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festival

[fes-tuh-vuhl] / ˈfɛs tə vəl /


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The author, who is based in Birmingham, founded the festival in 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

White last headlined the festival as a solo act in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The UK government on Tuesday blocked US rapper Kanye West from entering the country due to his past antisemitic outbursts, prompting organisers of a festival he was to headline to cancel the July event.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

White is the latest festival alum added to the bill for a surprise slot in recent years, joining the likes of Weezer and Ed Sheeran in 2025, Blink-182 in 2023 and Arcade Fire in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

On my way out, I pass the five-foot Stormtrooper cardboard cutout that he won shooting free throws at the town’s Fourth of July festival last summer.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya