The event, which will see the band play a headlining slot on June 30, takes place later this summer and will also see live sets from the likes of the Rolling Stones and Arctic Monkeys. Speaking about the 'pressure' to be perfect at the festival, frontman Marcus Mumford told Absolute Radio:

"Glastonbury is this big old juggernaut and its legacy is huge. We're playing the night after the Stones and of course it comes with a different kind of pressure. One that we're up for I think, otherwise we wouldn't have said yes. It's such a big deal for any English band, it is just kind of the biggest deal."

The band will also perform on July 6 at London's Queen Elizabeth Park and added that they're so glad to be home after breaking the U.S. market: "It's funny being a musician, because if you're not doing gigs then you're generally sitting at home and none of us are really sit at home kind of people, so we're quite enjoying busying ourselves this summer."

"We wanted to focus on England a bit more, we'd been in America a lot the last year or two. The summer's all about the UK, so we're really excited."

Watch the band perform a live radio session here:

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The US rockers will play the Boucher Road Playing Fields shindig on August 14 as they hit the summer festival circuit.

Whilst no other acts have yet been announced, tickets for the Kings of Leon day will go on sale on Friday (April 12).

Head of Marketing for Tennent's Northern Ireland Nicola McCleery said in a statement: "We're incredibly excited that Kings of Leon will be taking to the stage at the festival this August, as we're sure our fans will be. They're one of the finest bands in the world and a phenomenal live act, and I'm sure they'll treat us to an unmissable set. We'll have more news on the rest of the line-up next month with many more top acts in store - details will be revealed very soon!"

Kings of Leon are also confirmed to perform at this year's V Festival in England in August.

The veteran band are due to headline the event on June 29 as they play the iconic event for the first time in their illustrious career.

However, it appears that not all of the band wanted to play the massive shindig, with Watts admitting to the Guardian that he doesn't like playing festivals. The 71-year-old sticksman said:

"I don't want to do it. Everyone else does. I don't like playing outdoors, and I certainly don't like festivals. I've always thought they're nothing to do with playing. Playing is what I'm doing at the weekend. That's how I was brought up. But that's me, personally. When you're a band...you do anything and everything. But Glastonbury, it's old hat really. I never liked the hippy thing to start with. It's not what I'd like to do for a weekend, I can tell you."

He added: "The worst thing playing outdoors is when the wind blows, if you're a drummer, because the cymbals move...it really is hard to play then."

The Rolling Stones' Glastonbury date is part of their '50 and Counting' tour which will see the band hit North America and London's Hyde Park this summer.

The UK's ONLY independent, boutique 3-day green field jazz festival has announced it’s full line up of artists that will be performing in the beautiful grounds and great halls of the stately and family home Burton Agnes

Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival,

Burton Agnes Hall, East Yorkshire, YO25 4NB

July 5th, 6th and 7th 2013

www.burtonagnes.com

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Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival returns for a 7th consecutive year – the UK's ONLY independent, boutique, 3-day green field jazz festival.

Set against a peerless backdrop of the beautiful grounds and great halls of the stately and family home Burton Agnes Hall, the Festival has the most perfect of settings and was featured in the Daily Telegraph’s top UK festivals for 2012.

The Festival will once again showcase some of the UK’s finest jazz and blues acts in the most stunning, magnificent and serene of surroundings, creating a beautiful and intimate festival experience for all.

A varied line up of funk, traditional jazz, blues, dreamy vocals and everything in between will grace the courtyards and stages. Festival goers will be mesmerized with its diverse and premium bill, which brings together jazz greats and international legends alongside cutting edge and new artists.

The Hall's East Lawn hosts the Festival’s main stage, with rolling fields behind and pristine woodland to the side.

Inside the Hall, intimate acoustic performances mix with original Elizabethan carvings and French Impressionist art to create an inimitable festival experience.

The old stableyard will hum to the strains of rhythm and blues guitar during the weekend, too.

Local food and drink feature strongly at the festival, and festival goers can indulge in home-baked treats, barbecued local meats, freshly prepared meals and salads grown in the neighbouring walled garden.

In the beer tent, the award winning Wold Top beer is on tap, brewed just five miles away from the festival site.

A campsite in the field adjacent to the Hall offers welcome hot showers and panoramic views of the Yorkshire Wolds for those wishing to pitch a tent for a night or the whole weekend.

With its safe and easygoing vibe, there is plenty on offer for children including a Children’s Corner with play area, 15 acres of magical gardens to explore including a walled garden with maze, jungle garden and giant games, and a woodland walk with sculpted forest creatures to find. Free face painting and balloon artistry also keep the children amused while the grown-ups enjoy some of the finest jazz and blues music in the UK.

