Festival Watch: T Break deadline approaches, lineup additions for Roskilde, Electric Picnic and more

The Rolling Stones have been announced as headliners for Roskilde (29 Jun - 6 Jul). Roskilde is one of the longest-established and biggest music festivals on the European circuit. The perennial rock and rollers join a lineup which already includes Arctic Monkeys, Damon Albarn, Interpol, Rob Zombie, Kasabian, Outkast, and Moderat, among many others. Details and tickets here.

Ireland's Electric Picnic (29-31 Aug) have announced Outkast, Beck and Portishead as their trio of headliners for 2014. Also appearing are Foals, Pet Shop Boys, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, St. Vincent, Slowdive, Metronomy, Temples, Sohn, Flume, Jungle, White Denim and Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks. Details and tickets here.

In Glasgow, Radio 1's Big Weekend (24-25 May) will welcome Pharrell Williams and The 1975, alongside Paolo Nutini and Rita Ora, and other acts yet to be confirmed. Pharrell expressed his anticipation for see the Glasgow crowds, saying: "I am so excited and honoured to be playing Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Over the years I've been in awe of the amazing world class talent at the event and to know that I will be a part of it this year is so humbling." Tickets are free for the event taking place at Glasgow Green, with 50,000 tickets available over the two days. Fans can snap up tickets from 8am on 31 March via the event page at the BBC site. 

T-BREAK SUBMISSIONS: 1 WEEK TO GO
Aspiring and emerging bands have just one week left to put in their applications and demos to play the T Break stage at this year's T in the Park (11-13 Jul). We recently spoke to Hector Bizerk and United Fruit about their experiences of playing T Break – read the interviews here. The T Break applications process is open to any unsigned band aged over 18 and based in Scotland. Applications close at midnight on 31 March. To apply, register here. Entries will be judged by a panel of top music industry experts, with the winning 16 bands going on to make up the T Break Stage bill at this year's T in the Park.

One of last year's highlights at T Break were Glasgow's emerging post-rock / electro outfit Machines In Heaven, who commented on their experience: "We had an incredible time playing the T Break Stage in 2013, it was great getting to see what it's like to be involved in such a big festival. Playing T Break has hugely increased our profile... We're doing a short promo tour, playing all of Scotland's cities for the first time and in April doing our London debut! Safe to say we wouldn't be in this position without the support of Tennent’s. We've gone from strength to strength since our T Break appearance. For this reason it's a great thing that Tennent’s continue to support the development of artists like ourselves."