LetsGetFr.ee, a new US festival celebrating artists of colour, has been cancelled due to a variety of issues. Conceived by Afropunk founder Matthew Morgan, the festival has been touted as a “radical movement designed for & by Black, Brown, Asian/Pacific Islander, & LGBTQIA+ fr.ee spirits & creator”. The two-day ‘conscious carnival’ was scheduled to take place […]
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Paléo Festival booker Dany Hassenstein has spoken to IQ about the revamped event‘s “epic” return, which marked a major turning point in its history. Held from 19-24 July, the 30,000-cap event in Nyon, Switzerland hosted acts such as Kiss, Sting, DJ Snake, Stromae and Rag’n’Bone Man. Tickets for its first edition since 2019 sold out […]
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Crowd management specialists have spoken to IQ about the post-Astroworld rise in artists temporarily stopping shows due to fan safety concerns. Last November’s tragedy in Houston, Texas, in which 10 people were killed following a crowd surge during Travis Scott’s closing set, appears to have prompted an enhanced level of vigilance from performers. High-profile acts […]
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Music fans heading to festivals in Spain could be asked to prove that they can afford to spend €100 (£85) per day during their visit under new travel restrictions. Since leaving the EU, the UK now comes under the “third country” category and therefore must comply with newly-introduced policies. As Mixmag reports, Brits may be […]
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A new warning has been issued by harm reduction specialists The Loop after pills tested at Secret Garden Party were found to contain more than double the amount of MDMA. The Loop discovered that pills in the shape of a ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’ had 2.5 the typical amount of ecstasy in them. Some ‘Teddy Bear’-shaped […]
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Rolling Loud has issued a statement after Kid Cudi cut his headline set short on Friday (July 22) due to people throwing bottles and other objects at him. The rapper, who filled in for Kanye West at the last minute, was so angered by some fans’ behaviour that he walked off stage approximately 30 minutes […]
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Jade Bird has revealed she is about halfway through her “vulnerable” new album. Watch our video interview with Bird above. Speaking to NME at Truck Festival in Oxfordshire this weekend (July 24), the Northumberland-born, US-based singer-songwriter told us about new song ‘Save Your Tears’ – which she performed in her set – as well as […]
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It’s truly emblematic of the British festival season that on a week boasting a national heatwave, grey skies and rain greet arrivals for the first day of Tramlines Festival. The Sheffield drizzle fails to dampen Sam Fender‘s ongoing victory lap, though: the headlining guitarist continues to relish the summer of his lifetime as he coasts […]
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Ed Sheeran made a surprise guest appearance during Snow Patrol‘s headline set at Latitude 2022 tonight (July 24) – check out the footage below. The Northern Irish–Scottish band – which features Sheeran’s longtime co-writer Johnny McDaid – closed the Suffolk festival with a 14-track performance on the main stage, per Setlist.FM. Towards the end of […]
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Kid Cudi walked off during his headline set at Rolling Loud last night after crowd members repeatedly threw items onto the stage. The rapper/singer – real name Scott Mescudi – replaced Kanye West on the bill at the Miami event last weekend (July 17) when Ye simply “decided that he [would] no longer be performing”. […]
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