music festival
Did the Download Festival Pilot Actually Work?
The test event has to potential to decide the fate of the live music industry.
This Packed Pool Is a Scene From a Music Festival in Wuhan
Partygoers crowded to watch a DJ perform, without face masks.
Burning Man Is Going Virtual, and So Are the Orgies
Burners told us their plans for the digital festival, from throwing sex parties on Zoom to driving an "Ass Cream Truck" around the block.
NSW Police are Being Investigated for Strip-Searching Minors at an Underage Music Festival
The claims are just the latest in a string of allegations that the state police force is abusing their strip-search powers.
One of Asia’s 2019 Breakout Musicians, Phum Viphurit, Talks Sudden Fame, Mental Health, and Being Thai
“Once you gain that recognition, you get hooked. It kinda fucks with your head.”
Draft Coroner’s Report Reveals Pill Testing Will Be Recommended at NSW Music Festivals
The leaked document also recommends the removal of sniffer dogs and a restriction of police powers to conduct strip searches.
Party Organisers Describe the Weirdest Ways They've Seen People Smuggle in Drugs
"Depending on the style of the wig, it’s possible to smuggle in enough drugs for a three-day music festival."
This Is Everything You're Going to Miss at Glastonbury
The festival's shared its full 2019 line up, so here's a handy guide to everything you'll miss because you're a mess.
Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape
A song for each day of the week, throwing in a mix of new releases and some #throwbacks too—everything from homegrown hip-hop to Bollywood (uh-no?) and K-pop—we gotchyu.
Jay-Z, Janelle Monae, and Other Reasons Woodstock 2019 Might Not Be Disastrous
The festival's 50th anniversary has a lot of past chaos to make up for, but is starting out strong with a stacked lineup.
Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape
A song for each day of the week, throwing in a mix of new releases and some #throwbacks too—everything from homegrown hip-hop to Bollywood (uh-no?) and K-pop—we gotchyu.