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European Metal Festival Alliance launches ‘Metal United’ charity t-shirt


Members of the European Metal Festival Alliance (EMFA), have launched a new ‘Metal United’ t-shirt, with all proceeds going to a recognised relief charity to aid Ukrainian people most in need in their current crisis.

The festivals taking part in this fundraiser – Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival, Belgium; Art Mania Festival, Romania; Bloodstock Open Air, Great Britain; Brutal Assault, Czech Republic; Dynamo Metal Fest, Holland; Inferno Metal Festival, Norway; Into The Grave, Holland; Leyendas Del Rock, Spain; Midgardsblot, Norway; Motocultor Festival, France; Party.San Metal Open Air, Germany; Resurrection Fest, Spain; and Summer Breeze Open Air, Germany – are all united against war and oppression, and welcome all people, no matter what country they are from, or what race or religion they are. The festivals want to make plain that they are not for Ukrainians and against Russians; that they wish most of all to just help people who are in need in these troubling times.

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2000TREES FESTIVAL Announces 7 more bands with ‘7 Days Of Trees’


The mighty 2000trees Festival has announced a host of new bands this week, with their annual ‘7 Days Of Trees’.A band a day has been announced since Feb 23rd through to today, March 1st, each day a different band with a different media platform. The bands will be joining HeadlinersJimmy Eat World, Thrice, Turnstile and IDLES.

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Slam Dunk Festival 2022 adds STAND ATLANTIC, SMRTDEATH, CASSYETTE & more to line-up


Slam Dunk Festival 2022 keeps getting bigger and better! With a packed-out line-up featuring the hottest acts from all corners of the alternative scene and boasting not one but FOUR incredible headliners, Slam Dunk Festival has added even more names for this year’s Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekender event. 

Rounding off their whirlwind UK headline tour this week, Australian pop-punkers Stand Atlantic will be back at Slam Dunk Festival, following an impressive debut in 2018. The four-piece led by Bonnie Fraser are set to release their third album ‘F.E.A.R’ in May, a month before they return to the stages of Leeds and Hatfield. 

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BANKS ARCADE TO HIT THE UK THIS SUMMER AT THE GREAT ESCAPE + DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL


 New Zealand-via Melbourne act Banks Arcade will be heading to the UK this Summer appearing at the prestigious The Great Escape and Download festivals.

THE GREAT ESCAPE
DATE: THURSDAY MAY 12th
VENUE: THE VOLKS

DOWNLOAD
DATE: SATURDAY JUNE 11th
STAGE: THE DOGTOOTH STAGE 

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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL IS BACK WITH PACKED LINE UP FOR 2022


Download Festival, the world’s premier rock event, is coming back with a bang in 2022. The first major festival of the summer will be headlined by the mighty KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro, with other huge acts on the bill including A Day To Remember, Deftones, KORN, The Distillers, Funeral For A Friend and many more. As the first full-capacity Download Festival since 2019 and following last year’s phenomenal Download Pilot, which paved the way for the return of live events, it’s pulling out all the stops for 2022 with a gargantuan line-up of the world’s most exciting bands in rock, pop punk, hardcore, metal and much more. 

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BLOODSTOCK announces final batch of Sophie Lancaster Stage bands


Over halfway there! With just 168 days to go before the marauding metal hordes charge through the gates of Catton Park, BLOODSTOCK has its last batch of Sophie Lancaster Stage bands to announce. It’s also ‘Last Call’ time for the Deposit Scheme, where you can pay over 6 smaller instalments (full details below). Artists for the Jagermeister and New Blood stages and other fest entertainment details are yet to come, but in the meantime, wrap your eyes and ears around the following…

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