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Lorde Brings Out Charli XCX for "Girl, So Confusing" at Lollapalooza, Then Charli Takes Her Own Headline Slot
Lorde brought Charli XCX onstage during her Lollapalooza headline set in Chicago to perform "Girl, So Confusing," a night before Charli headlined the festival herself.
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Massive Attack Investigated in Singapore After Palestinian Flag Display On Stage
Singapore authorities are investigating Massive Attack after two members displayed a Palestinian flag and led chants of "Free Palestine" during the band's July 29, 2026 show at The Star Theatre.
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Tame Impala's Boston Run Brings Surprise Guests: Djo on "Loser," Jennie on "Dracula"
Tame Impala's two-night stop at Boston's TD Garden on the Deadbeat tour brought out Djo for "Loser" and BLACKPINK's Jennie for a "Dracula" remix duet on consecutive nights.
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What Is a Ballad? Tracing a 700-Year-Old Song Form from 13th-Century France to Olivia Rodrigo
A Far Out Magazine deep-dive traces the ballad from 13th-century French chanson balladée through The Beatles to Olivia Rodrigo's 'Driver's License,' asking why the form still resists a clean definition.
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Lollapalooza 2026 Livestream: Full Hulu/Disney+ Schedule for Lorde, Charli XCX, the xx and More
Hulu and Disney+ will co-stream all four days of Lollapalooza 2026 from Chicago's Grant Park, July 30–August 2. Here's the set-time breakdown for Lorde, Charli XCX, Olivia Dean, JENNIE, Turnstile, the xx and more — no replays, so timing matters.
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Glen Hansard Dies: Spent His Final Hours Playing a Trad Session in a Dublin Pub
Irish singer and The Frames frontman Glen Hansard has died. Video shared by The Ireland Podcast shows him joining an unamplified traditional Irish music session at The Wren's Nest pub in Dublin's Chapelizod just hours before his death.
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How The Mars Volta Dragged Prog Rock Into the 21st Century
Far Out Magazine traces how Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala walked away from At the Drive-In's mainstream momentum to build The Mars Volta, whose 2003 debut De-Loused in the Comatorium redefined prog rock with help from Rick Rubin and Flea.
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The Durutti Column Return After 15 Years With New Album 'Renascent'
Manchester's The Durutti Column release their first studio album in over 15 years, 'Renascent,' on July 31, 2026, via London Records — earning a 4-star review from Far Out Magazine.
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Southeast Asia's Stadium Tour Problem: Public and Private Sectors 'Speak Different Languages'
A new IQ Magazine analysis says the real obstacle to European- and US-style stadium tours in Southeast Asia isn't red tape alone — it's a fundamental communication gap between government agencies and the concert industry.
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