#music-festival

#music-festival

These might be the dog days of August but our tails are wagging at all the fun stuff to do this weekend. So let's get to it, shall we? (As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.) Meanwhile, if you'd like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters.

These might be the dog days of August but our tails are wagging at all the fun stuff to do this weekend. So let's get to it, shall we? (As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.) Meanwhile, if you'd like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or w.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters .

The 2025 edition of Iceland Airwaves happens November 6-8 at venues in downtown Reykjavik. They've just announced the full lineup which includes artists from all over the world, including Tunde Adebimpe, Ólöf Arnalds, JFDR, Fat Dog, OneDA, Alex Amen, Mermaid Chunky, jasmine.4.t, Joey Valence & Brae, Babymorocco, PUNCHBAG, and more. The festival puts an emphasis on discovery and Icelandic artists with more than half of the lineup being locals. In addition to the music, there are also panel discussions and talks, keynote speakers and more.

As we move about the Burning Man Exodus from San Francisco, we experience those last few days where the city feels less dense and compacted. You notice a bit more elbow room in Cloud City. The coffee line at your favorite café is shorter, and shopping at Trader Joe's is, well, not as unpleasant as usual. Public transportation, like bus rides and BART trips, feels more manageable.

Metalcore/deathcore vets The Acacia Strain have announced their annual two-day holiday extravaganza, "Tune Low Die Slow Ho Ho," which goes down in Albany on December 13 & 14 at Empire Live. "Merry TASMAS, Round Two," says vocalist Vincent Bennett. "Everyone has an Xmas festival now. Guess what? Next year, we are doing Thanksgiving. Come pit and be merry!"

"We are outraged by the decision made to silence The Mary Wallopers yesterday at Victorious. As a band we cannot cosign political censorship and will therefore be boycotting the festival today." "As Gazans are deliberately plunged into catastrophic famine after two years of escalating violence it is urgent and obvious that artists use their platform to draw attention to the cause. To see an attempt to direct attention away from the genocide in order to maintain an apolitical image is immensely disappointing."

The investigation determined that Robert Samuel James and a friend traveled to the area with the intention of vending at the Reggae on the River music festival.

Rescue swimmers with the San Francisco Fire Department saved a man from the Bay near Pier 1 1/2 early Friday morning, and he was hospitalized for evaluation.

Brian Eno announced Together for Palestine, a benefit concert at London's Wembley Arena on September 17, featuring artists like Damon Albarn and James Blake.

The festival's livestream is available at Prime Video and Amazon Music's Twitch channel at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time each day.

The 'Ice Cream Floats' cruise promises an unforgettable experience for fans, sailing aboard the Norwegian Pearl from Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, from February 5th through February 9th, 2026.

Two people were killed and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at a music festival afterparty in downtown Los Angeles early on Monday. Police first responded around 11pm on Sunday evening to shut down a big party after officers saw a person possibly armed with a gun.

K-Music Night is an outdoor concert at Lincoln Center featuring three prominent Korean rock bands—Kim Changwan Band, TOUCHED, and Monday Feeling—on August 6.

The Hard Summer music festival after-party in downtown Los Angeles resulted in two deaths and six injuries following a shooting incident reported to police.

The 'People in Plazas' music festival features over 130 free lunchtime concerts from July to September across more than 15 public plazas on or near Market Street.

The "People in Plazas" program organizes over 130 free lunchtime concerts from July to September 2025, held in more than 15 public plazas near Market Street.

Over a million people will descend on West London across Sunday 25th & Monday 26th August for Notting Hill Carnival 2024, which is Europe's biggest street party.

"Music has always been my way of connecting with people and leaving a mark on the world. I can't wait to perform, unite, and inspire action."