Electronic Dance Music Festivals

A cheating case was registered in Hyderabad against some organisers of the electronic dance music festival Sunburn' for allegedly selling tickets of the event scheduled on December 31 "without obtaining" police permission, police said on Monday.

At least two people were killed and three were injured, including the shooter in the mass shooting, on Saturday night, at the campgrounds near the town of George during the electronic dance music festival in Washington state, CNN reported.

Even as opposition parties hit out at the Goa government over the death of three tourists after collapsing at the Sunburn Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Festival, state Culture Minister Govind Gawade on Monday said that "no one forced people to attend the event."

A tourist, who arrived in Goa to participate in the Sunburn Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Festival, died after feeling uneasy near the event venue, police said on Monday.

Two music enthusiasts from Andhra Pradesh who were visiting Goa to participate in the ongoing Sunburn Electronic Dance Music festival died after collapsing near the venue in North Goa district.

Organisers of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival Sunburn Klassique owe Rs 1 crore in back-dues to the Goa government and the festival will not be allowed to be held unless the franchise pays the dues, Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Tuesday.

The Goa government has not given permission for organising the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival 'Sunburn' in the state in the current fiscal, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar told the Assembly on Wednesday.

Popular electronic dance music festival Sunburn will not be held in Goa until the promoter of the event clears the dues owed to the state government, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Wednesday.

The electronic dance music (EDM) festival, a regular feature since 2006 in Goa will not be held this year.

The Goa unit of the Shiv Sena called for an end to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals in the state, saying such events were being used by drug peddlers to make money.

Seven Vietnamese have died and five are in a coma after taking drugs at an electronic dance music festival in Hanoi late Sunday, officials said, as authorities scrambled to trace the substance.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh rebel leader Subhash Velingkar-led Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) and Shiv Sena in their joint manifesto for Goa polls released today have promised to ban Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals and rave parties in the tourist hotspot. They also assured to discontinue government grants to English medium schools in a phased mann...

Goa government is planning not to permit the crowd-pulling dance music festivals in the state between December 15 and January 15 which is the peak tourist season, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said today.

Goa Police have objected to two Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals scheduled to be held in North Goa in quick succession during the New Year rush.

Security at the Sunburn and the Supersonic electronic dance music festivals held annually will be increased in view of an ISIS threat, Goa Tourism minister Dilip Parulekar said on Wednesday.

A cheating case was registered in Hyderabad against some organisers of the electronic dance music festival Sunburn' for allegedly selling tickets of the event scheduled on December 31 "without obtaining" police permission, police said on Monday.

At least two people were killed and three were injured, including the shooter in the mass shooting, on Saturday night, at the campgrounds near the town of George during the electronic dance music festival in Washington state, CNN reported.

Even as opposition parties hit out at the Goa government over the death of three tourists after collapsing at the Sunburn Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Festival, state Culture Minister Govind Gawade on Monday said that "no one forced people to attend the event."

A tourist, who arrived in Goa to participate in the Sunburn Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Festival, died after feeling uneasy near the event venue, police said on Monday.

Two music enthusiasts from Andhra Pradesh who were visiting Goa to participate in the ongoing Sunburn Electronic Dance Music festival died after collapsing near the venue in North Goa district.

Organisers of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival Sunburn Klassique owe Rs 1 crore in back-dues to the Goa government and the festival will not be allowed to be held unless the franchise pays the dues, Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Tuesday.

The Goa government has not given permission for organising the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival 'Sunburn' in the state in the current fiscal, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar told the Assembly on Wednesday.

Popular electronic dance music festival Sunburn will not be held in Goa until the promoter of the event clears the dues owed to the state government, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Wednesday.

The electronic dance music (EDM) festival, a regular feature since 2006 in Goa will not be held this year.

The Goa unit of the Shiv Sena called for an end to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals in the state, saying such events were being used by drug peddlers to make money.

Seven Vietnamese have died and five are in a coma after taking drugs at an electronic dance music festival in Hanoi late Sunday, officials said, as authorities scrambled to trace the substance.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh rebel leader Subhash Velingkar-led Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) and Shiv Sena in their joint manifesto for Goa polls released today have promised to ban Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals and rave parties in the tourist hotspot. They also assured to discontinue government grants to English medium schools in a phased mann...

Goa government is planning not to permit the crowd-pulling dance music festivals in the state between December 15 and January 15 which is the peak tourist season, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said today.

Goa Police have objected to two Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals scheduled to be held in North Goa in quick succession during the New Year rush.

Security at the Sunburn and the Supersonic electronic dance music festivals held annually will be increased in view of an ISIS threat, Goa Tourism minister Dilip Parulekar said on Wednesday.