Rock Music Festivals

DEEP PURPLE, NIGHTWISH, SABATON, ARCH ENEMY, AMORPHIS Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR 2013

Posted on August 5, 2012

DEEP PURPLE, NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS, ARCH ENEMY, SABATON, DORO, ANTHRAX and SUBWAY TO SALLY are the first confirmed bands for next year’s edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 1-3, 2013. AMORPHIS will perform an acoustic…

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Injured After Main Tent Collapse At Dicky Woodstock Festival

Posted on August 5, 2012

After extreme weather a festival tent collapsed on the Dicky Woodstock festival in Steenwijkerwold, The Netherlands. There were dozens of injuries. At Dicky Woodstock’s pop festival in Steenwijkerwold in Overijssel, The Netherlands, a large tent collapsed due to extreme weather.…

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QUEENSRŸCHE Confirmed For ‘Monsters Of Rock Cruise’

Posted on August 3, 2012

The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has been confirmed for the Monsters Of Rock Cruise, which will embark on its second voyage from March 16 to March 20, 2013. Departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this cruise will visit the private island of…

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EXODUS To Headline ‘Slaughter By The Water’ Festival

Posted on August 1, 2012

San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS will headline the main stage at the third annual Slaughter By The Water festival, set to take place on August 25 on the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, California. The main stage will…

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SICK OF IT ALL, CRO-MAGS, D.R.I., AGNOSTIC FRONT Confirmed For EAST COAST TSUNAMI FEST

Posted on August 1, 2012

On September 29 and September 30, legendary hardcore acts SICK OF IT ALL, BIOHAZARD, CRO-MAGS, D.R.I., H20, AGNOSTIC FRONT and VISION OF DISORDER, will share the stage with 23 other bands at Reverb in Reading, Pennsylvania for the annual East…

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HEATHEN Cancels Festival Appearances

Posted on July 31, 2012

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans HEATHEN have released the following statement: “Due to unforeseen financial circumstances, we regret to announce that HEATHEN will not be able to make their appearances at the upcoming Metalcamp [August 9 in Slovenia],…

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MACHINE HEAD Added To SLIPKNOT’s ‘Knotfest’

Posted on July 30, 2012

MACHINE HEAD has been added to SLIPKNOT‘s first-ever Knotfest, an extraordinary two-date metal and hard rock festival set to take place on August 17 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and August 18 in Somerset, Wisconsin. Commented the festival organizers: “The mighty…

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METALLICA Bringing ‘Orion’ Festival Back In 2013

Posted on July 27, 2012

According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told Rolling Stone that the band’s Orion Music + More festival, a two-day event featuring more than 20 bands which took place late last month in Atlantic City, New…

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ROB ZOMBIE, SHINEDOWN, MARILYN MANSON, GODSMACK Confirmed For ROCK VEGAS Festival

Posted on July 24, 2012

Rock Vegas powered by Rockstar Energy Drink — Sin City’s Loudest Two-Day Rock Music Festival — is set for two sin-filled days, Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29 at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The two-day rockextravaganza will…

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Attendance At METALLICA’s ‘Orion Music + More’ Festival Reached 24,000

Posted on July 21, 2012

According to Press Of Atlantic City, METALLICA‘s Orion Music + More festival sold 23,571 tickets for shows June 22 and 23 at the popular Atlantic City, New Jersey concert venue Bader Feld. METALLICA headlined both nights of Orion Music +…

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