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• Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Will Stream Online to Raise Money for COVID-19 Relief

  

  Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness will stream on the band’s YouTube page Friday, May 15th to raise money for the World Health Organization and its COVID-10 relief efforts. The concert, which took place at London’s Wembley Stadium on April 20, 1992 featured surviving Queen members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John … Continue reading Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Will Stream Online to Raise Money for COVID-19 Relief →

• Woodstock 50 Officially Canceled

  

  Just two weeks before it was scheduled to begin, the Woodstock 50 festival has officially been canceled. The event, first announced in January, has suffered so many setbacks it’s surprising it took this long for organizers to throw in the towel.   “Woodstock 50 today announced that the three-day festival to celebrate its 50th anniversary … Continue reading Woodstock 50 Officially Canceled →

• Report: Woodstock 50 Tickets Will Be Free

  

  Update 7/29/19: Rolling Stone reports that Dead & Company have dropped out of the festival. Tickets for Woodstock 50, the highly anticipated and even more highly-troubled festival scheduled to take place August 16th to 18th, will be free, according to a report from TMZ. The news outlet says sources familiar with the event have told … Continue reading Report: Woodstock 50 Tickets Will Be Free →

• Woodstock 50 Releases Artists from Contracts Following Relocation, John Fogerty Drops Out

  

  Update 7/29/19: Rolling Stone reports that Dead & Company have now dropped out of the festival. The troubled Woodstock 50 festival has released all artists on its lineup from their performance contracts, according to a report today from Billboard. The news follows yesterday’s report from Bloomberg that the festival’s organizers are moving the event to … Continue reading Woodstock 50 Releases Artists from Contracts Following Relocation, John Fogerty Drops Out →

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