Festival News and Rumors
Bon Iver, Maggie Rogers, and Zach Bryan to Headline Hinterland Music Festival 2023
Hinterland Music Festival is cropping back up in St. Charles, Iowa from August 4th-6th, 2023, with a lineup led by Bon Iver, Maggie Rogers, and Zach Bryan. The eighth iteration of the rural festival outside Des Moines will be hosted once again at Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater and returns to a three-day event after this year’s fourth day expansion. The indie rock-heavy roster also includes artists like Angel Olsen, Houndmouth, Sylvan Esso, Orville Peck, Wallows, and The Regrettes. The lineup is rounded out by the likes of Noah Kahan, Faye Webster, Joy Oladokun, Skegss, Tomberlin, The Teskey Brothers, Wilderado, and more. Maggie Rogers’ upcoming 2023 tourmates Del Water Gap will also share the bill that Sunday, and a special “Hinterkids” stage boasts a performance by Koo Koo Kanga Roo. M...
When We Were Young Festival Cancels First Day Due to High Winds
The first day of emo nostalgia festival When We Were Young has been canceled due to high winds in Las Vegas. Citing “dangerous 30-40 mph sustained winds with potential 60 mph gusts,” festival organizers announced the cancellation an hour prior to the event’s start time. They said the decision had been under the advisement of the National Weather Service and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. “This was not a decision that came lightly,” the organizers added a statement. “We know many of you traveled to the area to have a spectacular day with your favorite bands and have been looking forward to this day for months. We were equally as excited and are devastated to have to share this news.” Read When We Were Young’s full cancellation statement below. Advertisement Related Video...
Bruno Mars, Post Malone, and DJ Khaled to Headline Saudi Arabian Music Festival
Since Saudi Arabia began opening its borders to foreign entertainers in recent years, many performers have been willing to overlook the country’s history of human rights abuses, discrimination against women and LGBTQ+ people, and silencing of critics. Now, you can add Soundstorm ’22 festival headliners Bruno Mars, Post Malone, and DJ Khaled to the list. The festival will take place December 1st through 3rd in Banban, a district on the outskirts of the capital city of Riyadh. Each of the aforementioned artists will be making their debut performance in Saudi Arabia. Other international names on the lineup include Wizkid and Marshmello, as well as returning DJs like Carl Cox, Solomun, DJ Snake, and David Guetta. A press release for the self-described “largest music festival in the Middle East...
Decibel Metal & Beer Fest 2023 Philly Lineup: Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Dahlia Murder, Eyehategod, and More
Decibel Magazine has unveiled the lineup for the 2023 Philadelphia edition of its Metal & Beer Fest set for April 14th and 15th. Suicidal Tendencies are among the headliners and will be performing their seminal 1983 self-titled debut album, among other songs. Also on the bill is The Black Dahlia Murder (who recently announced that they were continuing as a band following the death of frontman Trevor Strnad), Eyehategod (performing 1993’s Take as Needed for Pain in full), and veteran death-doom metallers Incantation (performing 1998’s Diabolical Conquest). The remainder of the lineup is rounded out by a slew of notable underground extreme metal acts: Mizmor, Frozen Soul, All Out War, Undeath, Drowningman, Worm, Fuming Mouth, Phobophilic, and ...
How to Get Tickets to When We Were Young Festival 2023
When We Were Young Festival will officially return to Las Vegas for a second year in 2023 and with the full lineup revealed, claiming your tickets means a chance to catch Green Day and a reunited Blink-182. Get tickets here, and read on for the complete lineup. What Is When We Were Young Festival? The Las Vegas festival presented by Live Nation will host a collection of pop-punk, emo, and hardcore acts at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, October 21st, 2023. The nascent festival’s inaugural lineup in 2022 featured My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and Avril Lavigne and was eventually expanded to three days. Who Is Headlining When We Were Young Festival in 2023? Related Video When We Were Young’s second installment is demonstrating the festival’s staying power with elite talent ...
Austin City Limits’ 2022 Livestream to Feature Paramore, Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks & More
Austin City Limits will live stream a number of its weekend one performances on Hulu. Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks, Paramore, Marcus Mumford, The War on Drugs, Billy Strings, Flume, and Goose are just a few of the artists whose performances will be streamed live over the course of the weekend (Friday, October 7th – Sunday, October 9th). Get more details and check out the full schedule below. Ed. Note: Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest live music news. Who is Playing on the Austion City Limits Livestream? Related Video More than 50 Austin City Limits artists will be streamed live on Hulu. That includes headlining performances by Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks, and Paramore, as well as sets by Marcus Mumford, The War on Drugs, Billy Strings, Flume, Goose, Spoon, James Blake, Japan...
