Things we learned over the last seven days: Every major outfit — or, at very least, System of a Down, Foo Fighters, Portishead, The Cure, and Coldplay — will be returning next summer, Kings of Leon will never go away, Paolo Nutini is considered a headliner in Scotland, Coachella needs to call a plumber, and with the exception of Bestival, every European festival shares the same headliners.
Intrigued? Then scroll below and check out our weekly Festivals in Brief recap. Also, don’t forget to bookmark Festival Outlook and/or follow us on Twitter. That way you won’t have to wait until Wednesday before getting your festival fix.
News:
— System of Down will their end four-year long hiatus next summer by playing a bunch of European festivals.
— Thanks to Robert Smith and Brian Wilson, Bestival sets itself apart from most other European festivals.
— The annual emo roadshow known as Warped Tour will return in 2011. This time with tube socks.
Lineup Additions:
— Coachella: Interpol (Expected), Cold War Kids (Rumored)
— Bonnaroo: Florence & The Machine (Rumored)
— Ultra Music Festival: Deadmau5, Adam Beyer (Expected)
— Summer Camp: Initial lineup announced, including The Avett Brothers, moe., Umprhey’s McGee, STS9, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and Daedelus
— Rock Am Ring & Rock Im Park (Germany): System of a Down and Kings of Leon confirmed as headliners
— Nova Rock (Austria): System of a Down confirmed as headliner
— Download Festival (UK): System of a Down and Avenged Sevenfold confirmed
—Benicà ssim (Spain): Added Portishead
— Bestival (UK): Initial lineup announced, including The Cure, Diplo, 65daysofstatic, Robyn, and Crystal Castles
— Rock Ness Festival (Scotland): Chemical Brothers, Kasabian, & Paolo Nutini confirmed as headliners
— Hurricane & Southside Fests (Germany): Initial lineup announced, includes Blind 182, Chemical Brothers, Friendly Fires, and Two Door Cinema Club
— ATP’s I’ll Be Your Mirror (UK): Added Grinderman
— Roskilde (Denmark): Kings of Leon confirmed as second headliner
— Pinkpop (Netherlands): Coldplay confirmed as headliner
— Rock Werchter (Belgium): Coldplay and Iron Maiden confirmed as headliners
— Evolution Festival (UK): Iggy and the Stooges and Plan B confirmed as headliners
— Bloc Weekend (UK): Added Daedelus, Drop the Lime, Four-Tet, Magnetic Man, Roska
— Lollapalooza Chile: Sigur Ros (Rumored)
— Byron Bay Bluesfest (Australia): Added Jethro Tull, Booker T, Nat Cole & The Kings, and Wolfmother
— Isle of Wight (UK): Added Tom Jones
— Vans Warped Tour: 2011 dates announced
— Mayhem Fest: 2011 dates announced
— Exit Festival (Serbia): 2011 dates announced
— Quebec Summer City Festival: 2011 dates announced
— Mariposa Folk Festival (Canada): 2011 dates announced
— Newport Folk Festival: 2011 dates announced
— Meltdown Festival (UK): 2011 dates announced
