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Looking for big names?Download 14 to 16 June, LeicestershireThe headliners at the 21st staging of metal’s marquee event – Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold – are glitzy and blokey, but not particularly heavy. Thankfully it’s a different story elsewhere, including Friday’s eardrum-rattling prospect of hardcore must-sees Scowl, Speed, Ithaca and Zulu in quick succession. Huw BainesIsle of Wight20 to 23 June, Isle of WightThe epitome of something for everyone, the Isle of Wight festival again offers…

Film festivals analyzed as a network of events connected via overlap in film programming. Unipartite spring-embedded event network diagram, different node symbols for A- and B-list festivals, nodes colored chronologically by event year from dark blue to yellow, edges colored by the year of the later event. The longitudinal shape emerges from the dominance of short-range links across time, while a minority of long-range links result in the U shape.…

From food and film to art, music and nature, here’s an epic sampling of ways to have some Bay Area fun this spring and beyond. Cirque du Soleil presents ‘KOOZA’: Now through March 10, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco. This cirque show combines acrobatic performance with the art of clowning while exploring fear, identity, recognition and power. Sit back and watch as The Innocent’s journey brings him into contact with comic characters from an electrifying world full of surprises. Tickets starting at $72.…

The UK might be the nation with the most music festivals, but there are loads, of every variety, to be found across Europe. Here is our pick of the best, from “cave raves” in Malta to indie beneath the midnight sun in Norway.What is it? A huge, multi-genre festival with a cutting-edge lineup that goes on all night. Crawl out of there at dawn, get some sleep in the Airbnb, recover on the nearby nudist beach, then do it all again. Twice. That’s our plan, anyway.Where is it? Barcelona, Spain.When is it? 29 May-2 June…

When Standon Calling – the summer music festival during which 17,000 people descend on the Hertfordshire countryside to see headliners such as Bloc Party and Wolf Alice – announced this year would be its last, it became the ninth festival for 2024 to cancel or call time for good.The Association of Independent Festivals’ (AIF) CEO, John Rostron, has called for “urgent government intervention” to assist events hit by rising supply chain costs, debts incurred during the Covid pandemic and slower ticket sales, stymied further…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWatch as Martin Scorsese spoke after receiving Berlin Film Festival’s honorary Golden Bear award on Tuesday, 20 February.The Oscar-winning director was recognised for his lifetime achievements in film. In a statement, the Berlinale described Scorsese as one of the “most influential filmmakers in the world of cinema.”“Many of his works have written film history and the versatility of…

Lionel Richie and Diana Ross will headline the first Fool in Love festival set to take place at Hollywood Park Grounds in Inglewood, California on Aug. 31. The event will also bring together performances from pop, soul, and R&B legends including Santana, Al Green, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, The Isley Brothers, Charlie Wilson, Eric Burdon & The Animals, The O’Jays, The Jacksons, and more. The presale will begin Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. P.T. and a festival SMS list at FoolInLove.com…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. You can only skip a shower so much before things start to get well… gross. But if you’re out at a campsite, or maybe staying on-site at a music festival sans showers, you’ll have to make do with some alternatives. While there are a number of effective body wipes you can use to clean and deodorize your body, it’s a little trickier when it comes to washing your hair.…

The month of February is a time to remember and reflect on the history of the Black experience in the United States. However you prefer to honor this legacy, from educational events to festive celebrations, concerts, performances and parties, there’s no shortage of ways to do Black History Month around the Bay. Black History Month at MoAD: Throughout February, Museum of the African Disapora, 685 Mission St., San Francisco. MoAD will honor Black History Month with a full month of programs and events celebrating Black…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Three-day BottleRock tickets are currently available on StubHub and Vivid Seats. Fans can also request them through BottleRock’s website. It’s been over a decade since the BottleRock music festival first opened in Napa Valley. Kicking off over Memorial Day weekend, the three-day event will return once again to give fans their “first taste of summer.”…