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music festival experience.  This fall, music festivals are popping up in cities across the country, offering a return to in-person concerts from a safe distance.Hilton is offering fans of all things IRL an opportunity to convert their Hilton Honors Points into event credits on Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com for the first time ever.  This unique program allows users to connect their Ticket Master accounts to their Hilton Honors accounts and combine what they rack up with cold hard cash to gain access to the moments they’ve been dreaming about.

removal from from the Lollapalooza lineup, New York City’s Governors Ball Music Festival removed the rap star from its lineup ahead of its September event.The annual New York music festival removed the 29-year-old artist from the upcoming lineup due to homophobic comments made at Rolling Loud, a Miami music festival on the weekend of July 23rd. Following his initial remarks, the rapper doubled down and justified his comments, but garnered a negative reaction and quickly apologized for his behavior and remarks.

according to WTWW.However, by Friday, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced new mask recommendations in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raising the city’s transmission rate status to “substantial.”“Based on the latest advice from the Chicago Department of Public Health, Lollapalooza will require masks in any indoor spaces at Grant Park beginning Saturday,” the festival tweeted on Friday.

DJing at the Oscars this year, Questlove could very well be up for one of those golden bald babies in early 2022.In fact, his directorial debut, “Summer of Soul” — a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place over six Sundays in 1969, which premieres on Hulu and in theaters on Friday — was already honored with two prizes at the Sundance Film Festival in February.The 50-year-old Roots drummer, “Tonight Show” bandleader and celebrity DJ — who was born Ahmir Thompson — reveals how he first stumbled upon some festival footage, which performance he can watch on repeat, and how the Roots would have gone over at the historic concert series, also known as “Black Woodstock.”How did you first discover footage of the Harlem

Life Goes On.”On June 13 and 14, the band brought together the band’s seven members — RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — for their highly anticipated, two-day livestreaming event, BTS 2021 Muster Sowoozoo. The event heralded the end of BTS’ eighth-anniversary celebrations, the BTS Festa, which marked their June 12, 2013, debut.

Adam Lambert, Chely Wright, Kim Petras, and Sam Sparro are among the performers lined up to play Outloud: Raising Voices, a three-day, live music event that will celebrate Pride Month and push for LGBTQ equality.

Twitter announcement — though the folks at Gov Ball have reserved their right to make changes based on public health recommendations at that time.“Given that vaccines are rolling out and many experts predict a return to live music events in the Fall, we are hopeful,” reads a recent update on GovernorsBallMusicFestival.com. “Rest assured that safety is our first priority and we are working closely with all city and state authorities on everything.”Location and lineup have yet to be confirmed.

the dangers of COVID-19. Just how? The only attendees will be teeny tiny ants.Aptly dubbed Antyfest, the musical performances — played by musicians from their own homes — are streamed via iPad to their “audience” of insects.

COVID world. “You’re just gonna be really controlled.

the ongoing pandemic ultimately canceled. And you may have hoped, really hoped, that the venue would reschedule the event sometime this year.Well, according to a Lollapalooza co-founder, don’t hold your breath.Making an appearance on Bob Lefsetz’s podcast this week, Marc Geiger is asked when live music will return.“In my humble opinion, it’s going to be 2022,” he said.He went on to say, “It’s going to take that long before what I call ‘the germaphobic economy’ is slowly killed off and replaced by the claustrophobia economy — that’s when people want to get out and go to dinner and have their lives, go to festivals and shows.”“It’s my instinct that’s going to take awhile because super-spreader events — sports, shows festivals, etc.

Even a global pandemic can’t stop Germany from a rave.

They may be crazy but they’re not stupid.

Gov Ball has been called off.

The U.K.’s Glastonbury music festival has been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Hang up your flower crowns because Coachella 2020 has been silenced.

Pearl Jam, Billy Idol and Patti Smith will perform at the 2020 Sea.Hear.Now Festival, held on September 19th and 20th at New Jersey’s Asbury Park.

The music industry is fretting that Coachella will become the next coronavirus casualty.

Bonnaroo website.“Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will not take place this September 24-27, 2020 as originally rescheduled,” the announcement reads. “Our annual time together on the Farm is nothing short of magical, but out of an abundance of caution and for the health and safety of all Bonnaroovians, artists, staff, partners and our community, this is a necessary reality.

coronavirus concert kibosh.But while the annual event won’t take over Fairmount Park in the City of Brotherly Love — the hometown of the Roots — the music and the message will carry on from the virtual stage on Saturday.In fact, the lineup for the 13th Roots Picnic — which will stream on YouTube — is serving up a host of performances and celebrity appearances to feed your soul and spirit. Even former first lady Michelle Obama is getting in on the fun and fellowship, co-hosting the festivities with the Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought.Among those firing up music on the grill will be SZA, H.E.R., Roddy Ricch, Lil Baby and, of course, the Roots themselves.

coronavirus pandemic.So instead, the Governors Ball Music Festival is pressing rewind and replaying some memorable sets from over the years on Thursday and Friday on YouTube.On Thursday’s bill is Travis Scott (8 p.m.) and the Black Keys (9:30), while Friday’s lineup includes Post Malone (8 p.m.) and Major Lazer (9:30).The special two-night event comes with a good cause: Viewers are being asked to donate whatever they can to raise money for the Equal Justice Initiative, the Food Bank for New York City and Crew Nation, a global relief fund for music personnel.Gov Ball 2020 was originally scheduled to take place during the first weekend of June, but was canceled in March — one of many live-music casualties of COVID-19.Taking over Randalls

coronavirus lockdown, the end has finally come for this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Billboard reports.This week, the parent company for Goldenvoice, AEG, laid off 15 percent of its staffers, furloughed more than 100 people and issued pay cuts, according to an internal memo acquired by Billboard.