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Zoo Thousand and Eight Festival was set to be an exciting addition to the UK festival circuit but has instead left music junkies angry after Dizzee Rascal, Athlete, The Rascals and Wiley all pulled out of the gig.
N*E*R*D, The Streets and McFly join forces to perform at another of Vodafone’s mini festivals!
The Stereo MC’s celebrate their brand new album with an exclusive performance in the heart of Shoreditch.
Clapham common will welcome some of the biggest stars in indie, rock, grime and dance, over the August bank holiday weekend. The festival is going to be huge with headliners Iggy & The Stooges, the gigantic Gossip and London’s finest Eski boy- Wiley hitting the....
Boys and girls get ready for South West Four- one of London’s slickest festivals. Including live performances from the DJ kings of dance- Carl Cox, Erick Morillo, John Digweed, Armin Van Buuren, Sisterbliss and Fedde Le Grand!
Two mighty music innovators, MySpace and Creamfields, will join forces to find the next new DJ destined to top the charts in a brand new competition. The winner will get to perform alongside Fatboy Slim, Erick Morillo, 2ManyDJs & more at Creamfields festival.
GuilFest 2008 has announced more bands, DJs and singers to join the already super line up. New acts include Wallis Bird, Little Man Tate, and Never The Bride!
Surya will become the world’s first ever ecological night club featuring air flush toilets and a dance floor which will generate energy for the entire club and neighbouring apartments!
As we all know Creamfields festival is boasting another hot line up for 2008 and unlike Glastonbury there’s no lack of interest from gig goers. However there’s much more than music at Creamfields 2008 and we’ve got all the details.
The German city of Cologne will welcome a brand new music festival to its beautiful Stadtgarten park this August. Read on for ticket information, line up news and more.
Get ready, set, go! Glastonbury Festival is just round the corner and we’ve got an update for what to expect at the glorious gig. Read on for the latest Glastonbury Festival news, full line up details and tips on how to survive camping at the fest!
The Mighty Boosh have gone musical and created their very own band - The Boosh Band! They will perform a one off set at the first ever Mighty Boosh Comedy Festival. Read on to find out more.
Ex-house mate Ziggy can’t stop talking about girls, girls, girls and has revealed all in a new video interview. To watch Ziggy confess his favourite chat up lines and more, read on!
The world class debut album from The Blakes is up for release 16th July and sure to make a significant mark on indie rock lovers. What’s more the US trio will also play live across the UK from the end of June through to July. Read on for details!
If you’re heading to Creamfields festival in August and looking forward to drinking your body weight in beer, don’t think you’ll be able to if you’re under 18 or don’t have ID with you. This year Creamfields are cutting down on under age/binge drinking and asking all....
McFly are back! After abandoning their major record label last year, UK fans were left stranded with no McFlyers in sight! However the boys have built their very own record label and are set to release a brand new single in July. Read on for details.
In the run up to one of Bolton’s largest music event, The Bolton Music Showcase, talented folk around Bolton town centre are set to go nuts with a random display of free performances to passers-by in July. Read on find out what the hell is going!
Hurry hurry hurry, limited day tickets to Camp Bestival have been released! The gig takes place in a luxurious Castle located in Dorset over a hot July weekend. Acts sets to play include Kate Nash, Black Kids, DJ Rob Da Bank and loads more.
For spoken word, street art, food, fashion, music and more be sure to visit the four week Hackney Empire 2008 Spice Festival- Includes appearances from Chuck Berry, Kele Roc, Richard Blackwood, Steven Berkoff and more.
The Go! Team will release the new single ‘Milk Crisis’ free of charge in July, plus other online goodies and more.
What does a rock band really get up to on tour? With months of touring, a new album and the start of the festival season ahead, indie darlings the Guillemots are hardly strangers to the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.
With a decade of festivals under their belt, the ringmasters at Creamfields festival have announced 2 days of 10th anniversary celebrations on top of a world class line up that includes Kasabian, Fatboy Slim, Ian Brown, Paul van Dyk and Tiesto.
As another Ibiza season approaches, look for exciting new arrival BEACHBOMBING 2008, featuring the likes of Krafty Kuts, Freestylers, Herve and more.
Two of Iceland’s biggest music stars, Bjork and Sigur Rós, are to play together at a free outdoor concert in Iceland’s capital Reykjavík on 28th June 2008 to raise awareness of environmental issues.
Latitude Festival has revealed a selection of this year’s hot up-and-coming line up at The Lake Stage, featuring Errors, Johnny Foreigner, Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds, The Wave Pictures and more.
Hip Hop legend Ice Cube returns for the first time since 2006 to play his only UK show this year at London’s Electric Ballroom on July 14th 2008.
Read on for the latest news on the bands playing live at The Green Man Festival. Plus unsigned bands could win the chance to open the gig by uploading clips of themselves performing on The Green Man Festival website. Read on for more information.
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream are whipping up a treat for music lovers across the UK with the return of the Ben & Jerry’s Sundae music festival- with Ash, Slow Club and more performing live.
Shocking News: A new report claims Brits would actually choose James Blunt as one of the best acts at this year’s Glastonbury festival to have a pint with – and Robbie Williams was crowned number 1 in the top ten of all time Glastonbury acts to share a pint....
Big Brother is back and we’ve got news on the brand new housemates entering the Big Brother house- tonight at 9pm on Channel 4. Read on for the latest on the 2008 Big Brother Housemates!!