Month: May 2013

Gojira set to destroy Bloodstock

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BLOODSTOCK are thrilled to announce that French super-heavyweights and Metal Hammer Golden God Award ‘Best Live Band’ nominees, GOJIRA, have been added to the Saturday line-up.   Still basking in plaudits for current album, ‘L’Enfant Sauvage’, the earthquake-inducing four-piece stole the show on the recent 2013 Jagermeister UK tour.  Frontman Joe Duplantier enthuses, “Hey everybody!  We are super excited to play Bloodstock again this year, we had an amazing time back in 2010.  Looking forward to seeing all of our UK fans again and kicking your asses!”   Sure to be one of the live highlights of the weekend, cast your eyes over this festival clip of fan-favourite track ‘Flying Whales’ and see the treat that Bloodstock’s in for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRIVJ7aLHTE.  Oui, oui!  Tres bien!!!

Bloodstock 2013

Need a lift to BLOODSTOCK?  Or driving there and want some cash for the empty seats in your car?  BLOODSTOCK have linked with GOCARSHARE to make it easy.  Simply register where you’re travelling to/from, or the route you’re taking, and then wait for drivers/passengers to get in touch!  GOCARSHARE is integrated with Facebook, so you can check out the profiles of your possible travel buddies.  Learn more at: http://gocarshare.com/page/about.  Plus… if you’re the driver, be in with a chance to win FREE VIP camping for you and your passengers in the 'Serpents Lair' when you GOCARSHARE to BLOODSTOCK.   Log your journey before 1st August to receive a qualifying car bumper sticker!  For details on how to find your ride or fill your car, click through to http://gocarshare.com/festival/bloodstock.

More club promo nights have also been added for May, June and July, so get along to one of the following events, check out some tunes from BLOODSTOCK bands old and new, and get in with the chance of winning tickets or related giveaways.

Fri 17th May MIDDLESBROUGH The Empire / SUNDERLAND The Independent

Sat 18th May NORWICH The Waterfront / MANCHESTER Jabez Clegg

Sat 25th May GLASGOW The Cathouse / BIRMINGHAM Eddie’s Rock Club / CARDIFF Bogiez

Fri 31st May NOTTINGHAM The Maze

Sat 1st June MANCHESTER Satan's Hollow / STOKE-ON-TRENT  Bunker 13 / SHEFFIELD The Corporation / HIGH WYCOMBE Bucks Uni Student Union

Sat 15th June NORWICH The Waterfront

Fri 21st June    MIDDLESBROUGH The Empire

Sat 22nd June CAMBERLEY The Agincourt / LANCASTER V Bar

Mon 24th June  READING Sakura

Fri 28th June   LONDON Elektrowerkz / ABERDEEN Korova

Sat 29th June SUTTON BRIDGE The Gathering / BIRMINGHAM Eddie's Rock Club / CARDIFF Bogiez / GLASGOW Classic Grand / NOTTINGHAM The Salutation Inn

Sun 30th June EXETER Cavern Club

Thu 4th July     LONDON The Purple Turtle

Fri 5th July        NEWCASTLE Newcastle Uni

Sat 6th July      BRIGHTON Belushi's Below / SHEFFIELD The Corporation / BIRMINGHAM The Asylum / MANCHESTER Jabez Clegg

Sat 13th July    LONDON The Garage

Fri 19th July     SUNDERLAND The Independent / MIDDLESBROUGH The Empire

Sat 20th July    NORWICH The Waterfront

Fri 26th July     ABERDEEN Korova / LONDON Elektrowerkz / GLASGOW The Cathouse

Sat 27th July    BIRMINGHAM Eddie's Rock Club / CARDIFF Bogiez / NOTTINGHAM The Salutation Inn

Sat 3rd Aug      SHEFFIELD The Corporation

Sun 4th Aug     EXETER Cavern Club

For more travel options, including details of coaches from all over the country and shuttles from local train stations, visit: http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/pages/travel-info.

Farmfestival announce more names and songwriting competition!

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Farmfestival are renowned for championing new music so this year they are offering the prize of a slot at the festival to anyone who can come up with a spark of lyrical genius this summer.
 
Your task to win the prize is to write and film a song which includes farm/farmfest/farmfestival in its title or lyrics. This can take the form of a cover, twisted to fit the brief or a totally original piece – the more inventive and relevant to the festival, the better!
 
Entries need to be filmed and uploaded to youtube/vimeo and posted to Farmfestival Somerset on their Facebook page by June 24th.
 
Judging will be based on inventiveness with the theme, and songwriting. Social media interaction, comments and plays will also come into consideration, as a sign of fan engagement.

