| Norwegian Islamist wanted over deadly shooting at LGBTQ+ festival is being sent back from Pakistan 2024-05-03 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Norwegian Islamist wanted over deadly shooting at LGBTQ+ festival is being sent back from Pakistan 2024-05-03 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Festival forced to move events after hotel fire 2024-05-01 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Organisers announce a new venue for its events following a fire at The Crowne Plaza hotel on Monday. Details >
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| 1,430 ancient Roman graves scattered with funerary festival leftovers unearthed in southern France 2024-04-27 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Town set to launch Rik Mayall comedy festival 2024-04-16 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] If plans are successful, Droitwich could be home to an annual Rik Mayall comedy festival, organisers say Details >
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| 3.8 temblor rattles Southern California near Coachella music festival 2024-04-14 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| More acts announced for Reading and Leeds festivals 2024-04-12 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] R&B girl group Flo, singer-songwriter Teddy Swims and alternative rap trio Frozemode are performing. Details >
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| Performers priced out of Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024-04-10 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Gail Porter says she is "gutted" that she cannot afford to fund a Fringe run in her home city. Details >
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| Gaming festival shines a light on diversity 2024-04-10 [bbci.co.uk] Two young gaming creatives talk about the changing face of the industry in a difficult year. Details >
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| Web3 Festival attracts smaller crowd, greater enthusiasm in Hong Kong after record bitcoin price 2024-04-07 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Markus Hinterhäuser given third 5-year term through 2031 as Salzburg Festival artistic director 2024-04-04 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Indians celebrate Holi - the festival of colours 2024-03-25 [bbci.co.uk] The festival marks the start of spring and the triumph of good over evil. Details >
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| Holi 2024: Indians celebrate festival of colours 2024-03-25 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Indians celebrate festival of colours Holi 2024-03-25 [bbci.co.uk] The festival of Holi marks the triumph of good over evil. Details >
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| Applications available for Dogwood Trails Festival Parade 2024-03-17 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Chinouriri latest artist to quit SXSW festival 2024-03-13 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] A string of artists are boycotting the Texas festival which has a sponsorship deal with the US Army. Details >
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| Bands pull out of SXSW festival over Gaza conflict 2024-03-11 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The Texas festival lists the US Army as one of its sponsors, which some artists have objected to. Details >
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| Germany probes Berlin film festival in anti-Semitism row 2024-02-26 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Lantern Festival sparks colourful celebrations 2024-02-25 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| In pictures: Celebrating the Lantern Festival 2024-02-25 [bbci.co.uk] The festival marks the end of Lunar New Year festivities - this year is Year of the Dragon. Details >
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| The festivals searching for greener ways to rock 2024-02-16 [bbc.co.uk] Music festivals need a lot of electricity, but plugging into greener sources is not easy or cheap. Details >
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| Edinburgh film festival launches Sean Connery award 2024-02-15 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The winner of the Details >
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| The festivals searching for greener ways to rock 2024-02-13 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Music festivals need a lot of electricity, but plugging into greener sources is not easy or cheap. Details >
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| Bristol Light Festival launches to brighten dark nights 2024-02-02 [bbci.co.uk] Bristol Light Festival has begun and will bring everything from penguins to astronauts to the city. Details >
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| Bristol Light festival launches to brighten up city 2024-02-02 [bbci.co.uk] Bristol Light Festival has begun and will bring everything from penguins to astronauts to the city. Details >
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| Women and girls make history at Viking fire festival 2024-01-30 [bbci.co.uk] For the first time in 143 years, women and girls are now part of the main Viking Squad. Details >
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| Nicki Minaj tops Wireless festival line-up with 21 Savage and Doja Cat 2024-01-29 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Doja Cat, Ice Spice, Asake and Tyla will also be on the line-up at the event in Finsbury Park, London. Details >
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| Timket: Ethiopians leap into pool during holy festival 2024-01-20 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Young Fathers, Gossip and The Smile to headline 6 Music festival 2024-01-16 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] CMAT and Jordan Rakei will also take part in the event, which will take place in Manchester. Details >
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| Bayreuth Festival to have three women conductors, three years after gender barrier broken 2024-01-11 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Israeli ex-hostage returns to site of Nova festival massacre and kidnappings 2024-01-05 [bbci.co.uk] Survivors and relatives of those killed or kidnapped pay emotional visits to the festival site for a memorial event. Details >
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| Paramore: Rock band drop out of headline slot at LA festival 2024-01-05 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] It comes after the band took down all posts and images from their social media accounts in December. Details >
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| Five International Architecture Festivals Worth Building a Trip Around 2023-12-29 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Glastonbury Festival 2024: More toilets needed says council 2023-12-20 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The licensing authority for the event makes recommendations ahead of its return in June 2024. Details >
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| Barbie director Greta Gerwig to chair Cannes film festival jury 2023-12-14 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Organisers of the prestigious event describe Greta Gerwig as "a heroine of our modern times". Details >
