2013 Advent Calendar Day 23 - Bestival 2013 Highlights

Here we take a look back at Bestival 2013 which included one of the biggest names in music playing his first ever UK Festival!

The 3 headliners for the 2013 event were Fatboy Slim, Snoop Dogg, and one of the biggest names in the music industry and in a UK Festival Exclusive, and playing his first ever UK Festival... Elton John! Other acts included M.I.A, Franz Ferdinand, The Flaming Lips, The Knife, Bombay Bicycle Club, Tom Odell, Chic featuring Nile Rogers, Tom Odell, Bastille, Wu-Tang Clan, DJ Fresh, Disclosure, Jessie Ware, Rudimental and many more.

And the theme for Bestival 2013 was HMS Bestival.

Friday - 6th September 2013:
Fatboy Slim headlined the Main Stage and was joined by numerous special guests including Isle Of Wight (Location for Bestival) band Resonate. Other acts to play on the Friday included The Flaming Lips, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jessie Ware, Wu-Tang Clan, Pretty Lights, Disclosure, Belle & Sebastian, Sinead O' Connor, Richie Hawtin, Duke Dumont, John Newman and many more.

Unfortunately Fatboy Slim's setlist is unavailable. However The Flaming Lips who performed before Fatboy Slim, their setlist is available and here are some songs that they performed A Spoonful Weighs A Ton, Do You Realize?, Look...The Sun Is Rising, The Terror, The W.A.N.D, Try To Explain, All We Have Is Now, Turning Violent and many more.

Left: Fatboy Slim sat beside a piano during his headline set at Bestival 2013.

Right: John Newman performing at Bestival 2013.








To see more pictures from the Friday of Bestival 2013 then click here.


Saturday - 5th September 2013:
Snoop Dogg headlined the Main Stage with other huge names performing during the day. Other acts that played during the day included Frnaz Ferdinand, Rudimental, The Roots, Bastille, DJ Fresh, The Knife, Johnny Marr, While She Sleeps, The Polyphonic Spree/Rocky Horror, Annie Mac, Ghostpoet, Swim Deep and many more.

Again there is no setlist for Snoop Dogg's headline set however there is Franz Ferdinand who played before Snoop Dogg on the Main Stage. Franz Ferdinand's set included performances of songs such as No You Girls, Evil Eye, Take Me Out, Walk Away, Right Action, Bullet, Michael, Ulysses, Love Illumination and more.

Left: Snoop Dogg headlining the Saturday night of Bestival 2013.












Right: Bastille getting into the theme of HMS Bestival.







To see more from the Saturday of Bestival 2013 then click here.


Sunday - 8th September 2013:
The final night of Bestival 2013 and it really went down a treat with Sir Elton John performing in a UK Festival Exclusive however that wasn't the only thing that made his set special as it was also Elton John's first ever UK Festival performance! Other acts that performed on the Sunday include Tom Odell, Chic featuring Nile Rogers, Crystal Fighters, James Blake, Lissie, Dexys, Angel Haze, The Cuban Brothers, Max Romeo, Carl Cox, Knife Party and many more.

Elton's John headline set included songs such as Your Song, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Crocodile Rock, The Bitch Is Back, Candle In The Wind, Home Again, Tiny Dancer, I'm Still Standing, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting, Levon, Bennie And The Jets, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) and many more.

Left: Sir Elton John playing his first ever UK Festival, Bestival 2013.

Right: Nile Rogers performing with Chic at Bestival 2013.







To see more pictures from Sunday of Bestival 20013 then click here.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 22 - V Festival 2013 Highlights

Here we take a look back to a weekend in August 2013 with 2 festival exclusives! V Festival 2013.

Both V Festival headliners were Festival Exclusives Beyonce (European Festival Exclusive) and Kings Of Leon (UK Festival Exclusive). Other acts that performed included The Script, Streophonics, Jessie J, Emeli Sande, Calvin Harris, Steve Angello, Two Door Cinema Club, Ellie Goulding, McFly, The Vaccines, Olly Murs, Jason Mraz, Rita Ora, Ocean Colour Scene, Basement Jaxx, Jamie Cullum, Of Monsters And Men, Paloma Faith, Scouting For Girls and many more.

