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The Island Of Freedom – Sziget Festival Is Back!

August 12, 2015

The Woodstock of the east, Europe's grand 8-day island festival, Sziget 2015 began on the 10th of this month. Here's everything you need to know about this Hungarian mega-event. Every year, during the month ...

Bassnectar Could Curate His Own Stage At Moonrise Festival 2016

Sanjana Ajith

August 11, 2015

FS News, International

After his massive success at Moonrise Festival 2015 on Saturday, Bassnectar took to Facebook and Instagram the next day to make an announcement and thank his fans. Following his set at the Lunar Stage at the...

Wacky Wednesday: A Festival Dedicated Entirely To Duct Tape

Anupama Khedkar

August 11, 2015

FS Features

'Duck Tape' celebrates the simple brilliance of this household object. Duct Tape has been an outright essential household tool for decades now, even so, it's been quite humble and unsung. Amusingly enough, t...

This Magical Picture Diary Of Ozora Festival Will Entrance You

Dhriti Menon

August 11, 2015

FS Features

Considered one of the largest and most cutting edge festivals in the psychedelic trance music scene, this six day mega event saw fans of the genre descend on Hungary in the millions. Ozora featured some of the...

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015: In Pictures

Sanjana Ajith

August 11, 2015

Culture, FS Features

The largest arts festival in the world, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is all kinds of spectacular. The month of August in Edinburgh, Scotland every year is a riot of colour and creative expression. With over 3,...

Bastian Schweinsteiger Is Planning An Oktoberfest Trip For The Manchester United Squad This Year

Sanjana Ajith

August 11, 2015

FS News, International

Schweinsteiger may be settling in well at Old Trafford, but he sure hasn't forgotten his country, and has recently expressed his desire to take his teammates out on a beer guzzling trip to Oktoberfest. Schwe...

This Post By A Youngster Should Serve As A Proper Wake-Up Call For Drug Abusers

Prem Gupta

August 10, 2015

FS News

The Kendal Calling music festival didn't go according to plan for a teenage kid who overdosed on ecstasy. He's in a medically induced coma and wants the world to know. Reporting drug abuse instances at ...

Your Trippy Stop Before Burning Man : Enchanted Forest Gathering

Meher Manda

August 10, 2015

FS Features

This weekend, lovers of intimate settings will come together to take part in California's trippy Enchanted Forest Gathering - where a forest will be ably converted to a wildchild's playground. Last weekend w...

The Lost Party Is Returning In 2016

Prem Gupta

August 10, 2015

FS News

The dazzling opening edition of this year's Lost Party left the Sherp with some pretty fond memories of the festival. They've just activated an event page and it looks like the official 2016 announcement should...

In Pictures: The Mud Rush 2015

Sanjana Ajith

August 10, 2015

FS Features

The Mud Rush 2015 definitely did not disappoint. The annual getaway into muddy adventure for adrenaline junkies, this year's Mud Rush was at beautiful Dudhani Lake in Silvassa. Each year, it gets tougher, muddi...

Burning Man Is Bringing Its Most Psychedelic Installation To The Nevada Desert

Prem Gupta

August 10, 2015

FS News

A successful Kickstarter project is creating a giant kaleidoscopic lounge at the Man this year. (via: Burning Man Website) Burning Man's image as a hippie's haven has just been further shined up by this ...

Electric Island Triumphs Civic Day Long Weekend

Aaron Lee D'souza

August 10, 2015

Reviews

Electric Island returned for its third edition this Monday, after successfully hosting it’s two prior editions at the same location, Hanlan’s point. Having attended the previous editions this summer, we’ve noti...

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