The What Podcast: Mat Kearney Talks Cover Songs, His Career Journey, and More at Moon River Festival
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | RSS Barry and Lord Taco attended the Moon River Festival this past weekend, and they had a chance to interview Mat Kearney before his set on Saturday. Advertisement Related Video Which is a good thing, because Sunday ended up never happening. The day could have been a disaster when heavy rain and lightning forced the event to end early and triggered an evacuation from Coolidge Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Thankfully, the organizers were able to pivot and offer attendees an amazing indoor concert at a nearby venue at the last minute. This is a great festival success story in light of weather-related incidents from the past few years, and a situation...
How to Get Tickets to Stagecoach Festival 2023
The lineup for Stagecoach Festival 2023 has been unveiled, and fans will definitely be lining up for tickets to catch the all-star fleet they’re rolling out for the country music festival’s 15th anniversary. “Every time I’ve played at Stagecoach it’s even better than the time before,” shared headliner Luke Bryan in a statement. “They have a history of delivering such an amazing fan experience that fans want to come back year after year. It’s the perfect kind of energy and I look forward to being back.” Added Kane Brown: “Stagecoach, I’m so pumped to come back and headline, and y’all better be ready for the energy we are about to bring there. We’ve been looking forward to this for a long time.” Advertisement Related Video Get tickets here, and read on for the full lineup. What Is Stagecoach...
First Pantera Reunion Shows Announced as Part of Slipknot’s South American Knotfests
The first Pantera reunion shows have been announced as part of Slipknot’s South American Knotfest dates. The reunited Pantera lineup, featuring original members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown alongside Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante, appear on all three bills: December 9th in Colombia; December 11th in Chile; and December 18th in Brasil. Pantera will headline the Colombia edition alongside Judas Priest, with the rest of the bill rounded out by Bring Me the Horizon, Trivium, Hypocrisy, Sepultura, Suicide Silence, Sol, and more to be announced. Advertisement Related Video Slipknot will then arrive to join Judas Priest and Pantera as headliners for the Chile and Brasil Knotfests. Those bills feature Bring Me the Horizon, Mr. Bungle, Trivium, Sepultura, Motionless in White, Vended, and Project 4...
2022 Zona Music Festival: Beach House, Portugal. the Man, and Bleachers Lead Lineup
Phoenix, Arizona is home to the brand new Zona Music Festival. The inaugural two-day festival goes down on December 3rd and 4th at Margaret T. Hance Park, and boasts a lineup led by Beach House, Portugal. the Man, and Bleachers. Tegan and Sara and Japanese Breakfast are also set to play Zona this year. “We are beyond thrilled to be among this incredible lineup and return to one of our favourite cities in the United States,” the former act said in a statement. “It’s been a long three years, and we are very much looking forward to getting on stage and strutting our stuff at ZONA in December!” Other notable acts include Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby, Bartees Strange, Jeff Rosenstock, Lucy Dacus, Pom Pom Squad, SASAMI, Lucius, The Regrettes, Beach Goons, Chicano Batman, Chloe Lilac, Destroy Boys, f...
Iggy Pop, Descendents, Parquet Courts to Headline 2023 Destination Chaos Fest
A new festival dubbed Destination Chaos will debut in 2023 with a killer lineup that includes Iggy Pop, Descendents, Parquet Courts, and many more acts. The all-inclusive week-long experience takes place January 28th through February 4th at the Senator Puerto Plata Resort and Spa in the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. Joining the aforementioned acts on the bill are Gogol Bordello, Peter Hook & The Light (performing Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures in its entirety), Amyl and the Sniffers, Amigo the Devil, Bouncing Souls, Shame, The Bronx, The Chats, Starcrawler, Teenage Bottlerocket, and more. The event is being produced by Mark Stern, who formerly spent 22 years as producer of Las Vegas’ Punk Rock Bowling festival. “Developing Destination Chaos has been a long-time vision that’s...
Shooting Shuts Down Pennsylvania Festival Musikfest
A shooting at Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Saturday resulted in a chaotic scene that saw several attendees get trampled. As The Morning Call reports, law enforcement, including FBI agents, arrived at the festival at around 11:00 p.m. local time after the shooting caused what witnesses described as a stampede. “I saw a lot of people falling and get stepped on,” one person wrote on Facebook. “I helped a young man who’s hands were bleeding pretty bad and couldn’t catch his breath (he’s ok).” Police described the shooting as an isolated incident, and Bethlehem Police Chief Michelle Kott said the festival was shut down as a safety precaution. “Law enforcement is on site and in control of the situation,” Kott said. “There is no known continuing threat to the public.” Advertiseme...
