Tickets are going like no tomorrow for our first ever Blog Off! night on Saturday – but you can win one of two pairs of tickets here…
A thoughtful look at the BBC Trust’s proposal to close the Beeb’s digital alternative radio station and its possible repercussions…
We’re bringing three amazing new bands together to play one amazing night at London’s Roundhouse studios in two weeks time. You should come along.
Having lit up the hearts and imaginations of the Hype Machine crowd with new track ‘World Sick, and with their third album “Forgiveness Rock Record” due for release early May, Broken Social Scene have just announced some more UK shows in late June.
Tickets are available at Gigsandtours on Friday morning (19th March 2010)
Saturday 26th June 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy2
Monday 28th June 2010 – Manchester Club Academy
Wednesday 30th June 2010 – London HMV Forum
By Mary Chang on Monday, 22nd February 2010 at 12:00 pm
Updated: 26 February 2010
Yeah, yeah, we’ve all heard of Glastonbury: but have you heard of Rockness Festival? Started in 2006, this festival has been dubbed “the most beautiful festival in the world” and “the only festival with its own monster” because it takes place at yep, you guessed it, Loch Ness. (Or rather Clunes Farm, Dores, near Inverness, Scotland.) This year’s edition will go on 11-13 June and features the headliners dance DJ/producer Fatboy Slim, dub / house / electronica masters Leftfield. And in a stroke of booking genius, the festival will close out Sunday with a headlining doubleheader featuring American rockers the Strokes (in their first live appearance in the UK in 4 years, they are working on a new album) and Vampire Weekend (pictured above), hot on the heels of a sold-out UK tour and the recent release of their second album, ‘Contra’.
Other great acts so far announced include Doves, Ian Brown, Friendly Fires, French electronica artist Vitalic, Paris act Club 75 (making their UK live debut) and hip hop duo dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip (of the current single ‘Get Better’). Radio1 has been announced as the official radio partner of this year’s festival, with the station’s DJs Annie Mac and Rob da Bank hosting their own tented stages. All in all, this sounds like it’s shaping up to be one of the most exciting of the smaller UK festivals!
Tickets range in price from £55 for a single Friday non-camping ticket to £180 for a 3-day VIP camping ticket. For more information on prices and where to buy your tickets, please visit the Rockness Festival Web site.
The current scheduled line-up as is available after the cut.
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By Phil Singer on Tuesday, 9th February 2010 at 11:00 am
The Gaslight Anthem have just announced a string of 2010 UK tour dates in support of their new album which will be called American Slang and will be released in June 2010 on SideOneDummy Records.
Catch them at:
Tuesday 22nd June 2010 – Birmingham Academy 1
Wednesday 23rd June 2010 – Glasgow ABC
Thursday 24th June 2010 – Manchester Academy 1
Saturday 26th June 2010 – London HMV Forum
Tuesday 29th June 2010 – Oxford Academy 1
By Phil Singer on Monday, 30th November 2009 at 12:00 pm
Keane have announced a series of gigs next summer around the UK’s forests.
Tickets cost £32.00 (subject to booking fee) and go on sale at 9.00am Friday 4th December 2009 from ticket hotline tel 01842 814612 or buy online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music & www.keanemusic.com
Thursday 10th June 2010 – Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk,
Friday 11th June 2010 – Pedgebury Pinetum & Forest, Nr Goudhurst, Kent,
Friday 18th June 2010 – Westonbirt Arboretum, Nr Tetbury, Gloucestershire,
Saturday 19th June 2010 – Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Nr Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire,
Friday 25th June 2010 – Dalby Forest, Nr Pickering, North Yorks,
Saturday 26th June 2010 – Cannock Chase Forest, Nr Rugeley, Staffordshire,
By Phil Singer on Monday, 2nd November 2009 at 1:51 pm
Green Day have announced a duo of shows for next June 2010 for Manchester and London stadiums. Expect more dates to be added soon – if they can sell out two nights at Milton Keynes Bowl I’m sure they can sell out Wembley for a couple of nights.
The full supporting line up hasn’t been announced yet, however I’m sure it will have some great bands, and a few extra surprises.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, 6th November at 9am.
Wednesday 16th June 2010 – Manchester Lancashire County Cricket Ground
Saturday 19th June 2010 – London Wembley Stadium
By Phil Singer on Monday, 2nd November 2009 at 1:00 pm
As much as we all love to hate Mick Hucknall and friends (otherwise known as Simply Red), they have had some excellent tunes over their years (and yes, I feel dirty for saying that). They’ve announced a series of shows next summer as part of the annual lineup of Forestry Commission shows.
Tickets are £38.00 each and go on sale at 9.00am this Friday, 6th November 2009 from the ticket hotline on 01842 814612 or buy online
Friday 11th June 2010 – Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk
Saturday 12th June 2010 – Bedgebury Pinetum & Forest, Nr Goudhurst, Kent
Friday 18th June 2010 – Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Nr Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
Saturday 19th June 2010 – Westonbirt Arboretum, Nr Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Friday 25th June 2010 – Cannock Chase Forest, Nr Rugeley, Staffordshire
Saturday 26th June 2010 – Dalby Forest, Nr Pickering, North Yorks
Friday 2nd July 2010 – Delamere Forest, Delamere, Cheshire
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By Phil Singer on Tuesday, 16th March 2010 at 9:00 am
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