Everything below is from the Chelmsford Site (Hylands Park)


Saturday - 17th August 2013:
Beyonce headlined the Main Stage in a European Festival Exclusive, while Steve Angello headlined the 4Music Stage. Other acts that performed on the Saturday include The Script, Jessie J, Two Door Cinema Club, Paloma Faith, The Courtneers, fun., Labrinth, Of Monsters And Men, Maverick Sabre, DJ Fresh, Mark Owen, Travis, and many more.

Beyonce's headline set included performances of songs such as Halo, 1+1, Run The World (Girls), Irreplaceable, Love On Top, Crazy In Love, Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton Cover), I I Were A Boy, Baby Boy and many more.

Left: Beyonce headlining the first night of V Festival 2013.














Right: The Script were joined on stage by Labrinth for the song 'Hall Of Fame'.











To see more from the Saturday of V Festival 2013 then click here.


Sunday - 18th August 2013:
Kings Of Leon closed the Main Stage for 2013 in a UK Festival Exclusive while Calvin Harris headlined the 4Music Stage. Other acts that performed include Streophonics, Emeli Sande, The Vaccines, Rita Ora, Jamie Cullum, Basement Jaxx, Olly Murs, The Saturdays, Jason Mraz, Scouting For Girls, Tom Odell, Seasick Steve, Rudimental, Ellie Goulding, McFly, Kendrick Lamar and many more.

Kings Of Leon's headline set included songs such as Sex On Fire, Supersoaker, Pyro, Use Somebody, Knocked Up, The Bucket, Radioactive, Notion, Crawl, Closer, On Call, Be Somebody, Four Kicks, Black Thumbnail, Molly's Chambers and many more.

Left: Kings Of Leon closing V Festival 2013 on the Main Stage.

Right: Calvin Harris closing the 4Music Stage for 2013.









To see more pictures from the Sunday of V Festival then click here.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 21 - T In The Party Can Party Longer

T In The Park have been given permission for music to continue into the early hours.

Local councillors voted and T In The Park have been given permission to allow music to continue until 1am, therefore by doing this they are allowing the 2 acts before the headliner to also perform in the darkness.

T In The Park 2014 is due to take place from Friday 11th July- Sunday 13th July 2014.

It used to be until midnight however Perth and Kinross Council’s licensing committee today agreed to the hour-long extension for the Saturday evening which organisers hope will attract more top international acts to next year’s festival.

The event manager Colin Roger said this about the extension:

"This request for a variation to the licence is because we have the opportunity to bring two international headliner artists to the T in the Park line-up in a co-headliner format. “To achieve this both acts would need to perform in darkness which is why we have requested this extension of the operating times.”

Last month the Arctic Monkeys were confirmed as the first act and they will also be headlining the Friday Night of T In The Park 2014, to read more about that and see the interesting way in which they were announced then click here. There are also rumours surrounding the 2014 event and to see those rumours then click here.

Tickets for T In The Park 2014 are not currently on sale however when they become on sale Festival Fans will bring you the appropriate links to purchase tickets.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 20 - Reading & Leeds Highlights

Sorry For the Delay On this post.

Reading & Leeds 2013 went down a treat with everyone that attended at each location, and here we take a look back at a fantastic weekend.

Acts included headliners Green Day, Eminem and Biffy Clyro. Other acts that performed over the weekend included Chase & Status, Nine Inch Nails, System Of A Down, Skrillex, Alt-J, Phoenix, Jake Bugg, ASAP Rocky, Fall Out Boy, The Lumineers, Deftones, Foals, White Lies, Disclosure, Tame Impala, Imagine Dragons, Sub Focus, Magnetic Man, Knife Party, and many more.

Everything below is from the Reading Site.

