• Bonnaroo 2020 festival canceled due to, you guessed it, coronavirus

    Bonnaroo 2020 festival canceled due to, you guessed it, coronavirus

    The Bonnaroo 2020 festival has been officially canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the festival announced on Thursday. In March, the long-running festival, which is held in Manchester, Tenn., moved from its regular June dates to September in the hopes that the pandemic would have eased enough to allow for mass gatherings, but it has long …
  • Star-studded Roots Picnic goes virtual to feed your soul and spirit

    Star-studded Roots Picnic goes virtual to feed your soul and spirit

    Like most festivals, the Roots Picnic — Philadelphia’s annual party in the park thrown by “The Tonight Show” band — has been spoiled by the coronavirus concert kibosh. But while the annual event won’t take over Fairmount Park in the City of Brotherly Love — the hometown of the Roots — the music and the …
  • Governors Ball to replay sets from past festivals on YouTube

    Governors Ball to replay sets from past festivals on YouTube

    Normally the summer music-festival season would be in full swing now, but this year it’s been put on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. So instead, the Governors Ball Music Festival is pressing rewind and replaying some memorable sets from over the years on Thursday and Friday on YouTube. On Thursday’s bill is Travis Scott …
  • Meet the Meryl Streep of cats

    Meet the Meryl Streep of cats

    Read More: Michael Jackson owned alligators killed during Joe Exotic studio fire Judi Dench really, really hated her ‘Cats’ movie costume ‘Battlefield Earth’ writer says ‘Cats’ is the new worst movie ever Cannes 2020: Pixar’s ‘Soul,’ Wes Anderson’s ‘French Dispatch’ lead 2020 lineup
  • Coachella 2020 reportedly canceled after massive staff cuts to parent company

    Coachella 2020 reportedly canceled after massive staff cuts to parent company

    Coachella 2020 has reportedly been canceled. After rescheduling its April dates to October due to the coronavirus lockdown, the end has finally come for this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Billboard reports. This week, the parent company for Goldenvoice, AEG, laid off 15% of its staffers, furloughed more than 100 people and issued …
  • Lollapalooza canceled due to coronavirus pandemic

    Lollapalooza canceled due to coronavirus pandemic

    Lollapalooza 2020 has been canceled due to ongoing health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. “We wish we could bring Lollapalooza to Grant Park again this year, but we understand why things can’t move forward as planned,” the festival wrote on its website. “The health and safety of our fans, artists, partners, staff and community …
  • Tomorrowland festival announces details on digital experience

    Tomorrowland festival announces details on digital experience

    The party will go on, after all. Tomorrowland 2020 — the mega Belgian festival that unites revelers from all around the world — was canceled in April due to the coronavirus crisis. But on Thursday morning, the electronic dance music blowout got a new life and a new location — in cyberspace. Tomorrowland Around the …
  • Cannes 2020: Pixar’s ‘Soul,’ Wes Anderson’s ‘French Dispatch’ lead 2020 lineup

    Cannes 2020: Pixar’s ‘Soul,’ Wes Anderson’s ‘French Dispatch’ lead 2020 lineup

    Pixar’s “Soul,” Wes Anderson’s star-packed “The French Dispatch” and Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” and Lover’s Rock” are among the 56 movies which will receive a Cannes 2020 label as part of the festival’s eclectic Official Selection. Also included in this year’s lineup, are Cannes regulars such as Francois Ozon’s anticipated “Summer 85,” Naomi Kawase’s “True Mothers” …
  • 1Oak founder’s #ZoomFest invites everyone behind the velvet rope — finally

    1Oak founder’s #ZoomFest invites everyone behind the velvet rope — finally

    If you’ve ever wanted a glimpse of what star-studded club culture is like, you probably won’t get it at #ZoomFest. In fact, you may not ever get it again, according to Ronnie Madra, co-founder of the illustrious 1Oak nightclub in New York City, where celebs such as Jay-Z and Beyoncé, Rihanna, the Kardashians, Leonardo DiCaprio, …
  • New York Film Festival eyes virtual screenings to survive coronavirus lockdown

    New York Film Festival eyes virtual screenings to survive coronavirus lockdown

    Organizers of the New York Film Festival, one of the signature cultural events in the city hardest-hit by COVID-19, say they are still exploring a range of scenarios for the 58th edition this fall, including live events. Delivering some combination of in-person and digital experiences is still the goal, Film at Lincoln Center said, confirming …