Get your battle jackets and viking horns at the ready, Bloodstock is back! Celebrating it’s twenty fifth year of bringing heavy metal to the masses. The festival is kicking off a mammoth four day line-up today at Catton Hall in Derbyshire. So, before we pack our bags and join the 20,000 strong horde of headbangers,…
We’re back with our second installment of upcoming gigs and tours that hopefully make your bank account scream at you after buying a ticket. We’ve added a bunch of new shows for August and September as well as listings for October as well. Unfortunately, none of these bands will offer the opportunity to watch the…
In the first of what we hope will be a new monthly series here at Rock Sins, the returning Connor Morris is going to guide you through some of the bargains of the UK live music scene for the month of July (and slightly beyond). Take it away Connor! Feeling a bit sick when you…
The home straight for the 2026 Download Festival! If you’ve made it this far, you may (or may not) have read our previews for both the Friday and the Saturday of the annual Donington bash. If you haven’t, here’s some links so you can catch up: Download Festival 2026 Friday PreviewDownload Festival 2026 Saturday Preview…
Ah, middle Saturday of Download. The sight of so many wonderful performances, and more than a few hangovers brought on by fantastic Donington Friday nights over the years. We are sure that Download Festival 2026 will be no exception to both of these things. If you are yet to catch our Download 2026 Friday Preview,…
It’s almost time to hit the hallowed Donington turf once again! Download Festival 2026 is upon us in less than a weeks’ time, and so the Rock Sins team has been pouring over the line up to bring you what we think will be the acts not to miss as the first full day of…
For any band, a reliable crew can make all the difference between fame and never quite making it. In a tenure spanning over thirty years years now, Texas pop-punk outfit Bowling For Soup have forged a path by excelling in the production of both upbeat comedy-laden anthems and heartfelt emotional balladry, taking them all the…
Twenty years after growing from a small club night in Leeds into the UK’s largest independent rock festival, Slam Dunk Festival 2026 is gearing up for its biggest celebration yet. Returning to Hatfield Park on 23 May and Temple Newsam in Leeds on 24 May. The 2026 edition is set to deliver a nostalgia-packed lineup,…
Spring has sprung and April is here. Which can only mean one thing, Record Store Day is just a couple of weeks away. While debate about the big days relevance rages on, there are some absolute bangers on this years list that rock and heavy metal fans won’t want to miss out on. So, with that…
Our friends over at Download Festival HQ have been teasing their next announcement for just over a week now. We’re pretty sure it is going to be the second (and maybe last?) set of new bands and artists joining the line up. As Download tradition goes, this second announcement feels pretty late. But then, not…