Radio 2 in the Park news: Def Leppard and Bryan Adams set to headline, line-up revealed
Radio 2 in the Park is a music festival that has been going on every year since 2011 and has had many huge names over the years performing at the show.
This year the festival will be held in Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex from Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7 and the lineup has been released ahead of the event.
Bryan Adams and Def Leppard have been set to headline Radio 2 in the Park 2025 along with other artists featured in the lineup to also perform, writes Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa.
Radio 1 Big Weekend Headliners - Touching tributes and Sam’s faulty Fender
Radio 1’s Big Weekend is one that rarely disappoints; the event, that is available to watch either in person or streamed through the BBC themselves, has in recent years provided viewers with the company of artists such as Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Charli XCX.
This year the Big Weekend has been hosted in Liverpool, with Sam Fender, Tom Grennan and Mumford & Sons headlining among other headliners and surprise acts.
Here, Music News Blitz’s Charlie Gardner provides a rundown on some of the memorable moments from each day this time around.
Coachella 2025 gave the stage to icons and issues on the first weekend
Coachella 2025 wrapped its first weekend with a kaleidoscope of performances, surprise collaborations, and cultural statements that left the desert buzzing.
Kendal Calling: What to Expect From The ‘Glastonbury of the North’
The pure elation that comes from setting up your tent and opening that first ‘tinnie’ is enough to persuade anyone to sell an arm and a leg just to secure a ticket at one of the many music festivals in the UK.
Surely there’s nothing that could top that, right?
Glastonbury Festival 2025: Prodigy always ‘start the dance’ and put on a show
The line-up for Glastonbury 2025 is now out for everyone to get excited about, and there are some epic dance bands like Leftfield taking the stage at Worthy Farm this summer.
Fatboy Slim will be spinning the crowd into a frenzy on Friday, while the legendary Leftfield are set for a sizzling Saturday performance.
But Music News Blitz’s Charlie Gardner is most excited about the dance act who will be part of the line-up closing the Festival on Sunday - The Prodigy.
Glastonbury Festival 2025: The headliners, the heritage, the myth and the music
Glastonbury 2025 will take place at Worthy Farm in Somerset from June 25-29 this summer, with The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo taking the headline slots.
Matty Healy's 1975 will be headline for the first time on Friday night, while US star Rodrigo will close the Festival on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night.
Neil Young will take to the stage on Saturday evening, with Charli XCX, Raye, Biffy Clyro, Alanis Morrissette and The Prodigy also set to entertain Glastonbury’s masses.
Meet the Music News Blitz team part one: Best gigs, worst gigs and Festival bucket lists
The Music News Blitz content team is a heady mix of Bob Dylan, Prodigy and Beatles fans - but you don’t know them from Adam, so it’s time to introduce them.
Content Editor Harvey Cotterill is taking on the role of front man, but he has a brilliant backing band, so let’s find out what floats their musical boats in part one of our editor intros…
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