Rage, Bjork, Peppers Set for Music Fest

Rage Against the Machine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bjork are among the artists set to perform at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

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This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, an event that helped define a generation. The 3-day music festival, held on a rural Bethel, New York farm attracted an estimated half million people. Over the years, thousands more have claimed they were there too.

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Rated G Shower Story

There is a music festival I used to attend in Willmar, Minnesota several years ago that hosts about 20,000 teenagers. The first time I went, I heard that it gets a little crazy on site, so I booked a campsite a few miles from the civic center.

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Eurovision 2009: Oh, the humanity!

Yes, it's that time of year again. When Europeans put taste, talent, and geography aside, and make a mockery of that which is the Eurovision Songfest.

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Documentary about the Tanned Tin festival features performance & interview footage from bands Spain, Mia Doi Todd, David Thomas Broughton, Xiu Xiu, Laura Gibson, The Floorbirds, Refree, The Sea and Cake, Grouper, Arborea, Dolorean, For Against, Boy Omega, and Za.

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While it's a different crowd to the Melbourne BDO audience, with most punters under 30 and scantily clad (we were the only people there in jeans and boots, aside from Died Pretty frontman Ron Peno, who was resplendent in all white), we can confirm the 17th BDO features a diverse  …

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Bear Creek 08 review from Jambase:

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The Alaska Folk Festival is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers and donations. There is no admission charge for the festival concerts, workshops, dances or other events. No performers are paid either, with one exception.

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The ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL LINE-UP (as of 2/21) is as follows: Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Underworld, Kings of Leon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cat Power, The Roots, The New Pornographers, Youssou N'Dour, Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Metric, C …

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Going to a festival in Europe is definitely a distinct experience from going to one in the United States — everything is much less militarily organized and much more free flowing.

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SXSW has released the full list of bands for 2008, boasting a more international contingent, and spreading itself across a record 79 stages, with 1,600 acts. That's one hell of a weekend.

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A reveller wrestles in chocolate at the Sziget Festival. The 14-year-old event held on an island outside of Budapest, Hungary, is one of Europe's largest annual music festivals with almost 400,000 attendees and 1,000 performances.

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Festival Review: Pitchfork - Chicago, IL

I'm sure many of you have heard of Pitchfork Media, the place to go on the internet for all types of music reviews and news. July 13, 14, and 15 was the annual Pitchfork Music Festival held in Union Park in Chicago.

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Wow.

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Lots of rain in June and the promise of rain during the festival have Roskilde organizers seeing Mud! With 75,000 tickets sold and 45,000 fans arriving as early as Sunday at the festival grounds half an hour west of Copenhagen, warm-up acts have been grinding out sound in front  …

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parks are predictably flying after an act at a Norwegian music festival Tuesday suddenly featured live sex on stage. Local police are investigating the incident and a local politician from the Christian Democrats says he'll file charges.

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Rock on the Range - Rocked

While it is true that this article is late getting out I felt I had to post it anyway.

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Lollapalooza has announced the lineup for this year's festival. Some highlights: Pearl Jam Iggy and the Stooges Modest Mouse My Morning Jacket Snow Patrol The Roots Patti Smith Regina Spektor Pete Yorn Paolo Nutini Amy Winehouse Son Volt

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Photos from Heatwave - Summer Music Festival, Aug 23 1980. Line-up w/ all original band members: Elvis Costello & The Attractions the B-52's, The Pretenders, Talking Heads, Rockpile w/ Nick Lowe, The Clash (never made it), The Kings, Teenage Head

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The Cure set to take the stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami

The Cure, Tiesto, Deep Dish, Shiny Toy Guns and Miss Kittin will perform during the first night of the Ultra Music Festival on March 23 at Miami`s Bicentennial Park.

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One weekend a year, the California desert is packed with sweaty fans of the latest and greatest in indie and alt-rock, hip hop, and electronic music, as the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival takes over Indio's Empire Polo Field.

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The number of live music festivals has soared this year - and not just to the delight of music-lovers. Amid the guitars, tents and wellies, corporate sponsors are increasingly visible as companies realise how lucrative investing in live music can be.

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Three new artists have been added to the southern leg of the brand new Hi:Fi festival: Lemon Jelly, My Robot Friend and Kharma 45 now complete the line ups for Hi:Fi South 2006

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