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| Bringing Nova festival attack survivors back from darkness 2023-12-07 [bbci.co.uk] "I just wanted them to be held": Inside the centre helping survivors of the 7 October attacks. Details >
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| Bringing Israel festival attack survivors back from darkness 2023-12-07 [bbci.co.uk] "I just wanted them to be held": Inside the centre helping survivors of the 7 October attacks. Details >
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| Helping the shattered survivors of Israel festival attack 2023-12-07 [bbci.co.uk] Volunteers are helping young Israelis recover from the trauma of what they experienced on 7 October. Details >
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| Bringing survivors of the Nova festival attack back from darkness 2023-12-07 [bbci.co.uk] Volunteers are helping young Israelis recover from the trauma of what they experienced on 7 October. Details >
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| Bringing broken survivors of the Nova festival attack back from darkness 2023-12-07 [bbci.co.uk] Volunteers are helping young Israelis recover from the trauma of what they experienced on 7 October. Details >
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| BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2024 dates revealed 2023-12-06 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The festival is set to return to Greater Manchester for another line-up of eclectic performances. Details >
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| Reading and Leeds: Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 to headline festivals 2023-11-24 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] It will be the only time fans will get to see Fred Again, Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 play at a UK festival. Details >
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| Delhi AQI: Toxic haze in India capital after Diwali festival 2023-11-13 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Delhi AQI: Toxic haze in India capital after Diwali festival 2023-11-13 [bbci.co.uk] Many people burst crackers to celebrate the Diwali festival despite a ban on fireworks due to high pollution. Details >
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| Diwali: Indians celebrate the sparkling festival of lights 2023-11-12 [bbci.co.uk] The Hindu festival of Diwali is one of the most important festivals in India. Details >
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| What to know about Diwali, the Festival of Lights 2023-11-11 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated in India and the diaspora? 2023-11-10 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Latitude Festival 2024: Duran Duran revealed as headliners 2023-11-05 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The rock legends announce they will play their only UK performance next summer at the event. Details >
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| Glastonbury Festival-goers upset at ticket sale delay 2023-11-03 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] People have voiced their frustration after the release date for tickets was delayed at short notice. Details >
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| Isle of Wight Festival: Green Day, Prodigy and Pet Shop Boys to headline 2023-11-03 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The Prodigy and Pet Shop Boys are also set to perform at the event next year. Details >
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| Glastonbury Festival ticket sale delayed by two weeks 2023-11-02 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The decision is taken after some people did not realise their profiles had been removed, organisers say. Details >
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| Supernova festival: One week on - survivor recalls traumatic escape from party 2023-10-15 [bbci.co.uk] Shye Weinstein recorded on camera how he and his friends fled the site stormed by Hamas gunmen, who killed at least 260 people. Details >
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| Shots fired as BBC visits scene of Israel festival massacre 2023-10-13 [bbci.co.uk] Lucy Williamson visits the site of the Israeli music festival where 260 bodies were discovered. Details >
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| Supernova festival: How massacre unfolded from verified video and social media 2023-10-10 [bbci.co.uk] The footage that shows joy turning to horror at an Israeli music festival in the desert. Details >
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| Israel Latest: Over 1,100 Dead in Attacks Including Music Festival; Fighting Enters Third Day 2023-10-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Israel Latest: Over 1,100 Dead in Attacks Including on Music Festival; Fighting Enters Third Day 2023-10-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Destroyed cars line road near Israel festival in chilling video 2023-10-08 [bbci.co.uk] The remains of cars can be seen after militants attacked people attending an outdoor party. Details >
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| How an Israel music festival turned into a nightmare after Hamas attack 2023-10-08 [bbci.co.uk] Festival-goers describe mass panic as they fled and hid in bushes as a trance music party came under attack. Details >
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| Videos show young Israelis fleeing in panic when Palestinian militants invaded a music festival in the desert 2023-10-07 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Jimmy Carter visits Georgia peanut festival ahead of his 99th birthday 2023-09-24 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Man gored to death by bull at Spanish festival 2023-09-24 [bbci.co.uk] Friend also injured by same animal during the Pobla de Farnals festival in the Valencia region. Details >
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| Onam harvest festival keeps on getting bigger 2023-09-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Burning Man exodus: Hours-long traffic jam stalls festival-goers finally able to leave 2023-09-05 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Woody Allen greeted by cheers, praise and protests at Venice Film Festival 2023-09-05 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The divisive director is met by cheers and positive reviews, but also loud protests on the red carpet. Details >
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| Burning Man: Drone footage shows huge queues as people leave festival 2023-09-05 [bbci.co.uk] Drone footage shows people leaving the festival after heavy rain caused a mud bath. Details >
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| Burning Man exodus begins after 72,000 attendees stranded at rain-soaked festival 2023-09-05 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Burning Man festivalgoers on the mood from the mud 2023-09-04 [bbci.co.uk] Revellers describe dreadful conditions and disappointment but also resilience and generosity. Details >
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| Irish music festival site to house refugees 2023-09-04 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The Irish government says it has signed a six-week lease on the festival site in County Laois. Details >
