Festivals 2012

by **king_oxymoron** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:26 pm

So it's coming up to festival season again and I for one am very excited! Here are what we know about some of the main festivals so far - are you going to any? Are you excited for any to the point you may purchase tickets?

Feel free to add your favourite festivals!

GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
Weds 22 - Sun 26 June 2011

Full Line Up

V FESTIVAL
Sat 20th-Sun 21st August 2011

Confirmed Acts:
Arctic Monkeys
Bellowhead
Big Audio Dynamite
Bruno Mars
Cast
Chase & Status
Clare Maguire
Dizzee Rascal
Duran Duran
Eliza Doolittle
Ellie Goulding
Eminem
Example
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Glasvegas
Hurts
Imelda May
Jessie J
Kaiser Chiefs
Katy B
Kele Okereke
KT Tunstall
Manic Street Preachers
Mark Ronson
N-Dubz
Ocean Colour Scene
Olly Murs
Pendulum
Plan B
Primal Scream
Razorlight
Rihanna
Scouting For Girls
Squeeze
The Courteeners
The Libertines
The Saturdays
The Script
The Wombats
Tinie Tempah
Wiz Khalifa
You Me At Six

Popular Rumours:
Beady Eye
Coldplay
Noisettes
Paolo Nutini

T IN THE PARK
Fri 8 - Sun 10 July 2011

Confirmed Acts:
All Time Low
Arctic Monkeys
Beady Eye
Blink 182
Blondie
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew77
Brandon Flowers
Bright Eyes
Cast
Chase & Status
Coldplay
Crystal Castles
Deadmau5
Diplo day
Eels
Eliza Doolittle
Everything Everything
Foo Fighters
Friendly Fires
House of Pain
Hurts
Imelda May
Jessie J
Jimmy Eat World
Josh Wink
Ke$ha
KT Tunstall
Manic Street Preachers
Miles Kane
My Chemical Romance
Noah and the Whale
Ocean Colour Scene
Pendulum
Plan B
Pulp
Pulp
Slam
Stornoway
The Saturdays
The Script
The Streets
The Vaccines
The View
Tinie Tempah
Tom Jones
Vitalic
Weezer
White Lies You Me At Six

Popular Rumours:
Biffy Clyro
Black Eyed Peas

BESTIVAL
Fri 29 - Sun 31 July 2011

Confirmed Acts:
Headlining the Castle Stage on Friday night will be Blondie, on Saturday it's the turn of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. and warming up for them will be House of Pain. Sunday's headliner is still to be announced but Norman Jay will provide the support. Next week Camp Bestival will reveal the Sunday headliner and the special guest. Also confirmed for the main Castle Stage are resident hosts The Cuban Brothers, The Correspondents, and Mistajam. Plus Katy B, Clare Maguire, Eliza Doolittle, Wretch 32, Breakage feat. Jess Mills, Fenech Soler, Ms Dynamite, Beardyman, The Selecter, The Wonder Stuff, The Bad Shepherds, Marcus Foster, and ABC. Headline DJs Groove Armada present Red Light, plus David Rodigan, Channel One Soundsystem, Dub Pistols Soundsystem, DJ Derek, Reggae Roast, Mistajam, DJ Yoda, London Elektricity, Krafty Kuts, and A Skillz. Plus rising stars including Brandt Brauer Frick, Frankie And The Heartstrings, Ed Sheeran, Lucky Elephant, The Crayonettes, Smerins Anti-Social Club, Two Wounded Birds, Caitlin Rose, Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, Kawa Circus, Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew, The Emerald Guard, The Widowmaker, and Kathryn Williams.

Popular Rumours:

ROCK AM RING
Weds 22 - Sun 26 June 2011

Confirmed Acts:
3 Doors Down
Alter Bridge
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead
August Burns Red
Avenged Sevenfold
Beatsteaks
Bring Me The Horizon
Coldplay
Disturbed
Hollywood Undead
Hurts
In Flames
Interpol
Kings of Leon
Korn
Madsen
Mando Diao
Mastodon
Neon Trees
Rob Zombie
Selig
Simple Plan
Social Distortion
Söhne Mannheims
System of a Down
The BossHoss
The Gaslight Anthem
The Kooks
The Naked & Famous
u.v.a.
Volbeat
We Are Scientists
White Lies
Wolfmother

Popular Rumours:

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE BENICASSIM '11

Thurs 14th - Sun 17th July 11

Confirmed Acts:
And So I Watch You From
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Atom Rhumba
Beirut
Catpeople
Congotronics Vs Rockers
Elbow
Friendly Fires
Grupo Salvaje
Jack Beats
Jerry Fish & the Mudbug Club
Julieta Venegas
Lori Meyers
Mumford & Sons
O Emperor
Paolo Nutini
Pendulum
Portishead
Primal Scream
Professor Green
Smile
Spectrals
The 1945
The Coronas
The Juan Maclean
The Marzipan Man day
The Morning Benders
The Streets
The Strokes
Tinie Tempah
Veronica Falls
Zombie-Zombie

Popular Rumours:
Daft Punk
The Rakes
The Stranglers

by **king_oxymoron** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:27 pm

Personally I'm off to Glastonbury, can't WAIT for Beyonce and Coldplay! And buying tickets for V Festival next Monday I hope, as that's on my birthday!

