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FESTIVAL NEWS: Ramblin’ Man Fair completes Friday and Blues stage line-ups
The full line-ups for the Friday main stage and Sunday’s Blues stage at next summer’s Ramblin’ Man Fair have now been completed.
Read MoreALBUM NEWS: Long lost Gary Moore live recording to be released
A long-archived live recording of one of the last ever live gigs by the Belfast-born guitar legend Gary Moore is to be released to coincide, more or less, with the ninth anniversary of his untimely passing.
Read MoreTOUR NEWS: Biff Byford announces first ever solo dates
Legendary Saxon frontman Biff Byford has announced his first ever solo tour.
Read MoreTOUR NEWS: Frank Turner announces March solo dates
Frank Turner has announced a solo tour for March, his first since 2011.
Read MoreFESTIVAL NEWS: Clutch to play THREE separate sets at Ramblin’ Man Fair
Clutch will play three sets at next summer’s Ramblin’ Man Fair.
Read MoreGIG NEWS: Deaf Havana to headline Marshall Live 2020 showcase
Deaf Havana will headline the Marshall Live showcase when it returns, after a year out, to the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes on 6 June.
Read MoreTOUR NEWS: H.E.A.T to turn it up in May with trio of dates
ÜR-approved Swedish melodic rockers H.E.A.T have announced a trio of headline shows for next May.
Read MoreALBUM NEWS: Kvelertak to get discordant in February
ÜR-approved Norwegian hard rockers Kvelertak will release their fourth studio album, ‘Splid’ (or ‘Discord’ in English) on 14 February, via new label Rise Records.
Read MoreFestival News: Bloodstock announce first Sophie Stage headliners
The first two headliners for Bloodstock 2020’s Sophie Lancaster stage have been announced.
Read MoreFESTIVAL NEWS: Final line-up confirmed for Chaos Theory
The final line-up has been announced for the Chaos Theory Festival, which takes place at The Dome and Boston Music Room on Saturday 29 February to mark the tenth anniversary of the independent London promotion collective, Chaos Theory.
Read MoreFESTIVAL NEWS: Download adds 37 bands to 2020 line-up
Well, it’s fair to say that the first announcement didn’t exactly set the world on fire. Return spots for all three headliners is seldom going to pique interest from the rock and metal world (though we’ll gladly take RATM, AC/DC and Metallica for 2021 – ahem), but Download at least put some solid foundations forward with the addition of Gojira, Korn and Deftones as exceptionally solid back-up. Now Download 2020 is really starting to take shape with the latest announcement dropping a whopping 37 bands onto the line-up for good or ill.
Read MoreALBUM NEWS: Heavy Pettin to let loose with back catalogue re-issues
Classic Scottish rockers Heavy Pettin are to have their entire back catalogue – all three albums of it –released on CD at the end of the month.
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