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11 days ago
Reading and Leeds, Glastonbury, Parklife, Download and Wireless have surged in price.
20 days ago
Beer bin warning for metal fans heading to Download ⊖
Rail bosses urge festival-goers to minimise their packing for this year's event.
7 months ago
‘I get to do whatever I want in the moment’: why more people are going to gigs, festivals and clubs alone ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The number of solo festivalgoers has jumped since the pandemic, and even safety concerns aren’t dissuading lone ravers. We speak to some to find out why
From solo travel to dining alone, people have i…
11 months ago
‘It’s all fan-driven. People are in absolute raptures’: how mysterious masked rockers Sleep Token took over metal ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
They just headlined Download festival and their latest album went to No 1 in the US and UK – so why is Britain’s biggest metal band in a generation so hated by some?
On Saturday, Sleep Token headlined…
Download rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpit ‘collisions’ cause accidental 999 calls ○
Police received nearly 700 false emergency alerts from Leicestershire heavy metal event last year
When hundreds of 999 calls came in from fans at the Download festival two years ago, the emergency ser…
Download Festival warning as police urge attendees NOT to wear smart watches after 'issues' last year ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Leicestershire Police said on a routine weekend the force handles around 600 emergency calls - but during Download Festival weekend there was 700 more than usual.
12 months ago
Download Festival is engulfed by trans row as acts threaten a boycott after organisers follow Supreme Court ruling and enforce single sex toilet policy ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Trans pop-punk artist Noahfinnce says the decision will be put people 'in danger', declaring the decision means: 'My trans sisters have to risk outing themselves in the men's [toilets]'.
15 months ago
Indian rock sensations Bloodywood: ‘What’s more metal than standing up for people you love?’ ○
The trio’s playful mix of heft and traditional instrumentation sent them viral. But they’re also confronting racism and rape culture, and struggling in a Bollywood-dominated music industry
‘We’re serv…
16 months ago
Kanye West announces he has been diagnosed with autism ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Rapper and fashion designer says he was misdiagnosed as bipolar in podcast appearance where he also opines on the Drake-Kendrick beef and new album Bully
Kanye West has said he was misdiagnosed with b…
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