1 hour ago Festival goer recalls 'fearing for her life' at international music event amid overcrowding concerns after 145 people report being pricked by syringes

The free festival took place last Saturday, and much like London 's Notting Hill Carnival, it encourages its thousands of attendees to play music out loud and dance in the streets.

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8 h. ago Glastonbury's secret sets revealed as Lewis Capaldi 'to make huge return' to festival

Lewis Capaldi, Pulp, Lorde and a number of other stars will be performing secret sets at this year's Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, a music industry insider has revealed

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10 h. ago Inside Glastonbury's horrifying 'jail' for fence jumpers and drug dealers at iconic music festival

Glastonbury Festival is taking place this week as 210,000 music fans camp across more than 900 acres - but on site, there's a special 'jail' for anyone caught misbehaving or attempting to trespass

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12 h. ago Hawkwind to headline Back Doune the Rabbit Hole as they replace The Fratellis

The legendary space rock group have been announced as the Saturday night headliners on the Back Doune the Rabbit Hole (BDTRH) music festival, after The Fratellis pulled out.

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31 h. ago TRNSMT Festival 2025: Glasgow road closures and travel disruption around music festival

TRNSMT festival is returning to Glasgow Green. Here are the road closures in place during the event.

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31 h. ago Glastonbury TV Schedule 2025: Here's what acts will feature in the BBC's coverage and when

It’s nearly time for the world’s most famous music festival - and you don’t need a ticket to catch plenty of the action.

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31 h. ago Europe's most popular festival says 'LGBTQ+ representation is essential'

In spite of discriminatory laws being imposed against LGBTQ+ events, an organiser of this popular European music festival reveals why queer representation is more important than ever

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32 h. ago Glastonbury: How to watch on TV if you didn't secure tickets

The annual event will take place this week but if you’re not there to watch it live, we can help...

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43 h. ago Arrests in France after scores report being attacked with syringes at street music festival

Interior ministry says 145 people across the country reported being stabbed with needles at Fête de la Musique eventsFrench police have detained 12 suspects after 145 people reported being pricked with syringes during the country’s annual street music festival, officials said on Sunday.Millions of people took to the streets across France on Saturday evening for the Fête de la Musique, with authorities reporting “unprecedented crowds” in Paris. Before the party, posts on social media had called for women to be targeted during the festivities. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Twelve people are arrested after 145 people report being pricked by SYRINGES across international music festival

Police opened an investigation following reports the festival was infiltrated by attackers yesterday evening.

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48 h. ago Music festival halted after band member 'collapses on stage' in front of horrified crowd

British band The Christians were performing on the last night of On The Waterfront Festival in Liverpool when one of the members appeared to collapse.

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48 h. ago Liverpool music festival halted after Sting's support suffers 'cardiac arrest' live on stage

Sting said the musician is 'in his prayers' as he took to the stage for the final night of 2025 On The Waterfront festival.

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48 h. ago Women and girls rushed to hospital after 17 'stung' by syringe at festival

17 females were "victims of syringe injections" at the music festival.

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59 h. ago 17 women and girls in hospital after 'being stung by man with syringe' at festival

Police have launched an investigation after 17 girls and women were reportedly attacked by a 'syringe-wielding man' at a music festival attended by 50,000 people in Metz, France

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60 h. ago Inside Glastonbury's prison: Festival has 'jail' to detain drug dealers and fence jumpers

Revellers hoping for to see Glastonbury's headliners without paying this weekend will face a 'ring of steel' at Worthy Farm, reports The Times.

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5 d. ago TRNSMT Glasgow 2025 site map revealed ahead of weekend festival

TRNSMT at Glasgow Green is now less than a month away, with some star-studded acts taking to the stage across the weekend for Scotland's biggest music festival of the year.

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6 d. ago Lola Young conquers her nerves and proves the Adele comparisons are justified

Pop star captivates 2,700-strong crowd with her sardonic persona and bodacious riffs at London’s Royal Festival Hall

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6 d. ago Voting for The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival talent search is now open

BBC ALBA and The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival have once again teamed up with a quest to find the best up-and-coming musical talent from the Highlands and Islands. The winner of the talent search will be given the opportunity to perform on the main stage at this year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Festival. Open to solo artists and bands (where at least 50% of its members have a Highland home address) across all genres, one newcomer will be given the opportunity to perform on the main stage at this year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Festival.

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7 d. ago Serbia’s Exit festival may go ‘into exile’ amid government pressure over student protests

This year’s edition to be last held in country after Belgrade withholds funding over support of anti-corruption activistsOne of Europe’s largest music festivals will no longer be held in Serbia and could go “into exile” in Germany or a neighbouring Balkan state after Belgrade withheld funding over its support of the country’s anti-corruption student protesters.Exit festival, which is held every July in a medieval bastion fortress in Serbia’s second city, Novi Sad, was founded in 2000 by student activists from the protest movement that helped topple Slobodan Milošević. Affordable ticket prices and starry lineups mean it has acquired a reputation as Europe’s premier music event with a social conscience, with 210,000 people from more than 80 countries attending in 2024. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Edinburgh International Book Festival: Music, Poetry and Performance Highlights

Music and words collide in a variety of interesting ways at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, writes Fiona Shepherd

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