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…
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,…
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…
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!…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
Roskildefestivalen donerar 900.000 kronor till organisationer som hjälper socialt utsatta barn och unga. Frälsningsarmén får härmed ett bidrag på 100.000 kronor. Det är den danska Roskildefestivalen, en 100% non-profit festival, som nu delar ut överskottet från sommarens festival och på det sättet bidrar till att skapa värme i vinterkylan. Det är 900.000 DKR som…
I går inleddes bandsläppsveckan till Bråvalla med metal/hardcore i form av bland andra Iron Maiden och Bring Me The Horizon. I dag följer vi upp med ett fyrtal i svenska soloess och hälsar Veronica Maggio, Laleh, Melissa Horn samt Daniel Adams-Ray välkomna till festivalen! Det brukar ofta pratas om hur svårt det är att följa…
Arctic Monkeys return to Roskilde Festival as one of today’s most beloved and popular rock bands. The show at Roskilde Festival 2014 is their only festival show in Scandinavia next summer. Some bands build a special history at Roskilde Festival on basis of acclaimed concerts and an overwhelming demand from the audience. Such a…