Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland has claimed a sequel to the notorious event is in the works. Fans paid between $1,500 and $50,000 to attend the inaugural 2017 festival on the island of Grand Exuma in the Bahamas, with the promise of luxury accommodation, gourmet food and music, only for the event to spectacularly collapse […]
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All six stages at this month’s Coachella are set to be livestreamed on YouTube for the first time. READ MORE: Every Coachella line-up poster since 1999 The festival is returning to Indio, California across two weekends (April 14-16 and April 21-23) this month, and will feature headline performances from Frank Ocean, Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK. It was announced […]
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The line-up for the 2023 Montreux Jazz Festival has been announced, with the likes of Bob Dylan, Janelle Monáe, Wet Leg, Iggy Pop and Sam Smith all set to perform. Idles, Lil Nas X, Maisie Peters and Christine And The Queens will also perform alongside the likes of Lionel Richie, Simply Red and Seal. Taking […]
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Ticketmaster Mexico has provided refunds and additional compensation after more than 2,000 fans were denied entry to a Bad Bunny’s concert at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium. The company reported that problems occurred “due to failures in its ticket reading system” at the first of two dates at the venue by the Puerto Rican rapper. It […]
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Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Academy Music Group and AEG are among the UK-based live music businesses that have submitted a gender pay gap (GPG) report for 2022/23. From 2017, all companies in mainland Britain with more than 250 employees have been required to report their GPG – defined as the “difference in the average hourly wage […]
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SZA has been announced as the latest headliner set to appear at the 2023 Open’er festival, which will take place in Poland this summer. The long-running festival will be held at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport in Gdynia and will run from June 28 to July 1. The singer-songwriter – whose real name is Solána Imani Rowe – […]
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Dermot Kennedy has been announced as the final headliner at this year’s All Points East festival in London. The Irish singer will close out out the bash at Victoria Park on Sunday, August 27 alongside SG Lewis, Olivia Dean, James Vincent McMorrow, Nick Mulvey, Novo Amor, Moncrieff, Rachel Chinouriri and Áine Deane. Tickets go on […]
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Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has debuted his new mask at Knotfest Japan, and it has already become a fan-favourite. Check out footage below. Last week, heavy metal icons Slipknot played two nights at Knotfest Japan – with the drummer surprising fans by wearing his new mask for the first time. Although members usually save fresh […]
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Glastonbury Festival has had its long-term future at Worthy Farm secured after permanent planning permission for the event was granted by the local council. Glastonbury Festival Events Ltd. (GFEL) has had rolling temporary planning permission to hold the festival and other events at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset since 2010, but it was due to […]
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Roskilde Festival has added over 100 names including Lizzo, Latto and Loyle Carner to its huge 2023 line-up – see the full list below. The festival will return to Denmark between June 24-July 1 this year, with the list of headliners including Blur, Queens Of The Stone Age, Christine And The Queens, Rosalía and more. Alongside global superstars, the list of new […]
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