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Download Festival line-up grows
Welcome to a bumper edition of our weekly music News Report! A plethora of festival announcements to get through this week, so let’s get start with Download Festival!
New additions this week included Skindred, SKYND, Dirty Honey, Kid Brunswick, The Velveteers and the incredible Yonaka.
They join a massive line-up headlined by Kiss, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro. Other highlights include A Day To Remember, Korn, Shinedown, Volbeat, Rise Against, The Pretty Reckless, Airbourne, The Darkness, Funeral For A Friend, Creeper, Boston Manor, Trash Boat, Holding Absence and many more.
Tickets and info here.
Read our review of Creeper live in London
Teenage Cancer Trust announce annual Royal Albert Hall shows
Incredible one off gigs in aid of a fantastic charity in an amazing venue. That’s the annual Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall.
This year acts include Don Broco, Yungblud, Madness, The Who, Liam Gallagher and Ed Sheeran.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘Amazing Things’ from Don Broco
Community Festival to return to Finsbury Park
This week also saw the announced return of Community Festival to London’s Finsbury Park.
The bill will include Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats, Nothing But Thieves, Circa Waves, Pale Waves, Kid Brunswick and more.
Tickets and here.
Read our review of ‘Fix Yourself, Not the World’ from The Wombats
Y Not Festival announce 2nd wave of acts
This week also saw Y Not Festival reveal their second wave of acts including Thursday headliners The Kooks!
Also added this week were Jake Bugg, The Hunna, We Are Scientists, Blood Red Shoes, The Mysterines, Noisy, Daytime TV, MarthaGunn and more.
They’ll join the likes of Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Nothing But Thieves, Levellers, Pale Waves, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Black Honey, Yard Act, The Futureheads, Dream Wife, Beans On Toast, Lauran Hibberd, REWS and many more.
Tickets here.
Watch Beans On Toast on The Full Pelt Music Podcast
Slam Dunk Festival update line-up
Slam Dunk Festival updated their line-up this week following a couple of drop-outs. Joining the bill are Streetlight Manifesto, Stand Atlantic, Cassyette, MC Lars and more.
The event will also feature Sum 41, Alexisonfire, Neck Deep, Dropkick Murphys, Beartooth, The Used, Deaf Havana, Hot Milk, Cancer Bats, Nova Twins and many more.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘Below’ from Beartooth
Splendour Festival adds second day
Nottingham’s Splendour Festival this week revealed the event will stretch to two days this year with acts including Richard Ashcroft, Supergrass, Razorlight, The Magic Numbers, Ocean Colour Scene and Happy Mondays.
Tickets are here.
Listen to The Full Pelt Music Podcast
New festival Wide Skies & Butterflies set for North Norfolk
A brand new music festival is heading to the Raynham Estate in North Norfolk. Taking place this August, Wide Skies & Butterflies will feature headline sets from The Vaccines, Hot Chip and James!
They’ll be joined by the likes of Editors, Everything Everything, Levellers, Scouting For Girls, Natalie Imbruglia, Toploader, Lauran Hibberd and MarthaGunn.
Tickets and info here.
Listen to our ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast
Gateways Festival reveals line-up
Our smorgasbord of festival goodness continues with Gateways Festival who revealed their line-up this week including headliners Jake Bugg and The Charlatans.
Also onboard for the event are The Subways, Ash, The Sherlocks, Dream Wife, Lottery Winners and many more.
Tickets and info here.
Read our review of The Subways live in Norwich
Suffolk gets new Festival
Suffolk also has a new festival to enjoy this August as At Ease debuts in Euston Park.
The event will feature Kaiser Chiefs, Jake Bugg, Happy Mondays, Natalie Imbruglia and more.
Tickets are here.
The Wombats announce extra tour dates
We move our News Report on now to the latest tour announcements.
The Wombats this week announced a load of additional dates for their upcoming UK Tour.
Tickets are here.
