Kiss also co-headlined the Monsters of Rock festival with Iron Maiden .

The attendance Participation of this festival Social_event was around 50,000 , a 15,000 increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale on sales Commerce_sell of the year before , which was testament Recording to its growing Expansion success Achieve as a British music festival Social_event .

The attendance Participation of this festival Social_event was around 50,000 , a 15,000 increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale on sales Commerce_sell of the year before , which was testament Recording to its growing Expansion success Achieve as a British music festival Social_event .

In this year the Isle of Wight festival Social_event began Process_start to seriously stake its claim Statement as one of the big festivals Social_event of Britain .

The festival Social_event made Creating its first debut Process_start at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ( BAM ) in 2005 , and has since expanded Expansion to other parts of the world .

The festival Social_event originally sought Preventing_or_letting to provide Supply black people an opportunity to build Building community within the predominantly white punk subculture and to provide Supply a stage for black alternative performers that were not acknowledged Statement in the mainstream and stood outside hip hop , R & B , soul , etc .

Soon after , Jocelyn Cooper was introduced Choosing to the festival Social_event as co-organizer , broadening Expansion Afropunk Fest to Atlanta , Paris , London , and Johannesburg , South Africa .

The Afropunk Festival ( commonly referred Adducing to as Afropunk or Afropunk Fest Social_event ) is an annual arts festival that includes Cause_to_be_included live music , film , fashion , and art produced Manufacturing by black artists .

Originally co-founded Collaboration by James Spooner and Matthew Morgan , the festival was inspired Influence by Spooner 's 2003 documentary film `` Afro-Punk , which '' spotlighted Perception_active black punks across America and later culminated Process_end in a series of live shows Social_event entitled Name_conferral `` The Liberation Sessions '' co-curated Hold by Spooner and Morgan .

To attract Bringing a wider audience , the festival shifted Becoming to include Cause_to_be_included soul music and hip hop , which expanded Expansion its target demographic , attracting Bringing headliners including Ice Cube , Lauryn Hill , Lenny Kravitz , and Gary Clark , Jr.. Musical performers now represent Presence a variety of genres , primarily known Know to reflect Perception_active African-American culture .

Afropunk 's changes Change to its diverse cultural showcase has allowed Preventing_or_letting for the festival to build Cause_to_make_progress its masses to 60,000 attendees .

Due to festival alterations Change that deviated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale from the original Afropunk culture , former co-founder , James Spooner made Giving the decision Deciding to end Process_end his involvement in 2008 .

The outdoor music festival Social_event features country music 's top artists as well as up-and-coming and local talent making it Causation a popular choice Choosing with music lovers of all ages .

there are many ways Action to attend Participation and enjoy the festival Social_event including country club and vip plus party Social_event pit tickets Rewards_and_punishments to see Perception_active favorite artists right in front of the stage .

This music festival Social_event is held Hold annually in Eau Claire , Wisconsin .

The first festival Social_event was held Hold in 1990 making Causation Country Jam USA one of the longest-running festivals in the country .

Country Jam USA is a 3-day annual country music festival Social_event held Hold in Eau Claire , Wisconsin .

It is a nine-day biennial festival Social_event of dance Body_movement and dancing Motion , held Hold in 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 & 2014 .

The second `` Big Dance '' festival Social_event took place Process_start from 5–13 July 2008 , following the second Mayoral election Change_of_leadership in May 2008 , when Boris Johnson was elected Change_of_leadership as the next Mayor of London .

Big Dance 2014 was the most recent festival Social_event which centred on the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow .

Big Dance 2016 will be the final Process_end festival Social_event bringing Bringing Big Dance to a finale Process_end after a decade .

Come Together is an all-ages Australian music festival Social_event performed Action at Luna Park Sydney .

In 2006 , a two-day festival Social_event was held Hold in June ( on the Queen 's Birthday Long Weekend ) , and the festival Social_event was again on the same long weekend in 2007 .

