Festival Reviews – Consequence https://consequence.net Music, Film, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:56:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-correct-blue.jpg?quality=80&w=32 Festival Reviews – Consequence https://consequence.net 32 32 Clockenflap Pushes Hong Kong to the Forefront of the Global Music Scene: Review https://consequence.net/2023/12/clockenflap-2023-review-hong-kong/ https://consequence.net/2023/12/clockenflap-2023-review-hong-kong/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:53:54 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1344026 IDLES and Caroline Polachek won over Hong Kong crowds but other Western acts struggled, while regional artists stole the show.

Clockenflap Pushes Hong Kong to the Forefront of the Global Music Scene: Review
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“That’s my first time coming to perform in Hong Kong. Hopefully there’ll be more.” Caroline Polachek, YOASOBI, IDLES, Homeshake, and Swae Lee all pronounced this sentence in one way or another during their sets at Hong Kong’s largest music festival, Clockenflap, during the first weekend of December. But it’s not…

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M for Montreal 2023 Put a Musical Metropolis on Display: Recap + Photos https://consequence.net/2023/11/m-for-montreal-2023-review-photos/ https://consequence.net/2023/11/m-for-montreal-2023-review-photos/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:30:05 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1339518 Artists from across Canada and industry pros from across the globe met in Montreal for an enriching four-day event.

M for Montreal 2023 Put a Musical Metropolis on Display: Recap + Photos
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It may not seem so from the outside, but the music industry is a fairly small world. Rarely is there more than one degree of separation between an “I know them from this” or an “Oh, we emailed about that.” At the same time — and this is not the…

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New Wave Never Left at Darker Waves Festival: Photo Gallery https://consequence.net/2023/11/darker-waves-festival-review-photos/ https://consequence.net/2023/11/darker-waves-festival-review-photos/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:16:56 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1339222 Photographer Raymond Ahner captures the sights and sounds of the inaugural festival.

New Wave Never Left at Darker Waves Festival: Photo Gallery
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The inaugural Darker Waves Festival kicked off November 18th in Huntington Beach with 30 plus bands and the best of 1980s New Wave. Between two main stages on opposite sides of the beach and another stage directly in the middle, fans had plenty of options to take in music from…

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2023 Aftershock Festival Rocked by Tool, Limp Bizkit, GN’R, Turnstile, Korn, BABYMETAL, and More: Recap + Photos https://consequence.net/2023/10/2023-aftershock-festival-recap-photos/ https://consequence.net/2023/10/2023-aftershock-festival-recap-photos/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:09:45 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1329103 The four-day Sacramento event also featured Avenged Sevenfold, Rancid, QOTSA, Incubus, Megadeth, and more.

2023 Aftershock Festival Rocked by Tool, Limp Bizkit, GN’R, Turnstile, Korn, BABYMETAL, and More: Recap + Photos
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The 2023 Aftershock Festival took place in Sacramento from Thursday (October 5th) through Sunday (October 8th), and once again proved to be a rock extravaganza. Stretching four days and spread out on four stages, this year’s festival had something for everyone, as promoter Danny Wimmer Presents continues to expand and…

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2023 Louder Than Life Fest Rocked by Foo Fighters, Tool, Green Day, Pantera, Limp Bizkit, and More: Review + Photos https://consequence.net/2023/09/louder-than-life-2023-review-photos/ https://consequence.net/2023/09/louder-than-life-2023-review-photos/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:38:28 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1325001 The four-day Louisville extravaganza also boasted Turnstile, Avenged Sevenfold, Weezer, and dozens more.

2023 Louder Than Life Fest Rocked by Foo Fighters, Tool, Green Day, Pantera, Limp Bizkit, and More: Review + Photos
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This past weekend (September 21st-24th), our 2022 Festival of the Year, Louder Than Life, returned to Louisville, Kentucky, for another celebration of all things heavy. With a slew of big-name headliners — Foo Fighters, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Green Day, Pantera, Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Turnstile, and Queens of the Stone Age,…

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Zach Bryan’s Headlining Set at Pilgrimage Festival: A Country Superstar’s Arrival https://consequence.net/2023/09/zach-bryan-pilgrimage-festival-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/09/zach-bryan-pilgrimage-festival-2023/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:37:05 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1324866 Bryan closed out Tennessee's Pilgrimage Festival with surprise appearances from Noah Kahan and others.

Zach Bryan’s Headlining Set at Pilgrimage Festival: A Country Superstar’s Arrival
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The barricade of Zach Bryan‘s headlining set at Franklin, Tennessee’s Pilgrimage Festival got a little hardcore. The crowd closest to the stage was packed with teenagers and folks in their early 20s, and almost none of them were from the Nashville area. Two best friends flew down from Boston and…

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Bourbon & Beyond 2023 Was a Boozy Playground for Music Fans of All Kinds https://consequence.net/2023/09/bourbon-and-beyond-2023-recap-photos/ https://consequence.net/2023/09/bourbon-and-beyond-2023-recap-photos/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:30:47 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1323563 See action shots of Duran Duran, Brittany Howard, The Black Keys, and more.

Bourbon & Beyond 2023 Was a Boozy Playground for Music Fans of All Kinds
Jonah Krueger

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Bourbon & Beyond: Louisville’s annual music festival where the grass is blue, the vibes are easy going, and the bourbon whiskey flows like a gentle, high-proof waterfall; an event that brings together honky-tonkers, foodies, and the kind of people who can teach you how to make an old fashion the…

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Park City Song Summit Brings a Vital Music and Wellness Experience to the Industry: Recap + Photos https://consequence.net/2023/09/park-city-song-summit-2023-review/ https://consequence.net/2023/09/park-city-song-summit-2023-review/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:09:23 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1321488 With one-of-a-kind performance and memorable labs, this Utah event is something we all need.

