Yesterday saw Maid Of Stone Festival 2026 announce their Day 12 of their 12 Days of Xmas. This completes the 2026 line-up and look forward to a most excellent Mote park debut for Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts. Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts is the project led by Tuk Smith, formerly […]
The penultimate Day of Xmas Maid Of Stone Festival announcements brings a Mote Park debut for Girlschool.Formed in London in the late seventies, Girlschool became one of the most prominent bands to emerge from the NWOBHM movement. A top 5 hit, tours with the biggest names in rock and collaborations with Motörhead and, more recently, […]
Hannah Wicklund, the US artist known for strong guitar work, vivid blues influences and a live sound that carries real force, joins the growing line-up for Maid Of Stone Festival 2026.Anyone interested in modern blues-driven rock with character should mark her slot on their clash-finder next summer.Hannah will perform on the main stage on Sunday […]
Velvet Rush have been rising quickly in Germany’s modern rock scene with a sound built on sharp riffs, clean production and a mix of blues-tinted rock with alternative influences and contemporary hard rock. Last year Maid Of Stone introduced Parker Barrow to UK rock fans who immediately took them to heart. We have a feeling […]
Fresh off celebrating 40 years in heavy music and still touring with the same fire she had in the Warlock era, Doro has spent this year hammering European festivals, releasing new music and proving that she’s still one of the most commanding voices in heavy music. The Queen of Metal reign. About Maid of Stone […]
Maid of Stone launches its 12-day run of artist announcements with two huge names stepping into the Sunday spotlight for 2026: Uriah Heep and The Almighty. Both bands will take headline positions on Sunday 19 July, bringing one of the festival’s strongest final-day line-ups to date. Uriah Heep arrive as British rock pioneers, with over […]
Now in its fourth year, Maid of Stone Festival returns to Mote Park with its most ambitious announcement to date. Heavy metal icons Saxon will top the bill on Saturday 18th July 2026. Recently reformed The Temperance Movement will headline Friday 17th July, supported by US southern rockers A Thousand Horses, FM, and Anthony Gomes—the […]
Review: Maid Of Stone Festival – Day 3 Mote Park, Maidstone (Sunday July 20th, 2025) Reviewer – Phil Honley Photographers – Phil Honley & Dan Mann And suddenly it’s Day 3, we won’t mention aching feet, honest! I had seen Absolva both as part of Blaze Bailey and running on their own. I much prefer […]
Review: Maid Of Stone Festival – Day 2 Mote Park, Maidstone (Saturday July 19th, 2025) Reviewer – Phil Honley Photographers – Phil Honley & Dan Mann And so we reach Day 2, are your feet sore yet? First up Jack J Hutchinson, a festival regular wherever you may be with, Glastonbury this year, perhaps Download […]
Review: Maid Of Stone Festival – Day 1 Mote Park, Maidstone (Friday July 18th, 2025) Reviewer – Phil Honley Photographers – Phil Honley & Dan Mann A great choice to open up proceedings on the first day with southern rockers Hillbilly Vegas at the earlier time this year of 1:30pm. Only two stages this year, […]
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