Latest Hard Rock Calling News



A Week In Music - Bowie's 'The Next Day' Album Was Worth The Wait, Sigur Ros Back At Their Spectacular Best, Everything Everything Take Another Step Into The Mainstream With 'Duet'

11th March 2013

Albums of Note... David Bowie’s return to the shelves of our local record shops (well, the few that still exist)...

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Bandto Return To Hard Rock Calling To Avenge Hyde Park Debacle

5th March 2013

Remember last summer, when hordes of Boss fans booed and jeered as the almighty Bruce Springsteen and his E Street...

Guillemots Always Eat Their Rider

24th July 2012

Guillemots always eat their backstage rider. The 'Get Over It' band - made up of Fyfe Dangerfield, MC Lord Magrao,...

Reasons For Springsteen's Cut-off Still Unclear

17th July 2012

The reasons behind the curtailment of Bruce Springsteen's Hyde Park concert on Saturday (14.07.12) are still unknown.Fans were left bemused...

Anger As Bruce Springsteen Cut Off In London

16th July 2012

Fans and performers have criticised the decision to switch off Bruce Springsteen's microphone during a gig in London on Saturday...

Paul Simon Closes Hard Rock Calling

16th July 2012

Paul Simon closed Hard Rock Calling festival last night (15.07.12). The 'You Can Call Me Al' hitmaker played the whole...

Soundgarden Headline Hard Rock Calling

14th July 2012

Soundgarden closed the first day of Hard Rock Calling last night (13.07.12).The 'Superunknown' group - who reunited in 2010 after...

Kylie Minogue And Jason Donovan Duet Called Off

10th July 2012

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan's performance of 'Especially For You' has been called off. The Australian singers - who were...

Soundgarden Didn't Plan Reunion

22nd May 2012

Soundgarden never intended to reunite.The group recently got back together after splitting 16 years ago and frontman Chris Cornell admits...

Soundgarden: Rock Has Lost Its Place

29th March 2012

Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell thinks rock has ''lost its place.''The singer and guitarist puts the decline of rock down to...

Paul Simon To Close Hard Rock Calling

19th March 2012

Paul Simon will close this year's Hard Rock Calling festival.The 'You Can Call Me Al' hitmaker will headline the Sunday...

The Guillemots Want To Play On The Moon

15th March 2012

The Guillemots want to play a gig on the moon. Fyfe Dangerfield, lead singer of the group, would love it...

Bruce Springsteen Announces Album And Tour In 2012

21st November 2011

Bruce Springsteen has announced a new album and tour for 2012. The 'Born to Run' hitmaker and his E Street...

Kasabian Hint At Hard Rock Calling Concert

12th November 2011

Kasabian have hinted they are headlining next year's Hard Rock Calling festival.The group plan to do some massive open-air concerts...

Ronnie Wood And Rod Stewart Plan New Collaboration

19th September 2011

Ronnie Wood is set to reunite with Rod Stewart.The Rolling Stones star is keen to work with his former The...

Taylor Momsen Dating Paul Weller's Son

5th July 2011

Taylor Momsen is reportedly dating Paul Weller's son.The Pretty Reckless singer and Natt Weller - who first met in October...

Pete Wentz's Struggle To Co-ordinate Black Cards

28th June 2011

Pete Wentz gets "flustered" being in Black Cards.The 32-year-old former Fall Out Boy star admits it can be difficult preparing...

Rod Stewart Reunites With Ronnie

27th June 2011

Rod Stewart reunited on stage with Ronnie Wood in London's Hyde Park last night (26.06.11).The 66-year-old singer thrilled the crowd...

Bon Jovi's Marathon Hard Rock Calling Performance

26th June 2011

Bon Jovi thrilled fans with an epic three hour performance at Hard Rock Calling festival in London last night (25.06.11).The...

The Killers Open Hard Rock Calling

25th June 2011

The Killers opened this year's Hard Rock Calling festival in London last night (24.06.11).The four-piece band played to a capacity...

Rod Stewart For Stage Reunion With Ronnie

24th June 2011

Rod Stewart will be joined on stage by Ronnie Wood this weekend.The 'Maggie May' hitmaker is expected to welcome his...

Stewart And Wood's Writers Block

23rd June 2011

Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood got writers' block when they tried to compose a song together.The 'Maggie May' singer and...

The Killers To Play Solo Material In Their Sets

18th May 2011

Each member of The Killers will play a solo song at Hard Rock Calling.The 'When you Were Young' band are...

The Killers Confirmed As Hard Rock Calling Headliners

18th April 2011

The Killers have been confirmed to headline the UK's Hard Rock Calling festival.The 'When You Were Young' band will top...

Bon Jovi Answer Hard Rock Calling

27th October 2010

Bon Jovi will play three dates in the UK next year, including headlining Hard Rock Calling 2011. The 'It's My...