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Burning Man Announces 2022 Theme: Waking Dreams
The Burning Man Project is keeping the dream alive. Earlier this month, Marian Goodell, CEO of the Burning Man Project, disclosed that after a second felled edition of the iconic Black Rock City gathering, the organization does not have the financial means to survive past the end of the year. In an initiative to keep Burning Man in business, organizers held an art auction like none other to raise money for their nonprofit. Dubbed “Boundless Space: The Possibilities of Burning Man,” the online charitable sale ran from September 30th to October 8th, reportedly raising hundreds of thousands of dollars by selling a unique collection of sculptures, paintings, collectibles, “mutant vehicles,” NFTs, and one-of-a-kind experiences. Following the suc...
Saudi Arabia’s Largest Music Festival, SOUNDSTORM, Announces Return With Over 150 Artists
SOUNDSTORM is brewing with the collective power of over 150 dance music artists. Soon Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will be booming with the sounds of Armin van Buuren, deadmau5, The Chainsmokers, Charlotte de Witte, Cirez-D, Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, Tiësto, and too many more to name in what has the looks of one the biggest electronic music festival lineups in recent memory. Best of all, the promise of a full phase two still to be announced is keeping us on the edge of our seats. In 2019, events promoter MDLBEAST opened the gates of SOUNDSTORM to a massive 130,000-person audience on day one. In total, the debut edition was said to be the largest music festival ever to occur in the region—but that isn’t stopping organizers from thinking bigger. Recommended Articles In f...
2021 National Cannabis Festival To Feature Redman, Method Man & More In D.C.
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: National Cannabis Festival / NCF The National Cannabis Festival makes its anticipated return to the Nation’s Capital this weekend and will bring some of music’s favorite acts to the masses, with headliners Redman and Method Man closing out the show. Joining the brothers in bud onstage will be Antibalas, local legends Backyard Band, and Young M.A., and more alongside a bevy of speakers. This year’s National Cannabis Festival is essentially a holdover from a scheduled event in April of 2020, which was shut down due to the pandemic. The lineup remains intact and it appears that the weather in Washington, D.C. will be favorable for the chieftains and chillers in the place. Hip-Hop Wired was in attendance at the 2019 NCF and it was an impressive display of goo...
Dance Music Artists Aim to Impress—And Surprise—In Triumphant Return to Lollapalooza
“I’ve been replaying this moment over and over for months and it’s so much better than I could have imagined,” singer-songwriter Lauv proclaimed from the Lollapalooza main stage. It was a sentiment heard over and over again at the music festival’s 2021 edition, the first large-scale event to return in Chicago at full capacity in the pandemic era. For precisely that reason, the festival garnered a level of national attention unseen in recent years. Given the heightened visibility, artists were particularly eager to put their best foot forward for their loyal fans while also seizing the opportunity to reach new ears by embracing the element of surprise. It was a picture-perfect weekend in Chicago, and between the star-studded lineup, refreshing froze...
Post Malone Announces Return of Posty Fest in 2021
Posty Fest is returning for another go-round. Today, Post Malone announced his third annual festival will be held October 30th and 31st in Arlington, Texas. This year’s Posty Fest is set to take place entirely outdoors outside of AT&T Stadium, and marks the return of the event after taking last year off due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Posty Fest 2021 is happening! Presale tomorrow 10am CT. You can use code PF21 for access. Public on sale is Friday July 30th at 10am CT. The festival will be 2 days this year & completely outdoors:) love you guys. we’re so happy to be back,” the rapper wrote to share the news on Twitter and Instagram. (Tickets will be available for purchase via the official Posty Fest website.) Advertisement Related Video In past years, Posty Fest has featured headl...
Travis Scott Unveils New Song “Escape Plan” at Rolling Loud: Stream
Travis Scott took to the stage at Rolling Loud Miami on Saturday night with a surprise in store for crowd: the live debut of his new song “Escape Plan.” The rapper kicked off his headlining set with the high-octane track, dressed in a neon green jacket and oversized jeans while on a suspended platform high above the stage. “Twelve figure state plan, that was the escape plan/ But hate investigatin’, that sh-t was a waistband/ But wait, I stopped the facin’ ’cause sh-t just start erasin’/ But wait, it opened gates and this shit just start paradin’, olé/ We out the basement, on one floor where it’s vacant/ She feelin’ anxious to be out where it’s dangerous/ Love all the chains and especially how I bang it/ Jamaica-Spanglish, she mixed up in her language,” he shouted on the chorus as the massi...
