2014 Festival Dates

Here is a list of Festivals Festival Fans covers:

- Download Festival

- Isle Of Wight Festival

- Capital Summertime Ball

- Radio 1's Big Weekend

- Hop Farm

- Summer Sets On The Beach (T4 On The Beach)

- T In The Park

- Wireless Festival

- Glastonbury

- Latitude

- Hard Rock Calling has been axed read more about that here.

- Oxegen

- Camp Bestival

- Lovebox DEPENDING ON LINE UP

- Global Gathering

- V Festival

- Rockness
- Jersey Live DEPENDING ON LINE UP

- Reading & Leeds Festival

- iTunes Festival

- Bestival

- Capital's Jingle Bell Ball

Here is the dates for the above Festivals in 2014:

June:

Download Festival - 13th - 15th June 2014

Isle Of Wight Festival - 12th - 15th June 2014

Glastonbury - 25th - 29th June 2014

July:

T In The Park - 11th - 13th July 2014

Global Gathering - 25th - 26th July 2014

Camp Bestival - 31st July - 3rd August 2014

August:

Camp Bestival - 31st July - 3rd August 2014

V Festival - 16th - 17th August 2014

Reading & Leeds - 22nd - 24th August 2014

September:

Bestival - 4th - 7th September 2014

Yet To Be Confirmed:

Rockness

Capital's Summertime Ball

Radio 1's Big Weekend

Wireless Festival

Hop Farm

Latitude

Oxegen

Summer Sets On The Beach

iTunes Festival

Capital's Jingle Bell Ball

Lovebox DEPENDING ON LINE UP

Jersey Live DEPENDING ON LINE UP

Hard Rock Calling has been axed to read more about that click here

This post will be continued to be updated when dates for Festival are confirmed however there is also the page along the top which has all the same information!

Hard Rock Calling Confirmed That 2013 Was It's Last Year

Hard Rock Calling has come to end as sponsor pulls out.

Live Nation (Hard Rock Calling's Sponsor) has pulled out from sponsoring the festival because they want to focus their investments on 'major European music programmes'. Therefore meaning that 2013 was infact Hard Rock Callings final year.

Hard Rock Calling has featured thousands of acts over the years and started in 2006 and 2013 was its final year and has been held at Hyde Park since 2006 and then moved for the 2013 event to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Here we have a look at the headliners from the 2006 festival right up to the 2013 event:

2006 - The Who, Roger Walters
2007 - Aerosmith, Peter Gabriel
2008 - Eric Clapton, The Police
2009 - The Killers, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
2010 - Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney
2011 - The Killers, Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart featuring Ronnie Wood
2012 - Soundgarden, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Paul Simon
2013 - Kasabian, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.

To see pictures articles and pictures from 2013 click the day below:
Saturday - Kasabian
Sunday - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

To also see pictures and articles from 2012:
Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Soundgarden, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Paul Simon

Glastonbury 2014 Rumours & Ticket News *UPDATED*

Here we take a look at some of the rumours for Glastonbury 2013, and some special ticket news.

Rumour updates are in Red

Rumours for Glastonbury 2014 are:
- Elbow                                                                   - All Us Authors
- Fleetwood Mac                                                     - Temples
- Depeche Mode                                                      - Pixies
- David Bowie                                                          - The Railing Stones
- The Stone Roses
- AC/DC
- Oasis
- Prince
- Aracade Fire
- Foo Fighters
- Example
- Daft Punk
- Miles Kane
- The Strypes
- Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs

So there are the rumours, and if you want to get tickets well we have some news for you...

Glastonbury 2014 has now sold out in 1 hour 27 minutes if you would like to read more about that click here

Recently in a interview with the Western Daily Press Michael Eavis (Glastonury boss) confirmed that over 1 million people have already registered to be in with a chance of getting tickets to next years event, and he said that makes everyone have roughly a 1 in 6 chance of getting tickets. If you want to go to Glastonbury 2014 you have to register for tickets before the 30th September 2013. To read that interview please click here.

However bosses have stressed that every one of the 1 million people that have registered for tickets all have an equal chance of getting tickets. If you would like to register for tickets for Glastonbury 2014 then click here.

