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Bristols Basement Ghosts Are Back In The City!

The 2012 Bristol Folk Festival will conjure up 'ghosts' from the city’s Seventies cult music scene when it returns next May Bank Holiday.

The Heartbreaks to Release NEW Single 'Delay, Delay'

Morecambe four-piece The Heartbreaks will release new single ‘Delay, Delay’ on April 30th followed by their eagerly awaited debut album ‘Funtimes’ on May 7th, both released on Nusic Sounds.

Y Not Festival Announce The Wombats and more on 2012 lineup

To continue the love we all felt over Valentine's Day, Y Not is delighted to announce the first raft of bands playing at the festival this year.

BrisFest “comes home” to Ashton Court

Bristol City Council has given BrisFest, Bristol’s community music festival, the green light to move the event to Ashton Court Estate later this year. The festival, which will take place on September 22nd and 23rd

Jamie Smith’s Mabon Announce a Spring UK Tour

After a headline appearance at Somerset’s first Frome Folk Festival, award-winning all-male Welsh band Jamie Smith’s Mabon (JSM) will be taking their high energy InterCeltic music to arts centres, village and town halls across England and Wales.

Norman Jay & Many More For Nova Festival

Following on from their exciting announcement at the end of 2011, Nova festival are pleased to reveal their first round of acts and partnerships for this year’s festival taking place on 5th – 8th July 2012.

Glade Exclusive Appearance From Spephan Bodzin

Glade continues it mission to show the UK’s dance music festival scene how it’s done. Following our first line up announcement two weeks ago, we’re proud to give you a second wave of headliners for the main stage at this summer’s event.

Bestival Unveil New Order To Top The Bill Saturday

New Order announced as Saturday headliners for Bestival 2012 plus Friendly Fires, Death In Vegas, Django Django, Daughter, Drums of Death and more live acts & DJs added to the line-up

The Villagers and More Announced for Deer Shed Festival 2012

In the first of several announcements revealing plans for the bigger and bolder Deer Shed Festival 3, the team are thrilled to confirm the Villagers and more for the 2012 festival.

Reach For The Bunting Dance Sensation Head To Upper Street

London's Newest Dance Sensation is about to be born: who needs lasers? Reach For The Bunting! Featuring some of the best dance bands in London alongside the simply radical CLF - a night of complete sweat-busting abandon in the glorious town hall!

Play Fest Launch New Website Release Limited Early Bird Tickets

Play Fest is one of the new kids on the block in the UK festival scene. Coming back with a vengeance as a "terrible two" on a mission, Play Fest has already been turning heads and gaining industry attention. Shortlisted for Best New Festival.

South West Four & The Enigmatic Chase & Status

For Saturday’s coveted headline slot we’re privileged to welcome the world’s most exciting live electronic act, the enigmatic Chase & Status

Frome Folk Festival artists Edey and Power win at BBC Folk Awards

The hotly tipped pair scooped the first award of the evening - Best Duo - before Tim clinched the coveted Musician of the Year title.

Funke and the Two Tone Baby Confirmed for Smugglers Festival

Funke and the Two Tone Baby's second EP, produced by ex-Death in Vegas guitarist, Ian Button, is soon to be released on February 27, 2012.

Chase & Status Confirmed for Clapham's South West Four Weekender

South West Four returns to London’s scenic Clapham Common this August and we are pleased to announce that Chase & Status have been confirmed to headline the Saturday slot.

Colours presents the OFFICIAL after party for New film ‘ECSTASY’

Colours presents the OFFICIAL after party for ‘ECSTASY’, the new film based on the #1 book by Irvine Welsh the author of ‘Trainspotting’.

Edey & Brendan Power to Perform at Frome Folk Festival

England’s newest winter festival just a week away as the cream of British folk acts flock to Frome

KT Tunstall confirmed for Shrewsbury Folk Festival

Scottish singer songwriter KT Tunstall has been confirmed as the final headline act for Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2012.

Hawkwind, Wilko Johnson, Dub Pistols for Off The Tracks Spring Fest

Hawkwind, Wilko Johnson and the Dub Pistols will headline Off The Tracks Spring Festival 2012

Paul Weller to Release new Single 'That Dangerous Age'

'THAT DANGEROUS AGE' is the first single to be taken from Paul’s highly anticipated new album Sonik Kicks (out March 19)