Croatia’s Circus Maximus Festival Launches Innovative NFT Ticketing System
The organizers of Croatia’s Circus Maximus music festival are not only bringing a massive lineup to the table for its 2021 edition, but also hoping to change the way festivals are organized and ticketed. Utilizing a financial concept called DAO (or Distributed Autonomous Organization), Circus Maximus will put the power in the hands of the its attendees. According to a press release, DAOs run through rules encoded in smart contracts, and can be organized around common goals or interests. In this instance, a DAO will be applied to the festival in conjunction with cryptocurrency and new technologies to allow the community to determine venue location, performers, budget distribution, and more for future iterations. Croatia’s Circus Maximus Festival. Circus Maximus F...
Desert Daze Returning with The War on Drugs, Kamasi Washington and Toro y Moi as Headliners
Desert Daze is back! The Southern California-based festival is returning this November with headliners The War on Drugs, Kamasi Washington and Toro y Moi. This year will mark the ninth iteration of Desert Daze after its 2020 festivities were canceled along with the rest of the live music industry due to the coronavirus pandemic. Other acts taking the stage at the eclectic three-day event include Tim Heidecker and Weyes Blood, Japanese Breakfast, Devendra Banhart, Ty Segall, Deap Vally, Yves Tumor, and more. While the festival will be scaled down compared to past years as the world emerges from 16 months of quarantine life, attendees will have the option to camp alongside Lake Perris in the Moreno Valley from Friday, November 12th through Sunday, November 14th. VIP packages and general admi...
First Metaverse Music Festival Based on Ethereum Will Feature Autograf, SNBRN, More
KnownOrigin, a metaverse-based NFT marketplace where creators can showcase and sell digital art, is powering the first virtual reality music and arts festival based on the Ethereum network. The festival is fittingly called To The Moon and electronic music artists Autograf, Fred Thurst, Ookay, Win and Woo, and SNBRN will be doing the honors of performing at the meteoric, first-of-its-kind event. The venue for the event will be the KnownOrigin Gallery, the project’s digital HQ located within Decentraland. Decentraland’s 3D digital landscape allows players to navigate and socialize with others by way of a virtual avatar, allowing for a totally immersive experience. Decentraland of course supports entry into the metaverse through the use of a virtual reality headset, but it ca...
Tame Impala Shares “The Slow Rush” North American Tour Dates
Shortly after the release of Tame Impala‘s mysterious “Rushium” video, a thrilling announcement was made. The artist will soon kick off a 2021 North American tour, which is set to begin in September at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee. The first phase of the tour, titled “The Slow Rush” has been dubbed “Phase 1 Rushium Trials” and also includes two performances at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Southern California. After their release of their album The Slow Rush, the tour was abruptly postponed due the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, it is all systems go. Tame Impala announces his North American tour set to start this September. If you’re curious about the meaning behind Rushium, check out cryptic the explanation f...
Gareth Emery to Host New Curated Music Festival, Metropolis
Trance and progressive house music star Gareth Emery seems to always be at work on something new, be it music, live performances, funny videos, or cryptocurrency-based ventures. Now, the famed producer and DJ has announced a brand new curated music festival called Metropolis. Metropolis is a two-stage festival featuring some of trance music’s most recognizable names. Along with Emery, fellow trance titans Andrew Rayel, Cosmic Gate, Tritonal, HALIENE, and Ruben De Ronde will be playing sets across both stages. The main stage will play host to the more festival-oriented side of things, while the second room will feature deep sets from each artist. Emery expressed his excitement at the two-set system: “All of our guests very much enjoy the deeper side of dance music, and we’...
Serie A: Jubilant Inter finish title-winning season with Udinese rout
Serie A champions Inter Milan ended their triumphant season with a 5-1 thrashing of Udinese on Sunday as thousands of fans gathered outside San Siro to celebrate. Antonio Conte’s side sealed their first league crown in 11 years with four games to spare on May 2, but had to wait until the final day of the season to lift the trophy. Ashley Young and Christian Eriksen were on target before the break and goals from Lautaro Martinez, Ivan Perisic and Romelu Lukaku completed the rout before Roberto Pereyra’s consolation penalty for the 14th-placed visitors. Inter finish the season with 91 points, passing the 90-point mark for the second time after earning 97 in 2006-07, and were able to celebrate the achievement in front of one thousand invited supporters at their home ground. A further 4,500 we...
