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Metallica Confirm They Will Rock In Rio
Heavy rockers Metallica have confirmed they will be headlining Brazil's 30th annual Rock in Rio festival in September (15).The gig will mark the band's eighth appearance at the event in Rio de Janeiro. Metallica...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 February 2015
Libertines To Headline Reading And Leeds
The Libertines will headline the Reading and Leeds festivals this year.The 'Don't Look Back Into the Sun' hitmakers - who reunited to perform at the event in 2010 - have been unveiled as the final...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2015
The Libertines Join Reading And Leeds Festival Headliners
Reunited rockers The Libertines have joined Metallica and Mumford & Sons as headliners at the Reading and Leeds festivals in the U.K.The group, fronted by Carl Barat and Pete Doherty, made its debut on the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 February 2015
Metallica Filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky Dead At 58
Bruce Sinofsky, the filmmaker behind Metallica's 2004 documentary, has died, aged 58.The director passed away on Saturday (21Feb15) from complications stemming from diabetes. Sinofsky's filmmaking partner Joe Berlinger tells Variety.com, "The extraordinary adventures we...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 February 2015
Reading & Leeds Festival 2015 Line-up Add Further Names To Line-up
Reading & Leeds Festival goers will be happy to hear the line up for this year has been released, and it is already looking like an incredible weekend for music enthusiasts. The bank holiday weekend...
By Ruth Buxton-Cook in Music / Festivals on 03 February 2015
Sonisphere 2015 Cancelled
Bad news for metal fans today: the UK edition of Sonisphere festival at Knebworth will not go ahead this year. Sonisphere’s organisers made the announcement on its official website late on Friday (January 16th).One of...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 17 January 2015
Rihanna Offers Meet And Greets At High Price
Rihanna is giving fans the chance to meet her, Kanye West or Sir Paul McCartney - for at least $10,000.The 'We Found Love' hitmaker has unveiled a list of lots that are being sold to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 December 2014
Metallica To Headline Reading And Leeds 2015
The first announcement has been made as to who will be playing the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2015, and it’s a big one: Metallica have been confirmed as one of the three headliners!Organisers announced...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 27 November 2014
Scott Ian: 'Metallica Almost Fired Drummer Ulrich'
Metallica came close to firing drummer Lars Ulrich 30 years ago, according to Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.The rocker has confirmed the story many rock fans believed was just a myth in his new autobiography, I'm...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 October 2014
Lars Ulrich Backs U2 Over Music Giveaway
Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich has come out in support of Irish rockers U2 following their free album giveaway, branding the stunt cool, creative and radical.Last month (Sep14), U2 teamed with technology giant Apple to install...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 October 2014
Lars Ulrich Inspired By U2 Album Download
Metallica's Lars Ulrich has praised U2 for giving away their album on iTunes.The drummer has come out in favour of U2's controversial decision to make their new album, 'Songs Of Innocence', an automatic and free...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 October 2014
Lars Ulrich Calls Oasis' The Soundtrack' To His Life
Lars Ulrich says Oasis have been the ''soundtrack'' to his life.The Metallica drummer has opened up about his love for the influential Britpop band and insisted he has been obsessed with them for the last...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 October 2014
Rock In Rio Festival Headed To Las Vegas With Taylor Swift And Metallica
The Rock in Rio festival is coming to the United States for the first time ever next year, with a four day event being held in Las Vegas. Taylor Swift and Metallica are among the...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 28 September 2014
Rock In Rio Festival Expanding To America, Taylor Swift To Headline
Good news for American music fans! The organisers of the massive Rock in Rio music festival have announced plans to hold an event in Las Vegas.Taylor Swift will be headlining the brand new festivalAccording to...
By Hannah Woodhead in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 September 2014
Miley, Metallica, 1d And Eminem Added To Guinness Book Of World Records
What do Metallica, One Direction, Miley Cyrus and Eminem all have in common? Erm, not much, but they're all set to be immortalised in the new edition of The Guinness Book of World Records which...
