44-552: Longitude Festival is a music festival that takes place during July every year in Dublin , Ireland . Since 2013, Marlay Park has been home to the festival. It is organised by MCD Productions and Festival Republic . When the festival first started in its early years the line up was mostly bands and singer songwriters such as Phoenix , Kodaline , and Sam Smith . As the festival evolved in later years it mostly consisted of hip hop artists such as Stormzy , Travis Scott , and Ski Mask
88-671: A mixtape entitled " Joseph Junior Adenuga ". Skepta publicly released his debut album Greatest Hits on 17 September 2007, on his label Boy Better Know . Skepta self-released the first single " Rolex Sweep " in September 2008 and reached number 89 on the UK Singles Chart . Skepta then released the album Microphone Champion on 1 June 2009. He then also released single "Too Many Man" with Jme, Wiley, Frisco and Shorty, which went to chart at number 79. Skepta has released five singles off his third studio album Doin' It Again (first with
132-694: A capacity of about 275,000 spectators, but has " fallow years " roughly every five years, so it is the biggest non-annual greenfield festival in the world. The oldest annual dedicated pop music festival in the world is Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands , though in other genres, there are much older ones: the Three Choirs Festival in the UK has run annually since 1719. The Queensland Music Festival, established in 1999 and headquartered in Brisbane Australia,
176-524: A collaborative album with British rappers Chip and Young Adz , became Skepta's third album to reach the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart . Skepta has been nominated for three Brit Awards , including the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist . His influence on contemporary British popular culture as a key figure in the grime scene saw him appear on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in
220-627: A live performance of the entire album by Skepta and supporting performances from Japanese trap artists Kohh , Dutch Montana, Loota, and DJ Riki. Skepta began his "Banned From America" two-part, 14-show tour on 16 April 2017 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , which covered cities throughout the United States and Europe. The tour was named as such in reference to Skepta's forced cancellation of his 2016 "No Fear" American tour in support of Konnichiwa , when his application for
264-534: A major label), titled " Bad Boy ", " Rescue Me ", " Cross My Heart " featuring Preeya Kalidas , " So Alive " and " Amnesia ", as well as a video for the Hello Good Morning (Grime Remix). Three singles charted in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart , with " Rescue Me " being the most successful at number 14. "Cross My Heart" came in at number 31 and dropped out of the Top 40 a week later. Doin' It Again spent 3 weeks in
308-451: A manifestation for creating escapism and a seasonal cultural economy to experience ritually and collectively. Another type of music festival is the music education , often organized annually in local communities, regionally, or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement. Entrants perform prepared pieces or songs in front of an audience which includes competitors, family and friends, and members of
352-463: A music festival can be defined as a community event , with performances of singing and instrument playing, that is often presented with a theme such as a music genre (e.g., blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals have developed as an industry which contributes to national economies. For example, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earned $ 115 million in 2017. Music festivals can be
396-569: A short period of time before becoming founding members of Boy Better Know in 2006. Skepta was convinced to begin MCing by Wiley after his records were taken away from him by the police. Following the formation of Boy Better Know , Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the DVD Lord of the Mics 2, in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history. Shortly after the clash, Skepta released
440-690: A track with Skepta. It has not yet been released. Skepta featured on ASAP Rocky's " Praise the Lord (Da Shine) ", which was released in May 2018. The single charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Also in May, Skepta released his single " Pure Water ", which peaked at number 78 in the UK. He followed this in June with " Energy (Stay Far Away) " with Wizkid , which reached number 59. In 2020, Skepta appeared alongside Pop Smoke on Kid Cudi ’s song “ Show Out ” from Cudi’s album Man on
