SAVAGE MESSIAH & FLAYED DISCIPLE JOIN SOPHIE STAGE LINE UP AT BLOODSTOCK

BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR has announced two more acts for this summer’s event.

British thrashers SAVAGE MESSIAH bring a deadly dose of modern metal to the SOPHIE stage on the Friday night. For a taste of what to expect, download latest album “Plague Of Conscience” for free via their labels website at www.earache.com. Says the band:

"On behalf of everyone in the band I'd like to say how much we're looking

forward to being part of the Bloodstock Open Air festival in 2012. The bill

looks really strong so to be included is a huge honour. Thanks to everyone

who has been plugging us relentlessly on twitter/facebook etc..we'll see you

at the front!"

Joining them are trashing death metallers FLAYED DISCIPLE. Recently seen on tour with Cerebral Bore and Aeon, the former METAL 2 THE MASSES winners look forward to returning to Catton Hall:

"It's been an awesome ride since winning the Metal 2 The Masses competition and playing the New Blood Stage back in 2010. We've played some great tours and met some incredible bands since then, but there's no event that means more to us than Bloodstock. To be invited back this year and to play the Sophie Lancaster Stage is unreal"

With more exclusive appearances than any other festival, headline sets from BEHEMOTH, ALICE COOPERand one more to be revealed on 6^th June, and a whole host of rides, comedy and other festival fun,BLOODSTOCK is set for its most exciting year yet.

BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2012 takes place at Catton Hall August 9th – 12th. Tickets are available from www.bloodstock.uk.com

Line Up So Far:

RONNIE JAMES DIO STAGE

ALICE COOPER

MYSTERY HEADLINER REVEALED 6/6/6pm

BEHEMOTH

ANVIL – WATAIN - PARADISE LOST - DIMMU BORGIR - HATEBREED - CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - SANCTUARY - GRAND MAGUS - THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER - DEICIDE - NILE – MAYHEM – LOCK UP – SEPULTURA – ICED EARTH - TESTAMENT - CHTHONIC - DIO DISCIPLES – CROWBAR – BENEDICTION – I AM I – MOONSORROW – FREEDOM CALL

SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE in association with Last.FM

ALCEST - ORANGE GOBLIN - ANAAL NATHRAKH

EVILE - MARIONETTE - FURYON - DEMONIC RESURRECTION – HEADCHARGER – WINTERFYLLETH – ANCIENT ASCENDANT - EASTERN FRONT - PYTHIA - PRIMITAI - CRIMES OF PASSION - DERISION - BLOODSHOT DAWN - RE ARMED – SATURNIAN – WITCHSORROW – DRIPBACK – BATTALION – SAVAGE MESSIAH – FLAYED DISCIPLE - PRITCHARD Vs DAINTON (DIRTY SANCHEZ) LIVE SHOW - STEVE HUGHES

NEW BLOOD STAGE

GONE TIL WINTER – HURON - FALLEN FATE - REIGN OF FURY – DREAMCATCHER - REFLECTIONS IN EXILE - INFERNAL CREATION

www.bloodstock.uk.com

Sponsored by Metal Hammer www.metalhammer.co.uk  and Scuzz TV www.scuzz.tv

THE SOUTH, FOY VANCE AND MORE ADDED TO BELLADRUM LINE-UP

The South – formerly known as The Beautiful South - have been added to the line-up for the ninth Belladrum 

Tartan Heart Festival (3^rd & 4^th August 2012; Beauly, Inverness-shire). Comprising two lead singers from the original band – Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler – plus other original members, The South will delight Bella’s main stage audience with sensational hits such as ‘Song For Whoever’, ‘Perfect Ten’, ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Don't Marry Her’, ‘You Keep It All In’, ‘Old Red Eyes Is Back’ and many others. As The Beautiful South, the band produced ten studio albums, five greatest hits compilations, thirty-four chart singles and 15 million record sales over 10 years.

© 2011 The South. Management by Zoo Management Ltd

Returning to Bella on the Hothouse Stage line-up on Friday is Northern Ireland’s incredible Foy Vance, who has been handpicked by Ed Sheeran to tour with him this year. Foy last played the festival in 2005.

A Mystery Special Guest has been added to the main stage line up on the Friday evening “The identity of this artist will not be revealed until they appear on the Garden Stage at 1830 on Friday 3^rd August,” said festival promoter Joe Gibbs. “But – and here’s a hint – judging by their previous receptions at Bella, they’re going to be a popular choice.”