Friday - 23rd August 2013:
Green Day headlined the Main Stage while over on the NME/Radio 1 Stage Skrillex closed the Friday night. Other acts that performed during the day included System Of A Down, ASAP Rocky, Sub Focus, Deftones, Frank Turner, Major Lazer, Bastille, Bring Me The Horizon, Fenech-Soler, Kodaline and many more.

Green Day's headline set included performances of songs such as American Idiot, Brutal Love, Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life), She, Chump, 99 Revolutions, Letterbomb, Burnout, Welcome To Paradise, Stop When The Red Lights Flash, Let Yourself Go and many more.

Left: Green Day headlining the Main Stage on Friday Night.

Right: Skrillex headlining the Radio 1/NME Stage.






To see more pictures from the Friday then click here.


Saturday - 24th August 2013:
Eminem headlined the Saturday night on the Main Stage in a UK Festival exclusive, while on the Radio 1/NME Stage Alt-J performed. Other acts that played included Chase & Status, Foals, Jake Bugg, White Lies, Tame Impala, Imagine Dragons, Twin Atlantic, Johnny Marr, Palma Violets, Magnetic Man, A-Trak, Flux Pavilion and many more.

Eminem's headline set was a 28 song strong set, the set included songs such as Not Afraid, Lose Yourself, Survival, Love The Way You Lie, Won't Back Down, Business, Like Toy Soliders, Criminal, Without Me, My Name Is, Cinderella Man, Forever and many more.

Left: Eminen was also joined in his set onstage by Dido.

Right: Alt-J headlining the Radio 1/NME Stage on Saturday.






To see more pictures from the Saturday of Reading & Leeds 2013 then click here.


Sunday - 25th August 2013:
On the final day of Reading & Leeds 2013 Biffy Clyro closed the Main Stage while Phoenix headlined the Main Stage. Other acts that performed during the day included Nine Inch Nails, Fall Out Boy, The Lumineers, Azelia Banks, Disclosure, Knife Party, HAIM, Wretch 32, Editors, City And Colour, Alex Clare and many more.

Biffy Clyro's headline set was probably the most explosive set of the weekend with fireworks, laser, confetti, flares, the lead singer settinng his guitar on fire. The set included performances of Biblical, Black Chandelier, Mountains, Many of Horror, The Captain, Stingin' Belle, Skylight, Machines, 57, Questions And Answer and many more.

Left: Biffy Clyro putting an explosive end to Reading & Leeds 2013.

Right: Phoenix closing the Radio 1/NME Stage for 2013.






To see more pictures from the Sunday of Reading & Leeds then click here.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 19 - Glastonbury Announces Friday Night Headliner

Glastonbury has announced its first act, which is also its Friday Night headliner!

Arcade Fire have been confirmed as the Friday Night headliner for Glastonbury 2014. They were announced after months of speculation surrounding them headlining. In a recent interview they said they would have get their wellies ready for next summer and obviously this was subtle hint that they would play Glastonbury next year.

However they are the first of literally hundreds of acts to be announced to perform at the world renowned festival and there are plenty of rumours surrounding the 2014 event. Rumours for the 2014 include Oasis, Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC, Muse, Elbow, David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Prince, Foo Fighters and more. If you would like to read more rumours then click here.

Tickets for Glastonbury 2014 sold out in a record time 1 hour 27 minutes, (which works out at 3,000 tickets being sold every minute) back in October. However there will be a resale of all unsold tickets in Spring 2014 and registration for that sale is open now, to register then click here.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 18 - T In The Park 2013 Highlights

Here we take a look back at T In The Park 2013 including pictures and more.

The weekend included The Killers, Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, Chase & Status, The Script, Streophonics, Beady Eye, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Dizzee Rascal, Snoop Dogg, Emeli Sande, Paloma Faith, Foals, The Courtneers, Kraftwerk, Alt-J, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Travis, Of Monsters And Men, Jake Bugg, Texas, Bastille, Frank Turner, Rita Ora, Two Door Cinema Club and many more.