All these elements help to create a one-of-a-kind, family-friendly experience that will see Burton Agnes Hall once again welcoming some of the finest Jazz and Blues artists from across the UK and beyond.

“Possibly the most enjoyable jazz concert I've ever attended.” The Independent

“Tis the musical equivalent of a Sunday stroll through the grounds of a stately home…you won't find more beautifully serene surroundings this side of Woodstock for such an experience”

All Gigs – Festival review

Tickets for the 2013 Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival are on sale now, and the prices are discounted until May 31st.

You can order online from the festival website: http://www.burtonagnes.com/Jazz_Festival/Tickets_and_Prices.html ,

 by phoning Burton Agnes Hall estate office weekdays 9am to midday on 01262 490 324, and also by visiting Burton Agnes Hall's courtyard shops at Burton Agnes, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 4NB.

2013 TICKET PRICES
(Discounted prices in brackets for purchases before 1st June)

Weekend Ticket

Adult £60 (£50)

Concessionary: OAPs, season ticket holders and students £58 (£48)

(Families need only buy 1 concessionary ticket for all children 12-15 years old - under 12’s FREE)

Friday Evening 6pm – Midnight

Adult £30 (£25) / Concessionary £28 (£23)

Saturday Day 11am – Midnight

Adult £45 (£40) / Concessionary £43 (£38)

Saturday Evening 6pm – Midnight

Adult £35 (£30) / Concessionary £33 (£28)

Sunday Day 11am – 6pm

Adult £35 (£30) / Concessionary £33 (£28)

Camping Voucher - One voucher required per tent, caravan or campervan.

Each camper must have a WEEKEND festival ticket.
Friday 3pm – Monday noon £40 (£35)

Friday Evening

6:30 - 7.45pm - Octopus - This eight piece band of seasoned professionals will play us in with classic swing. Fabulous arrangements of big band classics.

8:15 - 9.45 - Cherry-Lee Mewis -  Blues powerhouse meets hillbilly boogie from this five foot, power-house, singer songwriter and her smokin' hot band. Recent highlights for Cherry include being 'Artist in Session' on Paul Jones' BBC Radio 2 show, a headline slot at Hebden Festival and two nominations for Best Original Song at the British Blues Award.

Late Night Sessions Courtesy of the Beverley Arts Trust

10.00 - 10.45pm - Harri Watts Band- An eclectic mix of jazz, folk and fusion featuring some blistering electric violin. Expect some infectious rhythms and lots of toe tapping plus some great Yorkshire humour.

11.00 - 12.00 midnight - Cadenas Vivaz- Six piece latin, soul party band who will ensure that the first night of the Festival ends with a heady blend of salsa, soul, rock and roll and anything else they can think of on the night. Watch out for some familiar songs given a very special treatment.

Saturday

1:00 - 2:25pm - The Lemon Monkeys (Matt Smith and Carlos Olmos) - London based jazz guitar duo performing a mix of soul, funk, jazz and blues

2.45 - 4:15pm - The Potter Ensemble-  A new ensemble of a jazz quartet of bass, piano, drums, sax and a string quartet of violins, viola and cello. Playing a variety of contemporary jazz, Duke Ellington, standards and original compositions, under the stewardship of bass player and jazz educator Paul Baxter.

4:35 - 6:05pm - Gwyneth Herbert - One of the most creative and striking performers currently working on the UK scene, Gwyneth’s soulful, seductive voice is something quite special, bringing sophistication to the singer/songwriter material, and a wonderful “edge” to the occasional Jazz number
'One of the country's most exciting talents' Sunday Times 'Remarkably gifted performer' Guardian 'Majestic-voiced' Jazz UK

6:30 - 8.00pm - A celebration of Kenny Ball, performed by his Jazzmen and son Keith Ball – “At Burton Agnes we were saddened to learn of the death of jazz legend Kenny Ball. Kenny was to play on 6th July at the Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival with his Jazzmen. The show will go on; Kenny’s Jazzmen will perform celebrating his life and work, with vocalist Keith Ball, Kenny’s son, stepping into his father’s shoes as the frontman.”

