Summer Festival Guide

Volbeat added to Rock Werchter 2013 lineup!

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It has already been announced that Blur, Depeche Mode, Editors, Green Day, Kings of Leon and Rammstein will play at Rock Werchter 2013, which takes place from Thursday 4 July to Sunday 7 July. More names are to follow.

Volbeat is Metal's hottest. The Danes – an abbreviation of Volume.Beat – are the new gods in the land of Metallica and Motörhead. They were last year's big revelation at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium. In 2010 and 2011 they performed to a packed Lotto Arena in Antwerp. This, their first performance at Rock Werchter, is just the logical next step. Volbeat is ready for the transition to a broader audience. And that broader audience is as good as won over. For instance: the group is just as high on Studio Brussel's 'De Zwaarste Lijst' (annual best of metal list) as it is in 'De Afrekening' (weekly charts from the listeners). And the reason is simple: the music. Volbeat think on a broader scale. The leaning is to metal, but these Danes like to digress. Toward punk. Toward rockabilly too. Heroes include Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, and they cover "I Only Want To Be With You" by the late Dusty Springfield, the "white queen of soul". Catchy, energetic and refreshingly Scandinavian!

Volbeat

Rock Werchter 2013 will be held from Thursday 4 July to Sunday 7 July in Werchter (Belgium). For four whole days the very best can be seen and heard on three stages in the Festivalpark. Established artists, today's and yesterday's heroes and the big sensations take to the Main Stage as usual. The Pyramid Marquee hosts all flavours of electronic dance on Thursday and Friday. And then it's the upcoming talent, the more intimate performances and dance beats into the small hours on Saturday and Sunday. In the Barn, it will be nice to see old friends, but discover tomorrow's heroes. It's a sort of in-festival concert hall. Rock Werchter books acts from every musical genre. And it goes down well. The festival is an international hit. At Eurosonic in Groningen, Rock Werchter scooped the European Festival Award for "Best European Festival Line-Up". More than 140,000 (unique) festival goers from all around the world found their way to a sold-out Rock Werchter over the four days of the festival in 2012. 

Green Day and more added to Bilbao BBK Live 2013

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Set to be Green Day's only Spanish date next year, Bilbao BBK Live also announces performances by indie outfit Two Doors Cinema Club, dubliners Delorentos and local talent Delorean, We are Standard and L.A..

Three Day Early Bird tickets to Bilbao BBK Live, including camping, go on sale today until the 11th of December, for just £70 on See Tickets and Ticketweb.

After 2012’s record-breaking attendance with performances by Radiohead and The Cure and the launch of the popular third stage, Bilbao BBK Live keeps growing and attracting the biggest names in music today. Previous editions of the event have included headliners such as Coldplay, Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Jane’s Addiction, RHCP and Suede

More acts will be announced very soon, so stay tuned to our website, Twitter and Facebook page.

Bilbao BBK Live is a three-day event that takes place on top of a hill surrounded by mountains offering spectacular views over the city of Bilbao. The privileged location of the site, its proximity to the city and beach and a late start of bands, allow festivalgoers to make the most of this event and unique setting. Bilbao is a modern city famous for its architecture, museums and gastronomy, and it’s just a stone’s throw away from some of the best waves in Europe.

Bilbao BBK Live is above all a fuss free festival; with an uncomplicated layout, easy access from the city and airport it has proven to be a huge success with national and international festival goers.

Queens of the Stone Age and more announced for Download Festival 2013

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Organisers are pleased to announce that Queens of the Stone Age are confirmed to make their Download Festival debut, marking the band’s first UK date to be announced for 2013. 30 Seconds to Mars are back for the third time to treat audiences to hits such as ‘Kings and Queens’, ‘This Is War’, ‘Closer To The Edge’ and ‘The Kill (Bury Me)’, and Gaslight Anthem, who played in 2011 and recently sold out Brixton Academy establishing themselves as one of the foremost contemporary rock bands, are also confirmed.

Returning to thrash out for the fourth time at Download Festival are Motorhead. In 2010 Lemmy and the gang were joined on stage by Slash creating a mosh of thousands to punk-fused metal classics ‘Stay Clean’, ‘Killed By Death’, ‘Overkill’ and ‘Ace of Spades’. Finnish rockers HIM are also  confirmed playing hits spanning their 20 year career. The band have just released celebratory compilation Two Decades of Love Metal which includes all of their greatest hits and brand new track ‘Strange World’. Seattle alt-rockers Alice in Chains will be performing for the second time in Donington Park, while US rockers A Day To Remember will make their third appearance.