 
For full competition details visit:
http://www.farmfestival.co.uk/
 
The festival have also announced Bristol talent, Mr.Woodnote, Lil Rhys & Eva Lazarus, and One Shot reggae. Plus folk rocksters, Babeshadow, back with a new album after supporting Florence + The Machine and The Drums on The Cosmic Love Tour in 2010.
 
Mr Woodnote's loop pedal Saxophone shows are becoming local legend. Creating every track from scratch, no 2 shows are ever the same. For Farmfestival, he'll be teaming up with Lil Rhys and Eva Lazarus, who'll be dropping their distinctive vocal flavours into the mix to maximum effect!
 
These acts along with the previously announced Crazy P Soundsystem replace The Skints, who sadly cannot play this year due to a booking error beyond our control.
 
To celebrate the final lineup announcement, Farmfestival have released the first in their new Dj mix series. 'Beats n Bleats Volume 1' is a sunshine inducing vinyl only affair by Bristol based Paulo Fernandez. It'll sure put a smile on your face. 
 
http://www.mixcloud.com/OntheROOF/farmfestival-beats-n-bleats-vol-1-paulo-fernandez/

 

Homecoming show for Snow Patrol at Tennents Vital

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Tennent’s Lager and MCD are thrilled to reveal that Snow Patrol will return to Tennent’s Vital this summer to play a massive homecoming show at Belfast’s Boucher Road Playing Fields onThursday 15th August. In a major coup for organisers, the band’s headline slot on the Day 2 of the festival will be their only European date this summer. Kodaline and Foy Vance have also been added to the bill for Day 2 of Tennent’s Vital.
 
Snow Patrol played the very first Tennent’s Vital back in 2002, returned to headline in 2006, and now they’re set to receive a local hero’s welcome when they bring their epic festival anthems back home to Belfast this August. The five-piece soared to international stardom after releasing their chart-topping breakthrough album Final Straw, which yielded the band's first top 5 hit, Run and bagged them the inaugural Ivor Novello for Best Album in 2004. Its multi-platinum-selling, smash hit follow-up Eyes Open featured the epic Chasing Cars – a huge hit which was hailed Best Song of All Time by Virgin Radio listeners, number one song of the noughties by Channel 4 viewers and became the most played song of the decade in the UK.
 
Snow Patrol
 
Hailed Irish Band of the Decade by Hot Press in 2009, they are recipients of an impressive array of Meteor Music Awards, including Best Irish Band (2005, 2007, 2010), Best Irish Album (Final Straw andEyes Open), Best Live Performance and Most Downloaded Song (Chasing Cars­). Their long-awaited return to Tennent’s Vital promises to be an epic, unmissable occasion.
 
Dublin four-piece Kodaline have had a phenomenal start to the year, after going down a storm at SXSW and topping the Irish single charts with the smash hit single High Hopes. The group release their hotly anticipated debut album In A Perfect World this summer, and are sure to get the crowd going when they play Boucher Road Playing Fields this August.
 
Northern Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance made a big impression with his 2012 release The Melrose EP, and is set to follow it up with his new album Joy of Nothing this summer. Celebrated for his thought-provoking, powerful lyrics and spine-tingling vocals, he’s been hailed as one of the finest song-writers to emerge from Northern Ireland in recent years.
 
Last month organisers revealed that US rock giants Kings of Leon will headline Day 1 of the festival (14th August), with more top acts set to be revealed by organisers in the coming months.
 
Nicola McCleery, Head of Marketing for Tennent’s NI, commented:
“Snow Patrol are huge favourites with the Tennent’s Vital crowd – they played our very first festival back in 2002, and blew everyone away with their headline set in 2006, which has gone down in Tennent’s Vital history as a truly seminal moment. They are one of the biggest bands in the world, and we can’t wait to welcome them back to home soil. Joining them will be Kodaline and Foy Vance, who we’ve also announced today, and the second day of Tennent’s Vital promises to be very special indeed.”

Waveform Festival 2013 details and lineup

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Waveform Electronic Music Festival will be in its 7th  successful year in 2013, and to celebrate this magical number we have some new and unique experiences for you.  We are moving to a new site, a stunning location in Somerset, which will enable us to run all the main music stages later and louder!  Exact location details will be coming soon but first let’s highlight what we will be bringing back…..

The Vibe… everyone who attends says the same thing, there really is nothing like the vibe felt at Waveform…it is just out of this world, and we want more!

