"Hopefully we can all be together to celebrate defeating this terrible virus"
09.04.2020 - 22:15 / nme.com
"Put tents up in the garden, erect your flags, air guitar to your favourite bands"
Download Festival has announced that it’ll be hosting a virtual festival called Download TV this coming June.
Last month, organisers announced that would have to cancel this year’s festival as the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe. They vowed to assemble an “amazing lineup for 2021.”
Today (April 9), the festival has revealed that it is launching virtual festival Download TV for one weekend only in
"Hopefully we can all be together to celebrate defeating this terrible virus"
Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett are among a host of stars performing from their homes for an online version of the Stagecoach Festival this weekend (April 24-26, 20).
Red Bull Records has announced a virtual festival for May 1, featuring several artists from the independent label. The Aces, Beartooth, Gavin Haley and more will perform alongside labelmates beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has lost her oldest brother, Donald Reed Herring, to the novel coronavirus. He was 86 years old.
The switch to virtual events during the coronavirus pandemic includes a festival honoring the king of rock ‘n’ roll.Organizers for the Tupelo Elvis Festival in Mississippi announced Wednesday the music event slated to be held in June will now be a virtual gathering.“The health and safety of our patrons is most important, but we are excited to share our festival with the world,” Debbie Brangenberg, the executive director of the festival, told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
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All proceeds from LCKDWN will go to the PRS Emergency Relief Fund
Last summer's version of theLos Angeles Latino International Film Festival took place at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, this year — rather than scrap the event — organizers are forging ahead with an online edition amid a pandemic. "We are living in unprecedented times and we must find unprecedented solutions to continue to support our Latino filmmakers and provide them with a platform to showcase their work," stated actor Edward James Olmos, who co-founded the festival in 1997.
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John Lewis has launched a virtual shopper service for those who visit the website during coronavirus lockdown.
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It's the latest offering from the Knotfest website's archives
It's the first time in the festival's 35 year history that it won't take place
The organizers of Britain’s Download Festival are planning a virtual Download TV event in Jun.
The lineup features Fatboy Slim, Kate Winslet and Level 42
Take That stars Gary Barlow and Howard Donald delighted fans on Thursday (02Apr20) by reuniting for a virtual duet during the U.K.’s coronavirus lockdown.