Friday - 12th July 2013:
On the Friday Mumford And Sons headlined the Main Stage, while Calvin Harris headlined the Radio 1 Stage, and Kraftwerk headlined the King Tut's Wah Wah Tent. Other acts that performed on the Friday included Chase & Status, Emeli Sande, Jake Bugg, The Courtneers, Of Monsters And Men, Imagine Dragons, Rudimental, The Proclaimers and many more.

Mumford & Sons headline set included performances of songs such as The Cave, I Will Wait, Babel, Little Lion Man, White Blank Page, Winter Winds, Whispers In The Dark, Awake My Soul, Dust Bowl Dance, Lover Of The Light and more.

Left: Mumford & Sons headline the Friday Night of T In The Park 2013.











Right: Calvin Harris headlining the Radio 1 Stage.






To see more pictures from Friday of T In The Park 2014 then click here.


Saturday - 13th July 2013:
On the Saturday Rihanna headlined the Main Stage, Beady Eye headlined the Radio 1 Stage, and Alt-J headlined the King Tut's Wah Wah Tent. Other acts that performed included The Script, Dizzee Rascal, Snoop Dogg, Paloma Faith, The Lumineers, Frightened Rabbit, Noah And The Whale, Twin Atlantic, Travis and many more.

Rihanna's headline set included performances of Stay, Diamonds, What's My Name, Umbrella, Where Have You Been, Man Down, Rude Boy, S&M, Only Girl (In The World), Don't Stop The Music, Rockstar 101, Birthday Cake, Talk That Talk, and many more.






Left: Rihanna headlining the Main Stage on the Saturday Night.










Right: Beady Eye headlining the Radio 1 Stage.






To see more pictures from Saturday at T In The Park 2013 then click here.



Sunday - 14th July 2013:
The Killers closed the Main Stage on the Sunday Night, David Guetta closed the Radio 1 Stage, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs closed the King Tut's Wah Wah Tent. Other acts included Streophonics, Frank Ocean, Foals, Two Door Cinema Club, Rita Ora, Editors, Azealia Banks, Labrinth, Hurts, Disclosure, Tom Odell, Little Mix, Bastille and many more.

The Killers headline set included performances of Mr Brightside, Human, Somebody Told Me, Spaceman, Runaways, Miss Atomic Bomb, When You Were Young, Smile Like You Mean It, Read My Mind, All These Things That I've Done, From Here On Out, The Way It Was and many more.

Left: The Killers closing T In The Park 2013.










Right: David Guetta closing the Radio 1 Stage for 2013.






To see more pictures from the Sunday at T In The Park 2013 then click here.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 17 - T In The Park, Reading & Leeds And V Festival 2014 Rumours & Tickets

Sorry for the delay on this post.

In this post we will have a look at rumours for T In The Park, Reading & Leeds and V Festival.


T In The Park
First of all we will have a look at rumours for the Scottish Festival T In The Park. T In The Park 2014 is due to take place from Friday 11th July - Sunday 13th July 2014.

One act has already been confirmed for T In The Park 2014 and that act is the Arctic Monkeys. To read more about that announcement then click here.

There are currently only 3 rumours for T In The Park and they are:
Biffy Clyro, Eminem and Of Mice And Men.

Biffy Clyro have been previously confirmed for the Isle Of Wight Festival and they will be headlining the Friday Night at that. Of Mice And Men have been previously confirmed in an England And Wales Festival Exclusive for Reading & Leeds, therefore since T In The Park takes part in Scotland they are strong contenders for T In The Park.

Tickets for T In The Park 2014 are currently not on sale however will be back on sale soon! Click here for the page to buy tickets when they go back on sale.


Reading & Leeds
Reading And Leeds have also previously announced acts and they are Blink 182, Jake Bugg, Disclosure, Metronomy, Of Mice And Men, Wilkinson, and I Am Legion.

For Reading And Leeds there are currently on 2 rumours and they are:
Arctic Monkeys and Foals.

Arctic Monkeys when announced for T In The Park (See above) were not announced in a festival exclusive therefore this must mean they are playing another festival at some point during next years festival season. These festivals could be Reading & leeds, Isle Of Wight Festival, Bestival, and V Festival.

