Caribou and Happy Mondays are set to be among the headliners of Bigfoot Festival 2022.The UK’s first craft beer music festival, which held its inaugural edition last year, is set to take place at Claydon Estate (near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) from June 17-19.Caribou and Happy Monday have been announced this morning (February 8) as the first two headliners for Bigfoot 2022, with a third headliner set to be announced soon.The likes of Self Esteem, Shame, Working Men’s Club, Octo Octa, India Jordan, Erol Alkan and Hayden Thorpe have also been announced on the line-up for this year’s festival.You can see the line-up so far for Bigfoot Festival 2022 in the above poster, with more additions set to be announced soon.Bigfoot has also confirmed that the British breweries Braybrooke, DEYA, Gipsy Hill, Howling Hops, Purity, Signature Brew, Two Tribes, Verdant and Wild Beer will all provide drink at this year’s festival.General tickets for Bigfoot Festival 2022 will go on sale at 9am GMT this Friday (February 11) from here.
U.K. Culture Minister to Speak at Creative Coalition Festival 2022 Amid Row Over BBC Funding
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K.J. Yossman British culture minister Nadine Dorries is set to speak at the 2022 Creative Coalition Festival alongside political opponent Keir Starmer.Dorries, who is the secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, will give the welcome address at the festival’s Feb.
1 opening after being introduced by Creative U.K.’s chief executive Caroline Norbury and TV and radio presenter Swarzy, who hosts the festival’s opening day.She will be followed the next day by Labour party leader Starmer, who will give a keynote speech “outlining his vision for the U.K.’s creative sector.”“We are thrilled to announce that the Secretary of State and Leader of the Opposition are addressing Creative Coalition Festival 2022,” said Norbury. “Their appearances further underline the power of the festival as a forum for addressing the issues, challenges and opportunities facing the creative sector, bringing together diverse voices from across industry and politics to drive change.” Dorries’ speech will mark one of her first public appearances since she announced her plans to freeze the BBC’s licence fee over the next six years before scrapping it altogether.Her plans have caused outcry from the U.K.’s creative leaders, who have slammed the decision.Creative Coalition Festival is a virtual three-day celebration of the U.K.’s creative industries.Also speaking at the event are Heather Rabbatts, chair of Time’s Up U.K., pop singer Rebecca Ferguson, TV host June Sarpong, “Line of Duty” creator Jed Mercurio, an outspoken critic of prime minister Boris Johnson and chair of Arts Council England Nicholas Serota among others.
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Arctic Monkeys set to headline Lowlands Festival 2022
Arctic Monkeys have been announced as one of the headliners of Lowlands Festival 2022.The Netherlands festival, which takes place at Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen, is set to return this year from August 19-21.Arctic Monkeys lead the 68 new additions to the Lowlands 2022 line-up which have been announced today (February 2).The bill, which you can view in the below Instagram post, also includes the likes of Liam Gallagher, Lewis Capaldi, Arlo Parks, Bring Me The Horizon, Aurora, Slowthai, Wet Leg and Yard Act.A post shared by Lowlands (@lowlands_fest)Pre-sale tickets for Lowlands 2022 will be available from 11am on Saturday (February 5), and will be open to those who bought tickets for Lowlands in either 2020 or 2021.Any remaining tickets will then go on sale on February 12 at 11am. You can find out more information about this year’s festival by heading here.Arctic Monkeys’ latest festival booking has further expanded their summer tour schedule, with a number of gigs in Europe planned as well as a headline slot at Reading & Leeds Festival.
Check out the ticket details for Burning Man Festival 2022
Burning Man has announced the ticket details for this year’s festival.The event will return to the Black Rock Desert, Nevada between August 28 and September 5, 2022, after the COVID pandemic forced the cancellation of both its 2020 and 2021 editions.Tickets for this year’s Burning Man will be available via multiple tier releases throughout the months leading up to the festival, the first being tomorrow’s FOMO Sale (February 2).This initial batch will include higher-priced tickets – costing between $1,500 to $2,500 (£1,100 to £1,850) – with the aim of supporting Burning Man and the wider community that surrounds the event, as DJ Mag reports.Fans who opt to book through the FOMO Sale give low-income fans a chance to attend the event, as well as helping organisers to fund art grants.The next tier is the Ticket Aid Program – formerly known as the Low-Income Ticket Program – which provides access to lower-priced tickets for fans whose “applications demonstrate that their circumstances merit financial assistance and convey their intended engagement in Black Rock City in a meaningful contribution to the community”.Black Rock City is coming back in 2022, and we can’t wait to head Home!
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Spotify row over Joe Rogan sees Barry Manilow stay as Joni Mitchell goes 'in solidarity' with Neil Young
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Rewind Festival 2022 lineup in Perth unveiled with Holly Johnson, Wet Wet Wet and Billy Ocean
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Florence + The Machine announced as latest Øya Festival 2022 headliners
Florence + The Machine have been announced as the next headliners of Øya Festival 2022.The Oslo, Norway festival will return this year from August 9-13, with Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Aurora also set to top the bill.Florence + The Machine have been joined on the Øya bill today (January 26) by Fontaines D.C., Parquet Courts and Porridge Radio.Those acts have all expanded the festival’s growing line-up, which already features the likes of AJ Tracey, Girl In Red, Pa Salieu, Michael Kiwanuka, Yard Act, Princess Nokia and Beabadoobee. The Øya bill is split 50/50 between male and female artists.A post shared by Øyafestivalen (@oyafestivalen)Weekend tickets for Øya Festival 2022 have sold out, but day tickets remain available from here.
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