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  • Top 10 summer music festivals in Europe

    Top 10 summer music festivals in Europe

    Dedicated to lovers of jazz, rock and rollers, or heavy metal fanatics, HotelTravel.com is pleased to present its Top 10 Summer Music Festivals in Europe for 2011:

    Festival1) Rock Werchter: Belgium’s Big Band Jam (June 30 to July 3)

    Rock Werchter is one of the big five European music festivals, bringing together a host of the hottest acts for four days in the Belgian countryside. The event is held in the village of Werchter, which is an easy commute by train from Brussels. For great rates starting from just EUR 31 per night, click on our Brussels hotel promotion page.

    2) Montreux Jazz Festival: Rhymes of Rock ‘n’ Fusion (July 1-16)

    Back in 1967 when Claude Nobs chose this delightful town on the shores of Lake Geneva, the festival he inaugurated was only a three-day event and was almost purely dedicated to jazz. This year, good hotel deals are available on our Montreux hotel promotion page with rates from EUR 88 per night.

    3) Oxegen Festival: A Blast of Fresh Eire (July 8-10)

    If you want to attend one of this year’s greatest outdoor concerts, then look no further than Oxegen, Ireland’s biggest music festival featuring rock, pop, electro, hip hop, indie. The host town of Naas is less than an hour away from Dublin, so look over our Dublin hotel promotion page for low rates from only EUR 35 per night.

    4) Rock’n Coke 2011 Fizzing Pop in Istanbul (July 16-17)

    Summer time in Europe means festival time and this is no different in Turkey’s capital Istanbul, which hosts the Rock’n Coke Festival 2011. The event is held at Hezarfen Airfield outside the city, with HotelTravel.com featuring excellent rates on our Istanbul hotel promotion page starting from EUR 27 per night.

    5) Sziget Puts Budapest in Party Fest Zone (August 8-15)

    The Sziget Festival has a multi-cultural theme, which has been built upon to such an extent that half of the fest’s visitors come from outside Hungary, and it received a top-ten rating at the European Festival Awards. Scroll through our Budapest hotel promotion page for deals from only EUR 12 per night.

    6) Oslo Jazz Festival Silver Anniversary Swing (August 15-20).

    To celebrate its silver anniversary, the Oslo Jazz Festival has invited a very pleasant group of friends – not too crazy, not too conservative – to perform from August 15-20 at a variety of venues throughout the city. Rates on HotelTravel.com’s Oslo hotel promotion page start from EUR 75 per night.

    7) Pukkelpop Festival Oozes Entertainment in Belgium by (August 18-20).

    One European festival causes quite a stir with a mixture of both contemporary and progressive acts on its bill – The Pukkelpop Festival. Fortunately our Antwerp hotel promotion page offers deals starting from EUR 48 per night.

    8) V Festival: As Up North, So Down South (August 20-21)

    This year, US rapper Eminem and the pride of Barbados, Rihanna, are just two acts that will hit the stage at “V Fest.” Our Birmingham hotel promotion page has deals from only EUR 25 per night.

    9) Reading Festival Rolls In and Rocks Out (August 26-28)

    This popular event is twinned with Leeds Festival, in northern England, with both being held on the same weekend and sharing the same acts. Our Reading hotel promotion page has rates starting from EUR 40 per night.

    10) Leeds Festival: By Gum, it’s Back (August 26-28)

    The annual Leeds Festival, a 3-day event, is packed with music, a bit of comedy and, well, more music. HotelTravel.com has heaps of excellent deals on its Leeds hotel promotion page from EUR 34 per night.

    via Top 10 summer music festivals in Europe | Travel News.

  • Los Angeles Police investigating Jackson’s death

    Los Angeles Police investigating Jackson’s death

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    Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50.

     

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    Paramedics were called to the singer’s Beverly Hills home at about midday on Thursday after he stopped breathing.

    He was pronounced dead two hours later at the UCLA medical centre. Jackson’s brother, Jermaine, said he was believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest.

    Jackson, who had a history of health problems, had been due to stage a series of comeback concerts in the UK, beginning on 13 July.

    Speaking on behalf of the Jackson family, Jermaine said doctors had tried to resuscitate the star for more than an hour without success.

    added: “The family request that the media please respect our privacy during this tough time.”

    “And Allah be with you Michael always. I love you.”

    TV footage showed the star’s body flown from UCLA to the LA County Coroner’s office where a post-mortem is expected to take place on Friday.

    Concerns were raised last month when four of Jackson’s planned comeback concerts were postponed, but organisers insisted the dates had been moved due to the complexity of staging the show.

    A spokeswoman for The Outside Organisation, which was organising the publicity for the shows, said she had no comment at this time.

    Broadcaster Paul Gambaccini said: “I always doubted that he would have been able to go through that schedule, those concerts. It seemed to be too much of a demand on the unhealthy body of a 50 year old.

    “I’m wondering that, as we find out details of his death, if perhaps the stress of preparing for those dates was a factor in his collapse.

    “It was wishful thinking that at this stage of his life he could be Michael Jackson again.”

    Uri Geller, a close friend of the star, told BBC News it was “very, very sad”.

    Speaking outside New York’s historic Apollo theatre, civil rights activist Rev Al Sharpton paid tribute to his friend.

    “I knew him 35 years. When he had problems he would call me,” he said.

    “I feel like he was not treated fairly. I hope history will be more kind to him than some of the contemporary media.”

    Melanie Bromley, west coast bureau chief of Us Weekly magazine, told the BBC the scene in Los Angeles was one of “pandemonium”.

    “At the moment there is a period of disbelief. He was buying a home in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles and the scene outside the house is one of fans, reporters and TV cameras – it’s absolute craziness.

    “I feel this is the biggest celebrity story in a long time and has the potential to be the Princess Diana of popular culture.”

    Musical icon

    Tributes from the world of music and film have already flooded in from celebrities including Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger and ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley.

    Large numbers of fans have also gathered outside Jackson’s home and at the UCLA medical centre with lit candles to mourn the star while playing his greatest hits. Facebook groups have also been set up for fans to share their memories.

    The singer’s albums are occupying the top 15 slots of online music retailer Amazon.com’s current best-seller chart, led by his 1982 smash hit Thriller.

    Paramedics were called to the singer’s house in Bel Air at 1221 (1921GMT) following an emergency phone call.

    They performed CPR on Jackson and rushed him to the UCLA medical centre.

    A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said the robbery and homicide team was investigating Jackson’s death because of its “high profile”, but there was no suggestion of foul play.

    Jackson began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5.

    He then went on to achieve global fame as a solo artist with smash hits such as Billie Jean and Bad.

    Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

    He scored seven UK number ones as a solo artist and won a total of 13 Grammy awards.

    “For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words,” said Quincy Jones, who produced Thriller, Bad and Off The Wall.

    “He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I’ve lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him.”

    The singer had been dogged by controversy and money trouble in recent years, becoming a virtual recluse.

    BBC