Eminem To Headline Reading & Leeds Festivals

Eminem To Headline Reading and Leeds festivals

Eminem has been announced as the first headliner next summer for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2013. The Detroit rapper will perform on the festival’s iconic Main Stage which will also play host to Sacramento metal veterans Deftones.

Mercury Music Prize winners Alt-J are to headline the NME/Radio 1 tent with grime super-group Boy Better Know headlining the recent addition of the BBC Radio 1 Xtra Stage and Sub Focus on the BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage.

Tickets for festivals are on sale now and will be sold for a limited period, until December 31, at 2012 prices. As little as £50 will secure your ticket to the festival as organisers are introducing a deposit scheme for 2013. That way you can guarantee your spot on the muddy field before you have to pay the full balance by 31st March 2013.

For more details please visit www.readingfestival.com or www.leedsfestival.com.

V festival 2012 - Weston Park Sunday Review

Day two of V festival brought a wet start to the Weston Park site but by the time we came to watch Emeli Sande the rain had all but stopped. Emeli’s strong female vocals bouncing all around the area and sparking the very large crowd  to sing along to her hit “Next to me” amongst other songs in her set. We wandered around to watch Tim Burgess, sporting a fetching Dappy style hat which underneath saw a thick head of bright blonde hair, sang the back catalogue of The Charlatans hits to a wet but very jubilant crowd.

Moving over to watch Marlon Roudette play the undercover stage, we were greeted with a wonderful musician and vocalist. A former member of the band “Mattafix”, Marlon may have not drawn a huge crowd, but he certainly won over the crowd that was there. His vocals are smooth, clear and certainly unique. He doesn’t get to play much in the UK but on the strength of this set, I’d definitely like to see more of this young man.

On the 4 music stage, Tinie Tempah was rocking the crowds but we decided to go see Newton Faulkner, mainly to see what all the fuss about him is. With his long dreads and wonderful guitar playing I can see the attraction although I found the covers he played, detracted from his own music, and found myself wanting him to just do his own material which I found far superior. But on seeing him play I can definitely see the attraction and although I haven’t heard much of his recorded stuff I have the feeling that the live version is far superior.

With so much going on, its hard to see everything at V festival, but we managed to briefly catch some of Keane, with lead singer, Alex Ebert, looking a lot thinner than when I last remembered due to, as a woman next to me in the crowd proceeded to inform me, his slim fast diet. We also managed to catch a few numbers by Sub Focus. Sounding a lot like Pendulum, their amazing light show was matched with some high energy music but they should have been far further up the bill to really draw the crowds.

Tim Minchin, was starting his set at the same time as Sub Focus, so we shot across to see some of his set. We had caught him previously at Rockness were he had played solo. This time around he was joined on stage by a band. This, for me, took away a lot of the uniqueness and most of the time, drowned out Tim’s vocals and did nothing to add to the set itself.

Finally for us, we had the one and only Noel Gallagher to witness. With his high flying birds, this was a highly anticipated set and one he didn’t let anyone down on. Mixing his new stuff with Oasis material worked a treat, although as most of his new work is already full of sing-a-long and chant lyrics, it would be easier just to do a 30-45 min set of just that alone. But once again, hearing the crowd sing along to Noel’s lyrics was truly an experience I had missed since the split of Oasis and going by the reaction to songs like “Little by little” and “Supersonic”, I’m guessing most of the audience had to. Finishing on the inevitable “Don’t look back in anger” Noel rounded off a faultless set.

Review by Thomas Lennon

Play Fest Announce Saturday and Sunday Final Line Ups

Sub Focus, DJ EZ and Gypsy Hill on Saturday and Sunday!

Friday 1^st – Sunday 3^rd June

Eccles Hall Estate, Nr. Norwich, Norfolk.

www.playfest.co.uk

Shortlisted for Best New Festival 2011

4,000 people / 6 Stages  

“Play Fest is a great new soulful festival in a wonderful site... It’s a new star on the festival circuit.” – The Futureheads

The countdown is now on and with just over one month to go until all the fun and frivolities of the festival kicks off, Play Fest just keeps on giving and treating playmates to the best line up possible! Just added to the bill are UK Garage legend and Kiss FM stalwart DJ EZ on Saturday, and drum’n’bass supremeo Sub Focus on Sunday. The latest additions join an already full to bursting bill of acts that include Ash, The Pigeon Detectives, Reverend and the Makers, Roots Manuva, The Correspondents, Shy FX, Zinc, Toddla T, and Jaymo and Andy George.  This means the full line ups for Saturday and Sunday have now been revealed, so it’s nearly time to don the Play-suits, dust off the wellies and get on down to Play Fest!

Kick starting Saturday night in the POW! Dance Arena, is a DJ widely considered to be one of UK Garage’s greatest talents, DJ EZ! Honing his craft on London’s pirate radio stations in the early 90s, DJ EZ rose to prominence in the late 1990’s when he was offered a permanent show on Kiss 100. Over the years, DJ EZ has hosted a variety of different radio shows, mixed a bucket load of Pure Garage compilation albums that have sold over 1.7 million copies, and won a sack full of accolades and awards; including ‘Best Radio Show’, ‘Best Old Skool DJ’ and ‘Best DJ’ at the People’s Choice Awards. Play Fest revellers will be taken on a trip through the archives of UK Garage by one the best tour guides there is!

