Captain Kirk is swapping the bridge of the USS Enterprise for a festival stage, a wall of amplifiers and enough backstage chaos to make even the most demanding rock star look surprisingly reasonable. Just when you thought 2026 had already exhausted its supply of wonderfully ridiculous rock stories, William Shatner has entered the pit. The […]
Count Your Blessings: Repented Smashes Into the UK Top 10 💀🔥 Well, this is absolutely ridiculous. And by ridiculous, we mean gloriously, beautifully, blast-beat-powered ridiculous. Bring Me The Horizon’s re-recorded anniversary edition of their infamous 2006 debut, Count Your Blessings: Repented, has reportedly crashed into the UK Official Albums Chart at No. 6, making it […]
For years, R.E.M. fans have been keeping one hopeful eye on the horizon, waiting for the legendary alternative-rock band to announce one final album, one last tour or even a massive festival comeback. Sadly, guitarist Peter Buck has once again reached for the giant reunion-killing hammer. 🔨 According to Buck, an official R.E.M. return simply […]
When most people think of a rock festival, they picture towering stages, roaring guitar solos, muddy boots, crowdsurfers flying overhead and enough black band shirts to blot out the sun. But one of the UK’s favourite independent festivals is proving that heavy music and family life can go hand in hand. Welcome to 2000trees Festival […]
The Riff Report’s Biggest Steelhouse Guide Ever Continues… Welcome back, rockers! 🍻 By now you’ve conquered the mountain, pitched your tent, grabbed your wristband and probably already heard someone yell, “Who’s got the beers then?” Now it’s time to make sure you squeeze every last drop of awesome out of your Steelhouse weekend. So grab […]
Everything You Need to Know Before Rocking the Mountain The Riff Report’s Biggest Steelhouse Guide Ever Published by The Riff Report – Proudly Welsh. Proudly Loud. 🤘🇼🇸 🎸 Welcome to the Greatest Little Rock Festival on the Mountain Forget muddy fields with no views. Forget faceless corporate festivals. Forget standing in a queue longer than […]
“It’s not just a festival… it’s a pilgrimage to the top of a Welsh mountain.” There are festivals you can wander into from a train station, festivals where you’re parked five minutes from the arena, and festivals where everything is nice and flat. Steelhouse Festival laughs at those festivals. Perched high on Hafod-y-Dafal Farm above […]
There are rock stars. There are legends. And then there’s Ozzy Osbourne. On 22 July 2026, Birmingham will officially celebrate its very first Ozzy Day, transforming the birthplace of heavy metal into one giant tribute to the Prince of Darkness. One year after the world lost one of rock’s most iconic figures, his hometown is […]
The alternative rock world is mourning the loss of a genuine original. Jennifer Finch, the legendary bassist, songwriter and founding member of L7, has sadly died at the age of 59 following a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. The news has sent shockwaves through the punk, grunge and alternative music communities, with […]
There was a time when putting on an album meant settling in for the full journey. 🎶 You started with Track One, let the record unfold exactly as the artist intended, studied the artwork, read the lyrics and eventually discovered that the strange song buried near the end was actually the best track on the […]
Steelhouse Festival is making campsite life a whole lot easier — and a whole lot louder — with the chance to pre-order official Motörhead beers ahead of Steelhouse XV. Rather than cramming the car full of crates, dragging warm cans across the site and nearly putting your back out before the first band has even […]
Inkcarceration Festival Issues Emergency Weather Evacuation as Severe Storm Approaches ⚡🏛️ Festival-goers attending Inkcarceration Festival have been instructed to leave the main festival area and seek shelter after organisers issued an urgent severe weather evacuation notice. The emergency announcement warned that dangerous weather was approaching the venue and asked everyone onsite to remain calm, follow […]
From legendary Dublin stages to hidden gems across the Emerald Isle – welcome to Ireland’s loudest nights out! Ireland has always punched well above its weight when it comes to rock music. From producing world-famous acts that have conquered arenas across the globe to nurturing incredible grassroots talent in intimate pubs and sweaty basement venues, […]
Scotland has never done things quietly. This is the land of legendary live venues, sweaty underground clubs and crowds capable of making a support band feel like they are headlining Download Festival. Whether you’re chasing basement gigs, historic rock pubs, late-night alternative clubs or the next great Scottish band, there is something here for every […]
Jim Morrison was always going to grab the headlines. He had the leather trousers, the hypnotic stare, the wild poetry and the kind of unpredictable stage presence that made audiences lean forward while venue staff quietly checked where the fire exits were. He was dangerous, magnetic and completely impossible to ignore. But while Morrison became […]
