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Suitcases are rolling across the K-Bridge as festival-goers prepare themselves for six days of the Sziget Festival, held in Budapest. This year marks the festival's 30th anniversary, and is expected to attract over 100 nationalities. For the entire week, the Óbuda Island is re-branded as the Island of Freedom - with this year's theme of the festival being "Love is Love". This year the festival will host over 1,000 shows across more than 50 different stages. This year's diverse line-up ranges from the "Princess of Pop" - Kylie Minogue to the DJ who has taken the music industry by storm - Fred A...
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Electronic festival Tomorrowland is facing a fine that could reach €2 million for using disposable cups during this year's event. According to the Flemish Environmental Agency, reusable cups were only used in certain areas of the festival - such as the VIP space. Tomorrowland, which is one of the world's biggest electro events, took place this summer in Antwerp, Belgium, from 19 to 28 July. In Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, event organisers must serve drinks in reusable containers or those made of mostly-recycled material. This has been the case since June 2023. A spokesperson f...
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Hundreds of dancers from nine countries attended the International Folklore Festival in Romania on Sunday. Mexican guitars, Greek flutes, Czech violins and Romanian shouts could be heard at the opening of the twelve edition of the country’s international folklore festival. It was held on the streets of the Aiud municipality in Central Romania's Alba county. Nine countries sent ensembles to represent them at the festival on the banks of the Mures river. Most of the 300 dancers who were sent to show their talent and passion for folklore at the festival are in Romania for the first time. Resident...
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American rock band Queens of the Stone Age has been forced to cancel several upcoming European dates on their 2024 tour, a sudden and unexpected annulment that has disappointed their fans. However, there’s a good excuse: band founder and frontman Josh Homme is returning to the US for “emergency surgery”. “Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue,” the band wrote in a statement. The band canceled eight shows from today (10 July) to 27 July, including festival appearances, in France, Slovakia, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Romania,...
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As the sun sets over the Mediterranean, the seaside amphitheatre stage at Worldwide Festival in Sète, France is drenched in pastel pinks during virtuoso saxophonist Isaiah Collier’s performance of his album ‘Parallel Universe’. You can’t curate the sky but it’s the perfect visual accompaniment to one of the best curated line-ups around, and that’s all thanks to festival organiser, the renowned DJ and label owner Gilles Peterson. For many Brits, Peterson is best known for his BBC radio show where he introduces regular listeners to an astonishingly diverse catalogue of musicians from around the ...
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Glastonbury has come to a close and once again, the hundreds of thousands of festival goers are finding their way back across the country to their humdrum lives, away from the anarchic chaos of a city dedicated to art, culture, spirituality and politics. It’s been an incredible year, but not without some hiccups. Here’s everything that happened on final day, and what we made of the festival overall. Politics in art, art in politicsTerminal 1 is a new art installation to this year, intended to replicate the refugee experience for the largely British crowd. It’s an arresting piece, constructed o...
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The sun blazed in the sky as Saturday at Glastonbury kicked off. If the previous day was an ode to pop stardom, Saturday provided a more eclectic variety of musicians with an exuberant colourful finale. Yet for all the fireworks and confetti, we’re still unconvinced by the choice for Coldplay to headline a record fifth time. Here’s everything we learnt from Saturday at Glastonbury Festival 2024. Good taste at GlastonburyWhile we were soaking up rays in the resplendent sunshine, we also needed some food to soak up the previous night’s festivities at Dua Lipa. Walking around the colossal festiva...
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Glastonbury has been going on since Wednesday morning for most punters who travelled through the heat and dust to get to Worthy Farm. But for many, the main event doesn’t get going until Friday, as that’s when the big name music acts come on. And while Glastonbury might be known for its sprawling programme of cultural activities, it’s still primarily a music festival. Here’s what went down as Euronews Culture got stuck into Glastonbury Festival 2024 on Friday. Cirque du VulgarStarting off with the early hours of Friday/late hours of Thursday, the circus tent was abuzz with dynamic acts showing...
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With the brunt of people arriving on Wednesday, the crowds in their thousands made their way up the hill at the Park Stage for the festival's opening ceremony fireworks. But there was also a new addition to the rituals. As the sun set on a baking first day, people were drawn to the grounds outside the Pyramid Stage for a drone show. A huge number of synchronised drones moved effortlessly through the sky, conjuring multicoloured images of the Pyramid, the Glastonbury sign and other classic imagery from the festival. Set to a silent background, the effect is impressive if a little subdued. You m...
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This year marks a historic first, with two female acts headlining the main stage on two of the three nights. Running through June 30, Glastonbury has been a major cultural event since its inception in 1970, continuing to evolve and set new precedents in the music festival scene.
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