Music Festivals

Before Download Festival brought multiple stages, five-day camping and tens of thousands of black-clad maniacs to Donington Park, there was Monsters of Rock. One stage. One day. A handful of the biggest hard-rock and heavy-metal bands on the planet. No clashes. No gentle warm-up weekend. No wandering between distant arenas while desperately trying to follow a timetable. The formula was...

Every June, tens of thousands of rock and metal fans descend upon Donington Park for one of the loudest, muddiest and most gloriously chaotic weekends in the British festival calendar. For the Download faithful, it is far more than three days of bands. It is the walk from the car park carrying approximately twice your own body weight. It is...

There are festivals you attend once. Then there are festivals that become part of your yearly calendar, your friendship group, your summer routine and, eventually, your identity. For thousands of rock fans, Steelhouse Festival is firmly in that second category. Held at Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, near Aberbeeg and Ebbw Vale, Steelhouse has grown from an ambitious local project into one of...

As festival season begins to wind down, there’s one event ready to crank the amps straight back up. Planet Rockstock 2026 is returning to Trecco Bay Holiday Park this November, bringing four days of incredible live music, unforgettable performances and one of the friendliest communities in rock. Forget trudging through muddy fields and wrestling with tent poles—Rockstock is all about...

Winter’s End is turning ten — and the first wave of bands for the 2027 anniversary edition has landed with all the subtlety of a guitar amp falling down the stairs. The much-loved indoor rock festival will return to Trecco Bay Holiday Park in Porthcawl, South Wales, from 28th to 31st January 2027, bringing together another huge weekend of riffs,...

At its heart, Bloodstock Open Air has always been about more than just earth-shaking riffs, circle pits and unforgettable performances. It’s a community that looks after its own, and once again that spirit will be on full display as fans come together for Pink Saturday in support of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. Although there won’t be an official Pink Thursday...

Where the Next Generation of Rock Fans Are Born One of the things we absolutely love about Steelhouse Festival is that it’s not just a festival for lifelong rockers… It’s a place where the next generation falls in love with live music too. The Family Camp is proof that rock ‘n’ roll isn’t just for adults. It’s a welcoming, friendly...

One Extra Night of Rock, Community and Mountain Magic If you’ve ever been to Steelhouse Festival, you’ll know that getting up the mountain is almost a rite of passage. The winding roads, the climb and the anticipation all build towards one incredible weekend of rock ‘n’ roll. But if you’re staying in the Campervan & Caravan Camp, there’s an extra...

If there’s one group of people who deserve a standing ovation, it’s the Steelhouse Access Team. From the moment you arrive, you’re greeted with smiles, kindness and a genuine willingness to help. Nothing ever seems too much trouble. Whether it’s answering questions, helping people settle into camp, offering directions or simply checking that everyone is okay, the team go above...

Acoustic Sets, Posh Loos, Celebrity Encounters… But Is the VIP Upgrade Really Worth It? Every year, thousands of rock fans make the pilgrimage up the Welsh mountain for one of Britain’s most unique festivals. But alongside the standard weekend ticket sits the tempting VIP upgrade—promising exclusive acoustic performances, dedicated facilities and a slightly more luxurious way to enjoy Steelhouse Festival....

YESSSSSIIRRREEEEEE! Steelhouse Festival fans have done it again, mun — and this time they’ve done it quicker than ever before. The first 1,000 SHXVI souvenir tickets have officially sold out, marking the fastest sell-out for the limited-edition tickets in Steelhouse history. That’s right. One thousand tickets. Gone. Vanished. Snapped up faster than a cold pint on a boiling festival afternoon....

Right then, Stonedead faithful — hide the bank card, distract the other half and prepare to make some very irresponsible but completely justified festival purchases, because the official Stonedead Festival 2026 pre-order and collect merchandise range has arrived. 😈💳 And fair play, mun… they haven’t just dropped a couple of shirts and called it a day. This is a full-blown...

If you were thinking about grabbing your Steelhouse Festival 2027 Early Bird ticket, this is your friendly warning from The Riff Report… Around 50% of the Early Bird allocation has already been snapped up! 🎟️⚡ The mountain may have only just fallen quiet after another unforgettable weekend of rock, but fans are wasting no time in securing their place for...

The dust has barely settled on another sensational weekend on the mountain, the tents are still drying out, and some of us are probably still finding bits of Hafod-y-Dafal Farm in our boots… But Steelhouse Festival is already looking ahead to 2027. 🔥 The festival has officially released its first 1,000 Early Bird tickets, giving rock fans the chance to...

After three unforgettable days of huge riffs, mountain madness, emotional moments, surprise performances, acoustic sessions, circle pits and more rock ’n’ roll memories than we can possibly fit into one article, The Riff Report is officially heading home from Steelhouse Festival 2026. The boots are muddy, the voices are wrecked, the phone batteries are hanging on by a thread and...