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Most people arriving at Benicassim have been here before, drawn back by the perfect lure of holiday meets festival. This is a week that offers three wholesome ingredients, sun sea and sound. The festival doesn't start until Thursday but the weather is put to good use as people hit the beach or local waterpark Aquarama.…

Hyde Park is hardly the arcadian dream, it's simply a field brimming with sponsorship deals and tasty food. But alas, this is the setting for Pete Doherty, Carl Barat and the likely lads to stage their bombast return. Some are here out of curiosity, others nostalgia, and the majority for their sheer love of The…

Following on from that landmark Hyde Park gig this July, The Libertines have just announced news that they're to headline Benicassim the same month. The band will play the third day of the event, joining other acts such as Kasabian, Telegram and Drenge. We're simply dead excited for this years event, boasting some of the…

Benicassim Festival have recently announced another string of acts due to play the event this July. Amongst the names newly confirmed are favourites Drenge, La Femme and Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. Continuing the French theme, Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains are also set to play following their more sinister and introspective new album. As the…

Upon the weekend following the Glastonbury lineup announcement, eight varied acts came a stones throw from the Worthy Farm site to play it out in a battle of the bands styled live final. The stake being a £5000 PRS prize and a mainstage slot at this years festival. Here's our rundown of the top three.…

Australian singer songwriter Courtney Barnett is set to bring her whimsical tales of suburban life to the UK on a much anticipated return tour. With a debut album in the works, this extensive May run of shows will include appearances at city festivals such as 'The Great Escape' and 'Dot To Dot'. You can expect…

Over the last month some of the UK's top music writers have been meticulously whittling down their list of unsigned bands as part of the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition. Each site has now nominated their three entries that forms a longlist of 120 acts, from which a final eight will be chosen to battle…

For many years Benicassim has delivered huge lineups and scorching sun, a pairing that essentially equates to the stuff of dreams. This year is set to be no different with the first announcement boasting names such as Kasabian, Paul Weller, The Klaxons and Tame Impala. Held at a beach resort based between Barcelona and Valencia,…

Every year Benicassim delivers a sterling lineup that leaves us UK dwellers simply dreaming ahead of their 4 days festival with 8 days free camping in sunshine heaven. This year is a prime example of that, with headline deviants Kasabian topping the bill and other of our favourites such as 'The Courteeners' and 'Telegram' also…

WARPAINT RELEASED 17TH JAN 2014 Following up 'The Fool' is certainly no easy task; woozy, sleepy and beautiful, it provided something brilliantly defiant in the face of 2010 guitar music. With the haunting live shows of a few years back becoming a distant memory, Warpaint's next effort has received a fully merited arsenal of hype,…

Tonight Primavera sound will announce the lineup for the 2014 event via a film 'The Lineup'. Directed by Alex Julià and produced by Igloo Films, a showing will be premiered in Spain's main cities, including Madrid and Barcelona. Not lucky enough to be in Spain? Don't worry, an internet viewing will be shown simultaneously through www.line-upthemovie.com…

Once again Glastonbury Festival are offering new and unsigned artists from across the UK and Ireland a chance to play a mainstage slot at Worthy Farm this Summer. The entry window will be open for a week only, from January 20th until the 27th and applicants will be able to enter through the official Festival…