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More boycotting UK music festivals over Barclays links to Israel

After the mass exodus of artists at The Great Escape, more are dropping out of this weekend's Download Festival and next month's Latitude - all over their sponsorship links with Barclays Bank. And more could follow.

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UK music festivals continue to lag on gender representation

New research shows that on average this year at UK music festivals, 63% of acts are male artists or all-male bands, compared to just 21% of female solo artists or bands.

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Why might the UK’s biggest music festival skip 2026?

“The fallow year is important because it gives the land a rest, and it gives the cows a chance to stay out for longer and reclaim their land,” says Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis.

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Latitude Festival 2024: Musicians dropping out over Barclays links

Several musicians are dropping out of the upcoming UK music festival Latitude, over its sponsorship with Barclays and the bank’s ties to Israel. These announcements come shortly after the major boycott of The Great Escape in Brighton last month, also due to its ties with Barclays.

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Ukraine's biggest music festival to return this July

ATLAS festival returns to Kyiv, renamed as ATLAS UNITED, for the first time since Russia's invasion.

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Major UK music festivals offering free tickets for young voters

Leading music festivals in the UK are joining forces to encourage 18-34-year-olds to vote in next month’s general election.

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What went down at Primavera Sound in Barcelona this year?

Lana Del Rey disappoints, PJ Harvey heralds the rain, and Lankum astonishes: here's everything we learned at Primavera Sound in Barcelona this year

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Primavera Sound in Barcelona kicks off Spain's summer of music

With Pulp, Vampire Weekend, Lana Del Rey, SZA and The National in tow, Primavera Sound is shaping up to be the first big event of the summer.

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Live Nation sued by US for monopolising gig ticket industry

US regulators have taken the fight to Live Nation, the company behind Ticketmaster, accusing them of operating a monopoly over the live entertainment industry that “suffocates its competition”.

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Over 125 artists exit UK music festival in protest of Israel war link

In the UK, more than 100 artists have now withdrawn from the Great Escape music festival in protest against the event sponsor Barclays Bank because of its investment in arms companies which supply Israel.

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Eurovision 2024 winner: Nemo takes crown for Switzerland

The most controversial edition of Eurovision has come to an end and Switzerland has been crowned the 2024 winner. Here’s what you need to know.

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Why is this UK festival being boycotted and how is Barclays involved?

Half of the line-up of one of the UK's best festivals has signed a statement demanding The Great Escape drop their sponsorship with Barclays bank. Here's why.

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Balkan Trafik! Festival shines spotlight on Moldova

For the past 20 years, the Balkan Trafik! Festival, held every April in Brussels, highlights cultures and music from across the Balkans through workshops, exhibitions, food and wine.

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Khachaturian Festival: An homage to Armenian classical music

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From Soviet jazz in the 1930s to the soothing score of Gasparyan’s duduk in the movie Gladiator, Armenian music has impressive range.

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Does YUNGBLUD's own 'affordable' music festival have good intent?

The '11 Minutes' and 'The Funeral' singer announced his £49.50 (€58) festival with a free show in Camden Market.

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SXM Festival Review: Dance in decadence in the Caribbean

"It doesn’t have to be your normal life" - Euronews Culture reports from the epic SXM Festival on the French-Dutch Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The dance music extravaganza's main attraction is it brings elements of the European club scene to a paradisiacal location in the Americas.

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Festival watch: The unmissable European music festivals of 2024

Coachella Shmoachella. Glastonbury? Glastonblurry. Here are the 12 European music fests you don’t want to miss this year.

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SXM Festival: The Franco-Dutch clubbing extravaganza in the Caribbean

The French-Dutch island of Saint Martin is about to be taken over by SXM Festival, one of the best new techno and house festivals of recent years.

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Sanremo 2024: Crowe mocks Travolta, Ramazzotti calls for peace

On the third evening of the Sanremo festival, the second half of the competing artists performed. Special guests were Ramazzotti and Morandi but there was also room for another Hollywood legend at the Ariston: Russell Crowe performed and poked fun at John Travolta.

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European dance music royalty Darude whips up a storm with new album

The Finnish DJ, producer and songwriter's latest release, 'Together', has monster summer hits you're going to be playing on road trips this year. Euronews Culture speaks to the European EDM legend...