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Germany's famous metal festival halts admissions after heavy rain

The weather takes the shine off the largest metal music festival in the world, as the Wacken Open Air festival was forced to limit admissions because heavy rain turned the ground to mud.

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Cardi B throws microphone at audience member who threw drink on her

During her recent stint in Las Vegas, Cardi B threw her microphone at an audience member who had tossed a drink at her, as well as at a DJ the previous night.

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Cultural Digest: Don't miss these events in Europe this week

For our weekly cultural digest, we list the top things you might have missed to look out for over the next week.

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Verbier Festival: A celebration of classical music in the Swiss Alps

Each summer for the last three decades, the Swiss ski resort of Verbier has transformed into a hub of classical music. It's also a chance for young, budding musicians to hone their skills on the big stage.

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The Verbier Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary in style

Over the last thirty years, the Verbier Festival in Switzerland has established itself as one of the most prestigious classical music events in Europe and the world.

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The 1975 upset Malaysia's anti-gay laws as male band members kiss

The British indie band say they've been banned from Kuala Lumpur after 'gay stage kiss'. Malaysian authorities insist there will be no 'compromise with any party that challenges, belittles or violates' its laws.

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EXIT Festival 2023: A fever dream in a Serbian fortress

Check out our day-by-day review of everything that went down at Serbia's biggest festival as it celebrated 50 years of hip-hop.

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Cheltenham Music Festival: Reimagining classic music

Euronews Culture spoke to George Parris, the founder and conductor of The Carice Singers on why the upcoming Cheltenham Music Festival is the most exciting place to see classical music this summer.

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Festival boss fights UK on attempt to stop drug testing

A music festival creator and government advisor has threatened legal action against the UK’s Home Office decision to require festivals have a licence for on-site drug testing.

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EXIT Festival preview: Wu-Tang Clan and Prodigy come to Serbia

Euronews Culture will be on the scene at EXIT Festival this year. Here's a preview of everything you need to know about Serbia's most exciting music event.

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Glastonbury 2023: Here are the biggest moments you might have missed

Glastonbury 2023 has come to an end, culminating in a spectacular performance by Elton John, which could potentially be his final show in the UK.

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Protégés receiving guidance from visionary artists

Since its inception, this remarkable mentoring initiative has cultivated an extensive community of artists, cutting across generations, cultures, and disciplines worldwide

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Cultural Digest: Don't miss these events in Europe this week

Don't miss out on these cultural events happening right now, from the highly anticipated Manchester International Festival to the latest edition in the Diablo video game series.

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Will Arctic Monkeys not play Glastonbury?

Is the Arctic Monkeys’ headline set at this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival in jeopardy?

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Robbie Williams stops show suddenly due to Long Covid

Robbie Williams brought a headline set at Pinkpop festival in the Netherlands to a halt, saying he was struggling with Long Covid.

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These 4 European music festivals might be better than Glastonbury

You can reach all these music festivals by train from London.

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Barcelona dreaming: Sonar Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary

When it started in 1994, only 6,000 people turned up to see a series of concerts spread between an art museum and a dance hall in Barcelona. At that time, email hardly existed in Spain, let alone big electronic music festivals...

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This giant wind turbine is helping to make Glastonbury even greener

Communities have the opportunity to host the turbine after its Glasto stint, under Octopus Energy’s ‘try before you buy’ scheme.

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Primavera Madrid Day 3: Female talent comes to the forefront

Primavera's maiden voyage to Madrid ended with a finale full of female phenomenons, including St. Vincent, Caroline Polachek and Rosalía. Here's our final verdict.

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Primavera Madrid Day 2: Kendrick Lamar as assured as ever

After floods called off the first night of Primavera Sound's Madrid weekend, a night of big acts including Depeche Mode, Skrillex and Christine & the Queens gets the ball rolling again.