Singapore’s OCBC Titanium Presents Timbre Rock & Roots returns for its third year this March. The first line up announcement features legendary soul & funk superband Earth, Wind & Fire, the greatest rocksteady two-tone ska band of all times The Specials, multiple Grammy award winner Keb Mo and the return of the explosive Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and music legend Buddy Guy as performers. Festival details as follows:

Dates: 30th & 31st March 2012 (Friday & Saturday)
Venue: Marina Promenade (Singapore Grand Prix F1 tracks behind the Singapore Flyer), Singapore
Line Up (Day 1): The Specials (90-mins), Buddy Guy (75-mins), Keb Mo (75-mins) + more to be announced
Line Up (Day 2): Earth, Wind & Fire (90-mins), Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (75-mins) + more to be announced
Prices: DAY 1 – S$70 (Concession; Student & NSF only), S$90 (Early Bird), S$110 (Standard)
DAY 2 – S$70 (Concession; Student & NSF only), S$110 (Early Bird), S$140 (Standard)
Tickets: On sale via Sistic
Hotline: +65 6348 5555
Note: OCBC Exclusive priority booking period from 30th Jan – 12th Feb 2012. Public sales go on from 13 February 2012.
Website: rockandroots.com.sg
Promoter: Timbre Group

In anticipation of the festival, check out our review and photos from last year’s Timbre Rock & Roots!

Review: Timbre Rock & Roots, 15th & 16th April 2011 by Joanne L.
Photos: Toots & The MaytalS, Raw Earth, 53A, Imogen Heap, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, John Legend

Similar to Australia’s Laneway Festival, Future Music Festival is also branching out beyond its territory into parts of Asia for the first time and will make its debut in this region this March. The festival will appear in Malaysia, and the if the Australian line up is anything to go by, music fans are in for a treat! Festival details as follows:

Date: 17th March 2012 (Saturday)
Venue: Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia
Line Up (International): Chemical Brothers (DJ Set), Tinie Tempah, Chase & Status, The Wombats, Pendulum (DJ Set), Grandmaster Flash, Sneaky Sound System, Cosmic Gate, Eddie Halliwell, John 00 Flemming, Super 8 & Tab, Zane Lowe, Alex Metric, Azari & III, The Potbelleez, Kid Sister, Holy Ghost!, The Stafford Brothers, Ruby Rose, Andy Murphy
Line Up (Regional): Shinichi Osawa (JPN), Jalebee Cartel (IN), Nikhil+Pearl (IN), Pet, Conspiracy (CN), Electrico (SG), Inquisitive (SG), Agrikulture (ID), Knatz (TH), Sandwich (PHI), Good Night Electric (ID), Project E.A.R (SEA), Great Spy Experiment (ID)
Line Up (Local): Kyoto Protocol, Goldfish + Blink, Twilight Actiongirl, They Will Kill Us All, Mini Compo, Enterprise, Oh! Chentaku, Bud Culture, Terence C, Victor G, Fono, Bass Agents, Phil K Lee + Ian Ross
Prices: RM98 (super early bird), RM138 (early bird), RM158 (presale)
Tickets: On sale via Air Asia Red Tix
Promoters: Future Entertainment & Livescape Asia
Website: http://futuremusicfestival.asia

Indonesia’s renowned Java Jazz Festival returns in 2012, with a promising line up set to thrill fans of this genre. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to catch these incredible acts at the three day festival this March! Festival details as follows:

Dates: 2nd to 4th March 2012 (Friday to Sunday)
Venue: Jakarta International Expo (JIEx), Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia
Line Up: Al Jarreau & George Duke Trio, Barry White Show & The Pleasure Unlimited Orchestra, Bobby Caldwell, Bobby McFerrin, Carl Allen, Chris Standring, Dave Koz, David Sanborn, Depapepe, Duwende, Erykah Badu, George Duke Trio, Herbie Hancock, Joey DeFrancesco, Juilliard Jazz Quartet, Laura Fygi, Mamas Gun, Mayer Hawthorne & The Country, Medeski Martin & Wood, Pat Metheny, Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, Quincy Jones presents : Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Ron Carter, Ron King Big Band, Sheila E., Soil and ‘Pimp’ Session, Swing Out Sister, Taylor McFerrin, The Manhattan Transfer
Prices: Online Price – Daily Pass – Rp. 260,000 (Friday & Sunday), Rp.300,000 (Saturday), 3 Day Pass – Rp. 760,000
Normal Price – Daily Pass – Rp. 600,000 (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday), 3 Day Pass – 1,600,000
Tickets: On sale via Java Jazz Festival
Website: http://www.javajazzfestival.com

