"live bands around"", Future Islands locked main-stage sets at some of the world's biggest music festivals—Coachella, Panorama, Bonnaroo and the Glastonbury Festival,— and sold out many dates on their European summer tour, before the album was released. Sam Herring and Gerrit Welmers grew up in Morehead City, North Carolina two streets away from each other, and attended the same middle school in Newport, North Carolina. They became friends around 1998, when they were in 8th grade. Herring had started making hip-hop music when he was 13 or 14, while Gerrit was a skater with interests in metal and punk music"
"Guru's, which he closed in 1990 to re-focus his energies on forming AC Entertainment. Bonnaroo is a four-day music festival held at Great Stage Park on a 750-acre farm in Manchester, TN. The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, which feature a diverse array of musical styles including indie rock, folk, hip hop, americana, reggae, electronica and more.The festival has been named one of the ""50 Moments That Changed Rock & Roll"" by ""Rolling Stone"", ""Festival of the Decade"" by ""Consequence of Sound"" and it is among the 10 Best Festivals by ""GQ Magazine""."
"Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums recorded at Glastonbury have been released, and the festival receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. Glastonbury is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people, requiring extensive infrastructure in terms of security, transport, water, and electricity supply."
"a setting in John Osborne's 2014 Radio 4 show The New Blur Album. Roxy Music did a song and album called Avalon, which is the ancient name for Glastonbury (Isle of Avalon). Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums recorded at Glastonbury have been released, and the festival receives extensive television"
"Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest green field open-air music and performing arts festival in the world. Organiser Michael Eavis stated that he decided to host the first festival, then called Pilton Festival, after seeing an open air Led Zeppelin concert at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970 at the nearby Bath and West Showground in 1970. The Big Green Gathering (BGG) was a festival with an environmental focus which happened during most summers between 1994 and 2007. It was held at various locations in Somerset and Wiltshire. The event grew from the"
"150 comedians perform at Bonnaroo. In March 2017, Superfly announced the Lost Lake Festival. A three-day event in Phoenix, AZ, the first Lost Lake Festival took place on October 20–22, 2017. The Colossal Clusterfest, a San Francisco comedy festival produced in partnership with Comedy Central, debuted in June 2017.In March 2018, Superfly announced that Grandoozy, a multi-day music festival in Denver, Colorado, would take place in September 2018. Both Bonnaroo and Outside Lands are noted for sustainability programs. In 2013, Bonnaroo became the first major North American music festival to utilize solar arrays. Since then, the festival has expanded its"
"the Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts. The festival started at midday on the 27th (a Saturday) and finished at about 6:30 am on Monday morning. A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. The festival featured a line-up of the top American west coast and British bands of the day, including Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin (headlining act), Hot Tuna, Country Joe McDonald, Colosseum, Jefferson Airplane (set aborted), The Byrds (acoustic set), The Moody Blues (unable to play), Dr. John (acoustic set), Frank"
"""the ultimate over-the-top summer festival."" ""Rolling Stone"" also recognized Bonnaroo as one of “50 moments that changed rock & roll.” ""The New York Times"" said ""Bonnaroo has revolutionized the modern rock festival"" in 2012, and ""Spin"" called it the ""Best festival of the summer."" The official venues located at Bonnaroo often change from year to year. The following are some of the more permanent venues. Various other small tents and stages are also used for various performances, such as the Solar Stage, Lunar Stage, and the Cinema tent. There are also various performances at areas throughout the campgrounds. See the"
"fans to recycle. Food and drink are sold in organic and recyclable materials to create less waste. AGF auditors review festivals, as well as requiring their self-evaluation. As of late, Bonnaroo initiates many ""green"" activities during the festival, such as Planet Roo, a hub advocating sustainability and effective change toward the environment. When the festival first began in 2002, USA Today referred to Bonnaroo as ""The culmination of a musical movement."" CNN described it as: ""Music and subculture melted together into a pot of creative bubbling energy."" In 2008, it was named ""Best Festival"" by ""Rolling Stone"" magazine, calling it"
