Mumford & Sons, Biffy Clyro and Deadmau5 for RockNess

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added: 29 Jan 2012 // by: newsdesk 

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First acts announced for RockNess 2012 with Mumford & Sons, Biffy Clyro, Deadmau5, Ed Sheeran, Justice and many more heading to the Scottish Highlands from 8th to 10th June.

This year there's going to be a new way of getting to RockNess for festivalgoers around the UK: The RockNess Express is a specially chartered train departing London picking up festivalgoers in Birmingham, Derby, York and Newcastle before arriving in Inverness where they'll get priority access to the festival site before anyone else arrives.

8th, 9th and 10th JUNE, 2012 LOCH NESS, SCOTLAND

ROCKNESS 2012 LAUNCHES TO THE SOUND OF MUMFORD & SONS * BIFFY CLYRO * DEADMAU5 * ED SHEERAN * JUSTICE

PLUS ALSO CONFIRMED IN FIRST LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT
METRONOMY * NOAH AND THE WHALE * WRETCH 32 * FRESH / LIVE * AZEALIA BANKS * BEARDYMAN * DEATH IN VEGAS * CHIC featuring NILE RODGERS * ETIENNE DE CRECY * TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS * BUSY P * GESAFFELSTEIN * RITON * THE CUBAN BROTHERS * FILTH djs * POLYMATH * COUNT CLOCKWORK

AND
THE INAUGURAL ROCKNESS EXPRESS...
ALL ABOARD.SCOTLAND HERE WE COME!

In what will surely be the most fun journey of the summer, THE ROCKNESS EXPRESS makes its exciting debut this June and marks the Year of Creative Scotland. This specially chartered train will depart from London Euston, picking up festival goers at Birmingham, Derby, York and Newcastle, before delivering the up-for-it party people to their final destination of Inverness.

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Biffy Clyro reveal double album details

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added: 18 Jan 2012 // by: Noise11 

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Ambitious, stadium-rocking Scots Biffy Clyro say their new double album will be rather eclectic.

The trio broke through in 2010 with their single 'Many Of Horror' (from their fifth studio album, 2009's Only Revolutions) hitting the UK top ten and getting covered by X-Factor winner Matt Cardle as 'When We Collide'.

They've been touring the world with acts like Foo Fighters and Metallica and playing monster rock festivals while also preparing their follow-up album, which has now been confirmed as a double album.

Frontman Simon Neil told BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, that it will be a 20-song double album which will include keyboards, strings, 'Phil Collins-type' electronic beats, and even veers into a mariachi sound.

Neil said, 'It sounds dangerous when you say it out loud but we're trying to explore writing songs in a different manner,' although he did reassure fans that 'We're not going to throw every song we've ever done on it ' it's not that kind of double album.'

There is still no prospective title or release date for it, but the band have been confirmed for the Isle Of Wight Festival in June so it would be auspicious to have new material out by then.

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Soundgarden, Biffy Clyro and Tenacious D confirmed for Download

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added: 18 Jan 2012 // by: newsdesk 

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Seminal American rock legends SOUNDGARDEN have been confirmed to perform at this year's DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL in Donington Park, it was announced today. This will be their first UK performance since 1996 and the first time that Soundgarden have played Download (or Donington!). Soundgarden, one of the forefathers of the renowned Seattle alternative rock scene in the 90s, reunited last year following a 14-year hiatus, and is set to release a brand new album later in the year. Download takes place 8-10 June and is headlined by The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath.

A further 13 acts have been announced to play Download to ensure the festival's 10th anniversary is its biggest and best weekend yet! Scottish rockers BIFFY CLYRO bring their incendiary live show to Donington for the 5th time in their career, whilst TENACIOUS D - Jack Black and Kyle Gass' comedy-tinged rock act ' and London Electronic / Dubstep duo CHASE & STATUS LIVE will both make their Download debut, the latter as special guests to The Prodigy. They will be joined by the biggest names in contemporary metal ' LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and MACHINE HEAD ' who all return to Download for more ferocious action on the stage and in the mosh pits.

Thrash icons ANTHRAX, who celebrated their 30th anniversary last year, return to Donington for this year's Download, as well as YOU ME AT SIX, the UK rockers who have gone from strength to strength with most recent album Sinners Never Sleep reaching No. 3 in the UK charts.

Famed for their Guinness World Record Attempt for 'Largest Circle Pit' at Download 2009, DEVILDRIVER will play the festival for the third time in support of new album Beast, along with American metalcore act AUGUST BURNS RED and the highly creative and eclectic DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT. Download 2012 will also see the reformation of UK rockers LITTLE ANGELS and Californian hard rock band UGLY KID JOE.

Weekend tickets for Download 2012 are now on sale from www.downloadfestival.co.uk ' subject to availability. Weekend ticket prices for Download 2012 will remain the same as the prices for Download 2011 until midday Monday 30th January 2012 when all ticket types will go off sale. All tickets will go back on sale at 5pm Monday 30th January 2012 with Weekend tickets increased to 2012 prices. Festival organisers encourage fans to take advantage of this offer while it lasts.

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