Joining these at Bella are: Man Like Me with their infectious ska/grime/ indie songs; The Magnetic North bringing Orcadian connections and comprising Erland & Simon from Erland & The Carnival and singer/orchestral arranger Hannah Peel; the Nottingham indie five piece Dog Is Dead; two Blackpool singer-songwriters Karima Francis, whose sensational voice brings out the goosebumps, and Rae Morris; young Irish singer-songwriter Marc O’Reilly; acoustic popsters Ellen &The Escapades from Leeds; Highland blues/bluegrass trio The Ballachulish Hellhounds; Inverness Celtic band Hoodja; Scots bands Make Sparks and Zombia Militia; and Highland youth Celtic groups Feis Rois and TMC Youth Fiddlers.

Singer songwriter Lianne La Havas has had to cancel her performance at Belladrum due to US touring commitments.

The new additions to Bella’s line up join Scots indie stars Travis and Liverpool rockers The Wombats who are to headline the festival, and numerous other acts including: Legendary punk heroes The Buzzcocks; UK award-winning queen of soul Beverley Knight; Glasgow-based indie rockers Frightened Rabbit in an exclusive Scottish festival appearance; up tempo US songsmiths We Are Scientists; soul/rock band Vintage Trouble; introspective pioneers of indie folk Slow Club and crafters of beautiful folk rock Fink; Pink Floyd tribute band Macfloyd play the whole of ‘Dark Side Of The Moon;’ New York singer-songwriter Willy Mason; Celtic tune’n’groove folk artists Treacherous Orchestra; Newcastle sextet Lanterns On the Lake; Carrbridge artist Rachel Sermanni; singer/songwriter hot tips Juan Zelada and Ryan Keen; new indie tyro’s Bastille and To Kill A King; Jiggery-folkery band Mad Dog McRea; alt country Red Sky July; Edinburgh singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt; Glasgow ska band Bombskare; Aberdeen blues band Gerry Jablonksi & The Electric Band; Edinburgh hip hop duo Stanley Odd; Glasgow three-piece Fatherson; Borders Celtic rockers, The Dangleberries; Highland artistes Niteworks, Grousebeater Soundsystem, James Mackenzie, Iain McLaughlin & The Outsiders, Whisky River Band, Little Mill of Happiness and The Red Kiteswhose front-man Moteh Parrott hails from Inverness.

In response to popular demand, Belladrum has printed a new batch of tickets for availability through high street agents. So from Friday 1^st June, hard tickets are back on sale from the following agents: In Inverness - Eden Court, the Ironworks, Mania and Hootananny’s; Dingwall – Sweet Treats; Elgin – Sight & Sound; Aberdeen – One Up; Beauly – Morrisons; Kiltarlity – Post Office; Edinburgh and Glasgow – Tickets Scotland. Weekend and Saturday e-tickets are still available from www.skiddle.com

Belladrum has sold out each of the past three years.. Advance adult weekend tickets are £95 and Saturday tickets are £65. They include parking and camping, except for campervans and caravans which will be charged £50 per vehicle or £130 to include electrical hook-up.. As in previous years, tickets for children 12 & under are free.

Belladrum 2012 takes place in the beautiful Highland surroundings of Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in Inverness-shire. The independent festival has built a reputation for its eclectic line-ups, its off beat non-musical entertainments and its all-ages approach. The festival won a VisitScotland Thistle Award in 2009 and is a past winner of the Grassroots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards, the festival industry’s ‘oscars’.

Dizzee Rascal, Deadmau5, Maximo Park, Noah & The Whale plus many more confirmed for the North East music spectacular

EVOLUTION FESTIVAL

Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend

Sunday 3^rd and Monday 4^th June

NewcastleGateshead Quayside

www.evolutionfestival.co.uk

Dizzee Rascal, Deadmau5, Maximo Park, Noah & The Whale plus many more confirmed for the North East music spectacular

A host of outstanding music talent across 2 days

No work on Tuesday (thanks Queen) so…

the perfect weekend to party

‘The biggest bargain of the summer’ NME

‘The UK’s model City Festival’ Clash

Evolution Festival returns to the North East on the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend with a stellar line up of the most influential and exciting names in popular music.  Evolution attracts 28,000 people per day to the Quayside, delivering an outstanding bill of contemporary live acts and dj’s at an unbeatable price.  And the 2012 line up is the best one yet!

