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The Black Keys Confirmed For OYA
Entering into its 14th year, the Øya team have pulled together a line up of talent that continues the festival’s tradition of showcasing some of the most ground breaking and iconic acts from across the globe.
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The Black Keys Confirmed For OYA
Entering into its 14th year, the Øya team have pulled together a line up of talent that continues the festival’s tradition of showcasing some of the most ground breaking and iconic acts from across the globe.
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BLOC Confirm Snoop Dogg & Richie Hawtin
Bloc is beyond ecstatic to announce that the driving force for modernism in techno, Richie Hawtin, will finally be in effect for the 2012 festival.
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Frank Turner, Sleeping Souls top the day of folk at the Eden Sessions
Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Stornoway, Bellowhead and other leading lights of the folk revival will be playing a special Eden Session on Sunday July 1, also confirmed is the Mull Historical Society.
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Katy B & Lostprophets For Optimus Alive
The festival will also see appearances from the legendary Swedish hardcore punk band Refused, who announced their long awaited reunion earlier this year, LMFAO, The Antlers, Lostprophets and Ed Banger.
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Secret Garden Party Announce Second Wave
Little Dragon, Alabama Shakes, Tim Minchin Lamb, Derrick Morgan & Dennis Alcapone, Holly Golightly, Jodie Marie, Citizens! & many many more announced for Secret Garden Party
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Deadmau5 to Close Friday at Barclaycard Wireless Festival 2012!
Canadian producer and DJ Deadmau5 is firmly established as one of the most innovative and successful electronic live acts in popular music today.
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Knife Party, Zane Lowe & Many More Added To SW4
A warm SW4 welcome to Saturday stars Knife Party and Zane Lowe. Then last but not least, Sunday’s surreptitious ambassadors of Clapham carnage; Jack Beats, Foreign Beggars, Rudimental and Dread MC.
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The Cure, Foo Fighters, Kasabian and more for Reading and Leeds
The long awaited Reading and Leeds line ups have been revealed with Foo Fighters, Kasabian and The Cure headlining plus many more artists added.
Wayne Feltham· Read
Play Fest Offer a Rare Mainstage Slot to Unsigned Acts
As part of Play Fest’s mission to showcase local and UK wide fresh new talent, the Norfolk festival are all set to launch a competition via social network sites Facebook and Twitter to offer the chance to perform a full 45 minute spot on Main Stage
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Mystery Jets To Play At Leefest 2012
MYSTERY JETS TO HEADLINE LEEFEST 2012 Summer camp and raf daddy (the 2 bears) Also amongst FIRST names announced for intimate festival in kent
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WATCHET LIVE Announce Blockheads for the Main Stage
WATCHET LIVE FESTIVAL, West Somerset’s largest outdoor music event, have announced that legendary Rock ‘N’ Roll band THE BLOCKHEADS will be headlining the main stage on Saturday night.
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Noisily Festival A new boutique electronic music festival
The lineup for the inaugural year is almost as impressive as the ancient trees that line the arena. Leeds based duo Spektre are an act that have been picking up plaudits from dance luminaries across the board such as Sven Vath, Carl Cox and Richie Ha
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