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15 år har det gått sedan jag för första gången packade min ryggsäck med alldeles för mycket konservburkar, släpade med ett tält och ett glatt gäng vänner till Roskilde Festival på andra sidan sundet. Detta första år gjorde så jag blev ”hooked”.

Varje år i slutet av Juni åker jag tillbaks men tyvärr måste jag säga att enligt mitt tycke blir det sämre för varje år som går. Det märks på den skandinaviska publiken att jag inte är ensam med dessa tankar. Antalet svenska och norska besökare måste ha minskat radikalt så vida de inte förflyttat sig till en annan del av Roskilde som jag inte upptäckt. Visst Roskilde är en festival på dansk mark men med internationella artister. Det är den ”danska musiken” som mer och mer genomsyrar festivalen och dess besökare...

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The Sziget crew is happy to announce the first names confirmed for the music program of this year’s ’Island of Freedom’ taking place between 11-18 August. Queens of the Stone Age, Calvin Harris, Placebo and many more will definitely be at Óbudai Island in the heart of Budapest this summer.

In 2014 the ’Island of Freedom’ will take place one week later than previously. Károly Gerendai, founder and main organizer of Sziget Festival, said: „It seems like a good decision that we put the date of Sziget one week later, because now we can announce better names compared to this time last year. To put it simple there is a better chance that bands are on a European tour at this part of the month.”

Sziget Festival was once again shortlisted amongst the top ten major European festivals...

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The charismatic hellraiser and showman Rob Zombie takes his fiery rock show to Denmark’s Roskilde Festival 2014 for an unforgettable celebration of heavy metal and bad taste.

Rob Zombie is known for his extravagant shows in the depraved rock tradition of Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne.

His devilish treats are based on cartoons, bloody horror movies and naturally raven-black hard rock that is danceable, scary and wickedly funny.

Roskilde Festival’s program director Anders Wahrén says:

”We’re convinced that Rob Zombie and his crew can deliver the goods to both the fans who have followed his career since his time with White Zombie, and to the unsuspecting festival guests who love a visually stunning rock show with lots of fire, smoke and costumes on Roskilde Festival’s stages”.

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The line-up for Rock Werchter continues to take shape. There are another six additions. Dropkick Murphys will be blazing a trail of unbridled joy through Werchter on Thursday 3 July. The Naked and Famous will be performing their catchy Kiwi electropop at the festival on Friday 4 July. On Saturday 5 July, Agnes Obel, irresistible and oh so pure, and Imagine Dragons, now a strong contender for band of the year, have been added to the bill. Metronomy and Passenger, both in their very own way representatives of romantic beauty, will be at Werchter on Sunday 6 July. More names will follow soon.

All the names announced so far for Rock Werchter 2014 – from A to Z: Agnes Obel, Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, Birdy, Crystal Fighters, Dropkick Murphys, Ellie Goulding, Franz Ferdinand, Imagine Dragons,...

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We are proud to present you a bloody hell of a live act – Volbeat! Who doesn’t know the Elvis of Metal? Who can resist the sympathic voice of Michael Poulsen? Be thrilled by this high-energy live show! The musical opposite is truly given by the technical Death Metal pioneers Suffocation, they ensure broken necks! But what kind of line-up would it be without one of the cofounders of Death Metal itself? We don’t want to make a secret of Possessed, joining this year Metaldays. With Alcest and their self-made genre “Blackgaze” we embark on a journey into new musical realms and to forraign worlds. Enough of chill-out music? No worries! Thrash metal act Havok will make you mosh ‘till your neck is a pain in the ass. But if you like more the relaxed way join the epic songs of Manilla R...

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Full:Metal:Bag 2014

Also in 2014 you will get the Full:Metal:Bag (FOR FREE!!!) after changing your ticket into a wristband at the wristband exchange.

New in 2014: The foldable water bottle! This bottle allows you to take a soft drink with you to the stage areas without worrying about things like the allowed size of your Tetra Pak. And when the bottle is empty, you can fold it until you need it again!

The F:M:B also again contains some nice items to successful survive at the W:O:A, like for example ear plugs for safe music consumption, a rain poncho or a ball pen.

Check out all items of the F:M:B 2014:
1. Postcard – can be send directly from the festival ground.
2. Patch – patch with current WOA Logo.
3. Sticker – sticker with current WOA Logo.
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The acclaimed Swedish singer is ready for this year’s festival along with spiritual pop hymns from Danish act Hymns From Nineveh and muscular heavy rock from Swedish band Bombus.

Swedish singer Jenny Wilson with the crystal-clear voice is (wo)manning the barricades with her new album Demand the Impossible!

In 2014, she gets the chance to demonstrate to the Roskilde Festival audience that her Scandinavian mixture of R&B, Giorgio Moroder and alternative pop has become much more politically charged and hungry for life than before.

Roskilde Festival’s booker Stefan Gejsing says:

”Jenny Wilson is heading towards a new peak, and she’s one of the best acts out of Sweden right now...

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Major Lazer is set to create an unpredictable explosion of genres on Roskilde Festival’s Orange Stage in 2014.

Major Lazer is fronted by US phenomenon Diplo who is constantly pushing genres out of control with his sci-fi-like distortion of dancehall and reggaeton – and just about anything else with a danceable pulse.

His list of collaborators includes prominent names such as M.I.A., Tiësto and MØ.

Now Major Lazer targets the Roskilde Festival audience with a night show on Orange Stage in 2014. Expect to be in for nothing less than a totally unpredictable explosion of genres.

Roskilde Festival’s program director Anders Wahrén says:

”Major Lazer’s captain Diplo is a regular kickstarter and trendsetter...

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It may have been a long courtship, but the love they share with festival friends at Werchter is more intense than ever. It wasn’t until 2006 that Pearl Jam played on Belgian soil for the first time, at a sold out Sportpaleis in Antwerp. And a year later the American band finally played Rock Werchter. Next year they will take to the festival’s main stage for the fourth time. Pearl Jam headline on Saturday 5 July. And they’ll be giving a full show. Pearl Jam are planning just 11 shows in Europe next summer. They’ll play at only 2 festivals – Open’er in Poland and Rock Werchter. It will be a fine reunion.

These days the best marathon shows are given by U2, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam. The UK’s Q magazine recently gave Eddie Vedder & Co. 5 stars for a concert in New York...

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Efter metal/hardcore och svenska soloess är det dags för bandsläppsveckans tredje dag: I dag presenterar vi sex rock/indie-akter till Bråvallafestivalen. Det handlar om Kings of Leon, Mando Diao, The Hives, Passenger, Belle & Sebastian och Markus Krunegård.

Som ett av 2000-talets mest produktiva rockband har amerikanska Kings of Leon hunnit släppa sex studioalbum sedan 2003-års debut ”Youth & Young Manhood”. Det Kings of Leon hade byggt upp under bandets tre första skivor exploderade då albumet ”Only by the Night”, med hitsinglarna ”Use Somebody” och”Sex on Fire”, släpptes 2008.

Sedan Kings of Leon tog steget till att bli ett av världens största rockband har de haft en konstant formtopp – 2010 släpptes ”Come Around Sundown” och under hösten kom den senaste skivan ”Mechanical Bull...