it as having “more pulling power than any other small festival”, while Kasabian’s Tom Mei

DJs Darren Emerson & Steve Lawler For Wickerman 2012

Ready to whip festival goers into a techno spin, legendary clubbing talent Steve Lawler will bring his trademark style to the Wickerman crowd for the first time, as he headlines the Skiddle: ‘2012 - A Bass Odyssey’ tent on Friday 20th July.

Ben & Jerry's embark on legendairy UK road trip to meet their Fans

This spring, Ben & Jerry's will be embarking on its most ambitious scooping adventure to date!

100 Days Until Reading and Leeds Festival!

Summer’s kicking in and the countdown to READING & LEEDS FESTIVAL has hit the 100 days mark so it’s time to start planning the most rock and roll weekend of the year.

Hop Farm Festival Announces Final Acts on the Bill!

The Hop Farm Music Festival has released the final acts to be gracing the stages with headliners BOB DYLAN, PETER GABRIEL AND THE NEW BLOOD ORCHESTRA and SUEDE (UK festival exclusive).

New Talent Added to Ibiza and Mallorca Rocks Line-Up

'Rocks' have already bagged a bill of the most in demand festival headliners for the 16 week sun-drenched series of gigs in Mallorca and Ibiza this summer'

Llama Festival of Arts & Music

The festival is a place for discovery, and incredible value festival too - the perfect place to bring the family along to - all just for a £10 weekend ticket.

A Greener Festival Festival Wood Takes Root!

AGF's Helen Wright, Claire O'Neill and Ben Challis made the trip to Scotland to plant the trees, which included 100 trees donated by Big Green Coach from their coach trips to and from events in the 2011 festival season.

Dot Rotten, James Zabiela and more Added to Global Gathering 2012

GlobalGathering the UK’s most diverse and progressive electronic music festival announces additions to the line-up for the 2012 event, taking the list of acts confirmed to undeniable levels of greatness.

T in the Park has its Festival Experience Sorted from A-Z

The countdown is on for T in the Park to open the gates for the weekend of a lifetime between 6th-8th July 2012!

King Charles, Bastille and more added Blissfields Festival

Blissfields Festival, Hampshire’s award-winning and longest running boutique festival, is proud to announce details of it’s 2012 theme, as well as even more quality names for it’s 2012 bill.