2012 is the ‘Return Of The Rascal” headlining the main stage on Sunday is the irrepressible Dizzee Rascal.  The ultimate showman whose pop sensibilities seamlessly fuse Grime, House and Hip-hop Dizzee Rascal ensures rapturous responses from audience and arrives with a sack load of number 1 hits including Dance Wiv Me, Bonkers, Holiday and Dirtee Disco.

Not the first dead rodent to be found on the Quayside but certainly the biggest, famed for his notorious live shows, the mighty Deadmau5 brings the biggest production ever to Evolution with his jaw dropping audio visual spectacular. His set up will no doubt light up the Quayside for a perfect finale to the weekend. With an epic mix of EDM Deadmau5 is a genuine global star and this is his only North of England show this year.

The North East’s favourite sons Maximo Park will grace the stage as very special guests in support of Dizzee. Having blazed a trail around the Globe representing all that is good and infectious about the North East we are stoked to have them at Evolution and with the band currently ensconced in the Studio working on their new album we look forward to giving the boys a HUGE hometown welcome as they hit the stage for one of their legendary, incendiary live shows.

Noah & The Whale delivered the hugely critically and commercially successful ‘Last Night On Earth’ album last year and are undoubtedly one of the best live bands in the country as their recent sell out UK tour demonstrated. Variously described as anti-folk, nu-folk and folk-pop (a confusing multitude of pigeonholes) alongside like-minded souls such as Laura Marling and Emmy the Great. Both of whom were part-time members of the band at various points.

Rizzle Kicks have been the undisputed breakout act of the past 6 months seemingly coming from nowhere to top radio playlist and the charts and injecting some fun into proceedings wherever they perform.  Rizzle Kicks are destined for superstardom in 2012 and their set will be one of the feel good moments of the festival.

  

Whilst touring with the Arctic Monkeys with The Rascals, Miles Kane developed 

a strong friendship with front man Alex Turner. They shared a love of the same musical influences, such as Nick Cave. The pair began to play together backstage, and soon began writing new tracks. They realized that there was a future in their songwriting partnership, and the Last Shadow Puppets were born. Since his work with Turner Kane has shone with his solo material and his debut album has won millions of plaudits.

With artist such as Devlin, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Band Of Skulls, Spector and Jessie Ware amongst other confirmations on the main stage, Evolution 2012’s line up takes on monstrous proportions.

The Ballast Hills this year will be home of some of the most pioneering electronic music and all tastes are catered for with a truly amazing and eclectic bill across both days.  DJ sets from DJ Fresh, SBTRKT, Jack Beats, Toddla T, Maya Jane Coles and a live set from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs are certain to have the Evolution crowd partying into the night.

Evolution promoter Jim Mawdsley comments ‘We are very proud to bring such a strong and progressive line up to NewcastleGateshead for this years Evolution Festival. We look forward to partying with you all in June’.           

Evolution festival continues to bring the best artists to the North East to perform in front of the UK’s most rapturous festival audience.  At £25 for a day ticket or £35 for the weekend, Evolution continues its tradition of providing an amazing show for an unbeatable price.

Alongside hosting some of the biggest acts on the planet Evolution will once again introduce the crowd to a wealth of emerging local talent on the third stage - partnered with Generator the UK’s leading Music Development Agency this stage gives local talent a chance to get their foot on the ladder and play to the biggest crowd of their careers to date

FULL LINE UP

Sunday 3 June

Spillers Wharf 

Dizzee Rascal

Plus very special guests

Maximo Park

Miles Kane

Devlin

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Dog Is Dead

Lulu James

Theme Park

The Lake Poets

Ballast Hills

Turbulence & Metropolis present

DJ sets from...

DJ Fresh

Jack Beats

Shy FX

Friction

Toddla T

Dot Rotten

Citizen

Codename:Tyrone

Monday 4 June

Spillers Wharf

Deadmau5

Noah & The Whale

Rizzle Kicks

Band Of Skulls

Here We Go Magic

Spector

Jessie Ware

The Milk

Mausi

Ballast Hills

Wax:On presents

DJ sets from...

