Mad About Rock

  Thursday 12 November 2026: The truth is finally out there as Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival on the planet, returns for its 24th edition as DLXXIV. Announced today are three huge headliners – blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Evanescence – and more than 100 other names. Download will return to Donington Park, the spiritual home of rock, on 9-13 June 2027. Tickets are on sale now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk . Bigger, better and bolder than ever, Download XXIV promises unmissable headline sets from blink-182, the kings of pop punk, making their Download debut; the mighty Bring Me The Horizon, doing a victory lap after their unbelievable headline set in 2023; and the iconic Evanescence, fronted by goth-rock goddess Amy Lee, the festival’s second female-led headliner. They will all perform on the UK’s biggest festival stage. The stacked line-up features something for everyone, from huge artists to electric newcomers. Unveiled today are more than 100 band...

  GRAMMY® Award-nominated, multi-platinum rock band Fall Out Boy is gearing up for a massive 2027 with the announcement of their Twilight of the Punks global headline tour, the biggest of their career, with 36 dates performing at stadiums and arenas across Europe, the UK, and North America in 2027. The announcement comes alongside the band’s long-awaited return with a brand-new song “ACES” which marks their first new original single in over three years - now available HERE via Atlantic Records and joined by an official music video HERE . Promoted by Live Nation, the Twilight of the Punks Tour kicks off May 17 at Prague’s O2 Arena, launching a 15-date European and UK leg before heading to North America in July. Spanning 11 countries, the European and UK run will take the band to arenas in Budapest, Milan, Madrid, Lyon, Brussels, and Mönchengladbach, followed by stops in Glasgow, Dublin, and Manchester. Highlights include a massive June 5 performance at London’s Tottenham Hotspu...

  OZZFEST, the iconic global touring hard rock music festival launched by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, is set to return to its spiritual UK home at The National Bowl in Milton Keynes on Saturday 10 July 2027. The announcement comes off the back of the 30th anniversary of the first OZZFEST in 1996, and will be the first since the passing of the late global rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and his historic farewell concert Back to the Beginning in 2025. Previously held at The National Bowl in 1998 and 2001, including its first ever UK edition, OZZFEST’s 2027 edition promises to keep the flames alive with a lineup curated by Sharon Osbourne, to be revealed soon. OZZFEST is also returning to the U.S. on Saturday, September 11, 2027 at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA (where OZZFEST launched in 1996), followed by the highly anticipated first edition in Mexico City, MX Saturday, September 18, 2027, at Estadio GNP Seguros. Early Bat tickets went on sale on Friday 6 November at 10am G...

  Middle Eastern heavy rock titans WINTERBURN have released their high-octane new single and accompanying music video, 'The Abyss'. Watch the video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKT-L2SEguE Listen to the band on Spotify here - https://open.spotify.com/artist/29IUPsbzFEXyPmliu3Kc7m . Fronted by acclaimed guitarist and vocalist Naser Mestarihi, who is the first West Asian/Middle Eastern artist endorsed by iconic brands Gibson Guitars and DR Strings, WINTERBURN stand as a leading force in the Middle East’s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal scene. Alongside Bahrain’s premier rhythm section, Mohammed Al Meshkhas (bass/vocals) and Abdulla Abul (drums), the group has built a formidable reputation for unadulterated, high-octane rock ’n’ roll. Drawing critical acclaim from esteemed media outlets including Classic Rock Magazine, Metal Hammer, and Rolling Stone, WINTERBURN ’s status as a premier live act was cemented when they were handpicked to open for Guns N' Roses in Bahrain, ...

  Many bands dream of having a successful career that spans four decades, but few bands actually reach that kind of milestone. Many bands aren't MESHUGGAH. Ever since their inception in Umeå in 1987, the extreme metal pioneers have carved an illustrious career path brimming with innovation, aggression, defiance and impact, cementing them as one of the most important and influential bands the genre has ever produced. The boundary pushing icons will reach their 40th anniversary in 2027; an occasion that calls for commemoration. The band are proud to announce part of that ceremony in the form of 'The Forty-Year Anomaly', a huge headline tour of Europe and the UK that takes them to some of the biggest stages they have ever performed on. Across twenty dates, MESHUGGAH will take their mind-bending sonic onslaught to venues all over the continent, ending with a performance at London's revered OVO Arena Wembley. Support comes from special guests Periphery and Vildhjarta. Ticket...

UK modern metalcorers SLEEPWALKER recently dropped their new single, 'Phantom Pain', accompanied by an official music video (see below).  The track is lifted from their incoming new EP, Vol I: Eclipse, out Friday 22nd January 2027. Listen to the band on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/53XwtJIdI9ehyJtlUeyx9e   The band exclusively offered up the tracks that have greatly shaped their sound: The Plot In You - My Old Ways "Landon's vocal versatility and brutally honest lyrics have inspired me since 2017. Seeing someone embrace vulnerability shaped how I wanted to write for SLEEPWALKER, and the fact so much of The Plot In You's production happens in house made that influence even stronger." Blue October - Fear "A left-field influence, but this song genuinely reminded me never to let fear dictate my life. Justin Furstenfeld's ability to turn personal hardship into something universally relatable is incredible, and it's the kind of ho...

  Bruce Dickinson and his solo band return to live action next year with a string of highly-anticipated headline shows and festival appearances across Europe, enigmatically entitled PsychoGod. These performances – split across the summer and autumn – will be the first solo shows by Dickinson since he wrapped up his critically acclaimed The Mandrake Project Tour in Brazil in September 2025 after 71 shows across three continents. Having spent most of 2026 on Iron Maiden duties, he still found time to record brand new material with his band comprising guitarists Chris Declercq and Philip Näslund, bassist Tanya O’Callaghan, keyboardist Mistheria and drummer Dave Moreno. Bruce Dickinson comments, “What we do is real and that’s so important right now. A real drummer, a real bass player, real guitarists, real keyboards – AI can only copy, it can only pretend. It can never be in love, and it can never play. This band? They can really play!" These upcoming shows promise to showcase a wh...