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Sonar 2013 Details

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The 20th anniversary of Sonar will be a global celebrationwhich begins in Reykjavik in February and culminates inBarcelona in June, passing through Africa, Asia and Latin America. In total, within the next six months, Sonar will be programming around 300 shows spread across 21 stages 
at its 5 festivals.

In 2013, the Icelandic capital, one of the world's most musically fertile cities, joins the four destinations of 2012. Sonar celebrates 20 years as one of the most internationally renowned and solid cultural brands.

Today, the festival introduces the first artists for the celebrations atSonar Barcelona, which include Kraftwerk and Pet Shop Boys, two classic names in full force and with an transgenerational influence on the popular music of recent decades, from purist electronica, to dance music and pop.

The Sonar 2013 campaign kicks off at www.sonar.es with the first video of a series that will be revealed in the coming weeks.

SonarKids also returns to Barcelona this Christmas, on the22nd and 23rd of December, with a programme for children and parents featuring interactive sound sculptures on the big spiral ramp at CosmoCaixa.

BARCELONA

June the 13th, 14th and 15th, 2013
www.sonar.es

Line-up Preview:
Kraftwerk – 3D show (DE)
Pet Shop Boys (UK)
Two Door Cinema Club (UK)
Hot Natured (UK)
Lindstrøm & Todd Terje (NO)
Vatican Shadow (US)
Bradien + Eduard Escoffet (ES)
Fantastic Mr Fox (DE)

The 20th anniversary of Sonar Barcelona will take place on the13th, 14th and 15th June 2013.

The stand-out feature of the line-up preview is the extraordinary 
new show in 3D by Kraftwerk. The prestigious German group was founded in 1970 and has been one of the most influential outfits in the music of the last 40 years, in electronica and in popular music in general. Their eight studio albums are more than classics – they are true anthems in recent music history. For their performance at Sonar 2013, Kraftwerk will be reviewing their hits with a unique and updated sound at SonarClub, the festival's main stage. Their new show adapts 3D technology to their own language and gives body and volume to the powerful imagery that has accompanied them throughout their career. The show can be enjoyed with standard 3D glasses.

Another unquestionable benchmark – in this case in the field of electronic pop – is the British duo Pet Shop Boys. After the recent release of their latest album "Elysium”, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, who began working together in the early ‘80s, will be presenting a new show featuring visuals and technological content atSonar Barcelona. The creators of countless legendary songs of our era, including “West End Girls”, “Domino Dancing”, “It's A Sin”, “Always On My Mind”, “Go West”, “Being Boring”, “Domino Dancing”, “Flamboyant” and “New York City Boy”, Pet Shop Boys have always been a step ahead of their peers, shrewdly navigating the currents of electronic pop and dance music, while maintaining an admirable and carefully balanced critical and commercial success. 

The Northern Ireland trio Two Door Cinema Club is another of the great attractions in the line-up of Sonar 2013. During their live show, the band will be reviewing their two albums released to date, which have made them one of today's most powerful and vigorous producers of electropop hits, with tracks like “What you know”, “Undercover Martyn” and “Something Good Can Work”. 
Within Sonar's 100% dance territory, this year's highlights include the live show from Hot Natured, the energetic collective of DJs and producers led by the already essential Jamie Jones, the new king Midas of underground house, and the special collaboration betweenLindstrom & Todd Terje, Norwegian producers who combine luminous electronica and nu-disco. Another name on the up,Fantastic Mr Fox, will be deploying his unique vision of R&B on an abstract and at the same time danceable tip.
Among the sonic explorers, the festival presents Vatican Shadow, the project who rediscovers industrial techno by the American producer Dominick Fernow.

In the Spanish artists section, we have a couple of very special guests, Bradien + Eduard Escoffet, the combination of the Barcelona-based instrumental group and the poet Eduard Escoffet presenting their new album 'Pols' live.

Reykjavik (ICELAND)
February the 15th and 16th, 2013
www.sonarreykjavik.com

Line-up Preview:

James Blake – LIVE (UK)
James Blake – DJ (UK)
Squarepusher (UK)
Modeselektor (DE)
Simian Mobile Disco – DJ (UK)
Diamond Version (Alva Noto + Byetone) (DE)
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto (DE/JP)
GusGus (IS)
Thugfucker (US-IS)
Tale of Us (US-CA)
Retro Stefson (IS)
Ólafur Arnalds (IS)
Gluteus Maximus (IS)

The festival is travelling to Iceland for the first time for Sonar Reykjavik, which will take place on 15 and 16 February at Harpa, the city's brand new concert and conference centre, located by the sea, near the port.

