2 h. ago Alarms raised over legitimacy of Fyre festival 2: ‘An event that does not exist’

After the announcement of a follow-up festival in Mexico, tourism and local officials have denied any knowledge of its existenceWhen tickets to the second Fyre festival went on sale this week, there was just one concrete detail: it would take place on Isla Mujeres, a tropical island off Cancún, Mexico.But the festival seems to be repeating its own history as an improvised disaster after the local government in Isla Mujeres denied knowing anything about it. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Reading and Leeds Festival 2025 announce 30 new names joining Travis Scott and Chappell Roan on star

Taking place across the August bank holiday weekend from the 21-24, the festival will once again be held at Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds.

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6 h. ago Michael O'Sullivan to be honoured at Cheltenham 2025 as touching Festival tribute to late jockey revealed

O'Sullivan sadly passed away earlier this month a result of injuries sustained in a fall at Thurles

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6 h. ago Cheltenham 2025: First race at Festival to be run in Michael O’Sullivan’s memory

The Jockey Club and race sponsors Sky Bet have chosen to honour the jockey, who died from injuries sustained in a fall, in the race he captured in 2023

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7 h. ago Welcome back Billy McFarland and a new Fyre festival. Shows you can’t keep a good fantasist down

Fresh out of jail, does it matter that his 2017 festival was one of the biggest social-media-driven deceptions of our time? Not a bit“Since 2016, Fyre has been the most talked about festival in the world,” organiser Billy McFarland told a US broadcaster when tickets for Fyre 2 went on sale this week. McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison for wire fraud in 2018, related to his organisation of the first Fyre (he served only four). Whatever you think about the first Fyre – with its limp cheese sandwiches, its disaster-relief-tent accommodation, the absence of advertised headliners, the $26m of unpaid debt, the rats (were the rats influencer hyperbole? Perhaps, but on the other hand the festival happened on the parking lot of an abandoned resort development, and where else is a rat supposed to live?), you have to admit it lived up to one promise: it was legendary.Wire fraud is any swindling that happens electronically, whether by text, email, phone or social media. It’s so easy...

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12 h. ago Latitude 2025: Mika, Billy Bragg and and many more new names added to this year’s festival

Latitude Festival welcomes their latest range of performers set to take over Henham Park this summer 🎶🎪🎟

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21 h. ago Glastonbury fans predict 'glorious' dance act could finally return for 2025 after hiatus as a result of festival rule

After missing out on the 2024 festival, fans believe the act will return to Worthy Farm this summer.

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25 h. ago Glastonbury fans certain major dance act is confirmed due to 'festival tradition'

As Glastonbury 2025 approaches, festival-goers are already speculating about which artists will grace the iconic stages of Worthy Farm - and one DJ's name has been thrown into the hat

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34 h. ago Cheltenham 2025: Festival stalwart Edwardstone ‘doubtful’ for Champion Chase

The winner of the Arkle Trophy in 2022 has run at five Cheltenham Festivals in a row but is now fighting a leg infection which has put plans on hold

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36 h. ago Hampton Court Palace Festival: Tom Jones, Gary Barlow & 10cc revealed in second announcement

The Royal palace grounds are set to welcome a diverse range of acts at this year’s festival 🎵🎫🏰

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37 h. ago Truck Festival 2025: Courting, Kingfishr, and Reggie Watts join the line

Reggie Watts is also bringing his irreverent humour to Oxfordshire this Summer 🎪🎵🎟

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55 h. ago The 14 Underbelly shows unveiled for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The line-up has been unveiled for the first shows of this year’s Fringe

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3 d. ago Chappell Roan compared to British TV legend as she shares new promo shot

Pink Pony Club singer Chappell Roan has had Brits in meltdown as they compared her to an iconic TV star after she shared a new photo to promote her latest record 'The Giver'

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4 d. ago Philippe Clement sacked by Rangers after home defeat by St Mirren

Belgian departs after 16 months in charge at IbroxTeam are 13 points behind Celtic and out of Scottish CupPhilippe Clement has been sacked as the Rangers manager after 16 months in charge following damaging back-to-back home defeats. The Belgian has been under extreme pressure since the humiliating Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Scottish Championship side Queen’s Park a fortnight ago, and a first Ibrox loss to St Mirren since 1991 on Saturday proved to be the final straw for the board.Clement departs Rangers – 13 points adrift of city rivals Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership – at a time when the club are in talks about a multi-million-pound investment by a United States-led consortium which includes Paraag Marathe, president of 49ers Enterprises and chairman of Leeds United. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Glastonbury Festival 2025 resale dates, ticket prices and headliners amid Rihanna rumours

Rihanna has been announced as a likely star to headline Glastonbury 2025, and you're still in with a chance of grabbing tickets in the upcoming resale

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5 d. ago Inside KSI's life from real name to net worth as he joins Britain's Got Talent

The 31-year old boxer and influencer is the newest Britain's Got Talent judge - but what do we know about his life?

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5 d. ago Chappell Roan fans realise they've been saying her name wrong this whole time

Chappell Roan, who shot to fame with viral hits like Hot to Go and Good Luck, Babe, has shared the meaning behind her stage name as fans continue to debate the correct pronunciation

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5 d. ago You're pronouncing Chappell Roan wrong – fans realise sentimental reason behind name

Pop sensation and Grammy Award winner Chappell Roan has shared with fans the correct pronunciation of her name - and it turns out many people have been saying it the wrong way

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5 d. ago Berlin film festival 2025 roundup – a new boss, a flawless fairytale and Ethan Hawke’s finest hour

At a snowy Berlinale, against a backdrop of political divisions, this year’s standouts include Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower, Richard Linklater’s Broadway biopic of Lorenz Hart, and intensely sexual romance starring Jessica ChastainBerlin can be a touch inhospitable in February; this year was no exception, with visitors to the film festival enduring heavy snow, treacherous pavements and a two-day, city-wide transport strike. But the Berlinale itself is contending with a frosty climate. Traditionally a hub for film-makers of forthright, oppositional persuasions, it must now attempt to flourish in the face of Europe’s swing to the right, with Germany’s elections imminent and the troubling rise of the extremist AfD party.Every new festival head faces the challenge of reinventing the event they have inherited, and in the Berlinale’s 75th year, the bar was set especially high given the scrutiny the festival has received. Last year’s closing night brought controversy, with some Ge...

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5 d. ago Sex Pistols legend John Lydon reveals music career started playing the bagpipes

Lydon, who fronted the legendary punk rock group and helped pen hits such as Anarchy in the UK and God Save The Queen, joined bassist Vicious, real name Simon John Ritchie, at the lessons held where they worked as cleaners at the Heal's department store in London.

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