"2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee and the Hoxeyville Music Fest in Michigan. In 2012, Kid Koala performed a ""Space Cadet Headphone Concert tour"" around the world. A variant of the headphone concert involves live bands competing for the audience, who are able to choose which band's frequency to receive. In August 2008, the first silent Battle of the Bands was held at The Barfly music venue in Cardiff. The event featured bands going directly head-to-head, with a stage at each end of the venue, allowing gig-goers to choose which group they wished to listen to. Theatre and performance companies"
"Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds, Marbs & Porkchop, Patricio, Lonely Boy, Jonnie King ""Heineken House"": NGHTMRE B2B Slander**, Armnhmr, Botnek, Eptic, JSTJR, Must Die!, Rickyxsan, Snavs, Special Guest Plus: The Antarctic, an audio-visual sensory experience. All weekend long, starting on Thursday In 2017, art contributions included: Chiaozza, Olalekan Jeyifous, Joanne Tatham and Tom O'Sullivan, Gustavo Prado Coachella Festival line-ups Coachella is a music festival organized by the LA based concert promoter Goldenvoice (a subsidiary of AEG Live) and takes place annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The event is known for its large art pieces and cutting-edge artists'"
"Stagecoach Festival The Stagecoach Festival is an outdoor country music festival presented by Goldenvoice, The Messina Group, and Moore Entertainment and founded by Paul Tollett. The festival is held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Various artists attend, whether they be mainstream or relatively unknown, ranging from folk, mainstream country, bluegrass, roots rock, and alternative country. It is the highest-grossing festival centered on country music in the world. The festival acts as a sister event to Goldenvoice's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, taking place the following weekend at the same site. Stagecoach took place for the first"
"Costello, Jools Holland<br> 2011: Ray Davies<br> 2010: Noisettes, Candi Staton, Dr John, David Gray, Seth Lakeman, Jackson Browne<br> 2009: The Pretenders<br> 2007: The Proclaimers, Suzanne Vega, Hothouse Flowers, Echo & the Bunnymen<br> 2006: Robert Plant<br> David Cameron attended the festival with his wife Samantha in both 2008 and 2012<br><br> Mark Carney attended in 2012 Cornbury Music Festival Cornbury Music Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Great Tew Park in Oxfordshire, England.<br> Cornbury Festival was founded by music promoter Hugh Phillimore.<br><br>It was originally set up on Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick’s Oxfordshire estate, Cornbury Park, and has"
"The American Scene, To the Winds, InDirections, This Is a Lifetime April 14, 2013 Hatebreed, Miss May I, Terror, Job for a Cowboy, After the Burial, Within the Ruins, I Declare War, The Contortionist, Glass Cloud, Legion, Erra, City in the Sea, Shore of Elysium This Is Hell, Reflections, Sworn In, Aegaeon, King 810, The Holy Guile, Watch This Burn, King Conquer, Years Since the Storm, Arson Our Savior, Hail to the King The Jamboree (music festival) The Jamboree (stylized as The JAMboree) is an annual music festival held in Toledo, Ohio. The concert was originally only one day, but"
"the festival's 40th year. Source: Line up poster Glastonbury Festival 2010 The 2010 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place in Pilton, Somerset, England in June 2010. The festival was headlined by Gorillaz, Muse, and Stevie Wonder. U2 were initially announced as headliners, but withdrew on 25 May 2010 citing Bono's recent back surgery. Gorillaz were announced as the replacement. The festival was totally rain-free for the first time since 2002, and experienced the hottest average temperatures since the early 1990s. The total attendance of the event was 177,500. Similar to previous years, ticket buyers were required to pre-register"
"the modern Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts, founded in 1970. Glastonbury Festival (1914–25) The first Glastonbury Festivals were a series of cultural events held in summer, from 1914 to 1925 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The festivals were founded by English socialist composer Rutland Boughton and his librettist Reginald Buckley. Apart from the founding of a national theatre, they envisaged a summer school and music festival based on utopian principles. With strong Arthurian connections and historic and prehistoric associations, Glastonbury was chosen to host the festivals. Among the supporters were Sir Edward Elgar and George Bernard Shaw, while financial support was"
"• Lollapalooza Brazil <br> • Lollapalooza Chicago <br> • Lollapalooza Chile <br> • Lollapalooza Paris <br> • Lollapalooza Stockholm <br> • Music City Food + Wine Festival <br> • Music Midtown <br> • NFL Draft <br> • Shaky Beats Music Festival <br> • Shaky Knees Music Festival <br> • Sydney City Limits Music Festival <br> • Voodoo Music + Arts Experience <br> • Obama Election Night Celebration (2008 and 2012) <br> • Obama White House Easter Egg Roll C3 also books and promotes over 1,000 shows nationwide, including Austin venues Stubb's BBQ, Emo's and La Zona Rosa. In addition to"