For its first Nordic trip, Sonar will be adopting a small-scale and intimate format, as an example of how a renowned brand can redefine itself in smaller locations and venues. The event begins at 6pm and continues until 3am on each day. The line-up will include around 15 international artists and 30 from Iceland, who will be playing on 4 stages with capacities ranging between 200 and 1,600 spectators each.

The building that will host the first Sonar Reykjavik is the home of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and The Icelandic Opera, and was designed by Henning Larsen Architects in collaboration with the renowned artist Olafur Eliasson.

CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)
March the 1st and the 2nd, 2013
www.sonarcapetown.com

Line-Up Preview SOON

Sonar returns to Africa in 2013. Sonar @ Design Indaba in Cape Town (South Africa) takes place on the 1st and 2nd of March at the City Hall. This second time around, the festival expands from one to two nights and presents more than 30 artists, including international figures and some of the most prominent names on the emerging South African electronic scene.

Sonar is once again working with Design Indaba, the major multidisciplinary platform that transforms the South African city into the world's capital of creativity and innovation. Every year, the event features the presence of the world's most important entrepreneurs and speakers, who present projects in the fields of architecture, design, film and music, among others.

TOKYO (JAPAN)
April the 7th and 8th, 2013
www.sonarsound.jp

Line-Up Preview SOON

The 6th SonarSound Tokyo will take place on 6 and 7 April. The Asian version of Sonar will have a highly experimental line-up that combines major international artists and the most outstanding representatives of the Japanese electronic scene. As in previous years, more than 30 shows at SonarSound Tokyo will be distributed over two days between the four stages at ageHa Studio Coast, a complex located in the restored industrial district of eastern Tokyo, in the Kōtō neighbourhood.

SÃO PAULO (BRASIL)
24th & 25th MAY
www.sonarsaopaulo.com.br

Line-up Preview by the 11th of December

The second Sonar São Paulo, the festival's Latin American experience and the largest of all the events organized by Sonar outside Barcelona, takes place on 24 and 25 May 2013, featuring a line-up of more than 30 artists, which will be announced in early 2013.

Sonar São Paulo includes all the ingredients that have made Sonar international benchmark: a broad-based musical and audiovisual programme of high quality that mixes entertainment and the cutting edge in leading urban venues.

The festival will take place in the iconic Parque Anhembi from 8pm to 6:30am. As at its Barcelona prototype, performances by new talents will dovetail with large-format shows and audiovisual productions by key names on the international electronic scene, on 3 stages with uninterrupted programming.

Bon Jovi set to close Isle of Wight Festival 2013

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Closing the Main Stage with a UK festival exclusive on Sunday 16th June the rock superstars will top off another ultimate weekend of world-class music. Tickets for what will be an unbelievable experience go on sale on Wednesday 28th November from www.isleofwightfestival.com.

For almost three decades, Bon Jovi have earned their reputation on the road as the essential live rock band – having performing for more than 35 million fans at more than 2,700 concerts is over 50 countries.  Along the way, the New Jersey-based band – lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan and drummer Tico Torres – have sold 130 million albums and have released a raft of awe-inspiring hit singles. Now they bring their anthemic live show to the Isle of Wight Festival, so make sure you don’t miss out on this unforgettable and historic performance. Now Bon Jovi join Friday’s Main Stage headliners The Stone Roses, as the Isle of Wight Festival 2013 shapes up to be another astounding year.

Bon Jovi Isle of Wight 2013

Jon Bon Jovi, says: “The Isle of Wight Festival is legendary and we're excited to join in the long tradition of Rock 'n' Roll history.  We are honoured to be the headliners on the Main Stage Sunday night. This will mark our first visit to the island and I expect it will prove to be a highlight of our tour and of 2013.”

John Giddings, the Festival’s promoter, says: “I can’t imagine a better rock band with more hits to close our Sunday night. The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen are hard acts to follow – but I think they’ll do it!”

The Stone Roses to headline Isle of Wight Festival 2013

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This will be the band’s only UK festival appearance in 2013. Don’t miss out on your chance to see this genre-defining band, at next year’s legendary Festival. Tickets for what will be an unbelievable experience go on sale on Wednesday 28th November from www.isleofwightfestival.com. Vodafone customers will have an exclusive 48-hour presale from today.

