Category: Festivals

Morrissey to play Firefly Music Festival in Delaware this summer

Morrissey to play Firefly Music Festival in Delaware this summer

Morrissey will perform at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Del., this summer, marking the former Smiths singer’s first U.S. concert appearance since scuttling an American tour last summer due to illness. The June 18-21 festival’s lineup was announced today, and it also features Kings of Leon, The Killers and more.

The Replacements reunion heads to Europe for shows in U.K., Spain, The Netherlands

The Replacements reunion heads to Europe for shows in U.K., Spain, The Netherlands

After a sporadic run of festival dates and one-offs across North America in 2013 and 2014, The Replacements are crossing the pond for at least three shows in late May or early June, with the band adding gigs in Amsterdam and London to follow a previously announced slot at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona.

The Jesus and Mary Chain to perform 'Psychocandy' at Levitation fest in Austin, Texas

The Jesus and Mary Chain to perform ‘Psychocandy’ at Levitation fest in Austin, Texas

The Jesus and Mary Chain have announced the first of hopefully many U.S. performances of Psychocandy in the form of an appearance next May at the Austin Psych Fest’s three-day Levitation festival. JAMC will play the album in full on a bill that also features The Flaming Lips, Spiritualized and Primal Scream.

Watch 90 minutes of footage from US Festival ’83: INXS, The Clash, Oingo Boingo and more

Watch 90 minutes of footage from US Festival ’83: INXS, The Clash, Oingo Boingo and more

Take a trip back to the 1983 installment of the US Festival — a four-day event over Memorial Day Weekend that year that drew an alleged 670,000 music fans into the middle of nowhere in California — with this 90-minute collection of footage from the fest’s “New Wave Day,” featuring performances by The Clash, INXS, Oingo Boingo, The English Beat and more.

Cabaret Voltaire promises 'no nostalgia' at first performance in 22 years

Cabaret Voltaire promises ‘no nostalgia’ at first performance in 22 years

Cabaret Voltaire will perform live for the first time in nearly 22 years this August when the group — “a lineup now consisting solely of machines, multi-screen projections and Richard H. Kirk” — plays a set at the Berlin Atonal Festival that will feature only new material and “no nostalgia.”

Watch: BottleRock Festival pulls the plug on The Cure during 'Why Can't I Be You?'

Watch: BottleRock Festival pulls the plug on The Cure during ‘Why Can’t I Be You?’

It’s well-documented that The Cure likes to play long, even in festival settings. Friday night, the band headlined the BottleRock Festival in Napa Valley, Calif., where they were given a two-and-a-half hour time slot… which apparently wasn’t enough. Check out video of Robert Smith and Co.’s abrupt ending.

The Cure to headline Riot Fest in Toronto, Chicago and Denver this September

The Cure to headline Riot Fest in Toronto, Chicago and Denver this September

The Cure’s penchant for topping festival bills continues as Robert Smith and Co. were announced this evening as the headliners of all three Riot Fests — set for Toronto, Chicago and Denver this September — joining the band’s appearance at Bottle Rock in Napa Valley, Calif., this month.