In 2006 , a two-day festival Social_event was held Hold in June ( on the Queen 's Birthday Long Weekend ) , and the festival Social_event was again on the same long weekend in 2007 .

Originally limited Limiting to Australian performers , the festival Social_event was later expanded Expansion to include Cause_to_be_included New Zealand performers and a small number of international acts Action .

Oxegen was a music festival Social_event in Ireland , first held Hold from 2004–2011 as a rock and pop festival Social_event and again in 2013 with dance and chart acts only .

Oxegen was a music festival Social_event in Ireland , first held Hold from 2004–2011 as a rock and pop festival Social_event and again in 2013 with dance and chart acts only .

The event was regularly cited Adducing as Ireland 's biggest music festival Social_event , and , by 2009 , it was being cited Adducing as the greenest festival Social_event , being a 100 % carbon neutral event in Ireland .

Celebrities frequently attend Participation , including models Helena Christensen ( a regular attendant ) and television personality Chris Pontius , actor Josh Hartnett , and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones , who was pursued by `` half the journalists in the country '' and many of his own relatives for much of the 2008 festival Social_event .

have spoken Statement positively of their experiences at the festival Social_event .

Oxegen has attracted Influence significant attention from outside Ireland , with many of those attending Participation travelling Traveling from overseas experiencing Change_sentiment a `` mass exodus '' to the festival Social_event .

Oxegen was originally a three-day festival Social_event , but from 2008 onwards , it was expanded Expansion to four days .

The event was regularly cited Adducing as Ireland 's biggest music festival Social_event , and , by 2009 , it was being cited Adducing as the greenest festival Social_event , being a 100 % carbon neutral event in Ireland .

It takes place Process_start on the same weekend as T in the Park in Scotland and shares a very similar lineup each year , but Oxegen is generally regarded as Ireland 's version of the Glastonbury Festival , with the 2008 festival sharing three of the same headliners as its English counterpart .

The event has also attracted Influence some negative publicity , particularly following the 2006 festival .

In April 2014 , organisers announced Expressing_publicly that the Oxegen festival would not be going Self_motion ahead that year , citing Adducing a lack of suitable headline acts .

The Bamboozle was an annual three-day music festival Social_event held in New Jersey from 2003 to 2012 .

he later clarified Justifying in an interview Communication that while he was disappointed in live nation 's support Supporting of the festival , `` it wasn UNK t unk that did this UNK house of blues did .

It has also been announced Expressing_publicly that there will not be a Bamboozle festival in 2013 and the future of the festival is unknown .

It has also been announced Expressing_publicly that there will not be a Bamboozle festival in 2013 and the future of the festival is unknown .

Reid was inspired Influence by , and considered the Rollercoaster Tour a British equivalent to , the North American festival Lollapalooza , which the Jesus and Mary Chain performed Hold at in 1991 and which he considered `` fairly disastrous '' .

MSNBC returned Arriving for the 2014 festival Social_event .

Instead , Essence Communications , owner of the festival Social_event and the `` Essence '' magazine , contracted Sign_agreement Rehage Entertainment Inc. A new main stage facelift Change was designed Create_artwork by production Manufacturing designer Stefan Beese .

In 2008 , for the first time since its 1995 inception , the festival Social_event was not produced Creating by the original producer team .

The Essence Festival Social_event , known as `` the party Social_event with a purpose '' , is an annual music festival Social_event which started Process_start in 1995 as a one-time event to celebrate Social_event the 25th anniversary Social_event of `` Essence '' , a magazine aimed Aiming primarily towards African-American women .

The festival Social_event is held Hold in the spring in the town of Laugharne .

The Laugharne Weekend is an annual literary and arts festival Social_event in West Wales .

The size of the town - which itself is very small - ensures that the festival Social_event will not grow Expansion beyond certain bounds .

The festival Social_event is deliberately small-scale .

Its location means that festival visitors and townspeople rub shoulders with the artists and performers .