Kenny Ball died on 7th March 2013 as a jazz legend. He had more UK top 30 hits than any other jazz artist, no fewer than 20 albums on sale, a Billboard Gold Microphone Award, and an honorary citizenship to the city of New Orleans.
Kenny achieved worldwide fame during the 'Trad Jazz Boom' of the 60s. Beginning with 'Samantha' in 1960, and most notably with 'Midnight in Moscow' that reached number 2 in the UK and US charts and sold more than one million copies.
Kenny played for over 50 years all around the world.
Kenny's son, singer Keith Ball, will step into his father's shoes as front man together with the Jazzmen to put on a musical, swinging show, aptly celebrating the great life of Kenny Ball.

 8:20 - 10:00pm - Simon McBride - Predicted to be the next Irish blues guitar hero in the footsteps of Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore, former Young Guitarist of the Year Simon McBride has undeniable guitar artistry combined with a fine voice and a real knack for creating memorable hooks and great melodies.

'Hugely accomplished' Mojo
'Blues rock par excellence' Classic rock
'McBride is now among the best blues-rock players anywhere in the world.' Guitarist Magazine

Late Night Sessions Courtesy of the Beverley Arts Trust

10.00 - 10.45pm - Lucy Marshall- 17 year old, self-taught pianist, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Worlaby, Lincolnshire. Having no particular genre, she has covered a range of music, as well as writing her own, to suit all tastes.

11.00 - 12.00 midnight - The Alligators- Appearing at the Festival for the fourth year running the Alligators will round off Saturday night with their high octane brand of no holds barred old school rhythm and blues. 

Sunday

12:00 - 1:30pm - Rob Law Quartet with Thom Whitworth - Rob Law is an accomplished piano player who has earned himself a reputation as one of the country's most exciting young artists. Guitarist Thom Whitworth has played with top players and won Young Jazz Musician of the Year. He is regarded by many as the new Pat McCarthy. Most jazz bands use either piano or guitar, and most piano and guitarists dislike playing with each other because they clash, so this combination is both exciting and unusual.

1:45 - 3.15pm - Trudy Kerr quartet- Hailed as ‘one of the country's most polished singers’ by The Times. Trudy's musical career break came when Ronnie Scott offered her a week at his club in 1995; she's performed regularly at the famous Soho jazzerie ever since.
Trudy has toured extensively at festivals and jazz clubs around the world and the UK. She has collaborated with many great musicians including Mulgrew Miller, Georgie Fame, Acker Bilk and Jamie Cullum. She also finds time to co-present BBC Across the South's Jazz Hour.
Trudy will perform music from her new album, The Rhythm of Life; a collaboration with her husband Geoff Gascoyne featuring exciting original material, songs from the ‘Great American Songbook’, and some lesser known gems.

3.30 - 4.45pm - 24 Pesos- 24 Pesos have a unique and energetic take on the Blues that has put them at the forefront of the new Blues scene in the UK. They were voted as 'The UK's most exciting and original Blues band' by Maverick Magazine. 24Pesos play original music, with deep understanding of the Blues history, virtuoso instrumentation, a joyous groove, real songs and enough energy to bring the house down every night. 

'One of the most exciting young bands in the UK' Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2

'Contemporary blues laced with greasy funk, never a dull moment' Freddy Celis, Rootstime
'Fast, furious and a whole lot of fun' Blues Matters Magazine

5.00 - 6.00pm - Ben Beattie's Jazz Essentials plus Simon Cunliffe-Lister - The driving force behind this band is saxophonist and pianist Ben Beattie. His compositions have been compared to the Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek. Jazz Essentials bring together a interesting mix of atmospheric jazz, blue grooves and soulful ballads. Although they take influences from many areas and eras of the jazz genre, they carry a unique sound that is sympathetic with earlier and contemporary areas of music. They offer a sincere and genuine approach to their music-making by injecting a youthful vigour that creates a resounding and individual personality.  Festival organiser and saxophonist Simon Cunliffe-Lister will play out the weekend with Ben and his band.

Rebus comes out of retirement  to travel south to Beverley

 with author Ian Rankin!

Once again the Beverley Folk Festival has struck gold with the return to the event of the international best selling author, Ian Rankin. He will be bringing with him John Rebus, who once again returns to foil the crime world.  Rankin’s first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents.

In his second visit to the festival, Rankin will be reading from, and talking about, his latest award winning novel “Standing in Another Man’s Grave”. The book brings back memories of his friend and the inspiration for the title of the book, the late great Jackie Leven, who also appeared at the festival with Rankin on his first visit.  It celebrates twenty-five years since John Rebus appeared on the scene, and five years since he retired. On his return to the world of solving crime, he is as stubborn and anarchic as ever, and despite countless problems along the way, none are going to stop Rebus, not even when his own life and the careers of those around him are on the line.

