Concert-goers heading to Pine Knob Music Theatre have been put on alert after the venue shared a striking “Event Alert” graphic across its official channels. The announcement, featuring a large warning symbol above the venue’s packed outdoor amphitheatre, immediately grabbed the attention of music fans. However, the graphic itself does not explain what the alert […]
Hayrock Festival 2026 is getting closer, the riffs are warming up, the tents are being dragged out of garages across the country, and somebody somewhere is already trying to work out how many cans count as “reasonable personal consumption.” 🍺😅 Taking place from Friday 24 July to Sunday 26 July 2026 at Haydock Park Racecourse, […]
Something loud is stirring in the wilderness, butt… and Call of the Wild Festival has officially told rock fans to clear their diaries for a major 2027 announcement. The festival has dropped a dramatic “Save the Date” teaser confirming that all will be revealed on: 📅 Friday 24th July 2026 🕙 10:00am No bands. No […]
Festival-goers at Upheaval Festival were left scratching their heads this weekend after Poppy failed to appear on stage for her scheduled performance, despite her band taking to the stage and playing through multiple songs without her. Yep… you read that right. Instead of the genre-bending star leading the charge, her masked bandmates performed instrumental versions […]
The battle plan has landed, the clash-finder panic can officially begin, and Maid of Stone Festival 2026 has revealed its complete set times for Saturday 18 July at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent. And blimey, butt — they haven’t exactly eased us into the weekend gently. Saturday’s bill is stacked with British heavy metal royalty, […]
Some artists play gigs. Some DJs drop bangers. Mashd N Kutcher arrive with live instruments, enormous electronic beats, ridiculous mash-ups and enough energy to turn an ordinary festival field into the world’s sweatiest house party. 🤘🔥 Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, Mashd N Kutcher — also known as MNK — have developed into one of the […]
Bloodstock might be famous for scorching riffs, fiery performances and enough black T-shirts to absorb the entire sun, but festival organisers are keeping a very close eye on the weather ahead of the 2026 event. Should temperatures start climbing, Bloodstock has a wonderfully ridiculous — and genuinely useful — weapon ready to roll. Introducing… THE […]
The Rolling Stones have done it again, butt! 🤘 Just when you think the legendary rock ‘n’ roll icons have nothing left to prove, they go and make history all over again. Their latest album, Foreign Tongues, has officially blasted its way to Number One on the UK Albums Chart, giving the band an astonishing […]
Nearly five decades into their career, Saxon are not merely surviving. They are charging across Europe like a leather-jacketed tank powered by twin guitars, pints of Yorkshire tea and enough heavy metal thunder to shake the fillings out of your teeth. ⚡🎸 With another huge summer of European festival appearances ahead, frontman Biff Byford says […]
Grindcore legends bring blast beats, political fury and a respectful office circle pit to NPR Some musicians arrive at NPR’s famous Tiny Desk armed with acoustic guitars, delicate arrangements and voices softer than the final sausage roll under the Greggs heat lamp. Napalm Death arrived with blast beats. 💥 The British grindcore legends have delivered […]
Robert Plant, one of the most distinctive and influential voices ever to shake the foundations of rock ’n’ roll, is set to receive a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award celebrating his extraordinary contribution to music. The legendary Led Zeppelin frontman will be honoured by the Americana Music Association during the organisation’s 25th annual Americana Honors & […]
Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi and Bikini Kill are among those supporting an online fundraiser for the punk-rock trailblazer The rock community has once again proved that when one of its own is facing the fight of their life, the riffs stop being background noise and the entire scene steps forward together. […]
Apples For Isaac Liverpool’s post-punk legends return with haunting new single “Brussels Is Haunted” 🎸🖤 After twelve long years wandering through the musical wilderness, Echo & The Bunnymen are officially back with a brand-new studio album. The Liverpool legends will release their thirteenth studio record, Apples For Isaac, on 18 September 2026 through BMG. It […]
There are rock bands… and then there are Ratt. Few bands embodied the wild, unapologetic excess of the 1980s quite like the Los Angeles glam metal legends. They had the riffs, the attitude, the hair, the MTV videos, the sold-out arenas, and enough backstage chaos to fill a dozen autobiographies. As one member once reflected […]
There are few venues on Earth capable of making even the biggest rock stars stop and say, “Blimey… that’s impressive.” But the Las Vegas Sphere has done exactly that. And now, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that the heavy metal legends are seriously intrigued by the idea of taking on one of the most […]