Weekend tickets with camping are on sale now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk. Download RIP ticket packages can be purchased via www.livenationexperience.co.uk or by phoning 0207 009 3484.

Tickets for Download Festival Weekend Arena and 5 nightcamping can now be purchased using a new Deposit Ticket Scheme, which allows eligible customers to pay for tickets over three installments. DTS is available to customers who purchase tickets before Monday 31 December 2012. For further information visitwww.downloadfestival.co.uk.

Download celebrated its 10th anniversary this year with a sell out event headlined by The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath.

Headliners announced for Bearded Theory Festival 2013

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LEVELLERS | REVEREND & THE MAKERS 

ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION | SETH LAKEMAN

MACKA B | THE QUIREBOYS | THE FARM | KARINE POLWART | EZIO
CITIZEN FISH | AHAB | GOLDBLADE | MAROON TOWN | FAR CUE
BUSTER SHUFFLE | GALLON DRUNK | NEW GROOVE FORMATION 

Boot Hill All Stars | The Zen Hussies |The Caezars Tankus The Henge 
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing feat. Andy Heintz 
Pussycat & Dirty Johnsons | Andrew O'Neil | Bootscrape | Bakseats 
The Membranes | Frenzy | Sunday Driver | 18 Nightmares at the Lux

MANY MORE ACTS YET TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Friday’s Main Stage will be headlined by Sheffield’s incendiary Reverend and the Makers. Also on the bill are Scottish folk singer Karine Polwart, Derby’s very own indie chart toppers The Beekeepers playing a rare show, and fellow localsLife & Times of Brothers Hogg. 

Two more bands for the Friday main stage line-up will be released in December

Saturday’s billing is topped by the legendary Asian Dub Foundation. Joining them on bill is celebrated folk singer Seth Lakeman, reggae legend Macka B, classic rockers Quireboys, heavily requested punksters Citizen Fish, up & coming folk band AHAB and BT favourites Zombie Met Girl. One more band will be announced to complete the Saturday billing.

It will come as no great surprise to announce that Levellers will be headlining on Sunday after their late cancellation this year due to a fiddler’s finger injury. Levellers will close the festival in style on the Sunday night and are joined on the bill Liverpudlians The Farm who will be performing a greatest hits set, BT favourites Goldblade, acclaimed folk rock band Ezio, the heavily requested New Groove Formation. Three more acts will be announced in December to conclude Sunday’s festivities.

Tornado Town is the festival’s 2nd stage, and much of their line up has now been confirmed. Highlights include cult Punk band, Far Cue, Maroon Town, Buster Shuffle, 18 Nightmares at the Lux, Left Step Band, Port Erin, The Membranes, Boot Hill All Stars, Sunday Driver 
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing and adrenaline filled rock n roll band Pusycat & Dirty Johnsons.

The Magical Sounds Dance Stage will once again be pumping out the heavy beats and they have produced another stunning line up in their now famous big top. Magical Sounds will be releasing their acts shortly.

Bearded Theory has also confirmed details of a number of exciting changes for 2013. These include a new late night Cabaret Tent located in the expanded Camping area, a new location and PA for The Waters Edge acoustic stage, 

Of course, as an award winning Family Friendly Festival, the huge Angel Gardens kids area will once again return, bigger and better than ever. They will also be an even better family camping zone (with picnic tables for family evening meals), alongside a major investment in site art and the festival’s green spaces.

After hugely successful debut in 2013, Thornbridge Brewery in Bakwell, (located just 20 miles from the festival), will once again be run the on-site bars, bringing with them a wide selection of Ale’s and Ciders

Michael Eccleshall, spokesperson for Bearded Theory Festival says, “We are once again proud to announce a fabulous line up for Bearded Theory – we believe it is our strongest ever, and we still have a number of major bookings to release! We know how important it is in the current financial climate for Festival to provide both excellent value and a high quality event, and by keeping the cost of a full adult weekend ticket down to just £79, and actually reducing the price of Kids tickets from last year, you can join us and spend 3 magical days watching over 100 high quality bands for little more than the price of a major gig or sports event ticket. 
All of us at Bearded Theory HQ look forward to welcoming you all to Bearded Theory 6 next May”
 

Tickets 
£79 (Adults), £40 (Under 16’s), £10 (Under 12’s) and Under 5`s are free (ticket is still required). 
A Family Ticket for 2 Adults & 2 Children is £220. 
Booking fees apply. Additional tickets options available that include Thursday camping.

