Read more music festival stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26385/music-festival.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:20:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66870/the-music-sucked-at-woodstock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWoodstock become an iconic event of the '60s, but according to Wall Street Journal critic Jim Fusilli, it was a mediocre festival at best. Major artists like Lennon, the Doors, and Led Zeppelin stayed away, those who did show were drugged up, and sound equipment failed—the whole thing was...http://www.newser.com/story/66870/the-music-sucked-at-woodstock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 7:06:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61722/summer-tours-smores-sweat-sounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMusical acts from youngster Taylor Swift to veteran Dave Matthews are hitting the road this summer, and some artists took time to fill the Wall Street Journal in on their on- and off-stage plans. A sampling: Swift: Her first headlining tour includes a gig at Madison Square Garden, but her...http://www.newser.com/story/61722/summer-tours-smores-sweat-sounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 19:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60951/festival-aims-to-slay-zombie-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British music festival is planning the biggest night of the living dead in history, reports the Telegraph . Organizers of the Big Chill have invited all festival-goers to appear as zombie extras for a scene from the upcoming movie I Spit on Your Rave . They hope to send the existing...http://www.newser.com/story/60951/festival-aims-to-slay-zombie-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 2:56:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60311/brit-mayor-crowd-surfs-at-christian-rock-concert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mayor of Worthing, England, has become a YouTube superstar since he got a hands-on lesson on crowd-surfing at a recent Christian rock festival, the Telegraph reports. The 65-year-old politician was hoisted over the crowd of 14,000 people for two full minutes, wearing a suit and his chain of...http://www.newser.com/story/60311/brit-mayor-crowd-surfs-at-christian-rock-concert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 7:05:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59973/11-killed-in-morocco-concert-stampede.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least 11 people were killed by a fan stampede after a Moroccan concert, reports the BBC. Some 40 others were injured when a wire fence collapsed, causing a mob to surge forward at the event packed with 70,000 spectators. The Rabat event was part of the week-long Mawazine...http://www.newser.com/story/59973/11-killed-in-morocco-concert-stampede.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 7:04:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35284/fest-cops-ban-dohertys-band.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice have banned Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles from headlining a UK music festival, citing the group's rowdy stage antics, NME reports. After "an analysis of what Pete Doherty and his band does," police determined they "speed up and then slow down the music" to incite violence. Moonfest organizers had their...http://www.newser.com/story/35284/fest-cops-ban-dohertys-band.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 12:20:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30053/pearl-jam-mixes-dylan-politics-at-bonnaroo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPearl Jam stormed Bonnaroo's massive stage last night for a 3-hour live show that mixed B-sides and Bob Dylan covers with a heapin' helping of politics, reports Rolling Stone . The performance in front of tens of thousands was rare for grunge's supergroup, reports the AP, which has largely avoided such...http://www.newser.com/story/30053/pearl-jam-mixes-dylan-politics-at-bonnaroo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Jun 2008 13:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23947/zappa-widow-sues-zappa-fest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrank Zappa may have once called the Zappanale “amazing,” but now his widow is taking the music festival to court, Der Spiegel reports. Gail Zappa is seeking $236,000 in damages over the sale of T-shirts bearing a cartoon version of Frank’s face. The case cuts to the heart of...http://www.newser.com/story/23947/zappa-widow-sues-zappa-fest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 13:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21665/vampires-rem-win-austin-buzz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least one "buzz band" has emerged in South by Southwest, a music festival that is increasingly dominated by big-name artists: world-beat pop quartet Vampire Weekend. Still hot from a Saturday Night Live appearance last weekend, the Columbia University band has wowed Austin with its clean, poppy sound, the Buffalo...http://www.newser.com/story/21665/vampires-rem-win-austin-buzz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Mar 2008 17:31:30 CDT