UK Music Festivals Guide 2015: Everything You Need To Know About This Summer's Hottest Events

Your guide to best festivals this summer, including who is playing where, line-up ads, and Dates for your diary how to get your hands on tickets ...

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Where will you be taking your wellies this summer? Festival, Cream fields, Reading or Leeds?

Wherever we go, stay tuned here for all the gossip, the line-up ads and more as we begin the countdown to the 2015 summer festivals.

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Wireless Festival 2015:

This year marks the tenth year of the Wireless Festival and is set to be its largest, however, with an extra day added to the event usually three days.

Expect to see thousands flock to north London for one of the biggest festivals of the city based on the country.

Where: Finsbury Park, London

When: June 28 between 3 and July 5, 2015

Tickets: Wireless tickets at viagogo

Wireless tickets through Onlineticketspot.com

Headline acts: Drake, ASAP Rocky, Avicci, Kendrick Lemar, Nicki Minaj

Who is at stake: Clean Bandit, David Guetta, Rita Ora, Labrinth, Mary J Blige, Jessie J, Jess Glynne, Katy B, Public Enemy, Chance the rapper, Charlie XCX, Childish Gambino, Gorgon City, Wretch 32, Chico better know.

CMA Music Festival 2015 Announces Headliners

Keith Urban, Eric Church, Alan Jackson among 21 acts playing nightly shows at LP Field in Nashville

Keith Urban and Little Big Town Karen Fairchild, performing here at the 2014 CMA Music Festival are among the headliners for the 2015 festival.

Each summer, the CMA Music Festival takes over the clubs, conference and NFL football stadiums downtown Nashville. It's like the own version of Country Music South by Southwest, less barbecue buffets and pedal steel guitar arrangements.

Some of the best moments occur during off hours, like the time Charlie Worsham Krispy Kreme donuts brought his 10 a.m. concert fan club, or late-night duo Marty Stuart Travis Tritt at the Ryman Auditorium. Still, the evening concerts at LP Field have always been the bread and butter of CMA Fest, attracting crowds as large as 50,000. Attending these concerts stadium is like getting the latest education in the past of country music and present, with a handful of rock & roll cameos- the appearance of Richie Sambora with Zac Brown Band last year in Lenny Kravitz fish out of water established in 2013 - thrown in for good measure.

Today, the CMA LP revealed the lineup for this year's festival, which begins on Thursday, June 11 and runs until Sunday 14. Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Neal McCoy, Oak Ridge Boys, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Cole Swindell, The Band Perry, Keith Urban, Zac Brown Band, and Wynonna and Big Noise are scheduled to take the big stage, with a maximum of six events for each night.

Who is missing from the list of elite country? Garth Brooks to begin with. Almost a decade ago, Brooks signed autographs for 23 consecutive hours during the festival of 1996, while their fans ordered breakfast in line and patiently waited their turn. Apart from a private performance for the Seminar Radio Country festivities last week, however, Brooks has yet to schedule their first shows in Nashville since December 2010, when he staged a week of concerts at the Bridgestone Arena to help raise money for flood repairs. Similarly, Shania Twain, who announced his farewell tour this morning, is absent from the lineup.

Meanwhile, a series of acts that have played at LP Field in the past - including Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Jake Owen, The Band Perry and Tim McGraw - are also missing in action payroll this year. The same goes for Kenny Chesney, although to be one up the competition playing a much larger stage, the Georgia Dome, the same weekend.

The four-day tickets for CMA Music Festival, including access LP evening concert are sold out.

Lauren Laverne Talks About Sunderland Sounds At 6 Music Festival

Born in DJ Lauren Laverne SUNDERLAND says audiences can expect a rich variety of local artists when large heads alternative music festival BBC in the region.

The BBC broadcaster came home to announce that 6 Music Festival will be held on Tyneside next month.



"I think it's fantastic for the region as a whole that the festival will take place here," said former San Antonio School girl.