The Music … 2013 will see the return of all 5 Stages from 2012… Cats Cradle Solar Stage, The Psychedelic Stage, The Electronica Stage, Chooneys House Stage/Eartheart Stage & Gaia Chill Space. We are also bringing back the Waveform Outdoor Stage.  The full eclectic music line up of Live Electronica, Psy Trance, Breaks, D&B, Techno, Progressive, Classy House, Downtempo and Ambient is coming soon.    

Consciousness…For those of you who want more than the music, we are pleased to welcome back the highly successful Worldshift Space after such an incredible debut last year. There will be even more thought provoking talks, workshops and performances, including a second installment to the Merkaba Activation talk from 2012.

Greener Ethos….we will of course be bringing back the beautiful Green Village with all its loveliness, beautiful vibe and educational aspect.  This year there will be an expansion of the village to include a solar cinema and a host of cutting edge site art and installations.

 Art Gallery….we welcome back the Psy Art gallery, and expect some pleasant surprises!

Healing Temple…we had so much positive feedback from the newly expanded healing space that we want to give you even more this year.   

So What’s New For 2013? 

You can be sure the priority is the Waveform festival vibe.

Musically, we can confirm the return of the Waveform outdoor stage…yes it’s back after a 4 year absence…we have the location and the line up to deliver an outdoor space, and a dream music line up for all the stages coming soon!    

….but we want to give you more….this year we want you all to feel something new and very special…. Waveform introduces the Sun-Moon arena…

Waveform 2013 Sun-Moon Arena

Fancy a cosmic ride to the stars and back…would you like to feel the astral planes….how about really feeling the ultimate expression of our reality? Well you have come to right place…the Sun-Moon Arena.

Here is a list of just some of what you can expect to feel, see, taste, touch, and hear: –

  • Legally lift your mind to a higher vibrational state, how you may ask? A combination of technology, natural resources, flower of life sacred geometry, Merkaba meditation, healing grids and a few more secrets up our flared sleeves! 
  • Art installations and visuals that will make you, as the expression says, well beside yourself!
  • Catch the best sunset of your life, yes that’s an ancient pastime, but not whilst sipping our sun-moon infused elixir that has an extra magickal kick!

Lineup

HANGING GARDENS LIVE STAGE hosted by CAT’S CRADLE & BABYLON UNDERGROUND:

Orb Sound System;  System 7; Astralasia;  Zetan Spore; Infinite Collective; Axis Mundi; Orangafruup; Kalichakra; Flutatious;  Daft Monk; Suns of Arqa; Buck Fillington vs Melc; OOOD (live Psychedelic/Techno/Electro/Breaks); Orchid Star; Markie B (Erb & Remedy); Lebrosk; B-Sub-Lime; Wiggzaro; Melosa; Bad Tango; Broken Eye; Motna; Shiny.

WAVEFORM PSY STAGE hosted by TRiBE of FRoG:

Mechanimal; OOOD; Neuroplasm; Re:Creation; Crystal Monkey; Peak; Subliminal System; Pickle; F'da F'da; Psychosonic; Timmer; Dr Psy; Wicki; Hypnocoustics; Occular; Flooting Grooves; PLUS an exclusive LIQUID SESSION feat. – Chameleon; Monk3yLogic; Mebjar; Liquid Ross vs Mike Logic.

ARCHANGEL^ ELECTRONICA STAGE & OM BONGO present – CONTENDER CORNER:

Barry Ashworth; Eddy Temple Morris; Rodney P; Squat Dom; Chris Liberator; Geezer; Dogshite; Undercover Hippy; Ipcress; Pablo; Llamaleaf; Seashoe; Ade; Agent Smith; Kitson; Dr Meaker; Vent; Unit 9; Apply The Breaks; Freshold & Retrix; ill Audio; Captain Flatcap; Dready Glen; Miss Grace; Lockdown; Jessi G aka Bombshell; Mary Miss Fairy; Havok; Neurodriver.

DOWNTEMPO  STAGE hosted by GAIA CHILL & EARTHEART DRAGON CAFÉ:

Dr. Alex Paterson; Astralasia (Chill-Out Set); Mirror System; Sephira; Lunarsonic; Nova; Suns of Arqa; OOOD (live Chillout/Downtempo); Wadada & Angel-I (Suns of Arqa) present Stranger Music; Pete Ardron; Chillion; Globular; Dymons; Flooting Grooves; Cosmosophy; Toulliche; Bez23; Red Earth; Liquid Lounge; Arcturian Soul; Another Green World; Terra Nine; Tiffany Lunn; The Beaupreau Project; Michele Adamson; Laekyn; Naked Nick.

