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Music Festivals

Music News 

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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Music Industry 

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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Music News 

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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Music Industry 

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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Music Industry 

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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Music News 

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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Gadgets 

Imagine taking this baby to a music festival.

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Festivals

The issues I have with weekend music festivals are the camping bits. I don’t like sleeping in a tent on

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, January 28, 2019

January 28, 2019January 27, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, Fyre Festival, Halftime, Kanye West, Kraftwerk, Michael Jackson, Music Festivals

As a frequent business traveler, I’ve noticed a trend where hotel and airport restaurants are starting to serve breakfast (i.e.

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Music History 

Looking back at headliners for Toronto music festivals since 2001

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Completely Ignored, Music Festivals, Toronto

In another edition of Completely Ignored, Cameron Gordon has created a graphic featuring artists who have headlined Toronto music festivals

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, October 17, 2018

October 17, 2018October 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apollo 11, Bono, Brian May, Cats, Gord Downie, Kanye, Music Festivals, Netflix, Podcasts, Queen, Richard Branson, Snapchat, Sound Waves, The Edge, Tragically Hip, U2

Is there something special happening in Canada today? I seem to remember that there’s supposed to be some kind of

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, September 20, 2018

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Allman Brothers, Bono, Christian Rock, Dickie Betts, Google, Happy Mondays, Holland America, Interactive Albums, JBL, LeBron James, Music Festivals, Pope Francis, Rolling Stones, Russia, Space Jam, Speakers, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Teenage Engineering

Off to Vegas for the Life is Beautiful music festival. What could possibly go wrong at an outdoor music festival

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The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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