Music festival

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Music festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Mahrajan: The long-overdue Arabic music festival London needed

The UK's first Arabic music festival, Mahrajan, arrives in London with a landmark line-up showcasing SWANA talent and celebrating the diversity of Arabic sounds

Zainab Mehdi
23 July, 2026
Lila and orchestra
Music festival
History
Culture
Live Story

Echoes of exile: The soul of Al-Andalus lives on in North Africa

Rachida Lamri

Rachida Lamri

10 February, 2026
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EFG London Jazz Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

London Jazz Festival: Emel Mathlouthi and Ghalia Benali in focus

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

13 November, 2025
Elfar3i cover
Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

El Far3i's music bridges Gaza's pain and Palestine's future

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Paul McLoughlin

01 November, 2025
illustration-together_for_palestine
Gaza solidarity
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Together for Palestine: The story behind the artist solidarity

Melissa Chemam

Melissa Chemam

05 September, 2025
Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from Sziget Festival [Getty]
Hungary
World
Live Story

Hungary bans pro-Palestine rap group Kneecap from festival show

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 July, 2025
FontaineDC
Artists for Palestine
Unfiltered

How Palestine solidarity became main act of UK summer festivals

Omar Aziz

Omar Aziz

10 July, 2025
Macklemore
Morocco
MENA
Live Story

Activists bring Palestine solidarity to Morocco's Jazzablanca

Basma El Atti
08 July, 2025
Bobby Vylan
Pro-Palestinian activism
Offbeat
Live Story

Radar Festival's faces boycott after Bob Vylan dropped

The New Arab Staff
05 July, 2025
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan performs during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England.
United Kingdom
MENA
Live Story

Activists vow support for Bob Vylan after removal from festivals

The New Arab Staff
03 July, 2025
Bob Vylan [Getty]
United Kingdom
World
Live Story

Bob Vylan say they are 'targeted' for speaking against Gaza war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 July, 2025
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan
US State Department
World
Live Story

US revokes visas for Bob Vylan after duo's Glastonbury chants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 June, 2025
Bob Vylan [Getty]
Pro-Palestinian activism
World
Live Story

Republicans seek US entry ban for Bob Vylan over Glasto chant

The New Arab Staff
30 June, 2025
Bob Vylan [Getty]
Pro-Palestinian activism
World
Live Story

Glastonbury sees fierce support for Gaza amid Israel's war

The New Arab Staff
29 June, 2025
Nawafiz festival
Music festival
Art
Culture
Live Story

Nawafiz: An Arab music festival for the diaspora by the diaspora

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

16 May, 2025
Coachella
Gaza War
World
Live Story

US rock band Green Day pays tribute to Palestine at Coachella

The New Arab Staff
14 April, 2025
Gaza War
Video

Summer canceIled: Israeli attack hits Lebanon tourism hopes

The New Arab Staff
05 August, 2024
glastonbury
Gaza War
Video

Pro-Palestine solidarity takes centre stage at Glastonbury Festival

The New Arab Staff
01 July, 2024
Indonesia
Offbeat
Live Story

Indonesia's all-girl Muslim metal band heads to Glastonbury

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 June, 2024
Gaza War
World
Live Story

Barclays ends UK festivals sponsorship over Israel link backlash

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2024
A Palestinian flag blows in the strong winds on the Brighton sea front [Getty Images]
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Great Escape festival boycotted over Barclays sponsorship

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15 May, 2024