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Gear Up for Global Toronto 2021

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Canadian Music, Global Toronto 2021, GT21, international music festival, Music Festivals

Back in the bright and sunny days of early 2020, Global Toronto 2020 was poised to give young and emerging

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Random music news for Monday, October 5, 2020

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, David Bowie, Elton John, Gene Simmons, iPhone, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Motley Crue, Music Festivals, Nikki Sixx, Ozzy Osbourne, Pogues, Rolling Stones, Shane McGowan, Tomoko Sauvage

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

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Random music news for Friday, June 19, 2020

June 19, 2020June 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Facebook, Gwyneth Paltrow, Live Nation, Matthew Wilder, Miley Cyrus, Music Festivals, New Zealand, Streaming, Supercrawl, Urban Music, Woodstock

Before we begin, here’s a tutorial on farts. Oh, and Gwyneth Paltrow has a new scented candle. And yes, it’s

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Random music news for Thursday, May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Allen Grubman, Bob Dylan, Concerts, Ghost, Madonna, Music Festivals, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Post Malone, Simpsons, Spin, Venues, Vodka

Before we begin, please enjoy this. Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for May 14, 2020. Coronavirus

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Gene Simmons of KISS will try to succeed where so many others have failed: Staging a music festival in Canada. UPDATE: First acts announced.

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Alan Cross 7 Comments Gene Simmons, KISS, Music Festivals, Titans of Rock

Staging a music festival in Canada is a hideously difficult thing. So many have tried and so many have failed.

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It was a tough summer for Canadian music festivals. Here’s why.

September 15, 2019September 14, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Festivals

[This appeared in the Financial Post this weekend. If you’re wondering why the Canadian music festival scene had a rough

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Why are so many music festivals dying/being canceled/going on hiatus?

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Festivals

One of the questions I get most often these days goes something like this: “What’s wrong with music festivals? Why

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Survey: The most annoying things fans do at music festivals.

July 16, 2019July 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Festivals

Sartre had it right when he said “Hell is other people.” This especially can be true if you’re stuck in

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Interesting: How the genre balance at Glastonbury has evolved over the year

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Glastonbury, Music Festivals

Glastonbury is the world’s best-known music festival, so what happens there is scrutinized by the both the music and festival

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A great report on the challenges of staging and playing at a music festival

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Festivals

Going to or performing at a music festival can be a fantastic experience. But staging such an event is fraught

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These are the largest music festivals in the world

April 20, 2019April 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Festivals

Now that we’re halfway through the Coachella weekends, our attention turns to listening to music while standing in a muddy

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