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Win £100 worth of tickets to Henley Literary Festival with the Independent Culture newsletter

Here’s your chance to win one of four £100 ticket bundles to the Henley Literary Festival, the UK’s celebrated event for authors, talks and cultural highlights

The Independent UK

Cheltenham Festival to drop pint prices and lower capacity after criticism

Chief executive Guy Lavender has announced further changes for the upcoming jumping season as part of a multi-million pound project to win back spectators

The Independent UK

'Fortnite' x Daft Punk Crossover Rumors Grow as The Weeknd Joins the Tease

A Daft Punk crossover is coming to Fortnite Festival, but a teaser featuring The Weeknd hints the superstar could join the event in a surprise twist.

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It’s ‘wrong’ and ‘concerning’ to cancel Israeli conductor from festival – EU Commission

Ghent Festival controversially dropped a concert scheduled for next week because the Israeli conductor had not clarified his position on the Israeli government.

Euronews

London Design Festival Is Coming — Here's a Preview of This Year's Coolest Showcases to Help You Navigate It Like a Design Insider

As London Design Festival returns to the capital September 13-21, we've curated some of the top highlights to look out for around town

Livingetc

Daniel Day-Lewis, Bradley Cooper and more set for BFI London Film Festival 2025

The Evening Standard are partners on what looks like being one of the most exciting LFF’s ever

Evening Standard

The Burning Man Orgy Dome: welcome to the latest festival disaster

It featured a tent full of mattresses for one almighty love-in in the Nevada desert. Sadly, the revelries and ‘moresomes’ were not to be ...

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Bendigo Writers Festival Faced A Mass Walkout Over Its Code Of Conduct, Here’s What Happened

Bendigo Writers Festival was meant to kick off this month. Instead, it found itself at the centre of mass withdrawals.

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What to look out for at the 2025 Silverstone Festival

This year’s Silverstone Festival takes place this weekend and will celebrate 75 years of F1, the return of Group C and plenty more

Autosport

Kneecap banned in Hungary but vow to use their platform to call out ‘genocide and the war criminals’

The Irish rap trio Kneecap would have graced the stage at this year's Sziget festival today had the Hungarian government had not banned the band from the country. Regardless, the band continues to tour and have vowed to keep using their platform to call out 'genocide and war criminals'.

Euronews

Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled as Storm Floris arrives in Scotland

A MAJOR Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue has announced it will reopen after it was forced to cancel all shows amid Storm Floris

The National (Scotland)

Fringe organisers call on audiences to ‘dare to discover’ as festival begins

Thousands of shows will take place across the capital in August as the Fringe Festival and Edinburgh International Festival get under way.

The Independent UK

OPINION - I’m a successful stand up comedian. But this year I’ve been priced out of Edinburgh Fringe.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is here.

Evening Standard

Fire Destroys Tomorrowland 2025 Main Stage Days Before Festival Begins

A massive fire has destroyed the main stage at Belgium's Tomorrowland festival site just days before the 2025 event. No injuries reported, but organisers now race to find solutions ahead of Friday's start.

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The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh to host free festival on Scotland's colonial past, languages and gaming

A series of talks and workshops on health, the creative arts and video games will be held during a festival on knowledge in Se…

The National (Scotland)

Major update on Glasgow Subway strikes during TRNSMT this weekend

Disruption to Glasgow’s Subway during the city’s biggest music festival has been avoided.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh International Film Festival 'created in London', critic says

A TOP Scottish film critic has claimed the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is “created in London” before arriving in Scotland.

Latin Times

'Death to the IDF,' UK Punk Band Chants During Glastonbury Music Festival

An English punk duo chanted pro-Palestine slogans and slogans against the Israeli military during their performance at a UK music festival, shocking organizers.

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Evening Standard

Glastonbury says chants by Bob Vylan ‘crossed the line’ as police assess footage

The punk performer on Saturday led crowds on the festival’s West Holts Stage in chants of ‘Death, death to the IDF’.

International Business Times

GBM Launches Auction Festival with The Sandbox, Aavegotchi, Unstoppable Domains, and More

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Evening Standard

Giant boombox toilet co-designed by Sir Rod Stewart unveiled at Glastonbury

Sir Rod will be playing the festival’s tea-time legends slot on Sunday.

The National (Scotland)

Week-long £1300-per-person bird watching festival in Highlands cancelled

A seven-day bird watching festival based in the Highlands has to be postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances” ...

Evening Standard

Vodafone launches updated Glastonbury app as it boosts festival network capacity

Data consumption hit more than 225 terabytes at last year’s event

Latin Times

Jeff Goldblum to Headline Montreal Jazz Festival: Mon Laferte and Monsieur Periné are representing Latinos

Joining him on the 2025 roster are major names like Nas, Ayra Starr, Thundercat, Allison Russell, and Ben Harper. Jeff Goldblum is the biggest mainstream star, but the lineup of the 2025 Montreal Film Festival is impressive. Mon Laferte and Monsieur Periné will represent Latinos.

Louder

Watch John McLaughlin wow the Montreaux Jazz Festival with an emotive version of Abbaji

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension will release Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 on Blu-ray and vinyl in August

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