Tickets are ON SALE NOW for both Reading & Leeds 2014, tickets will be priced at £202.50 for a weekend ticket. There is currently no other information of other tickets types or their prices, however if and when that information becomes available we will post this information.

However this year Reading & Leeds are doing a £50 Deposit Scheme and here's how it works if you put down £50 before next March you'll be able to pay off the remainder in the 3 months after. Here's the 3 examples:

If you pay your £50 deposit in December
£53.50 on 1st February/£53.50 on 1st March/£53.50 on 1st April

If you pay your £50 deposit in January
£53.50 on 1st March/£53.50 on 1st April/£53.50 on 1st May

If you pay your £50 deposit in February
£53.50 on 1st April/£53.50 on 1st May/£53.50 on 1st June

Here are links for more information on tickets for 2014:

Reading - Weekend Ticket
Reading - £50 Deposit Scheme
Leeds - Weekend Ticket
Leeds - £50 Deposit Scheme

V Festival

V Festival has currently not made many announcements and has kept very secretive about the 2014 event. However we do know that the 2014 event will take place from Saturday 16th August - Sunday 17th August 2014.

There are currently 5 rumours for V Festival 2014 and they:

Arctic Monkeys, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Mumford & Sons, and The Killers.

Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Mumford & Sons and The Killers are currently not confirmed for any UK Festivals next summer, therefore we don't know if they are playing any at all, and if they are if they are in a UK Festival Exclusive.

Tickets for V Festival are not currently on sale and no ticket information has been released. However when ticket information and acts are announced will post the announcements.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 16 - Isle Of Wight Festival WILL Be Showing The Football At 2014 Event

Sorry for the delay on this post.

It has been confirmed that the Isle Of Wight Festival WILL be showing the football (World Cup) at the 2014 event.

During the Isle Of Wight Festival in 2014 the World Cup will be taking place so for festival goers that wish to watch the football this poses as a bit of a conundrum.

But fear not as the Isle Of Wight Festival have sorted this problem out. At the 2014 event there will be a BT Sport Field Of Dreams. In which all of the World Cup action will be screened on the big screens.

When asked the question about the World Cup Festival organizer John Giddings replied with this:
"Yes, we will be showing the football, there will be a BT Field Of Dreams. England's kick off is at 11 o'clock at night but there are also matches on earlier on and we'll screen them too. The Field Of Dreams doesn't have to be football all day long. It's the same idea as last time, but not exactly the same thing."

Here is a list of games that will be shown on the big screens at the festival:
12 June 2014 - Brazil v Croatia
13 June 2014 - Mexico v Cameroon
13 June 2014 - Spain v Netherlands
13 June 2014 - Chile v Australia
14 June 2014 - Colombia v Greece
14 June 2014 - Uruguay v Costa Rica
14 June 2014 – England v Italy
15 June 2014 - Ivory Coast v Japan
15 June 2014 - Switzerland v Ecuador
15 June 2014- France v Honduras
15 June 2014 - Argentina v Bosnia-Hercegovina

It was previously announced that Biffy Clyro would be headlining the Friday Night, other acts announced include Calvin Harris, Rudimental, Passenger, The 1975 and The Waterboys. Despite Biffy Clyro being the Friday Night Main Stage Headliners Calvin Harris will be performing after Biffy Clyro and closing the Main Stage for the Friday Night.

Tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival 2014 are on sale NOW! To purchase tickets for the 2014 event then click here.


Here is the current Isle Of Wight Festival 2014 line up:

2013 Advent Calendar Day 15 - Wireless Festival Becomes A Double Event

Sorry for the delay on this post.

Wireless Festival has become a double event with the second half taking place in Birmingham.

It was confirmed that Birmingham would play host to the second half of Wireless Festival 2014. What will happen is say one of the headliners, they will play London on the (for example) on the Friday Night then they will travel to Birmingham and headline on either the Saturday or Sunday Night.

