The 2024 Lovers & Friends Festival has sadly been cancelled mere hours before it was supposed to commence.
23.04.2024 - 19:47 / variety.com
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Eddie Vedder-founded Ohana Festival will return to southern California for three days in September, with the opening and closing nights headlined by Pearl Jam, sandwiching a performance by Neil Young & Crazy Horse in the top-billed Saturday evening slot. Other performers joining the eclectic lineup, scheduled for Sept. 27-29, include Alanis Morissette, Turnpike Troubadours, Garbage, Black Pumas, Maren Morris, Crowded House, the Breeders, Idles and Jenny Lewis.
Since Vedder started the festival in 2016, various headliners have rotated in and out, and he has led Ohana in some years with his solo band — but as far as the general public is concerned, there is no better headliner he could pick than Pearl Jam, whose presence ensures a sellout. And since this is an “on” year for the group, as they just released the “Dark Matter” album this past weekend, the band will be in fighting trim for a tour and presumably able to put on two fairly different sets for Ohana passholders. As always, the gathering takes place on Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.
Calif. A presale for the Pearl Jam-affiliated Ten Club began Tuesday morning, to be followed by a “general presale” Thursday. A “public” on-sale will follow at an unspecified date if passes remain, Ohaha’s announcement said.
The 2024 Lovers & Friends Festival has sadly been cancelled mere hours before it was supposed to commence.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Less than 15 hours before it was scheduled to begin, Lovers & Friends Festival 2024 has been canceled due to “dangerous weather,” said event organizers in a post to their website. The one-day festival, which was supposed to begin at noon on Saturday (May 4) in Las Vegas, was shaping up to be a millennial mixtape dream come true with headlining sets from Usher, Backstreet Boys, Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys.
Succession’s Kieran Culkin in the Storyteller Series segment.The festival will also feature anniversary celebrations of some of the most iconic films and TV shows, including two long-time collaborators teaming up with an iconic hip hop artist.Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro will join rapper Nas in conversation about Mean Streets, as the crime drama film celebrates its 50th anniversary. Nas is also set to introduce a screening of the hip hop drama Beat Street in its 40th anniversary.Tribeca will also feature a reunion to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos, seeing members of its cast and crew reunite for the conversation.A new documentary about the acclaimed crime drama series, titled Wise Guy: David Chase And The Sopranos, will premiere at the festival.In other news, Nas recently announced details of a new UK and European tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his iconic album ‘Illmatic’.The rapper will kick off the European leg of the tour in Helsinki on October 22, wrapping up at the Stadthalle Offenbach in Germany on November 8.He will then tour the UK, starting with a slot at O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on November 10, before stopping at Edinburgh and Wolverhampton.
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Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron has recalled receiving a cease-and-desist letter from KISS when he was a teenager.Speaking on the Howard Stern Show to promote Pearl Jam’s latest album ‘Dark Matter’, Cameron – who was also in Soundgarden – told the story about meeting KISS when he was young and how that resulted in him getting a cease-and-desist a few months later.Cameron revealed that he had been in a KISS cover band growing up: “We played local high schools, keggers, whatnot. And my dad was friends with the head of the stagehand union in San Diego, so when KISS was playing there… during the ‘Alive’ tour, that was ’75, we got to go see KISS do a soundcheck at the San Diego Sports Arena.”Cameron continued: “So I brought the two guys I was in the KISS band with, Tim and Dave Mahoney and we brought our photo album from our stupid KISS cover band to meet Paul Stanley, and we got a photo with him.
Angelique Jackson The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) has set its lineup of narrative and documentary features for its 28th edition, including Jussie Smollett’s return to acting in “The Lost Holliday,” filmmaker Christine Swanson’s latest drama “Albany Road” and the acclaimed Luther Vandross doc “Never Too Much.” This year’s festival takes place June 12-16 in Miami Beach, Fla., followed by a virtual segment June 17-24 on ABFF PLAY. Winners of film festival competition will be announced on June 15, during the “Best of ABFF Awards” hosted by Emmy-nominee Dondré Whitfield.
