13 h. ago Tomorrowland festival still scheduled to go ahead despite stage fire, says organiser

‘If tomorrow it turns out that the site is not safe and we receive instructions from the authorities, we will follow them’ said a spokesperson

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14 h. ago Tomorrowland Fire: Despite main stage damage overnight, the festival will still go ahead this weekend

Despite the fire sweeping the main stage, organisers have promised the event will go ahead this weekend,

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26 h. ago Tomorrowland organisers issue statement after fire 'severely damages' main stage

A fire ripped through the main stage at the Europe festival

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2 w. ago Senior BBC staff will 'step back' from music and live events as corporation admits it rated Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set as 'high risk' but STILL let it air live anyway

The performance at the West Holts Stage was livestreamed by the BBC but the organisation later expressed regret for not stopping its broadcast of the set.

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2 w. ago BBC admits it rated Bob Vylan's Glastonbury appearance as 'high risk' but STILL let it air live anyway after 'Death to the IDF' chants infuriated viewers

The performance at the West Holts Stage was livestreamed by the BBC but the organisation later expressed regret for not stopping its broadcast of the set.

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2 w. ago Bob Geldof told Freddie Mercury ‘don’t get clever’ before 1985 Live Aid set

Fellow Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May say Geldoff told Mercury: ‘Just play the hits – you have 17 minutes’Freddie Mercury’s performance with Queen at Live Aid in 1985 is often seen as the crowning glory of one of the greatest showmen the world has ever seen.But he still needed some very clear instructions from Bob Geldof, the festival’s organiser, before going out on stage. “Don’t get clever,” the Boomtown Rats frontman told him, according to fellow Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May. “Just play the hits – you have 17 minutes.” Continue reading...

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