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Summer means music festivals. Being close to Chicago for most of the year, many Notre Dame students immediately think of Lollapalooza, but not everyone has the chance to make it. If you’re in the South and looking for a festival that doesn’t conflict with the internship you worked so hard to get, then Hangout Fest has you covered.

In 2010, The Hangout — a restaurant in sandy Gulf Shores, Alabama — hosted their inaugural music festival right on the boardwalk. Since then, the festival has made an annual return to the beach front on the second to last weekend of May. This year, headliners included the Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Calvin Harris, Paramore, Lil Nas X, Flume, Skrillex and The Kid Laroi along with almost 60 other artists and bands. With a broad range of genres, there’s something for everyone on the six different stages. If you’re a real live music junkie, you can spend the whole day bouncing around the festival to see as many artists as possible.

Nothing compares to being directly on the sand, which two of the stages — as well as the two club houses — are set up on. After months of miserable Midwest spring weather, the beach is the perfect escape. The venue is the perfect spot to begin summer vacation, and getting a tan is much more fun with three days of nonstop concerts.

While the festival is open to all ages, festival-goers are mostly young, college-aged adults. So many of the attendants were kind and excited to chat with one another, making each other feel at home in the crowds. The festival catered to young people in its partnerships with brands such as SHEIN, Coca-Cola and Monster Energy. For attendees 21 or older with proof of age, several sponsors had free alcoholic drink tastings. If free drinks aren’t your style, there were plenty of other opportunities to take full advantage of amenities from the generous sponsors. The Monster Beach Club and Malibu Beach House located right against the beach access hosted artists and dance parties throughout the festival. And if you’re looking for more ways to get moving, there was a free disco roller-skating rink. If you were the lucky owner of a VIP wrist band, you could take advantage of the swimming pools set up in range of the main stage.

With all of the fun that a festival brings, there are always safety risks. Hangout did a great job of anticipating and handling safety incidents. It’s not hard to imagine that under the hot sun dehydration is one of the largest causes of attendant injury. Free water refilling stations were located around the festival as well as reminders to stay hydrated and keep sunscreen generously applied. In the event that someone was injured, multiple medical tents were set up and prepared to help.

With the all the incredible artists Hangout Fest has brought together in the past, I’m excited for the 2024 lineup. The festival has achieved its goal for creating a fun festival for people to come together and hangout with great live music and events.

Tags: Alabama, calvin harris, Flume, Hangout Fest, Lil Nas X, Music Festival, Paramore, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Skrillex, SZA, The Kid Laroi

He’s used to presenting from his lavish kitchen, but Brooklyn Beckham took his budding chef career to the next level at the BottleRock music festival in Napa on Friday. 

The son of Victoria and David Beckham, 24, hit the Sonoma Culinary stage to show off his skills to renowned celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez, 47.

Brooklyn showed no signs of nerves as he presented to festival-goers while joined by Indie rock band Bastille. 

Seeing himself as the ultimate food connoisseur, Brooklyn gave a live cookery demonstration with MasterChef star Aaron, while wife Nicola Peltz supported him from the sidelines. 

The star appeared to be in his element on stage and cut a casual figure in a black crew neck sweatshirt and a pair of matching black denim jeans.

Festival: He’s used to presenting from his lavish kitchen, but Brooklyn Beckham took his budding chef career to the next step at the BottleRock music festival in Napa on Friday

Budding chef: Brooklyn showed no signs of nerves as he presented to festival-goers while joined by Indie rock band Bastille

The son of David and Victoria Beckham also opted for rolling up the sleeves of his black sweatshirt to show off his tattooed arms before taking it off to prepare a cocktail.

Brooklyn also donned a black baseball cap and wore it back to front and shielded his eyes from the glaring sun with a pair of classic black shades.

To further elevate the casual look, Brooklyn also opted for wearing a pair of classic white trainers.

Meanwhile, celebrity chef Aaron donned a blue shirt that featured a graphic print all over and bright red denim jeans.

The BottleRock music festival appearance comes after Brooklyn recently appeared in a video to promote a new high-brow Michelin App after news emerged stating that he was unable to fry a hash brown without assistance.