484-461: A visa to enter the United States was denied. Skepta released his Vicious EP on 31 October 2017, with songs featuring ASAP Rocky , Lil B , and Section Boyz . In the summer of 2017, rumours on the underground dance scene suggested an imminent collaboration between Skepta and drum'n'bass pioneer Goldie . This was confirmed in Goldie's 2017 memoir All Things Remembered , which refers to him having done
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#1732859252644528-468: A way of building a brand for a destination, creating a unique image for it and attracting visitors. For example, Lollapalooza, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Forest, and others. While contemporary festivals are often represented as flourishing grounds for extraordinary experiences, they increasingly serve as a way to create cultural identity, lifestyle, community, belonging and self-actualisation. Furthermore, festivals are
572-530: Is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock , blues , folk , jazz , classical music ), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals are generally organized by individuals or organizations within networks of music production, typically music scenes, the music industries, or institutions of music education. Music festivals are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for
616-589: Is a risk of violence. The festival promoters response to the US Embassies warning was that it is "beyond ridiculous". Line-up (with headliners in bold): A$ AP Rocky (cancelled) Ski Mask the Slump God 9:45 pm – 10:45 pm Rae Sremmurd 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm Versatile 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Gunna 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Trippie Redd 4:15 pm – 5 pm Pusha T 3 pm – 3:45 pm Chance
660-572: Is that participants can learn from one another rather than compete. Such festivals aim to provide a friendly and supportive platform for musicians to share in the excitement of making music. For many, they provide a bridge from lessons and examinations to performing confidently in public; for a few of the top performers, they provide a pathway to further professional study of music in a college, university or conservatory. Milwaukee , Wisconsin 's 11-day event, Summerfest , promotes itself as "The World's Largest Music Festival." Operating annually since 1968,
704-526: Is the largest music festival by land mass, as a state-wide music biennial music festival, over a three-week period during July. Lists of music festivals in: Skepta Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta , is a British grime MC , rapper, record producer and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme , he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for
748-1182: The 2017 festival include: Stormzy (Friday headliner), The Weeknd (Saturday headliner), Mumford & Sons (Sunday headliner), Picture This , G-Eazy , Skepta , Leon Bridge , Mac Miller , Brave Giant Line-up: (headliners in bold): Stormzy 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Picture This 7:45 pm – 8:45 pm G-Eazy 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Dua Lipa 5 pm – 5:45 pm Dave 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Barq 2:30 pm – 3 pm The Weeknd 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Skepta 8 pm – 9 pm Kaytranada 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Mac Miller 4:35 pm – 5:45 pm Kaleo 3:15 pm – 4 pm Ray BLK 2 pm – 2:45 pm Mumford & Sons 9 pm – 10:30 pm Leon Bridges 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm Glass Animals 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Milky Chance 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm The Very Best 3 pm – 4 pm Áine Cahill 2 pm – 2:30 pm The Martinez Brothers Young Thug Gucci Mane Wiley Loyle Carner Raye Brave Giant Catfish and
792-658: The Bottlemen All Tvvins Mick Jenkins Tom Misch Pusha T Jessie Reyez Columbia Mills Jack Garratt Villagers HVOB Jorja Smith Gill Landry Catherine McGrath The 2018 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 13 July to Sunday 15 July 2018 with an attendance of 40,000 people. Longitude Festival 2018 had seven stages: the Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Stage, Heineken Live Your Music Stage, Red Bull Music, Life Style Sports Stage, Three Made By Music, and
