France

People demand #JusticeforSteve after French festival-goer's body found

After the body of a man who went missing during a police operation at France's Fete de la Musique last month was found on Tuesday, people took to social media to demand answers.

30/07/2019

Earth News

Attending a music festival this summer? Read our eco-friendly guide

Our top tips will enable you to have a fun festival experience but leave behind a minimal trace.

27/07/2019

Cult

The hottest acts of today and the past light up the stage in Portugal

Euronews meets the headliners of NOS Alive festival and finds there really is an act for everyone.

16/07/2019

Earth News

Pete the Monkey: A revolutionary eco music festival in France

Europe's most sustainable music festival takes over Normandy with a fresh, green approach to recycling, water, energy and plastic on site!

16/07/2019

The Cube

Hip-hop festival evacuated as nearby forest fire threatened revellers

Police advised organisers to act after heavy winds threatened to push the blaze closer to the festival site on the island of Pag.

16/07/2019

USA

Watch: Underwater music festival fills ocean with sound

The musical performances were ocean-themed, filling the seas with 'Yellow Submarine', 'Fins' and the theme from Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'.

15/07/2019

Musica

The life and death experience of Mozart's Requiem at Festival Lyrique

Siobhan Stagg sings soprano in Romeo Castellucci's production of Mozart's Requiem at the Festival Lyrique in Aix-en-Provence

11/07/2019

Earth News

Tried and tested: Was Glastonbury Festival 2019 really plastic-free?

I visited the UK's most iconic music festival that decided to ban plastic this year! Did they achieve their goal?

04/07/2019

The Cube

Belgium festival cancelled on same day as event | #TheCube

"We came in festival clothes and nothing else, so we couldn't go anywhere," a festival goer who travelled from the UK to Belgium told The Cube.

01/07/2019

United Kingdom

Rapper Stormzy wears Banksy vest, delivers political Glastonbury show

Stormzy's performance was hailed as a defining moment for British rap.

30/06/2019

Cult

The Gnaoua Music Festival celebrated centuries of musical tradition

The internationally renowned festival in Morocco fused together a range of genres including Gnaoua music - an ancient African Islamic repertoire of songs and rhythms.

26/06/2019

Earth News

How to make the most of music festivals without harming the planet

We've considered what you can pack from biodegradable glitter to plastic-free toothpaste to make your festival experience more eco-friendly.

21/06/2019

Musica

Salzburg’s ‘Heavenly Voices’ with Cecilia Bartoli and Philippe Jaroussky

Voci celesti - 'Heavenely Voices' is dedicated to this year's edition to castrato voices who inspired Handel and many other Baroque composers. 'Alcina' also features on the bill of the Salzburg Summer Festival, where it will be performed between 8 - 18 August. The festival runs from 20 July - 31 Aug

13/06/2019

Earth News

World’s largest concert promoter says UK festivals to go plastic-free

The top British festivals and venues leading the way to a more sustainable entertainment industry.

24/05/2019

No Comment

Eurovision superfans count down to final contest in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv counted down to the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday (May 18) after a week of parties and protests

18/05/2019

Earth News

The best green music festivals in Europe

Our round-up of small and brilliant eco-friendly festivals across the continent.

15/04/2019

Austria

Stomzy cancels Austria gig over 'racial profiling' incident

The Brit Award-winning rapper said his manager and friends were "racially profiled", before being "targeted and aggressively handled" during a weapon search.

12/04/2019

No Comment

Meet the six-year-old that is one of the world's youngest DJs

Better known as Arch Jnr, the six-year-old is often hired to play at different events, including concerts, private shows and festivals.

10/04/2019

No Comment

People from ethnic minorities celebrate traditional festival in Hainan

Dancing, singing and drinking rice wine, people of ethnic minorities in south China's Hainan Province celebrated their traditional "Sanyuesan Festival" on Sunday.

08/04/2019

Cult

Stunned by war, Sarajevo's culture scene is reawakening

Sarajevo is the political, social and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With a long and rich history of religious and cultural diversity, the city has become a symbol of the Bosnian war. Traces can be found everywhere, but arts are bridging old grudges.

27/03/2019