Music Festival News--4.9.12

Sonisphere UK Cancelled: Are Music Festivals in Trouble? Houston Press (blog) By Nathan Smith Mon., Apr. 9 2012 at 1:00 PM News emerged late last month that the UK date of Sonishphere, the traveling European hard-rock festival, has been canceled. It's a pretty big blow for music fans across the pond -- the headliners scheduled ... See all stories on this topic » Houston Press (blog)

Bonna-What?: How 7 U.S. Music Festivals Got Their Names Houston Press (blog) By Chris Gray By Neph Basedow By Nathan Smith By Christina Lynn By Marco Torres By Chris Gray By William Michael Smith By Cory Garcia By Chris Gray Mon., Apr. 9 2012 at 6:00 AM This whole week, the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, featuring the ... See all stories on this topic »

Clear Channel and Macy's Partner to Offer America's Next "iHeartRadio Rising ... MarketWatch (press release) The "Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star" artist who secures the most online votes, will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform as an opening act on the iHeartRadio Music Festival stage in Las Vegas on Friday, September 21, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

FLICKS: LA's 2012 Paid Dues Music Festival Presented By Murs and Guerilla Union AllHipHop by Tim Sanchez April 9th, 2012 @ 9:26am The Paid Dues Music Festival, presented by Murs & Guerilla Union, went down this past weekend in Southern California, and AllHipHop.com was on hand to cover it. Over 40 acts hit three different stages in a period ... See all stories on this topic » AllHipHop

CMA To Hold Volunteer Fair In Nashville For CMA Music Festival All Access Music Group With the 2012 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL coming up on JUNE 7th through 10th in DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE, the CMA is looking for volunteers to lend a hand during the four-day event. Anyone interested in volunteering can attend the CMA VOLUNTEER FAIR on THURSDAY, ... See all stories on this topic »

Kendrick Williams fatally shot early Sunday in Westport during the Middle of ... Pitch Weekly Fox 4 reported that Williams was a local rapper and performed at the music festival that night. The Kansas City Star acknowledged that police were called to a "disturbance" at the music festival, which was sponsored by the newspaper's weekly, ... See all stories on this topic » Pitch Weekly

Golden Road has a dream: Craft beer at Coachella Los Angeles Times With more than 120 artists representing the worlds of rock, dance and hip-hop, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival likely has something for even the most eclectic of tastes. Such variety, however, doesn't extend to the festival's beer options. See all stories on this topic »

Key Largo Resort Offers Spring Special for Music Lovers PR Web (press release) A $100 resort credit and free breakfast for two will be added music to the ears of any hungry lover of pop, rock, blues, jazz or country. A two-night minimum stay is required, but festival-goers will want to book rooms with the promotional code SPJ for ... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

WOMAD music festival comes to Bristol Zoo Guide2Bristol Following last year's successful mini music festival at Bristol Zoo WOMAD is returning in 2012 to host a second event on Saturday 30 June. Tickets are on sale now. Visitors to WOMAD at Bristol Zoo can expect to find two stages with performances from ... See all stories on this topic » Guide2Bristol

Blogs

Liftopia: 5 Awesome Music Festivals At Ski Resorts By Liftopia Ski resorts around the globe pride themselves on being prime destinations for sports, fun and entertainment, and they don't just limit it to skiing and riding. Besides offering fine dining and amusements for the kids, hip resorts over the past 40 ... The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed

Coachella music festival style must-haves Going to Coachella Music Festival this year, but you're not sure what to wear there? This article on Coachella fashion is sure to help you out! What's New

Heartless Bastards to perform at 22nd Annual High Sierra Music ... By zachweinberg Held at the Plumas-Sierra Fairgrounds in Quincy, CA, the 22nd Annual High Sierra Music Festival will take place between July 5-8, 2012. For information on the festival and lineup, click here. Tickets are on sale now, and are available online ... Heartless Bastards

Web

River's Edge Music Festival lineup announced for Harriet Island ... We've been waiting for word from Live Nation about their two-day festival on Harriet Island for a while now, and speculation has mostly centered on what kind of ... blog.thecurrent.org/.../rivers-edge-music-festival-lineup-annou...

WWW Picks: Music Festival Fashion - Celebrity Style and Fashion ... Gear up for this year's summer music festivals with these on-point fashion and beauty picks! www.whowhatwear.com/.../www-picks-music-festival-fashion-...