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festival

[fes-tuh-vuhl] / ˈfɛs tə vəl /


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Next week we’ll ask: “The U.K. recently blocked Kanye West from entering the country to headline a festival on the basis that his ‘presence would not be conducive to the public good.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

While performing on the world’s biggest festival stage, the trailblazing group of mariachi women wanted to represent the beauty and natural “alegria” of the Mexican music genre with “elegance, pride and responsibility,” said Hernandez, 25.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The former Migos member spent most of his set at the California music festival in a wheelchair but did stand and walk around the stage unaided.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The first weekend of Coachella -- marking the start of the US music festival season -- kicked off on Friday led by pop star Sabrina Carpenter.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

He proposes that a declaration of war should be a kind of popular festival with entrance-tickets and bands, like a bull fight.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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