The T in the Park line up looks great too but I'm hoping many of the acts I want to see will overlap!

by **UKMusicLova** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:31 pm

I think I remember Jessie J saying that she was confirmed for Glastonbury I while back. Not sure though.

I wish I was rich so I could go to one of them...preferably V.

by **king_oxymoron** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:34 pm

Yeah the guy at eFestivals has said he has info that says Jessie is playing V too.. pretty sure she'll be at most of them!

by **UKMusicLova** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:37 pm

Yeah and I think Coldplay, Rihanna, Eminem & someone else were supposed to be headlining V fest?

I so want to go. Some of my close friends go every year and I wanted to go with them this year but I'm so broke! I need a job!!

by **king_oxymoron** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:47 pm

They can't all headline! Two main headliners.. most seem to be swaying to Arctics and Eminem which would be awesome. Also talk of REM and Paolo Nutini being the headline on the second stages.

by **UKMusicLova** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:51 pm

I thought they have 2 headliners for each day? Oopss!! :oops:

by **IAmWill** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:06 am

SO gutted I didnt get Glastonbury tickets when I had the chance I didnt think the line-up would be my cup of tea this year, then of course Beyonce and Coldplay are confirmed...just my luck!

by **king_oxymoron** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:38 am

Carly: Well, technically there are three, but the acts you mentioned would never realistically all get to headline as they'd be the type to headline the main stage, of which there is one on each of the two days. But REM and Paolo (if true) will be classed as headliners of the 4 Music stage and there will be headliners in the Nissan Arena too (GaGa did it when she was just hitting it massive). But the only one of the 4 I could see going down to 4Music would be Rihanna.. otherwise they are all mainstage headline acts IMO.

Will: All hope isn't lost, some people will choose not to pay off their deposits or cancel their tickets if they don't like the line up or can't afford it. So look out for a resale in April, there's a much slimmer chance of securing a ticket but it's not impossible!

by **Loki0012** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:16 am

Wow Coldplay wish id go to UK just to see the Great Glastonbury festival and Coldplay 8-)

Website · by **hugo** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:52 am

U2 confirmed for Glastonbury

source

by **king_oxymoron** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:09 pm

Updated, thanks!

Fair play, I'm not a massive fan but we all knew it was coming. While I hate Bono, I actually may go and see them, they have loads of classics. Depends on the clashes!

by **crazycool** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:19 pm

I'm going to Rock am Ring this year! So excited. So many great acts already confirmed (Kings of Leon, Coldplay, System of a Down, Korn to name the big ones so far) and more to come.

by **king_oxymoron** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:27 pm

That's pretty hardcore!! I'll update the top post with that! What made you decide to do that one?

by **crazycool** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:29 pm

I'm doing a year abroad in Germany and Rock am Ring is only an hour and a half from I live - couldn't say no to that! I've never done a festival before, so I'm really excited - Dizzee and Ellie Goulding were at 2010 Rock am Ring so I'm hoping they add a few more "pop" acts - but just to see KoL and Coldplay is going to be such an experience!

by **king_oxymoron** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:50 pm

That's so cool! I don't know why but I have become sooooo big on festivals, I'm really excited for you! I really think as long as there's an act or two you like (which there is), you'll have a great time just because of the atmosphere, it's an amazing thing! But yeah hopefully some more pop acts.. I mean the Sats are playing T so they should add a bit of variety

EDIT: Hurts are worth a look, one of the poppier acts on there, good live. Seen the Kooks, they're great. I think Neon Trees have a poppy element too, listen to 'Animal' if you haven't heard it, you may like!

by **king_oxymoron** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:45 pm

Got my V Festival tickets this morning yaaaaaaaay! Line up announced at 11pm apparently!

by **king_oxymoron** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:42 pm

Updated with the V Festival lot! Arctics and Eminem headlining, with Plan B subbing on the Arctics day.. think it's a bit too high a spot for Plan B to be honest :S

But in general - KT Tunstall, Jessie J, BRUNO MARS, Ellie, Tinie, Pendulum and the headliners - I'm happy as Larry!

by **missfunkymonks** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:36 pm

I've got a ticket for Reading, and shall be getting a ticket for Blissfields too.

