Lineup Roundup: Lolla Stockholm, Summer Nights At The Bandstand, Lowlands, Extrema Outdoor Belgium

Live Nation has announced eight new artists for the second edition of Lollapalooza Stockholm, the Swedish edition of the popular festival.

Playboi Carti, Afrojack, Showtek, Martin Solveig, Ego Kill Talent, LAW, SHY Martin and Tusse join an already impressive lineup that includes headliners Post Malone, Pearl Jam, The Killers and Kendrick Lamar.

Foals, Stereophonics, Supergrass and Primal Scream have been announced as headliners for Kendal Calling 2020, which takes place July 30-Aug. 2 at Lowther Deer Park in the British Lake District.

Also performing at Kendal Calling’s 15th edition will be Blossoms, Craig David presents TS5, The Kooks, Dizzee Rascal, You Me At Six, Johnny Marr, Jade Bird, and many more.

For the first time, the main stage at Kendal Calling will host comedy, in the form of Bill Bailey.

Festival director Andy Smith called it “our most staggering lineup yet.

“We have been trying to get Foals on the bill for many years, and it’s long been a dream to have Supergrass and their very large back catalogue of hits joining us – the first album I ever bought.”

Regular Music has announce the line-up of this year’s Summer Nights at the Bandstand, which takes place between July 30 and Aug. 15 at the iconic Kelvingrove Bandstand in Glasgow, Scotland.

Suzanne Vega, Belinda Carlisle, Rufus Wainwright, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Van Morrison, KT Tunstall, Rick Astley, Richard Hawley, Primal Scream, King Creosote – From Scotland with Love, The Jesus & Mary Chain, and Edwyn Collins and Altered Images will take the stage during the two weeks.

Primal Scream are on twice, Aug. 11-12.

Mark Mackie, director of Regular Music, commented: “Kelvingrove Bandstand has such a fantastic atmosphere and the feedback we have had from both artists and audiences is that they have a great time just being there. They really are unique and special nights under the stars.”

Rock Werchter, Belgium’s most famous festival, just keeps no adding names to an already impressive bill.

The latest additions are Rex Orange County, Miles Kane, Fontaines D.C., Banks, Loyle Carner, Jake Bugg, Parcels, girl in red, Agnes Obel, Alec Benjamin, Phoebe Bridgers, Cavetown, LP, Richard Hawley, GoGo Penguin and Jehnny Beth.

55 artist have now been confirmed for Rock Werchter 2020, which takes place July 2-5 this year. The headliners are Pearl Jam, The Strokes, Kendrick Lamar and System of a Down.

55 is also the number of artist Lowlands Festival confirmed in its first wave of acts.

The list includes Amelie Lens, The Chemical Brothers, Foals, Georgia, Lewis Capaldi, Liam Gallagher, London Grammer, Michael Kiwanuka, Octo Octa b2b Eris Drew, Sam Fender, Stormzy and more.

A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, which is the festival’s full name, takes place at Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands, Aug. 21-23.

UK music institution Printworks London announced that it will host the main stage at Extrema Outdoor Belgium, when the festival celebrates its 10th anniversary May 29-31. 

Some 70,000 people across three days are going to be treated to headline sets by Amelie Lens, Armand Van Helden, Hunee, Joseph Capriati, Maceo Plex, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Pan-Pot, Richie Hawtin, Sasha & John Digweed, Solomun, Stephan Bodzin, Tale Of Us, Todd Terje and many more.

The main stage at Extrema is called Distrikt 5. It will host some of techno’s most sought-after talent, including Joseph Capriati, Joris Voorn, Solomun, Maceo Plex, Âme b2b Dixon, Patrice Bäumel and a live set from Recondite.

Liam Gallagher, the resurrected Village People, Michael Kiwanuka, and Bring Me The Horizon are amongst the latest confirmations for Danish festival Tinderbox, which takes place in Odense, June 25-27.

Also newly confirmed are Kesi, Snoh Aalegra, W&W, Regard, and DallasK. They join previously confirmed AJ Tracey, Armin Van Buuren, Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Meduza, Parov Stelar, Post Malone and more.

Tindebox is promoted by Down The Drain Group, which recently secured investment from Superstruct. 

The group also promoted NorthSide Festival in the Danish city of Aarhus, June 4-6. 

NorthSide 2020 will welcome Massive Attack, former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon, Little Simz, Green Day, Johnny Marr, Lukas Graham, Robyn, Weezer, White Lies and more.

Brian Nielsen, director of both events, said to welcome Massive Attack at NorthSide was “a dream come true.” 

The makers of immersive club night Foreverland have announced the Fantasy Fairground Festival, which will premiere at Dreamland in Margate, England, June 20-21.

The lineup will feature Example, Wilkinson, My Nu Leng, Macky Gee, Skepsis, James Hype, Joel Corry, Endor, Majestic, Tough Love, Cloonee, Nathan Dawe, Artful Dodger, FOOR, General Levy, Jaguar Skills and more.

Foreverland was founded in Bournemouth, England, in 2015. It’s a club night concept featuring surreal themes, full venue transformations, and walkabout characters that add to the musical expertience.

NOS Primavera Sound Porto promises a lineup that has “never been as rich and as diverse as it will be at its 2020 edition,” which marks the ninth installment of the festival.

From June 11-13, Porto’s city park will host Tyler, The Creator, Lana Del Rey, Pavement delivering one of their only two worldwide reunion concerts, FKA twigs, Beck, Bad Bunny, and King Krule.

63 artists from 21 countries in total are expected to perform at the Portuguese offshoot of Primavera Sound, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Pol’and’Rock, by its own admission the biggest non-commercial open-air music festival in Europe, celebrates its 26th edition, July 30-Aug. 1 in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland.

Clutch, While She Sleeps, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Dropkick Murphys, and more will perform on the main stage, which is one of five stages at the completely free event that completely relies on sponsors and volunteers to make it happen.

City music festival Tramlines returns to Sheffield, England, July 31-Aug. 2.

Headliners have been revealed as Ian Brown, Catfish and the Bottlemen, and Madness.

25 more confirmed acts include The Kooks, DMA’s, Pale Waves, Dizzee Rascal, The Hives, The Fratellis, La Roux, The Pigeon Detectives, Easy Life, The Snuts, The Sherlocks, Twisted Wheel, Sister Sledge, The Big Moon, Lucy Spraggan, Sundara Karma, The Magic Gang and more. 

Tramlines Festival operations director Timm Cleasby commented: “I’m proper excited for us to bring this line up to Sheffield. Big names for Sheffield’s biggest party. Gettin’ the F.E.A.R. with Ian Brown on Friday Night, right through to Sunday Madness, It Must Be Love. With some of Yorkshire’s finest bands too, I Hate To Say I Told You So, but it’s going to be Bonkers. See you in the park.”

Lizzo and Dave will join the list of live performers at the 40th BRIT Awards ceremony, Feb. 18 at the O2 Arena in London.

Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Lewis Capaldi, Mabel and Stormzy were already confirmed earlier.