Park City Song Summit Brings a Vital Music and Wellness Experience to the Industry: Recap + Photos
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To recast a quote from Park City Song Summit founder Ben Anderson, I don’t know if it’s going to work, but I know that there’s a need — and that it’s terrific fun. Up in Park City, Utah’s Canyons Village over the “weekend” (Thursday, September 7th through Saturday the 9th),…

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Outside Lands 2023 Captured the Tension Between San Francisco’s Past and Present https://consequence.net/2023/08/outside-lands-2023-review/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/outside-lands-2023-review/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:18:27 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1315117 Recap and photos of the most-crowded and VIP-friendly Outside Lands yet.

Outside Lands 2023 Captured the Tension Between San Francisco’s Past and Present
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Fifty years after its psychedelic heyday, it’s easy to look around at San Francisco and feel like the city has moved on from its countercultural spirit. What once was a mecca for artists, queer folks, and outsiders now caters to the Silicon Valley elite. But every year, Outside Lands festival…

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A Week at Øya, the Greenest — and Maybe Happiest — Music Festival in the World https://consequence.net/2023/08/oya-festival-recap-sustainability-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/oya-festival-recap-sustainability-2023/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:06:39 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1314914 A stellar lineup including Blur, Lorde, and Pusha T, plus world-class sustainability efforts, made the 2023 festival one to remember.

A Week at Øya, the Greenest — and Maybe Happiest — Music Festival in the World
Mary Siroky

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It’s not terribly surprising that a music festival hosted in late summer in Oslo, Norway would be idyllic. Øya Festival, the annual gathering at the capital city’s Toyenparken, has been running since 1999 and grown from a more local-focused affair into an event worthy of global attention. The 2023 lineup…

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Lorde Is Stepping Into a New Era — On Her Terms: Øya Festival Review https://consequence.net/2023/08/lorde-oya-festival-summer-2023-review/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/lorde-oya-festival-summer-2023-review/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:26:26 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1314253 Featuring cuts from Solar Power and Pure Heroine alike.

Lorde Is Stepping Into a New Era — On Her Terms: Øya Festival Review
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The thing is, Lorde wasn’t supposed to be here. These were her own words. According to the New Zealand-born artist, she had no plans to be in front of crowds at this point in the summer. But when she took the stage for her headlining slot at Oslo’s Øya Festival…

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Lollapalooza 2023: What You Missed on the Livestream https://consequence.net/2023/08/lollapalooza-2023-what-you-missed-on-the-livestream/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/lollapalooza-2023-what-you-missed-on-the-livestream/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:39:45 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1313053 Photos and recap of Chicago's biggest music festival.

Lollapalooza 2023: What You Missed on the Livestream
Wren Graves

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Chicago rose out of a swampy divot between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River Basin, and during Lollapalooza 2023, to the swamp it did return. Thursday and Friday paired scorching temperatures with a kind of muggy humidity that would have allowed you to grow orchids in your underwear, and while…

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Lana Del Rey’s Newport Folk Festival Set Wasn’t What Anyone Expected: Review https://consequence.net/2023/07/lana-del-rey-newport-folk-festival-review/ https://consequence.net/2023/07/lana-del-rey-newport-folk-festival-review/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:18:07 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1311305 The artist's first US performance in four years probably would have been better somewhere else.

Lana Del Rey’s Newport Folk Festival Set Wasn’t What Anyone Expected: Review
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“I’ve only wanted to play this festival since I was 14 years old,” Lana Del Rey told the Newport Folk Festival crowd during what was her first US performance in four years. For someone who’d been holding onto the dream of playing the venerated event for nearly two and a…

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Lana Del Rey Enchants the Plains of Abraham at Festival D’été de Québec: Recap & Photos https://consequence.net/2023/07/lana-del-rey-festival-dete-de-quebec-review/ https://consequence.net/2023/07/lana-del-rey-festival-dete-de-quebec-review/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:22:18 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1307984 The Quebec City festival closed out its second weekend with The Smile, Alvvays, and more. 

Lana Del Rey Enchants the Plains of Abraham at Festival D’été de Québec: Recap & Photos
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Festival D’été de Québec returned for its 55th year on July 6th, kicking off one of its biggest editions to date. The first weekend saw headliners such as Foo Fighters, Weezer, and Billy Talent, who rocked the Plains of Abraham, a historic battlefield with a capacity of over 100,000 festival…

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Despite Turbulence, the Inaugural Primavera Sound Madrid Soared: Review https://consequence.net/2023/06/primavera-sound-madrid-2023-recap/ https://consequence.net/2023/06/primavera-sound-madrid-2023-recap/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2023 21:52:47 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1300783 After early disappointment with the cancelation of its first day, the first Primavera Sound Madrid became a weekend of musical jubilation.

Despite Turbulence, the Inaugural Primavera Sound Madrid Soared: Review
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Primavera Sound has come a long way since debuting in 2001. What started as a modest festival bringing indie music to Barcelona has grown to become a powerhouse of live music and entertainment, one that spans multiple continents, one-off weekenders, and year-round club shows. This past weekend saw the festival…

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