PROG & TECH HOUSE STAGE hosted by CHOONY’S HOUSE:

Alex P;  CJ MacKintosh; Chad Jackson; Colin Dale; Dr. Alex Paterson; Jon Tyrell; DJ Ruby(Malta); Sally J; Disruptive Influence; Choonmaster; PTE; Paul von Goulding; Autolump.

SUN-MOON ARENA:

New for 2013…PsyArt Installation and Visuals set you on a Cosmic Ride to the Stars and back…feel the Ultimate Expression of our Reality.

GREEN VILLAGE:

New for 2013…Green Village featuring stunning views from the Top of the Hill; Healing Garden; Alchemy Temple; Stone Circle; Solar Showers; Worldshift Workshops, and Talks, and Holistic Market.

Much more TBA.

2000 Trees announce Xtra Mile Recordings takeover

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Xtra Mile Recordings today revealed it will perform a takeover of the GreenHouse stage at the 2000trees Festival. The stage will feature numerous Xtra Mile acts playing special acoustic sets on Friday 12th July.

The Xtra Mile acoustic takeover includes Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun, The Xcerts, Beans on Toast, Ben Marwood, Fighting Fiction, Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo and Crazy Arm.

They join a line-up already packed with Xtra Mile acts playing full band sets, including Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls, Retrospective Soundtrack Players, Fighting with Wire (playing their last ever UK show) and Thursday night headliners Future of the Left.

Charlie Caplowe of Xtra Mile Recordings says: “We are thrilled to be spending a fun-filled weekend at 2000trees. It’s one of our favourite festivals of the year and we’ve got loads of our acts playing over the three days. Come and find us at the GreenHouse Stage on Friday for our Xtra Mile takeover. The summer can’t come soon enough.”

Other acts confirmed to play GreenHouse sets on Friday include Oxygen Thief, Ady Suleiman, Charlotte Carpenter and Dan Heaver.

2000trees organizer James Scarlett says: “This is a one-off treat for all fans of Xtra Mile artists and it is fitting that we honour their contribution to new and underground British music in the year that their biggest act, Frank Turner, is headlining 2000trees.

We are music fans first and foremost and we run 2000trees to share our love of great music with like-minded festival-goers, so we cannot wait to see what will be a very special year for 2000trees.”

2000trees has already confirmed Mystery Jets, Stornoway, King Charles, Funeral for a Friend, And So I Watch You From Afar, We Are The Ocean and INME, among the 80 acts on four stages over three days.

Frank Turner added: “Xtra Mile has backed me since the start and it has a deep love of new and underground British music, which is shared by the great guys at 2000trees who also booked me as far back as 2007. So this is undoubtedly going to be one of the highlights of my year.”

Frank Turner

Tickets for Thursday’s Early Entry night are almost sold out. It includes Future of the Left, The Xcerts, Gallops, Max Raptor, Freeze the Atlantic and EMPIRE, but tickets are almost sold out for this extra evening of fun and music.

Tickets are available from www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk

Cream Ibiza 2013 acts revealed including Calvin Harris and more!

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Cream Ibiza returns to superclub Amnesia with a roster of world-class artists set amongst some of the best production on the planet.

As one of Ibiza’s longest running and most successful parties, the line-up for this year’s season doesn’t disappoint with Cream’s heavyweight headliners Calvin Harris, Above & Beyond, Paul Van Dyk and Laidback Luke returning for the season to make Cream Ibiza the destination for clubbers on the island.

Calvin Harris

The Main Room’s ice cannons will be blasting to the sounds of one of the biggest electronic acts in the world, Above & Beyond who are back for six dates across the season. If that wasn’t enough, long-serving Cream Ibiza headliner Paul van Dyk will be returning for eight dates this summer.

Cream are also very excited to announce that the man that started it all in Ibiza, Paul Oakenfold will be taking to the Main Room decks for this year’s Opening Party. We can’t wait to see what he has in store for this very special show.

Following the success of their performances last season, we welcome back Eddie Halliwell, Gareth Emery, John O’Callaghan, Mat Zo, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Gareth Wyn and Ben Gold to do what they do best, make you wish the party would never end.

Other new faces for this season include Russian sensation Arty whose track ‘Together We Are’ can be heard in every club at the moment plus Anjuna’s Norin & Rad and BBC Radio 1’s Jordan Suckley.

The Mixmag terrace is famed for its epic soundsystem and incredible laser lightshow so it was only fair that Cream sourced a roster of incredible artists to match. This year global superstar Calvin Harris will take to the decks for 8 dates across the season whilst Laidback Luke brings his SuperYou&Me party for 4 dates.

