3 h. ago Five things to do in Manchester this weekend with big milestone and return of popular music festival

There's lots to keep busy with this week

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8 h. ago Pitbull announces huge headline festival performance near Greater Manchester

Tickets go on sale very soon

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28 h. ago Popular Scottish jazz and blues music festival returns for 20th year this weekend

The Callander Jazz and Blues Festival will see music lovers flock to the Scottish town this weekend for four days of live music.

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36 h. ago There were two paths for America and Lilith Fair was one of them. Sadly it chose the other | Emma Brockes

The all-female tour was a counterpoint to the era’s misogyny. We could do with some of that promise todayThere’s an argument to be made that the first person in the US to spot the oncoming freight train of the Maga movement – fully 17 years before the first election of Trump – wasn’t a political forecaster or a bearded contrarian but the rock star Sheryl Crow. In 1999, Crow appeared at a press conference backstage at Lilith Fair, the all-women music festival, during which she was asked about a disastrous appearance she had recently made at Woodstock ‘99. This was the Woodstock reboot in upstate New York marred by violence, sexual assault and an angry male crowd that heckled the few female artists present with, “show us your tits.” Crowe, smiling bleakly, said, “I’m hoping it doesn’t represent our future as a nation or the youth of America.”Well, as they say: ha. Crow’s comments feature in Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, a new documentary by Ally Pankiw on Disney+ and a mind-blowing...

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53 h. ago 'Cultural change' needed to stamp out epidemic of violence against women and girls

Home Office Minister Alex Davies-Jones said the courage of victims drives her work and said the safety of women and girls must be at the heart of the Government's work

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67 h. ago Lola Young cancels all upcoming gigs to ‘go away for a while’ after collapsing on stage

Singer of Messy says she needs ‘time to work on myself’ as she cancels all her upcoming shows days after she collapsed during a New York concertSinger Lola Young has cancelled all of her upcoming appearances and said she will be “going away for a while” days after she collapsed on stage during a New York concert.On Saturday, the 24-year-old singer of the hit Messy could be seen swaying and falling backwards during her slot at the All Things Go music festival at Forest Hills Stadium. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago London music festival cancels Israeli DJ despite his public pro

London music festival cancels Israeli DJ despite his public pro-Palestinian advocacy  The Times of Israel

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3 d. ago London music festival cancels Israeli DJ after outcry from Ravers for Palestine group

London music festival cancels Israeli DJ after outcry from Ravers for Palestine group  The Times of Israel

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4 d. ago London music festival cancels Israeli DJ following outcry from Ravers for Palestine group

London music festival cancels Israeli DJ following outcry from Ravers for Palestine group  The Forward

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4 d. ago IDF eliminates Hamas commander who led the October 7 killing and kidnapping from 'shelter of death'

Hassan Mahmoud Hassan Hussein orchestrated the massacre of 16 Israelis from a roadside bomb shelter, where partygoers fled after terrorists descended on the Nova music festival.

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4 d. ago TRNSMT 2026 Headliners: Here are 13 acts rumoured to be playing Glasgow Green next year

It’s the biggest music festival in Scotland and fans will be hoping for some big names for TRNSMT 2026...if it returns.

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4 d. ago 'Culture Is Political': London Electronic Music Festival Cancels Israeli DJ's Set

'Culture Is Political': London Electronic Music Festival Cancels Israeli DJ's Set  Haaretz

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4 d. ago Glastonbury 2027 Headliners: Here are 13 acts rumoured to be topping the bill at Worthy Farm

The world’s most famous music festival is taking a break in 2026 but will be coming back bigger than ever in 2027.

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4 d. ago Lola Young cancels show in Washington DC one day after collapsing onstage at New York music festival

The singer, 24, collapsed and was 'carried off stage' by medical staff at the All Things Go Music Festival on Saturday, but she later reassured fans she was fine.

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4 d. ago Lola Young cancels show in Washington DC one day after collapsing onstage at New York music festival

The singer, 24, collapsed and was 'carried off stage' by medical staff at the All Things Go Music Festival on Saturday , but she later reassured fans she was fine.

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4 d. ago Lola Young gives health update after collapsing on stage as she cancels another gig

Singer Lola Young has issued an update after she collapsed on stage during a performance at the All Things Go Music Festival in New York City on Saturday

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4 d. ago The Cure, Lewis Capaldi and Calvin Harris to headline Isle Of Wight Festival

The event next summer will also feature the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, and Teddy Swims.

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4 d. ago Labour turns fire on Farage’s ‘racist’ policies with warning Reform will make UK a ‘cultural wasteland’

Keir Starmer launches blistering attack on Reform UK in sign he sees them as real opposition threat – with Lisa Nandy telling The Independent that voting for Nigel Farage will create a 'cultural wasteland'

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5 d. ago Lola Young ‘doing OK’ after collapsing on stage at festival in New York

British singer thanks fans for support after incident at gig, during which she had told crowd of ‘tricky couple of days’The British singer Lola Young has said she is “doing OK” after collapsing on stage during a festival performance in New York.In footage posted on social media, the 24-year-old can be seen swaying before dropping her microphone and falling backward while singing at the All Things Go festival in the Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Lola Young is 'carried off stage' after collapsing in front of mortified fans at New York music festival

Lola Young collapsed and was 'carried off stage' by medical staff at the All Things Go Music Festival in New York on Saturday.

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