836-1920: The Creator 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Giggs 5:15 pm – 5:55 pm Sigrid 4 pm – 4:45 pm Playboi Carti 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Big Shaq 2 pm – 2:30 pm Solange 9 pm – 10:30 pm SZA 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Anderson Paak 6 pm – 7 pm The Internet 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Kali Uchis 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Sorcha Richardson 2:30 pm – 3 pm Blackbear (cancelled) Khalid 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm Joey Badass 8 pm – 9 pm Versatile 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm 6lack 5:15 pm – 6 pm Princess Nokia 4 pm – 4:45 pm Flynn 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Rejjie Snow 8 pm – 9 pm Lil Pump 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Kojaque 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Mabel 4:15 pm 4:45 pm Mango x Mathman 3 pm – 3:45 pm Sequence 2 pm – 2:30 pm Cardi B (cancelled) The Story of Hip Hop by RTÉ 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm J Hus 8 pm – 8:45 pm Sampha 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Ibeyi 5:15 pm – 6 pm IAMDDB 4 pm – 4:45 pm Lilly Vargen 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Day_S Tebi Rex Laoise Bas JyellowL Padraig McMahon Soulé Erica Cody Jesse James Solomon Emily Burns TED Opal Lights Belly Le Boom Jacob Banks Naaz Durand Jones Radical Centrists Stevie G Krystal Klear Eve Cailin Sarah Mooney DJ Deece Boots and Kats Jack Thomson Long Island Sound Staxx Lyrical Ghostboy Solardo Kettama Ciara Brady Justyna Koss The 2019 Longitude Festival
880-797: The Desperados Sound Stage. Blackbear was supposed to perform at the festival but cancelled due to health issues. Cardi B was also to perform at the 2018 festival but cancelled weeks prior as she was pregnant at the time. Conor McGregor was spotted on the first day of the festival during J. Cole 's performance. Line-up: (headliners in bold): J. Cole 9:45 pm – 10:45 pm Migos 7:45 pm – 8:45 pm Post Malone 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Alma 5 pm – 4:45 pm A Boogie wit da Hoodie 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Jafaris 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Travis Scott 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Diplo 8 pm – 9 pm Tyler,
924-474: The Holocaust ; the pictures in question depicted images from 1980s skinhead culture. In his apology, Skepta emphasised the unintended parallels, but vowed "to be more mindful going forward." In January 2016, Skepta punched a man in the mouth after an altercation a Melbourne nightclub and pleaded guilty to recklessly causing injury. No conviction was recorded, but he was fined $ 2,500 and ordered to pay $ 10,000 to
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#1732859252644968-824: The Moon III: The Chosen. In December 2019, Skepta also appeared as himself in a Grand Theft Auto Online expansion as a radio host with Danny Brown . Brown also lent his voice to another fictional character in the game. He also collaborated with Gorillaz and Tony Allen on the song " How Far? " in May 2020. On 30 July 2021, Skepta released his EP, All In . In 2022, Skepta signed with Wasserman Music for worldwide representation. In October 2023, Skepta released "Can't Play Myself (A Tribute to Amy)", which samples Amy Winehouse 's " Tears Dry on Their Own ". In January 2024, he apologised after artwork for his upcoming single, "Gas Me Up (Diligent)", received criticism online for bearing "unintentional but palpable allusions" to
1012-573: The New York-based ASAP Mob . Through a post on Instagram, Skepta announced that his album, Konnichiwa was due to be released on 6 May 2016. Konnichiwa became Grime's highest-charting album, peaking at number 2 in the UK music charts. Konnichiwa features songs such as " That's Not Me" , " Shutdown " and " Man ". The release of Konnichiwa was celebrated with a launch party on 5 May 2016 held in Tokyo and live streamed on Boiler Room , featuring
1056-656: The Rapper (cancelled) Stormzy 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Anne-Marie 8 pm – 9 pm Dave 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Lil Baby 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Bugzy Malone 4:10 pm – 4:50 pm Headie One 3 pm – 3:45 pm Cardi B 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm Future 8 pm – 9 pm Brockhampton 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Joyner Lucas 5:15 pm – 6 pm Sheck Wes 3:55 pm – 4:30 pm Why-Axis 2:45 pm – 3:25 pm Music festival A music festival
1100-489: The Slump God . There are multiple bars around the festival owned by Heineken , Bacardi , and Red Bull . Around the venue multiple food stalls can be found with a wide variety of food and drink. There is also the Longitude Lounge which is sponsored by Coca-Cola and is accessible by VIP ticket holders. Three Ireland offer free portable battery banks at the festival for a small deposit that can be redeemed if you give