Along with our incredible headliners we’re also bring a host of fresh faces from across the globe to the Mixmag Terrace including Swedish phenomenon Alesso and Dutch house stars Nicky Romero and Hardwell. If that wasn’t enough the man of a ‘Million Voices’ Otto Knows makes his Cream Ibiza debut along with Moda’s Tom Staar.

Cream are also pleased to announce that some of our favourite acts will be returning to the Mixmag Terrace including Dirty South, fresh off the back of his brand new album ‘Speed of Life’, after a year hiatus from Cream Ibiza we can’t wait to see him back behind the decks. Other acts returning include Michael Woods, Chris Lake and Burns.

Cream Ibiza launches the season on Thursday 13th June at Amnesia, San Rafael, and will host the closing party on Thursday 19th September.

Cream Ibiza 2013 – Listings

Thursday 13th June
Cream Ibiza Opening Party
Main Room
Paul Van Dyk
Paul Oakenfold
John O’Callaghan
+ More

Mixmag Terrace presents SuperYou&Me
Laidback Luke
Special Guest: Hardwell
Henrix
+ More

Thursday 20th  June
In association with Ibizan Heat
Main Room
Eddie Halliwell
Aly & Fila
Ben Gold

Mixmag Terrace
TBA

Thursday 27th June
Main Room
Above & Beyond
Guest TBA
Gareth Wyn
+ More

Mixmag Terrace presents SuperYou&Me
Laidback Luke
Guest TBA
Moska
+ More

Thursday 4th July
Main Room presents Politics of Dancing
Paul Van Dyk
Eddie Halliwell
John O’Callaghan
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
Calvin Harris
Michael Woods
Burns
+ More

Thursday 11th July
Main Room
AnjunaBeats Presents
Above & Beyond
Arty
Gareth Wyn
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
Calvin Harris
Nicky Romero
Burns
+ More

Thursday 18th July
Main Room
Paul Van Dyk
Eddie Halliwell
John O’Callaghan
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
Calvin Harris
Dirty South
Burns
+ More

Thursday 25th July
Main Room
Paul Van Dyk
Gareth Emery
John O’Callaghan
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
Calvin Harris
Hardwell
Burns
+ More

Thursday 1st August
Cream Ibiza Birthday
Main Room
Paul Van Dyk
Eddie Halliwell
Gareth Wyn
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
Calvin Harris
Laidback Luke
Burns
+ More

Thursday 8th August
Main Room
AnjunaBeats Presents
Above & Beyond
Arty
Gareth Wyn
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
Calvin Harris
Guest TBA
Burns
+ More

Thursday 15th August
Main Room
AnjunaBeats Presents
Above & Beyond
Mat Zo
Norin & Rad
Gareth Wyn

Mixmag Terrace
Calvin Harris
Chris Lake
Burns
+ More

Thursday 22nd August
Main Room
Above & Beyond
Gareth Emery
Gareth Wyn
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
Calvin Harris
Michael Woods
Burns
+ More

Thursday 29th August
Main Room presents Politics of Dancing
Paul Van Dyk
Eddie Halliwell
Giuseppe Ottaviani
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
Alesso

Otto Knows
Tom Staar
+ More

Thursday 5th September
Main Room
Paul Van Dyk
Gareth Emery
John O’Callaghan
+ More

Mixmag Terrace presents SuperYou&Me
Laidback Luke
Guest TBA
Deorro
+ More

Thursday 12th September
Main Room
Above & Beyond
Guest TBA
Jordan Suckley
Gareth Wyn
+ More

Mixmag Terrace
TBA

Thursday 19th September
Cream Ibiza Closing Party
Main Room presents Politics of Dancing
Paul Van Dyk
Eddie Halliwell
Aly & Fila
+ More

Mixmag Terrace presents SuperYou&Me
Laidback Luke
Guest TBA
G.T.A
+ More

Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires set for Love Supreme Jazz Festival

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The Love Supreme Jazz Festival is delighted to announce that 64 year-old Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires will bring their critically acclaimed performance to the main stage of the inaugural festival on Saturday 6 July 2013. An additional eight acts, including Terence Blanchard will also join the phenomenal weekend bill at this stunning location. Taking place on 5, 6 and 7 July, at Glynde Place, near Brighton, the Love Supreme Jazz Festival is proud to highlight local talent across the weekend, curated by The Verdict Jazz Club, Brighton.