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Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Tyler, the Creator, the Killers and Sturgill Simpson have been tapped to headline the upcoming Outside Lands Festival, taking place on August 9-11 in San Francisco. The festival, which is entering its 16th year, will take over Golden Gate Park for the three-day event.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There’s a certain type of vinyl geek that has all 387 exclusives coming out for Record Store Day 2024 committed to memory — color variants, pressing quantities and prices included. The rest of us may need a bit of guidance, which is where this look at 25 wallet-worthy releases comes in. Obviously, our list represents less than 10% of this year’s RSD population, but you can go to the full list — found here — after you get a start (or a reminder) with our rundown, which includes a mixture of the most obviously commercial titles and an assortment of cred or cult items.
Kraftwerk, The National and Raye set to perform.The 58th edition of the prestigious Swiss event is due to take place on the Lake Geneva shoreline between July 5-20. Tickets go on general sale at 11am BST tomorrow (Friday, April 19) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.The aforementioned acts will all grace the Lake Stage along with The Smashing Pumpkins, Alice Cooper, PJ Harvey, Justice, Jessie Ware, Massive Attack, Air, Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Janelle Monáe, Michael Kiwanuka, Duran Duran, Paolo Nutini, Soft Cell and more.Artists for the stage’s opening day are yet to be confirmed.The Casino Stage programme, meanwhile, “blurs the lines between jazz, afrobeats, pop and rap”.
50 people who received a jam jar from Markle.“Obsessed,” the “Office” actress, who played Kelly Kapoor on the hit show, wrote on her Instagram Story alongside a snap of her strawberry jelly.Elsewhere, actress Tracee Ellis Ross, the daughter of Diana Ross, was also a recipient of American Riviera Orchard’s first drop, including a bag of fresh lemons.Kaling, for her part, has enjoyed a friendship with the Sussexes for a few years and even appeared on the “Suits” alum’s now-defunct “Archetypes” podcast in 2022.Last week, the “Mindy Project” star joined Prince Harry, 39, as he hosted a “Beyond Burnout” session during a summit held by the life coaching app BetterUp.Kaling also spoke at the panel, discussing how best to lead with “levity and creativity” in all aspects of life, especially motherhood.As for Markle’s friendship with Ross, the pair appear to have been pals recently, though it’s unclear when or where they initially met.The duo attended one of Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” world tour concerts in Los Angeles last summer but were not pictured together at the sold-out gig.Earlier this week, Designer Tracy Robbins, who became close pals with Markle after they attended the “One Love” film premiere in Jamaica, received a jam jar from the Duchess.Argentinian model Delfina Blaquier, the wife of Prince Harry’s close friend and polo player Nacho Figueras, also received a gift.The Duchess of Sussex, 42, unveiled her passion project to the world last monthAccording to those close to Markle, the brand’s name is a sweet nod to Santa Barbara, Calif., as it has been nicknamed the “American Riviera” for over a century.The location is also where she and her husband reside with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.The
unveiled her passion project to the world last month, and it seems as though her close friends have finally got their hands on what Markle has been working on.On Monday, some of the “Suits” alum’s close pals rushed to social media to show the jam jars they’ve received from the royal.Designer Tracy Robbins, who became close pals with Markle after they attended the “One Love” film premiere in Jamaica earlier this year, showed off her jam jar from the Duchess.“@americanrivieraorchard breakfast, lunch and dinner just got a little sweeter
Neil Young has revealed that he has uncovered the “lost verses” from the 1975 song ‘Cortez The Killer’, and that he’s considering playing them during his upcoming tour with Crazy Horse.According to a Rolling Stone report, Neil Young recently hosted a Zoom session with a handful of fans who are subscribed to his official website. During this call, Young revealed that he had recently found “the other verses” from ‘Cortez The Killer’ that were either cut from the song, or lost due to technical difficulties while recording the track.He also teased performing them, though nothing is set in stone just yet: “Just a couple of days ago, I found the other verses.
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