1144-458: The UK. He received a Nigerian chieftaincy on 4 April 2018, with his title being "Amuludun of Odo-Aje". Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. was born on 19 September 1982, to Nigerian parents, of respective Yoruba (paternal) and Igbo (maternal) backgrounds, in Tottenham , North London . He is the eldest of four children; fellow musician Jme , radio presenter Julie and graphic designer Jason. Skepta
1188-543: The acts on the line-up were: Phoenix (Friday Headliner), Vampire Weekend (Saturday Headliner), Kraftwerk (Sunday Headliner), Foals , Jake Bugg , Kodaline , The Maccabees , Hot Chip , MØ . The 2014 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 18 July to Sunday 20 July 2014. Some of the acts on the line-up were: Ben Howard (Friday Headliner), Disclosure (Saturday Headliner), Massive Attack (Sunday Headliner), Bastille , Bombay Bicycle Club , The 1975 , Hozier , Rudimental , Sam Smith The 2015 Longitude Festival
1232-402: The artists that played at the 2016 festival include: Kendrick Lamar (Friday headliner), Major Lazer (Saturday headliner), The National (Sunday headliner), The Lumineers , The Coronas , Father John Misty , Jamie xx , Chvrches , Diplo The 2017 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 14 July to Sunday 16 July 2017 with an attendance of 35,000 people. Some of the artists that played at
1276-656: The battery bank back by the end of the festival. The festivals age restrictions require under 16's to be accompanied by an adult. Longitude Festival has a sister festival in the United Kingdom called Latitude Festival . Longitude Festival 2013 was announced in late 2012 by the organizers of Oxegen Festival. The 2013 festival had six different stages: the Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Live Project Stage, Phantom Green stage, Woodlands Stage, Red Bull Music Academy Stage, and The Dirty Old Town Speakeasy. The first festival took place on Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July 2013. Some of
1320-522: The community, along with one or more adjudicators or judges. These adjudicators, who may be music teachers, professors, or professional performers, provide verbal and written feedback to each performer or group. The adjudicator may be someone whom they might never meet in any other way, as is the case when an adjudicator from another city is brought in to judge. They also usually receive a certificate, classified according to merit or ranking, and some may win trophies or even scholarships. The most important aspect
1364-604: The earliest festivals known. During the Middle Ages , festivals were often held as competitions. The music festival emerged in England in the 18th century, as an extension of urban concert life into a form of seasonal, cultural festivity, structured around a schedule of music performances, or concerts. Music festivals generally feature regular and extensive programming, than more spontaneous or improvised forms of music festivity. In traditional genres such as folk and classical music,
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1408-665: The festival attracts between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people each year, and hosts over 800 musical acts. The Woodstock Festival in 1969 drew nearly 500,000 attendees, and the Polish spin-off Przystanek Woodstock in 2014 drew 750,000 thus becoming the largest open air annual festival in Europe and the second largest in the world. In comparison, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, attracts about 135,000 spectators each year. Glastonbury Festival has
1452-458: The hit singles " That's Not Me" and " Shutdown ". The album, which was widely acclaimed, won the Mercury Prize . In 2018, he produced and was featured on American rapper ASAP Rocky 's single " Praise the Lord (Da Shine) ", which became both artists' highest-charting single and a global hit. In 2019, Skepta released Ignorance Is Bliss , which charted in fifteen countries. Insomnia (2020),
1496-571: The performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art , and social or cultural activities. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval, while some are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific charitable cause . At music festivals associated with charitable causes, there may be information about social or political issues . The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of
