Interviews

Well, blow me down! Rich Bryan on the return of Bearded Theory
A year on from a tornado destroying the main stage at Bearded Theory, we catch up with organiser Rich Bryan to discuss the resolute festival, it's strongest and most ambitious event yet and, of course, the whole beard thing...
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Jeff Mills and more for Glade Festival 2010
A slew of new acts announced - buy tickets!

Easy Star All Stars confirmed for Beat-Herder 2010
Joined by Utah Saints, Chew Lips, Django Django and more

The Wailers announced for Rhythm Festival 2010
Joined by Gandalf Murphy And The Slambovian Circus of Dreams

DJs for Escape Into The Park VIP area revealed
Neil Navarra, Ed Kurno, more - buy tickets!

Slam Dunk extends to Bournemouth and Glasgow
New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio, Four Year Strong - buy tickets!

Sigur Ros' Jonsi announced for Bestival 2010
Joining Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal, Flaming Lips and more

South West More - SW4's Danny Newman on expanding the festival
South West 4 organiser Danny Newman discusses extending the festival to two days, the plans for Get Loaded In The Park and the acts that are still eluding them...
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Road To V Winners' festival debrief
Living the dream for one weekend, we caught up with triumphant Road To V winners Underline The Sky and Last Republic to see how their opening performances at V Festival went down.
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Getting fruity: Peaches before Get Loaded In The Park
With a live show that's as unpredictable as her wardrobe, dirty-mouthed singer Peaches speaks ahead of her Get Loaded In The Park appearance...
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Ash @ Kendal Calling 2009
Dirty underwear, exploding amps and enlisting seven-month-old babies into the band were the hot topics of conversation when Gemma Fraser met Ash at Kendal Calling 2009.
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Stuart Galbraith - Sonipshere's comeback king
The legendary rock promoter talks candidly to Steve Jenner about his masterplan for Sonisphere, life after Download, the joys of working with Axl Rose and why being ousted from Live Nation was the best thing that ever happened to him.
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Nile Rodgers @ Camp Bestival 2009
Taking shelter from the rain backstage, Justin Madgwick met legendary guitarist, writer, singer and producer Nile Rodgers.
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Rob da Bank @ Camp Bestival 2009
VF's Justin Madgwick and David Houlihan caught up with Bestival supremo Rob da Bank in a rare spare moment at Camp Bestival.
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Vince Power - the Benicassim boss
In part two of our trilogy of interviews with festival Godfather Vince Power, we chat about Benicassim, backstage swimming pools and his plans for the Spainish event...
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Vince Power - Hop Farm's Godfather
VF's Steve and Dan were granted the privilege of a rare audience with the self-proclaimed 'Godfather of Live Music' - a man whose very name strikes fear and awe into the hearts of many grown men we have encountered over the years...
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Download 09: Shinedown
Ruth Booth caught five minutes with slightly merry vocalist Brent Smith and guitarist Zach Myers from new US rock exports Shinedown before they hit the Second stage at Download 2009.
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IOW Festival 2009: John Giddings
With the Isle of Wight Festival basked in glorious sunshine and the event in full flow, we caught up with boss John Giddings to see how it was all going...
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RockNess 09: Alabama 3
Steve Jenner grabbed an enlighenting backstage chinwag with Alabama 3 leader Larry Love (aka Rob Spragg), ahead of the band's roof-raising set at RockNess festival in Scotland.
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