Ozzfest UK set for O2 Arena
The UK leg of the Ozzy Osbourne Ozzfest will be held indoors at the O2 Arena on September 18th 2010. Main stage support comes from Korn, Murderdolls, Skindred and a so far unannounced act. The second stage sponsored by Jägermeister will feature five bands that have yet to be confirmed. ...
Rock am Ring Festival 2010
Originally planned as a one off concert back in 1985, the Rock am Ring festival is now a firm fixture in every concert goers calendar. Located on the west side of Germany at the Nürburgring racetrack, Rock am Ring is the largest music festival in Germany. Catering for whole range of musical tastes,...
Reading Festival 2010
The Reading Festival is probably the world’s oldest pop music festival still to take place on an annual basis. In today’s existence, it is a twinned-site festival with other site being located in Leeds, with bands playing both locations during the course of the weekend. Music on offer at Reading...
High Voltage Festival 2010
High Voltage Festival 2010 The High Voltage festival 2010 will be held in Victoria Park, London on the 24th and 25th July 2010. There will be three stages at the event including the Classic Rock Stage, the Prog Stage and the Metal Hammer Stage. Bands performing at High Voltage 2010 include; Argent Bachman...
V Festival 2010
The V Festival came about when Jarvis Cocker said he wanted his band ‘Pulp’ to play two outdoor concerts in two days. The promoters then had the idea of adding more bands to each days line up and so the V festival was born. Starting in 1996, V festival is relatively new in the scheme of great festivals...
Radio 1 Big Weekend 2010
Radio 1's Big Weekend is a music festival run by BBC Radio 1. It is held once a year, in a different location within the United Kingdom each time. It is the biggest free ticketed music event in Europe and always includes a host of new artists. The 2010 event will take place in Bangor, North Wales on...
T in the Park 2010
T in the Park is a large annual music festival held in Scotland. The ‘T’ stands for Tennents, the brewery company that sponsors the event. Starting in 1994, T in the Park was a two day festival until 2007, when it became a three day event. There are seven stages on the festival site, many stalls...
Isle of Wight 2010
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight in the UK. Concerts between 1968 and 1970 and then from 2002 onwards have secured the event in the history books. In 1969, an estimated attendance of between 150,000 and 200,000 attended the festival to see...
Graspop 2010
Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting as hard rock festival which attracts over 135,000 fans every year. What started out in 1995 as a family festival, with the likes of Joe Cocker and Simple Minds taking to the stage is now a full on Rock & Metal event. Bands such as Iron Maiden, Slayer, Saxon, Megadeth...
Roskilde 2010
Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the five biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe. It attracts music fans from around the world due to its variety of live music. The festival is as a non-profit organisation for development and support of music, culture and...
Hammerfest 2010
Pontin’s Holiday Village, Prestatyn is usually a peaceful and relaxing place to take a break. That is until the second week of March when the metal heads roll into town!! Hammerfest is a two day heavy metal festival that was first held in 2009 when Saxon, Sepultura and Opeth headlined three stages...
Wacken Open Air 2010
Wacken Open Air is Germany’s answer to the Download festival. With a turnout of over 70,000 concert goers, it is one of biggest heavy metal music festivals in Europe. Musical flavours on offer are black metal, death metal, power metal, thrash metal, gothic metal, folk metal and any other metal you...