Worldwide Festivals

KINGS OF LEON, JAY-Z and THE VERVE will headline this year’s Glastonbury festival. The brothers FOLLOWILL will top the bill on the opening Friday night (June 27), hip hop heavyweight Jay follows a day later (June 28), while Wigan’s finest rock beasts will close the bash on the Sunday (June 29). Co-organiser EMILY EAVIS said: “We are over the moon about these acts playing, all of which bring something completely different Glastonbury. “Kings of Leon have played several times, from starting in the new bands tent a few years back. They are one of the most exciting live bands around, and this feels like their moment to finally headline the pyramid. “We see the…

Did you get your Glastonbury ticket yesterday? Or are you giving it a miss this year? More and more Brits say they are ditching UK festivals and heading to Europe. Many fans have told Newsbeat they are fed up with the rain, and reckon events across the channel work out better value. Suzy Cook, 28, is a receptionist in Bedford. She has already booked tickets for the Pinkpop festival in the Netherlands in May. There is a poster she has printed off the internet sellotaped above her desk, and she has scribbled the details in her diary using an enormous pink highlighter. Rage Against the Machine, Editors, Foo Fighters, KT Tunstall and Groove Armada are among th…

Sept 26-28 Requested time off from work and it was approved. Didn't get picked for the super cheap ticket lotto but I'm hoping for better luck tomorrow on Groundsquirrel Day :D

The Impossible Music Festival is the biggest festival weekend of your life. We're busting out epic live sets all weekend from Friday September 19 – Sunday September 21. You'll hear live shows from some of the biggest names in music. An impossible line up of bands past and present. One set every hour across the Impossible Music Festival weekend. This radio event is broadcast by the government run youth radio station Triple J. The station has been recording live concerts all over Australia for the past 35 years. They hold well over 1000 concerts in their enormous archives. In 2005 the station celebrated 30yrs by playing 55 of their best recordings ranging from AC/DC fro…

Who's worth seeking out this weekend in London and Leeds? As the technicians set about transforming two of the nation's greenest spaces for four days of Pop, Indie and Dance legends (as well as the ubiquitous handful of Nu Rave acts), Sound Generator looks ahead for a selection of old and new favourites playing at London's Hyde Park and Leeds' Harewood House this coming weekend. Thursday, London/Friday, Leeds Satellite Party - Perry Farrell's new outfit take to the Main Stage on Thursday afternoon after two years of low-key preparation. Assembled of former Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros members, the band are veterans in the live field despite debut album,…

Is anyone going to this??? I got a one day pass for Friday's festivities.... Radiohead is headlining that day, as well as Saturday.... here's the line ups: Friday, August 8th Blue Comet Radiohead Underworld The New Pornographers Michael Franti & Spearhead The Go! Team Bullet Girl Talk CSS Forro in the Dark Juana Molina Little Brother Queen of the Valley Andrew Bird Grizzly Bear Mates of State Duffy Saturday, August 9th Blue Comet Radiohead Kings of Leon Animal Collective Metric Chromeo Bullet The Roots The Black Angels The Virgins The Felice Brothers Alberta Cross Queen of the Valley Sia…

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COULD Manchester be on the verge of staging its own annual Glastonbury- style pop festival? Big hitters in the Manchester music scene are already in secret talks to establish the inaugural music festival next summer and are confident that the event could become a regular feature on the calendar to rival the Carling Festival in Reading and Leeds, the V Festival in Stafford and Chelmsford, and T In The Park in Scotland. Although discussions are still at a very early stage, my spies tell me that a think-tank of locally-based music industry movers and shakers are formulating plans for an open-air event and are looking at a range of sites, including Heaton Park, as the p…

August 1st-3rd at Grant Park in Chicago, IL. "Confirmed" Lineup so far: MAJOR MEDIA Dierks Bentley (http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080214/NEWS/802130312/1006/NEWS) Bloc Party (http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?Content=V-BILCHGP&By=Venue&PSKey=Y&StartSearch.x=10&StartSearch.y=10) Does it Offend You, Yeah? (http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/interviews/4408) John Butler Trio (http://www.smh.com.au/news/stay-in-touch/unlikely-recruit-for-delta-force/2008/03/06/1204779965382.html) Radiohead (http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2008/03/radiohead-nine.html) Nine Inch Nails (http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.…

