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U.K.’s DOWNLOAD Festival Is Officially Canceled https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/u-k-s-download-festival-is-officially-canceled/ U.K.’s DOWNLOAD Festival Is Officially Canceled The 2020 edition of the U.K.'s Download festival has officially been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe. The event was set to take place on June 12-14 at C… Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/3286981554653818
ENSLAVED To Perform At Online Music Festival Next Week https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/enslaved-to-perform-at-online-music-festival-next-week/ ENSLAVED To Perform At Online Music Festival Next Week Norwegian metal avant-gardists ENSLAVED will perform at the Verftet Online Music Festival in Bergen, Norway on April 1. The online event will be streamed via BT.no and YouTube. The band states: "W… Read the full article […]
COACHELLA Festival Officially Moved To October https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/coachella-festival-officially-moved-to-october/ COACHELLA Festival Officially Moved To October The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has officially been postponed from April to October amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. The event, which was set to take place in Indio, Ca… Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/3248163095202331
Report: COACHELLA Festival In Talks To Move To October Due To Coronavirus https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/report-coachella-festival-in-talks-to-move-to-october-due-to-coronavirus/ Report: COACHELLA Festival In Talks To Move To October Due To Coronavirus The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has reportedly been postponed to October amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. The news was first reported by journalist Yashar Ali and was […]
BlabberMouth reports: MEGADETH + LAMB OF GOD: First Rumored Date For 2020 MAYHEM FESTIVAL Has Been Leaked https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/megadeth-lamb-of-god-first-rumored-date-for-2020-mayhem-festival-has-been-leaked/ MEGADETH + LAMB OF GOD: First Rumored Date For 2020 MAYHEM FESTIVAL Has Been Leaked The first date for this year's Mayhem Festival — which is rumored to include be headlined by MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD […]
23rd Oct 1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea studios in London. The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late-1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band the The Leaves; the band then re-recorded the track and released it in 1966 as a follow-up […]
30th August 1969, Two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle Of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde On Blonde, Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Aynsley Dunbar, Family, Fat Mattress, Julie Felix, Free, Gypsy, […]
15th August 1969, Woodstock Festival was held on Max Yasgur's 600 acre farm in Bethel outside New York. Attended by over 400,000 people, the event featured, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Canned Heat, Joan Baez, Melanie, Ten Years After, Sly and […]
27th June 1970, The Trans-Continental Pop Festival (better known as the The Festival Express) set off. The tour was unique in that rather than flying to each city, most of the acts travelled on a chartered CN train. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Buddy Guy Blues Band all […]
16th June 1967, The three day Monterey Pop Festival in California began. All the proceeds went to charity when all the artists agreed to perform for free, the 'Summer of Love' was born. The festival saw the first major US appearances by The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Also on the bill: The Byrds, […]