Reading and Leeds Festival today became the first major music event to confirm it will go ahead – sparking hopes that other outdoor shows will go ahead this summer. The surge of sudden interest from excited music fans caused the event’s website to crash within minutes of the organisers making their announcement on Twitter. Those … Read more
The Reading and Leeds Festival website crashed this afternoon after it was announced that the music event would be going ahead this summer. Those trying to buy tickets or find out information about the festival on the website were met with a message saying: ‘Error establishing a database connection’. It comes after Festival Republic confirmed … Read more
Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge is appointed worldwide champion of Edinburgh Fringe Festival as she becomes first ever honorary president By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 13:27 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 13:27 GMT, 19 February 2021 She launched her Fleabag character in a one-woman show at the festival back in 2013. And now, Phoebe Waller-Bridge has … Read more
Early last year I purchased tickets for myself and a friend to attend talks at Oxford Literary Festival, which was meant to take place in April 2020. Due to the coronavirus, the festival was cancelled and the voluntary organising committee has asked that we offer the payment as a donation due to their own financial … Read more
Chester Racecourse reveal plans for 5,000 spectators a day to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing and racegoers given staggered arrival times to avoid congestion Chester’s entire programme last year was staged behind closed doors Organisers claim a race day will lose money with less than 5,000 spectators Plan would need approval from … Read more
REVEALED: Covid restrictions mean owners are set to be BARRED from next month’s Cheltenham Festival – with organisers still reeling from backlash from allowing 250,000 spectators into the 2020 showpiece Cheltenham has one of the lowest Covid-19 infection rates in the country However, national restrictions likely to remain in place when lockdown is lifted Irish … Read more
Discover the Moon, Mars… and moths: Join in with next month’s Virtual Dark Skies Festival and learn why darkness is crucial to the nation’s wildlife The theme of this year’s Dark Skies Festival, which runs from February 12 to 28, is Nature At Night Experts will reveal science secrets from the North York Moors and … Read more
Stan Grant appears in traditional markings for The Vigil at Sydney Festival – after speaking out about changing the date of Australia Day By Zoe Burrell and Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:11 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 01:11 GMT, 26 January 2021 Prominent TV presenter Stan Grant has demonstrated his strong … Read more
The Cannes Film Festival is considering a two-month delay as organizers hope to keep the festival going for 2021 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The festival’s leaders are currently leaning toward dates somewhere between July 5 and 25, Variety reported on Thursday. The storied festival, widely considered one of the most prestigious and influential in the world, … Read more
Anya Buckley died at the Leeds Festival in summer 2019 after taking a cocktail of ecstasy, ketamine and cocaine Unaccompanied under-18s should be banned from going to music festivals where they are exposed to harmful drugs, a coroner has suggested after a 17-year-old girl died. Senior Coroner Kevin McLoughlin urged Leeds Council to ‘take action’ … Read more