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Foo Fighters Withdraw From This Year’s Glastonbury Roster

June 17, 2015

Lead singer Dave Grohl suffered an untimely injury at the band's last performance in Sweden. There's bad news for Glastonbury attendees looking forward to the Foo Fighters performance at the Pyramid sta...

Puddle Of Mudd India Tour: Tickets On Sale Now!

Anupama Khedkar

June 16, 2015

FS News

Another 90's alt-rock group is coming to India this month. Back when the rave culture wasn't stifling the international music scene, we all went through that phase where we were obsessed with She Hates Me a...

Facial Recognition Tech At Music Festivals Is Now A Thing

Anupama Khedkar

June 16, 2015

FS News

Security at the cost of losing your privacy? The police department at Leicestershire just upped their security and scanned each and every person's face at Download Music Festival's 2015 edition. Apparently,...

Ellen Fans Bring The Celebrity With Them To Bonnaroo

Anupama Khedkar

June 16, 2015

FS News

So what if the real Ellen Degeneres couldn't make it to Bonnaroo? These totem-holding fans will totes make up for that. This weekend saw one of the most spectacular editions of Bonnaroo Music & Arts fes...

A 19-Year-Old Was Found Dead Outside A Music Festival Venue

Anupama Khedkar

June 16, 2015

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A 19-year-old man was found dead just outside Spring Awakening Music Festival, Chicago. Steve Vongkoth, a 19-year-old local resident of Chicago was found unresponsive outside Solider Field, the venue of Spri...

Surprise Cameos at Bonnaroo by Zach Galifianakis and Jon Hamm

Jaanam Dewan

June 15, 2015

FS News, International

You know it's been one hell of a crazy weekend when a music festival is crashed by Hollywood's coolest men! The Superjam was probably the best thing that happened at Bonnaroo 2015. This year’s edition was of...

Man Dies After Collapsing At Bonnaroo

Anupama Khedkar

June 15, 2015

FS News

This weekend, a man collapsed and died at Bonnaroo Music Festival. Find more about the incident below. An unidentified festival attendee lost his life at Bonnaroo this weekend after collapsing at the main fe...

Festival Promoter Buys A Croatian Island; New Festival To Look Forward To?

Karan Kumar

June 13, 2015

FS News

Yesterday, a UK Promoter - Sound Channel, the company that promotes Croatia's Unknown Festival, bought an island off the Dalmation Coast! (Image Courtesy: SibenskiPortal) Obonjan, near the city of Sib...

What To Do At Bestival Toronto

Aaron Lee D'souza

June 12, 2015

FS Features, International

Bestival Toronto kicks off today, and the entire city of Toronto is buzzing with excitement. Festival Sherpa got a chance to visit the grounds one day prior, and we’re going to help you out and let you know abo...

Bonnaroo’s Alcohol Free Experience For Recovering Alcoholics

Dhriti Menon

June 12, 2015

FS News

Bonnaroo is one of the better music festivals in the USA, and here's why Music festivals are integral part of the American summer, with college students and high school graduates taking advantage...

The ‘Cashless System At Festival’ Has Met Its First Roadblock

Dhriti Menon

June 12, 2015

FS News

Download Festival's cashless system only caused more trouble for attendees. Like many other big-scale music festivals the Uk's prime rock summer fest, Download Festival have adopted the cashless system this ...

Will Fleetwood Mac Be Able To Perform At Isle Of Wight?

Anupama Khedkar

June 11, 2015

FS News

Fleetwood Mac postponed their Tuesday night show, claiming that they were too sick to play. Will the band be able to pull of Isle of Wight this weekend? "We are very sorry to announce that due to illness the F...

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