SBTRKT

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (live)

Maya Jane Coles

Eats Everything

Jackmaster

People Get Real

Mike Jones

Whilst the outdoor Bank Holiday Weekend extravaganza is the pinnacle of the Evolution programme we still have much more to announce - including the Evolution Emerging programme, Music Futures and the Jumpin Hot Club programme of shows that will be wrapped around Gateshead venues.

EVOLUTION FESTIVAL Online Links:

Website: http://www.evolutionfestival.co.uk

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/EvolutionFest

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evofest

SETS FROM DIRTY SANCHEZ & STEVE HUGHES FOR BLOODSTOCK

Pritchard and Dainton, founders of the notorious MTV series ‘Dirty Sanchez’ are set to bring their crazy antics to the Bloodstock Masses this year.

The duo are extremely excited about being added to the line up and stated;

“We grew up listening to a load of these bands so to be a part of the same festival as them is fully nailing......Dirty Sanchez at Bloodstock will be a filthy marriage of carnage and anarchy, bring it ON!!!”

Having been good friends for over 22 years due to their love of skateboarding, their skill and dedication meant they both soon turned professional and later had over 20 skateboards named after them. Alongside the notoriety for their skateboarding skills they also gained reputations as jokers and pranksters causing chaos wherever they went, and in the year 2000 they released the most talked about skate video ever produced titled “PRITCHARD VS DAINTON”. It was the biggest skate video to ever hit the International scene, which generated a lot of interest in the skate community and eventually the British media. With big magazines like Loaded, FHM, The Face and a 10 min documentary on Channel 4’s TV show ‘Passengers’ they soon became big names in youth culture.

A few crazy months later they had their own TV show on MTV UK enrolling Dan Joyce and Mike ‘Pancho’ Locke titled ‘Dirty Sanchez’. The show was an instant success and was the first and only British produced MTV show to be sold worldwide. It eventually went to 64 countries and had 450 million viewers making it the second most watched show on MTV2 in the U.S. Due to their huge popularity, of course MTV came knocking for a second series….and it continued.…

Austrailian heavy metal comedian, STEVE HUGHES will also join the Bloodstock line up with his unique brand of comedy. Described as not forced and having no gimmicks – what you see is what you get, and if you don’t like it, that’s your choice.

Remember what the world used to be like before we confused everyone with too many options and made everything so politically correct? Steve Hughes certainly does – it feels like he’s been recently revived from a time capsule interred 20 years ago in order to delightfully denigrate various methods of ‘oppression by stealth’ in this marvellous comedy show. Being a metal-head himself it’s no doubt that Hughes style of comedy will fit in perfectly within the surroundings of Catton Hall and Bloodstock Open Air.

With exclusive headline sets from ALICE COOPER, BEHEMOTH and one more very special set to be announced at 6pm on 6^th June, even more exclusive appearances from the likes of TESTAMENT, DIMMU BORGIR, HATEBREED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, NILE, CROWBAR and countless others, BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR is an essential date in any self-respecting metalheads calendar.

BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2012 takes place at Catton Hall August 9th – 12th.

Line Up So Far:

RONNIE JAMES DIO STAGE

ALICE COOPER

MYSTERY HEADLINER REVEALED 6/6/6pm

BEHEMOTH

ANVIL – WATAIN - PARADISE LOST - DIMMU BORGIR - HATEBREED - CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - SANCTUARY - GRAND MAGUS - THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER - DEICIDE - NILE – MAYHEM – LOCK UP – SEPULTURA – ICED EARTH - TESTAMENT - CHTHONIC - DIO DISCIPLES – CROWBAR – BENEDICTION – I AM I – FREEDOM CALL - MOONSORROW

SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE in association with Last.FM

ALCEST - ORANGE GOBLIN - ANAAL NATHRAKH

EVILE - MARIONETTE - FURYON - DEMONIC RESURRECTION – HEADCHARGER – WINTERFYLLETH – ANCIENT ASCENDANT - EASTERN FRONT - PYTHIA - PRIMITAI - CRIMES OF PASSION - DERISION - BLOODSHOT DAWN - RE ARMED – SATURNIAN - BATALLION - WITCHSORROW– DRIPBACK – PRITCHARD VS DAINTON – STEVE HUGHES

NEW BLOOD STAGE

GONE TIL WINTER – HURON - FALLEN FATE - REIGN OF FURY – DREAMCATCHER - REFLECTIONS IN EXILE - INFERNAL CREATION

www.bloodstock.uk.com

Sponsored by Metal Hammer www.metalhammer.co.uk and Scuzz TV www.scuzz.tv

ARE YOU READY?

