“Rock is dead,” cries the tone-deaf geriatric, trite as they’ve sounded for the past couple of decades. The sentiment still annoyingly prevails in some quarters, but the inaugural, sold-out Australian edition of Slipknot’s festival Knotfest proves it’s never been less true. Over three Knotfest Australia stops this past weekend, close to 100,000 mosh-starved maniacs convened […]
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Foals have shared the Dan Carey remix of ‘2AM’, and spoken to NME about what to expect from his upcoming ‘Life Is Dub’ remix album. The band had been teasing the dub remix of their acclaimed 2022 album ‘Life Is Yours’ since last summer, before announcing that the full remix by Speedy Wunderground label boss and superproducer […]
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The next wave of artists have been announced for 2023’s MEO Kalorama festival, with Aphex Twin, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Slowthai leading the new batch of acts on the line-up. The Portugal festival brings a close to the summer season and will take place between August 31 and September 2. Held in Lisbon’s Bela Vista […]
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The Australian state of Victoria has reported that major events delivered an almost A$1 billion (€619,000) boost to its economy in the second half of 2022. The year saw a record 6.9 million attendees at sporting, music, arts and cultural events across the state, with hotel occupancy averaging 67% in H2 ’22, peaking at at […]
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The line-up for Lollapalooza 2023 has been unveiled, with Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and The 1975 among the headliners. Lollapalooza 2023 is returning to Giant Park in Chicago, Illinois from August 3-6. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, Odesza, Tomorrow X Together and Karol G will also be topping the bill, with the latter […]
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Organisers of Morocco’s Oasis: Into the Wild have announced a brand new location for the festival’s second edition. The boutique event will take place from 27-29 October at the Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate, Morocco, a popular filming location used for blockbuster productions including Gladiator, Game of Thrones and The Mummy. The first wave of acts […]
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Japan’s marquee international festivals are heralding a return to form with lineups featuring some of the world’s biggest stars. Summer Sonic, set to be held concurrently in Tokyo and Osaka on 19 and 20 August, recently unveiled a bill headlined by Kendrick Lamar, Blur, The Strokes, Lizzo and Foo Fighters. Other non-domestic acts on the […]
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US hip-hop franchise Rolling Loud has cancelled its New York event for 2023, citing “logistical factors beyond our control”. The Miami-hailing festival first hosted a New York City edition in 2019. After cancelling the 2020 edition due to Covid, further Rolling Loud New York events were held in 2021 and 2022. In the past week, […]
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Daryl Hall is set to perform at the 2023 BST Hyde Park festival later this summer, as a special guest headliner Billy Joel. The Hall & Oates singer will join the singer-songwriter onstage for his live appearance at the London Festival, which is set to take place on July 7. Tickets are available now. As […]
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Fans of Drake have complained about his Lollapalooza Argentina headline show after the rapper’s live feed was reportedly cut moments before he performed a 45-minute set. The rapper-singer played on Saturday (March 18) and, according to fans online, only performed for between 40 to 45 minutes. Headline sets at festivals are ordinarily longer – at […]
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