"Cornbury Music Festival Cornbury Music Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Great Tew Park in Oxfordshire, England.<br> Cornbury Festival was founded by music promoter Hugh Phillimore.<br><br>It was originally set up on Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick’s Oxfordshire estate, Cornbury Park, and has been given the nickname “Poshstock” in national press. The festival moved to Great Tew Park in 2011, also home to the Wilderness Festival. The 2017 edition of the festival was originally announced as the last, but this decision was subsequently reversed 2017: Bryan Adams, the Pretenders, Jools Holland, Kaiser Chiefs<br> 2012: James Morrison, Elvis"
"uses Bunbury as his excuse to avoid family events. Bunbury Music Festival The Bunbury Music Festival is a 3-day music festival in Cincinnati, Ohio at Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove on the banks of the Ohio River. The festival's inaugural event took place July 13–15, 2012. It featured over 100 performances on 6 stages.<ref name=""Enquirer 02/16/2012"">, Death Cab, Weezer to headline Bunbury fest; The Cincinnati Enquirer; 02/16/2012.</ref> The festival was founded by MidPoint Music Festival co-founder and former Fountain Square managing director Bill Donabedian. Reaching beyond music, the festival integrates eco-friendly and technology initiatives. In 2014, Bunbury was purchased"
"Bonaroo Bonnaroo, or Bon-a-roo, is a New Orleans French Creole slang phrase meaning “best on the street.” The phrase is derived from French words ""bon à rue"", though the phrase does not exist in French. The term may also refer to: Origins: Jack S. Amador, of Anaheim California<br> According to Jack the term was first used by long-board surfers on the rugged California Coast in mid to late 1950s.<br> His claims surrounding the term's meaning are that it was most commonly used as a descriptive for the following: Jack continues to use this word in conversation to prove himself a"
"Glastonbury Festival 2010 The 2010 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place in Pilton, Somerset, England in June 2010. The festival was headlined by Gorillaz, Muse, and Stevie Wonder. U2 were initially announced as headliners, but withdrew on 25 May 2010 citing Bono's recent back surgery. Gorillaz were announced as the replacement. The festival was totally rain-free for the first time since 2002, and experienced the hottest average temperatures since the early 1990s. The total attendance of the event was 177,500. Similar to previous years, ticket buyers were required to pre-register to buy tickets with photographic identification, a measure"
"can encompass different genres, including fringe theater festivals that are open access, making arts festivals distinctive from greenfield festivals, which typically are weekend camping festivals such as Glastonbury, and Visual Arts Festivals, which concentrate on the visual arts. Another type of arts festivals are music festivals, which are outdoor musical events usually spanning a weekend, featuring a number of bands and musical genres including pop, rock, heavy-metal, and more. Since the 1960s, world-music festivals have become popular in a variety of countries. The most well-recognized music festival was Woodstock, which took place in 1969 in Bethel, New York. It was"
"Inch Nails (2009), Metallica (2008), The Police (2007), Bob Dylan (2004), Eminem (2018, 2011). Available to the Bonnaroo public throughout the week are various activity tents. These tents become most popular with the night crowd, with such activities set up as The Silent Disco tent, and other club or bar-themed venues. In the Silent Disco, each person entering is given a set of headphones that sync with the DJ and the music. Everyone is listening to the same song through the headphones while appearing from the outside to be dancing to no music at all. The Comedy Tent has featured"
"the category of world-famous music festivals such as the Denmark's Roskilde Festival, the Dutch Pinkpop, Ireland's Oxegen, the Spanish International Music Festival of Benicasim or the major festivals in the UK: T in the Park, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival, the V Festival and Glastonbury Festival and may be compared to California's Coachella Festival or Chicago's Lollapalooza. On Saturday July 19, 2008, following an incident at Summercase in Barcelona, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke claimed that he was verbally insulted by Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon and physically attacked by his ""entourage"". Okereke said that he was ""set upon"" by three"
"to include people with New Age beliefs. The first Glastonbury Festivals were a series of cultural events held in summer, from 1914 to 1926. The festivals were founded by English socialist composer Rutland Boughton and his librettist Lawrence Buckley. Apart from the founding of a national theatre, they envisaged a summer school and music festival based on utopian principles. With strong Arthurian connections and historic and prehistoric associations, Glastonbury was chosen to host the festivals. The more recent Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts, founded in 1970, is now the largest open-air music and performing arts festival in the world. Although"
