Awesome Fest 666, August 31-September 2, 2012, has opened ticket sales. The annual San Diego festival will feature numerous bands, including Marked Men, The Bananas, Chinese Telephones, Dan Padilla, Mind Spiders, Tiltwheel, and a host of others. For tickets, visit their website.
As has been previously announced (as well as listed under individual band posts), the Southern Lord package tour 2012 has announced full dates, listed below. The tour includes performances from label representatives Enabler, Burning Love, Martydod, and Black Breath, all coming to a city near you (USA). Read more Southern … Read more
Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbera, CA will host Sound & Fury Festival this year on July 20-22, with over 55 bands playing and a pre-festival show coming beforehand. Sponsors No Sleep Records have recently announced the final lineup, including but not limited to such acts as Comeback Kid, H20, … Read more
Denovali Swingfest has announced this year's lineup. Featuring 21 diverse artists from 10 different countries, the fest takes place Friday October 5-Sunday October 7 in Essen, Germany. Artists performing include Blueneck, Thisquietarmy, The Pirate Ship Quintet, Carlos Cipa, and many more. For a full listing, check out below. Read more … Read more
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Halifax, Canada's Spread the Metal Fest has announced that Morbid Angel will headline the event, whose goal is to raise $100,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Additional bands announced include Blackguard, Cryptopsy, and last Call Chernobyl. Tickets can be purchased for either a single day or for … Read more
Fest 11 continues to grow. In a recent statement, founder Tony Weinbender details that there will be few additions unless more venues are made available as the downtown festival grows. The most recent bands to be added include Plow United, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Tiltwheel, David Liebe Hart Band, … Read more
Pitchfork Fest 2012, to be held July 13-15 in Chicago, IL, has announced the addition of Japanroids and Chromatics to the line-up that already includes Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Wild Flag, Ty Segall, Beach House, Sleigh Bells, Dirty Projectors, Feist, Big K.R.I.T., and more. See below for a full listing … Read more
Sound & Fury 7, taking place July 20-22 in Santa Barbara, CA, has announced another run of bands to be added, making the total reach over 45 at present. Among the newly announced are Earth Crisis, Harms Way, Sabertooth Zombie, Seagaven, Xibalba, Fire & Ice, and more. The festival, sponsored … Read more
Pickathon 2012, an annual festival at Pendarvis Farm near Portland, OR, has announced several key artists for the August 3-5 event, including Neko Case, Thee Oh Sees, Dr. Dog, The War on Drugs, Blitzen Trapper, and more. The eco-friendly festival has announced that no single-use items will be distributed by … Read more
Due to family health concerns, Sham 69 has dropped out of the upcoming Punk Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas, NV May 25-28. "In March my father was diagnosed with asbestosis lung cancer. Since then, the situation for my family has got worse," explains singer Jimmy Pursey. Organizers have announced … Read more
Fest 11 continues to trickle out more names to join the annual hullaballoo, specifically Good Riddance, Negative Approach, From Ashes Rise, La Dispute (interviewed by SPB here), Captain We're Sinking, The Bomb, Sonic Avenues, City of Ships, Dukes of Hillsborough, Billy & Joe, and Party Drag. Tickets recently went on … Read more
Sound & Fury Festival 7 has announced that it will be again be held in Santa Barbara, CA at the Earl Warren Showgrounds on July 20-July 22, 2012. The line-up of over 20 bands was also released, including headliners Comeback Kid, Bane, H20, Rotting Out, Night Birds, Terror, and Touche … Read more
The Fest has officially announced their 11th annual celebration on October 26-28, 2012 in Gainesville, FL. This year's lineup will include a return of many alumni, along with Lagwagon, Braid, Anti-Flag Streetlight Manifesto, Ensign, Red Fang, Mustard Plug, Joyce Manor, Dan Vapid and the Cheats, Crusades, Black God, Frank Turner, … Read more
Scion A/V will be hosting an A389 Recordings' label showcase in Pomona, CA on May 19. Playing will be Integrity, Ringworm, Seven Sisters of Sleep, The Love Below, and Young in the Way. The show is free of charge, though attendees will have to RSVP with Scion AV to get … Read more
Metalcamp 2012, held in Slovenia, has announced several confirmed acts including Testament, Hatebreed, Napalm Death, Paradise Lost, Cattle Decapitation, Madball, and The Black Dahlia Murder, among several others. Check out the listing below for the European festival. It will be held August 5-10 at Tolmin, Slovenia. Read more KORNMACHINE HEADAMON … Read more
With Frank Turner set to headline a soldout Wembley Arena show in London on April 13, Xtra Mile Recordings has announced a celebration on April 12, dubbed The Night Before Wembley and showcasing many of the label's artists. Dave Hause (Loved Ones), Crazy Arm, Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun, … Read more
Pitchfork recently announced that tickets for their 2012 festival in Chicago, IL are available online. The 7th annual festival will have over 30 bands playing multiple stages at Union Park, Chicago form July 13-15. Among the announced headliners are Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Vampire Weekend, Feist, Hot Chip, and The … Read more
The long-running Reading / Leeds Festival lineup for 2012 has been announced today. At The Drive-In tweeted before the official announcement that they would be one of the headline acts, fuelling speculation the festival tickets would sell out in hours, as it did in 2010. The lineup includes headliners The … Read more
Gramercy Theatre in New York, NY will host a free show featuring Hank3's Attention Deficit Dominion and 3 Bar Ranch as the launch of Metal Wreckage Night on Saturday March 17. The show will also be streamed live. While the show is free, attendees must RSVP on Eventbrite. In September … Read more
Held from June 21-23 at The Ottobar in Baltimore, MD, Insubordination Records' hosted festival has slowly been leaking its line-up. Among bands announced thus far are Night Birds, Slow Death, Dear Landlord, Mixtapes, Mean Jeans, Beatnik Termites, Dopamines, and Teenage Bottlerocket. See below for additional listings. Read more Weekend Dads, … Read more
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