2012 saw the eagerly anticipated return of The Stone Roses, one of the most critically acclaimed acts of all time. The phenomenal four-piece re-arrived in spectacular style and with a summer of sold out shows, the Manchester band mesmerised one million fans across Europe and Asia. Now, the classic line-up of Ian Brown, John Squire, Mani (aka Gary Mounfield) and Reni (aka Alan Wren) will bring their epic live performance to the Isle of Wight Festival for the very first time.

Stone Roses

John Giddings, the Festival’s promoter, says: “When you talk about the soundtrack of our lives, The Stone Roses are embedded in it. I am so proud to get them to our island- they will kick the weekend off with a bang.”

With more exciting Isle of Wight Festival 2013 announcements to come, make sure to keep up to date with all the latest news at www.isleofwightfestival.com.

2013 will see a spectrum of acts playing across three stages, guaranteeing yet another year of unforgettable appearances. Alongside the Main Stage, check out stunning acoustic and intimate performances on The Garden Stage and with many more great artists in the Big Top, the Isle of Wight Festival has something for everyone.

The Isle of Wight Festival is known for being one of the hottest dates on the cultural calendar, famed for being a truly remarkable weekend of eclectic music & celebration. As the first major music event of the summer, it gives festivalgoers a line up to love. From the moment the gates open, each area of the Festival comes alive, whether it’s partying on the real beach or tearing it up in the silent disco. There’s plenty of action on offer, including a bevy of bars, stalls and interactive areas. Set in the stunning backdrop of Seaclose Park, this is a weekend packed full of punches.

Last year Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Jessie J and many more, wowed the crowds. For the ultimate summer experience, look no further than the Isle Of Wight Festival 2013 where the biggest artists, the best atmosphere and the most stylish people come together to create an amazing weekend. So, if you haven’t been before then come and check it out and if you have, then welcome back…

 

Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2013 Announces DevilDriver & Municipal Waste

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DEVILDRIVER are set to release a brand new album in August 2013, so Bloodstock will be your first opportunity to check out a brand new track or two!  DevilDriver’s firebrand frontman, Dez Fafara is looking forward to next year’s fest, commenting; “DevilDriver is fucking stoked to be coming to Bloodstock!!  We are thrilled to playing alongside our good friends in Lamb Of God, and no doubt the weekend is going to be insane!  Grab a ticket and come get in the pit!  DevilDriver won't let ya down!”  Check out this section from the band’s little-seen ‘warts n’ all’ documentary, ‘You May Know Us From The Stage’ (catch up with the remaining parts on YouTube).  This instalment features a cameo appearance from Lamb of God’s Mark Morton:

Die-hard road warriors, MUNICIPAL WASTE are also looking forward to joining their Richmond, VA, hometown buddies & Saturday night headliners, Lamb Of God at Catton Park in August 2013.  Ryan Waste enthused, "We are bloody chuffed to rock the BOA once again.  It was my favourite UK festival to date and now that King Diamond and Accept have been added, I'm more excited than ever!" Check out the band’s first animated video, for the track ‘You’re Cut Off’, taken from their fifth and most recent disc, ‘The Fatal Feast’ at: http://www.youtube.com/municipalwaste.  Released in April through Nuclear Blast, the intergalactic, cannibalistic record is choc-full of ‘Waste trademarks: aggressive headbang-inducing riffs, tongue-in-cheek humour, and meaning extracted from the absurd.  Besides their musical voyage into space, Municipal Waste are currently rippin’ up tarmac across the USA with Napalm Death and Exhumed.

To make life easy getting to the site next year, Big Green Coach are the official and exclusive coach travel partner to Bloodstock Festival.  Sit back, relax, and let their drivers take you, your mates, and your camping gear direct to the festival grounds!  Choose from 26 locations direct to the heart of Bloodstock, from the very reasonable rate of £34: BIRKENHEAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BRIDGEND, BRISTOL, CARDIFF, CARLISLE, CHESTER, GLASGOW, GLOUCESTER, LANCASTER, LEEDS, LIVERPOOL, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MIDDLESBROUGH, NEWCASTLE, NEWPORT, OXFORD, PRESTON, SHEFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, STOCKPORT, SUNDERLAND, SWANSEA, WARRINGTON, and WORCESTER.  To guarantee your return seat, click here: www.biggreencoach.co.uk/bloodstock.

New additions DEVILDRIVER and MUNICIPAL WASTE stack up alongside headliners LAMB OF GOD and KING DIAMOND, plus AMORPHIS, DARK FUNERAL, ANTHRAX, ACCEPT, FIREWIND, and FOZZY.  A third, Sunday night headliner and many more bands are still to be revealed!