To see more a about Glastonbury 2014 tickets please click here.

Glastonbury's 2013 event included Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones, Mumford & Sons, Primal Scream, Portishead, Chase & Status, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Dizzee Rascal, Public Image Limited, Example, Vampire Weekend, The Vaccines, Of Monsters And Men, Elvis Costello, Chic Featuring Nile Rogers, Public Enemy, Bobby Womack, Seasick Steve, Kenny Rogers and many more.


Source for rumours: eFestivals.co.uk

2 Weeks Down, 2 To Go! - iTunes Festival 2013 & Pictures

The iTunes Festival, a month long festival, held at the Roundhouse in London and plays host to some of the biggest names in music.

Acts that have already played include Lady Gaga, Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon, Paramore, Chic featuring Nile Rogers, Vampire Weekend, Avicii, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Lumineers, Bastille, Jake Bugg, 30 Seconds To Mars, Rizzle Kicks, Jack Johnson, Sigur Ros, Tom Odell, Eliza Doolitte and many more.

Phoenix were also due to play but had to pull out because Thomas Mars was ill.

Sir Elton John performed on the 12th September with support from Tom Odell. Elton John also recently played Bestival, and Bestival was his first ever UK Music Festival to read about click here. Elton John opened his set with The B***h Is Back, and closed his 17 song strong set with Your Song. Other songs include I'm Still Standing, Tiny Dancer, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Rocket Man, Levon and many more.

Lady Gaga opened the iTunes Festival when she performed on the 1st September and performed songs from her new album including the world premier of 7 songs! She performed Applause, Aura, ARTPOP, Swine and more.

Arctic Monkeys performed on the 9th September and had a 20 song strong set which included R U Mine?, Do I Wanna Know?, Teddy Picker, Don't Sit Down Cause I Moved Your Chair, I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, Why'd You Only Call Me When Your High, Fluorescent Adolescent, 505 (With Miles Kane) and many more.

Acts still to look forward to include Katy Perry, Dizzee Rascal, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Primal Scream, Ellie Goulding, John Legend, Pixies, Kendrick Lamar, HAIM and more.

You can watch every up coming night LIVE from the Roundhouse on the iTunes Festival app, or on iTunes (Laptop & Computer).

Here is a list of what days the acts played:
1st - Lady Gaga
2nd - Sigur Ros + POLICA
3rd - The Lumineers + Phox
4th - Paramore + Fenech-Soler
5th - Rizzle Kicks + Eliza Doolittle
6th - Queens Of The Stone Age + Palma Violets
7th - Phoenix + Little Green Cars
8th - Bastille + The 1975
9th - Arctic Monkeys + Drenge
10th - Jake Bugg + Valerie June
11th - Kings Of Leon + Jimmy Eat World
12th - Elton John + Tom Odell
13th - Avicii + Henrik B
14th - Chic featuring Nile Rogers + Janelle Monae
15th - Vampire Weekend + The Olms
16th - Jack Johnson + Bahama
17th - Ludovico Einaudi + Agnes Obel
18th - Thirty Seconds To Mars + The Family Rain

And here's a list of acts still to play:
19th - Kendrick Lamar + Schoolboy Q
20th - Primal Scream + Skinny Girl Diet
21st - HAIM + Gabrielle Aplin + Bipolar Sunshine + Dan Croll
22nd - Ellie Goulding
23rd- Jessie J + Lawson
24th - Robin Thicke + Aloe Blacc
25th - Pixies + No Ceremony
26th - Tinie Tempah + Naughty Boy
27th - Dizzee Rascal
28th - John Legend
29th - Justin Timberlake + Mikky Ekko
30th - Katy Perry + Iggy Azalea + Icona Pop


Here's picture from every day of the iTunes Festival so far...

Left: 1st September - Lady Gaga.











Right: 2nd September - Sigur Ros.












Left: 3rd September - The Lumineers.

Right: 4th September - Paramore.













Left: 5th September - Rizzle Kicks.












Right: 5th September - Eliza Doolittle.












Left: 6th September - Queens Of The Stone Age.







7th September - Phoenix CANCELLED

Right: 8th September - Bastille.












Left: 9th September - Arctic Monkeys.














