14 h. ago One of world’s biggest music festivals has announced it is coming to Asia for first time

Electronic dance music festival will take place in Pattaya from 11 to 13 December

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31 h. ago A new objection has been launched to stop music festivals in Brockwell Park

A new objection has been launched to stop music festivals in Brockwell Park  Time Out Worldwide

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31 h. ago A new objection has been launched to stop music festivals in south London’s Brockwell Park

A new objection has been launched to stop music festivals in south London’s Brockwell Park  Time Out Worldwide

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2 d. ago Massive sum Ibiza Final Boss made in just six weeks after going viral as he plans music festival and own nightclub

IBIZA Final Boss Jack Kay is a millionaire after he became a sudden viral international superstar and he is now planning his own festival. The former Newcastle construction worker became an internet sensation after footage of him dancing on the party island, sporting a chunky gold chain, designer sunglasses, a black vest, and his distinctive,...

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5 d. ago January Blues Festival 2026 Kicks Off This Saturday: Live Music Inside A Top London Venue

January Blues Festival 2026 Kicks Off This Saturday: Live Music Inside A Top London Venue---And The Long-Awaited Return Of A Legendary 60s Rock Band  Secret London

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5 d. ago Israeli hostage released from 2 years of captivity in Gaza struggles to rebuild his life

Israeli Segev Kalfon spent two years in captivity in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza after being taken hostage at a music festival on Oct. 7, 2023

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8 d. ago Songs about love, poverty and swimming in Bacardi lemon: Dutch ‘levenslied’ captures a new generation

The Netherlands’ guttersnipe answer to French chanson and German schlager is as popular as ever – but has it lost its roots as the defiant voice of the working class? Our writer sways along at the Muziekfeest van het Jaar to find out‘Uw doet wat, precies, meneer?’ My chic twentysomething hairdresser throws me a puzzled look: “You’re doing what, exactly, sir?” I am not behaving like an Englishman. I have just told her that I have bought tickets for the Muziekfeest van het Jaar (Music of the Year festival) in Amsterdam’s cavernous Ziggo Dome: a two-night extravaganza that is being recorded to be broadcast on New Year’s Eve as a kind of Dutch equivalent to Jools Holland’s Hootenanny, all dedicated to the brassy, sentimental, often untranslatable and still monumentally popular Dutch pop known as levenslied.“Levenslied” roughly translates as “songs about life”, and although popular throughout the land, especially in North Brabant, it is commonly associated with Amsterdam, and specificall...

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1 week ago ‘Hardcore had a level of violence I was really interested in’: the thrash solos and beatdowns of False Reality

The band may be relatively new but its members have spent years steeped in the scene, giving them edge and an ear for tracks that rip through a roomFrom London, UK Recommended if you like Metallica, Terror, Trapped Under Ice Up next Performing at Collision festival, Bedford, 11 AprilOne of the surprise success stories of the last year has been the resurgence of hardcore. From the ascent of the young, Grammy-nominated bands Turnstile and Knocked Loose to the comeback of Deftones and their fresh grip on gen Z, as well as the growth of the UK festival Outbreak, heavy guitar music is enjoying a renaissance. After releasing their debut album, Faded Intentions, in November, False Reality might seem like a new name to watch in this world – but they have deep roots. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How well do YOU know your Christmas music? From Mariah Carey's 90s hit to the iconic song that never made it to number one

Do you know your Slade from your Band Aid? Take our Christmas music quiz and find out...

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2 w. ago Music festival cancelled just weeks before it was due to start

The festival was set to debut in January

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2 w. ago I was in Chris Rea's iconic music video for Driving Home For Christmas and this is the bittersweet truth that leaves me in tears every time I watch it following his death

Driving Home For Christmas's 2009 charity special is one of the most iconic festive music videos, featuring a star-studded cast.

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2 w. ago Christmas music quiz 2025: How well do you know these festive classics?

Test your knowledge with this Christmas quiz

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2 w. ago SCO & Peter Whelan, Edinburgh review: 'full of festive spirit'

This was a joyful, celebratory afternoon of music from Peter Whelan and the SCO, writes David Kettle

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2 w. ago Rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced in Romania on drug possession charges

Prosecutors said he was found in possession of more than 18 grams of cannabis, and that he consumed some on stage at a music festival

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2 w. ago Scots music festival rapist jailed over brutal attack that left teen with 48 injuries

James Leckie, 28, attacked the 16-year-old girl - who he had never met before at - at Fly Open Air in Princes Street Gardens on September 16, 2023.

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3 w. ago Brockwell Park festival organisers submit planning application for first time after controversy

Residents can have their say on Brockwell Live that features festivals such as Mighty Hoopla, Cross the Tracks and Field Day after legal challenge to events

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3 w. ago Jane Goodall Earth medal to recognise people working to improve the world

Organisers of award in honour of late primatologist hope it will inspire and encourage people to take actionEarth might be under pressure, but the Queen guitarist Sir Brian May is hopeful a new award from the science, music and arts festival he co-founded will encourage people to take action.The Starmus Jane Goodall Earth medal is in honour of the British primatologist who died this year and will recognise those who champion life on Earth. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Labour launches fresh war on 'Nimbys' by giving local campaigners just one chance to object to new developments

Housing Secretary Steve Reed is expected to outline changes to stop people 'weaponising' the planning system.

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3 w. ago Music festival founded by Genesis frontman four decades ago to be held in Scotland for first time

Event due to feature global music including pop, dance, folk, jazz and hip-hop

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3 w. ago He turned up at Creamfields festival and immediately told security about his stash

Caleb Jones hid £1,250 worth of drugs in shampoo bottles in preparation for the music festival

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