Hey! A work colleague is trying to get 1 weekend ticket for the above at face value if posible? Anyone got any going spare or know anyone who has? Cheers, Jen

Okay......You may not of heard of it but It is the annual music festival held on Scarborough beach....yes beach (NO MUD!!!!!!!!!)....And another thing....IT IS FREE! And you don't need a ticket, just turn up on the beach! Last year artists playing there included: The Hoosiers, Amy MacDonald, Foals, Dykeenees, David Jordon and Six Nation State, and the year before that The Fratellis and MC Devvo was there, lol....and even a few years ago they had the Kaiser Chiefs (back then they were called Parva!) It's great, this year the only confimed act so far is 'One Night Only' but more are to be confirmed soon! It is to be held between 14-17 August on Scarborough's South Ba…

Here comes the sun: Thousands pitch up early at Glastonbury as forecasters predict a dry festival... well, mostly By Dan Newling Last updated at 10:26 PM on 25th June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories In a year when Glastonbury has been criticised for abandoning its musical roots, it will console the purists that at least one thing has stayed the same: the festivalgoers' penchant for excess. As thousands of revellers descended on the field site in Somerset yesterday, many had come laden with amounts of alcohol that were prodigious even by rock star standards. Enlarge Some of the first festival revellers smile as they arrive at the Glas…

YOU may have heard of only a handful, but there are in fact more than 450 music festivals taking place in the UK this year. That means you can choose from roughly 30 events every weekend during the summer season, which kicked off last week with the Isle Of Wight and Download festivals, and ends, also on the Isle of Wight, with Bestival which takes place September 5-7. Festivals are now big business, with more people attending than ever before. Live music in general is currently a booming industry, and in the face of record labels collapsing and uncertainty surrounding the future and format of recorded music, performing live provides a sure-fire way of bands to make …

Next weekend sees the biggest music event of the year for the UK, as an estimated 170,000 people descend on the muddy fields of Glastonbury for its annual Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts. This year the festival - held on Worthy farm in Somerset, south west England - caused controversy after the three headline acts were revealed as indie legends The Verve, rock 'n' rollers Kings of Leon and rap mogul Jay-Z. Upon hearing that Jay-Z was to take one of the prestigious slots, outraged Oasis guitarist and rock 'n' roll traditionalist Noel Gallagher - who headlined the festival in 2004 - stormed against his inclusion on the bill. Noel ranted: "If it ain't broke…

Michael Eavis hints at artists for 2008 festival Michael Eavis has been speaking about this year's - and has even hinted at who might be making an appearance. Although refusing to reveal any names from the line-up, when pushed by BBC Points West programme he hinted, "I'm putting on a black American headliner, who’s absolutely terrific." He added that the artist will specifically appeal to the younger audience, whom many claimed were missing from last year's event. Kanye West is one of the favourites to filll this gap, although Jay-Z, Beyonce and Alicia Keys are possibilities as they may all be touring during 2008. Also asked about the probability that A…

Oporto 4-5 July 4th July Xutos & Pontapés + Orquestra de Jazz Hot Club ZZ Top Love and Rockers David Fonseca Crowded House Pete Tha Zouk 5th July Jamiroquai Paolo Nutini Morcheeba Jorge Palma Cla Brand New Heavies Sexy Sound System ----- Lisbon 9th - 10th July 9th July Iron Maiden Slayer Avenged Sevenfold Rose Tatoo Lauren Harris Tara Perdida 10th July DJ Tiësto Digitalism Beck Mika Duran Duran Mesa (com Rui Reuninho) ---------- :dance: I hope i can attend to Oporto one :dance: althouth 10th July sounds pretty interesting too :D

30.05.2008 PALCO MUNDO Lenny Kravitz Amy Winehouse Ivete Sangalo Paulo Gonzo TENDA ELECTRÓNICA Paul van Dyk Axwell Diego Miranda Mary Zander SUNSET Sam the Kid Cool Hipnoise Ricardo Azevedo Lúcia Moniz Philharmonic Weed 31.5.2008 PALCO MUNDO Bon Jovi Alanis Morissette Skank Alejandro Sanz TENDA ELECTRÓNICA Carl Cox Christian Smith Francois K Carlo Dall'anese SUNSET Expensive Soul Sara Tavares João Gil Tito Paris Marisa Pinto NBC Verónica Larrenne 01.06.2008 PALCO MUNDO Rod Stewart Joss Stone Tokio Hotel Xutos & Pontapés 4Taste Just Girls Docemania TENDA ELECTRÓNICA David Morales SUNSET Boss AC Vitorino Ala do…