Tickets are available from www.quaytickets.com, www.theticketsellers.co.uk or by calling 08432 081 835. All include 3 nights of camping and access to all music and on-site events. No day tickets will be sold for the 2013 event.

T in the Park 20th anniversary + Xmas Early Bird Tickets

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With excitement already building for the 20th year, festival organisers DF Concerts and founding partner Tennent’s Lager are thrilled to announce that fans will be able to get their hands on the ultimate festival ticket for 2013 when a limited batch of Christmas early-bird T in the Park tickets go on sale at 2012 prices at 9am on Friday 7th December. With Christmas just around the corner, T in the Park tickets are the perfect gift for music lovers.

2012 was a triumphant record breaking year for T in the Park and the 20th year promises to be an unmissable occasion, with the biggest bands and best breakthrough acts on the planet set to descend on Kinross for a weekend of incredible performances. T in the Park continually strives to offer bands and fans the best festival experience on the planet and is looking forward to celebrating 20 years of seminal performances and magical memories with the greatest audience in the world next July. At the heart of the celebrations will be the legendary T in the Park atmosphere that unites the crowd and is praised by artists the world over, and T in the Park’s 20th year promises to be the weekend of a lifetime.
 
The wait is over for fans hoping to secure their place in the crowd and experience the 20th year of T in the Park. A limited number of T in the Park 2013 tickets will be available at 2012 prices at 9am on Friday 7th December – go to www.tinthepark.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk or call 08444 999 990.
 
If you’re a Vodafone VIP customer, you can also buy tickets 48 hours before they go on general sale from 9.00am on Wednesday 5th December, simply go to vodafone.co.uk/vip
 
Boutique camping options in The Residence will also be available for those looking for luxury living at T in the Park  – check out www.tinthepark.com/theresidence.

Depeche Mode first headliner announced for Bilbao BBK Live 2013

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Depeche Mode, who have spent much of this year working on their anticipated 13th studio album due for release in Spring, will tour across Europe next summer, playing 34 shows in 25 European countries. These will be the band’s first live shows since their highly successful 2009/2010 Tour of the Universe during which they played 142 shows, including a headline slot at Bilbao BBK Live festival.

Three Day Early Bird tickets to Bilbao BBK Live, including camping, will be on sale from the 6th November till the 11th of December, for just £75 on See Tickets and Ticketweb.

After 2012’s record-breaking attendance with performances by Radiohead and The Cure and the launch of the popular third stage, Bilbao BBK Live keeps growing and attracting the biggest names in music today. Previous editions of the event have included headliners such as Coldplay, Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Jane’s Addiction, RHCP and Suede

Depeche Mode set for Rock Werchter 2013

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Depeche Mode is undoubtedly the most popular electronic band ever …and the first to be embraced by rock fans. But they have worked hard for it. Their first appearance at Werchter in 1985 did not pass unnoticed. Twenty years later (2006) and the band was by far the best at Werchter. ‘Violator’ (1990) was the pivotal moment. An essential album produced by Flood (U2, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey) and featuring artwork and video clips by the Dutch photographer/filmmaker Anton Corbijn. The scope of their musical fan base is uncommonly wide: from Daan through Pet Shop Boys to The Killers and Linkin Park to Rammstein. Depeche Mode, in the shape of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher, have now sold more than 100 million albums. The trio is among the most successful live acts of all time. Last year, Depeche Mode worked on their 13th album, the successor to the wicked ‘Sounds of the Universe’ (2009), which is due for release in the spring. They are planning 34 European concerts next summer. Welcome back to Werchter!

Depeche Mode

Beach Break Live 2013 announced + early bird tickets on sale now!

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Festival organisers advise to grab tickets quickly, at such a reasonable price they will run out fast! On top of this, the festival promises to present its trademark array of events and more! Whether its beach zumba, beat boxing or entering the quirky Celtic Games, Beach Break has it covered with its eclectic mix of musical alternatives.

Beach Break Live 2013 builds on the overwhelming success of last year, which played host to a phenomenal music line-up. Headliners, Chase & Status, Dizzee Rascal and Friendly Fires were among the artists play to the crowd of 20,000 people. Even the drizzle, which plagued the first two days, couldn't stop the revelers from embracing everything the festival has to offer and eventually glorious sunshine prevailed.
 