The exact locations for both events have yet to be confirmed. Last year the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park played host to Wireless Festival however it has been confirmed that it will move again for 2014. Before 2013 the event was held at Hyde Park in London.

Wireless Festival 2014 will take place from Friday 4th July - Sunday 6th July 2014.

There are also 2 other festival which Festival Fans cover which are double events, and these are Reading & Leeds, and V Festival. V Festival is a two day event in which the headliner which headline at the Staffordshire location and then they will headline at Chemlsford. Reading And Leeds is a 3 Day Event and and an act will play the Reading event then they will play the Leeds Event.

The Wireless Festival organisers said this about it becoming a double event:
"Big news! Wireless Festival 2014 will be returning as a two site, multi stage event, that will see the same artists play across sites in London and Birmingham across different days over the same weekend. First Wireless 2014 announcement and tickets on sale in January." 

No acts or ticket prices have been confirmed for the 2014 event.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 14 - Download Festival Adds More Acts

Sorry For the delay on this post.

Download Festival 2014 has added more acts to its 2014 line up.

Download Festival has added the following acts to its 2014 line up:
Volbeat, SikTh, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Buckcherry, Memphis May Fire, Battlecross, Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel, Thy Art Is Murder, The Amity Affliction, Avatar, Lonely The Brave, Arcane Roots, and Feed The Rhino.

Download Festival takes place Friday 13th - Sunday 15th June 2014 at Donington Park in Derbyshire.

Other acts that have already been confirmed for Download 2014 include the 3 headliners Aerosmith, Linkin Park and Avenged Sevenfold. Other acts that have already been confirmed include Status Quo, Fall Out Boy, Rob Zombie, Alter Bridge, The Offspring, Steel Panther, and many more.

Tickets for Download Festival 2014 are ON SALE NOW! The prices of the tickets are priced as follows:
Weekend Ticket + 3 Night Camping - £195.00
Weekend Ticket + 3 Night Disabled Access Camping - £195.00
Weekend Ticket + 3 Night Family Camping - £195.00
Weekend Ticket + 5 Night Camping - £205.00
Weekend Ticket + 5 Night Disabled Access Camping - £205.00
Weekend Ticket + 5 Night Family Camping - £205.00
Weekend Ticket Non-Camping - £170.00
Weekend Ticket Non-Camping With Disabled Access - £170.00

To buy tickets for Download Festival 2014 then click here.


Here is the current Download Festival 2013 Line Up:

2013 Advent Calendar Day 13 - All The Headliners Confirmed For Sonisphere 2014

All the headliners have now been confirmed for Sonisphere 2014 and they include some huge names.

The Prodigy, Iron Maiden and Metallica have been confirmed as the 3 headliners for Sonisphere 2014, and they are currently the only acts to be confirmed for the event.

The Prodigy will be headlining the Main Stage on Friday Night, Iron Maiden will be headlining the Saturday Night, and then closing the show on the Sunday Night will be Metallica.

Sonisphere 2014 is taking place Friday 4th - Sunday 6th July 2014 at Knebworth House.

Tickets for Sonisphere 2014 are priced as follows:
Weekend Ticket + Camping - £215
Disabled Weekend Ticket + Camping - £215
Weekend Ticket NO CAMPING - £180
Disabled Weekend Ticket NO CAMPING - £180

There is also a £50 deposit scheme in which you pay £50 every month until the whole ticket price is complete, however the whole ticket price must be completed by April 1st 2014.

To see ticket options and to buy tickets then click here.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 12 - 2 New Festivals Festival Fans Will be Covering From 2014 Onwards, But Which Ones?

Festival Fans will be covering 2 new festivals from 2014 onwards, but which 2?

From 2014 onwards Festival Fans will be covering:
Creamfields & Sonisphere!

Yes that's right from 2014 onwards we will be covering both Creamfields & Sonisphere however its no new news that we will be covering Creamfields as in November we confirmed that news! To read more on that click here.

However it is new news that we will be covering Sonisphere in 2014. Sonisphere did not take place in 2013 however did in 2012 and it's 2013 line up included Kiss, Queen + Adam Lambert, and Faith No More. In 2011 the 3 headliners were Metallica, Biffy Clyro and Slipknot.

