Music Festivals

Steelhouse Festival is almost ready to unleash another weekend of riffs, pints, questionable shirts and gloriously out-of-tune singing — but before everyone storms the arena like a denim-clad invasion force, there are a few important rules to remember. 🤘 Thankfully,…

The campervans are loaded, the fridges are stocked, the band shirts are packed, and somewhere beneath a mountain of camping chairs, wellies and emergency snacks, there is hopefully a festival ticket. That can only mean one thing. Steelhouse Festival weekend…

There are festival traditions. There are sacred festival traditions. And then there is Shit Shirt Friday at Steelhouse Festival — the glorious annual moment when thousands of rock fans climb a Welsh mountain dressed like a tropical cocktail menu designed…

Steelhouse Festival weekend is nearly here, and thousands of rock fans are preparing to make their way back up the mountain for another glorious few days of riffs, beer, questionable camping decisions and some of the finest views in Welsh…

The metal pilgrimage is fully booked, butt. Wacken Open Air 2026 has officially sold out, with every available ticket snapped up by metalheads preparing to descend upon the tiny German village for another almighty celebration of riffs, mud, beer and…

Steelhouse Festival XV is already shaping up to be one almighty weekend of riffs, pints, mountain air and questionable decisions made while wearing a battle jacket in July. But now VIP ticket holders have even more live music to cram…

Welcome to The Riff Report’s Ultimate Guide to Plumpton Revival Festival 2026 – your one-stop survival guide to one of Britain’s most unique rock, blues and roots festivals. Forget massive corporate festivals with mile-long queues and endless concrete. Plumpton Revival…

The Forgotten Festival of Rock’s Golden Era Gets Its Second Verse 🎸🔥 Mention the great British rock festivals of the late 1960s and the usual names come thundering out of the speakers. Woodstock. The Isle of Wight. Hyde Park. Bath.…

When Bloodstock Open Air rolls into Catton Park every summer, it’s easy to be dazzled by the giants stomping across the Ronnie James Dio Stage. But ask any Bloodstock veteran where they’ve stumbled across their new favourite band, and there’s…

When most people talk about Bloodstock Open Air, the conversation naturally turns towards the enormous names storming the Ronnie James Dio Stage. The headliners. The pyro. The massive singalongs. The circle pits that look like somebody has opened a portal…

From first-time festival goers to seasoned pit veterans, here’s everything you need to survive, thrive and absolutely smash Firevolt Festival 2026! The amps are warming up. The tents are being dusted off. Battle jackets are making their annual appearance. The…

Cancel the sensible weekend plans, charge the power banks and start negotiating those dreaded festival clashes, because Firevolt Rock Festival 2026 has officially dropped its full stage times for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Taking place from Friday 7th to Sunday…

Manchester, prepare your neck muscles. Damnation Festival 2026 is heading back to the BEC Arena in Manchester across Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November 2026, bringing with it a truly disgusting amount of riffs, blast beats, crushing doom and glorious…

Steelhouse Festival is not your average weekend in a field. This is a full-blown rock pilgrimage to the top of a Welsh mountain, where the views are massive, the riffs are even bigger and the weather can go from blazing…

Clear a space in the festival calendar, dust off the battle jacket and start mentally preparing your liver, because Mad of Stone Festival is officially gearing up for 2027! 🤘🍻 The independent rock celebration will return to Mote Park in…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

The Steelhouse rock community has once again proved that beneath all the leather jackets, battle vests, muddy boots and thunderous riffs lies an absolutely massive heart. The latest Steelhouse sign auction has officially finished, raising an incredible £754 for the…

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…

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.” 🍺😅…