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Macklemore Booted From Fest After 'F--- America' Chant

Rapper doubles down on support for Palestine, gets dropped by Vegas' Neon City Festival

(Newser) - Las Vegas is hosting its very first Neon City Festival music and cultural event in November, but one act has already been booted from the lineup. Per The Hollywood Reporter , rapper Mackemore was dropped from the fest after a controversial appearance last weekend at a pro-Palestinian event in Seattle, where...

Fyre Festival Guy: If Next One Fails, I'm Really Sunk
Fyre Fest Founder
Offers New Details
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Sep 9, 2024 9:24 AM CDT

Fyre Fest Founder Offers New Details

Billy McFarland says 2nd attempt at event will be in April on a privately owned Caribbean island

(Newser) - Fyre Fest founder Billy McFarland is spilling new details on his plans for a second round of the ill-fated event, telling NBC News that he hopes to gather about 3,000 people on a private island in the Caribbean, off the coast of Mexico, from April 25 to April 28....

The 1975's Frontman Kissed His Bandmate, Gets Sued

Matty Healy was protesting Malaysia's anti-LGBTQ+ laws; music fest organizers want $2.4M

(Newser) - The organizers of a music festival in Malaysia are suing the 1975 for $2.4 million, accusing the UK pop band of breaching its contract after lead singer Matty Healy went on the attack against the Southeast Asian nation's anti-LGBTQ+ rules. Variety reports that the incident took place during...

Yes, That Was Michael J. Fox Performing With Coldplay
Coldplay Jams With 'One of the
Most Amazing People on Earth'
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 6, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

Coldplay Jams With 'One of the Most Amazing People on Earth'

Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox played with UK band at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend

(Newser) - Coldplay featured multiple cameos during its Saturday evening performance at the Glastonbury Festival in England, but there was one in particular that got the crowd on its feet. "Here's another legendary Michael/One who just totally rocks," crooned lead singer Chris Martin in introducing the band's most...

Israel Finds 260 Bodies at Music Festival

Witnesses describe massacre, panic as gunmen killed and took hostages

(Newser) - Israeli rescuers said Sunday they found at least 260 bodies at an outdoor music festival after Hamas attacked it the day before, CNN reports. People at the festival said Hamas gunmen fired at attendees who were fleeing. They took others hostage at the Nova Festival, planned as an all-night dance...

Criticism of Anti-Gay Laws Brings Music Festival to an End

Malaysian government says Matty Healy and 1975 promised not to do that

(Newser) - Good Vibes came to an end mid-set when Malaysia stopped a performance during the music festival's opening night in response to a singer's criticism of the nation's anti-LGBTQ+ laws. On Saturday, organizers announced that the government had canceled the three-day event in Kuala Lumpur because of Matty...

Gunman Fires Into Crowd Near Music Festival, Kills 2

Suspect shot randomly into campground, officials say

(Newser) - A gunman fired randomly Saturday night into a Washington state campground crowd during a music festival going on nearby, police said, killing two people and wounding two others. Grant County sheriff's officials said the suspect fired while walking through the campground around 8:30pm, CNN reports. Thousands of people...

Fyre Fest II 'Finally Happening,' Says Failed Fyre Fest Founder

Billy McFarland is teasing second music festival, details still unknown, after going to jail for first one

(Newser) - A year after his release from prison, the founder of the failed Fyre Festival is teasing round two. "Fyre Festival II is finally happening. Tell me why you should be invited," Billy McFarland tweeted Sunday. He hasn't revealed details but suggested the event would again take place...

Small-Town Mayor Impressed by Illegal Rave

'They had absolutely everything,' says Fernando Álvarez of La Peza, Spain

(Newser) - The Spanish town of La Peza is usually home to about 1,200 people, so you can imagine locals' reaction when they woke up Friday to find thousands of strangers engaged in an exuberant dance party. Suddenly, "we were 5,200 people. By Saturday we were 6,000,"...

'Violent' Winds Lead to Death, Injuries at Music Fest

One person killed, 'dozens' injured after part of stage collapses at Spain's Medusa Fest in Cullera

(Newser) - The plan for Friday evening at Spain's Medusa Festival, the first night of the six-day event, involved multiple DJs entertaining the crowds across five stages all night long. But that's not how things went down, after high winds caused a portion of the main stage to collapse, killing...

