Festival Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

War? What war? Ukrainian festival goes ahead as scheduled

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Festival, Hippies, Russia, Shypit Festival, Ukraine

Nothing it seems will stop Ukrainian hippies from attending the annual Shypit Festival. Then the Ukrainian military started rounding them

Concerts Controversy

An Atlanta music festival has been canceled because local authorities say that guns are more important than peaceful music

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Festival, Georgia, Guns, Live Nation, Music Midtown, Pro-Gun

America loves their guns. They love them so much that they demand to take them everywhere so they can show

Here’s a quick preview of Ottawa Bluesfest 2022. Tickets still available!

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Alexisonfire, Festival, Ottawa Bluesfest, Rage Against the Machine, Ross MacDonald, Sum 41

[After a hiatus induced by COVID, Ottawa Bluesfest starts next week. Correspondent Ross MacDonald has this preview. And yes, there

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival is back for 2022. Here’s the lineup (so far)

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2022, 3 Days Grace, Beaches, Burlington, Festival, Skid Row, Sound of Music, Spencer Smith Park, Trews

After a couple of years of being sidelined by COVID, Sound of Music, Canada’s largest free music festival, returns to

Yet another interesting Canadian rock festival has been announced for this summer

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, Born & Raised, Born and Raised, Broken Social Scene, Cleopatrick, Festival, PUP, Ruby Waters, Sam Roberts, St. Catharines

With mask mandates coming off and the warm weather approaching, we’re starting to see a flurry of shows, tours, and

Live Nation has another wrongful death suit on its hands

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drakeo the Ruler, Festival, Lawsuit, Live Nation, Once Upon a Time in LA, Wrongful Death

Late Wednesday afternoon (February 2), a lawsuit was filed in the Super Court of the State of California in LA

Enjoy a #summerofLIVE music with Ticketmaster

June 27, 2018 Nerhys 0 Comments #summerofLIVE, Concerts, Festival, Live Music, Music Festivals, summer concert series, Ticketmaster, Ultimate Summer Pack

Warm weather means one thing for music fans: summer concerts! The price of tickets adds up quickly, but Ticketmaster offers

Some Familiar Names Performing at Dublin’s Bowie Festival

December 10, 2017December 8, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, Dublin, Festival, HOLY HOLY, Tony Visconti

Dublin is holding their third annual Bowie Festival in January. January 8th would have been David Bowie’s 71st birthday. The

A Different Kind of Festival

September 29, 2017October 12, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments 2018, Festival, HowTheLightGetsIn, Wales

We’re all used to the endless supply of summer music fests that have become the cash cows of the industry.

See If You Can Make It Big In This Choose Your Own NXNE Adventure Game

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Choose Your Own Adventure, Danforth Music Hall, Fame, Festival, Game, HackerYou, Horseshoe Tavern, NXNE, Star, Toronto, TTC

Have you ever dreamed of being a rock star? Plenty of real-life stars will be descending on Toronto for NXNE

Feeling Like A Festival Freak? Hit Up All Of Live Nation’s Concerts With A Festival Passport

May 21, 2017May 21, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Cheap, Concert, Festival, Leeds, Live Nation, Lollapalooza, Passport, Reading, Shows, Summer, Tickets

This is just about the best ticket deal to date. For a one-time price of $800, you can be the

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