TBT Past memories of New Orleans Jazz Fest from NPR Jazz
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Nashville Fall Guide 2021: Doin' It Live
There was a surprising quantity and quality of streaming shows to tell you about in last year’s Fal…
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Kehlani, Jacquees & More Artists Show Support to Louisiana During Hurricane Ida
Artists are sending their prayers and checking in with fans' loved ones who are currently bein…
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BBB: Watch out for Ida donation scams
Seeing the images of the devastation in New Orleans, you may want to donate to help. But scammers …
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Music festivals linked to thousands of new Covid cases
Thousands of new Covid cases across England are being linked to various music festivals that have…
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Jerry Garcia's Guitar, Wall of Sound Equipment & More Grateful Dead Items Going Up for Auction
Sotheby's announced the upcoming From the Vault: Property from the Grateful Dead and Friends on…
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Dead & Company Brings Summer Tour 2021 to Darien Lake NY [SETLIST/STREAM]
The post Dead & Company Brings Summer Tour 2021 to Darien Lake NY [SETLIST/STREAM] is publishe…
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Billboard's list of all the concerts & festivals canceled or rescheduled in 2021
Billboard's list of all the concerts & festivals that have been canceled or rescheduled bec…
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival will be virtual again
The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival will be hosted online again this year due to the recen…
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Austin ACL music festival to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test
A major music festival in Austin is requiring that attendees either show proof that they have recei…
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How Music Festivals Are Moving Forward Despite the Delta Variant
Thousands of New Yorkers will descend upon the Great Lawn in Central Park on Saturday for the “We L…
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With 'My Name is Bo,' Gerard 'Bo Jr.' Dollis crafts his own vision for the Wild Magnolias
Gerard “Bo Jr.” Dollis spent much of his life as an understudy to his father, Bo Dollis, the late g…
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Clive Davis says "We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert" will use music to "symbolize rebirth, revival, recovery"
When the mayor's office decided to put on a star-studded concert to celebrate New York City'…
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Kerrville Folk Festival to require COVID Vaccination required for all attendees
from Kerrville Folk Festival website: KFF 2021 COVID-19 Protocols To Our Attendees, Volunteers, Art…
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In Ireland Seven in 10 people think live outdoor music events should go ahead this year
Almost seven in 10 Irish people think live music events should go ahead this year, but a smaller nu…
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As COVID surges, Austin live music venues scramble 'to make sure that the fall doesn't disappear’
A few months after pandemic-battered music venues reopened, coronavirus cases are surging. Austin i…
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Inaugural North Beach Music Festival Will Bring Funk, Jam Bands to Miami Beach
An eclectic mix of funk-rock and jam bands will descend upon Miami Beach later this year when the i…
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Quint Davis on why the 2021 New Orleans Jazz Fest was canceled: 'Safety, reality, finances'
As he struggled with whether to cancel the 2021 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, producer …
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Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Deadline Approaches
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit …
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French Quarter Fest cancels over Louisiana COVID surge
French Quarter Fest, the largest free music festival in the south has now canceled for a second yea…
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AEG Presents to Require COVID Vaccination Proof to Enter Their Venues & Festivals
The post AEG Presents to Require COVID Vaccination Proof to Enter Their Venues & Festivals is …
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Music Midtown to require vaccinations or negative virus test
Music Midtown, the annual music festival held in Atlanta, announced the rules Wednesday. The festiv…
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Change.org petition hopes to get City of Austin to cancel ACL Fest 2021
A group calling itself "CANCEL ACL FEST" has launched a Change.org petition in hopes of g…
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COVID-19 outbreak linked to music festival in eastern Oregon
Local health leaders are looking into a COVID-19 outbreak linked to an outdoor music festival in ea…
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The virtual music festival: a pandemic one-off or trip to the future?
July’s virtual reality music festival, Splendour XR, was not a pandemic one-off: it could be a mode…
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New Orleans Jazz Fest canceled again due to COVID-19 #jazzfest
With new COVID-19 cases surging in Louisiana, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival won’t b…
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Music industry taking a ‘deep breath’ amid unsettling COVID resurgence
It’s not the news that venues, bands and festival organizers wanted to hear, but it hasn’t been co…
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New Orleans Jazz Fest 2021 Has Been Cancelled
The post New Orleans Jazz Fest 2021 Has Been Cancelled is published on LIVE music blog . The orga…
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Bohemian Light Music Festival Cancels Over COVID-19 Concerns
As the music industry wrangles with how to handle the rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-1…
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San Antonio-area River Rodeo music festival pushed back to 2022 amid rising COVID-19 cases
In the latest event cancelled as Texas grapples with rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, organizers o…
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So Much For 'Hot Vax Summer.' Delta Puts A Damper On Festivals And Concerts
For live music fans, what was supposed to be "hot vax summer" has begun to feel more like…
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The DaBaby Domino Effect: How Lollapalooza Became the Bellwether for Festivals to Follow
On Sunday morning, many observers were surprised when Lollapalooza announced that the evening’s he…
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New Orleans Restaurants, Bars, and Music Venues Requiring Proof of Vaccination
Some New Orleans bars, restaurants, and live music venues are going a step further to keep patrons…
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Music Festivals Cancelled in China to Halt Delta Variant Outbreak
More than 50 performances have been cancelled or postponed in China as the country works to contain…
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Event organizers pull plug on Patchogue’s NY Aurora Music Festival
The Aurora Music Festival will not be happening this fall. The three-day music fest, originally pla…
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NJ Crawfish Fest Canceled Over Delta Variant Safety Concerns
Concerns surrounding the delta variant’s spread in NJ forced the Crawfish Fest held at the Sussex C…
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NYC Homecoming Week outer borough concert lineups released, vaccines required
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the headliners Thursday for the NYC Homecoming Week concerts taking …
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Billy Strings Announces New Album, Releases “Fire Line” Single
The post Billy Strings Announces New Album, Releases “Fire Line” Single is published on LIVE mus…
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Jazz at Congo Square features Uptown Jazz Orchestra, other acts
Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra will host the Inaugural Jazz at Congo Square, a f…
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Covid Concerns at Rolling Loud Music Festival
After a successful first night of the Rolling Loud music festival, officials are hoping for a repe…
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Summer music festivals have returned — just in time for the latest coronavirus surge
Over 16 months after summer music festivals were silenced by the coronavirus pandemic, a more infe…
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Five boroughs, five concerts: NYC ‘Homecoming Week’ schedule unveiled #NYCHomecomingWeek
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the days and locations of five planned concerts for New York City’…
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Rolling Stones and additional day added to Jazz Fest 2021
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival just announced an additional fest day and headliner Th…
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3 dead, 2 critically injured at Michigan music festival due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Deputies are investigating what happened at the Faster Horses Festival after three men died inside…
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Dutch Music Festival Linked to 1,000 New COVID Cases
More than 1,000 attendees of an outdoor music festival in the Dutch city of Utrecht have tested pos…
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Music festival essentials 2021
What are must-haves for this year’s music festival season? Whether it’s your first time attending o…
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