Music Festivals

By The Riff Report Blog | June 2025 You’re knee-deep in the Somerset sludge, the Pyramid Stage is about to explode into life, and your signal’s deader than a Nokia 3310 in a mosh pit. But WAIT — what's occurring? Vodafone’s swooping in like a techy superhero offering FREE e‑SIMs at Glastonbury Festival 2025! 📶🎉 Yep, we said free. As...

Pack your tent, dig out your battle vest, and brace your neck for impact—we’re going full throttle into the loudest, muddiest, and most glorious festivals Europe has to offer. From massive pyro-fueled arenas to fortress walls shaking with death growls, this is your definitive breakdown of Europe’s top rock and metal festivals in 2025. And to help you sort the...

A nostalgic (and slightly teary-eyed) tour of the defunct, the dearly departed, and the downright missed… INTRO: A TOAST TO THE GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN 🍻 Once upon a mosh pit, before algorithms ruled our playlists and every festival had “sponsored hydration zones,” there existed chaotic, rain-soaked, cider-fuelled utopias of music, madness, and mayhem. These were the festivals that defined...

🎸 Upcote Farm, Cheltenham | July 2025Words by The Riff Report Team (covered in glitter, sweat, and cider) 🌳 What is 2000trees Festival? Let’s set the scene. Imagine a field in the middle of the Cotswolds. Add 10,000 alternative music fans, three days of sunshine (or let’s be honest, probably rain), five stages of non-stop sonic mayhem, vegan burritos, and...

“Up the Mountain Once More… and This Time, It’s Personal!” 🏔️🔥 Strap on your boots, grab your bucket hats, and brace yourself for three days of face-melting rock and soul-stirring anthems atop the mighty mountain of Ebbw Vale! Steelhouse Festival 2024 isn’t just another weekend – it’s a pilgrimage, a party, and a proper Cymraeg-powered celebration of everything LOUD! 🎶🍻...

Croeso i’r mynydd, rockers! As the mist rolls off the Ebbw Vale peaks and the amps begin to hum, there's only one place to be this summer – Steelhouse Festival 2024! From July 26th to 28th, our beloved mountain becomes the holy ground for headbangers, riff lovers, and full-throttle festival warriors. 🎶🌄 Whether you’re a mud-splattered veteran or a fresh...

From the land of dragons and daffodils, up where the clouds kiss the peaks and the pint glasses never stay full for long, Steelhouse Festival 2023 brought the noise, the heart, and a whole lot of rock ‘n’ roll glory to the mighty Welsh mountain once again! 🎤🐲 Whether you arrived in a battered campervan, trudged through the mud with...

Held on the mighty mountain in Ebbw Vale, Wales – Steelhouse Festival 2023 brought the thunder, riffs, and dragon-sized vibes! Here's the full lineup that rocked the Valleys and melted faces 🤘👇 🎤 Friday – July 28th (Warm-up Night) 💥 Mountain warm-up party to kickstart the madness! Kris Barras Band 🏍️🎸Blues-rock thunder, packed with attitude and solos that sliced the...

Perched atop the scenic heights of Ebbw Vale, Steelhouse 2022 erupted like a Marshall stack wired straight into a dragon’s heart. A tidal wave of riffs, rain, and raw emotion, this was more than a festival – it was a pilgrimage. Whether you were knee-deep in mud or neck-deep in denim patches, the mountain became holy ground for the loud,...

After a year of eerie silence, shuttered stages, and postponed dreams, Steelhouse 2021 wasn’t just a festival – it was a revival. The mountain came back to life with a roar, and we answered it in unison, arms raised, hearts pounding. 🏔️🔥 In a year when international acts couldn’t make it, UK talent stepped up in style, delivering sets so...

SteelhouseFestival2021 After the storm of 2020, Steelhouse Festival 2021 was a roaring return to the mountain – a homecoming of riffs that reminded us all what it means to rock in Cymru! 💪🔥 Despite Covid reschedules and restrictions, the organisers pulled off a miracle of music in the Valleys. Let’s dive into the bands who braved the weather and brought...

It was going to be massive. We had rumours swirling, announcements on the horizon, and fans across Wales and beyond ready to return to our sacred hilltop home. But instead of amps crackling to life… we got cancellations, lockdowns, and the soul-shattering phrase: “Due to ongoing public health concerns…” And just like that — the mountain went quiet. ⚫ No...

Steelhouse 2020 was set to be one of the biggest and boldest lineups in the festival’s history – celebrating 10 years of mountain mayhem! But alas, COVID-19 had other plans, and for the first time since its humble, muddy beginnings, the mountain fell silent. 😢 Still, here’s the officially announced lineup that would have rocked our socks (and possibly tents)...

Croeso back to the mountain, rockers! 🐉⚡Steelhouse Festival 2019 wasn’t just another weekend of denim and distortion — it was the stuff of Welsh rock legend. A once-in-a-decade combo of blazing sunshine, an absolutely stacked lineup, and the kind of crowd that could raise the dead with their singalongs. If you were there, you know. If you weren’t? Well… sit...

Held from 26–28 July 2019, Steelhouse Festival 2019 brought the sunshine, the sweat, and the sonic boom to Hafod-y-Dafal Mountain in Ebbw Vale. With a stellar lineup blending hard rock royalty, new blood, and full-bore Welsh pride, it was a year to remember for all who made the trek up the hill! Let’s break it down 🤘☀️ 🔥 Friday –...