festivals

Organizers overseas are currently gearing up for the return of music festivals this summer. As COVID-19 cases in the U.K. slowly decline and more vaccinations are administered, many are optimistic that this year’s festival season will bring back some normalcy in what’s truly been an unprecedented past year. Despite some festivals going ahead as planned, […]

On Wednesday, Mar. 3, Mississippi officially joined Texas and is also lifting the state’s COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates. Currently, both states are allowing businesses to reopen at full capacity. All of this means that concerts and festivals in these states can return at 100 percent capacity starting this month. Read more: Gerard Way reveals […]

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, tours and shows worldwide have been canceled and postponed. At this time, it is unknown when concerts and music festivals will return worldwide. While shows may not come back for a while, countries such as Ireland are already planning ways to reintroduce live music into society post-coronavirus. In a […]

Inkcarceration Festival is officially canceling its 2020 event due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The festival was set to run July 10-12 at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, but they’re revealing dates for next year’s event right now. Read more: Hear the first song from Machine Gun Kelly’s pop-punk album The festival’s lineup included […]

Bunbury Festival is making the announcement today that they will be cancelling the 2020 edition of their event over the COVID-19 coronavirus. Organizers are cancelling this year’s festival due to the fluidity of the situation across the world. Ticket holders will be getting full refunds within 30 to 45 days. Read More: Rocklahoma postpones 2020 festival due […]

Rocklahoma is postponing their 2020 festival for a full year over the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The festival was taking place from May 22 to 24 but will be pushed off for a full year after coordinating with state, local and federal health authorities. Read More: Here’s the video J.K. Rowling said helped relieve coronavirus symptoms Described as […]

Slam Dunk Festival is revealing an updated lineup after they were forced to postpone their event due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Most of the bands set to appear before are still participating with the ones who aren’t listed currently trying to see if they can make the new dates happen. Read More: Watch “Monsters” come alive […]

The 2020 Firefly Music Festival is now canceling due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. After holding off from canceling for a while, organizers are following suit with countless other events, tours and festivals. Read More: Vans are revealing a milk-tea inspired Old Skool shoe collection The event was scheduled to be taking place from June 18 to 21. […]

The series of Danny Wimmer Presents festivals, including  Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, Louder Than Life and Aftershock, are facing some major changes today. All spring festivals are being canceled while fall festivals including Louder Than Life are continuing to happen. Read More: ‘The Walking Dead’ fans notice the show predicted toilet paper hoarding Epicenter, Welcome To […]

Punk Rock Bowling is joining the long list of events and tours postponing due to the coronavirus pandemic. In following the recommendations from the CDC, World Health Organization and government entities, the event is postponing until the fall. Read More: We Came As Romans reschedule ‘To Plant A Seed’ anniversary tour This year’s event was set to […]

After fans began a petition to have Coachella canceled due to growing concerns about coronavirus, sources are alleging the festival is postponing the event until October. According to YourEDM who have confirmed with their sources, the event is being moved ahead six months to give more time to assess the virus. Read More: City And Colour reveal one-time […]

Slipknot were set to headline last night’s Knotfest in Mexico City but were forced to cancel along with Evanescence due to a broken barricade. The stage barricade broke during Behemoth‘s set and after a number of failed attempts to fix it, the show had to be cancelled. Read More: Mayday Parade, Jason Lancaster play “Jamie All Over” at charity gig Both […]

Next year’s Download Festival in the UK has announced today they’ve added 37 more acts to their lineup including the Pretty Reckless who have also confirmed they have a new album on the way. Among the list of newly announced bands are Babymetal, Killswitch Engage, Volbeat and more who will be joining the previously announced headliners and support […]

Over the past year, it’s come to light that facial scanning software is being used at some music venues. Earlier in 2019, we learned that Taylor Swift had used the technology to keep an eye out on her stalkers. However, the facial recognition software seems to serve multiple purposes other than security, bringing forth activist […]

While Woodstock 50 has been fighting for a new venue for the last little while, it looks like they’ve secured a spot now. The festival is happening, but instead of being in upstate New York as originally planned, they’ll be heading for Maryland. Read More: Slipknot gets brutally adorable cover from band of kids Organizers confirmed to […]