Festivals & Events

Classical BRIT Awards 2009

Classical BRIT Awards 2009

The Classical BRIT Awards 2009 with NS&I will celebrate it’s 10th Anniversary in style and has added to the already spectacular line up by announcing performances from teenage soprano sensation Faryl Smith, world renowned tenor Pl·cido Domingo and Roman Catholic Fathers, The Priests. Read More …

Absent Elk to support Girls Aloud

Absent Elk

Absent Elk will support Girls Aloud on the first 9 dates of their UK arena tour, which starts April 24th in Manchester. The support comes after Absent Elk’s homemade video for their cover of Girls Aloud’s ‘The Loving Kind’ became a big YouTube hit last month, getting over 50,000 views in a matter of days. Read More …

The Priests Hit The UK

The Priests

Live Nation have announced today that The Priests will continue their extraordinary journey, one that has seen this overnight sensation top the charts from America to Australia, by bringing their #1 album and much more to the stage for the very first time in June 2009. Read More …

Benicássim Confirms More Acts

Lily Allen

FIB Heineken are proud to announce that Lily Allen, Glasvegas and The Mystery Jets will all perform on the Benicássim stage this year. Also appearing will be Fight Like Apes, TV on the Radio, Late of the Pier, Magazine and Bell X1. Read More …

Heavenly Planet Festival Cancelled

Heavenly Planet logo

Reading Borough Council and Festival Republic today announces that the new Heavenly Planet Festival planned for July 2009 has been cancelled due to the effect of the current economic climate. Read More …

Stag and Dagger Festival 2009

Stag And Dagger

Stag & Dagger, the first one-ticket-gives-access-to-all music event to launch across London’s East End in May 2008 is excited to announce its return in 2009 - bringing with it a bigger line up, more bands and DJs, more venues, and two additional national dates, this time taking the festival on the road to Leeds and Glasgow. Read More …

The Bookhouse Boys UK Tour

The Bookhouse Boys

Having enjoyed a raucous welcome around the country on their first UK tour earlier this year, The Bookhouse Boys announce a fresh string of live dates culminating at London’s Bush Hall on April 16th. Read More …

Pixies Announce Only UK Tour Date

Isle of Wight Festival

Hailed as one of the most influential alternative bands of all time, Pixies will bring their unique mix of punk and surf rock to this year’s Isle of Wight Festival for a UK festival exclusive performance that will rock the audience to their core on Sunday 14th June. Read More …

Festivals To Get You Going Next Week

Photo By Andy Squire

Here at FemaleFirst we know there’s nothing like spending a couple of days living it up at a festival. But shock, horror not all festivals involve mud, Wellington boots and portaloos… so I have come up with the best of the rest to amuse you during the first week in March 2009. Enjoy! Read More …

B’estfest 2009

Franz Ferdinand,

Now in its third year, B’estfest has come a long way since its launch and is now the biggest multi genre music festival in Romania. Taking place at the Romexpo grounds in the capital city Bucharest, B’estfest offers a multitude of artists across 5 days from the 1st – 5th July, and this year’s line up is bigger, bolder and better. Read More …

The Ramones Star Scraps Shows

The Ramones

Former star of The Ramones, Marky Ramone, has been forced to cancel a concert in Mexico following a "life-threatening" security scare which left one of the band's crew members injured. Read More …

Calvin Harris UK Tour

Calvin Harris

Following the huge success of number 1 single ‘Dance with Me’, (taking Calvin Harris single sales to over a million copies), and the rapturous response to his festival appearances around the world throughout 2008, Calvin Harris is back. Read More …

U2’s 100-Date Stadium Tour

U2

U2 are set to put a smile on a many a fans face as they have announced a 100-date stadium world tour over the next 18 months to promote their new album No Line On The Horizon, according to reports. Read More …

Nine Inch Nails To Play Sonisphere 2009

Nine Inch Nails

With a line up already boasting Metallica, Linkin Park, Alice In Chains, Thin Lizzy and other rock greats, Sonisphere is proud to announce 4 more giants to this year’s festival line up at Knebworth. Read More …

Neil Young To Headline Isle Of Wight Festival 2009

Neil Young

For over forty years Neil Young has pioneered musical genres and influenced generations of fans and now rock’s most intriguing chameleon will be sharing his ‘Heart of Gold’ in an exclusive headline performance at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival. Read More …

The Annie Mac Tour 2009

The Annie Mac Tour

In Annie’s words, the winter tour of 2008 was ‘epic’. So look out world because this next tour is going to be an Oscar winner! And its going IN-TER-NATION-AL. Read More …

Metro Station - ‘Secret’ Gig

Metro Station

Following the sold out tour with ‘Boys Like Girls’ and the growing popularity of debut single ‘Shake It’, Metro Station return to the UK with a surprise headline gig on the 22nd March. Read More …

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