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Music festival alcohol decision due

With just two weeks until its gates open, one of the South Island’s largest music festivals is expected to learn today just how much alcohol it will be able to sell to festival-goers. The Rhythm & Alps festival in the Cardrona Valley had its liquor licence application brought before the district licensing committee this week after the application was opposed by police and Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. At […]

todayDecember 15, 2023 4

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Alcohol availability at Rhythm & Alps festival could be slashed by half

Festivalgoers at the South Island’s largest new year’s party, Rhythm & Alps, may be forced to slash their alcohol consumption after objections by police and health authorities to liquor sales. The three-day music festival has been occurring for 13 years and attracts up to 10,000 attendees, the majority of whom camp on site in the Cardrona Valley. Kiwi pop star Benee will headline this year’s festival, which includes about 50 […]

todayDecember 12, 2023 2

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‘Something in this industry makes people sick’: why music fails to make a clean break with drugs and alcohol | Culture

Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: as with all clichés, it’s almost impossible to write about it without blushing. This expression — originally used in a song by the British rocker Ian Dury — sums up one of the most powerful and fertile myths of popular culture. A myth that has provided countless hours of speculation to fans for years and thousands of pages in the social and cultural chronicles. […]

todayDecember 3, 2023 3

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George Jones’ widow admits country music star had to face death to kick crippling cocaine, alcohol addiction

George Jones had to nearly lose his life to finally get sober after years of battling a crippling addiction.It was 1999 and the country music singer was driving while talking to his stepdaughter on his phone in Nashville. He lost control of his vehicle and slammed head-on into a concrete bridge. The front of his car looked like "a scrunched accordion."Jones, who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, flung forward under the […]

todaySeptember 25, 2023 3

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Organizers cancel Bursa music festival after banning of alcohol sales, camping

Click to read the article in Turkish The Nilüfer District Municipality in the northwest of Turkey's Bursa has announced the cancellation of the upcoming Nilüfer Music Festival, which was scheduled to take place in September. The decision to cancel the festival came in response to a ban imposed by the Bursa Governorate on camping and alcohol sales at the event. Turgay Erdem, the Mayor of Nilüfer and a member of […]

todayAugust 10, 2023 14

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