Let’s dance! at Rock Werchter

From rock, pop, metal, indie, dance and urban to singer-songwriters. It’s all possible at Rock Werchter. Seven names have been added to the line-up. All of them are highly danceable. Gesaffelstein will play at the festival on Thursday, July 3. The Subs will play a day later, on Friday, July 4. On Saturday, July 5 the beats of SBTRKT,Trentemøller and Moderat will resound. Rudimental and Chase and Status are confirmed on Sunday, July 6. The line-up for Rock Werchter 2014 currently includes 50 names. More names will be added to the bill soon.

Names confirmed so far for Rock Werchter 2014 – in alphabetical order: Agnes Obel, Angus and Julia Stone, Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, Bastille, Biffy Clyro, Birdy, Chase and Status, Crystal Fighters, Damon Albarn, Dropkick Murphys, Ellie G...

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Chromeo and Moderat confirmed for Roskilde Festival 2014

From iconic party pioneers to naughty disco and experimental electronica – Denmark’s Roskilde Festival adds five electronic artists to this summer’s line-up in the form of Chromeo, Forest Swords, James Holden, Kavinsky and Moderat.

Roskilde Festival continues to announce new music for this year’s line-up.

Now five artists are added to the electronic part of the line-up providing both uninhibited party feeling and innovative experimental electronica.

CHROMEO (CA) delivers naughty pop disco – the Canadian duo seem to live and breathe 80s culture. Their music sounds fresh and crisp and is delivered with full knowledge of one pure and beautiful ambition: to make the audience dance the night way and make 2014 unforgettable.

FOREST SWORDS (UK) is a kind of vocal-less mixture o...

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Kadavar in Tolmin!

Time travel is no longer science fiction, but a perfectly feasible journey and Kadavar can take you there! The Berlin trio creates rock in genuine manner, still remembered from the good old days when music was still an art. There is definitely some art in Valient Thorr as well! They bring a good portion of humor, thought-provoking lyrics and the skills of conjuring some videos from outer space, produced only with some small magic auxiliaries. You might now think: ”Aww.. c’mon!” Watch the video. They already rocked club stages all over Europe and played as opening act for W.A.S.P. – Alpha Tiger are one of the most popular German newcomer bands that are rising from the underground. This is heavy metal at its finest – soaked in young blood! Similar to Metalsteel, who reveal you that also ...

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Sziget Festival: new names in the 2014 line-up

The organizers of Sziget have announced a new list of all-star names, already confirmed for the 2014 event. In the heart of Budapest Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Skrillex, Jake Bugg and London Grammar will also perform. The Island of Freedom is held between 11-18 August.

Sziget has already revealed some names from the 2014 line-up, as Queens of the Stone Age, Placebo, Klaxons, Stromae, Calvin Harris, Imagine Dragons, Bastille and now they have announced a new bunch of names. Sziget is known for diverse and colorful programs and the newly confirmed acts are also representing all genres, perfect for music lovers in all style. The new names are…

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are one of the most celebrated and shiniest stars on the hip-hop map of the United States...

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Kadavar invades Tolmin

Time travel is no longer science fiction, but a perfectly feasible journey and Kadavar can take you there! The Berlin trio creates rock in genuine manner, still remembered from the good old days when music was still an art. There is definitely some art in Valient Thorr as well! They bring a good portion of humor, thought-provoking lyrics and the skills of conjuring some videos from outer space, produced only with some small magic auxiliaries. You might now think: ”Aww.. c’mon!” Watch the video. They already rocked club stages all over Europe and played as opening act for W.A.S.P. – Alpha Tiger are one of the most popular German newcomer bands that are rising from the underground. This is heavy metal at its finest – soaked in young blood! Similar to Metalsteel, who reveal you that also ...

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Vill du namnge Bråvallafestivalens scener?

