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BLOODSTOCK CONFIRM SEVEN MORE BANDS; ANNOUNCE ON SITE GAMING ARENA & CELEBRATE 100K YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS

October 3, 2020February 11, 2020 by Anna Hyams

As the number of months left to BLOODSTOCK 2020 reaches the half-way point, festival HQ shows no signs of slowing down with booking bands and making plans to make BLOODSTOCK’s 20th anniversary year the biggest and boldest yet! With a YouTube 100k subscriber milestone achieved this month too, there’s a brand new competition you can win weekend tickets in, as well as news about the exciting gaming arena debuting at BLOODSTOCK this year, and go on then, seven more bands to announce as well…

Brit thrash luminaries, ACID REIGN are set for a Friday slot on the Ronnie James Dio main stage! Having rebooted the band in 2015 after a 24 year hiatus, frontman H tells us, “Anyone who witnessed our 2016 show on the Sophie stage knows exactly how much we love playing BLOODSTOCK. There is a lot of excitement in the AR camp right now, we finally got a new album out after all these years (29 to be exact) and now we get to put a BLOODSTOCK sized cherry on the top of that cake. Can’t wait to see you all there!” The band released that long-awaited album, ‘The Age Of Entitlement’ in August last year. Check out the video for ‘The New Low’ from that release here.

Also appearing on Friday’s main stage, are Bristol’s hardcore punk crew SVALBARD. Signed to Holy Roar Records, their topical and furious last album ‘It’s Hard To Have Hope’ surfaced in 2018, and was described by Kerrang! as “a grand declaration of war, on everything wrong with the modern world, set to a truly brilliant, visceral soundtrack.” See if you agree; watch the video for ‘For The Sake Of The Breed’ from that album here.

Goth-soaked metal newcomers, IDLE HANDS will open the main stage on Sunday! The Portland-based band are hot off their recent US support slot to the mighty King Diamond and the release of debut album, ‘Mana’ via Eisenwald Records. View the retrotastic video for ‘Give Me To The Night’, taken from that release here.

Swedish progressive rock collective, SOEN crash straight into Friday’s special guest slot on the Sophie Lancaster stage. Reformed by frontman Joel Ekelöf and former Opeth drummer, Martin Lopez back in 2010, SOEN are four albums deep into their career, having released current album, ‘Lotus’ in early 2019. Investigate the sublime title track from that opus and its accompanying video here.

VISCERA earn themselves a Sophie stage slot on Saturday. The band, featuring former members of Heart of a Coward, Abhorrent Decimation, Martyr Defiled, Nervecell, and Surfaces, blend their influences (Pantera, Meshuggah, At The Gates, The Black Dahlia Murder and Killswitch Engage) with modern tech/death and deathcore flavours. They release their debut album, ‘Obsidian’ this Spring via Unique Leader Records, but in the meantime, take a look at the video to ‘Lamb To The Slaughter’ taken from that release here.

Edinburgh’s riff squad and former BLOODSTOCK ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ alumni, DOG TIRED also land a slot on Friday’s Sophie stage. Since landing a slot in the New Blood tent in 2014, the band have been honing their stagecraft, playing with the likes of Skindred and Raging Speedhorn. We’re happy to welcome them back with step up to the Sophie Stage in 2020. Get a taste for their sound with the video of ‘Dagoth’s Nine’ here.

BAILER join Saturday’s Sophie stage line up. Metal Hammer inform that “Sometimes you hear a new band that make you want to drive a motorbike through a wall. BAILER are that band.” Discover something new and make up your own mind by checking out ‘Long Gone’, featuring guest vocals from Adam Carroll here, and catch ‘em at Catton Park in August.

Consider yourself a bit of a gamer, or always fancied a go? This year, BLOODSTOCK is pleased to introduce the Nordic Spirit Game Arena, where you can try to beat your mates on a range of games on XBox and PS4 consoles. Prefer your games on your PC? Don’t worry, there’ll be a couple of gaming PCs as well, plus a few arcade machines from Jagermeister and Redbull, for starters. Best of all, play is absolutely free!

