Music Festivals

🤘 Introduction Some festivals celebrate rock. Others celebrate metal. Then there’s Damnation Festival—a festival built for those who like their riffs heavier, their blast beats faster and their breakdowns capable of shaking the foundations of an arena. Since its launch…

🤘 Introduction Some festivals have been around for decades. Others arrive quietly and quickly become one of the most talked-about weekends on the British rock calendar. Maid of Stone Festival belongs firmly in the second category. Held in the stunning…

Which One Will Help You Wake Up Ready to Rock? Let’s be honest… After spending ten hours standing in front of stages, walking miles around festival sites, surviving circle pits, climbing hills (looking at you, Steelhouse 👀), and carrying enough…

Your Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Festival Home 🤘 When people think about festivals, they imagine massive stages, roaring crowds, cold beers and unforgettable performances. What they don’t think about is the place they’ll spend almost half their weekend……

Something big is brewing in the ATG camp, and they’ve turned the reveal of their mysterious new home into one massive festival treasure hunt. Before the organisers officially announce their new location next week, fans are being challenged to work…

No completed stage, cancelled acts, bands allegedly left unpaid and thousands of complaints reportedly disappearing online — Hayrock Festival promised a weekend of tribute-fuelled rock chaos, but delivered a very different kind of chaos. Every year, new festivals arrive promising…

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🤘 Introduction When most festivals are still months away and winter refuses to loosen its grip, Planet Rock Presents Winter’s End brings the rock community together for one unforgettable weekend. Held every January, Winter’s End has become one of Britain’s…

For a few glorious summers, one festival appeared ready to change the entire European rock and metal landscape. Its name was hemisphere. Rather than existing as one fixed event in one country, hemisphere was designed as a travelling festival series.…

There are festivals that include heavy metal. Then there is Bloodstock Open Air. Held every August at Catton Park in Derbyshire, Bloodstock has developed into one of the most important independent metal festivals in Europe. It is a gathering where…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…