music festivals

NSW Police Force’s Festival Strip Searches of Teens Found Unlawful, But No Officers Charged

Karlie PowellMay 9, 2020

Questionable strip searches conducted by the NSW Police force on four teenagers at two separate music festivals have been deemed unlawful because no parents or ...

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See The Music Festivals Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

Matthew MeadowMarch 10, 2020

Updated, 3/12 at 4PM Coronavirus covid-19 continue to ravage the entertainment and travel industries as governments around the world impose bans on public ga...

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Dave Clarke Speaks Out to DJs Amid Coronavirus Cancellations: “Send the Fees Back”

Karlie PowellMarch 7, 2020

Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland Winter, SXSW and more are canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak -- and the entertainment industry is taking a major hit be...

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The 1975 Promise To Play Only Gender-Balanced Music Festivals

Karlie PowellFebruary 13, 2020

The 1975 is committed to playing only gender-balanced music festivals moving forward. Lead vocalist and guitarist Matthew Healy recently spoke out about the ...

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Frequent Festival Goers Reveal How Much They Really Spend Per Year

Karlie PowellFebruary 3, 2020

It's almost music festival season again and it's time to start saving! Whether your musical destination is Ultra Music Festival, Electric Forest, EDC Las Veg...

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On-Site Pill Testing In Demand After Over 50% of Festival Goers Admit Drug Use

Karlie PowellDecember 15, 2019

There's an increasing demand for pill testing in the UK, as over 50% of music festival goers admit to doing drugs. The argument for better pill testing on-si...

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REPORT: NSW Police Strip Searched 122 Girls Under 18 Since 2016

Karlie PowellNovember 6, 2019

The controversial practice of strip searching is still happening across the NSW with one of the major targets being music festivals. New South Wales police r...

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4 Easy Ways To Protect The Environment At Music Festivals

Karlie PowellJune 25, 2019

Music festival season is upon us and it's important to be mindful of the imprint we leave behind on these grounds. Electric Forest, Glastonbury, Tinderbox, Loll...

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REPORT: One In Six Women Sexually Harassed At Coachella & Stagecoach

Karlie PowellMay 18, 2019

Festival season is upon us and whether your music tastes are more in line with Coachella or Stagecoach -- we should all be able to agree that these events shoul...

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Life In Color Dropped Heavy Bass Music from Diplo, DJ Diesel, and More [Event Review]

Miguel TostJanuary 23, 2019

Life In Color landed this past weekend in Miami, Florida's art district Wynwood. For this year's latest iteration of Life In Color (more colloquially known as L...

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STUDY: Nearly Half Of Female Festival Goers Experience Sexual Harassment

Karlie PowellJune 18, 2018

There's a troubling amount of sexual harassment that goes on at music festivals and now we're getting a grip on just how bad the problem is. According to a n...

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Glitter Is Litter: 60+ UK Festivals Vow To Ban Plastic Glitter By 2021

Karlie PowellMay 1, 2018

Glitter, perhaps the most popular fashion accessory in dance music, is not so hot for the environment. Which is exactly why 60+ UK music festivals have vowed to...

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