A drug harm-reduction campaign piloted by HSE (Health and Safety Executive) at last summer’s Electric Picnic is being rolled out across a number of other Irish festivals. The Safer Nightlife programme, which will begin at the upcoming Life Festival in Mullingar, will include “back of house” drug checking through the use of surrender bins, media […]
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Organisers of Scotland’s Midnight Sun Weekender have announced the cancellation of the event just days before it was due to take place. Acts including Pretenders, Primal Scream, John Fogerty, Spiritualized, Public Service Broadcasting and Edwyn Collins were among the artists lined up to perform at Lewis Castle in the town of Stornoway from 25-27 May. […]
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Australian independent promoter Untitled Group has told IQ how it capitalised on a late surge in ticket sales to deliver its biggest summer season yet. The Melbourne-headquartered company, which hosted 112 events around the country, sold more than 250,000 tickets during the 2022/23 summer period – a 25% increase on the previous 12 months. Highlights […]
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It has been a strong week for touring power players on the stock market, with Live Nation, CTS Eventim and Madison Square Garden (MSG) Entertainment all seeing significant gains. Billboard‘s Global Music Index increased 4.4% to 1,256.06, with 15 of the 21 stocks showing an upswing over the past week. Shares in concert giants LN […]
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DHP Family’s charity festival Beat the Streets raised £89,500 for the homeless population in Nottingham, England. The award-winning festival takes place in January across multiple venues in the city, where the UK independent venue operator is based. The money raised this year surpassed the £76,000 ($95,000) raised last year. Since launching in 2018, Beat The […]
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Australia’s long-running Falls Festival will not take place this year in order to “allow space to reimagine how the festival will look in the future”. The travelling festival last took place across New Year’s Eve 2022 with artists including Arctic Monkeys, CHVRCHES, The Wiggles, PinkPantheress, Amyl & The Sniffers and Spacey Jane. The Victorian leg […]
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Three NYPD detectives have been charged in connection with the theft of almost $3,000 worth of champagne from the VIP area of the Electric Zoo festival. Jonathan Gonzalez, 33 and Wojciech Czech, 44, are each charged with one count of grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, while Gonzalez and Warren Golden, 31, are […]
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Björk’s three-night stand in her native Iceland has been cancelled due to production issues. The singer was due to perform at Reykjavík’s Laugardals Palace on 7, 10 and 13 June as part of her Cornucopia European tour. Tickets were priced from 19,990-34,990 ISK (€132-232). “We are sorry to have to announce that due to circumstances […]
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Sting and Shaggy have announced the launch of the One Fine Day Festival, which will debut later this year in collaboration with Live Nation and The Cherrytree Music Company. The duo, who are both managed by Cherrytree CEO Martin Kierszenbaum, have curated the eclectic music festival and will co-headline its main stage. The pair previously […]
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Scottish rock band The View have cancelled their upcoming London concert following an onstage bust-up. Videos shared on social media appear to show the group’s lead singer Kyle Falconer throw a punch at bassist Kieren Webster during their gig at Manchester’s Deaf Institute on 10 May. The performance was abruptly cancelled following the altercation, with […]
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