TuneCore has been among the sponsors of the Axean Festival since the South-East Asian music conference and showcase’s inaugural edition in 2021. As part of its association with the event, […]
Tag: Music Festivals
Olivia Rodrigo announces festival with all-women line-up; net proceeds go to non-profits
There’s an increasing pattern of music superstars – often, we have noticed, women – who are using their leverage not merely to talk about causes they believe in, but to roll […]
Irish government may help festivals after ticket firm collapse
Various music festivals in Ireland are hoping for the country’s government to step in after their ticketing partner ceased trading abruptly earlier this month. Tickets·ie’s website has been replaced by […]
UK’s Everywhere At Once festival swells to 400-plus venues
There is a Glastonbury Festival-sized hole in the UK’s live-music calendar this summer, and charity the Music Venue Trust is filling it with a country-wide festival held in grassroots venues. […]
Sunburn 2026 to be staged over two days at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Racecourse
Is Sunburn getting bigger or smaller this year? The 2026 edition of the BookMyShow-owned Indian electronic dance music festival will take place over two days instead of the usual three, […]
Live music’s economic impact in Spain was €5.81bn in 2025
The box-office revenues for Spain’s live-music industry grew to €807.2m in 2025, but that’s only part of the picture for the economic impact of the country’s concerts and festivals. Now […]
K-Pop’s ‘Big Four’ to collaborate on Fanomenon music festival
South Korean agencies Hybe, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment compete fiercely when it comes to developing and breaking K-Pop artists. But they are also collaborating with a view […]
Applications open for 2026 edition of IPRS’ Soundscapes of India
Apart from the presence of Katseye’s Lara Raj, Coachella—which programmed Arooj Aftab and Raveena in 2022; Ali Sethi, Diljit Dosanjh, Jai Paul, Jai Wolf and Joy Crookes in 2023; AP […]
Wireless Festival cancelled after government bars Ye from entering the UK
Update: Things moved fast with this story today. Festival Republic has now confirmed that the UK Home Office has withdrawn Ye’s ETA [electronic travel authorisation], denying him entry into the […]
YouTube’s Coachella 2026 coverage includes a 24/7 TV station
The Coachella festival begins on Friday (10 April) and as ever, YouTube is the event’s livestreaming-video partner – with a new traditional-TV-style twist to its 2026 coverage. YouTube will be livestreaming […]
Marathi “pop culture” festival Rada to spotlight the language’s hip-hop and pop stars
Marathi is one of the fastest-growing regional segments on Indian audio-streaming services so it’s fitting that musicians make up the majority of the line-up at the inaugural edition of Rada, […]
NH7 Weekender, UN40 festivals share attendance figures
The numbers are in for two multi-genre Indian music festivals—one that made its long-awaited return and the other that staged its debut edition—held over the past weekend. Over 20,000 people […]

