With just over 6 weeks until the annual pilgrimage to the Hallowed Donington turf, the Download Festival 2023 team have two big bits of news; more bands, and the stage splits for this year’s festival! New additions include pop punk favourites State Champs, recently reformed emo/post-hardcore favourites Casey and Canadian hardcore punks and longtime friends…
Think back to June 2021. The Download Pilot festival took place in front of 10,000 lucky and willing festival going test subjects, as part of the first Government Pilot aimed at getting the UK live music scene back on its feet after the various lockdowns. Those in attendance, and thousands more at home living the…
Gloucester’s Underground Festival returned on March 26th with 30 bands across four stages and three indoor venues. With the weather on their side and free admission to the festival, the stage(s) was set for a brief taster to wet your appetite for what is to come in the summer once festival season gets underway. Cult…
The return of Funeral For A Friend was well worth the wait and if you were lucky enough to catch them at last year’s Slam Dunk Festival you’ll know that it just built the excitement more for their own shows even more! Joining the welsh emo rockers on this run were Holding Absence and Static…
It’s Tuesday which means we have another new playlist for you lot! We’re opening things up with new music from Sheffield’s Malevolence who have been turning a lot of heads recently and are due to release their third album later this year. This will certainly be one to look out for! A number of tours…
This week on the Rock Sins Playlist we have tracks from Knocked Loose, Terror and Static Dress who have just kicked off their UK tour this week as well as Boston Manor who are also due to hit the road soon! We have some eagerly awaited new material from the ever-brilliant Ithaca & Pupil Slicer…
The Download Festival powers-that-be have granted us all another seventeen (17!) bands that have been added to next years’ return to Donington. Topping the new editions, and headlining at Download for the first time in their legendary career are big four thrashers Megadeth! Dave Mustaine and co will headline the Zippo Encore stage on the…
With just under three months to go, it’s time for another announcement from the Slam Dunk Festival powers that be! It’s a double whammy, because there’s a load of new acts added to the line up, plus those always wanted stage splits are also in! Joining the fun in Hatfield and Leeds this May we…