Isn't "Virgin" supposed to mean something that hasn't been done before? If you're like many music fans in Calgary today, you're probably feeling disappointed -- and maybe a little cheated -- to see the been-there, done-that lineup of Calgary's first Virgin Festival. The Tragically Hip and Stone Temple Pilots: Two huge bands in the days of cassette tapes, grunge and Seinfeld, and now the headlining acts at Virgin Festival Calgary. To quote the razor wit of one Facebook wag: "Stone Temple Pilots and The Tragically Hip ... wow, it's gonna be the hottest festival of 1998." If you're the type whose musical tastebuds tingle to Tom Jones or The Wiggles -- both wi…

http://www.rockwerchter.be Thursday July 3 Main Stage The Chemical Brothers (01:00-02:30) R.E.M. (22:50-00:20) Lenny Kravitz (20:40-22:10) MIKA (19:00-20:00) Counting Crows (17:30-18:30) Air Traffic (16:15-17:05) Pyramid Marquee 2ManyDJ's (00:12-02:12) Soulwax (22:10-23:02) Shameboy (20:35-21:35) The National (19:00-20:00) Vampire Weekend (17:35-18:25) Modern Skirts (16:25-17:10) Friday July 4 Main Stage Moby (23:30-01:00) Neil Young (20:50-22:50) The Verve (19:15-20:15) Jay-Z (17:40-18:40) Babyshambles (16:05-17:05) Slayer (14:35-15:35) Monza (13:20-14:05) The Black Box Revelation (12:10-12:55) Pyramid Marquee Digitalism (23:00-00:15)…

Michael Eavis has confirmed that the mystery “black American” headliner of Glastonbury will be Jay-Z. Speaking to BBC Somerset Eavis revealed that he had booked the Rap star in an attempt to break with Glastonbury tradition. He said: "He will appeal to the young people and under-25s for sure, so that's a big pull for them. "It's not like the traditional one we do, like Radiohead, Coldplay and Muse and Oasis." Jay-Z joins Neil Diamond on the bill for the festival which takes place over the weekend of June 27-29. Registration for Glastonbury tickets opened today (February 1) and fans have until March 15 to lodge their interest before tickets go on sale o…

Introduction by John Walsh Saturday, 26 April 2008 Whatever did British people do in summer before there were music festivals? Did we spend our weekends planting sweet peas in the garden? Or flooring pints in the pub? Of course we knew festivals existed somewhere. We knew the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was going on; it had been luring revellers into its muddily spaced-out embrace since the early Seventies. Gradually it was joined by Reading, then Leeds, then the Monsters of Rock Festival at Donington Park if you fancied banging your head with other heavy metal zealots to the subtle riffs of AC/DC and the mighty Maiden. But that, by and…

AS THE clocks changed a couple of weeks ago and spring is upon us, I watched with interest this week to see one of the UK's leading music festivals, Glastonbury, sell more than 100,000 tickets within 24 hours. Cast your mind back to the last couple of Glastonburys when the headlines were all about the mud and the rain. It is still staggering that music festivals of this scale are attracting such huge audiences. Recent years have seen huge growth in the outdoor festival market, but organisers have warned this year that so many big events are happening that some are likely to flop as consumers tighten their belts. As organisers compete for the big names to draw the…

The only new info are the days: Must wait yet to know which bands will come this year. hope that Coldplay will be there. FIB Website

Nitzer Ebb Mando Diao Kispál és a Borz Kaizers Orchestra Gentleman & The Far East Band The Good the Bad and the Queen The Chemical Brothers Gogol Bordello Laurent Garnier Pink Madness The Rakes The Hives Nine Inch Nails Babylon Circus Razorlight Sinéad O'Connor Faithless Sportfreunde Stiller !!! Tankcsapda Tool Eagles of Death Metal Juliette and the Licks Chris Cornell The Killers leaders,anyone going??? Im there