Sonisphere takes place at Knebworth Park. The 2014 event is taking place on the following dates 4th July (Friday) - 6th July (Sunday) 2014.

And the 3 headliners for Sonisphere 2014 have been confirmed and we can confirm that behind door 13 is that announcement so check back tomorrow to see who's been confirmed!

2013 Advent Calendar Day 11 - Two Door Cinema Club Confirmed As Latitude's First Headliner (2014)

Two Door Cinema Club have been confirmed as Latitude's first headliner along with a whole host of more acts.

Two Door Cinema Club weren't the only acts announced for Latitude 2014 the other acts confirmed were Royksopp & Robyn (Do It Again 2014), HAIM, Billy Bragg, Booker T. Jones, Anna Calvi, Phosphorescent, Nils Frahm, Goat, Cass McCombs, Willis Earl Beal, Marika Hackman, San Fermin, Son Lux and Josephine Foster.

Latitude 2014 is taking place on 17th July (Thursday) - 20th July (Sunday) 2014.

Kevin Baird (Member of Two Door Cinema Club) said this about performing at Latitude 2014:
"It's really exciting for us to be headlining Latitude in 2014. Over the past 5 years we've made the progression from playing in the small tents to being close to the top of the bill on the main stage. Headlining a great festival like Latitude is obviously quite a big deal for us but we also feel like it is the next natural step. We're ready to headline. We're ready to smash it."

Tickets for Latitude 2014 are ON SALE NOW! And also Latitude have set up a £50 Deposit Scheme for this year here is information on that and full price for the tickets:
Weekend Ticket - £190.50
Weekend Family - £190.50
Teen (13-15) - £140.50
Teen (13-15) (Family Camping) - £140.50
Child (5-12)- £5
To buy one of those tickets then click here.

And new for 2014 there is a £50 deposit scheme which means that you pay a £50 instalment every month until the whole ticket price is complete, and you can use the deposit scheme with all of the tickets above apart from the Child ticket. To see more information and start the £50 deposit scheme now then click here. 

Current Latitude 2014 Line Up:

2013 Advent Calendar Day 10 - Biffy Clyro Confirmed As Friday Night Headliners At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2014 + Other Acts

Biffy Clyro has been confirmed as the Friday Night Headliner on the Main Stage for the Isle Of Wight Festival 2014.

Biffy Clyro have been confirmed as the Main Stage Friday Night headliners for the Isle Of Wight Festival 2014. Other acts that have been confirmed include Calvin Harris, Rudimental, Passenger, The 1975 and The Waterboys.

Calvin Harris will be closing the Main Stage on Friday Night and he will be performing after Biffy Clyro's headline set. Before their performances Rudimental will be playing on the Main Stage. Passenger, The 1975 and The Waterboys will be playing elsewhere over the weekend.

The Isle Of Wight Festival is taking place from 12th June 2014 (Thursday) - 15th June 2014 (Sunday).

Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro said this about performing at the festival in 2014:
"We are over the moon to announce that we will headline the Main Stage of the Isle of Wight Festival next year, on Friday June 13th. To follow the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Bob Dylan and Pearl Jam is an honour. We cannot wait to get back to this iconic Festival, and this beautiful island!"

John Giddings the festival's promoter also said this about the 2014 event:
"Friday night is going to kick it out of the park with Biffy & Calvin and special guests Rudimental - I can't wait.... having Passenger and The 1975 already on board we’re set for one of our most contemporary years - with the class of The Waterboys complementing the young guns nicely...."

It's thought that more acts will be confirmed before Christmas.

Information surrounding tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival 2014 was also announced today and the prices look like this:

Early Bird Prices (Ends 16th January 2014) - ON SALE Thursday 12th December
Weekend (Camping Or Non-Camping) - £170
Day Tickets (Friday, Saturday Or Sunday) - £70
Campervan - £100
Children 12 And Under - FREE
Disabled Access - click here

General Sale Prices
Weekend (Camping Or Non-Camping) - £190
Day Tickets (Friday, Saturday Or Sunday) - £75
Campervan - £100
Children 12 And Under - FREE

On Thursday 12th December this post will be updated with links to buy tickets for 2014.


