Majority of Europe’s biggest music festivals owned by four companies, study finds
More than 150 festivals come under companies including Live Nation and KKR-owned Superstruct
Use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases to be debated in House of Lords this week
An amendment to the Victims and Courts Bill could limit police's ability to utilise lyrics unless they are “literal, rather than figurative or fictional”
Suspected mass overdose at Sydney music festival leaves one dead
Six people were also hospitalised after attending trance and techno festival Dreamstate over the weekend
New music on our radar this week: EsDeeKid, Roger Sanchez, Ella Mai
All the biggest releases on our radar
Festival line-ups you might have missed: C2C Festival, doof in the park, We Out Here
Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world
South Africa could allow possession of over 2,000 joints-worth of weed
Under new draft rules, those living in the country could carry up to 750g of cannabis at a time
Legal challenge initiated over Northern Ireland nightlife licensing review
Free The Night called the government’s recent review “a wasted opportunity”
London's FOLD criticised for delayed response following death of 23-year-old man
Staff at the Canning Town nightclub reportedly waited "over an hour" to call an ambulance, which a coroner claims "decreased" the man's chance of survival