Thailand’s Silverlake Music Festival will debut in January, featuring a line up of both international and local artists. Confirmed names include Owl City, Seether, Anti-Flag, and Incubus, amongst others. Festival details as follows:

Date: 28th January 2012 (Saturday)
Venue: Silverlake Vineyard, Pattaya, Thailand
Line Up: Owl City (US), Seether (ZA), Anti-Flag (US), Incubus (US), Franko (UK), Young Guns (UK), and many more
Price: 1,500 Baht
Tickets: On sale via Thai Ticket Major
Website: http://www.silverlakemusicfestival.com

Philippines’ renowned Pulp Summer Slam returns in 2012 with much to shout about. Bands performing include blessthefall, Darkest Hour, Periphery, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, and Arch Enemy, with 6 more to be announced. Details as follows:

PULP SUMMER SLAM XI: THE APOSTLES
Date: 28th April 2012 (Saturday)
Line Up: blessthefall, Darkest Hour, Periphery, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, and Arch Enemy
Venue: Amoranto Stadium, Manila, Philippines
Price: PhP 424 (General Admission)
Tickets: On sale via TicketNet, TicketWorld & SM Tickets soon
Promoter: Pulp Live Productions

The annual Mosaic Music Festival will return in March 2012 and features a slew of talents from around the world. In next year’s installment, you can expect to catch OMD (UK), John Butler Trio (Australia), Elbow (UK), Architecture In Helsinki (Australia), Toe (Japan), Los Campesinos! (UK), and many more over the 10 day period. Event details as follows:

MOSAIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
Dates: 9th – 18th March 2012 (Friday to Sunday)
Venue: Esplanade, Singapore
Tickets: TBA, on sale via Sistic starting 8th December
Website: http://esplanade.com
Promoter: Esplanade

This one’s for the metalheads! Indonesia is putting on their very own metal festival in April said to feature 10 local and 10 international acts. The final product? Hammersonic Festival. Details as follows:

Date: 28th April 2012 (Saturday)
Venue: TBA, Jakarta, Indonesia
Line Up (Local): Dead Vertical, more TBA
Line Up (International): TBA
Tickets: TBA
Promoter: Revision Live
Website: http://www.hammersonic.com

If you thoroughly enjoyed this year’s Laneway Festival debut in Singapore, you will be thrilled to know it will return in 2012! Line up announcements will be made on 10th October, and more details will follow soon on the festival. Meanwhile, here’s the info on next year’s installment:

Date: 12th February 2012 (Sunday)
Venue: Fort Canning Park, Singapore
Line Up: Anna Calvi, Austra, Cults, Feist, Girls, Laura Marling, M83, The Drums, The Horrors, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Toro Y Moi, Twin Shadow, Wu Lyf, Yuck
Price: S$135 (excluding SISTIC booking fee)
Tickets: On sale via Sistic starting 28th November (public sales) and priority booking for Visa cardholders begins 14th November
Hotline: (65) 6348 5555
Promoter: Chugg Entertainment

UPDATE (09.09.11): The Used has been announced as the third and final International headliner.

UPDATE (05.09.11): It has been announced that All Time Low and Story of the Year has been added to the line up.

UPDATE (22.08.11): Dashboard Confessional has pulled out of the festival, but they will play a headlining show in February 2012.

Malaysia’s Rockaway Festival returns and will see both local and international acts perform this October. Sum 41 and Dashboard Confessional are two of the confirmed international acts on the bill, with at least one more to be added. Festival details as follows:

ROCKAWAY FESTIVAL
Date: 8th October 2011
Venue: Carpark A, Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Line Up: Dashboard Confessional (USA), Sum 41 (USA), The Used (US), All Time Low (US), Story Of The Year (US), One Buck Short, Love Me Butch, Jason Lo, Hujan, Metalasia, Monoloque, Malaysian sound., They Will Kill Us All, Kyoto Protocol, Pop Shuvit with Project E.A.R, Deja Voodoo Spells, Massacre Conspiracy, Twilight Actiongirl & more
Prices: RM68 (early bird), RM88, RM108
Tickets: On sale via AirAsia Red Tix starting 10th August

Indonesia’s annual Java Soulnation Festival returns this September and will take place over a period of three days as usual. Confirmed artists include LMFAO, Naughty By Nature, and Mint Condition with many more to be announced. Event details as follows:

Dates: 23rd, 24th, & 25th September 2011 (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday)
Line Up: LMFAO, Naughty By Nature, Mint Condition, Valerius, Depapepe, and more to be announced
Venue: Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Tickets: TBA
Website: http://javasoulnation.com
Promoter: Java Festival Production