music-festivals

A Day in the Life of a Music Festival Medic

‘You’ve got limited supplies, you’re out in the middle of a field with a million people around you, you can’t hear because of the music and you just don’t know what’s going to happen’

I Was the King of Counterfeit Concert Tickets

For years, Conor sold blinkers — aka fake tickets — to any live event you could imagine, bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process. Then technology got wise to him, and it all came tumbling down

The Lone Webmaster Keeping the Dream of Woodstock ’99 Alive

Fires, an orgy of mud and filth, even sexual assaults: Woodstock ’99 was a well-publicized disaster. But on the still functional Woodstock1999.com, festival fans still celebrate the greatest weekend ever

These Concert Albums Will Make It Feel Like You’re There

Live shows are on hold because of the pandemic. But the best live albums can turn your living room into a cozy concert hall.