During the video, Brooklyn bragged that he spends hours scrolling through the Michelin app to find a list of restaurants with their coveted stars that he wants to try when he goes travelling,

But while he is quick to tell his wife Nicola about the places he’d love to eat, he revealed she is more preoccupied with watching makeup tutorials.

In the video, which Brooklyn posted on Instagram, he said: ‘I find restaurants, obviously through the Michelin app that’s one of my favourites. When I travel I’ve been to some cool places. 

Having a blast: The son of Victoria and David Beckham, 24, hit the Sonoma Culinary stage to show off his skills to renowned celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez, 47

Keeping it casual: Brooklyn, who appeared to be in his element on stage, cut a casual look for the day ahead

‘When you have the app on your phone, it gives you the location, how many stars, hours it’s open. When I tell you I’m obsessed with the Michelin app.

‘You know we have six dogs, so we’re up till like 2am, but while my wife, while my dogs are fighting or jumping in the bed, my wife is looking at makeup tutorials, and I’m just, I’m literally just like this,’ before holding up his phone to show the app.

Brooklyn then added: ‘I’m just like ”Nic babe we have to go here,” and she’s just like ”shush I’m watching my makeup tutorials.”

Hard at work: He donned a black crew neck sweatshirt and a pair of matching black denim jeans

Getting stuck in: The son of David and Victoria Beckham rolled up the sleeves of his black sweatshirt to show off his tattooed arms 

Happy: Brooklyn wore a black baseball cap which he wore back to front

Event: He shielded his eyes from the glaring sun with a pair of classic black shades

Pals: The show kicked off to a great start, and by the end of the show, Brooklyn enjoyed a chat alongside Bastille as they tucked into some cold beverages 

Continuing to rave about Michelin’s app, which offers a directory of restaurants alongside their star ratings, Brooklyn added: ‘It literally has everything.’

Brooklyn has been trying his utmost to launch a cooking career and has fronted his own food show, Cookin’ With Brooklyn series.

He often takes to Instagram to show off his creations in tutorials but has been repeatedly roasted by fans for his ‘basic’ skills and use of very lavish ingredients.

In recent months, Brooklyn has been trying to kickstart his cooking career with his series and even enlisted a 62-person crew at the eye-watering cost of $100,000 to film him making a sandwich.

In one of the eight-minute episodes, he showed his Instagram and Facebook followers how to make a bagel sandwich with a hash brown, coleslaw and fried seabream.

Promoting: The BottleRock music festival appearance comes after Brooklyn recently appeared in a video to promote a new high-brow Michelin App

Crikey: After news emerged stating that he was unable to fry a hash brown without assistance

Passionate: The news comes after Brooklyn has been trying his utmost to launch a cooking career and often taking to Instagram to show off his creations in food tutorials

Lavish: However, Brooklyn has been slammed in the past for his ‘out of touch’ recipes and last week, he whipped up an enormous steak in a ‘sea urchin compound’

According to the New York Post, the video had a team of professionals on hand including a ‘culinary producer’ who approves the recipes, five camera operations and nine producers.

Brooklyn has come under fire recently for his frequently-ridiculed cooking skills. Most recently an appearance on the Late Late Show was slammed by several professional chefs who called attention to Brooklyn’s lack of training and expertise.

A source has said of Brooklyn’s overblown crew for his online videos: ‘It’s unheard of. It’s the sort of crewing you would expect on a big TV show.’

The insider added that each episode of the eight-minute online show costs $100,000 to make.

In the sandwich video, Brooklyn did not cook any of the sandwich but simply spread mayonnaise on the bagel and put the ingredients on top.

He didn’t know how to fry fish and was also heard asking how to know when a hash brown is finished frying.

In the video, he said: ‘I eat half the fish and then I like, mess it all up and put it in two loaves of bread with the fish, vinegar, salt, mushy peas.’

Speaking to the camera, he added: ‘Coleslaw gives sandwiches a different texture, like a crunchy texture.’

The source said: ‘He is to cooking what [his mother] Posh was to singing. Apparently, the guy has to be shown really super basic things and has a cheat sheet of expressions from whisk to parboil, several illustrated with pictures.’

Brooklyn’s family are mentioned in each episode with the source claiming ‘everything he does’ is directed by his parents.

