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RIP Michael Jackson - Tributes at Glastonbury

June 26th, 2009

Following the sad news of the death of Micheal Jackson, tributes were made to him at this weekends Glastonbury Festival.

The King of Pop was a legend and first to acknowledge his talent at Glastonbury was Gabriella Climi, who sang lines from his hit, Billie Jean.

Speaking to the BBC, Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis called him a “truly great artist”.

She added: “There will be tributes all over the site, all weekend”.

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis added: “You realise what a fantastic legend we’ve lost, the like of which we can’t really replace.

“As an exponent of song and dance, no-one came close.”

Already, Amazon’s top 10 selling CD’s are all by Michael Jackon with his special edition ‘Off The Wall’ leading the top of the chart, with his collection of top video hits - Number Ones also taking the number 1 spot on the dvd charts.

RIP Michael.

 

Download Festival 2009 Weather Forecast - Donington

June 7th, 2009

Weather forecast for Download Festival 2009 at Donington Park

The weather for Download Festival is looking very favourable and there’s only a slight risk of rain and plenty of dry warmish weather.  As ever, please remember to pack sunscreen and possibly a hat to keep covered up - nowt worse than a sore sunburnt hungover head!

Here’s our weather forecast for Download 2009:

Friday 12th June: Bright start with temperatures between 15 and 17.  Clouding over later on, making it a cool night so wrap up warm in those tents.

Saturday 13th June: A fair bit of cloud to start the day with, although temperatures should be slightly warmer than the previous day at around 18.  The sun will be poking through at various times of the day, so please make sure you’ve got hats, sunscreen etc.

Sunday 14th June: Glorious start to the final day of Download and a great chance to top up your festival tan.  Plenty of sunshine throughout the day, with just a slight breeze to cool things down.  Temps could go as high as 20 today, so please slap up and keep that hat on.

Download Festival takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire from June 12th to June 14th.  The lineup for Download includes Faith No More, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Def Leppard, Korn, ZZ Top, Limp Bizkit and many more.

Tickets for Download 2009 sold out in record time and are now only available from fan to fan ticket exchanges such as Seatwave.com or eBay.

 

Download Festival 2009 Full Lineup

June 7th, 2009

Just under a week to go until Download 2009 at Donington Park and what a lineup!

Headlining are Faith No More, Slipknot and Def Leppard and joining these are The Prodigy, Trivium, Motley Crue, Anvil, Pendulum, Korn and many more.

Download Festival takes place at Donington Park in Leicestershire from June 12th to June 14th.  Tickets for Download 2009 sold out in record time and are now only available from fan to fan ticket exchanges such as Seatwave.com or eBay.

Download 2009 Lineup

13 Riots
69 Eyes
A Day To Remember
Anvil
Architects
Attack! Attack!
Auger Bane
Backyard Babies
Billy Boy Poison
Billy Talent
Black Spiders
Black Stone Cherry
Blackhole New Device
Bleed From Within
Bring Me The Horizon
Buckcherry
Chris Cornell
Clutch
Dear Superstar
Def Leppard
Deviildriver
Dir En Grey
Dissolved In Linchpin
Don Broco
Down Hatebreed
Dragonforce
Dream Theater
Duff Mckagan’s Loaded
Esoterica
Facecage
Faith No More
Fall From Grace
Fei Comodo
Fightstar
First Strike
Five Finger Death Punch
Flood Of Red
Forever Never
General Fiasco
Go Audio
God Forbid
Hardcore Superstar
Hexes
Hollywood Undead
Hostile
Hunting The Minotaur
In Case Of Fire
In This Moment
Japanese Voyeurs
Jett Black
Journey
Karma To Burn
Killswitch Engage
Korn
Lacuna Coil
Lauren Harris
Lawnmower Deth
Limp Bizkit
Logan
Loverman
Manraze
Marilyn Manson
Meshuggah
Middle Class Rut
Million $ Reload
Mötley Crüe
My Passion
No Americana
None The Less
Opeth
Papa Roach
Parkway Drive
Pendulum
People In Planes
Pulled Apart By Horses
Racous Jays
Ripper Owens
Sabbat
Sacred Mother Tongue
Serpico
Sevendust
Shinedown
Skin Tesla
Sleepercurve
Slipknot
Soho Brides
Staind
Static X
Steadlür
Steel Panter
Stone Gods
Suicide Silence
Sylosis
Symphony Cult
The Answer
The Auteur
The Blackout
The Computers
The Crave
The Ghost Of A Thousand
The Instigators
The Outcry Collective
The Prodigy
Therapy?
This City
Trigger The Bloodshed
Tripswitch
Trivium
Turbowolf
Twin Atlantic Exit Avenue
Violent
Voivod
Volbeat
We Are The Ocean
White Man Kamikaze
Whitesnake
You Me At Six
Young Guns
ZZ Top

 

Weather for the 2009 Isle of Wight Festival

June 5th, 2009

Just a week left to the 2009 Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park in Newport on the Isle of Wight and the weather is on everyone’s minds.

Being southerly, the Isle of Wight does enjoy a fair bit of sunshine and good temperatures for most of the summer.

The 2009 Isle of Wight Festival takes place from Friday 12th June to Sunday 14th June and here’s our forecast for those three days and it’s looking good!

Friday 12th June: A bright start with just a hint of cloud and a slight breeze, becoming cloudier as the day progresses.  Temperatures expected to be between 12°c and 15°c.

Saturday 13th June: Some slight overnight rain may be evident on the ground, or that could well be that can of lager you kicked over before going to bed!  Slightly warmer than Friday, although it will be a cloudy for more of the day with the best of the sunshine appearing later on in the day.

Sunday 14th June: Sunday is the looking to be the best day of the festival, with zero chance of rain and plenty of sunshine.  A slight breeze will keep you cool with temperatures set to be around 15°c.

On the lineup for this years Isle of Wight Festival are The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Stereophonics, Neil Young, Pixies, Razorlight and many more.  See our full Isle of Wight Festival lineup page for full details.

Tickets for Isle of Wight Festival have all sold out and are now only available through fan to fan exchanges such as Seatwave and of course, eBay.  Ferry tickets are needed to get to the Isle of Wight and are available to purchase online here.

Have a great festival and remember that suncreem and a hat!

 

Glastonbury 2009 Weather Forecast

June 4th, 2009

Just three weeks to go until the 2009 Glastonbury Festival and each year the hottest topic is ‘what will the weather be like at Glastonbury Festival?’.

The weather for any festival can play a major part in your fun, although some people do prefer a muddy festival!

Whilst the festival gates open on the Wednesday, here’s our Glastonbury weather forecast for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the festival itself.

Glastonbury Festival Forecast (Forecast as at 4th June 2009)

Thursday: A warm start to the festival with just a bit of cloud around.  Temps expected to be around 16-20.

Friday: Early cloud will make way for a sunny afternoon with just a slight breeze.

Saturday: Mostly sunny with very little chance of rain.  Temperatures could be as high as 22° C, so please ensure you’ve packed some sunscreen and a hat.

Sunday: A cloudy but warm start to the final day at Glastonbury, with just a slight chance of rain throughout the day.  Temperatures around the 18-20° C mark.

Glastonbury Festival takes place at Worthy Farm in Somerset from the 24th to 28th of June and tickets for Glastonbury 2009 have now all sold out.  The lineup for Glastonbury 2009 includes Bruce Springsteen, Blur, Neil Young, The Specials, Madness and many more.

 

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