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Field Day announces first wave of bands
28/01/2009 – 12:42 PM | No Comment
Field Day announces first wave of bands

On the Saturday 1st August Field Day returns to Victoria Park for its
third annual summer extravaganza. Field Day will be one of this
summer’s essential festivals and with early bird tickets already sold
out, you need to …

ORBITAL ANNOUNCED AS SCOTTISH FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE FOR ROCKNESS
27/01/2009 – 3:27 PM | No Comment
ORBITAL ANNOUNCED AS SCOTTISH FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE FOR ROCKNESS

Trailblazing duo to reunite for summer mega show in Scottish Highlands
ROCK NESS organisers today confirmed influential electronic timelords
ORBITAL are set to reform for a headline mega show at the Highland
festival this summer.
Celebrating 20 years of …

Glade festival- new site for 2009
27/01/2009 – 3:02 PM | No Comment
Glade festival- new site for 2009

‘Louder. Later and Longer’ is what Glade 2009 (Thurs July 16th – Sun
19th) promises, having now found and secured the new site they were
looking for! After looking at several choices they have finally
settled on a …

Oasis to headline Benicassim 09
27/01/2009 – 3:00 PM | No Comment
Oasis to headline Benicassim 09

Oasis Confirmed to Headline FIB Heineken Benicàssim Festival 09 –
15th Anniversary
Benicàssim are proud to announce that Oasis is the latest band to be
confirmed to headline the 4 day event in Spain.
Oasis will be joined by …

First bands for Isle of Wight fest announced
22/01/2009 – 5:52 PM | No Comment
First bands for Isle of Wight fest announced

The Prodigy have been announced as the first headliners for this years Isle of Wight festival. The band will headline Friday June 12 with support from Basement Jaxx.
Friday will also see sets from Pendulum and …

READING AND LEEDS TICKET INFO
12/01/2009 – 7:06 PM | No Comment
READING AND LEEDS TICKET INFO

IMPORTANT TICKET NEWS
Festival Republic, promoters of the Reading and Leeds Festival, wish
to make it clear that NO tickets are currently available for this
year’s festival following the appearance of websites claiming to be
selling tickets for this …

Beachdown Festival Adds Local Talent To Lineup
11/01/2009 – 6:56 PM | No Comment
Beachdown Festival Adds Local Talent To Lineup

Following on from the success of last years’ inaugural event,
Beachdown Festival is continuing its promise to support local talent
and has already booked a strong line up of new and emerging Brighton acts.
The festival, which returns …

Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition
09/01/2009 – 12:01 PM | No Comment
Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition

ONLY THREE WEEKS TO GO FOR CHANCE TO PLAY AT GLASTONBURY!
The deadline is fast approaching for unsigned artists and bands who want the chance to play on one of the main stages at this year’s …

2009 Liverpool Soundcity dates announced!
08/01/2009 – 3:30 PM | No Comment
2009 Liverpool Soundcity dates announced!

With Liverpool’s reign as ‘European Capital of Culture’ ending this
Saturday, SoundCity aims to keep the legacy well and truly alive…
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, SoundCity is a
melting pot for heavyweights and …

Headliners for Rockness 2009 announced
08/01/2009 – 3:28 PM | No Comment
Headliners for Rockness 2009 announced

We at Festival Monster are pleased to announce the headlining acts for Scottish music fesitval Rockness 2009 will be Basement Jaxx and The Prodigy.
Basement Jaxx will play their first festival date in two years and …