Canadian festival Roxodus - a four-day event that was to be held at the Edenvale Airport in Clearview Township, ON, and feature the likes of Aerosmith, Kid Rock and Nickelback - was canceled due to weak ticket sales. Then the police came in - with organizers now warring over the loss of millions of dollars. […]
Detroit music festival AfroFuture Fest came under scrutiny for charging ticket prices lower for people of color vs. the rest. Early bird tickets for POC retailed at $10 while non-POC were charged $20. AfroFuture Fest organizers argued that the prices are actually the same, given the fact that the white people earn more, meaning 20 […]
Well, this is just the sweetest thing - the 3foot Person Festival is held at Hylands Park in Chelmsford in England, it offers music and dancing, and a lot of bubbles, none of which is coming from alcohol. It's aimed at children under five, so the bubbles are soapy, and friends that keep festival-goers company […]
A luxury festival VestiVille - with Ja Rule! - was supposed to take place last this weekend, in Kristalpark, Lommel, Belgium, but it was cancelled. The bill boasted appearances from Ashanti, Cardi B, Future, A$AP Rocky, Migos, Meek Mill, and a promotional video for the fest, featuring a terrible Cardi B impersonator, promised guests luxury […]
The PRS Foundation announced an extension of its Keychange pledge, in which music festivals have committed to a 50/50 gender balance by 2022. More than 180 festivals across the world have signed up since last year, Guardian reports.
British telecom company EE will be trialing a 5G mobile network at this year's Glastonbury, which raised some health issues, and some fans were questioning whether they will even attend the festival now because of the trial, Plymouth Live reports. The trial would mark the first time the 5G technology has been used at a […]
A nice list: Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Twenty One Pilots, The Strokes, J Balvin, Lil Wayne, The Chainsmokers, Meek Mill, Gary Clark Jr., Flume, Tame Impala, Janelle Monáe, Rosalía, Tenacious D, Yaeji, Slash, Gunna, Lil Baby, Lil Skies, Madeon, H.E.R., Hozier, 21 Savage, Death Cab For Cutie, The Revivalists, Maggie Rogers, co-founder Perry Farrell's Kind […]
NME has an interesting story about people that clean-up after festivals are over. It goes from the ridiculous - entire tents left with masses of belongings in, to the ecological - the impact this vast amount of litter left behind has on nature.
