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MUSIC FESTIVAL ARE NOT JUST

ABOUT MUSIC

Festival is an annual or occasional artistic event that can take place over several days during
which artists evolve according to a defined program or theme.
Since the 20th century, festivals have taken place to have fun and share good times together, but
also to fight against different causes. It is in this perspective of protesting, against racism, that this
puts in place "love music hate racism". So since 1976 this festival has been raging and attracts
more than 10,000 people each session.

So, are music festivals only about music?

 COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC

We can respond positively. Take the example of The


Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (in French:
"Festival de musique et d'arts de la vallée de Coachella",
more commonly known as "Festival de Coachella" or
"Coachella"), is an event initiated by the music group
Pearl Jam and organized since 1999 by Paul Tollett and
his company Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Live, a
concert promoter, owned by businessman Philip
Anschutz. The festival takes place annually for six days,
over two three-day periods[2], usually the third and
fourth weekends of April, in Indio, near Los Angeles,
California. It is considered one of the biggest annual
festivals in the United States and in the world. It is both a
 LOVE MUSIC HATE
musical, artistic, social and media event. The festival is RACISM
flourishing financially. In 2013, ticket sales alone brought
in $47 million. In 2017, it raised 84 million.
Festivals are not only held for singing
and dancing. It is also a way for the
population to be heard by the
government but also by other citizens.
“Love music hate racism” often brings
together up to nearly 80,000 people in
London once to show their displeasure
on the subject of racism. Amassing
people to be able to send a mass
message with various means such as
music is what a festival is A music The
message of "Love Music Hate Racism"
can be summed up as follows: "There
are many more things that unite us than
things that separate us. And the
different styles of music we listen to are

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