Beatday 2009 News

BLOC Weekend 2010: Rated!
Butlins, Minehead - 12-14 March

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Hammerfest 2010: Rated!
Pontin's Holiday Centre, Prestatyn - 11-13 March

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Big Day Out (AUS) 2010
Sydney Showground, Australia

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Keep on Truckin': Truck Festival's journey from Oxford to America
The organisers on their most ambitious project so far

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Well, blow me down! Rich Bryan on the return of Bearded Theory
'Don't forget a beard, a tent and a razor!'

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South West More - SW4's Danny Newman on expanding the festival
'The big question has to be "why we didn't join the days sooner?"'

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The Big One: Altitude Festival 2010
Meribel, France - 20-26 March

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Outcast to Outkast: the rise of hip hop at UK festivals
We look at how rap is finally being accepted at summer bashes

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Are aging headliners limiting festivals' musical progression?
Matt Miles asks if we should be out with the old, in with the new...

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The Big One: Hammerfest 2010
Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales - 11-13 March

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Introducing... The Ticket Trout!
He's been trawling the net for the best ticket deals!

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Is grunge set for a revival at festivals this summer?
We send writer Jamie Skey down memory lane to find out

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