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Deposit Scheme For Reading And Leeds 2013, Featuring Alt-j, Deftones And Boy Better Know

29th November 2012

It may still only be November but tomorrow (November 30, 2012), early bird tickets will go on sale for next...

Green Day Had Most Fun Making New Albums

29th August 2012

Green Day had the ''funnest time'' recording their new albums.The 'American Idiot' rockers are releasing three records between September and...

Foo Fighters Close Reading

28th August 2012

Foo Fighters' played their ''last show for as long time'' at Reading Festival on Sunday (26.08.12).The US rockers closed the...

The Vaccines Confused By Their Own Song

27th August 2012

The Vaccines don't recognise their own songs.The British rockers were in a club recently when they heard a track they...

Dance To The Radio Line-up Announced For Leeds Festival

25th July 2012

The Leeds half of the LEEDS & Reading Festival is getting going a day early with live music provided by...

Bbc Introducing Stage Line-up Announced

23rd July 2012

Festival Republic have confirmed their line-up for the Bbc Introducing Stage at the LEEDS & Reading Festival this August.It's an...

Kaiser Chiefs Excited For Homecoming Gig

15th June 2012

Kaiser Chiefs can't wait for their homecoming gig at this year's Leeds Festival.The 'I Predict A Riot' rockers - who...

Festival Republic Confirm Exciting Leeds And Reading Line-up

12th June 2012

Festival Republic's 2012 LEEDS & Reading Festival confirm their mind-blowing line-up for Friday 24th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August...

Azealia Banks Cancels UK Summer Appearances

27th April 2012

The controversial rapper AZEALIA BANKS has cancelled most of her UK appearances this summer. A statement from her representatives read...

Florence Welch Recalls Teenage Festival Experience

18th March 2012

Florence Welch hoped she'd get ''picked up'' at her first ever festival. The Florence + the Machine singer went to...

Kasabian Ready For Reading

17th March 2012

Kasabian are ready to headline Reading festival now they have released four albums. The 'Days Are Forgotten' group will appear...

Reading And Leeds Festival 2012: Foo Fighters To Perform In Their Only UK Appearance Of 2012

13th March 2012

LEEDS & Reading Festival have announced the first wave of acts at this year's festivals. Playling the opening day at...

Guns N' Roses Defend Taking To The Stage Late

13th October 2011

Guns N' Roses have "set the record straight" on their late appearance at the Rock in Rio festival. The 'Welcome...

Muse Give Spectacular Close To Reading

29th August 2011

Muse closed Reading Festival last night (28.08.11) with a spectacular headline set. The 'Time is Running Out' rockers played the...

Muse Performances Could 'Go Either Way'

24th August 2011

Muse are nervous about performing 'Origin of Symmetry' at the Reading and Leeds festivals as it could "go either way".The...

Guns N' Roses Sign Late Appearance Contract

5th April 2011

Guns N' Roses have been made to sign a 'Late Appearance' clause ahead of the Rock in Rio festival in...

Eminem And Arctic Monkeys To Headline V?

4th January 2011

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys are set to headline this year's V Festival.The 'Lose Yourself' rapper and the 'I Bet You...

James Hetfield Respects Axl

23rd September 2010

Metallica singer James Hetfield admitted he now has a "kind of respect" for Axl Rose. Tensions between the two singers...

Arcade Fire's Future In Doubt?

17th September 2010

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler isn't sure how much longer the band will continue.The singer and guitarist said he doesn't...

Libertines To Record Again?

7th September 2010

Carl Barat says The Libertines may record new songs. Following the group's reunion shows at the Reading and Leeds festival...

Guns N' Roses Headline Reading

30th March 2010

Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink-182 have been confirmed as headliners for this year's Reading and Leeds festivals.The US...

Doherty: 'Libertines Reunion Could Be A Disaster'

30th March 2010

PETE DOHERTY is worried about THE LIBERTINES' upcoming sets at a U.K. music festival, admitting the reunion is "potentially a...

50 Cent Laughs Off Urine Throwing Fiasco

21st March 2005

Rapper 50 CENT was so well paid at last year's (04) READING FESTIVAL in Britain, he didn't care when drunken...

Brown Waited To Reprise Stone Roses Songs

19th October 2004

IAN BROWN refused to perform STONE ROSES songs solo for eight years, because he wanted to establish himself as an...

50 Cent Faces Trial Over Assault

19th September 2004

LATEST: 50 CENT is being sued by a British fan who claims he was smashed in the face and knocked...

Police Question 50 Cent For Injuring Fan

12th September 2004

Rapper 50 CENT is being questioned by police after a fan accused the star of throwing a microphone at his...

The Darkness: Our New Songs Are Sh*t

3rd September 2004

THE DARKNESS frontman JUSTIN HAWKINS has scrapped all the new material generated by his band - declaring the songs "sh*t"....

50 Cent's Festival Disaster Was A Relief To Some Fans

30th August 2004

Rapper 50 CENT was showered in urine during his ill-fated performance at Britain's READING FESTIVAL last night (29AUG04) - when...

Libertines Festival Reunion Refused

29th August 2004

Former LIBERTINES guitarist PETE DOHERTY had his plans for a dramatic stage reunion at England's READING FESTIVAL brought to a...

New York Dolls Release New Album

24th August 2004

Legendary rock band the NEW YORK DOLLS will be releasing a live album of their reunion shows in London earlier...

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