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19.11.14: Festival News Round Up

• 19th Nov 2014

What a week in festival news – some of 2015’s biggest and best fests are so far ahead of the curve with their announcements that we haven’t even gotten over our hangovers from this year’s events. Somebody pass me a lemsip, I need to have a little lie down while you cast your eyes over the latest news and line up additions from this week’s festival news.

Download Festival 2015

That’s right, the Big Bloody Kahuna, the God of Rock, the Lord of Licks, the Sultan of Riffs, whatever you want to call it, have announced their first names for the 2015 bill of this legendary metal festival. It’s been revealed that Kiss, Muse and Slipknot will be next year’s headliners at Donington Park, with the make-up-mad metal veterans scheduled for Sunday, the Devonshire trio are Saturday’s main headliner, whilst Slipknot top the bill at Europe’s biggest rock festival on Friday.

Mötley Crüe, Slash – alongside Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Enter Shikari, Judas Priest, Black Stone Cherry, A Day to Remember and Five Finger Death Punch have also been announced for the festival, which takes place from 12 to 14 June 2015.

Tickets are available from 9am on 20 November 2014

NOS Alive 2015

Now entering its ninth year, the 55,000 capacity festival NOS Alive underwent a name change last year. Formerly titled Optimus Alive, the site will stay on the same enviable location in the centre of Lisbon, as it has been in previous years. MUSE and Alt-J have both now been announced for the 2015 leg.

With a 3 Day Pass + Camping for 5 nights at £117.66 and more economy direct flights between the UK and Lisbon than ever before, NOS Alive is going from Europe’s best kept secret to a main fixture on many UK festival goers’ calendars.

Primavera Sound 2015

New York legends and purveyors of cool The Strokes are the first band to be confirmed for Primavera Sound 2015, taking place from the 28th to 30th May on its usual site Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona.

The full festival ticket for Primavera Sound 2015 in Barcelona is on sale at the price of 145€ until the 14th November. From the 15th the price will be 160€.

Green Man Fest 2015

As of Tuesday 18th November, Green Man Fest have announced that punters will be able to register for a limited number of Early Bird tickets at 2014 prices. On Tuesday 25th November you will be able to buy tickets using your unique Early Bird code, which will be sent out by Monday 24th November. Registration will be open for 1 week only, ensuring you all have the chance to get tickets at 2014 prices. Please make sure you sign up, as you won’t be able to buy Early Bird tickets without registering.

Early Bird Tariff: Adult Early Bird – £159
http://greenman.net/news/register-early-birds-tuesday-18th-november

Secret Solstice 2015

Secret Solstice have announced they will be holding the event on 19th-21st June next year in the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland. The first earlybird ticket release sold out in 14 minutes, with the festival held during summer solstice weekend, a time when the sun doesn’t ever fully set for three days. Sounds a bit much, I might need another lie down. Attended by close to 8,000 people in first year, with the event named as one of the top festivals by BBC, Guardian, TIME, Resident Advisor, and more, expect next year’s edition to be bigger, better and potentially brighter.

First line-up announcement coming soon. Tickets available now.

DRILL : BRIGHTON

DRILL have now revealed the full line up for the 4th – 7th December 2014 festival. Highlights added this week to their incredibly strong list of over 100 acts include incredibly intimate shows for The Wedding Present and Blood Red Shoes as well as Rose Elinor Dougall, Verity Susman, Gemma Ray, Sons of Noel and Adrian, Tigercub and many more.

Day tickets for Thursday and Friday are £17.50 per day plus booking fee and day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are £22.50 per day plus booking fee. Early Bird weekend tickets at £60 plus booking fee are still available: http://www.seetickets.com/event/drill-brighton/various-brighton-venues/816377