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News from IQ Magazine Archives: June 2017

100,000+ for first Download Madrid

100,000+ for first Download Madrid

The inaugural Spanish edition of the famed rock/metal festival was welcomed by a community 'crying out for an event of this magnitude in the capital', says LN Spain.

More than 100,000 people attended last weekend's inaugural Download Madrid, exceeding the expectations of Live Nation Spain and cementing the event as one of Spain's "rock and metal festivals of reference", says the promoter.

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Posted on: 28/06/2017Categories: News from IQ Magazine

Record audience for BBC Glastonbury coverage

Record audience for BBC Glastonbury coverage

A record-high 21m people tuned into BBC Music's coverage of Glastonbury 2017, with Ed Sheeran's set also achieving record viewership for a BBC Glasto programme.

The BBC's 21st year covering Glastonbury Festival was also most successful, the corporation announced today, with BBC Music's television and online coverage of the event reaching a record audience of almost 21 million.

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Posted on: 28/06/2017Categories: News from IQ Magazine

Success for Hurricane/Southside after difficult 2016

Success for Hurricane/Southside after difficult 2016

A storm on Thursday notwithstanding, Mother Nature was kinder to FKP's twin festivals this year, with 138,000 people lapping up the German sun.

FKP Scorpio founder Folkert Koopmans has hailed the success of this year's Hurricane and Southside festivals, which last weekend made a triumphant, (mostly) sunny return after a disastrous 2016.

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Posted on: 28/06/2017Categories: News from IQ Magazine