By Hannah Woodhead in Music / Festivals on 06 September 2014
Lars Ulrich Fuels Ac/dc Glastonbury Rumour
Metallica star Lars Ulrich has fuelled rumours rock veterans Ac Dc will headline Britain's iconic Glastonbury festival next year (15).The Enter Sandman hitmakers headlined at the annual event last month (Jun14) and drummer Ulrich admits...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 July 2014
Metallica: Recording Is Like Mountain Climbing
Kirk Hammett finds making an album ''like scaling a mountain''.The Metallica guitarist is ready for the group - whose last LP, 'Death Magnetic', was released in 2008 - to return to the recording studio...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 July 2014
Metallica Promise To Return To The UK
Metallica have vowed to return to the UK ''very soon''.The heavy metal rockers closed the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, East England last night (06.07.14) and enjoyed that performance, and their headline slot at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 July 2014
Metallica Poke Fun At Critics With Bear Hunt Video
Metallica poked fun at British critics who opposed singer James Hetfield's love of hunting prior to the band's headlining slot at the Glastonbury festival on Saturday (28Jun14) by posting a video, in which they dressed...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2014
Metallica Invite Hundreds Of Fans Onstage At Glastonbury
Rock legends Metallica celebrated their controversial debut at Britain's iconic Glastonbury festival on Saturday night (28Jun14) by inviting hundreds of fans onstage to watch the performance up close.More than 200 mud-spattered festival-goers - many of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2014
Metallica: We Won't Perform Into Our 70s
Metallica claim they won't perform into their 70s like The Rolling Stones. The heavy metal band - made up of James Hetfield, Rob Trujillo, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett - are in their 50s and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2014
Skrillex Wants Kasabian Collaboration
Skrillex wants to work with Kasabian.The DJ is a big fan of the Glastonbury headliners and is hoping he can join forces with the 'Fire' hitmakers for a musical collaboration in future.He told NME: ''I...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2014
Metallica: We Won't Perform Into Our 70s
Metallica claim they won't perform into their 70s like The Rolling Stones. The heavy metal band - made up of James Hetfield, Rob Trujillo, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett - are in their 50s and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2014
Glastonbury Festival Goers Told To "Prepare For Rape" By Bbc
Glastonbury Festival goers were warned to "prepare for rape" by a subtitle blunder during the weather report on BBC News at Ten. The weatherman told the audience to "prepare for rain" but the caption instead...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2014
Glasto Organisers Say Prince Is Not Performing
Glastonbury organisers are adamant Prince ''isn't coming'' to this year's festival. The 'Raspberry Beret' hitmaker, who was in talks to headline the event but pulled out because of ''social media rumours'' that he would be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2014
Glastonbury Weather 2014: It's Going To Rain. Loads.
Glastonbury festivalgoers are famously robust whatever the weather, packing willies, umbrellas and waterproof ponchos to ensure their heads don’t drop should the heaven decide to open. It Could Be A Muddy Glastonbury Festival. Photo: Getty...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 23 June 2014
5 Things You Can Do With Free Wifi At Glastonbury 2014
Glastonbury revellers will be able to enjoy free wifi this year thanks to a heard of special cows dotted around the festival. The EE cattle won’t be hard to spot. Artist Hank Kruger decorated them...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 23 June 2014
Glastonbury Founder Michael Eavis Defends Festival Headliners Metallica
Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis has defended the decision to have Metallica headline the festival this year. There has been growing opposition regarding Metallica performing at the festival by festival-goers who don’t feel a heavy...
By Sophie Miskiw in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2014
Metallica Will Be "Fantastic" At Glastonbury, Says Kasabian's Tom Meighan
Tom Meighan, lead singer of rock band Kasabian, has offered his two cents regarding the fuss that's been surrounding Metallica headlining at Glastonbury Festival. There has been a heated debate over whether the heavy metal...
By Sophie Miskiw in Music / Festivals on 13 June 2014
Jarvis Cocker: Metallica Could Be A Bit Abrasive
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker thinks Metallica's forthcoming headline appearance at Glastonbury could be ''a bit abrasive''.The frontman has voiced his concerns about the metal act topping the bill at Worthy Farm later this month and thinks...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 June 2014
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