Festivals bowing to fan pressure
Organisers of some of the UK's biggest music events are letting fans have a bigger say in how the festivals are run.

Qld Police to crack down on drugs at music festivals
Police will target music festivals across south-east Queensland in the coming months in an attempt to combat the use illicit drugs.

Woes continue for Farwell's Mountain festivals; bank sets foreclosure sale
Kimberly Megoran has her own way of dealing with the fall of Farwell's Mountain Country and Rock festivals. "I poured everything in a song, 'Already Gone,' " said the events' former publicist, one of many who walked away heartbroken and...

Popular festivals among the victims of municipal budget cuts
When villages are trying to cut budgets, festivals are often among the first things to go. The venues offer low-cost options for families trying to save money, but towns like Des Plaines and Wheeling have decided that the funds would be better used for other items in a year when everyone is tightening belts.

Festivals are major tourist draws
UNL Journalism Student WAYNE - When John Agler went on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson in 1986, it wasn't because he was an actor, musician or even comedian, it was because of his skillful impersonation - of a chicken

COMMUNITY FESTIVALS APLENTY
Agler, a Wayne farmer, earned the right to meet the king of late night when he won the national cluck off at the annual Wayne Chicken Show. Now 53, Agler said his experience on the ?Tonight Show? was one of the most memorable and fun moments of his life.

Festivals and a farewell for NJSO
SAED HINDASH/THE STAR-LEDGERThis will be music director Neeme Järvi's final season with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's annual January festivals are all about a New Year boost. Each three-week festival's overarching theme gives musicians and...

T In The Park - Festival Organisers Listen To Fan Forums
Organisers of the Download and Wireless music festivals are to give fans a greater say in the running of the events.Music promoter Live Nation plans to roll out a ...

Weird and wild festivals of 2009
RIO CARNIVAL Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America When: February 22-25 Rio de Janeiro is renowned for its wildly decadent carnivals and is regarded as the party capital of the world. Around half a million visitors flock to the city each year for the Rio Carnival, a wild four-day celebration during the peak of Rio's summer. Considered an act of farewelling the pleasures of the flesh, ...

Dance legends set Summadayze ablaze
Not only was it the first of many dance music festivals to hit Perth in 2009, Summadayze will surely go down in history as one of the biggest and best of the year. Dance music legends Underworld and

Music fans opting for layaway plans on tickets
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - What's good enough for Kmart is evidently good enough for rock festivals.

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Not only was it the first of many dance music festivals to hit Perth in 2009, Summadayze will surely go down in history as one of the biggest and best of the year.

VIDEO: Leeds film-makers hope for Cannes hit
Isabelle Stead is hoping it is third time lucky when she takes her latest work to one of the world's most famous film festivals.

Review: Neil Finn's 7 Worlds Collide
It might be the season for big multi-act outdoor rock festivals but Neil Finn prefers to throw his own international three-day event indoors - and with just one band.

Looking back in '08
2008 in Selma was filled with plenty of news, both good and bad. From the passing of former mayor Don Tow and the halting of an emergency medical helicopter, to the fun-filled atmospheres of the Raisin and Selma Rotary Marching Band festivals, Selma wasn't short of any newsworthy events in 2008. Here's a sampling of Selma news from the past 12 months:

Cantaloupe Festival low on funds
FALLON - The next Cantaloupe Festival will look different than festivals in the past - if there even will be a festival.

Kuraldal book to be launched in Sasmuan
NINA Tomen's book on two of Pampanga's most colorful folk festivals, the kuraldal of Sasmuan and the libad of Apalit, will be launched on Saturday, January 10, at the Sta. Lucia Parish Church in Sasmuan.

Chinese acrobats to perform at PAC
For more than 20 years, the National Acrobats of China have been one of the most influential acrobatic troupes in the world, renowned for outstanding achievements in national and international acrobatic competitions and festivals.

Congress launches welfare festivals in state
Hyderabad, Jan 2 : The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) today launched 'Welfare Festivals' in the state to create awareness among the people about the welfare schemes and developmental activities launched by the ruling Congress Government during its four-and-a-half-year tenure in the state.

Editorial: In praise of ... yule
Editorial: Pagan festivals have over-excited the everyday world since the time of Agricola