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Ken Carson at Roskilde 2026: hype and chaos
By Annelies
Hours before xperiment dropped, Ken Carson turned the Arena tent into strobes, smoke and fire.
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Roskilde, mostly: the festival we keep coming back to, next to everything we heard this week.
Voices · Roskilde Festival 2026
Sorting cans between sets: what volunteering at Roskilde Festival is actually like
Roskilde runs on around 27,000 volunteers, and every krone of profit goes to charity. We asked one of them, 23-year-old Maxi from Germany, what that looks like from behind the pant station.
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Kneecap: who they are, and how a Belfast trio became music's most argued-about band
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The night my screen died: shooting Jungle in the rain
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Festivals in Denmark
The next ones on the calendar. Dates change; check the organiser before you plan.
- 7-8 May 2027SPOT FestivalAarhus · Showcase (Nordic new music)Dates set
- 2-6 June 2027DistortionCopenhagen · Electronic / street partyUsual timing
- 10-12 June 2027NorthSideAarhus · Indie / pop / rockDates set
- 10-12 June 2027HeartlandEgeskov Castle, Funen · Pop / indie / talks / foodDates set
- 23-26 June 2027CopenhellCopenhagen (Refshaleoen) · Metal / rockDates set
- 24-26 June 2027TinderboxOdense · Pop / rock / electronicDates set
All 11 festivals in Denmark → 5 more on the full index.
Heard · Time-sensitive, then it's gone
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Cardi B's Tiny Desk: eight songs, two rewritten lines and a nine-piece band
Cardi B's NPR debut drew a crowd so big that people were turned away. She rewrote two lyrics, traded her records for a live band and stopped once for water.
Heard · 20 October · Photo · NPR Tiny Desk
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Emei at the Danforth Music Hall 2026: opera masks, a sit-down "Dear Emily" and a song for Nai Nai
The Toronto stop of the Night at the Opera tour opened with masked dancers and ended in chants. In between, Emei asked the whole room to sit down and sang to her late grandmother.
Heard · 15 October · Photo · @zachaureliano
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Chlapecka at Modus Berlin 2026: a drag opener, rhinestoned CDs and "Brain"
The "Girl on the Moon" tour stopped at Modus in Berlin: a drag persona as opening act, two backup dancers and CDs rhinestoned by hand at the merch stand.
Heard · 13 October · Photo · Katie Ramsay
The Wire · In brief
All- 20 OctKings of Leon head back to Australia and New Zealand in 2027
- 16 OctJustice are scoring GTA VI, and their new track features Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard
- 12 OctDoechii's Swamp Sessions are back with "BOMBS". The last run ended in a Grammy.
- 29 SeptApple built a 600-capacity venue in London. Its first season is booked with people who sell out arenas.
- 28 SeptThe 2026 VMAs: Madonna won seven, Taylor Swift passed Beyoncé and Yung Lean smashed a Moon Person
- 26 SeptEsDeeKid heads to Berlin and Cologne
- 24 SeptGenesis Owusu has won Album of the Year twice. Now his third album is nominated.
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Nobody owes you a photo pass. Here is how to ask for one anyway.
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