Nestled in the beautiful Pembrey Country Park, Beach Break Live embraces the versatility of this outstanding eight mile stretch of award winning golden coastline. The festival also boasts a dry ski slope making it the ideal location for the Extreme Student Games. All this has been organised by Beach Break Lives dedicated team who even had the pleasure of turning down an offer on the BBC’s ‘Dragons’ Den.’ Beach Break Live is a highlight of the year to thousands of students around the UK, 2013 will yet again offer a plethora of extraordinary experiences and musical stars! 

 

Rolling Stones confirm their long awaited return to the stage in London and New York

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As the crowning glory of their on-going 50th anniversary celebrations, the rock icons will play to thousands of fans at London’s O2 Arena on November 25 and 29, and then across the ocean to perform at the Prudential Center, Newark, near New York, on December 13 and 15.

All ticketing information is available at www.rollingstones.com.

These sensational live shows will be the first opportunity for audiences to see the Rolling Stones perform on stage for more than five years. They will treat their generations of fans in a must-see, heart-pumping celebration of era-defining tracks such as Gimme Shelter, Paint It Black, Jumping Jack Flash, Tumbling Dice, It’s Only Rock and Roll, plus a few surprises and countless other classics from GRRR!, the multi-format compilation RS50 album coming out in November marking the Stones’ astonishing five decades at the top.

Mick Jagger commented, “Everybody loves a celebration, and London and New York are two good places to do it in!”

Keith Richards said, ”Sorry to keep you all hanging around but the waiting is over. I've always said the best place for rock and roll is on the stage and the same is true for the Stones.  I'm here with Mick, Charlie and Ronnie and everything is rocking. See you very soon!"

The Rolling Stones have always been at the forefront of technical innovation in their live appearances, and these dates will reaffirm their place on the cutting edge of concert technology. These 50th anniversary performances will see the band working once again with their acclaimed, long time collaborators, set designer Mark Fisher and lighting director Patrick Woodroffe.

The new shows will be another groundbreaking visual landmark in Stones history. Fans can look forward to an all-new, custom-built set design, with a stage based on the band’s ubiquitous and celebrated tongue and lips logo, which will reach out into the crowd and become a truly must see and hear experience, with integral video screens and effects enhancing the sort of high-octane adventure for which the band’s concerts have been famous for decades. The 2012 concerts will mark the first time that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood have performed together as a band since three acclaimed nights at London’s O2 Arena, in 2007.

The Rolling Stones live shows will also mark the launch of a new venture in global touring – Virgin Live.  Virgin Live sees the coming together of two globally respected brands – Dainty Group and Virgin Group – and promises to shake up live touring by putting the fan's experience right at the heart of every show they promote.  Richard Branson and Paul Dainty's history with the Rolling Stones spans five decades – so it is apt that these shows, which celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary – marks them joining forces for the first time as Virgin Live to promote the greatest band there has ever been.

Paul Dainty said  “I’ve worked with the Rolling Stones for many years and I still get a buzz every time I see them live, these four shows are without doubt a must-see event. I am extremely excited about this collaboration with Virgin.  There will be a lot more to say about Virgin Live soon but, for now, it’s all about the Stones…”

Richard Branson added:  "Today marks the beginning of Virgin Live and what a beginning!  In the future Virgin Live plans to make a real difference to how fans experience, interact and enjoy live events – Virgin Live gigs will be truly people driven.  It's great to join forces with Dainty Group to launch Virgin Live with the Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary shows.  Who would have believed, that a relationship with the band that started in the Sixties, would still be going strong five decades later with us working together again on these amazing shows."

In celebration of five decades, The Rolling Stones will release the GRRR! album on 12 / 13 November, a Greatest Hits collection which includes two new songs ‘Doom and Gloom’ and ‘One More Shot’, recorded recently in Paris, marking the first new recordings from the band since their 2005 album A Bigger Bang. A new film, ‘Crossfire Hurricane’, directed by Brett Morgen, chronicling the key periods of the Stones’ career, will receive its worldwide premiere on 18 October at the London Film Festival and will be simultaneously screened in 250 cinemas across UK and Ireland. Crossfire Hurricane will premiere in the U.S. at the HBO Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on 13 November. Crossfire Hurricane will air on HBO in the U.S on 15 November, and broadcast on BBC Two in the UK the same month.  Additionally, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City will host “The Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Film”, a comprehensive film retrospective that chronicles the band from the mid-1960s until today. This exhibition will be open 15 November through 2 December.

Also partnering with Dainty Group is global production company Endemol who will co-manage the international digital rights to the Rolling Stones “50 and Counting” shows. 