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| Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival, one dead 2023-09-03 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Burning Man: Torrential rain turns desert festival into mud bath 2023-09-03 [bbci.co.uk] Thousands of people are stranded at Burning Man festival in the US state of Nevada after torrential rain. Details >
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| Burning Man festival-goers told to conserve food and water 2023-09-02 [bbci.co.uk] Festival-goers are told to conserve their food as access in and out of the Nevada event is shut down. Details >
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| Burning Man festival-goers told to shelter in place after rain brings mud 2023-09-02 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Burning Man festival-goers told to conserve food and water 2023-09-02 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Chamber announces France as honored country for Memphis in May International Festival 2023-08-31 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Gboyega Odubanjo: Poet missing after Shambala Festival, police say 2023-08-30 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The 27-year-old was last seen at a music festival in rural Northamptonshire. Details >
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| Leeds Festival: Tents left behind at Bramham Park 2023-08-30 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Footage shows camping equipment left behind at Bramham Park. Details >
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| Leeds Festival: 10 things we learned from Soft Play to Rina Sawayama 2023-08-28 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Why Jedward were there, how Soft Play hooked up with Robbie, and what GCSE results one star revealed. Details >
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| Disabled fans decry no-show accessible festival toilets 2023-08-28 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] As summer festival season climaxes, disabled music fans say inadequate disabled loos hold them back. Details >
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| Leeds Festival: The Killers, Central Cee and 1975 close the weekend 2023-08-28 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Rock music goes head-to-head with rap and pop, on the final night of the festival. Details >
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| In pictures: Redheads celebrate fiery locks at Dutch festival 2023-08-27 [bbci.co.uk] Hundreds of ginger-haired people from across the world took part in the three-day Dutch gathering. Details >
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| Leeds Festival: Sam Fender crowned king of the North with career-defining set 2023-08-27 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The Geordie rock star confirmed his headliner status with a career-defining set. Details >
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| Edinburgh TV Festival: Why are we so in love with dating shows? 2023-08-25 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] A UK version of Love Is Blind is coming, plus a "middle-aged Love Island" and Love Island Games. Details >
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| Reading and Leeds: The interpreters performing songs for deaf fans at the festivals 2023-08-25 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Meet the performance interpreters helping deaf fans to find "true inclusion" at the festivals. Details >
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| Fyre Festival 2 tickets on sale and customers are buying, disgraced founder says 2023-08-23 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Pack of GM Cruise robo-taxis freeze, snarl up Friday night traffic amid festival crowds 2023-08-14 [theregister.co.uk] Just a day after getting green light to expand autonomous ops
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| Womad festival sickness investigation inconclusive - UKHSA 2023-08-12 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The UK Health Security Agency was investigating sickness experienced by some Womad festival attendees. Details >
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| Jamaica 0121 Festival: Thousands celebrate independence 2023-08-06 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Covid musical comes to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023-08-04 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Actress Natasha Mould has based events in 2020 The Musical on her experiences during the pandemic. Details >
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| BBC Proms: Self Esteem shines as Sage Gateshead hosts festival 2023-07-22 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The star gave a unique performance with Royal Northern Sinfonia on the banks of the Tyne. Details >
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| Latitude 2023: The rise of football shirts at music festivals 2023-07-22 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] How football shirts became the garment of choice for festivalgoers. Details >
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| Latitude: Sophie Ellis-Bextor on the perfect festival set 2023-07-21 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Ahead of her Latitiude gig, the singer says artists owe it to their fans to play the hits. Details >
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| Vapes: Welsh festivals asked to ban single-use vapes by charity 2023-07-21 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Latitude festival opens earlier to avoid rail strikes disruption 2023-07-19 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Organisers hope to avoid disruption by opening the festival campsite a day early Details >
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| Black Country Folk Festival showcases local musicians 2023-07-14 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] A two-day folk festival is taking place at Himley Hall to showcase local musicians. Details >
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| The 1975 to replace Lewis Capaldi at Reading and Leeds festivals 2023-07-10 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] The band will play a 10th anniversary show after Capaldi withdrew from the festival over his health. Details >
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| Giessen Eritrea festival clashes leave 26 police officers injured 2023-07-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Giessen Eritrea festival clashes leave 26 police officers injured 2023-07-09 [bbci.co.uk] Police clash with stone-throwing protesters as Eritrean tensions flare up in a central German town. Details >
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| Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters 2023-07-09 [bbci.co.uk] Up to 2,000 protesters stormed a gay pride festival, in a country where anti-LGBT prejudice is common. Details >
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| Met Office thunderstorm warning for TRNSMT festival crowds 2023-07-08 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] A yellow alert for thunderstorms is in place across Scotland as thousands head for TRNSMT festival. Details >
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| TRNSMT festival to open with Pulp in headline slot 2023-07-07 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] Around 50,000 fans are expected at Glasgow Green for acts including Niall Horan and George Ezra. Details >
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