"And not only musicians, there will be plenty of local artists and arts groups that will be engaging and I think they will have a good time," he said.

Acts announced for the festival, which will take place in places like Sage Gateshead O2 Academy and from February 20 to 22, including Maximo Park, Neneh Cherry, Interpol, Sleater-Kinney, Hot Chip, Ghost Poet, The Fall, The Charlatans and more.

Emerging local artists will also provide a platform to showcase their sound in the festival.

Lauren, who regularly returns home to visit family in Wearside, has always been a strong supporter of the Mackem musicians.

"I am incredibly proud of where I am and I think there's some great music in the Northeast, as Brewis brothers (Field Music fame) and Lulu James," she said. "But when I play music on the show I play the music I like, it's not a conscious thing to play North East artists. They are played on its own merit."

Last year, Frankie and the heartstrings were invited to make a pop-up version of his Pop Shop in Fawcett Street Recs in the inaugural festival in Salford.

Lauren said: "I've been talking to the pop Recs guys and I really hope to participate again this year as they do is great I think you have asked to represent the shop again.”

Speaking of how the music of the Middle North has changed since emerged with Kenickie band in the 90s, he said. "The music scene is much more diverse now when we were about were very much the odd on the scene we had. Great support from friends, but many people did not think it was good to be a girl with a guitar and would ask 'but who writes your songs?' I do not think it would happen now. "

Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell was one of the local musicians at launch, which took place through a radio broadcast live from the University of Newcastle.

Kathryn, who is also professor of folk music at the university, said: "This is such a region with so many musical traditions of music and it's great that the festival goes here.

"Sunderland is doing incredibly well when it comes to producing new music. Still hearing these great bands, one after another, leaving Sunderland, is an exciting time for music.

"You have new acts such as The Lake Poets singing on shipbuilding and heritage. It's like cross-pollination because they appeal to an emerging public and popular audience."

* Tickets for the first day of 6 Music Festival will be on sale from Friday at 10 am, priced £ 25 Visit www.onlineticketspot.com or www.goticketsnow.com

Korean Stars Shine At Music Festival In Hong Kong

The two K-pop bands popular in Asia, Big Bang and EXO not disappoint his fans as it took home the top prizes at the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA 2014), held in Hong Kong December 3.

The Mnet Asia Music Awards is one of the main celebrations of K-pop music held annually by CJ E & M, one of the largest entertainment companies in Korea through its music channel Mnet.



The 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA 2014), one of the main celebrations of K-pop music held annually, is held in Hong Kong in December 3. This year the event was sponsored by UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay (CUP) focusing on growth and support global business of UnionPay.

Was held in Seoul annually since 1999 to 2008. Hong Kong was the host city since 2012. The event has attracted a wider audience East and Southeast Asia.

Stars of China, Korea and other Asian countries such as Andy Lau, Choi Ji-woo and Song Seung Hun, attended the celebration this year in Hong Kong.

The three major awards, including Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Artist of the Year in Asia, went to Taeyang of Big Bang and EXO. Taeyang also won the award for Best Male Vocal Performance.

The event features 18 awards, including Best Male / Female Group, Best Global Group - Male / Female, Best Male / Female, Best Dance Performance Men's / Women's groups, Best New Male Artist, Best New Female Artist, Best interpretation Band, Best Rap Performance, Best Vocal Performance Solo, Best Group Vocal Performance, Best Music Video Artist of the Year, song of the Year and Album of the Year.

This year the event was sponsored by UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay (CUP) focuses on growth and support global business of UnionPay. The CUP cardholders worldwide enjoyed exclusive privileges advanced ticket for the ceremony. Their services for the ceremony this year received positive reviews especially in Hong Kong and South Korea.

CUP gives priority to young consumers who are closest followers of popular culture. Many services, such as UnionPay Haigou platform for shopping abroad and UnionPay online payment services are designed to meet the consumption habits of the younger generation.