There’s just two weeks left to sign up to BLOODSTOCK’s very popular ticket deposit scheme, which allows you to spread your standard weekend ticket purchase over 5 instalments. Be sure to make your first payment of £29 + booking fees before 28th February, then after that, your instalments break down as follows: Payment 2 – £29 (debits your bank account on 27/03/20), Payment 3 – £29 (debits 27/04/20), Payment 4 – £29 (debits 26/05/20), and then your Final Payment – £29 + postage (debits 26/06/20). Please note VIP and child tickets are not eligible for the deposit scheme. Sign up at the ticket store.

BLOODSTOCK is also delighted to welcome the 100,000th subscriber to its official YouTube channel! To celebrate the milestone, BLOODSTOCK will randomly select two winners from channel subscribers to receive a pair of weekend tickets to 2020’s event. If you’re already subscribed, you’re already entered to win! If not, head over to the YouTube channel here and sign up! All new subscribers registered before the end of February 16th will also be entered. The lucky winners will be announced on BLOODSTOCK’s Facebook page in due course.

Not visited BLOODSTOCK’s YouTube channel before? You’ll find a host of cool and exclusive content from BLOODSTOCK, including interviews and live songs (or even whole sets) of a wide range of bands throughout the years. Didn’t get to watch Parkway Drive headline the main stage in 2019? Watch it on YouTube! How about Gojira the year before? Also on BLOODSTOCK’s YouTube! New content is added regularly; make sure you stay subscribed so you don’t miss out and be the first to see brand new, thrilling live clips from classic, explosive, and downright headbangin’ sets at BLOODSTOCK!

BLOODSTOCK’s 2020 main stage headliners are DEVIN TOWNSEND (Friday), BEHEMOTH (Saturday), and JUDAS PRIEST (Sunday). The festival also welcomes HATEBREED, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, SKINDRED, PARADISE LOST, LIFE OF AGONY, BURY TOMORROW, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DIAMOND HEAD, JINJER, VIO-LENCE, SACRED REICH, GLORYHAMMER, DARK TRANQUILLITY, BUTCHER BABIES, CATTLE DECAPITATION, BLOODYWOOD, MEMORIAM, RAMAGE INC, GREEN LUNG, BOSSK, CONJURER, ORANGE GOBLIN, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, SAXON, SYLOSIS, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, NECTOR, WINTERFYLLETH, EXHUMED, NEKROGOBLIKON, THE CRAWLING, RAISED BY OWLS, & ANAKIM so far. Many more bands performing over the weekend are still to be announced! Unsure what to expect? Watch a trailer all about BLOODSTOCK here.

Decibel Open Air unveils Paul Kalkbrenner, Richie Hawtin, Amelie Lens, Ben Klock and more

February 10, 2020 by Alex Jukes

Paul Kalkbrenner, Amelie Lens, Ben Klock, Reinier Zonneveld, Richie Hawtin, 99999999, Brina Knauss and Giorgia Angiuli: these are the first names announced by Decibel Open Air, the electronic music festival taking place in Visarno Arena in Florence Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th in September.

Many new things for Decibel Open Air 2020 edition: its dates moved from June to September, a media partnership with Radio m2o and two stages totally renewed. The whole area will be changed, thanks to the support and consulting of architets and and visual and lighting designers.

Decibel Open Air line up is really massive, with many top players on stage. Paul Kalkbrenner is a real superstar, thanks to his 8 albums, his concerts in the most important festivals, his cult movie “Berlin Calling” and related soundtrack. Amelie Lens is a real techno queen: she plays in the best clubs and festivals, her Exhale parties and LENSKE (her label) releases are massive. Charismastic and effective, Ben Klock is resident at Berghain/Panorama Bar from its kick off in 2004; in 2015 his set won “The Essential Mix Of The Year” (BBC Radio 1), Richie Hawtin is a huge electronic music teacher, innovator and experimenter, in 2015 he was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of the University of Huddersfield.