During his cruelly stunted tenure as Foo Fighters’ drummer, Taylor Hawkins brought a thunderous presence and a unique style to his unquestionable virtuosity. Hawkins was brought on board in 1997, and beyond his drumming abilities, the ever-discerning Dave Grohl could sense Hawkins’ unbound passion for rock and roll. 

Very few things in this world can bond a pair of gents quite so irrevocably as a shared taste in music. Beyond Beatles and Queen small talk, the former Nirvana drummer and Hawkins, who had cut his teeth on tour with Alanis Morissette before joining the Foos, discovered a bond over hard rock and post-punk groups of the 1980s. 

After sharing a passionate kiss at Coachella, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes continued to show that love is indeed sweeter the second time around.

According to TMZ, the couple was spotted on a coffee date in New York City on Tuesday. They were reportedly holding hands and looking very happy as they strolled along the streets.

The rendezvous, which comes only weeks after the “Cinderella” actress and the “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” actor were last seen publicly together, is proof that they are still going strong after making out at Coachella.

Camila and Shawn dated for two years until they broke up in November 2021. As they announced their breakup on social media in a joint statement, they said that although they were ending their “romantic relationship,” they would “continue to be best friends.”

Rumors also swirled at the time that Shawn had shifted his attention toward Dr. Jocelyne Miranda, his chiropractor.

However, the rumors seemed to be not true as Miranda reportedly had a front-row seat for the dancing, hugging, and kissing between Shawn and Camila at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last April 14.

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Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes Spotted Enjoying a Comedy Show

Earlier this month, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes were seen hugging as they greeted each other for a comedy show at Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles, Page Six reported.

They were also spotted chatting and smiling outside the venue. After the show, Camila and Shawn then went to the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, sparking further speculation that they had reconciled.

The week after their Coachella reunion, the exes were seen holding hands while strolling down Santa Monica Boulevard.

Adding fuel to the speculation that they got back together, Camila also posted on Instagram a series of photos that showed her Coachella experience. She wrote a cheeky caption saying, “It’s whatever,” which seemed to suggest a potential shift in their relationship status.

Shawn was not pictured, but many of Camila’s fans mentioned her ex-boyfriend in the comments. Camila Cabello reportedly dated Lox Club CEO Austin Kevitch last year, but things had cooled down by February.

That same month, Shawn Mendes sparked romance rumors with “Nonsense” singer Sabrina Carpenter but later clarified that they were “not dating.”

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes Secretly Seeing Each Other for Weeks

The couple has been discreetly seeing one another for weeks, an insider told Daily Mail, after they realized how special their connection is after “playing the field” during their 18-month breakup.

According to the source, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes have spent time together both in groups and alone in the past few weeks, adding that they were seeing where things go.

“Having played the field for two years now, they both know now how special what they had was,” the insider told the outlet.

“Not to mention that their sexual chemistry is off the hook. Camila turns Shawn on like no other woman. She always has,” the source added.

READ MORE: US Surgeon General Issues Social Media Warning 

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Written by: Bert Hoover

WATCH: See Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Hold Hands in NYC – From E! News

• Black Coffee got his hand on the deck as he performed at Tomorrowland in Asia, making crowds go wild
• The Grammy award-winner impressed Mzansi with his deejaying skills in a lit video that went viral on social media
• In the footage, Asians can be seen dancing with great effort and full of enthusiasm as DJ Black Coffee performs

Nkosinathi Maphumulo, affectionately known as DJ Black Coffee, continues to make Mzansi proud with his deejaying talent.

The Grammy award-winner got Mzansi longing for the vibe he gave Asian citizens during his performance at Tomorrowland in Belgium.

Twitter user @pmcafrica took to his timeline to share the lit video of DJ Black Coffee with his hands on the deck, making crowds go wild.

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Mzansi SBWL to be there and at a loss for words

The clip went viral as Mzansi sent all kinds of emojis to voice their desire to have been part of the partying crowd, which can be heard chanting ‘Coffee.’

@Mbhele_peterson commented:

“Wow, Coffee mara.”

@njoli_joker said:

“Yoh bafethu! I literally felt that vibe, oh I got lost.”

@Peace9411 replied:

“The General himself, big up to the King.”

@callmekaygo said:

“What song is this?? Moer! man”

@Grobie0h commented:

“Oooh man legendary.”

@DonaldMakhasane said

“World president.”

@_saintkwaks wrote:

“Generational vibes these are.”

