Rascals plan new album
15.58 Sat Aug 16 2008
The up and coming band The Rascals have said they plan to record their second album early next year.
Bellybuttons bared for annual festival
11.53 Mon Jul 28 2008
Over 1,000 people have taken part in an annual bellybutton painting festival in a Japanese town.
Body piercing festival in India
15.40 Sun Jul 27 2008
Body piercing festival in India
Peruvian's celebrate the nations favourite drink
12.18 Sat Jul 26 2008
A festival is being held in Peru to honour the nations favourite drink
Lydon denies 'racial abuse' claim
13.24 Tue Jul 22 2008
John Lydon has denied claims his entourage racially abused Bloc Party's Kele Okereke when they clashed at a Spanish festival.
World News (Evening) for July 17th, 2008
17.47 Thu Jul 17 2008
Funerals held for Israeli soldiers - Pope critical of society - Four cleared of Madrid train bombings
Not just castles made of sand
23.49 Fri Jul 11 2008
Muscovites are discovering there is more to the art of sand sculpture than buckets and spades.
Music festival expected to draw 80,000
07.47 Fri Jul 11 2008
Tens of thousands of revellers have descended on the T in the Park music festival to see a "mega line-up".
Pamplona bull run
16.27 Tue Jul 08 2008
Fast and dangerous - the bulls are let loose on the streets of Pamplona for day two of the annual Spanish festival.
Winehouse won't face 'punch' probe
20.07 Sun Jun 29 2008
Amy Winehouse will not face an investigation after she appeared to throw a punch at a member of the crowd at Glastonbury.
Kite flying takes off in Lebanon
21.35 Sat Jun 21 2008
A Beirut kite festival has really taken off with Lebanese children. Lynsey Hooper has the story.
Isle of Wight Festival wraps up
07.59 Mon Jun 16 2008
The Police have brought down the curtain on the Isle of Wight Festival.
The world's most expensive dress?
09.48 Sun May 18 2008
A dress worth a million dollars is going up for auction this week in Cannes.
Glasto founder wins 'English Tourist Oscars'
15.06 Thu Apr 24 2008
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has won the equivalent of the 'English Tourist Oscars.'
US directors to showcase at Cannes
12.21 Wed Apr 23 2008
Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen will be showcasing their work at this year's Cannes film festival.
Eavis defends Jay-Z choice
13.18 Tue Apr 15 2008
Glastonbury organisers have defended their decision to hire hip-hop star Jay-Z.
US headliners to rock Reading
17.59 Tue Apr 01 2008
US bands such as Rage Against The Machine and Metallica are set to dominate this year's Reading and Leeds Festival.
Morrissey set for Hyde Park gig
13.54 Tue Mar 25 2008
Morrissey has been announced as one of the headliners at the 02 Wireless Festival in July.
Holi Moli!
19.04 Sun Mar 23 2008
Indians celebrate spring by covering each other with paint
Winehouse returns to T in the Park
11.52 Thu Mar 13 2008
Amy Winehouse is to set to perform at T in the Park - a year after she pulled out of the festival just before she was due on stage.
Scientists dream a little dream
10.27 Mon Mar 10 2008
Witty New York rock group We Are Scientists have revealed their dream festival line-up.
Slimy cuisine
02.46 Fri Mar 07 2008
Snail, snake and horse - some odd things have made it on to the international menu. Now add to that list lamprey, a sea creature that's be
Nash to kick off Glastonbury
13.14 Fri Feb 22 2008
Kate Nash has been revealed as the opener for this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Lantern Festival
11.26 Mon Feb 18 2008
Hundreds of lanterns have been released into the skies above Taiwan as part of an annual festival.
Columbians don't take any bull
17.42 Mon Jan 21 2008
Twenty people have been gored in Columbia's annual bull fighting festival.
Koreans brave chilly weather to go fishing
16.12 Sun Jan 20 2008
Thousands of South Koreans have headed to a frozen lake in Northern Gangwon Province to try their luck at a spot of ice-fishing.
Glastonbury to stage event in Liverpool
11.04 Fri Jan 18 2008
Glastonbury Festival will stage an event in Liverpool as part of the City of Culture celebrations, it has been announced.
Snow Patrol star arrested
10.16 Mon Jul 09 2007
Snow Patrol's Tom Simpson was released from police custody just hours before the band were due to headline at a festival.
Go-ahead for 'biggest Glastonbury ever'
14.31 Tue Mar 27 2007
The 2007 Glastonbury Festival has been given the go-ahead as the event is awarded a new four-year licence.
Bloc rock at Texas festival
08.59 Mon Mar 19 2007
Bloc Party have been lighting up the South by South West musical festival in Texas.
Cuba celebrate cigars with festival
23.00 Sat Mar 03 2007
Cuba celebrates one of its most famous exports with a festival, for cigars.