Dutch techno master Reinier Zonneveld has already remixed “Resurrection”, 1998 dance anthem, a new remix in a personal roster including Moby. 999999999 is an italian duo techno, well respected in Italy and worldwide. Brina Knauss started her music career in Slovenia, before coming into Italy; last year he played at Tomorrowland, and she played in Watergate in Berlin a few days ago; Born in Puglia, Giorgia Angiuli is a classically trained musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Very early on she developed a strong interest for electronic music and started to experiment with new live techniques.

Sabato 5th and Sunday 6th 2020 Decibel Open Air comes back to Visarno Arena (Parco Delle Cascine) in Florence for its 4th edition; two stages and a 120.000 square meters arena, only 1 kilometer from railway station

Decibel Open Air tickets online available on the website and via the app

https://www.decibelopenair.com/

Electric Zoo Announce New Theme for 2020: Supernaturals

February 10, 2020 by Alex Jukes

Electric Zoo Announce New Theme for 2020: Supernaturals

Labor Day Weekend 2020 is set to be an otherworldly experience as the iconic New York festival Electric Zoo teases that their immersive Supernaturals theme for this year will require you open your mind to the unknown, the unusual and the unseen.

All previous 11 versions of Electric Zoo, New York’s leading electronic music festival, have come with fantastically realised themes. After the mystery of 2019’s EZOO Evolved and the chilling enigma that was 2017’s EZOO: The 6th Boro, this year the all encompassing and truly epic festival on Randall’s Island will be spine-tingling to say the least.

Whether or not you believe bigfoot is frolicking in the woods, aliens are chilling over at Area 51, unicorns are flying over Brooklyn, or if that online cutie that ghosted you is actually a ghost, Electric Zoo 2020 plans to expand your mind in ways you could never imagine before. It’s time to believe in the Supernatural.

Electric Zoo hosted 107,500 party people last year and featured the biggest names from house, techno, EDM and everything in between.

Official on-sale date and full lineups are coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled.

About Electric Zoo

Established in 2009 by Made Event, the internationally renowned Electric Zoo Festival is one of New York City’s largest music festivals and features the top names in electronic music, bringing a wide variety of acts from around the world and across the spectrum of electronic music’s various sub-genres. International editions of Electric Zoo have taken place in Mexico City, Tokyo, Shanghai and São Paulo, with further expansion underway.

About Made Event

Made Event, a LiveStyle, Inc. company, is a premier producer of electronic music events and the creator of the Electric Zoo Festival. Having produced hundreds of memorable events in New York City, Miami and elsewhere around the globe, Made Event continues to set the bar for quality electronic music events. For more info, please visit www.MadeEvent.com.

About LiveStyle, Inc.

Positioned to be one of the world’s largest music event producers, LiveStyle boasts a wide variety of leading live music properties. LiveStyle produces and promotes single and multi day music festivals across North America, Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. North American key operating entities include Made Event, React Presents, Disco Donnie Presents, Life in Color, and MMG, along with festivals and brands such as Electric Zoo, Spring Awakening, Sensation, and Life in Color. In Europe, the company boasts key operating entities such as Monumental, B2S, ID&T, i-Motion, and Q-Dance, and festivals and brands including Decibel, Mysteryland, Awakenings, Back-To-School, Air, Qlimax, Nature One, Sensation, as well as the innovative ticketing service Paylogic. In Brazil, LiveStyle owns PlusNetwork which has produced the enormously successful Tomorrowland Brasil festival and tours by internationally acclaimed DJs and artists. Further, LiveStyle has a 40% participation in Rock in Rio, held biannually in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with spinoffs in Lisbon and Portugal. Together with the Belgian Tomorrowland organization, LiveStyle launched TomorrowWorld, the first international version of the Tomorrowland festival, and also promoted the first South American Tomorrowland festival. LiveStyle continues to work with the Belgian Tomorrowland organization as its international partner to bring Tomorrowland to new territories outside Europe and to return to the USA and Brazil. LiveStyle also owns and operates Beatport, the preeminent ecommerce platform for DJs, producers and dance music fans that helps launch the careers of the best underground artists and define global music culture.

