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Example has spoken out about the state of the UK festival market saying he is not surprised so many of them are suffering this year. As anyone who reads music news will know 2012 hasn’t been a great year for festivals with Sonisphere, Big Chill and Oxegen all cancelling their events this year and many other festivals reporting that they … read more»

It’s officially April which means we’ve creeped ever nearer to festival season meaning that now is an OK time to start planning your festival outfit. As any seasoned festival goer will know no matter how well thought out your outfit, no matter how long you’ve spent working out various combinations that are as perfect for … read more»

Dry The River, Spector, We Are The Ocean and Howler are among the first names to be confirmed for this years Great Escape Festival in Brighton. The festival takes place between 10th – 12th May around various venues in Brighton and will also see DZ Deathrays, Zulu Winter, Jamie N Commons Django Django, Hawk Eyes and Grimes playing … read more»

Rockness returns to Lockness this year on the 8th/9th/10th June and the first main acts have now been confirmed and announced for this 2012 edition of the festival. The start of these are Mumford & Sons, Biffy Clyro, Deadmau5, Ed Sheeran and Justice. Also your transport worries are going to be gone this year as The RockNess Express, a … read more»

More acts including Jessie J, Magnetic Man, Best Coast and Miles Kane have been added to the line up for 2012′s Isle of Wight Festival. The acts join the likes of headliners Pearl Jam, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen as well as Example, Dry The River, Noel Gallagher, Wretch 32, Band Of Skulls and The Vaccines during the festival which … read more»

And another one bites the dust… after Oxegen and Glastonbury announced they were taking a year off this year we thought we’d heard the last of festivals closing their gates but we were wrong as The Big Chill festival have today announced they are cancelling this years event. The decision to pull the festival is down to the Olympic … read more»

It may be a little too early to be thinking about sun and festivals but with the Coachella 2012 line up being announced and EVERYONE talking about it, it seemed only fitting that we spread the news further. Key headliners include The Black Keys on Friday, April 13th and 20th; Radiohead on Saturday, April 14th and 21st; and Dr. Dre and Snoop … read more»

In what will be a shock to lovers of the Irish music festival the organisers of Oxegen have announced that the festival wont be going ahead in 2012. Promising it’ll return in 2012 organisers said in a statement, ‘Oxegen like Glastonbury is taking a year off in 2012 and will be back July 2013. Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas … read more»

What with the fact we haven’t even got 2011 over and done with it feels a bit odd to be talking about next Summer’s festivals but never-the-less here we are doing it anyway. This Friday (2nd December) presale tickets for some of the Summer’s biggest music events go on sale. From Friday you’ll be able to buy tickets for … read more»

It might be a bit too soon to be thinking about summer already but lets not forget that there are now only 4 weekends till we say hi to St Nick and after that theres only two months till things start to go green again. In that light we need to remind you that early bird tickets are available for the Great Escape on in May next year. … read more»