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Organizers overseas are currently gearing up for the return of music festivals this summer. As COVID-19 cases in the U.K. slowly decline and more vaccinations are administered, many are optimistic that this year’s festival season will bring back some normalcy in what’s truly been an unprecedented past year. Despite...

Billie Eilish, Jeff Tweedy, Taking Back Sunday, Trey Anastasio of Phish and over 600 other artists will take part in the largest single-night digital concert ever this Election Day, the #iVoted Festival 2020. The event, which runs from noon to 2 a...

Israel just held what may be the first large live music gathering since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the industry. And, they used a loophole to do it. On May 21, some 3,000 people gather at Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv for what they were calling a protest...

While we’ve all been practicing social distancing, we can’t help but daydream about all of the things we’re looking forward to doing once we’re able to go out. Because we’re music obsessed by nature, many of the activities we’re looking forward to doing involve music.  To spark some inspiration for you, ...

The 1975 had to cancel a festival headlining performance due to frontman Matty Healy having to deal with some health concerns. Now, the frontman has given an update on his condition and the band's upcoming shows. Read more: Volumes address member changes in lengthy statement The band were set to play Laneway Festival in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday, but canceled just hours before their set... R

Marilyn Manson shocked the internet when he was added to the lineup of Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD Festival.  The second-annual festival took place Saturday at NRG Park in Houston, Texas.  Read more: Slayer may stay active after final tour, manager says The lineup included performances Migos, Marilyn Manson, Pharrell, Gucci Mane, Rosalia, Young Thug, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Sheck Wes, Young Dol

August Burns Red have announced the majority of the lineup for their first-ever holiday festival featuring Miss May I, Currents and more.  Last week, the band announced that the festival was taking place in Lancaster, PA on December 21.  R...

A few of Danny Wimmer‘s festivals including Louder Than Life and Aftershock Festival are posting ominous “hacks” on Twitter.  Many fans are unsure what the posts mean, whether it could be teasing an upcoming announcement or something else.  Read more: Grayscal... Read More ...

On Oct. 1 2017, a Las Vegas shooting that occurred during the Route 91 Harvest Festival that left 58 dead and hundreds injured. After a nearly year-long investigation, the FBI found no motive for the shooter and closed the case.  Read more: Chris Fehn says he might return to Slipknot “someday” amid lawsuit It was the deadliest mass shooting in history and occurred at Mandalay Bay, which is owned b

Slam Dunk has unveiled the first round of its 2020 lineup that includes acts like Don Broco, State Champs, Four Year Strong and more.  The two-day festival, which takes place in Leeds and Hatfield, will occur on May 23-24.  Read more: ‘Songs That Saved My Life Vol. 2’ drop State ... Read More ...

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl recently joined Squeeze onstage to perform one of the old-school rock band’s most iconic hits.  Grohl joined the band during their set at Bourbon & Beyond Festival in Louisville, Kentucky over the weekend.  Read more: ... Read More ...

Green Day, YUNGBLUD, Korn and more have been announced as part of this year’s stacked lineup for Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park.  The festival takes place in Germany over the weekend of June 5-7.  Read more: KFC tests fried chicken sandwich with donuts for buns Also announced for the festival are System Of A Down, The Offspring, Of Mice & Men, August Burns Red and more. You can see the fu... Re

Tonight Alive have revealed when they’ll make their live return since they announced their international touring hiatus last December.  At the end of October 2018, Tonight Alive announced a string of U.S. tour dates for January and February of 2019. I The Mig... Read More ...

System Of A Down might not be the most frequently-touring band, but they just announced a few 2020 tour dates for lucky fans to get to see them jam out on stage.  The band announced the “first of many shows” they’ll play in Europe next year, which include a few festival appearances.  Read more: Every Ti... Read More ...

Slipknot have revealed the lineup and details for Mexico’s Knotfest Meets Forcefest and Knotfest Colombia this winter.  Earlier this summer, the band revealed they’d be partnering with Forcefest in Mexico City to set up a weekend even with Rob Zombie. Read more: YUN... Read More ...

Twenty one pilots brought out Post Malone at Reading and Leeds to perform an Oasis cover that we are obsessing over.  The band had quite a lot going on in their two sets, from this special appearance to having some security guards dance to their songs on stage.  R...

Riot Fest has replaced Die Antwoord with Wu-Tang Clan for their Saturday headlining spot. The replacement comes right after a video surfaced that showed Die Antwoord’s Ninja and Yolandi engaging in a homophobic attack.  Read more: 5 Seconds Of Summer bring the intensity in new “Teeth” video The group from South Africa have also been dropped from this year’s Louder Than Life festival since the vid

Lamb Of God have just been added to the lineup of performers at the upcoming Megacruise hosted by Megadeth.  The even is a five-day cruise to Mexico with bands such as Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament and more performing on board.  R...

Machine Gun Kelly brought out blackbear to surprise fans with a performance of “End Of The Road” at EST Fest.  On Saturday, the rapper was performing his headlining set when he put two songs on the jumbotron behind him.  Read more: Billie Eilish gets a Green Day-inspired reimagining on “bad guy” Those songs were Swing Life Away featuring Kellin Quinn off the Black Flag mixtape and “End Of The Road

All of the artists who were set to perform at the Woodstock 50 festival have been released of their contracts just weeks before the planned event.  The news comes after the festival was fighting for a new venue for the quite a while, but announced they were relocating to Maryland instead of New York.  R...