Can't wait for the Reading lineup to be announced!!

Website · by **hugo** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:47 pm

Glastonbury

Also confirmed for 2011: Anna Calvi, BB King, Big Boi, The Chemical Brothers, Crystal Castles, Friendly Fires, Fleet Foxes, Gruff Rhys, James Blake, Janelle Monae, Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, Primal Scream, Warpaint

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up-poster/

by **Plym** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:45 pm

I was hoping to go to Benicassim this year if I can get cheap flights.

by **king_oxymoron** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:23 am

That'd be really cool! I'll add it to the top post!

Added those Glasto ones (except Laura Marling who has now been removed) and added Biffy and Elbow who have self-confirmed

by **Plym** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:18 pm

Cool, thanks!

by **marcsi** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:10 pm

SZIGET FESTIVAL

confirmed:

2manydjs

Above & Beyond
Afro Cubism
Afro DZAQM
Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Amy Winehouse
Amygdala
Aphics

Baskerville
Bassekou Kouyaté
Batucada Sound Machine
Ben l'Oncle Soul
BerlinskiBeat
Besh o droM
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77
Bomb the Bass
Buraka Som Sistema
Burkus König Zenekar

Carlo Lio
Cheikh Lo
Choc Quib Town
Cowboy Junkies
Cristian Varela
Crystal Castles
Csík Zenekar
CZT

De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
Debout Sur Le Zinc
Deftones
Dewalta
DeWolff
Dhammapada Dub Collective
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan
Digital Mystikz
Dizzee Rascal
DJ Robert Soko
DJ Tagada
Djelimady Tounkara
Dorian Concept
Dubfire

Eliades Ochoa
Elvis Jackson
Esma Redzepova

Flogging Molly
Flyjam
For a Minor Reflection
Fókatelep
Francis International Airport

Gaslamp Killer
Giani Lincan
Go back to the Zoo
Gogol Bordello
Good Charlotte
Goran Bregovic
Gotan Project Wedding And Funeral Band
Goulash Exotica DJ
Gravefruit Sound
Gravity Co.
GypsySoundSystem

Hadouken!
H.A.R.
Hiudson Mohawke
Hurts

I-One
Interpol
Ismo Alanko & Teho

Judas Priest

Kal
Kanizsa Csillagai
Kasabian
Kasse Mady Diabaté
Kees van Hondt
Kid Cudi
Kingston Cruisers
Kis Erzsi Zenekar
Kode9
Kumpanya Istanbul

La Roux
LaBrassBanda
Lacchus
Lajkó Félix
Latam
Les Hurlements d’Léo
Living Totem
Lostprophets

Manic Street Preachers
Magnifico
Mariachi El Bronx
Marina and the Diamonds
Milendee
Mitch & Mitch
Motörhead
Muzsikás
Myzrab Zenekar

Nameless City
Nico Purman
N.O.I.

Ocho Macho
Oi Va Voi
Ojos de Brujo
Ollywood
Overflow
Óperentzia

Parno Graszt
Peacedefender
Peter Bjorn and John
Poros feat. Magyarpalatkai Banda
Psyla
Puding Pani Elvisovej
Pulp
Pupilla

RackNRuin
Rare
Reality Engine
Richie Hawtin
Rise Against
Rotfront

Savage
Selah Sue
Shtetl Superstars
Shutka Roma Rap
Sickpicnic
Ska Cubano
Skunk Anansie
Skyline
Sly & Robbie feat. Jr. Reid
Smash Mouth
Socalled
Sonata Arctica
Soulrise
Söhne Mannheims
Söndörg? feat. Baltazar Montanaro
Suicidal Tendencies

The Chemical Brothers
The Global Optimistic
The Maccabees
The Mono Jacks
The National
Technasia
Técs?i Banda
Tekameli
Terry Poison
Tobie és Aksel
Tolga Fidan
Torqux & Twist
Traktorkestar
Trentemoller
Triggerfinger

Vano Bamberger & Band
VENT
Verdena
Vojasa
Volkova Sisters

Wallace Vanborn
White Lies
Within Temptation

Xiu Xiu

Zombie Nation

by **UKMusicLova** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:12 am

Creamfields lineup looks AMAZING!

The Chemical Brothers, Tiesto, David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Armin Van Buuren, Laidback Luke, Steve Angello, Eric Prydz, Calvin Harris, Magnetic Man, Katy B, Skrillex, Wolfgang Gartner, Sidney Samson, Dirty South, Benny Benassi, Breakage, Example, Chicane, Afrojack, Kaskade and plenty other electronic acts!

In Australia, they get Wynter Gordon though! she should do the UK too - maybe with Laidback Luke?!