Festivals & Events

Janelle Monae is to hit the road this May, for her first UK headline your, the singer has confirmed. Monae made the announcement of Facebook earlier this morning, and sees the singer take to her set to Birmingham, Manchester and London in support of her...

You Me At Six, The 1975, Netsky, Annie Mac, SBTRK, Krept & Konan and more have been added to the bill for this summer's Reading and Leeds Festival, organisers have announced. Arctic Monkeys, whose latest album AM have propelled the group to international acclaim,...

Organisers of this year's Isle of Wight Festival have confirmed Kings of Leon as the final headliner for the June 2014's event. The US group will join previously-announced headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers and Biffy Clyro at the top of the bill, whilst the newly-confirmed...

Following last week's confirmation of Outkast's appearance at the September event, organisers of Isle of Wight's annual Bestival have today added a further eleven acts to the list. Sam Smith was quick to announce his inclusion into the line-up on his own Twitter feed, whilst...

Renowned for his monstrous live sets at huge venues and the world’s biggest festivals, Example has announced his intention to hit the road again for 2014, with his Ultimate Weekender tour. The mini-tour will see the British rapper/dance maestro pack dancefloors in six venues...

Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, SBTRKT, Disclosure and Flying Lotus are amongst the first wave of acts confirmed for this summer's Parklife Weekender in Manchester, organisers have announced. The event, at Manchester's Heaton Park, takes place on 7th/8th June, and sees Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Katy...

Organisers of Barclaycard/AEG's British Summer Time Festival have confirmed a wave of new acts to be added to the bill for this year's event. The full lineup, which remains with McBusted, Backstreet Boys, Tom Odell and Neil Young still headlining, sees The Vamps, Lawson, 5ive,...

US folk-inspired singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega has confirmed herself for a Glastonbury appearance this summer. The singer, famed for her iconic tracks Luka and Tom's Diner, confirmed her inclusion into the lineup last night on Geoff Lloyd's Absolute Radio show. Arcade Fire are the only headline act...

Next month's BRIT Awards at London's O2 Arena are to be live streamed around the globe on YouTube, organisers have confirmed. The 19th February event, arguably the biggest night of the year in the UK music calendar, will see the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Pharrell...

BBC Radio 1 have announced that their annual 'Radio 1’s Big Weekend' event will take place in Glasgow this year, following Derry and London over the previous two years. The Glasgow Green event, which takes place on the 24/25th May weekend, will see 50,000 lucky...