Read our review of ‘Nothing’s On But Everyone’s Watching’ from Daytime TV
James Bay announces new tour
Also announcing new tour dates this week was James Bay who will be hitting the road this Spring.
Tickets are here.
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Nick Alexander Memorial Trust shows featuring Pet Needs and more
The Nick Alexander Memorial Trust has revealed the NAMT On The Road tour for next month with headliners Pet Needs.
They’ll be joined at select shows by BERRIES, Ghosts of Men and Paul Henshaw.
Tickets are here.
Watch our ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast
Static Dress announce headline tour
The last tour announcement in our News Report is a hot one from Static Dress who will play a run of headline shows this April.
Tickets are here.
Listen to ‘sober exit(s)’ from Static Dress on our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist
Florence + The Machine return with ‘King’
Our News Report turns now to the latest new releases and this week saw the return of Florence + The Machine.
You can listen to the new single, ‘King’, above now and stay up to date with what else is coming here.
Listen to ‘King’ on our Spotify Hot List
Bowling For Soup debut ‘I Wanna Be Brad Pitt’ and announce new album
Another band releasing new music this week was Bowling For Soup, who returned with new single ‘I Wanna Be Brad Pitt’.
That’s not it though, as the band also revealed that new album ‘Pop Drunk Snot Bread’ will arrive April 22nd!
Listen to the single above, and pre-order your album here.
Fatherson debut ‘Better Friend’
Fatherson continue to build towards new album, ‘Normal Fears’, which arrives April 1st with new single, ‘Better Friend’.
Speaking on the single, frontman Ross Leighton says, “”Better friend is about losing touch with people when you’re growing up and wishing you were better at staying in touch. Sometimes life gets in the way, but if the last few years has taught me anything life is better with the people you love.
It’s an anthem about friendship and an apology for letting it slip. It was the first song that I wrote for Normal Fears in my old bedroom in Kilmarnock and it really felt like the first normal fear I had going into the record. It became this reference point for melody and groove that the rest of the record built on.
I think everybody has felt a bit out of sorts before and gotten themselves into a space where they lose touch with people that are close to them. This song for me is a reminder to just get back in touch and start to rebuild. I love it!”
Listen to the track above and pre-order your album here.
Listen to ‘End Of The World’ from Fatherson on our Spotify Hot List!
Bob Vylan unveil ‘Health Is Wealth’
One of the most important artists emerging over the last couple of years Bob Vylan have continued to preview their upcoming album ‘Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life’.
The album arrives April 22nd and can be pre-ordered here. Before then you can check out the latest single, ‘Health Is Wealth’ above.
Listen to ‘New England’ from Kid Kapichi & Bob Vylan on our Spotify Hot List!
Our final News Report section highlights our latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist.
‘THE ANGEL – LOUIS DUNFORD
North London singer/songwriter Louis Dunford shares brand new single ‘The Angel’ from his forthcoming second EP ‘The Popham’.
Speaking about the track Louis says: ‘I wrote this song about my home town. Anyone who’s lived in North London as long as I have will recognise the people and the places I’m talking about in the lyrics. Some that are still here and some that are not. It’s my family and friends favourite song I’ve ever written. Everyone’s London is different. I tried my best to capture ours’ .
‘GIVE IT TO ME’ – CLASSLESS ACT
Los Angeles rockers Classless Act will be joining huge tours with both Dorothy and the Motley Crue/Def Leppard/Poison/Joan Jett Stadium US Tour on their schedule. Check out recent single ‘Give It To Me’ on our Playlist.
‘IT’S ART’ – BLACKGOLD
Described as masked misfits bringing nu-metal vibes, the mysterious Blackgold emerged from the shadows this week with debut single, ‘It’s Art’.
Check out all tracks on our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist’, and remember to also check out our ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast wherever you listen to or watch your Podcasts. We have multiple Episodes coming this week and just talked with recent Playlisted acts Youth Illusion and Scruffy Bear!
Read our review of ‘A Mouthful Of Magnificent Spite’ from Salvation Jayne
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