"Coachella Festival line-ups Coachella is a music festival organized by the LA based concert promoter Goldenvoice (a subsidiary of AEG Live) and takes place annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The event is known for its large art pieces and cutting-edge artists' performances. All information taken from various sources. Headline performers are listed in Boldface. DJs playing between every Main Stage act: DJ Liquid Todd, DJ Raymond Roker, DJ Kid Koala, Bud Brothers, DJ Carbo, DJ Jason Bentley, DJ Jun Nortec Collective also played that year Art from 2001 was contributed by Joe Mangrum. Dropped Acts: Division"
"Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly referred to as Coachella or the Coachella Festival) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, located in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Live. The event features musical artists from many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music, as well as art installations and sculptures. Across the grounds,"
"musical style of the festival is similar to that of Lollapalooza and European festivals such as Glastonbury, focusing on alternative rock, indie music, punk rock, reggae, electronica and hip hop. Among the acts to have played at Estéreo Picnic since 2013 are American artists The Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pixies, Nine Inch Nails, Kings of Leon, Jack White and Snoop Dogg, British groups Gorillaz, New Order, Foals, Kasabian, Mumford & Sons and Florence and the Machine, and Australian bands Empire of the Sun and Tame Impala. The festival has also featured many of the major groups of the Latin"
"Glastonbury Festival line-ups Glastonbury Festival is a greenfield music and performing arts festival on farm land near Pilton, England. It was first held in 1970 and has been held in the majority of years since then in the summer. Its line-up is diverse, including music, comedy, circus and theatre, taking place on many different stages and performance areas. The 2017 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June 2017. The line-up was as follows: The 2016 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June 2016. The line-up was as follows:"
"Glastonbury Festival (1914–25) The first Glastonbury Festivals were a series of cultural events held in summer, from 1914 to 1925 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The festivals were founded by English socialist composer Rutland Boughton and his librettist Reginald Buckley. Apart from the founding of a national theatre, they envisaged a summer school and music festival based on utopian principles. With strong Arthurian connections and historic and prehistoric associations, Glastonbury was chosen to host the festivals. Among the supporters were Sir Edward Elgar and George Bernard Shaw, while financial support was received from the Clark family, shoemakers in nearby Street. The"
"Monsters and Men, Jay Z, Bob Dylan, The Black Keys, Zac Brown Band, Dave Matthews Band, Buffalo Springfield, The Police, Arcade Fire, Jack Johnson, The Strokes, The Black Crowes, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruce Springsteen, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, ZZ Top, Dead & Company, and Widespread Panic. The festival features craftsmen and artisans selling unique products, food and drink vendors, a comedy tent, silent disco, cinema tent, and a Ferris wheel. Bonnaroo Music Festival was largely influenced by rock concerts of the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the massive Phish festivals of the late 1990s."
"in Indio and six years later the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was born. Since 2001, Coachella has been an annual event that has brought notable music acts to the desert, including: AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N' Roses, Prince, Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Radiohead, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Pixies, The Cure, The White Stripes, Jay-Z, Tool, Beastie Boys, Jane's Addiction, Roger Waters and several others. Coachella extended the festival to three days in 2007. Organizers eliminated single-day tickets in 2010 and went to three-day passes only. The festival continues to draw large numbers of concertgoers to Indio"
"be seen founding of the Bonnaroo festival in 2002. This multi-band, multi-day festival in Manchester, Tennessee, which annually draws close to 100,000 music fans, started as a jam band-focused festival. Over time, bands from many genres have performed at Bonnaroo, but the similarities to Phish's festivals are still apparent. Other music festivals have sprung up all over the country, and this has become an important part of the music industry, as bands seek ways to compensate for the deteriorating compact disc market. After Coventry, many Phish fans found themselves in a predicament similar to that Deadheads faced almost a decade"