1540-566: The remix of " Ojuelegba " by Wizkid , also featuring Drake . Skepta and others joined Kanye West at a surprise show in London, performing numerous songs together during a shared set. He was also named one of GQ ' s 50 best dressed British men in 2015. In an interview it stated that Skepta's making his acting debut in 2015 film Anti-Social , released initially in May. On 14 February 2016 Skepta released " Ladies Hit Squad " featuring grime artist D Double E and American rapper ASAP Nast , of
1584-491: The same month, he released his new single, " That's Not Me ", featuring his brother Jme , peaking at number 21 on the UK charts. The single's music video won the award for Best Video at the 2014 MOBO Awards . Upon receiving the award, Skepta stated that the video cost him £80. In late 2014, Skepta released another single titled "It Ain't Safe" featuring ASAP Bari . This was followed in early 2015 with "Shutdown", as well as features on "Red Eye to Paris" by Flatbush Zombies and
1628-489: The top 100 album charts and debuted and peaked at number 19 on its first week of release. In 2011, Skepta caused a controversy by releasing a hardcore music video of his single "All Over the House". In 2012, Skepta released two singles from his fourth forthcoming album. Both " Hold On " and " Make Peace Not War " were Top 40 charting singles in the UK but were a departure from Skepta's usual sound. Skepta's second major label album
1672-637: The victim. In 2009, Skepta was convicted of common assault in London and fined over assault occasioning actual bodily harm in Cyprus in 2006, which he said occurred after a large group of men racially abused him and his friends and a fight broke out. On 4 April 2018, he was installed as a chief in his Nigerian hometown in Ogun State , receiving the chieftaincy title of the Amuludun of Odo-Aje. The title means "Chief Entertainer of Odo-Aje". Skepta has two children,
1716-458: The video release Lord of the Mics 2 , in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history. Skepta released his debut studio album Greatest Hits in 2007 and his second album, Microphone Champion in 2009, both independently; while his third studio album Doin' It Again was released in 2011 by AATW . He made his acting debut in the 2015 film Anti-Social . Skepta's fourth studio album, Konnichiwa (2016), featured
1760-465: Was held from Friday 17 July to Sunday 19 July 2015. Some of the acts on the line-up were (headline acts in bold): Hozier (Friday Headliner), Alt-J (Saturday headliner), The Chemical Brothers (Sunday Headliner), The Vaccines , Catfish and the Bottlemen , Wolf Alice , Years and Years , James Blake , Pusha T The 2016 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 15 July to Sunday 17 July 2016. Some of
1804-616: Was held from Friday 5 July to Sunday 7 July 2019 with an attendance of 40,000 people. Longitude Festival 2019 had six stages: The Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Stage, Heineken Live Your Music Stage, Spin House Party, Elevation Stage, and Three Made By Music. A$ AP Rocky was supposed to headline on Friday night, but during July he was arrested in Sweden after an altercation on the street in Stockholm. He
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1848-441: Was intended to be released in the fourth quarter of 2011, entitled The Honeymoon but was delayed till 2012. After a disappointing response from the first two singles Skepta decided to release a purchasable mixtape, titled Blacklisted . It was released on 2 December 2012 along with music videos to support the release prior to the release. In March 2014, Skepta provided a verse for the remix of "German Whip" by Meridian Dan , and in
1892-522: Was originally a DJ from Tottenham-based grime collective Meridian Crew. The Meridian Crew performed 'sets' or sessions on pirate radio (most notably Heat FM 96.6) where fellow crew members sometimes referred to him as "Scoopa Daniels". Early in his career, Skepta released "Pulse Eskimo" in 2002, as well as instrumentals "DTI (Pirate Station Anthem)" and "Private Caller". Skepta began MCing shortly before Meridian Crew disbanded in 2005, after which Skepta, alongside his brother Jme , joined Roll Deep for
1936-453: Was replaced by Ski Mask the Slump God . Chance the Rapper and Lil Uzi Vert were also scheduled to perform at the festival but both pulled out weeks prior. Conor McGregor was spotted for the second year in a row at the festival during Cardi B 's performance. The US Embassy in Ireland issued a security alert to notify US citizens that they should avoid going to the 2019 festival as there
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