Tim Hincks, President of Endemol Group said: "We are extremely proud to be partnering with the world’s greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll band and with the Dainty Group.  "50 and Counting" is set to be a phenomenal global celebration of the Rolling Stones and we’ll soon be announcing further plans to make it an interactive experience for fans like no other."

This partnership between Endemol and Dainty Group will see the final Stones show, staged at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on December 15, telecast live via pay-per-view at 9pm ET.  The pay-per-view entitled “One More Shot” will be distributed by WWE, the world’s pre-eminent provider of pay-per-view programming. Further details of the partnership will be revealed shortly.

WWE Chairman/CEO Vince McMahon said: "WWE is ecstatic to bring The Rolling Stones into your living room, live on Pay-Per-View for "One More Shot," the last date of their 50th anniversary shows."

50 AND COUNTING …THE ROLLING STONES LIVE

Sunday   25 November                The O2 Arena, London – UK
Thursday 29 November               The O2 Arena, London – UK
Thursday 13 December               Prudential Center, Newark NJ – USA
Saturday 15 December              Prudential Center – Newark NJ – USA

Attention Wychwood fans, you can invest in the festival

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In a challenging financial year that has seen many festivals, both large and small, crippled by a host of external factors including the wealth of free events available to people across the UK through the London Olympic Cultural Olympiad programme, Tribe will be the first company to trial crowdsourcing as a potential capital stream for a UK festival.  For a one-month period, Tribe Festivals Ltd offer a number of shares via the Crowd Cube platform to up to 200 individuals. In return for the share capital of £1000, new investors will receive a pair of tickets for life* to Wychwood (valued at £280 each year), plus up to 12 tickets each year for friends and family that can be purchased at half price.  There will also be a host of additional benefits to new investors, who can buy their share here:www.crowdcube.com

Investors wishing to buy shares in Tribe Festivals Ltd will also be able to reap a host of other benefits as an investor in the company including discounted tickets to other Tribe-owned or run projects.  There will also be a host of benefits available to investors onsite at Wychwood Festival each year.

New investors will be able to take advantage of EIS relief and will be entitled to a share of profits from the business going forward. A potential investment of £1000 will buy 10 shares in Tribe Festivals Limited, out of an available 200,000 shares in the company. This will give a small return by dividend when the company starts reporting a profit. However the main financial benefit comes with the free ticket opportunity that comes with the shareholding:

Each Year investors will receive:
£240 of free tickets (at 2013 prices- ticket prices generally increase slightly each year)

£840 of savings in tickets for friends and family
£50 of bar credit
£50 of merchandise
Total value £1100

With this benefits package in place, investors would have potentially already seen a return on their investment in Year 1 and can then continue to expect this as a minimum year on year thereafter. With EIS Eligibility, the investment would actually only cost £700 in real terms, meaning if the investor just took their free tickets and bar/ merchandise for 2 years again they would already be in a return situation. This is also excluding other event opportunities that Tribe may have. If the investor is unable to come to one or more festivals their free tickets can be transferred to friends/family, so the saving is never lost. In addition to this, if the investor brought any new business opportunity or sponsorship opportunity to the company they would also get a profit share from that event of 30% or sponsorship commission of 20% of the opportunity.
 
Investors would be free at any time to sell on their shares under current market rules and the new investor would then benefit from all of the above opportunities.
 
Enterprise Initiative Scheme:
 
Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) have the following benefits:
  • 30% Income Tax Relief for investments up to £1 million p.a., reducing net cost to investors to 70p per £1 invested.
  • Tax Free Growth – no capital gains tax payable on gains realised on investment.
  • Loss Relief – losses to net cost (i.e. below 70p per £1 invested) can be off set against income in year of disposal or previous year, reducing capital at risk to 35p per £1 invested.
  • Capital Gains Tax Deferral – capital gains deferred up to amount subscribed for shares. •Applies to gains arising three years prior to, and one year after, issue of qualifying shares.
  • 100% relief from inheritance tax for EIS qualifying investments held for more than two years.
 
For Wychwood Festival fans who simply wish to buy tickets to the festival, a limited number of early bird tickets are available from the Wychwood Festival website or by calling +44 1993 700558.
 
Graeme Merifield, co-founder and Festival Director of Wychwood Festival said; “Just after the 2011 Wychwood Festival we had a big rethink about where we want to take the festival and our other projects. I’m very pleased to say that we have a new and exciting team on our board and we want to expand our Tribe business into a number of other events, so it seems only fitting that we invite those who have been loyal to our current festival portfolio over the last eight years, to come and join our Tribe”.