Festivals & Events

Sorry for all those hopefuls, but it seems Led Zeppelin and Daft Punk have both been officially ruled out for 2020's Glastonbury Festival. Speaking to NME backstage at last night's NME Awards, Glastonbury curator Emily Eavis confirmed there will be many surprises in store for...

After various online rumours over the past couple of months, the sun is to finally set at London nightclub Pacha, owners have announced. Serving its final party this September, the reason for Pacha's closure has yet to be confirmed, however the club have released a...

The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, The Jacksons, Jungle, Annie Mac, Lapsley and many many more are amongst the exhaustive first wave of acts confirmed for the summer's biggest closing party, Bestival 2015. Announced moments ago, Bestival 2015 will see The Chemical Brothers close the show as...

Organisers of Glastonbury Festival's West Holts stage have detailed their 2019 line-up, following last year's reveal of headliner Janelle Monae. Set to close the stage on Sunday 30th June (with support from Kamasi Washington and Roy Ayers), the rest of West Holts will see Jon...

Diana Ross and Mary J. Blige have been confirmed as the first two headliners for 2017's Essence Festival in New Orleans. Announced earlier today, Blige and Ross will also be joined by the likes of John Legend, Chaka Khan, Solange and India Arie, with more...

It's been a long wait, but Coachella is back. It's hard to believe that 12 months have gone since Tupac Shakur came 'back from the dead' and graced the stage, and whilst we're not expecting any surprises on that scale this year, Day 1...

Dr Dre returned to the Coachella headline stage after a six-year absence last night, appearing alongside Bebe Rexha and 50 Cent as Eminem's surprise guests. Joining headliner Em, the duo opened up with 'Still Dre' before continuing into 'Medicine Man' and 'Forgot About Dre'; 50...

Organisers of the annual Reading and Leeds Festivals have added a further wave of new acts for this summer's event, including confirming The Libertines as the Festival's third-and-final headline act. Initially rumoured when a supposed poster leaked earlier in the month (here), The Libertines will...

As the UK gears up for Glastonbury later this month, organisers of California's Coachella Festival have announced details of their 2016 plans. Once again set over two weekends, Coachella 2016 will take place on 15-17th April, repeating a week later on 22nd-24th April. Meanwhile, tickets...

John Newman has announced plans for a full UK headline tour, starting this October in Edinburgh. The singer, who first found fame collaborating with Rudimental on Feel The Love, has gone on to release a string of hits, including Love Me Again, of which he...