The Streets, Maisie Peters and Ghetts are among artists that have been announced in the next wave of acts for Boardmasters 2024. Professor Green, Cat Burns, Future Utopia and Sammy Virji are also set to perform at the Cornwall surf and music festival from 7-11 August, joining the previously announced Stormzy, Sam Fender, Chase & Status, […]
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Glastonbury Festival has announced it has raised £1.2million through a ticket prize draw that will go towards helping people affected by conflict. Earlier this month, fans had a chance of winning one of 20 pairs of tickets on offer by entering a prize draw via Crowdfunder. The money raised will be split between Oxfam, the […]
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No Doubt have started rehearsing for their forthcoming reunion show at Coachella next moth and let fans in on a sneak preview of how their set is taking shape. It was announced in January that Coachella would play host to the band’s first show together since 2015. The band’s frontwoman Gwen Stefani shared a video […]
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Best Kept Secret festival director Maurits Westerik tells IQ the event is targeting new audiences for its landmark tenth edition this summer. Disclosure, Justice, Paolo Nutini, PJ Harvey and St Vincent are among the acts on the bill from 7-9 June in Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, the Netherlands. This year, promoter Friendly Fire is introducing New […]
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DTL Presents is launching a new all-inclusive summer festival in London’s Gunnesbury Park called The Recipe. The 15,000-capacity event will take place on 6 July, with live music, unlimited food & drinks, amusement rides and beauty experiences included in the yet-to-be-announced ticket price. Grammy Award-winning R&B star Jazmine Sullivan has been announced as a headliner […]
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Slayer’s Kerry King, Creeper and Soft Play are among the names that have been added to this year’s bumper line-up for Download Festival. The festival will return to Donington Park for its 21st edition from June 14-16 this year. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Other new additions include Bayside, Bambie Thug, […]
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Ed Sheeran is to headline a 90,000-cap fan festival two days before the start of the UEFA European Football Championship in Germany. Co-promoted by FKP Scorpio and agency Pro Events, FAN FEST EURO 2024 be staged at Theresienwiese in Munich on Wednesday 12 June. Tickets will cost €95 for the show, which will also star […]
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Australia’s festival crisis has deepened following the cancellation of the long-running Splendour in the Grass (SITG). The festival, held at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales, was due to take place from 19-21 July, topped by Kylie Minogue, Future and Arcade Fire. But just two weeks after unveiling the bill, Live Nation-backed […]
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Thailand is set to import a second international festival brand after securing a deal with Belgium’s Tomorrowland. The renowned EDM event will plant its flag in the Southeast Asian country in 2026 and may take place for another nine consecutive editions, according to the Thai government. The news comes shortly after Japan’s Summer Sonic announced […]
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Pulp‘s Jarvis Cocker has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers of The Great Escape‘s newly revamped conference. The Brighton festival will be returning from May 15-18 and will play host to a raft of speakers from across the music industry. Cocker will be presenting a talk on May 18 called ‘Biophobia’, a a […]
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