The extraordinary story of Charles Bradley’s meteoric rise to fame, from living on the streets to releasing his debut album ‘No Time For Dreaming’ aged 62 in 2011 has inspired the world. Discovered by Daptone’s Gabe Roth after performing as a James Brown impersonator in Brooklyn clubs, Charles Bradley has never looked back. Following rave reviews and awards for the documentary ‘Soul of America’ and from the SXSW festival in Austin Texas, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires will light up the main stage with powerful and psychedelic soul including material from the recently released second album ‘Victim Of Love’.

Also added to the bill to perform in the Jazz Big Top on Sunday 7 July is multi Grammy award winner Terence Blanchard. With over 40 film scores to his credit, the renowned trumpeter is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of contemporary Jazz. Blanchard has worked with the likes of Abbey Lincoln, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Stevie Wonder, and many others. The New Orleans trumpeter and composer is famed for works that have included the score for every Spike Lee film since 1991 including Malcolm X, Clockers,Summer of Sam, Jungle Fever and also performed on Mo’ Better Blues with fellow Love Supreme Jazz festival performer Branford Marsalis.

Other acts performing at the festival include one of the most charismatic singer songwriters in the blues scene,Eric Bibb, electro swing duo Kitten & The Hip and British Asian jazz clarinetist Arun Ghosh. Troyka will also be performing at the festival and will be bringing their visceral mash-up of rock, jazz and dance to the stage, along with Ryan Quigley Big Band’s spectacular interpretations of The Beatles’ classics, pianist and singer Oli Rockberger, plus the truly unique sound of Brass Jaw.

As well as bringing the best acts from the UK and around the globe to East Sussex, the Love Supreme Jazz Festival will also feature established and up and coming Brighton and locally based jazz acts throughout the festival weekend. Utilising local expertise, festival organisers are proud to be working in conjunction with The Verdict Jazz Club who will be curating the integration of local musicians for the festival.

Love Supreme Jazz Festival takes place in the enchanting grounds of Glynde Place, a magnificent Elizabethan manor house located on the Sussex Downs, approximately 11 miles from Brighton and an hour and half from London. There will be direct trains to Glynde Station especially for the festival, just a 5-min walk away to the site.

Love Supreme Jazz Festival is offering festival-goers a wide range of camping options and have partnered up with Podpads, Blue Bell Tents and Tangerine Fields for the ultimate hassle-free camping experience.

Boasting over 40 acts, all accessible for the one weekend price, the Love Supreme Jazz Festival features a main stage, a unique floored and seated Jazz big top and a special stage for the hottest new talent. The dance tent will feature a unique programme of live music and DJ’s arranged by White Mink V Peppermint Candy on Saturday 6 July and the long-awaited return of Funky Sensation on Friday 5 July.

Bryan Ferry announced as headliner for Love Supreme Jazz Festival

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Bryan Ferry has been announced as the Saturday headliner of the first ever Love Supreme Jazz Festival and will take to the stage on 6 July 2013. Set against the stunning backdrop of Glynde Place in East Sussex, Bryan Ferry And The Bryan Ferry Orchestra’s performance will be the UK live premier of the material from his critically acclaimed The Jazz Age album. Split into two parts, this very special show will also include a set of hits from Ferry’s remarkable career both as a solo artist and as part of Roxy Music. Tickets are on sale NOW.

Making a very special Love Supreme Jazz Festival appearance will be multi-million selling American disco stars Chic ft. Nile Rodgers. Famed for tracks such as ‘Le Freak’, ‘I Want Your Love’ and ‘Good Times’, the legend lived on with Nile Rodgers’ songwriting and production for some of the most illustrious artists in the world. This unique set will see the band perform some of the songs from the greatest collaborations of Nile’s career including work with David Bowie, Madonna and Diana Ross.

Nile Rodgers

Soul-folk singer and BBC’s Sound of 2012 winner Michael Kiwanuka also joins the bill. Since bursting onto the British music scene in 2011, the North Londoner’s debut album Home Again reached No.4 in the UK charts and earned him a Mercury Prize Nomination in 2012.

Groundbreaking British jazz star Courtney Pine will also be joining the stellar line up and will be performing inthe unique green-field festival floored and seated Jazz big top. The country’s best-known saxophonist will be playing alongside a diverse array of artists including Branford Marsalis Quartet. Courtney Pine will perform tracks from House of Legends, the Jazzwise Album of the Year 2012.

Gregory Porter, winner of ‘Live UK Shows Of The Year’ at the Jazz FM Awards 2013, has also announced his performance at the festival. The Grammy nominated Brooklyn based vocalist continues to stun UK audiences with his intense shows.

Also added to the bill are Mercury Prize nominated Portico Quartet, experimental MOBO nominated groupRoller Trio, Manchester trio GoGo Penguin and live phenomenon, American acapella group Naturally 7.

