Hove Festival

News - 6th Febraury - LOSTPROPHETS HEADING TO HOVE THIS SUMMER!
Now do you think maybe it has scribbled for us, but think again. We just tuned Welsh spring, in honor of the first band out this week: Lostprophets. Many of you have wanted and asked for this band since 2007, so it is with great pleasure that we can publish the finest rock band Wales has to offer right now.

Ever since its inception in 2000, Lostprophets have been considered as one of the most important hard rock groups in England, and has sold a total of over 4 million records worldwide. They have topped the album charts in Britain, won a whole bunch of Kerrang Awards and toured the world countless times with other bands such as Deftones and Linkin Park. Alternative rock, alternative metal, post-hardcore, nu metal. A pet band that has known many genres, and Lostprophets music you can really hear the band's various influences. From punk and heavy metal, aggressive rock and almost catchy poprefrenger. Did you like Linkin Park at Hove last year, you will melt when you hear these guys live.

In April, Lostprophets release their fifth album, Weapons, described as its so far very, very best. The first single "Better Off Dead" (which you can hear here) was the BBC described as "the hottest record in the world" and is like a shot of the cardboard. Believe us, Lost Prophet's going to take off at Hove this summer!

News - 2nd February - ED SHEERAN JOINS HOVE FESTIVAL LINE UP!
As a comet appeared Ed Sheeran on pop-star sky, with its straight forward pretty acoustic pop, full of nerve and presence.  2011 will always to be remembered as the year when Ed Sheeran broke through for the full pitchers. With the album + and songs like "The A Team," "You Need Me" and "Lego House" he reigned on charts around the world, but do not believe for a moment that this is easily bought success. Since 2005, the now 21-year-old Ed worked as a brand to spread its unique musical talent. In 2009 he played 319 concerts alone!

News - 17th December - LOADS OF ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT YEAR'S FESTIVAL!
As we are now approaching Xmas, organisers have released the first wave of acts for 2012 as well as putting tickets on sale!

Some of the acts include - Skrillex, Active Child, August Burns Red, Devildriver and Iceage! For full details click the LINE UP tab above.
 

2012 LINE UP

Active Child      
August Burns Red     
Beirut      
DevilDriver     
Iceage      
Jonas Alaska     
Kreayshawn     
Lemaitre     
Mac Miller     
Male Bonding      
Maribel     
Real Estate     
Skrillex     
Summer Camp      
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
ED Sheeran
Lostprophets
 

HISTORY

Hove Festival (Norwegian: Hovefestivalen) is a music festival held on the island Tromøy outside of Arendal in southern Norway. It was held for the first time from 26-30 June 2007.

The Hove Festival is a new festival for all people believing that combining the best artists with on site camping, nature, beaches, water and idyllic surroundings for the ultimate festival experience. Hove Festival will be setting new standards for environmental awareness. Not only because they want to preserve the beautiful nature that surrounds the festival, but because they believe that a music festival can make for an interesting way to increase environmental awareness, both with their audience and their partners.

There is no age limit to the festival, as with other Festival Republic festivals, children under 12 are admitted free.

Hove Festival - Line Up 2010
Linkin Park (Us), 30 Seconds To Mars (Us), All Time Low (Us), Jimmy Eat World (Us), Blood Command (No), John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen (No), The Vaccines (Uk), Honningbarna (No), Chase & Status (Uk), The Strokes (Us), Kasabian (Uk), Jenny & Johnny (Us), Young Dreams (No), Tinie Tempah (Uk), Freddie Gibbs (Us), Salvador Sanchez (No), Brandon Flowers (Us), Bright Eyes (Us), Kylesa (Us), Robyn (Se), Big Boi (Us), Dj Quik (Us), Architects (Uk), Soilwork (Se), Protest The Hero (Can), Magnetic Man (Uk), Anna Calvi (It/Uk), Kaizers Orchestra (No), The Mars Volta (Us), The Bronx (Us), Rumble In Rhodos (No), Ofwgkta (Us), Curren$Y (Us), Jesse Jones (No), Deadmau5 (Can)

Hove Festival - Line Up 2010
Muse, Paramore, Alexisonfire, Kvelertak, Them Crooked Vultures, Biffy Clyro, Two Door Cinema Club, Angels Motel, Empire of the Sun, Beach House, Ellie Goulding, The Pink Robots, Kakkmaddafakka, Brodinski, Delphic, Navigators, Japandroids, Strange Days, Dizzee Rascal (UK), Gallows, Every Time I Die, A Day To Remember, Social Suicide, Florence and the Machine, Massive Attack, Nas & Damian Jr. Gong Marley, Martina Topley Bird, Nico D, As I Lay Dying, Heaven Shall Burn, Atreyu, Shot At Dawn, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, The Drums, Pony The Pirate, Pendulum plus many many more…..