RARA to host charity event with Seth Troxler at The Museum of Tomorrow in the city of Rio de Janeiro

February 7, 2020 by Alex Jukes

To mark five years of fantastic parties, RARA are hosting special guest Seth Troxler for a charity event at The Museum of Tomorrow in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb 23rd. It will be the first ever such event at the Museu do Amanhã and is set to be special indeed.

The likes of Derrick May, Phil Weeks and Kenny Dope have all played this cult party in the past. It is an outdoor event with all the Rio magic, sun and fun loving crowds you would expect that has set up before in brilliant locations such as the Maracanã Stadium, Sugar Loaf Mountain and deep in the jungle.

This latest event finds them party for the first time at Museu do Amanhã – The Museum of Tomorrow – ,a brand new museum designed by Sebastian Calatrava in front of Praça Mauá. It is known for hosting revellers during Carnival week, and it was during Carnival week that Seth said to some of his friends that he would love to come back and play a street party in the city. Word eventually got back to the RARA crew and so now they have made that possible.

Seth Troxler is of course the dance music heavyweight who has played all over the world, was part of the Visionquest project and always bring unrivalled party vibes to his widescreen house and techno sounds.

In his words, this party will be Power to the People.

CarnaRARA will be our contribution to this incredible organism called Rio de Janeiro’s street Carnival. Carnival Sunday, February 23rd, in the breath-taking Museu do Amanhã, which for the first time will host a musical event. Music by the ever enchanting Seth Troxler, Rara djs and local invitees. Power to the people: in the streets, free for all, under the Museum’s front bow. Made possible by the fundraisers which will have access to the interior of the museum. We will build this event together! This is how you can help –

https://en.carnarara2020.com/

Japan’s Rainbow Disco Club returns to the Izu Peninsula w/ Moodymann, Batu, Anthony Naples, DJ Nobu, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Moxie and more

February 5, 2020 by Alex Jukes

RAINBOW DISCO CLUB 2020 will be held from April 17-19th at Higashi-Izu Cross-Country Course in Inatori Kogen, Izu Peninsula.

RAINBOW DISCO CLUB (RDC) takes a new step forward this year as it invites festival lovers into a more relaxed environment away from the hustle and bustle of the so called Golden Week by moving two weeks forwards. Following that move, the first wave of headliners can now be revealed and include the likes of Moodymann, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Moxie, Red Greg, GE-OLOGY, Daniel Avery Antal x Hunee, DJ Nobu, Special Request, Batu, Anthony Naples, Chaos in the CBD and many more.

RDC is of course celebrated around the world for its hi fidelity sound systems and unwavering attention to detail with high class production in a beautifully naturalistic site. Once again the headliners are a mix of returning favorites and some Japan debutants who all bring their own unique sounds and skills.

First up is the superstar from Detroit, MOODYMANN, who is back to RDC for the first time in six years. Next is a key figure in modern deep house, MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE, who makes a long awaited debut at RDC. NTS radio host as well as the owner of On Loop record label, MOXIE is going to make her first ever Japan appearance at RDC this year. Deeply rooted in the Hip Hop scene from the 80’s, GE-OLOGY goes B2B with RED GREG, a hard digging veteran who gets support from Floating Points.

Various all night long sets around the world and his Song For Alpha LP brought DANIEL AVERY to the top of his game and to his own dark drone techno sound, and this year he is going to make his first appearance at RDC. Hosting a show on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM and known for his own Rememory Music imprint, ESA is a talented South African artist. His RDC debut is already ensured to be a great match.

