(Guess this guy didn’t learn a thing from Billy McFarland!) By Kayley Thomas & Clare Hutchinson, BBC | It boasted a line-up of bands including The Killers, Pulp, Def Leppard, Wet Leg and The Libertines. The 45,000 capacity three-day event was due to be held this August bank holiday and was billed as the world’s first hydrogen-powered music festival. But there was a snag: It was based on lies.
A BBC News investigation has uncovered how “fantasist” and convicted fraudster James Kenny planned a make-believe festival from his elderly mum’s kitchen that pulled Glastonbury headliners, Hollywood stars and even a country’s government into its orbit.
After we tracked Mr Kenny down he insisted he intended for the festival to go ahead, adding he was “truly sorry” to those who had lost money.
Many we’ve spoken to say the festival industry is brimming with characters like Mr Kenny, full of big ideas and grand plans.
So when the bar manager who ran hotels and a nightclub in Liverpool pitched a multi-million pound festival bigger than Latitude, claiming funding from investors such as the co-founder of restaurant chain Leon, John Vincent, industry insiders thought he might just be able to pull it off.
But as time went on, employees and suppliers who had been “100% convinced” told us they then started to question if it was real.
“It was a festival made of paper,” one former employee said.
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Additional reporting by Charlie O’Keeffe
[Thanks to Alex Teitz for contributing this article! http://www.femmusic.com]# # # # #
Is Artist “L Bliss” lifting well-known players’ licks using AI? Guitarist Bernth is looking into this
COMBO Board member Todd Caron writes: I just came across this. This is a video by Bernth, a guitar player I’m subscribed to.
He’s been featured on somebody’s song that he had nothing to do with. It’s an interesting story and he’s looking further into it, so there may be some updates to come.
Thanks, Todd, for the lead!
https://youtu.be/5MfQ1bb3tw0?si=CpdFYouI5XRlOjcd