festivals

I never want to sit through a film festival in my bedroom again. No, I don’t mean streaming all 24 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in a futile attempt to fill a weekend. The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival — a hugely impactful 45-year-old event — went digital. While some lucky Canadians snagged seats …

This concert is fit for a queen  . . . ant. The show will go on for 11 obscure music festivals this summer despite the dangers of COVID-19. Just how? The only attendees will be teeny tiny ants. Aptly dubbed Antyfest, the musical performances — played by musicians from their own homes — are streamed via iPad to …

They ‘aint the sharpest tools in the shed… Thousands of people turned up to a concert headlined by Smash Mouth in South Dakota on Sunday night amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 90s pop-rockers and their fans at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally didn’t seem worried about gathering together during the viral outbreak that’s killed at …

After it was forced to scrub this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tribeca Film Festival has announced it will return in 2021. Next year’s festival will run from June 9 to 20 in New York City. “We look forward to celebrating the 20th anniversary and to honoring what our founders Jane Rosenthal …

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Steve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame,” is best known for his searing big-screen work. So it is fitting that the New York Film Festival would turn to the British auteur to kick off its 58th edition with his new work “Lovers Rock.” McQueen joins a long list of cinema …

Lollapalooza 2020 may be canceled due to the pandemic, but a four-night broadcast event will take place from July 30 through Aug. 2 instead. Lolla2020 will feature past headlining sets from Paul McCartney, Outkast, Chance the Rapper and Arcade Fire — who will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album The Suburbs. The event will …

Imagine this: You’re all fired up to go see your favorite band at Madison Square Garden, but when you get there, you have to proceed directly to your seat, order food from your phone and make a reservation to go to the restroom. And, oh yeah, the arena will be 20 percent full max. These …

For anyone with big music-festival plans this summer, the countdown to 2021 has already begun in hopes that the coronavirus — the grinch that stole this concert season — will be gone. Here are some of the major fests — and artists — we missed out on in 2020: Coachella CoachellaChristopher Polk/REX The big daddy …

You may have spent your quarantine dreaming of attending that concert the ongoing pandemic ultimately canceled. And you may have hoped, really hoped, that the venue would reschedule the event for sometime this year. Well, according to a Lollapalooza co-founder, don’t hold your breath. Making an appearance on Bob Lefsetz’s podcast this week, Marc Geiger …