Here is the current Isle Of Wight Festival 2014 line up:

Biffy Clyro, Calvin Harris & Rudimental are all playing the Friday.
Passenger, The 1975 & The Waterboys are performing on other days across the weekend.

2013 Advent Calendar Day 9 - Lady Gaga Closes Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2013

Lady Gaga has closed Capital's Jingle Bell Ball for 2013 along with a whole host of other acts.

Lady Gaga headlined the Sunday of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2013 other acts that performed during the day included Jason Derulo, Dizzee Rascal, Little Mix, Jessie J, Rudimental, Lawson, and The Vamps.

Lady Gaga's headline set included performances of Poker Face, Born This Way, Bad Romance, Just Dance, Aura, Applause, Do What You Want and a cover of Jingle Bells.

Jessie J also performed on the Sunday and her setlist panned out like this Price Tag, Thunder, Domino, Do It Like A Dude, Wild (Featuring Dizzee Rascal who joined her on stage), and then closing the show with It's My Party.

Dizzee Rascal also performed and he performed The Power, Dance Wiv Me, Something Really Bad, Holiday, Love This Town then closed his set with his biggest hit Bonkers.

Jason Derulo also performed at the ball and his set included  The Other Side, In My Head/Ridin' Solo, Trumpets, Watcha Say, and then closed with Talk Dirty.

Here are some pictures from the Sunday (8th December) of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball:





Left: Lady Gaga performing at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2013.














Right: Lady Gaga said in an interview that she had been looking forward to playing the ball for 7 months.

Left: Jessie J performed some of her biggest hits at the ball.














Right: Jason Derulo showing off in front of a sold out O2 arena.

















Left: The whole crowd went bonkers when Dizzee Rascal performed!











To see more pictures from Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2013 then click here

2013 Advent Calendar Day 8 - First Night Of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball Went Down A Treat

The first night of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball went down a treat last night (Saturday 7th December).

The first night included performances from Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Olly Murs, Rizzle Kicks, Tinie Tempah, Disclosure, Naughty Boy, DJ Fresh, James Arthur, and Union J.

Katy Perry headlined the Saturday (7th December 2013), at the event which is held annually at the O2 arena in London. Katy Perry's headline set featured I Kissed A Girl, Roar, Part Of Me, Wide Awake, Firework, California Gurls/Teenage Dream, Walking On Air, and Unconditionally.

Olly Murs also took to the stage earlier in the day and his set included performances of Army Of Two, Dear Darlin, Trouble Maker, Dance With Me Tonight, Hand On Heart, and Heart Skips A Beat in which Rizzle Kicks (who also performed at the Ball) joined him on stage.

Last years X Factor winner also performed and he performed his number 1 song Impossible, Your Nobody 'til Somebody Love You, and a cover of Miley Cyrus's song Wrecking Ball. Rizzle Kicks also performed their set looked/sounded like this Lost Generation, Down With The Trumpets, When I Was A Youngster, Mama Do The Hump and Skip To The Good Bit.

Tonight performances that will take to the stage include Lady Gaga, Dizzee Rascal, Jason Derulo, Jessie J, Rudimental, Little Mix, Lawson, John Newman, and The Vamps. Also we can reveal that hiding behind door 9 on our advent calendar will be highlights from the Sunday of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball.

Pictures from the first day of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2013:

Left: Katy Perry performing at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2013.

Right: Katy Perry's headline set included performances of Firework, Roar and I Kissed A Girl.
















Left: Olly Murs being joined on stage by Rizzle Kicks.















Right: Ellie Goulding performing at the ball, on the Saturday night.















Left: Disclosure performing on stage.















Right: Tinie Tempah's firey set at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2013.












To see more pictures from the Saturday of Capital's Jingle Bell Ball then click here.