Sunday in the POW! Dance Arena welcomes even more shining lights of the electronic scene and Play Fest can now reveal that supporting Toddla T at the top of the bill for Sunday night will be Sub Focus. Having been on the scene for nearly a decade, Sub Focus is somewhat of a boy wonder of drum’n’bass. He became one of the leading practitioners within only two years of his emergence whilst his debut single ‘X-Ray’ was awarded Single of the Week on Zane Lowe’s Radio One show. In 2010 he produced the track "Kickstarts" for British singer/rapper Example, which peaked at number three on the U.K. singles chart, and last year he signed a deal with Mercury and has a new album due for release at the end of 2012. With so many strings to his bow and a sack full of heavy tunes to delight the party animals out there, Play Fest are ecstatic to have such a D’n’B heavyweight overseeing the run up to the final hours of this year’s festival!

Other additions to the Sunday POW! Dance Arena include: the musical knowledge and surefire selections of Numbers co-founder Spencer, the contrasting styles of Foamo and Bondax, while Oli D.A.B and Robin will be on hand with their particular breed of house. Rounding off the bill will be hometown hero Joshua Roberts and the techno and house vibes of Josh 2084 and BoaBoa and Fazhands.

Over in the Asylum Stage additions include the mega brass extravaganza of Gypsy Hill and Norwich home-grown reggae talent Jah Head, with Murphys Lore on Sunday and Saturday welcomes Kodeta and Woodland Creatures to the lunatic bill of the Asylum Stage!

A limited number of tickets are still on sale via the Play Fest website: www.playfest.co.uk

Article posted by Musicmafia

V Festival 2012- additional line up and tickets announcement

WRETCH 32, GOSSIP, THE FEELING AND BEVERLEY KNIGHT PLUS OTHERS ADDED TO V FESTIVAL 2012 LINE UP

***ADDITIONAL TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 27^th APRIL AT 9AM***

V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Media, is proud to announce further additions to the already exciting 2012 line up, with artists including Rita Ora, Newton Faulkner, Wretch 32, Gossip, Beverley Knight, Childish Gambino, Sub Focus, The Feeling, Stooshe, Cover Drive, The Rifles and Angel all confirmed to appear over the festival weekend.

Additionally, fans who weren’t lucky enough to snap up general admission tickets the first time around are being given another chance to head to the festival, with additional tickets to both Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Stafford going on sale at 9am on Friday 27^th April.

Fans are encouraged to visit www.vfestival.com for all ticket options available, including coach and ticket packages available through the Big Green Coach company and V Style for those looking for a luxury festival experience. V organisers once again stress that fans should only purchase tickets through official outlets listed on the V Festival website and that purchasing from unofficial outlets could lead to disappointment.

Ahead of his appearance at V Festival, Wretch 32 says, "I'm buzzing to be back at V Festival again this year. Last year was big, and I'll be looking to top it this year by performing my new tracks to the V crowd. I will also be looking to get a little meet with Nicki Minaj…if I'm lucky!"

BeverleyKnight comments, "It has been a while so I am chuffed to be back on stage at V this year. I have spent the last few years enjoying all the action as a punter. This year it's time to do what I do best - and that's rocking a crowd!”

The Stooshe girls comment, "Really looking forward to V Festival this year. We attended last year so to be performing this year is amazing! The line up iswicked and it feels great to be a part of it. So excited!”

Taking place across the weekend of the 18^th and 19th August, music fanswill be treated to an exciting line up of legends old and new with the StoneRoses, The Killers, Nicki Minaj, Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran also on the bill.

These latest additions come as V Festival also reveals which artists will be performing on which day and location over the festival weekend.

V FESTIVAL 2012
Saturday 18th August, Hylands Park, Chelmsford Sunday 19th August, Weston Park, Staffordshire	Saturday 18th August, Weston Park, Staffordshire Sunday 19th August, Hylands Park, Chelmsford
The Stone Roses Noel Gallagher David Guetta Ed Sheeran Example Keane James Morrison Emeli Sande Friendly Fires Ben Howard Professor Green Rizzle Kicks Rodrigo Y Gabriela Labrinth Maverick Sabre Gossip Sub Focus Newton Faulkner Dappy The Proclaimers The Ting Tings Reverend and the Makers Wretch 32 Inspiral Carpets Childish Gambino Cover Drive Angel	The Killers Snow Patrol Nicki Minaj Tinie Tempah Tom Jones Nero Madness Olly Murs Happy Mondays LMFAO Noah and The Whale Frank Turner The Enemy Pixie Lott The Human League Miles Kane Shed Seven Frank Ocean Beverley Knight Cher Lloyd The Feeling DJ Fresh Rita Ora Lissie The Stranglers Stooshe The Rifles

To keep up-to-date with all the news form V Festival visit www.vfestival.com, ‘like’ V Festival on Facebook (facebook.com/vfestival) or follow @vfestival on Twitter.

Article posted by Musicmafia