2023-05-23 15:53
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 Ni… Read More
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2023-05-23 15:05
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… Read More
2023-05-23 14:29
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… Read More
2023-05-22 14:46
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… Read More
2023-05-22 14:11
Glastonbury Festival has announced the 2023 line-up for The Glade – check it out below.
The legendary festival is due to take place at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset between June 21… Read More
2023-05-22 11:00
Mad Cool Festival is set to return for its 2023 edition this summer, taking place in Madrid’s Villaverde between July 6 and July 8.
Hosting an impressive variety of artists set to app… Read More
2023-05-21 16:35
Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service and more have been announced to headline Riot Fest 2023 – see the full line-up below and buy tickets here.
READ MORE: The NME Festival… Read More
2023-05-20 21:02
Scotland’s Midnight Sun festival has been cancelled just a week before it was set to begin.
The festival was due to take place from May 25-27 at Lew’s Castle in Stornoway on the… Read More
2023-05-19 17:59
Poland’s Open’er Festival has announced more names for its 2023 line-up – see the full list of new acts below.
READ MORE: Open’er Festival 2022 recap: Polish pa… Read More
2023-05-19 15:11
It seems to roll around sooner every year, doesn’t it? Yes, festival season is once again upon us, and we here at NME can’t wait for the gates to finally open. After all, what b… Read More
2023-05-18 20:17
Eurovision 2023 winner Loreen has been announced for The Mighty Hoopla in London next month.
The Swedish singer won last weekend’s contest in Liverpool with her song ‘Tatto… Read More
2023-05-17 18:14
Homecoming, the festival created by The National in their hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, has announced the line-up for its 2023 edition.
The two-day event returns to Smale Park on September… Read More
2023-05-17 10:22
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 festi… Read More
2023-05-16 14:56
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 C… Read More
2023-05-16 10:49
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… Read More
2023-05-15 19:28
A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked after pretending to be on duty in order to gain backstage access at All Points East festival.
PC Hasnain Awan was found to have committed gross… Read More
2023-05-15 14:02
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 ar… Read More
2023-05-15 13:38
The Arcadia line-up at this year’s Glastonbury festival has been announced, featuring performances from The Chemical Brothers, Skepta and more.
The Spider will be returning to the Arc… Read More
2023-05-12 12:44
Organisers for Glastonbury 2023 have today shared details on the new ‘Woodsies’ area. Check out which artists are set to perform there below.
Details on the new space were share… Read More
2023-05-12 12:14
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 Falcon… Read More
2023-05-11 18:21
Glastonbury has announced its 2023 Shangri-La line-up – check out the newly announced names below.
The Streets‘ Mike Skinner, Nia Archives, Skindred, Cassyette, Flava D, Sam Div… Read More
2023-05-11 16:01
A lawsuit has been launched against the ill-fated Bamboozle festival and its promoter over allegedly unpaid loans relating to the cancelled event.
The event was due to return to Bader Field… Read More
2023-05-11 13:40
Germany’s Wizard Promotions has revealed it has sold more than 250,000 tickets for heavy rock shows this summer.
The Frankfurt-based promoter’s run of dates kicks off this weeke… Read More
2023-05-10 21:02
Keanu Reeves‘ grunge rock band, Dogstar, are set to reunite for their first live performance in over two decades at BottleRock Napa Valley 2023.
READ MORE: ‘John Wick: Chap… Read More
2023-05-10 20:47
"I've been going to Victorious Festival in Portsmouth, UK, since its earliest years as a small seaside festival (2013- 2016). It has since gained national… Read More
2023-05-09 13:37
FKP Scorpio CEO Folkert Koopmans has laid bare the post-pandemic financial struggles faced by festivals, estimating that only 20% are still profitable.
The company’s flagship Hurrican… Read More
2023-05-07 19:59
Skrillex, Fred again.. and Four Tet have shared a full recording of their closing set from weekend two of Coachella 2023 – watch below.
READ MORE: Coachella 2023… Read More
2023-05-07 13:03
Rockaway Beach has announced the first names for the 2024 festival, with the likes of Sleaford Mods and The Selecter set to play.
The 2023 event saw appearances from Self Esteem, Peter Hook… Read More
2023-05-04 14:41
It has been announced that a new “monumental installation” called Carhenge will be appearing at Glastonbury 2023.