Har du alltid drömt om att få namnge en festivalscen? Nu har du chansen. Sveriges största festival ska nämligen döpa om sina scener och det görs via en tävling där alla kan lämna förslag. Fram till och med 20 februari kan du lämna dina förslag på vad Bråvallafestivalens scener ska döpas om till.

Under fjolårets succépremiär för Bråvallafestivalen i Norrköping hade scenerna fått sina namn från olika färger. Nu ska festivalens största scener – Blue och Green – samt ytterligare tre scener få nya namn. Fram till och med 20 februari tas förslag emot via Bråvallafestivalens Facebooksida. Därefter kommer en jury att plocka ut de bästa förslagen. Dessa går sedan vidare till en publik omröstning, där de slutgiltiga vinnarna kommer att koras.

De fem vinnande bid...

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Bastille, Biffy Clyro, Miles Kane, The Wombats, Midlake and London Grammar also at Rock Werchter 2014

Six new names for Rock Werchter 2014. Miles Kane, The Wombats and London Grammar are due at Werchter on Thursday 3 July. Biffy Clyro and Midlake on Saturday 5 July. Bastille joins the bill for Sunday 6 July. As of today, there are 37 names on the Rock Werchter bill. That means we’ve booked about half the bands. More bookings to follow soon.

An overview of the bands announced so far for each day of Rock Werchter 2014:

  • Thursday 3 July: Metallica, Placebo, Damon Albarn, Skrillex, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Dropkick Murphys, Miles Kane, The Wombats, London Grammar, Valerie June
  • Friday 4 July: Arctic Monkeys, Ellie Goulding, Major Lazer, Jack Johnson, Crystal Fighters, The 1975, The Naked and Famous
  • Saturday 5 July: Pearl Jam, The Black Keys, Pixies, Triggerfinger, Im...
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Damon Albarn and Interpol confirmed for Roskilde Festival

Extraordinary musical chameleon Damon Albarn brings his first solo album to this year’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark. The line-up also includes dark alternative rock from Interpol and Warpaint.

Damon Albarn incarnates like few others Roskilde Festival’s ambitions: Quality, curiosity and exploration go hand in hand. Throughout his impressive career, he has been around Brit pop, Afro pop, alternative rock and even Chinese opera.

Later in 2014, Damon Albarn releases his first solo album, entitled Everyday Robots, and on that occasion he is confirmed for a live show at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival.

Roskilde Festival’s program director Anders Wahren says:

”Roskilde Festival’s audience has grown quite familiar with Damon Albarn because of his previous shows here with Blur and Gorill...

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Earl Sweatshirt confirmed for Roskilde Festival 2014

Roskilde Festival 2014 offers more contemporary US hip hop acts with the mythical Earl Sweatshirt flanked by rising stars A$AP Ferg and World’s Fair.

Earl Sweatshirt is just 19 years old, and he’s already entered the second phase of his career.

Once he was the mysteriously absent member of West Coast collective OFWGKTA, and now he has returned to the stage with his solo album Doris from 2013 which ranks among the most acclaimed hip-hop releases in the past year.

He is now confirmed for a show at this year’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark.

Roskilde Festival’s programme director Anders Wahren says:

”Earl Sweatshirt one of the most outstanding representatives of American hip hop right now...

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Kanye West intar Bråvallafestivalen!

Först släppte han en av historiens starkaste raptrilogier, sen lyfte han blicken, vidgade inspirationskällorna och bröt helt ny mark. Med ”808s & Heartbreak”, ”My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” och fjolårshöjdaren ”Yeezus” har Kanye West konsekvent överraskat, överträffat och flyttat gränserna för hur nutida musik kan, bör och ska låta. Nu är det klart att Kanye West kommer till Bråvalla!

Sedan debuten 2004 har Kanye West hållit ett högt tempo. Han har hunnit med sex solostudioalbum, en orkestrerad liveskiva samt Jay Z-samarbetet ”Watch The Throne”. Det är bara att konstatera att Kanye West är en av samtidens mest produktiva världsstjärnor. Och det mest imponerande är hur han aldrig missar...

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