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Had To Beg UK Goverment For Obtaining Artiste Visas: WOMAD Founder Peter Gabriel

October 21, 2014

The 64-year-old rocker says that after facing red-tapism in the visa authorities, he had to seek governmental help, in a recent interview The World Of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival has been bringing...

Amsterdam Dance Event Marred By Three Unfortunate Deaths

Prem Gupta

October 21, 2014

FS News, International

Europe's prime electronic music showcase witnessed three casualties this past week (Image Courtesy: thrillist.com) The festival mishap juggernaut has hit Amsterdam as well this year. Three deaths have been...

Protected: Sherp Rumour : Find Out Who All Will Play At Sunburn Goa, This Year

Dhriti Menon

October 20, 2014

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Pumpkin Festival Ends In Violence And Teargas

Prem Gupta

October 20, 2014

FS News, International

An annual pumpkin festival in New Hampshire, USA, went horribly wrong after a riot broke out during the yearly ritual of setting a record number of lit pumpkins in one location (Image Courtesy: townnews.com)...

Golden Moments From California’s Treasure Island Music Festival

The Sherp

October 20, 2014

FS Features

The Californian beach party ended on a high note last weekend (October 18-19). The Sherp takes on a breezy stroll through the two days of fun THE VENUE Well, it was the prettiest... ..and insanely...

The 5 Best Things About Life Is Beautiful Festival

Dhriti Menon

October 20, 2014

FS Features

Life is Beautiful Festival is Las Vegas's newest addition to the festival scene, with its awesome first-time showing last year. Based on celebrating the pleasures of life like art, music, food and with this ye...

Mumbai Will Host A Massive Music Conference This November

Prem Gupta

October 20, 2014

FS News, Local

UK Trade & Investment, in association with Submerge, will host The Exchange, a gathering which will focus on India’s growing importance as a music market The music scene in India has received tremend...

Is Ed Sheeran Really Coming Down To India Next Year?

Prem Gupta

October 20, 2014

FS News, Local, Rumours

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According to a touring schedule put up on edsheerantourdates.com, the English singer will be on an Asian tour which includes Mumbai as one of the pitstops (Image Courtesy: edmsauce.com) India has seen a lo...

16 Fans Killed In A Mishap At A K-Pop Festival In Seoul, South Korea

The Sherp

October 20, 2014

FS News, International

The attendees had climbed on to a ventilator grate, which collapsed under pressure of their body weight; a day later, an official who was in charge of security of the event commits suicide Tragedy struck at a ...

Time Warp Loses It’s Underground Venue In New York

Prem Gupta

October 20, 2014

FS News, International

After failing to properly acquire the old-school venue in the Big Apple, the legendary German Techno festival will be moving to a new location When Germany’s hallowed Time Warp festival announced Kingsbri...

Tomorrowland India Likely To Take Place in January 2015?

Karan Pherwani

October 19, 2014

FS News, Local, Rumours

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As reported earlier by The Sherp, there has been further development in the "Tomorrowland expanding to India" story. Its incredible how quickly the electronic music culture has latched on to India si...

The Sherp’s Top Stories Of The Week

Dhriti Menon

October 19, 2014

FS News, International, Local

It’s been an eventful week in the world of festivals. Just in case you missed all the action from this week (October 13-19), here’s The Sherp’s round-up of the top news and features 1. Bonobo LIVE To P...

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