@Mpendulo Sgemshane Tshabalala said:

“You’re the best black man, I am super proud of you. May the lord keep you longee.”

Black Coffee makes it to the Tomorrowland lineup

According to Billboard, Black Coffee was set to perform at the 17th edition of the Belgian festival, considered one of the world’s leading dance music events.

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Video of P Diddy showing Black Coffee love leaves Mzansi in awe: “This is wild”

The Music Essentials reported that Black Coffee made it into the lineup of more than 600 world’s best electronic music artists who will perform at the festival.

DJ Black Coffee rocks R45 000 limited edition sneakers, and South Africans live for it

Briefly News previously reported that Black Coffee recently had the streets buzzing when he shared a picture rocking a fancy outfit.

Eagle-eyed peeps couldn’t help but notice that DJ Black Coffee was wearing a limited edition Nike sneakers for R45 000.

Source: Briefly News

We’re not positive where all yours are going to be this summer, but All My Friends are lining up for LCD Soundsystem tickets. And before you ask, yes, they’re planning on dncing themselves clean in the GA pit.

You read that right. This is happening. The trend forecasters weren’t lying when they said indie sleaze is back, and this summer, you can snag tickets to see the band that practically invented New York sleaze, coming soon to a city near you.

And that’s not all. The “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House” rockers aren’t coming alone. James Murphy and co. kick off the summer with two dates at Red Rocks Amphitheater, beginning May 29, with aughts-electro-pop all-timers M.I.A. and Peaches, before heading off to headline the Re:Set Concert Series, the coolest touring festival since the OG Lollapalooza.

Starting June 2, and running through June 25, LCD Soundsystem will headline the traveling fest featuring three days of indie-rock at venues all over the U.S. which includes a stop at Forest Hills, NY’s Forest Hills Stadium from June 16-18.

A single-day ticket closed out by LCD Soundsystem will also net you seats for Jamie xx, Idles, and Big Freedia and L’Rain, though the latter two artists depend on which city you’re in.

Best of all though, some tickets for the tour can be found for as low as $20 before fees on Vivid Seats.

That’s worth the price of “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” and “Home” alone.

Want to see one of indie-rocks most boundary-pushing acts do their thing live?

Here’s everything you need to know and more about LCD Soundsystem’s upcoming tour dates.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

LCD Soundsystem 2023 tour schedule

A complete calendar including all single and multi-day tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)

Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. 

They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

Format Festival

Summer comes to a close for the synth pop icons when they drop into Bentonville, AR’s annual Format Festival from Sept. 22-24.

They’ll be joined by fellow headliners Alanis Morissette, Leon Bridges, Modest Mouse, Bob Moses, Tash Sultana and more.

Want to jam out at this one-of-a-kind genre hopping fest?

You can grab three-day general admission passes here.

LCD Soundsystem special guests

Hoping to brush up on all the acts that will be taking the stage with the “New Body Rhumba” movers and shakers at the RE:SET Concert series?

To help out, we found the most-streamed song by each artist LCD Soundsystem is set to perform with this summer.

Happy jamming.

M.I.A.: “Paper Planes”

Peaches: “F— The Pain Away”

Jamie xx: “Loud Places”

Idles: “Never Fight A Man With A Perm”

Big Freedia: “Karaoke” feat. Lizzo

L’Rain: “Two Face”

Re: SET Concert Series

But wait! There’s more!

In addition to LCD Soundsystem’s RE:Set dates, many more artists are also set to headline at the exciting indie road show.

To get you up to speed, we’ve listed each of the artists below once again with their most-listened to track on Spotify.

Happy jamming…again.

boygenius: “Not Strong Enough”

Steve Lacy: “Dark Red”

James Blake: “King’s Dead” feat. Kendrick Lamar and Future

Toro Y Moi: “The Difference”

Fousheé: “Deep End Freestyle”

Clairo: “Sofia”

Dijon: “Skin”

Bartees Strange: “Boomer”

Indie acts on tour in 2023

Ol’ James Murphy won’t be the only indie hero hoofin’ it from venue to venue this summer.

Here are just five of our favorite artists you won’t want to miss live these next few months.

• Beck with Phoenix

• The National

• Death Cab For Cutie with The Postal Service

• The Smile

• Pavement

Want to see who else is road tripping this year? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here.