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Editors, Doves, The Enemy To Play 2010 Snowbombing Festival Initial line up details are revealed...
By Jason Gregory on 4 November 2009
Editors, Doves and The Enemy are among the bands scheduled to appear at next year's Snowbombing festival in Austria.
The event, which runs from April 5-10, will also feature performances from Friendly Fires, Vitalic and De La Soul.
A host of DJs, including James Zabiela, Andy C & MC GQ and Fake Blood, are also on the line up.
The festival takes place in the mountainous Mayrhofen region of Austria and offers a combination of live music and extreme sports.
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Queen's Brian May: 'I'd Love To Play Glastonbury With Robert Plant' To form a Led Zeppelin, Queen supergroup...
By Scott Colothan on 3 November 2009
Queen's Brian May says he would perform with Robert Plant at Glastonbury “at the drop of a hat”.
Last week, Led Zeppelin legend Plant revealed that he was in talks with Michael Eavis about performing at Worthy Farm but he wasn't sure who it would be with.
Speaking at last night's Classic Rock Awards at the Park Hotel in London, May ruled out a new guise of Queen performing at Glastonbury but said he'd be up for playing with Robert Plant.
He told BBC6music: "I’d play with Robert any time and when we have played together he’s wonderful. Robert is a rock god and an inspiration to us all, always will be.
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Jarvis Cocker: 'Pulp Aren't Reforming For Glastonbury' He claims his words were 'twisted'...
By Scott Colothan on 28 October 2009
Jarvis Cocker has denied that Pulp are reforming for Glastonbury 2010, claiming his quote was “twisted”.
The 46-year-old indie icon spoke to The People at the weekend saying he would like to play the festival next year, but denies he inferred it would be with Pulp.
He tells Channel 4's Teletext: "I can categorically tell Teletext that Pulp have no plans to get back together.
"Someone asked me if I fancied playing at the 40th anniversary of Glastonbury I said yes, they twisted that into a 'Pulp reform' story. It's not true."
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Pavement To Headline Primavera Sound Festival 2010 In Barcelona next May...
By Jason Gregory on 27 October 2009
Pavement have been confirmed as the first headliners at next year's Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona.
The recently reformed US band will top the bill on the opening day of the festival, which runs from May 27-29 2010.
It is the group's first confirmed date in mainland Europe as part of their worldwide reunion tour.
As previously reported on Gigwise, Pavement will also play two dates in London on May 11 and 12.
...more »The shows come two days before the band are due to curate and headline the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead.
Tickets are on sale now and available via the Gigwise Gig Guide.
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Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant In Talks With Michael Eavis About Glastonbury 2010 Will the rock legends reform?...
By Scott Colothan on 26 October 2009
Robert Plant says he has spoken to Michael Eavis about performing at Glastonbury 2010 – but he's not sure who it will be with.
Speaking before the Q Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House in London this afternoon, Plant told BBC6music: "I've just been talking to Michael (Eavis). There's place for me there, but I have no idea who with."
Asked if he's open to perform at Worthy Farm next year, the legend added: "There is a chance yeah, but I don't know with who."
Fans, of course, will be hoping that it's Led Zeppelin but in reality it's much more likely to be Robert Plant & Alison Krauss.
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Pulp To Headline Glastonbury 2010? Jarvis Cocker hints he would like the band to reform for the festival...
By Scott Colothan on 26 October 2009
Jarvis Cocker has hinted that he would like to reform Pulp to headline Glastonbury 2010.
The Sheffield icon, who headlined the John Peel stage this year solo, admits he would love to play Glastonbury with his band again.
He told The People: "Glastonbury means an awful lot to me, I would love to play there again. We've talked about it, there we go, there'll be a band reunion."
Pulp last topped the bill on The Pyramid Stage in 1995 after The Stone Roses pulled out – a performance widely regarded as the zenith of their career.
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Camden Crawl 2010 Moves To The May Bank Holiday Tickets go on sale next week...
By Scott Colothan on 21 October 2009
Camden Crawl has been moved to the May Bank Holiday for 2010, organisers have announced.
Held towards the end of April for the past five years, Camden Crawl will now take place on Saturday May 1st and Sunday May 2nd.
The first batch of acts on the line-up will be unveiled in January, but early bird tickets will go on sale from 9am next Thursday (October 29).
As always check the Gigwise Gig Tickets section for availability.
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M For Montreal 2009 Announces Line Up, Ticket Details See them on Gigwise...
By Jason Gregory on 20 October 2009
The line up for this year’s M for Montreal festival in Canada has been announced.
The event, which runs from November 19-21, will feature performances from You Say Party! We Say Die, Think About Life and Miracle Fortress.
The Rural Alberta Advantage, Silly Kissers, Parlovr and Le Matos are also on the line-up.
A total of seventeen acts will perform at three separate gigs over the course of the three-day festival.
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Simpsons Creator Matt Groening To Curate First Weekend Of ATP UK! At Butlins in Minehead...
By Scott Colothan on 13 October 2009
Simpson creator Matt Groening will curate the first weekend of ATP 2010 in Minehead, it's been confirmed.
A statement on the All Tomorrow's Parties website reads:
“To continue the celebrations of our 10 Years of ATP we are thrilled to have one of our previous curators from across the Atlantic back to provide curatorial duties in the UK. Matt Groening, genius behind the Simpsons and Futurama returns after his amazing 2003 festival at The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California to curate ATP UK Weekend 1 on May 7th – 9th.”
At his Long Beach curated ATP, Groening drafted in the likes of The Mars Volta, The Shins, Deerhoof, Cat Power, Sonic Youth and Modest Mouse for the weekend.
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Andy Williams To Perform At Glastonbury 2010 He'll be 82-years-old next June...
By Scott Colothan on 12 October 2009
The first act has been confirmed for Glastonbury 2010 - Andy Williams who will be a sprightly 82-years-old next June.
The 'Moon River' crooner revealed that he was personally invited by Michael Eavis to play at Glastonbury Festival's 40th anniversary.
Williams made the revelation at the Cheltenham Literature Festival over the weekend where he was signing copies of his autobiography, reports The Sun.
It is widely thought that he will be performing the traditional music legends' Sunday afternoon slot.
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