AEG Presents’ Firefly Music Festival has partnered with Autograph – the Web3 brand co-founded by NFL great Tom Brady – on its first ever NFT collection. As part of the deal, brokered by AEG Global Partnerships, all wristband-holders will have the opportunity to redeem one of five NFTs, granting them a range of perks, including […]
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As 2022’s End Of The Road festival opens with a procession from the campfire to the main Woods stage, led by radical trad-folk band Shovel Dance Collective, there’s a sense of cheery optimism among a crowd of easy going, left-field music fans. Punters make the most of the first day’s surprise sunshine by ambling around […]
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In partnership with MEO Kalorama “I’ll be up there in a minute,” Nick Cave tells his band The Bad Seeds as he stands inches away from the crowd at Lisbon’s MEO Kalorama festival. “It’s too much fucking fun down here.” For the legendary singer’s headline performance, stairs have been built from the stage to carry […]
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In partnership with MEO Kalorama Even four weeks into their European run of headline shows and festival gigs, there’s an air of suspense that Arctic Monkeys might pull something unexpected. Just a few days ago, the Sheffield band released their first single in four years, the brooding ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’, marking the first official […]
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Role Model spoke to NME about new single ‘Cross Your Mind’ backstage at Reading 2022, explaining the track has a “London vibe” to it. Watch our full video interview above. Released last week (August 26) ahead of Role Model’s (real name Tucker Pillsbury) stint headlining the Festival Republic Stage at the twin festivals, he told […]
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In partnership with MEO Kalorama It’s 1am at Portugal’s first-ever MEO Kalorama festival, where the hypnotic refrain of The Chemical Brothers’ ‘Swoon’ is swirling above the crowd at the main stage: “Just remember to fall in love / There’s nothing else.” It’s a blissful, fleeting moment of perspective in an otherwise relentlessly high-energy rave with […]
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Halsey has shared exclusive footage from their stellar headline sets at Reading & Leeds last weekend – as well as giving fans the chance to win signed setlists and deluxe versions of latest album, ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’. Check out the footage and see competition details below. Despite suffering from food-poisoning […]
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A couple got engaged during Arctic Monkeys‘ headline show at Leeds Festival last Sunday (August 28) – see the footage below. As BBC Look North reports, Zak and Emily – who have been together for eight years – were watching AM close out the northern edition of Reading & Leeds 2022 when Zak got down […]
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Event organisers who sell live events tickets on Ticketmaster now have the ability to issue NFTs (non-fungible tokens) before, during and after live events. According to the ticketing giant, the new digital feature provides fans with the opportunity to extend their live event experience through digital keepsakes that can be shared online or activated to […]
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Live At Leeds: In The City has announced an additional wave of acts for its 2022 edition – check out the line-up below. The multi-venue event is due to take place across Leeds city centre on Saturday, October 15, with Pale Waves set to headline. Other names on the bill include Working Men’s Club, Baby Queen, Sea […]
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