Bryan Ferry said: “I am looking forward to incorporating material from my latest album 'The Jazz Age' in the set at the Love Supreme Festival. This will be the first time the Bryan Ferry Orchestra will have played live in the UK and we will be adding vocals to several of the jazz arrangements as well as being joined by members of my regular band”.

Courtney Pine said: “Playing concerts in front of a live outdoor audience is a huge thrill for the improvising musician. The first ever series of concerts features a fantastic cast of very talented world class jazz musicians which I am proud and very humbled to be joining, this Love Supreme Jazz Festival is huge and will be banging!”

What is sure to be a highlight in the 2013 festival calendar, these sensational artists will be joined by already announced Sunday headliner Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra who has announced that Roland Gift, the Fine Young Cannibals front-man, will be his special guest vocalist alongside Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall.

With more acts still to be announced, the spectacular line-up so far includes: Bryan Ferry and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Chic ft. Nile Rodgers, Michael Kiwanuka, Gregory Porter, Courtney Pine, Marcus Miller, Branford Marsalis Quartet, Portico Quartet, Snarky Puppy, Andreya Triana, Soweto Kinch, Roller Trio, Gogo Penguin, Zara McFarlane, and Naturally 7. They are also joined by recent 2013 Grammy Award Winner for Best R&B Album, The Robert Glasper Experiment. Glasper also became one of the winners at the Jazz FM Awards for ‘Cutting Edge Award for Jazz Innovation’ along with Neil Cowley Trio for ‘UK Jazz Artist of the Year’ who will also perform at the festival. The festival’s nightlife will be enhanced with the two biggest names in vintage club nights, White Mink and Peppermint Candy. Theyare joining forces to host a stage dedicated to vintage-influenced swing sounds, incorporating everything from flash-mob dancers and cabaret to full-on vintage big bands. 

The enchanting grounds of Glynde Place are located approximately 11 miles from Brighton and an hour and half from London. There will be direct trains to Glynde Station especially for the festival, just a 5-min walk away to the site.

The Love Supreme Jazz Festival are offering a wide range of camping options and have partnered up with Podpads, Blue Bell Tents and Tangerine Fields for the ultimate hassle-free camping experience. Festivalgoers can choose from an array of different camping styles including pre-erected tents, Romany caravans and teepees.

With over 40 acts, the Love Supreme Jazz Festival will have a main stage, a unique floored and seated Jazz big top, a ‘Discovery’ stage and a Club stage. Providing a diverse repertoire to engage the most serious jazz fan and general music lovers alike, the festival differs from other UK city based Jazz Festivals as just one ticket to the Festival will give fans access to all of the music provided on all four stages.

 

Chic ft Nile Rodgers performing at Ibiza Rocks

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In less than one month Jake Bugg will kick off another phenomenal summer of live gigs under the stars at the Rocks Hotels.  The countdown is on, the poolside stage is in place and the best bill in the Balearics is complete. Bonifide festival favourites Biffy Clyro, Beady Eye, The Courteeners, AlunaGeorge and Professor Green will play headline shows and Rocks will also welcome a living legend to the White Isle when Chic featuring Nile Rodgers bring disco fever to Ibiza.

As well as huge festival headliners, global selling artists and music icons, Rocks proudly presents a platform for the best breaking talent. Findlay, Amplify Dot, London Grammar and Temples join previously announced supports Palma Violets, The Other Tribe, Jagwar Ma and Redlight to showcase the best in new music.

This year, Ibiza Rocks will celebrate it’s eighth birthday whilst Mallorca Rocks turns three and what better band to bring in for the best parties in the Balearics than Beady Eye, with Liam Gallagher – icon to the Rocks generation – swaggering centre stage and debuting tracks from their hugely anticipated second album BE. Part of the Rocks family and master of new music Zane Lowe will also play, with support coming from Temples to complete a stellar birthday bill.

It’s a Rocks debut for Beady Eye but festival giants Biffy Clyro are responsible for some standout Rocks shows, having played the opening party in 2010 and headlining the 6th birthday party in 2011. The boys and are back, bigger than ever, to rock Mallorca and Ibiza to their core once more in July.

Back by popular demand is fans favourite Professor Green who will also return with new material for massive shows in both resorts in July and is clearly happy about it, saying, “Very, very excited to be back at Ibiza and Mallorca Rocks, can't wait to perform some of the new album! Let's f@ckin' 'ave it!”
 
