J-hope is no stranger to making history. It’s something he’s done multiple times as part of BTS – breaking YouTube records on more than one occasion, being the first Korean act to hit the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot 100, and too many more accolades to list here. But tonight (July 31), the […]
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BTS member J-Hope performed his headlining set at Lollapalooza 2022 last night (July 31), making him the first South Korean to top the bill at the famed Chicago festival. J-Hope closed out the final night of this year’s Lollapalooza, performing on the Bud Light Seltzer stage adjacent to sets from Green Day and Polo & […]
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Tomorrow X Together made history tonight (July 30) as the first K-pop group to perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago, appearing on the Solana x Perry’s stage. The K-pop group recently completed the US leg of their first world tour, ACT: Lovesick, and performed at Lollapalooza as the final stop of their itinerary in the States. […]
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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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