Bloodstock ‘Early Bird’ tickets are going fast!  Pick yours up at http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/shop/products/3-day-tickets-1-1 for the total bargain price of £100 (plus booking fee) for a four-day weekend pass.  Snap ‘em up, as this limited time offer won’t last forever!!  Look up all the info on Bloodstock 2013 so far, plus check out all kinds of awesome coverage from this year’s festival over at www.bloodstock.uk.com.

Bloodstock takes place at Catton Park in Derbyshire on 8-11th Aug 2013. 

Secret Garden Party 2013 announce Art & Expression Theme

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“Ours is a rational world, where science and mechanics control much of how we live and think. Yet many of us feel aninstinctive resistance to this world of reason, a primeval attraction to beliefs and actions without logic. Are you afraid of the number 13? Would you bury a broken mirror in the moonlight? Do these behaviors guide our fates, or are they superstitious nonsense?

This year the Secret Garden will be asking all Gardeners to explore their affinity to the supernatural, the inexplicable and theirrational… to indulge the tussle between the left brain's sober analysis and the right's need to conjure it’s own reality.

Leave reason at the Garden gates, search for the four-leaf clover along the path and see where lady luck takes you. Will you be saluting magpies or courting black cats, touching wood or spilling salt, crossing your fingers or breaking mirrors?

In 2013 we pay homage to the power of the number thirteen… and laugh at ourselves a little.”

In addition, Grant Applications are now open for artists who wish to submit their creative proposals to the Secret Garden Party 2013. Whether it is running an action camp, helping on the bars, curating a parade, rowing an art boat, building a tree house, devising a fire show, hosting a workshop, driving an art car or producing an art installation… it is participation which allows the party to rejuvenate and regenerate year on year.

The number one rule is that the party must facilitate participation. To ensure that this principle is upheld, Secret Garden Party gives over half of all programming money back to the gardeners, in the form of arts and expression grants. In 2012 the Secret Garden Party funded over 40 action camps, games and activities, over 50 art installations and hundreds of performers.

For more information on participation or for an application form please visit the website. www.secretgardenparty.com/participate

For more information on the work of Secret Arts Foundation go to:

www.secretarts.co.uk

 

Sounds of the Garden 2

Transport yourself back to the garden with the new ‘Sounds of the Garden’ Spotify playlist.  We hope you were lucky enough to spot these guys in the garden this summer… enjoy. SGP 2012 Sound of the Garden 2

Tickets for the Secret Garden Party 2013…

Tier 3 tickets are currently available and selling quickly. Tickets in tiers 4 & 5 are also available for those who are happier to pay more for their ticket, therefore freeing up the cheaper tickets for those on lower incomes.

Once again we are also operating a deposit scheme that allows you to pay for half of your ticket now and the other half any time before 30th April 2013. (Please remember that if you do not pay the balance by 30th April 2013 you will not get a refund).

There will not be any extra tickets available for 2013 so we recommend that gardeners book early to avoid disappointment.

Tickets to the Secret Garden Party 2013

“For me, the true mark of a good festival is the after-taste. Like a good whisky when the flavour returns to your mouth to give you a faint memory of the gorgeous, golden drop you’ve just put down your throat. You find yourself looking back over the experiences in your memory, chuckling to yourself as you stand in a queue at the bank, and you wish you were back there. That’s how I felt after the Secret Garden Party. Like there was a little part of my soul still there, dancing, smiling, being part of something bigger than myself in a world where the sun’s always setting and everyone’s in love with the world.” Festival Mag

Kings of Leon to headline Bilbao BBK Live 2013

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Kings of Leon, who are currently working on their next album to be released in 2013, will be offering their only Spanish festival performance at Bilbao BBK Live next year. Brummie band Editors also joins the line-up of the event.

Kings of Leon

 

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.

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

Kendal Calling Earlybird tickets on sale 15 Nov 2012

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FESTIVAL DATES: FRIDAY 26TH – SUNDAY 28TH JULY 2013
Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, The Lake District
Tickets available at 9am on Thursday 15th November from
www.kendalcalling.com / www.ticketline.co.uk

A limited number of Early Bird tickets will be released on Thursday 15th November at 9am.  Last year’s Early Bird tickets were snapped up in under 10 minutes so early booking is advisable.  The festival itself sold out a remarkable 7 weeks in advance and the festival has sold out in each of the previous 7 years.  The next batch of tickets for the festival will be on sale in early 2013.  

