What are the logistics of staging a major outdoor music festival? Watch this.
The challenges of staging a major outdoor music festival are formidable. I’m sure you knew that. But did you know it was this difficult? (Via Sean)
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Ongoing History Daily: The longest-running modern music festival EVER!
Running a music festival is hard. The logistics and economics and SO complicated that it’s a wonder any promoter manages to stage one. Some are very, very good at staging
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Random music news for Saturday, August 24, 2024
Kanye apparently wanted to change his name to “Swatika.” It took a white nationalist to talk him out of it. Go back and read those sentences again. This is where
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Mariposa Folk Festival Recap: 13 Best Bands I Saw (And One I Missed)
Every year since I was 5 years old, I’ve looked forward to attending the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia. The reasons for excitement used to be different: back then, it
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, April 13, 2024
Who’s buying shares of Donald Trump’s dog of a media company? No one seems to know. Meanwhile, over in reality, here’s what’s happening with music news for April 13, 2024.
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Looking for a winter music festival in Canada? Try Wintersong
The fifth annual Wintersong Music Festival is set for Stouffville, Ontario from January 19-20. It’s a cool lineup, too, with more than a hundred acts (not a typo) playing across 15 venues.
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Something weird and disturbing was spotted at this music festival
If you’ve been any music festival, you’ll know that the place is usually packed with all kinds of booths hawking everything from food to band merch to home made tchotchkes.
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, July 22, 2023
Pandas at play. This will make you smile. So will music news for July 22, 2023–I hope. More music news? Check here. BONUS: This guy may be the only person
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A NYC festival is going ahead despite that no one can breathe in New York
Forest fires in northeastern Ontario and in Quebec have made breathing in vast swaths of North America impossible. At one point this week, the air quality in Toronto was third
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There’s a metaverse music festival coming up next month
Touring is exhausting, expensive, and bad for the environment. Some are predicting that a shift over to the metaverse to solve these problems, open performances to more people, and result
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If you’re a child of the 90s, check out this festival: Flannel Nation
If you remember the alt-rock 90s, you’ll be interested in this festival called Flannel Nation. Interesting that the poster has to include song titles to jog people’s memories. And if
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