The art sculpture is made by revolutionary underground artist J… Read More
2023-05-03 11:19
In partnership with Cala Mijas
Later this summer, Cala Mijas will take place in the south of Spain, welcoming The Strokes, Florence + The Machine, Arcade Fire and more to the Mijas festival… Read More
2023-05-03 03:43
Live Nation and Rock World have sold 420,000 tickets for the inaugural edition of Brazil’s The Town Music and Art Festival.
Organised by Rock in Rio founder Roberto Medina, the 100,00… Read More
2023-05-02 16:22
Flow Festival has announced the line-up for its Balloon 360° stage, with Horace Andy, Balming Tiger, DOMi & JD Beck, Meshell Ndegeocello and more set set to perform at the Finnish f… Read More
2023-05-02 11:35
Ed Sheeran has announced a series of intimate North American tour dates, which take place amid his forthcoming stadium tour.
The British singer-songwriter is due to kick off the North… Read More
2023-05-02 11:32
N’Famady Kouyaté has spoken to NME about how it feels to have won a coveted main stage Stage slot at Worthy Farm this June after winning Glastonbury‘s Emerging Talen… Read More
2023-05-01 12:18
New Jersey’s Bamboozle festival has been cancelled a week before it was due to go ahead, amid claims organisers failed to submit the necessary paperwork.
The event was due to return t… Read More
2023-04-30 10:51
Mumford & Sons played their first public gig since becoming a trio this weekend (April 28) at Pharrell’s Something In The Water festival – check out fan-shot footage below… Read More
2023-04-30 08:11
A filmmaker has been told to “destroy all footage” of Frank Ocean’s divisive Coachella headline set after sharing a multi-cam fan edit of the performance.
Ocean headlined… Read More
2023-04-29 10:18
Bamboozle 2023 has been cancelled a week before the revived festival was due to open its doors.
2023 was set to be the first time the New Jersey festival had taken place since 2012 and was… Read More
2023-04-28 18:00
Reading & Leeds have added over 20 new names to this year’s festival, including Mae Stephens, Cordae and Venbee.
The acts who have joined the line-up include Foushee, Ken Carson… Read More
2023-04-27 10:20
Diplo has admitted that he was underwhelmed by this year’s Coachella lineup — and thinks the festival must be “having a hard time” booking headline acts.
The solo ar… Read More
2023-04-26 08:45
Dutch festival Down the Rabbit Hole has dropped the introduction of VIP tickets after a deluge of criticism from fans.
The Mojo Concerts-promoted festival is due to take place between 30 Ju… Read More
2023-04-25 11:30
The controversy over Roger Waters’ Frankfurt Festhalle concert has taken another twist after a German court ruled the show must be allowed to go ahead.
Frankfurt City Council and the… Read More
2023-04-24 16:08
In partnership with Bilbao BBK Live
In among the A-List headliners, the stunning Basque Country backdrop in the shadow of Mount Cobetas and the three days of hedonistic excess, Bilbao BBK L… Read More
2023-04-24 11:23
Blink-182 headlined the final day of Coachella 2023 yesterday (April 23) – check out the full setlist and footage from the moment below.
The moment marked the punk rock veterans&rsquo&helli…Read More
2023-04-23 10:00
Zendaya joined Labrinth onstage at Coachella Festival 2023, making the star’s first live performance in over eight years – check out footage below.
Towards the end of Labrinth&r&helli…Read More
2023-04-23 08:42
The last batch of tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2023 sold out this morning (April 23) in just six minutes.
Back in November, the main sale saw tickets for Glasto sell out in just over an… Read More
2023-04-22 16:55
Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance during Wet Leg‘s set at the second weekend of Coachella 2023.
The Isle Of Wight duo were introducing a staple of their live set, where they get t… Read More
2023-04-21 09:26
Esteemed graffiti artist Banksy has bought a historic pub in Glastonbury, according to reports.
The famous Bristol-based artist is rumoured to have ventured south and purchased the historic… Read More
2023-04-20 12:47
The ice skaters reportedly slated for Frank Ocean‘s Coachella set have spoken out about how their performance was axed.
It was reported earlier this week that an on-stage ice rink for… Read More
2023-04-18 23:28
Latto brought out rising star TiaCorine to perform a new remix of the latter’s viral breakthrough track ‘FreakyT’ at Coachella this weekend.
