T in the Park announcement

First T in the Park headliner announced

image from get me in

The Libertines have been announced as the first T in the Park headliner.

Tonight, 29th January, it was confirmed that the band will play the festival.

After playing shows at the Barrowlands last year, it was clear that the four piece are popular amongst the Scottish crowds.

The band have signed a record with Virgin/EMI and front man Pete Doherty confirmed to NME that a new album is to be recorded at Karma Studios in Thailand.

The announcement of the Libertines is certainly interesting. With talk of them headlining Reading and Leeds, does this T in the Park announcement rule that out?

Not necessarily.

2014 saw Arctic Monkeys headline both T in the Park AND Reading and Leeds, hopefully Libertines do the same.

We will find out who the second Reading and Leeds festival headliners are on Monday, we shall see if the Libertines will grace Yorkshire and Berkshire with their presence.

T in the Park information here.

Reading and Leeds information here.

BBC Radio 6 Festival

High profile bands set to entertain Newcastle/Gateshead

image from www.bbc.co.uk/6music

BBC Radio 6 Festival has announced a second year for a weekend of well known bands.

2015's event sees bands such as the Maccabees, Jamie T and Interpol play Newcastle's O2 Academy as well as Gateshead's Sage.

Acts have been getting announced all day and the excitement and shock is getting ridiculous.

Amongst the first acts were The War On Drugs and Interpol, a fantastic scoop for the region. They will play the Newcastle O2 Academy on February 20th. They will play alongside MOGWAI after they were announced later this evening.

The Saturday of the festival (which clashes with the NME Awards tour, featuring Palma Violets and Slaves) is possibly the greatest day of the weekend.

One of the breakthrough acts of 2014, Royal Blood, have been announced to play at the festival. They sold out the Riverside in seconds in October last year so expect a packed crowd there.

Alongside Royal Blood, the announcement of back from the wilderness the Cribs has sparked excitement amongst music fans!

Hot Chip, Maximo Park, and others will be present on the Saturday alongside Royal Blood and the Cribs.

This day will certainly be a must for all music lovers.

After not having a Newcastle date on their upcoming UK tour, it will be a dream to catch them live.

Closing the festival on the Sunday will be the Maccabees. Similar to the Cribs in the sense that they have been vacant for years, Maccabees are fresh from supporting Kasabian and ready to play new material.

Also playing on the Sunday is Jamie T. He sold out Newcastle's Academy in November last year so it will be interesting to see the reception he receives.

Jamie T and Royal Blood are joined by Mercury Prize winners Young Fathers, Glass Animals, and the Charlatans to name but a few!

EXCITING!

Tickets go on sale this Friday and are extremely limited!

BE QUICK!

Noel Gallager Anti-Tout Approach

Noel Gallagher announces intimate London gig

Photo from NME. No infringement intended.

Noel Gallagher has announced a special intimate gig at The Dome in Tufnell Park, London, with his High Flying Birds.

However, unlike the rest of the tour, fans have to apply for tickets before being able to buy them.

Tickets will be £25, a bargain for such a musical genius.

Gallagher (or his ticketing people behind the scenes) has cleverly put in place measures that will prevent touting from occurring. Tickets for his tour have sold out and are going for stupid money.

To gain admission into the Dome, fans MUST present:

• confirmation email
• the card used for payment
• photographic identification

as well as these measures, tickets are strictly limited to TWO per person and CANNOT be sold.

Is this too extreme?

In my opinion, no.

I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say I despise touting. Fair enough, sometimes fans can't attend the gig and must resell to get their money back, but when tickets are being sold for triple the face value it is disgusting.

There are few things worse than wanting to see your favourite band but the only available tickets being quite simply unaffordable.

It is always going to happen and it is a part of the 'gig scene' nowadays.

There is the argument that anyone who wants them badly enough will be up and ready for the time they go on sale, but when a gig sells out instantly there isn't really much of a choice.

So, to wrap up this post, bravo and hats off to Noel Gallagher for selling tickets in this way. We shall see how effective it is and if this is the future of selling gig tickets to prevent touting.

Registration is open now here : Noel Gallagher Intimate Show

Leeds Festival - Announcement

Leeds Festival - More Acts To Be Confirmed

Today it was confirmed that more acts will be announced for Reading and Leeds on 2nd February.

This can go two ways (for me) - brilliantly because a band/bands are announced that I love, or horribly in the sense that once again only one act I like is confirmed.

After the first announcement I was left feeling a bit gutted, yet I still bought my ticket for the festival as it will be incredible regardless of acts.

So who could be the next act announced?

There has been a lot of speculation recently about the Libertines and scrolling through Twitter it seems that people are convinced it will be them. However, I don't want to get my hopes up and left feeling bitter.

It will be difficult for Reading & Leeds to get a better line up than Isle of Wight Festival (Fleetwood Mac, Black Keys, the Prodigy), but I'm sure organisers won't let us down!

I have a feeling (hardly concrete evidence) that the Prodigy will be announced on February 2nd, where they will play is a different matter.

The Prodigy have a new album coming out and also a headline UK tour so it is very possible.

Could they headline the main stage? Maybe. However, I'd say it would be more likely they headline the NME/Radio 1 tent, sort of like a follow up to Disclosure's 2014 headline set at that stage.

My thoughts on bands that will be announced both 2nd February as well as the final announcement:

Main Stage:

The Libertines

The Strokes

Kaiser Chiefs

Mumford and Sons

Florence and the Machine

Fall Out Boy

Black Keys

NME/Radio 1 Stage:

Foals

Tame Impala

The Prodigy

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Palma Violets

Catfish and the Bottlemen

Vaccines
Peace

Mac Demarco

The Wombats

Maybe these bands are too much to ask for, but I think that there is a fair chance that many could play at the festival.

Who would you like to see at the festival? Let me know via Twitter : @cal4evereverwww.twitter.com/CAL4EVEREVER

Peace - Happy People

Happy People, happier fans..

Photo from Sam Koisser's Twitter.

Birmingham four piece Peace will soon be releasing their second LP - Happy People.

This is the follow up to In Love, one of the funkiest and grooviest records you'll ever hear, and if the demand for In Love on vinyl is anything to go by, expect these to be on eBay and Discogs for stupid money.

Peace are also heading out on tour over the next few months. Many of these dates are sold out so the lucky few who got tickets will hear the band showcasing tracks from Happy People.

When tickets for the tour went on sale, customers had the option of pre-ordering limited edition signed copies of the new album.

Of course I got mine on vinyl, rather foolishly however I ordered the standard edition rather than deluxe. With the order being part of the ticket & album bundle I couldn't correct this.

Seeing that I could get an extra 8 tracks on the deluxe edition, I ordered it again but this time made sure it was on deluxe. So now I'm expecting both editions of the record.

I have to spend (waste) my student loan somehow...

Sam Koisser (the best member of the band) posted a photo on his Twitter recently showing boxes full of records ready to sign - this has made me (and no doubt hundreds more) very excited for Happy People!

If you haven't ordered yours, you will regret it when they're going for five times the price on eBay...

BUY YOURS HERE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT