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festival

[fes-tuh-vuhl] / ˈfɛs tə vəl /


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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The government refused West's permission to travel to the UK after a backlash to his planned set at the London festival this summer.

From BBC • 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

From Coachella’s humble beginnings of a desert festival into becoming a global force in pop culture, revisit iconic moments with Daft Punk, Beyoncé, the Coachella astronaut and everything in between.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The festival ends in a show, and my whole family pitches in.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio