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The Cure Announce European Festival Dates

The Cure confirmed several European summer festival appearances today, as Consequence of Sound points out. The gloom-rockers —who were already confirmed to play Sweden’s Hultsfred Festival and Germany’s Hurricane and Southside Festivals— now confirmed appearances at France’s Les Eurockéennes and Denmark’s Roskilde Festival.   read more

Paste's Summer Festival Guide 2010: How to Not Die at a Festival

The medical tent may not seem like the hotspot at any music festival, but it’s there for a reason: These events are all fun and games until somebody gets hurt—or worse. In eight years of Bonnaroo, there have been seven deaths; a 39-year-old man died of a heart attack last year at Lollapalooza; and in 2000, at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, eight fans were crushed to death in a stampede. Some of these episodes were more preventable than others. (One of the Bonnaroo deaths reportedly came when a man hopped a fence, walked onto an interstate and was struck by Ricky...  read more

Massive Lineup Announced for 2009 Roskilde Festival

Denmark's 2009 Roskilde Festival will take place July 2-5, with the final lineup featuring about 175 acts from around the world. ...  read more

Roskilde returns with too many great acts for one headline

Roskilde, Denmark: heard of it? Perhaps not. Allow us to bring to light this town (which, by the way, was founded by Vikings) that annually hosts a golden nugget of sonic aggregation so great, it actually has us contemplating flying halfway around the world to see it. In a day where music festivals seem to be spawning into multitudes, Roskilde manages stay relevant while upholding a tradition that is 37 years strong. Starting with Bob Marley in 1978, Roskilde has hosted quite a few greats at their height, including the Talking Heads in 1979, U2 in 1982 and The Clash...  read more