In partnership with Cala Mijas Nestled deep in the Andalusian hills, music is king. Spain’s Cala Mijas – in its second edition – takes a refreshing route-one approach when it comes to festivals. The summer slate’s usual overstuffed fields with side-attractions, brand activations and general clutter is absent; the festival, which takes place in Mijas […]
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Police have confirmed that a person has died at Burning Man Festival as rain storms have left tens of thousands of “burners” stranded in the Nevada desert. No further information on the person’s identity or the circumstances of their death was provided, but their family has been informed. Attendees have been told to stay in […]
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Members of the UK parliament’s Home Affairs Committee have issued a new report that calls upon the government to establish drug-testing facilities at music festivals. The report, which can be read in full here, notes that “the main piece of legislation controlling drugs in the UK” is the Misuse of Drugs Act from 1971. The […]
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Bakar caught up with NME backstage at Reading 2023, to tell us about his love of Foals and going “back to his true indie rock roots” on new album ‘Halo’. Watch our full video interview above. READ MORE: Reading Festival 2023: the best moments from the Bank Holiday bash The London singer-songwriter spoke to us just […]
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Festival Republic boss Melvin Benn has spoken to NME about the success of Reading & Leeds 2023 – as well as teasing the line-up and site changes for next year’s edition of the event. This year’s twin-site festival saw massive headline performances from Foals, Sam Fender, The 1975, The Killers, Imagine Dragons and Billie Eilish, […]
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Jedward have been spotted at this year’s edition of Reading & Leeds, catching up with Soft Play and campaigning against climate change. The Irish duo – brothers John and Edward Grimes – are most famous for their appearance on talent show X Factor back in 2009, where they donned the group name Jedward and caught […]
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Reading & Leeds Festival took place over the weekend and Team NME were down at the very front, back and everywhere in-between to report on the all the goings-ons. Read all of our headliner reviews and interviews on the Reading homepage, and our writers’ most magnificent moments below. Words: Liberty Dunworth, Thomas Smith, Andrew Trendell, […]
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86TVs, the new band of The Maccabees’ Felix and Hugo White, have spoken to NME at Reading Festival 2023 about the “perfect heartbreak” of their old band never headlining the festivals. READ MORE: Reading Festival 2023 liveblog: all of the weekend’s action as it happens The group – comprising the White brothers and their third brother […]
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Arlo Parks caught up with NME backstage at Reading & Leeds 2023 to discuss her upcoming book of poetry, surprise apperance with Holly Humberstone, and her love of Arctic Monkeys’ debut album. Check out the full interview above. The singer, songwriter and poet kicked off her performance yesterday afternoon (August 26), with two tracks from her […]
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Yard Act have spoken to NME about introducing some impressive choreography into their live show and plans for new material. Watch our full interview from Reading 2023 above. READ MORE: Reading Festival 2023 liveblog: all of the weekend’s action as it happens Long before the festival’s opening day ended with a party-heavy co-headline set from Foals […]
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