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Counteract Reporter January 24, 2018February 1, 2018 JAWS, liverpool, music festival, Peace, sound city

Liverpool festival Sound City announces jam-packed 2018 lineup

With plenty of Birmingham-based bands on the bill, in amongst some other indie favourites, Sound City looks to be a sure-fire must for May

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Counteract Reporter January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 Arctic Monkeys, Glasgow, Liam Gallagher, Stereophonics, Tom Grennan, TRNSMT, TRNSMT Festival

Arctic Monkeys to headline Glasgow festival, TRNSMT

Taking place over two weekends, TRNSMT has finalised its list of first weekend acts, with an exciting trio of headliners at its core

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Counteract Reporter January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 british sea power, Circa Waves, Dermot Kennedy, Live at Leeds, Pale Waves, Peace, Sam Fender, Sunset Sons, The Magic Gang, Tom Walker

Peace to headline metropolitan music festival Live at Leeds

This year’s stellar line-up, including Peace and Circa Waves, is sure to wow long-time fans of the festival and new fans in equal measure

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Counteract Reporter December 10, 2017December 20, 2017 2018, Andrew Weatherall, Ben UFO, Craig Richards, Gottwood Festival, Shed

Proudly intimate electronic festival Gottwood announces 2018 line up

Set in the beautiful Welsh woods, Gottwood announces yet another brilliant line-up of electronic music acts for their 2018 edition

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Counteract Reporter December 12, 2017December 20, 2017 Depeche Mode, Glass Animals, mad cool festival, Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age, spain, Tame Impala

Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age and more for Mad Cool Festival ’18

Mad Cool Festival announce their line up, with artists such as Pearl Jam, Tame Impala, Rag’n’Bone Man and many others filling out the roster

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Counteract Reporter December 10, 2017December 12, 2017 Circa Waves, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Festival, Handmade, Idles, Leicester, Little Comets, Peaness, The Orielles

Leicester-based festival Handmade announces first wave of 2018 acts

With a wide roster of emerging and local talent, rock festival Handmade has announced its first waves of acts for its 2018 edition

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Counteract Reporter December 11, 2017December 12, 2017 Good Charlotte, jimmy eat world, NEC Birmingham, slam dunk, slam dunk festival, Slam Dunk Midlands

Good Charlotte, PVRIS and more added to Slam Dunk Festival ’18

Based in the heart of Leeds, Birmingham and Hatfield, Slam Dunk overtakes the three sites for a single day of rock bliss in each, reconstructing the heartbeat of the cities.

Benicassim Festival 2018 announcement tickets prices

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Counteract Reporter December 7, 2017December 8, 2017 Benicassim Festival, Festival, Festivals, The Killers

Benicàssim Festival have announced their first 2018 headliner

This Spanish festival is invaded by Brits year-on-year and 2018’s edition is set to continue the trend

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Counteract Reporter June 9, 2016December 7, 2017 Badly Drawn Boy, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Black Mekon, Ibibio Sound Machine, Josefin Ohrn, Matt Berry & The Maypoles, Mercury Rev, Os Mutantes, Paradise Bangkok Mowlam International, Rhino & The Ranters, Sunshine Frisbee Lazerbeam, Super Furry Animals, Television, The Castillians, The Mariarchis, The Swampmeat Family Band, The Zombies, This Is Tmrw

Review: Lunar Festival’s strongest line-up yet doesn’t disappoint

…You’re going to start wishing you were there. Well don’t worry, because we were, and trust us when we say, it did not disappoint.

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Richard Franks June 10, 2016December 7, 2017 EKKAH, JAWS, Juice, Pleasure House, Swim Deep, The Mighty Young

Exclusive: Birmingham bands including Swim Deep, Jaws + Ekkah share their top festival tips

Don’t move a muscle without reading what advice some of our favourite Birmingham bands have to offer about heading to the land of the festivals…