This is the second time the Ge… Read More
2023-04-18 14:06
An appeals court has ruled in favour of Live Nation over allegations it was “stringing along” a country artist and businesswoman over her plans for an all-female concert series… Read More
2023-04-18 04:35
Coachella has reportedly been fined $117,000 (£94,494) for breaking its curfew on all three days of weekend one.
The fines come after the festival ran for over 20 minutes past its ap… Read More
2023-04-17 14:24
Live Nation’s Festival Republic has applied to Leicester City Council for a licence to launch a new two-day event in the city’s Victoria Park.
The name of the festival has not y… Read More
2023-04-17 12:37
Labrinth was joined onstage by Billie Eilish at Coachella 2023 at the weekend (April 15) to perform their new collaboration ‘Never Felt So Alone’. Check out footage and the setl… Read More
2023-04-17 11:18
AEG Europe has appointed Lynsey Wollaston as vice president and general manager of its European festivals division.
Wollaston brings 16 years of experience years of commercial and operation… Read More
2023-04-16 08:35
Boygenius spoke out for trans rights last night (April 15) as they made their second appearance at Coachella 2023.
The trio featuring – Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Bak… Read More
2023-04-15 18:47
This year’s Coachella line-up has been described as its most global billing yet, boasting Afrobeats courtesy of Burna Boy, K-pop from BLACKPINK, and much more. On Friday night (April… Read More
2023-04-14 18:13
The Field Of Avalon is the latest area at Glastonbury Festival to reveal its line-up for 2023 – see the full list of names below.
READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – rev… Read More
2023-04-14 09:39
Sheffield sensation Self Esteem is to headline and curate a huge homecoming show, as part of new festival Rock N Roll Circus.
Taking place between 1–3 September at Sheffield’s D… Read More
2023-04-13 17:38
Glastonbury Festival has announced the 2023 line-up for its Silver Hayes area – check it out below.
READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2022 – review: camping, killer tunes and… Read More
2023-04-13 13:08
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The 1 Big Summer festival, which debuted in 2022, had been slated to return to Plymouth’s Hoe Park from 25-26 August
By James Hanley on 13 Apr 2023
Organisers of Plymouth&rsqu&helli…Read More
2023-04-12 11:06
Glastonbury Festival have announced ticket re-sale dates and details, giving fans another chance to get into the 2023 edition of the festival this June.
READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival… Read More
2023-04-11 15:36
Three people have launched legal proceedings against Live Nation, alleging they were injured in a “stampede” at a US festival caused by false reports of gunfire.
Billboard repor… Read More
2023-04-11 12:38
Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland has claimed a sequel to the notorious event is in the works.
Fans paid between $1,500 and $50,000 to attend the inaugural 2017 festival on the island o… Read More
2023-04-09 09:18
All six stages at this month’s Coachella are set to be livestreamed on YouTube for the first time.
READ MORE: Every Coachella line-up poster since 1999
The festival is returning… Read More
2023-04-08 13:38
The line-up for the 2023 Montreux Jazz Festival has been announced, with the likes of Bob Dylan, Janelle Monáe, Wet Leg, Iggy Pop and Sam Smith all set to perform.
Idles, Lil Nas X… Read More
2023-04-06 15:46
Ticketmaster Mexico has provided refunds and additional compensation after more than 2,000 fans were denied entry to a Bad Bunny’s concert at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium.
The c… Read More
2023-04-05 15:13
Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Academy Music Group and AEG are among the UK-based live music businesses that have submitted a gender pay gap (GPG) report for 2022/23.
From 2017, all companies i… Read More
2023-04-05 10:57
SZA has been announced as the latest headliner set to appear at the 2023 Open’er festival, which will take place in Poland this summer.
The long-running festival will be held at Gdyni… Read More
2023-04-04 07:50
Dermot Kennedy has been announced as the final headliner at this year’s All Points East festival in London.
The Irish singer will close out out the bash at Victoria Park on Sunday, Au… Read More
2023-04-03 10:10
Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has debuted his new mask at Knotfest Japan, and it has already become a fan-favourite. Check out footage below.