Making her Japan and RDC debut is rROXYMORE, who has released spirited sounds from Planningtorock, Don’t Be Afraid and more. She will bring her leftfield sound from Germany. Of course there is also the annual come back of ANTAL x HUNEE for a sure to be dramatic closing set as well as Japan’s treasure DJ NOBU. This year he is teaming up with Timedance label owner BATU to explore new frontiers. To complete the RDC stage line up, Japanese regular KENJI TAKIMI, plus RDC residents SISI and KIKIORIX are enlightening RDC’s musical philosophy.

RDC’s Red Bull Stage is back again on a large scale this year and on the first night, PAUL WOOLFORD’s project SPECIAL REQUEST is going to fill the floor with his unbridled musical energy. New generation rising stars, LICAXXX and MACHINA, are also making appearances on the first night.

On the second night, CYK is making a much anticipated debut. This DJ collective is a strong part of Tokyo’s youth dance music scene and they are influencing many others. CYK also curated the second night of the Red Bull Stage with CHAOS IN THE CBD, deep house brothers from London, and NYC’s ANTHONY NAPLES.

Tickets are now on sale

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Todd In The Hole Announce Lineup

February 4, 2020 by Kimberley-Anne Simmons

TODD IN THE HOLE RETURNS FOR YEAR THREE WITH A
ROYAL INTERNATIONAL LINE UP
Todd in the Hole is back for its third year and is proud to announce tribute acts ‘The
Killerz’, ‘Mused’ and Australian legends Queen Tribute ‘Killer Queen Experience’.
The Hertfordshire based festival has found great success in years one and two, and prides itself on providing entertainment for all ages, making a name for itself for its nostalgic headliners and local talent, catering for all.
As well as the musical entertainment, the festival has fantastic catering, family entertainment and kids area and a stunning range of local stalls for all the festival gubbins you might want or need.
“Thank you for an amazing weekend full of great music, all of the bands were awesome, lots of fun & laughter with beautiful friends & family, it really was just perfect & I loved every single minute of it” – 2019
For more info and tickets visit http://toddinthehole.co.uk

Caprices Announces Line-Up, Three New Stages & Double Weekend Format for 2020

February 4, 2020 by Alex Jukes

For its 17th edition, Caprices presents its new concept: Modernity 2 X Higher, spreading over two weekends on April 17-19 & April 24-26, 2020. Marco Carola, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Sven Väth, Guy Gerber, Lee Burridge, Ricardo Villalobos, Adriatique will be amongst more than 53 of the most prominent artists of the moment, who will gather in Crans-Montana. Three new stages have been announced, one new daytime stage at Cry D’Er plus two new night stages that will host various national and international festival and club brands.

Modernity 2 X Higher

Located 2,200 meters on the Cry D’Er terrace with a breath-taking panoramic view in the heart of the Swiss Alps, the Modernity stage continues to attract more customers from around the world wishing to live this unique clubbing experience. For its 17th edition, the event’s organizing committee wanted to extend the festival over two weekends from April 17 to 19 and from April 24 to 26 in order to offer not 3 but 6 Modernity events. A second daytime stage, located in the Club Cry D’Er on the Modernity site, will be offered to the public in order to offer them a choice of programming.

The most influential artists on the scene responded to the call for the new concept. The first weekend of the festival will notably welcome artists such as Sven Väth, Adriatique, Guy Gerber, Lee Burridge, Behrouz, Chaim, Yokoo, Lunar Disco, Parallells (Live), Guti (Live), Traumer, Archie Hamilton, Ion Ludwig, Britta Arnold, Mira & Chris Schwarzwalder and more.

On the second weekend, the mountains will vibrate with the sounds of Marco Carola, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos, Sonja Moonear, Marco Faraone, Osunlade, Mathew Jonson, Magda, Agents of time, Michel Cleis, Alex Kostic, Skizzo, Steve Rachmad, Cesar Merveille, Shaun Reeves, Ryan Crosson and many more.