We Need Another Lilith Fair
We Need
Another Lilith Fair
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Aug 1, 2022 9:35 AM CDT

We Need Another Lilith Fair

Jezebel writer Audra Heinrichs makes the case for why 'America needs a femme show again'

(Newser) - This year is the 25th anniversary of the debut of Lilith Fair, the all-women concert series spurred by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan that featured the likes of Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, Queen Latifah, and Tracy Chapman. It's now time to bring something like it back, writes Audra Heinrichs for...

Australia's Biggest Music Festival Becomes a Quagmire

Heavy rain forced cancelation of main acts on first day of Splendour in the Grass

(Newser) - After a two-year pandemic absence, music fans in Australia were eagerly awaiting the return of Splendour in the Grass, the country's biggest music festival—but heavy rain has turned the site into a muddy quagmire that's been dubbed "Splendour in the Lake." CNN reports that while...

Kanye Is Reportedly Getting 'Help'
Kanye Is
Reportedly
Getting 'Help'
Apr 5, 2022 10:40 AM CDT

Kanye Is Reportedly Getting 'Help'

Rapper pulls out of Coachella without stating a reason

(Newser) - Ye has pulled out of Coachella amid reports that he's getting "help." The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was to have headlined both weekends of the festival, scheduled for April 15-17 and April 22-24 in Indio, Calif. He will no longer appear on April 17 and...

Travis Scott Took the Stage. Then, a 'Mass Casualty Incident'

Officials say 8 are dead after crowd surge at Astroworld music fest in Houston

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated to add information about the victims. At least eight people died and numerous others were injured in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld music festival in Houston while rapper Travis Scott was performing. Officials declared a "mass...

Coachella, Sister Fest Do 180 on Vax Announcement

Both Calif. music fests will now admit unvaccinated fans, as long as they have a negative COVID test

(Newser) - Two big music fests are easing their COVID rules, now allowing unvaccinated fans to attend. NBC Los Angeles reports that Coachella and Stagecoach, both held in Indio, Calif., will continue to welcome vaccinated fans next spring who show proof of their inoculation, but will now also admit those who simply...

After Set Is Cut Short, a 3-Word Tweet From Phoebe Bridgers

Expletive-laden post came after singer's sound was cut during Austin City Limits music fest

(Newser) - If you're wondering how Phoebe Bridgers' performance went over the weekend at the Austin City Limits music fest, her three-word tweet shortly afterward sheds some light. "lol f--- acl," the 27-year-old singer-songwriter said in a since-deleted post, per Pitchfork . The tweet was sent about 17 minutes after...

Stevie Nicks Makes a 'Challenging' COVID Decision

73-year-old singer cancels her 5 music festival performances in 2021 due to coronavirus

(Newser) - Stevie Nicks has canceled five forthcoming performances at music festivals, citing coronavirus concerns, she said in a statement Tuesday. Nicks had been scheduled to headline one day each of BottleRock Napa Valley in California and the Jazz Aspen fest in Colorado in September, per the AP . In October, she was...

He Remembers Woodstock 99 as a Nightmare
He Remembers
Woodstock 99
as a Nightmare
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Jul 24, 2021 5:35 PM CDT

He Remembers Woodstock 99 as a Nightmare

Dave Holmes was covering it for MTV

(Newser) - You might expect a story that begins "I was at Woodstock" to take you back half a century. But in a piece for Esquire , Dave Holmes transports readers to the Woodstock of 1999, "the only live music event from which I have been evacuated." His piece coincides...

Singer to Pay for Funerals of 3 Young Country Fans

Luke Combs makes the gesture after carbon monoxide is blamed in deaths of 3 men

(Newser) - Country star Luke Combs, one of the headliners of the Faster Horses Festival, is paying for three fans’ funerals. Three men were found dead in a camping trailer at the Michigan country music festival last weekend, and two more were found in the trailer alive but suffering from carbon monoxide...

4 Country Music Festival Fans Die, 3 in Same Camper

Officials say there's no danger in attending the Faster Horses festival

(Newser) - At least four people died while attending a weekend country music festival in southern Michigan, including three men who likely succumbed to carbon monoxide exposure inside a travel trailer, authorities said Saturday. Two more men were in critical condition at a hospital from the same exposure, the Lenawee County...

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