With Guitars Festival Diary 2012
The third salvo of WithGuitars Festival Diary 2012… Choose from Faith No More, Bon Iver, Public Image Limited, Biffy Cyro, Elbow, Mumford & Sons, The Damned, The Drums, Stone Roses, Metronomy, Club Smith, The Killers, Kiss, Paul Weller, Rancid, Booker T Jones, Pennywise, Metronomy or Madness so far as your choice of headliners. Loads more soon, updated every couple of days.
ROCKNESS 2012, Loch Ness, Scotland; 8th, 9th and 10th JUNE; line Up Includes MUMFORD & SONS / BIFFY CLYRO / DEADMAU5 / THE VIEW / ED SHEERAN / JUSTICE / METRONOMY * NOAH AND THE WHALE * WRETCH 32 * FRESH / LIVE * AZEALIA BANKS * BEARDYMAN * DEATH IN VEGAS * CHIC featuring NILE RODGERS * ETIENNE DE CRECY * TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS / FRIENDLY FIRES / DAVE CLARKE / THE DRUMS / JACQUES LU CONT / THE RAPTURE / ANNIE MAC / MYLO / ZANE LOWE / KNIFE PARTY / KASSIDY / ADMIRAL FALLOW PLUS LOTS MORE
Fresh from winning ‘BEST SMALL FESTIVAL’ for the second consecutive year at this week’s star studded NME Awards, and hot on the heels of MUMFORD & SONS, DEADMAU5, BIFFY CLYRO, ED SHEERAN, JUSTICE plus many more already having been announced, the good times keep on rolling as RockNess today confirm the latest names for the award winning line up.
First up and with tunes that say ‘party’ in a way this year’s RockNess audience will find hard to resist, FRIENDLY FIRES bring together a sound coated in melody with nods to nu- and old rave, the right measure of poppy brevity and slick vocals by disco dancing frontman Ed MacFarlane. Like a bringing together of all the great parts of an indie disco in one place, expect the perfect Loch-side soundtrack.
Joining the RockNess bill as special guests, THE VIEW are one of the most exciting young rock bands of their generation. A debut album that blasted straight into number one, multi million sales and two excellent follow up albums, massive radio and media coverage, Mercury Music Prize nominations…and a level of notoriety that only adds to their authentic bona fide star status. With a hugely anticipated fourth album set for release this summer – rumoured to be their finest yet and recorded in Nashvile with Angelo Petraglia (Kings of Leon) and Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys) – Loch Ness is officially on standby as THE VIEW prepare to unleash their electrifying sound to a guaranteed rapturous response.
TIM MINCHIN is a comedy rock superstar whose sell out live performances are a juggernaut of potent, grandiose showmanship. As one of the most commanding figures on the global comedy circuit, Minchin’s unique signature of intellectually provocative wit set against a sweeping musical backdrop, led by the barefoot balladeer on his grand piano, is irresistible. Expect a suitably huge affair at Dores as RockNess continues to offer outstanding comedy across the weekend. with guitars are looking forward to RockNess this year, honestly say we are all looking forward to this trip further North. WWW.ROCKNESS.CO.UK
Latitude Festival 2012, Henham Park, Southwold, Sunrise Coast, Suffolk; Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th July; Line Up Includes Bon Iver / Elbow / Paul Weller / Metronomy / Bat For Lashes / Laura Marling / White lies / The Horrors / Wild Beasts with another hundred good bands and great comedy including Jack Dee, Robin Ince & Al Murray, Tim Minchin , Rich Hall… to name but a few.
Latitude Festival returns for an incredible 7th edition in July set in the beautiful countryside of Henham Park on Suffolk’s Sunrise Coast. Once again this cultural experience encompasses a wide range of arts to enhance the traditional music festival programme. Highlights of this years line up include Grammy winning 4ad star Bon Iver and Mod legend Paul Weller as well as Elbow, Metronomy, St Vincent, The Horrors, Bat For Lashes, Laura Marling, White Lies, Wild Beasts, Simple Minds, Tune Yards, Lloyd Cole, Django Django, Sharon Von Etten, Kurt Vile, and Zola Jesus across the Music stages. Latitude also features a strong line up of Comedy – Jack Dee, Tim Minchin, Russell Kane, Reginald D Hunter, Josie Long. Poetry – Scroobius Pip, John Hegley. Literary – Iain Banks, Andrew Loog Oldham. As well as Film, Theatre and Cabaret stages. Tickets went on sale now for the festival that runs from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th and looks set to be another fantastic event, you haven’t been to a festival until you have experienced Latitude.
Rebellion Festival 2012. Dates: 2nd – 5th AUGUST 2012 – WINTER GARDENS – BLACKPOOL – UK. The following bands are confirmed for Rebellion 2012: RANCID / PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED / RUTS DC / THE ONLY ONES / BOW WOW WOW / STIFF LITTLE FINGERS / ANTI PASTI /SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS / THE BOYS / SNUFF / THE SLACKERS / THE BUSINESS / NEVILLE STAPLE BAND / CONFLICT / PENETRATION / THE SUBHUMANS / BIG D & THE KIDS TABLE / D.O.A. / THE OUTCASTS / AGNOSTIC FRONT / TV SMITH & THE VALENTINES BEST OF THE ADVERTS / ZERO BOYS SNFU / 7 SECONDS / VOODOO GLOW SKULLS / VICE SQAUD / THE FITS / HARDSKIN/ LAST RESORT / THE CORTINAS / UK SUBS / 999 / Plus another hundred good bands.
The Rebellion Festival has, in many minds including the collective brain cells of With Guitars to be the most influential and enjoyable punk festivals on the planet, with a at times jaw-dropping lists of iconic and fresh punk bands, I am tempted to gush even more about this North West festival, several of WG writers are still buzzing about Jello Biafra’s set in Blackpool a while back…you like bad-ass rock ‘n’ roll, British Punk Rock, Ska, Reggae and Punk infusions or experimental music? Then at Rebellion you have come to the right festival. Still do not get it? Check www.rebellionfestivals.com
The Last Jubilee Festival ’12. Dates: Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th June, 2012; line Up: June 4th,The Buzzcocks /Hugh Cornwell / Bad Manners / Ruts DC /Chelsea / Spizz 77 / Sicknote / Fat Drunk Stupid / Death Pop / The Physicists / Hermes Brutal Regime / Vendettas / Glen Matlock and The Philitines. June 3rd, The Damned /UK Subs / Anti Nowhere League / The Selecter / Vibrators / The Beat / TV Smith / Menace / Open Sore / Death Pop / The Straps / Sicknote / Burlesque / Transients / Fearless Vampire Killers / Operation 77 / Clay Statues / Spirit of Boogie. June 4th, Eddie & the Hot Rods / Rezillos / 999 / Lurkers / Misty in Roots / Goldblade / Ed Tudor Pole / The Phycisists / The Ignerents / John Cooper Clarke / Cult Maniax / Chinese Burn / The Warthogs / 2 Sick Monkeys / RSI Fuckwits.