Woman dies at opening day at Burning Man festival
A 39-year-old woman has died on the opening day of Burning Man, a popular annual counterculture festival in the Nevada desert, authorities said. The woman, Kendra Fraser, was found unconscious at the festival site about 11:30 a.m. Sunday and attempts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful, Burning Man organizers said. It said in a statement. Pershing […]
Philharmonia/Soddy review – Strauss’s Nazi-tainted last opera ends Edinburgh international festival | Classical music
TThe 2024 Edinburgh International Festival, and the Philharmonia Orchestra’s residency with the event, concluded with a concert of Richard Strauss’s final opera, Capriccio, a work that premiered in Munich in 1942 and is forever tainted by its approval by the Third Reich. The programme had been created by the festival’s former head of music, Andrew […]
Rally festival review – thrilling blend of cult DJs and indie darlings | Music festivals
RRally Festival, held for the first time in 2023, has been cancelled in a sense. Torrential rain lashed attendees in South London’s Southwark Park, with headliners Obongjayar and Princess Nokia cancelling at the last minute, leaving the crowds to finally look up at sunny skies and post-punk group Squid to liven things up with a […]
Germany: At Least 3 Dead And Others Injured In Festival Stabbing, Assailant On The Run
Forensic police examine the scene in the early hours of August 24, 2024, where a man attacked the western German city of Solingen with a knife late on August 23, 2024, killing at least three people and injuring several others, as the city was celebrating its 650th anniversary, according to German media. (Photo by INA […]
Germany mass stabbing: three killed and four seriously injured at diversity festival | Germany
German police said at least three people were killed and four others seriously injured in an attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen on Friday night. Police said the murder weapon was believed to be a knife. No arrests have been made and police said they had deployed a “large task […]
‘Random’ stabbing spree at festival in Germany leaves 3 dead, others injured: report
Ferris wheel catches fire at German music festival Dozens of people suffered mostly minor injuries but two seriously injured when two vehicles carrying rides burst into flames at the Highfields Festival near Leipzig on Saturday night, according to reports. (Credit: TikTok/ @nervdieleudenicht) A stabbing incident at a festival in Germany has left three people dead, […]
Love Beyond review – powerful story of dementia plays out like a thriller | Edinburgh festival 2024
TThis is the story of an elderly, hearing-impaired man suffering from dementia who comes to live out his final days in a hospice. On the surface, nothing in particular happens. Ramesh Meiyappan’s astonishing play derives its power from the drama of this man’s inner turmoil, where memories collide with reality and hallucinations invade his everyday […]
Edinburgh fringe comedy 2024 week two roundup: I’ve seen 50 shows but am I laughing? | Edinburgh festival 2024
circleWe’re halfway through the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Over a third of the 3,600 shows are comedies. In the pouring rain, I’m climbing one of the city’s many hills to get to the next show. It’s the festival’s 50th show. This is my second year as a judge for the festival. Edinburgh Comedy AwardsThe Best Show […]
Sky-high horror caught on video as Ferris wheel catches fire during music festival
Ferris wheel catches fire at German music festival Dozens of people suffered mostly minor injuries but two seriously injured at the Highfields Festival near Leipzig on Saturday night when two vehicles carrying rides burst into flames, reports said. (Credit: TikTok/ @nervdieleudenicht) A Ferris wheel at a festival near Leipzig, Germany, caught fire on Saturday night, […]
One Man Musical by Flo & Joan review – Andrew Lloyd Webber gets ‘a show about me!’ | Edinburgh festival 2024
‘I“Is this show a legal minefield? Yes, but let’s carry on.” So begins musical comedy duo Flo & Joan’s one-man musical, a more heretical adventure that places Andrew Lloyd Webber at the centre of his own autobiographical show. Is mingling with the communists and hippies of Edinburgh a sign that Lord Lloyd Webber is desperate […]