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Blissfields Festival Confirm Noisettes and Patrick Wolf

Blissfields Festival, Hampshire’s longest running boutique festival, is proud to announce that Noisettes and Patrick Wolf will headline the 12th annual event, returning in 2012 to The Park, Woodmancott on the weekend of 29th June to 1st July.

The Wombats Join Line up For Red Hot Chilli Peppers

As previously annouced Red Hot Chili Peppers will also be joined by grime superstar, Dizzee Rascal (Knebworth ONLY) and Reverend and the Makers.

Monster Plans For Deer Shed Festival 3

Deer Shed Festival = the vibe of a lazy Sunday afternoon in the perfect pub beer garden, sound-tracked by a bill that resembles the 6 Music playlist

Krafty Kuts and many more acts Announced for One Love Festival

We are pleased to confirm The Largest Reggae Film Program ever seen in Europe + 33 new acts and the second phase of the advanced sales for One Love Festival 2012 has just started.

Stop Making Sense Festival Announces an Exciting Addition to Line-Up

Stop Making Sense 2012 just keeps getting better… Announcing a new and very exciting addition to the lineup, this sunshine festival extends beyond the music...

Farm Festival Annouce 2012 Line-up

This summer's festival sees the return of The Boy Least Likely To with support from My Tiger My Timing, The Lovely Eggs and Yes Sir Boss. Fingathing, loaded with new material, will also be joining in the fun alongside the previously announced headlin

Latitude is proud to announce the amazing Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey plus Ben Howard and a whole host of new artists including comedy from Dave Gorman and School of Comedy, literary treats from Sarfarz Manzoor, Simon Armitage and Instigate Debate.

Bristol Folk Festival Announce National Music Award Finalists

The finalists are bands Evening Chorus (from Cardiff) and London-based Common Tongues and Mishaped Pearls plus duos Solarference (Devon/Bristol) and Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker (London/Worcestershire).

Rhythm Festivals: John Cooper Clarke and Ardal O'Hanlon

Rhythm Festival promoter Jim Driver announced today that the comedy stage will be headlined by Irish comedian Ardal O'Hanlon on Saturday 25th and by veteran Punk Poet and comedian John Cooper Clarke on Sunday 26th.

Acts Announced for Play Fest Including Scroobius Pip

Acts just confirmed include festival favourite Scroobius Pip, sunshine maestro Natty, UK Hip-hop king Roots Manuva and headlining the POW! Dance arena are; Toddla T, Shy FX, Jaymo & Andy George and the legendary Zinc. With a handful of headliners sti

Stevie Wonder Signed Exclusivly For Bestival

A man of unparalleled fame, Stevie Wonder is our musical definition of sunshine. From his first number 1 hit, ‘Fingertips, Part 2’ at the age of 13, to the present day, he is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music

The Temper Trap, British Sea Power and more added to Truck Festival

We're pleased to announce that THE TEMPER TRAP, BRITISH SEA POWER, THE LOW ANTHEM, GUILLEMOTS, KING CHARLES, THREE TRAPPED TIGERS, LITTLE COMETS and more will join the Truck festival line up.

Lauryn Hill Confirmed to Play at Indigo2

Ms. Lauryn Hill will be playing a rare, one-off show in the UK this April 14th at the Indigo2 in London.

UB40 & massive UK reggae lineup at Wowfest

there's plenty more going on than just the superb musical line-up to ensure a truly memorable weekend at what promises to be one of the friendliest and enjoyable weekends this summer

Temper Trap Announced For Liverpool Sound City

The Temper Trap, Kids In Glass Houses, James Vincent McMorrow, Django Django, Tim Hecker, Space, The Wedding Present and more announced for 5th Birthday Celebrations.

The Charlatans For Lounge On The Farm Sunday

A plethora of electronic talent will be gracing the dance stage, including legendary breaks duo Scratch Perverts, drum n bass masters Roni Size and Gemini and hotly tipped producers Disclosure and Rudimental

Parklife Weekender 2012 will be its last year at Platt Field

Promoters have now confirmed that 2012 will be the festival’s final year at its current location as plans for ever more impressive production and next-level line-ups supersede the potential of the current venue.

Hit Factory Live With Rick Astley!!

This unmissable show celebrates the legendary Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting and production team, the phenomenal success of Pete Waterman’s PWL label and, above all, the irresistible pop that came to define an era in British music history.

Another Dirty Dozen For Download

Making their Download debut despite a career spanning three decades, Sweden’s most successful rock group EUROPE are confirmed, to bring hits such as ‘The Final Countdown’ and ‘Rock The Night’ to the Donington masses.

System Presents Cocoon In The Park 2012

With his revered label and club of the same name, Cocoon, he has brought techno to the masses all over the world and, most famously, at Amnesia, Ibiza, since the turn of the millennium.