Last week, heavy metal icons Slipknot played tw… Read More
2023-04-02 16:31
Glastonbury Festival has had its long-term future at Worthy Farm secured after permanent planning permission for the event was granted by the local council.
Glastonbury Festival Events Ltd… Read More
2023-04-01 13:49
Roskilde Festival has added over 100 names including Lizzo, Latto and Loyle Carner to its huge 2023 line-up – see the full list below.
The festival will return to Denmark between June… Read More
2023-03-31 16:36
50 new artists have been added to the line-up for this year’s Creamfields North festival.
The northern edition of the iconic dance festival will take place in the Cheshire countryside… Read More
2023-03-31 12:06
The first wave of acts for Stormzy‘s ‘This Is What We Mean Day’ at All Points East 2023 have been announced – check out the line-up so far below.
Last November, it w… Read More
2023-03-31 10:27
One of Europe’s largest festivals Roskilde this week added Lizzo, Busta Rhymes, Loyle Carner, Biig Piig, Dry Cleaning and more than 100 other acts to its 2023 lineup.
They join previo… Read More
2023-03-30 19:55
Flow Festival has announced the line-up for its electronic program in 2023 – see the full list of names below.
READ MORE: Flow Festival: Finnish party pairs huge names with even… Read More
2023-03-30 14:23
Goldenvoice has unveiled a new hard rock festival, taking place at the home of Coachella this autumn.
Power Trip will see Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, ACDC, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica an… Read More
2023-03-30 13:37
Glastonbury organisers have announced the finalists of the festival’s Emerging Talent Competition 2023.
The acts chosen from thousands of entries are: Cordelia Gartside, EVA, FFSYTHO?… Read More
2023-03-30 10:37
Live Nation Finland has announced a new two-day electronic music festival in the capital city, called U Nation.
International stars Eric Prydz, Charlotte de Witte, CamelPhat, Honey Dijon an… Read More
2023-03-29 15:38
Parklife has announced a ‘Green Pledge’ for its 2023 festival.
Organisers for the Manchester festival have shared a series of innovations and schemes, aiming to make Parklife 20… Read More
2023-03-29 14:10
Luiz Oscar Niemeyer, the promoter behind a number of the biggest live shows in Brazilian history, has told IQ about the evolution of his new festival Music Is The Answer.
The Braz… Read More
2023-03-29 14:00
Live Nation Urban and gospel artist Kirk Franklin are reviving Exodus Music & Arts Festival, following two sold-out editions in 2018 and 2019.
The festival resumes at The Pavilion at To… Read More
2023-03-28 16:10
The Great Escape festival has today (March 28) added more than 100 new artists to its 2023 line-up, including Yonaka and Coach Party.
The three-day festival is set to take place between May… Read More
2023-03-27 01:35
“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 i… Read More
2023-03-24 12:49
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… Read More
2023-03-23 13:57
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 Portuga… Read More
2023-03-22 16:04
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 mi… Read More
2023-03-21 20:36
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… Read More
2023-03-21 14:30
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… Read More
2023-03-20 17:17
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 Tok… Read More
2023-03-20 14:16
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 C… Read More
2023-03-20 11:57
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 onsta… Read More
2023-03-20 08:56
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-si… Read More
2023-03-20 06:42
After the impressive turnout at last year’s Joyland Bali, which ended up catalysing the return of live music to Indonesia, it would be an understatement to say that a lot was riding o… Read More
2023-03-18 21:38
US hip-hop festival Rolling Loud has announced that it has cancelled its New York event for 2023.
The festival has its origins in Miami, Florida, and hosted a first New York City edition in… Read More
2023-03-17 11:00
Jungle have been announced as the latest headliners for this year’s All Points East festival in London.
READ MORE: Jungle on their uninhibited third album – “The olde… Read More
2023-03-17 10:59
Lana Del Rey has said it is “unfathomable” to her that she is headlining the Other Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
The singer-songwriter was recently announced… Read More
2023-03-16 12:17
Bulgaria’s biggest rock festival will not take place in 2023 after organisers struggled to book “a quality music programme in the current economic climate”.
Hills of Rock… Read More
2023-03-15 13:53
Live Nation has unveiled the maiden edition of FairWell festival, taking place in Oregon (US) this July.
Sheryl Crow, Zach Bryan, Willie Nelson & Family, Turnpike Troubadours, Gary Clar… Read More
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