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Every year in the lead up to the line-up for Glastonbury being announced; the ‘who will play’ rumour mill goes into full swing. Every act under the sun will be associated with the festival and the older and more obscure the act the more people want it to be true.

Last year had a host of people wanting to play the festival including Take That! It has become something of a need to play ay Glastonbury since Jay-Z played. More and more artists and bands are now thinking of the publicity it will bring them instead of really wanting to add tom the Glastonbury experience.

Saying that the first major rumour of the year would be quite a good one to become reality. Ronnie Wood of the rolling stones has been supporting rumour that the Rolling Stones will be playing Glastonbury next year. At a recent awards ceremony Ronni spoke of how the band was getting along and said there would be a chance of some gigs in 2010.

Ill keep my eyes peeled!

The first ever Creamfields Abu Dhabi is set to take place on the 11th December 2009. The festival will take place at the Emirates Palace and will consist of a main stage and some arenas. This is the first time Creamfields have landed in the Middle East. I must admit it is a bit of a surprise for me. I wouldn’t really associate dance music with the far east which is quite short sighted of me as Trance music is very big in Israel and has been for a long time, Goa Psy trance is a music genre all of its own.

Never the less, they have a great line-up of talent on show with more acts to be confirmed.

Underworld
Calvin Harris (live)
Erick Morillo
Sasha
Deadmau5
Marco Carola
Laidback Luke
Sebastien Leger

Apart from the major players who are probably already planning their 2020 festivals there are some of the small players that are still busy making plans. Guilfest is a festival that takes place 16th, 17th & 18th of July in the grounds of Stoke Park, Guildford. Guilfest has been operating for the last 18 years which makes it one of the longest running festivals in the UK. The festival is a mixture of live music, street theatre and children’s entertainment.

The festival is made up of 6 arenas which includes 2 main stages, a dance tent, a rock tent and an acoustic stage. Past acts include people like X-Press 2, the Plumb Dj’s and the scratch perverts. The Main Stage has had a truly broad array of acts ranging from Katie Melua, UB40 to Pink Floyd to Kosheen.

For the last 10 years once a year there are a few slopes in Mayrhofen that are taken over and turned into party central. Every year it grows and it grows and in 2010 they have got the biggest lineup to date, I am talking about of course Snowbombing! From the 5th to the 10th of April the pasty will be rocking and the slopes should be on avalanche high alert! The snow resorts are always well known for the partying that goes on after dark, you have to keep warm somehow!! But once Snowbombing rolls into town there will be snow skiing aloud as i would hope nobody is in a fit state to do so!

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