This years Somerset House Summer Series has been announced, check below for the full line up. These events are the perfect summer night out and they go on sale Friday (presale for American Express is already up). My recommendation from the list has to be Eels (pictured) who play the first night (Thursday 7th Juy)
The first round of bands for the Reading and Leeds festival have been announced. Headliners include Muse, My Chemical Romance, The Strokes and Pulp:
Muse
My Chemical Romance
The Strokes
Pulp
Elbow
Madness
The Streets
Thirty Seconds to Mars
The Offspring
Deftones
Rise Against
The Blackout
Jimmy Eat World
Seasick Steve
The Pigeon Detectives
Frank Turner
Friendly Fires
Enter Shikari
The Streets
Jane’s Addiction
Panic! At The Disco
Cage the Elephant
Pete Doherty
The line up for the Saturday (4th July) has been announced for the Hop Farm Festival. Headlined by Morrissey with great support from Lou Reed and Iggy and the Stooges.
Full Saturday line up includes:
MORRISSEY
LOU REED
IGGY & THE STOOGES
PATTI SMITH
NEWTON FAULKNER
BROTHER
MARY COUGHLAN
NOISETTES
GANG OF FOUR
THE BLUETONES
PARIS RIOTS
Official site can be found here – http://www.hopfarmfestival.com
The Arctic Monkeys and Eminem have been announced as this years V festival. The rest of the line up so far include:
The first names for the Hop Farm festival have been announced. Headlined by the Eagles the rest of the line up is looking like a good one:
Eagles
Brandon Flowers
Bryan Ferry
Death Cab For Cutie
10cc
Check out the official site here – Hopfarmfestival.com
Field Day festival is happening on August 6th 2011 at Victoria Park. The stand out names include Gruff Rhy’s, The Horrors, Willy Mason and The Coral.
Rest of the line up so far includes:
Actress
Ariels Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Cocknbullkid
Ducktails
Electrelane
Factory Floor
Gruff Rhys
Hype Williams
Jamie Woon
John Cale
Konono No1
Mark Kozelek
Matthew Dear
Mount Kimbie
Omar Souleyman
Oneohtrix Point Never
Pearson Sound
Roska
Sun Ra Arkestra
The Coral
The Horrors
Tortoise
Trophy Wife
Twin Shadow
Wild Beasts
Willy Mason
New bands to be added to the Isle of Wight 2011 festival line up are:
The Cult
The Courteeners
Big Country
Band of Horses
Mike + The Mechanics
We Are Scientists
Wonderland
Springbok Nude Girls
Various Cruelties
ABC
Edei
Full line up can be found on the official site here - http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/lineup.aspx
After playing last years Reading/Leeds festivals veteran Nu-Metallers Limp Bizkit will once again be making mosh pits in the fields of England, this time for Sonisphere at Knebworth. Fred Durst will be performing on stage with newly reunited Guitarist Wes Borland for their first and only Festival performance in England this year.
Also appearing on stage at this years festival are legendary Goth rockers Sisters of Mercy playing their first UK festival appearance in 20 years.
Other bands of note in this years line up include Weezer, Slipknot, Biffy Clyro, Motorhead, Gallows, In Flames, Mastodon, The Architects and also making an appearance, for the first time ever in the UK, the Big Four will be playing the same stage on the same day. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will all be performing live on Saturday, July 9th of July
Lee – Lee@VultureHound.com
After playing last years Reading/Leeds festivals veteran Nu-Metallers Limp Bizkit will once again be making mosh pits in the fields of England, this time for Sonisphere at Knebworth. Fred Durst will be performing on stage with newly reunited Guitarist Wes Borland for their first and only Festival performance in England this year.
Also appearing on stage at this years festival are legendary Goth rockers Sisters of Mercy playing their first UK festival appearance in 20 years.
Other bands of note in this years line up include Weezer, Slipknot, Biffy Clyro, Motorhead, Gallows, In Flames Mastodon, The Architects and also making an appearance, for the first time ever in the UK, the Big Four will be playing the same stage on the same day. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will all be performing live on Saturday, July 9th of Julyd
Vulture Hound Magazine 2011