Whilst celebrating the life of Jackie Leven in the book, Rankin will be joined at the festival by two of Jackie’s long-term collaborators, who will be contributing musically to the performance.

Deborah Greenwood was Jackie Leven’s partner in life and in music for the last 15 years of his life. She now works hard to curate the incredible legacy of the 300 songs that he left behind, and to help introduce more people each year to the moving and poetic world of Jackie Leven.

She is joined on stage by Michael Weston King to sing some of the songs that form the soundtrack to ‘Standing in Another Man’s Grave’, the title of which was taken from one of Jackie’s songs. Former leader of Alternative Country pioneers “The Good Sons” and now acclaimed solo artist, he is the very embodiment of the modern day troubador. His album, “I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier”, met with huge critical approval.  On record he has collaborated with Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmith, Jackie Leven, and the late, great Townes van Zandt, and has toured with Nick Cave, John Cale, Roger McGuinn, Steve Earle, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, and many more. Most recently he has joined forces with his wife, Lou Dalgleish to record under the name My Darling Clementine.  "MWK is like Britain's very own Rodney Crowell" UnCut .

The show will be a rare performance of the show which is a very special one for Rankin, and those who remember Jackie Leven, and the festival feels honoured to be able to present this unique event.

A local firm of chartered accountants, cba are thrilled to support Beverley Folk Festival’s 30th Anniversary by sponsoring this event.  Chris Brown, Senior Partner at cba explains:

“I have always enjoyed reading Ian Rankin’s novels.  Music has a massive influence on his writing and provides his character with inspiration which leads him to solve his cases.  I am also a great lover of music and enjoy venturing out during the Folk Festival weekend to see what’s on.  There is always something slightly un-expected and I hope local residents will visit the race course to see the festival at its new location.

Our firm has worked closely on a professional level with the Folk Festival for several years.  We enjoy supporting our clients and look forward to celebrating 30 years of the festival in Beverley and feel privileged to be part of the celebrations.”

For more information on cba accountants please follow @cbaAccountants or visit www.cba-partnership.com

Sunday 23rd June – 3.00pm

Beverley Folk Festival, Paddock View, Beverley Racecourse, York Road, Beverley, East   Yorkshire, HU17 8QZ

Limited Number of Tickets -  £14

Available online from www.beverleyfestival.com   Tel: 01377 217569

For further information on the festival go to the festival’s website www.beverleyfestival.com or by call the office on 01377 217569.

Single Event and Weekend Tickets can be obtained on-line from www.beverleyfestival.com

For further information on the festival go to the festival’s website www.beverleyfestival.com or by call the office on 01377 217569.

Single Event and Weekend Tickets can be obtained on-line from www.beverleyfestival.com

Day tickets available:  Friday  £30 Adults; Conc £27; Saturday/Sunday £45 Adults; £41 Conc

The pop icon is a role model to many, but it seems he's often dabbled in "substances" in the past.

Speaking to MySpace, the '20/20 Experience' star revealed that he recalls standing in fields listening to bands whilst out of it. He said:

"I've been to Coachella many times, on many different, um, substances. I've not remembered a lot of it, I'll leave it at that."

Timberlake continued: "Like, I stood in an open field and one year I saw Nine Inch Nails and the next year I saw Weezer and I was standing in the middle of the field, you know, like tripping my mind out."

As previously reported, the veteran rockers were announced alongside Arctic Monkeys and Mumford & Sons as the festival's bill-toppers.

The slot will follow on nicely from their 50th anniversary shows in London and the US last year, which were hugely popular.

Speaking about the announcement, guitarist Keith Richards said: "We all had such a ball last year, and the energy between the band is so good. We can't wait to play Glastonbury."

Ronnie Wood added: "I've been using all my persuasive charm on the boys for a few weeks now. Really pleased to be doing it. Can't wait to be getting out on that stage at Worthy Farm."

He was recently confirmed to perform at Glastonbury Festival, but joked to the Daily Star newspaper that he doesn't keep tabs on his shows because it helps him to stay calm if he doesn't know:

"I don’t have any idea what festivals I’m meant to be doing."

"I get real confused what I’m meant to be doing from day to day but I’ve learned the less you know, the easier life is."

When asked what his dream stage show would include, the rapper confessed it would be an extravagant affair: "My dream show would have llamas, a rollercoaster, go-karts, a ball-pit for everyone to play in and a bunch of naked women."

His new album, 'Wolf', has now been unveiled and he will perform at at London's O2 Islington Academy tomorrow night (March 30).

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