In August, it’s a Rocks debut for AlunaGeorge who have exploded onto the scene and featured on one of the biggest tracks of the year ‘White Noise’ with Disclosure. Nominated for the BRITs Critics Choice Award and BBC’s Sound of 2013 and with debut album ‘Body Music’ out in July, this will be one seriously hot summer set.
 
September will see a music legend at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel as Chic feat. Nile Rodgers perform huge hit after hit, live under the stars. From Madness, to The Specials to New Order, every year Rocks books a band that have shaped the music scene and influenced generations after them.  Nile Rodgers is one of the most influential producers of all time, forming CHIC in the 70’s with tracks such as ‘Le Freak,’ ‘I Want Your Love,’ ‘Everybody Dance’ and ‘Good Times’ propelling disco back in the day and still dance classics now. From CHIC’s own hits to Rodgers producing massive tracks like ‘We Are Family’ and ‘He’s The Greatest Dancer’ for Sister Sledge, ‘Upside Down’ and ‘I'm Coming Out’ for Diana Ross, producing David Bowie's biggest selling album ‘Let's Dance’ and Madonna's blockbuster album ‘Like a Virgin’ – Nile Rodgers is ‘The Hitmaker’.  Add to that working with Jeff Beck, The Thompson Twins, Duran Duran, Mick Jagger, and most recently Daft Punk, giving them their biggest hit to date with No.1 single ‘Get Lucky’ – the soundtrack of the summer.  The Ibiza Rocks crowd will certainly get lucky in September as a true dance music pioneer takes centre stage.

Nile Rodgers

Whilst Foals head up the Ibiza Rocks Closing Party, it’s Manchester lads The Courteeners that will take to the stage for this coveted Closing Party slot at Mallorca Rocks Hotel in September (17/09).

Shane Murray, Promoter said: “We’re incredibly proud of this year's line up, the mix feels just right. I don't think you will see Biffy Clyro or Foals doing anything as intimate as our Rocks shows this year. Bringing two genuine music icons in Liam Gallagher with Beady Eye and Nile Rodgers with Chic to perform will be big highlights. Liam is an icon of the Rocks generation and Nile has inspired and influenced music beyond recognition – especially in Ibiza. At the same time brilliant new talent like Jake Bugg and AlunaGeorge are coming through as headliners. It’s an exciting time. We’re in for another brilliant summer in the Balearics”

Bloodstock Open Air latest + win tickets!

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The award-winning BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL has started a weekly Facebook lottery, enabling a lucky winner to grab a pair of festival tickets (with camping) every week from now through to the festival in August.  All you need to do to enter is swap your current Facebook cover pic for one of the custom-built Facebook cover banners available at the BLOODSTOCK website;  http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/advertising_banners.  At a random day and time every week, a winner will be selected by the BLOODSTOCK team, from active timelines showing one of the BLOODSTOCK banners in the cover pic slot.  The winners will be notified by private Facebook message, and their name announced on the festival website.  Switch up your cover pic and take part!  You’ve gotta be in it, to win it!

For the 3rd year in a row, Teenage Cancer Trust is to benefit from being BLOODSTOCK charity partner this year.  Fundraising initiatives at last year’s event raised a whopping £4,775 for the TCT.  Money was raised via the guest list scheme (where guests & media are asked for a £10 charity donation in return for their weekend wristband), raffles and a t-shirt amnesty, and this year the aim is to smash the £5,000 target.  This year, the popular t-shirt amnesty returns to the TCT stand in the arena, with old rock & metal tee’s available in exchange for a donation, while festival goers are encouraged to bring along and donate old shirts they no longer want.  There will also be tickets available to a TCT raffle over the weekend, with an exclusive prize for one lucky winner – more details will be announced soon.  Jen Walker, Music Co-ordinator for Teenage Cancer Trust said: “We had a brilliant time at Bloodstock last year, and appreciate all the support from both those behind the scenes at the festival and all of those who popped by the stall and supported us!  Roll on August – and LAMB OF GOD!”

In other BOA news, BLOODSTOCK and their beer-friendly buddies at HOBGOBLIN have also created a special limited edition t-shirt which you can get for a bargain £14.99 at the Hobgoblin e-store; http://www.wychwood.co.uk/shop/products/view/97/limited-edition-bloodstock-t-shirt/.  The special design was created by festival founder and renowned fantasy artist, Paul Raymond Gregory, who has designed and painted numerous classic album covers for rock giants such as Dio, Saxon, Molly Hatchet and Uriah Heep.  If there are any left come August, you’ll be able to pick ‘em up at the festival too.  Look out for the BLOODSTOCK-branded bottles of Hobgoblin beer in your local stores too.  There are 2.5 million of them out there!