New Night Stages

Caprices’s Moon stage from previous years will give way to two new stages — the Forest Stage and the Chalet Stage — which have been imagined and programmed in collaboration with renowned national and international festival and club partners. On the international side, you will find party labels such as: Esto Es Tulum from Mexico, Epizode from Vietnam, Pyramid from Ibiza, Gypsyland from Italy, Aum from Paris, Slapfunk Records from Nethereland and many others. On the national side, the leading players on the Swiss scene will be associated such as the D! Club and Folklor of Lausanne, Secret Society of Geneva, Terrazza of Zurich. The full programme for each evening will be announced shortly.

Maxime Léonard, in charge of the artistic part, comments “It is an immense honour for us to be able to bring together around the festival so many important artists / festivals / clubs on the international scene. It’s a huge sign of recognition for us! In addition, on the artistic level, this allows for extremely interesting sharing work, and allows us to offer programmes from recognized artists and newcomers from all over the world.”

Dimensions Festival announces final names inc. Underground Resistance Live, Batu, Ash Lauryn, Red Greg, JASSS, DVS1, Moritz Von Oswald, Youandewan and more

February 4, 2020 by Alex Jukes

Dimensions Festival completes its ambitious 2020 programme with the news that Underground Resistance Live, Ash Lauryn, Moritz Von Oswald, Batu, DVS1, JASSS, Voigtmann, Reiss, Youandewan, Huerta, Red Greg, Yak, Freakenstein, Charles Webster, LSDXOXO, Josh Cheon as well as new partners VBX, Love Muscle and Stamp The Wax also get involved. For the first time this year, this all goes down at breathtaking natural bay The Garden Resort, Tisno from 13-17th August, 2020.

This new chapter for Dimensions Festival will showcase the same careful mix of cutting edge artists and much loved pioneers, with the famous attention to detail to production bringing each event alive. The setting is idyllic, with lush pine trees, a long sweeping beach, crystal clear seas and plenty of chances to get involved with parties on land and sea.

Before the main action, there is a special opening concert at St Michael’s Fortress, high on a hill in that will be headlined by Floating Points with his new live show, presenting the work of his latest album ‘Crush’ amongst other classics. Support comes from fellow Melodies International partner Mafalda with additional live support still tba. Spaces are limited for the event with tickets available now via a number of retailers online.

After each day’s fun there, the renowned open air club Barbarella’s opens its doors, with the world famous Sinai Sound System powering the beats. We’re told the programme is soon to be revealed! There will also be plenty of brain nourishment with The Sound Studio, which will offer talks, technology and more to get you engaged with and educated on a range of vital topics.

Amongst the final additions are the iconic group, early techno pioneers and all round legends Underground Resistance who will play live. Then there is an Atlanta based DJ, journalist and member of the DJ Directory Ash Lauryn who has a timeless house sound, sci-fi soundsmith Freakenstein, the intergalactic booty hunter, plus legendary dub techno don Moritz von Oswald, bass and rhythm innovator Batu, American techno DVS1, as well as minimal house favourites Voigtmann, Reiss and Youandewan, The Ghost co-founder Josh Tweek as well as soul, funk, disco and house selector Red Greg.

As well as this international stars, vital party brands like Leeds’ Michael Upson and his pumping gay dance party Love Muscle, plus cult Dutch minimal crew VBX, who regularly host ADE showcases with the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, plus online magazine Stamp the Wax, a treasure trove of musical discovery and crack team of DJs, all host their own events at Dimension this year.

These names all come on top of the first wave of names such as DJ Stingray, Zip, The Hacker, Tikiman & Scion performing Rhythm & Sound Live, dBridge, Mafalda, Helena Hauff, Pearson Sound, Skee Mask b2b Stenny, Surgeon, Marcellus Pittman, Truly Madly, Zip, Josey Rebelle, Gene on Earth, Francesco Del Garda, Detroit in Effect, Margaret Dygas, Darwin, re:ni, Awesome Tapes from Africa and many more.

This is shaping up to be a vital edition of Dimension Festival with a renewed focus with the same sense of purpose and dedication to the very best DJs, live acts and atmospheres in the world.

Dimensions Festival
13-17th August, 2020
The Garden Resort, Tisno
https://dimensionsfestival.com/

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