Evolution countdown 19 days to go.

FESTIVAL 2012

New Deadmau5 single ft. Chris James

So the wait is over.... Deadmau5 new single 'The Veldt' ft. Chris James is now available to download on iTunes - to have a listen simply click the featured image below Spector new video surfaces... The rather amazing Spector video for their track 'Celestine' is now available to view online. Click the Get2Know image below to watch it - it has got one of those annoying ads at the start but it's definitely worth waiting 30 second to watch it    Evolution Official Afterparty... Every year when proceedings draw to a close on the main site all roads lead to Digital Newcastle for the Official Evolution Afterparty. Expect to see a whole host of artists from the festival in attendance - it's always a fantastic party so make sure you grab a ticket whilst you can - tickets are £8+bf and can be purchased online here Evolution Weekender less than 3 weeks to go - exciting! So it's just around the corner and preparations are well in hand - if you know anyone still waiting to get their ticket then give them a nudge as they are flying out and we would hate to see anyone disappointed by leaving it too late - tickets can be purchased online here or from City Centre HMVs Weather wise we have been on the phone to The Queen and she reckons that it's going to be a super hot weekend and she has bought herself a new swimming costume already - well as it's her Diamond Jubilee weekend who are we to disagree  So not long now folks till we revel and rave on the Quayside - see you down the front Love n Peas Team Evo

Exciting Cocktail for Indie Night

Propaganda and Red Stag by Jim Beam team up to

present a tour by two of the UK’s most exciting

alternative artists

Red Stag ‘Fresh Tracks’ present the Bloc Party and

Bombay Bicycle Club DJ tour

Propaganda, the UK’s biggest indie night is proud to announce their association with

Red Stag by Jim Beam – the UK’s first flavoured Bourbon, to present the Bloc Party

and Bombay Bicycle Club DJ Tour.

Bloc Party’s marriage of post punk and dance floor beats makes them one of the most

celebrated alternative acts in the country and their DJ sets are the stuff of indie legend.

Russell takes to the road for six dates with Red Stag ‘Fresh Tracks’ and Propaganda in

May

 Bombay Bicycle Club are one of the best young bands in the UK and last year’s album

‘A Different Kind Of Fix’ featured prominently in all the end of year album polls. The boys

DJ sets have always gone down a storm at Propaganda and they play two shows in

June.

Bombay Bicycle Club, Rockness Festival 2011

Bombay Bicycle Club, Rockness Festival 2011

Bombay Bicycle Club, Rockness Festival 2011

Bombay Bicycle Club, Rockness Festival 2011

Bloc Party

Friday 11th May- O2 Academy Islington

Saturday 12th- O2 Academy Oxford

Friday 18th- O2 Academy Sheffield

Saturday 19th- O2 Academy Leeds

Friday 25th- O2 ABC Glasgow

Saturday 26th- O2 Academy Newcastle

Bombay Bicycle Club:

Friday 1st June- O2 Academy Birmingham

Saturday 2nd June- O2 Academy Leeds

There will be Red Stag balloon drops in each city offering special prizes to

anyone who gets their hands on a winning Red Stag balloon.

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Visit RedStagUK for access to exclusive playlists including Russell from Bloc Party’s top

10 DJ tracks and to tag yourself in photos.

Founded by DJ Dan, Propaganda is renowned for bringing some of the most exciting

names in music to DJ or play live in front of a rapturous audience. DJ guests have

included Mumford and Sons, Zane Lowe, The Vaccines, Pendulum, Mat Horne, Huw

Stephens, James Corden and Lily Allen. Live performances have come from Ed

Sheeran, Rizzle Kicks, Razorlight and Miles Kane.

Propaganda is the only destination for alternative music lovers and continues to expand

in the UK and internationally taking place in 19 UK cities every week as well as hosting

weekly shows in Dublin and Australia.

Last year saw the launch of Red Stag by Jim Beam, a black cherry infused Bourbon, to

the UK market. It has revolutionised the Bourbon category. Red Stag focuses its main

serve as a chilled shot, with secondary serves; cola or ginger ale.

Red Stag ‘Fresh Tracks,’ is working with innovators to create fresh music content and

entertainment that makes consumers look at the brand and the Bourbon category in a

new light.

Tickets Available / 0844 477 2000 / ticketweb.co.uk