After the success of Kendal Calling's Real Ale Festival at the festival itself over the past four years From The Fields online shop will open and will be stocking its very own ales Kend'ale and Oh Deer, as well as Elbow's Build A Rocket Boys. There will be a range of limited edition prints and canvases plus other bespoke merchandise available from Kendal Calling and the Live From Jodrell Bank series.  To visit the shop go to www.fromthefields.co.uk

Last year’s Kendal Calling featured Dizzee Rascal, James, Maximo Park, Andy C, Shy FX, Zinc, Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip, We Are Scientists, Lucy Rose, Toy and over 250 artists across 14 stages and arenas.  New highlights from last year’s programme included:

  • New Woodlands area featuring an eclectic mix of nu-folk and electronica, with a Silent Disco from 11pm – 1am every night.
  • Tim Peaks Diner – Tim Burgess' virtual diner became a reality for the first time with an American style diner complete with juke box in the fields.  The diner served up Tim Peaks coffee & Totes Amazeballs cereal, plus a music, workshop and Q&A line-up curated by Tim Burgess. Highlights included a performance from Edwyn Collins, Nick Heywood, Roddy Frame and Tim Burgess of ' A Girl Like You' and a surprise acoustic set from The View.
  • Introduction of Chai Wallahs to the Kaylied area of the festival.
  • The Deer Lodge was introduced with affordable Luxury camping featuring bell tents & tipis without the heavy price tag!

Early Bird Tickets: £105

Ticket link: / www.kendalcalling.com / www.ticketline.co.uk

Swedish House Mafia extend One Last Tour to Australia

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Strictly limited to one night only, ‘One Last Tour’ promises to deliver Aussie fans one last huge send off, packed with the the trio’s most popular tracks including their latest smash hit and undoubtedly the biggest track in Australia (if not the world) right now: ‘Don’t You Worry Child.’ DYWC has surpassed Platinum sales in Aus, currently sitting at #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart (with #1 firmly in sight) and held the #1 spot on the ARIA Club Chart for over nine weeks straight).  The trio will be showcasing all of their massive hits including: ‘One’ (Gold in Aus), ‘Miami 2 Ibiza’ (Platinum in Aus), ‘Save the World’ (Gold in Aus), plus all of their chart topping remixes and incredible mash-ups.  Australian fans will have the opportunity to say goodbye and celebrate with the Swedes one last time in Sydney on February 2nd.

Swedish House Mafia

About Swedish House Mafia 

After exploding on to the scene in 2010, SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA follow up their huge genre-defining club track ‘One’ with the worldwide platinum-selling single ‘Miami 2 Ibiza’ featuring Tinie Tempah.  Both tracks appeared on their stellar compilation album ‘Until One’ which is still in the UK top 50 chart nearly two years after its release (also going Gold in the UK).  The boys followed this with the platinum single ‘Save The World.’ They ended 2011 playing to 20,000 people at New York’s Madison Square Garden, which sold out in a staggering 10 minutes.  2012 so far has seen the release of their highest charting single to date ‘Antidote’ – a collaboration with Pendulum’s Knife Party, a second bigger and better ‘Masquerade Hotel’ in Miami and the release of the incendiary ‘Greyhound.’  

Their second mix album entitled, ‘Until Now’ forming the official soundtrack to ‘One Last Tour’ and debuted on the ARIA charts at the #12. ‘Until Now’ highlights include the latest SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA single ‘DON’T YOU WORRY CHILD’ (feat John Martin) –  which was debuted to 65,000 people at the band’s recent UK farewell Milton Keynes Bowl show.  The previously unreleased Coldplay Vs Swedish House Mafia ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’, global club anthems ‘Calling’ and ‘In My Mind,’ Steve Angello and Third Party’s ‘Lights,’ the Swedes’ exclusive remix of Usher’s ‘Euphoria’ plus more previously unreleased tracks. 

Get Ready Australia, as we bid farewell to Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso & Steve Angello AKA Swedish House Mafia in style.  ‘One Last Tour’ will be the final time for Australian fans to see Swedish House Mafia. 

Saturday 2nd February, 2013:
6pm until 11pm (doors open 5.30pm)
Sydney Showground Stadium Homebush, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Tickets on Sale at 9am (AEDT) Monday 19th of November, 2012 from Ticketmaster
Patrons can buy tickets online via: http://ticketmaster.com.au
1st Release tickets $99.95+ t/fee 
Ticketmaster Outlets Nationally and by Phone 136-100 
This event is 16+ event. ID is required.

For ticketing info:
http://www.onelasttour.com
http://www.totemonelove.com.au
http://www.ticketmaster.com.au

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.