Summer rock festivals thrive on competition
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - The festival market is arguably the healthiest part of the U.S. concert business, a trend that has held forth in Europe for years.
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The promoters of the annual  Coachella music festival in southern California are planning a  New York-area version this summer, sources say.
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British heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne surprised the music industry on Tuesday with plans to stage this year's Ozzfest, his annual U.S. summer hard-rock extravaganza, as a first-of-its kind free event.
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The Police&#39;s first  festival appearance since reuniting last month and performances  by Ween and the Flaming Lips highlighted the Saturday (June 16)  bill at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn.
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The performers are not stars, but the price is competitive.
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Two rewarding concerts on Saturday demonstrated the exceptionally imaginative music making to be found locally.
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Check out reviews of the top acts at this weekend's rainy British festival, from The Killers and Babyshambles to Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire
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Sundance and Cannes have noted film festivals. Now Kearney is joining in.
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By Pinkerfield, Hayley  Events promoter DF Concerts is revamping its key event sites and stepping up its web strategy in the run-up to the summer festival season.  The T in the Park site has been redesigned and a new interactive strategy implemented.
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The Police and Genesis are the rock reunions getting most of the attention this summer. Two other bands with smaller but rabid followings &#151; Crowded House and Squeeze &#151; are also getting back together after taking dramatically different paths.
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Both the media and the public love a winner, especially as summer blockbusters compete for first place.
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Sure, there's plenty of fire at this year's Burning Man festival, but celestial tributes dominate the playa. Daniel Terdiman reports from Black Rock City, Nevada.
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Forty summers after rock 'n' roll swept San Francisco amid a flowering youth culture, a young local band trying to sustain that musical tradition is wondering where all the love went.
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'Tis the season for multi-act, radio-sponsored concert extravaganzas.
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The Arctic Monkeys, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol and The Killers are among the bands playing at this year's T In The Park festival in Scotland, organisers said Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Like carnival barkers whipping the crowd into a frenzy in order to lure them into the big top, Hollywood pulled out all the superlatives this summer.
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Rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath will headline Denmark's Roskilde Festival this summer.