More Acts Announced For Hop Farm

by Lucy Howell 17. April 2012 18:00

The Hop Farm Music Festival have released the latest acts to be gracing the stages with headliners BOB DYLAN (UK exclusive), PETER GABRIEL AND THE NEW BLOOD ORCHESTRA (UK exclusive) and SUEDE (UK festival exclusive), they include Richard Ashcroft, Kool and the Gang and Randy Crawford.The festival ... [More]

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Sir Bruce Forsyth Plays 1st Festival Show At Hop Farm

by Lucy Howell 13. April 2012 17:17

The entertainment icon and legend that is Sir Bruce Forsyth has been confirmed to play his 1st festival appearance at this year’s Hop Farm Music Festival.The festival, which takes place Fri 29th June – Sun 1st July, welcomes Sir Bruce to the festival where he will be performing with hi... [More]

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Hop Farm First Line Up Announcement

by Lucy Howell 2. April 2012 16:29

Hop Farm 2012 will take place Friday 29th- Sunday 1st July. The line up so far looks like this;BOB DYLAN (UK exclusive)PETER GABRIEL AND THE NEW BLOOD ORCHESTRA (UK exclusive)SUEDE (UK festival exclusive)DAMIEN RICE (UK festival exclusive)PRIMAL SCREAMMY MORNING JACKETMAXIMO PARKPATTI SMITH AND H... [More]

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Feis Festival 21st Anniversary With Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, Gaslight Anthem + More

by Lucy Howell 30. March 2011 14:56

London Feis has announced Irish legends Thin Lizzy, fronted by Ricky Warwick of The Almighty and reggae impresario Jimmy Cliff will play on Sunday 19th June, whilst The Gaslight Anthem will play on the Saturday. The festival has also confirmed Paul Brady, Eddi Reader, Hothouse Flowers ... [More]

FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Hop Farm Festival - Blondie, Van Morrison, Ray Davies + Bob Dylan - 2nd - 3rd July 2010

by Miranda Heneghan 6. July 2010 23:08

There’s nothing better that escaping the sights and sounds of London on a Friday evening straight after work. Unfortunately this is easier said than done as we crawled along at snail’s pace in the gig-mobile, clock watching and fearing we might completely miss the festival. After what se... [More]

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FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Bob Dylan, Ray Davies, Mumford & Sons, Pete Doherty + Seasick Steve @ Hop Farm Festival, Kent - 3rd July 2010

by Shannon Andreucci 5. July 2010 16:29

BOB DYLAN Bob Dylan was an influential pioneer of unconventional, unrefined and imperfect singing, but as he approaches his looming 70s and his voice is corroded by time and cigarettes, I’m afraid he can no longer get away with it. Although the Sixties deity kept his long-serving fans e... [More]

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Harper Simon Single Release + Tour Dates

by Gig Junkie 8. June 2010 10:22

Wishes and Stars single released 21st June 2010 on [PIAS] Recordings"these are 10 cleverly written, elegantly played and beautifully song pieces of pop craftsmanship" Uncut **** 'Debut Album of the Month'"adopting the various styles of American folk-rock cheerfully and unselfconsciously... it's a ... [More]

Tags: harper simon, tour, single release, paul simon, bob dylan, leonard cohen

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Legendary Rock Photographer Jim Marshall Has Died

by Gig Junkie 25. March 2010 11:47

74-year-old American rock photographer Jim Marshall passed away in his sleep last night, just a day before he was due to take part in an event at New York's Morrison Hotel Gallery, which will now show a memorial of his work instead.The photographer was best known for his iconic pictures of music l... [More]

Tags: jim marshall, the beatles, the rolling stones, bob dylan, the who, jimi hendrix, john coltrane, john mayer, lenny kravitz, ben harper

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Willie Nelson Announces 2 Uk Dates In June

by Gig Junkie 9. March 2010 14:48

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Tags: willie nelson, stardust, american classic, bob dylan, norah jones, dave matthews, uk tour

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The Great, Annual (And Obligatory) Christmas Music Debate.

by Mark Grainger 4. December 2009 00:34

Is there a more contentious issue in popular music today than the annual Xmas song debate? Okay, yes there probably is, but now the rest of the world acknowledges that Cheryl can’t actually sing, GaGa is overrated and Bono is a tool, our attentions must turn to the age old topic of w... [More]

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