Right: 10th September - Jake Bugg.











Left: 11th September - Kings Of Leon.












Right: 12th September - Sir Elton John.













Left: 12th September - Tom Odell.












Right: 13th September - Avicii.











Left: 14th September - Chic featuring Nile Rogers.












Right: 15th September - Vampire Weekend.












Left: 16th September - Jack Johnson.













Right: 17th September - Ludovico Einaudi.

Left: 18th September - 30 Seconds To Mars.







If you would like to see more pictures from your favourite act just click here, then click the act you would like to see pictures from.

Sir Elton John's First Every UK Festival - Bestival 2013

Sorry for the delay on this post.

Sir Elton John played Bestival last weekend (5th - 8th September 2013) along with a whole host of other acts.

Other acts that performed included Saturday Night Headliner Snoop Dogg, Friday Night Headliner Fatboy Slim, Chic featuring Nile Rogers, Franz Ferdinand, The Flaming Lips, M.I.A, Pretty Lights, DJ Fresh, Tom Odell, Jessie Ware, Wu-Tang Clang, Rudimental, Bastille, Crystal Fighters, James Blake, Disclosure, Johnny Marr, Knife Party, Carl Cox, Lissie, John Newman, The Roots, Bombay Bicycle Club, Dub Pistols, The Strypes, Sinead O'Connor, and many more.

Sir Elton John headlined the Sunday Night of Bestival, who is celebrating its 10th Birthday this year, performed many of his songs including songs of his new album 'Diving Board'. Bestival was Elton John's first ever UK Festival therefore was a special performance not only for Bestival, but for Sir Elton John himself. Elton John's performance was also recorded live and is available to purchase here. Elton John also recently won the first ever Brits Icon award which is an award that celebrates one of British Music's most influential artists, and who have had a lasting impact on UK Culture.

Snoop Dogg headlined the Saturday Night and blew the crowd away with his performance as people came away saying how he was one of the best acts they'd ever seen live. Fatboy Slim took to the Main Stage to headline on the Friday Night, as he played in Bestival's first year and then came back to perform in their 10th, Fatboy Slim's performace was titled 'Fatboy Slim's Bestival Birthday Bash', and his set was also recorded live on the Main Stage and you purchase that here.

Rob Da Bank (Bestival's Organiser) posted a picture on his Facebook of Nile Rogers and Sir Elton John
backstage, and he said:
'One legend finishes playing, another about to get changed into his stage outfit :)' 
And the picture is to the right ------->

The location for Bestival is also rather strange for 361 days of the year its known as Robin Hill Country Park, on the Isle Of Wight (Which also hosts the Isle Of Wight Festival) but for the other 4 days the family theme park turns into the location for one of the biggest music festivals in Britain.

Bestival celebrated its 10th Birthday this year and during those 10 Years it has played host to some of the biggest names in music including Stevie Wonder, Bjork, The Cure, The Prodigy, Massive Attack, Kraftwerk, Amy Winehouse, Underworld, Elbow, Primal Scream, Pet Shop Boys, Scissor Sisters, Basement Jaxx, My Bloody Valentine, New Order, Pendulum, The Flaming Lips, Dizzee Rascal and they're just some of the headliners from the past 10 years! And last year they won Best Major Music Festival at the Festival Awards.

Pictures from Bestival 2013:

Left: Sir Elton John headlining the Sunday Night at Bestival 2013.
















Right: Believe it or not Bestival was Sir Elton John's first UK Festival.















Left: Elton John definitely got the whole Bestival crowd singing along to his huge catalogue of hits.











Right: Snoop Dogg headlining the Main Stage on Saturday.












Left: Fatboy Slim performing on the Main Stage.













Right: The crowd during Fatboy Slim's headline performance.












Left: Nile Rogers performing with Chic on Sunday.

Right: Bastille dressed up for their performance at Bestival.













Left: John Newman performing at Bestival 2013.








Right & Below: The Firework finale that ended Bestival 2013.

Right: The Confetti at the end of Elton John's set.









To see more pictures from any of the 3 days then click the day below:
Friday - Fatboy Slim
Saturday - Snoop Dogg
Sunday - Sir Elton John