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2015-04-28

Cecily Strong​ and President Barack Obama​ at the White House Correspondents' Dinner 2015

Cecily Strong at the White House Correspondents' Dinner 2015.

Here are both of the full speeches from 25 April and the annual dinner given by the White House Correspondents' Association​. They both had some pretty hard digs, and I recommend them both.

1) President Barack Obama​ roasted the media, the GOP, various Washington politicians, the Koch brothers and more:


2) Cecily Strong​ of Saturday Night Live​ roasted the media, the President, Hilary Clinton​, Congress, the presidential candidates and more:



2015-04-22

European music festivals (and more) 2015

Here is a big list of European festivals in the summer and autumn 2015 you might not know about, featuring all kinds of good music, films and other things too.

Below are interesting and/or big festivals I would like to go to, and if you know of others I should include please post them in the comments section.

Also check these listings for even more music festivals:
* The Telegraph
* Antena3 (more Spanish festivals)
* SoundAndScene
* Wikipedia


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APRIL 2015:

Rokolectiv
April 23 - 25, 2015
Bucharest, Romania

Mayday
April 30, 2015
Dortmund, Germany

Sunwaves
April 30 - May 4, 2015
Mamaia, Romania



MAY 2015:

Primavera Sound Festival
May 28 - 30, 2015
Barcelona, Spain

Life Festival
May 29 - 31, 2015
Mullingar, Ireland



JUNE 2015:

Blaj aLIVE
June 5 - 6, 2015
Blaj, Romania

Parklife
June 6 - 7, 2015
Manchester, England

Street Delivery
June 12 - 14, 2015
Bucharest/Timișoara/Iași, Romania

Sónar Festival
June 18 - 20, 2015
Barcelona, Spain

Gut Feelings
June 19 - 20, 2015
Oslo, Norway

Chilled Cider (by Pete Lawrence) (free)
June 20 - 21, 2015
Dorset, England

Rhythms Of The World
June 20 - 21, 2015
Hertfordshire, England

European Music Day (Fête De La Musique) (free)
June 21, 2015
Almost everywhere in Europe!

Glastonbury Festival
June 24 - 28, 2015
Glastonbury, England

Electric Castle
June 25 - 28, 2015
Cluj, Romania

Piknik i Parken
June 26 - 28, 2015
Oslo, Norway

Ruhr In Love
June 27, 2015
Oberhausen, Germany

Fusion Festival
June 25 - 28, 2015
Northern Germany

Roskilde Festival
June 27 - July 4, 2015
Roskilde, Denmark



JULY 2015:

Kongsberg Jazzfestival
July 1 - 4, 2015
Kongsberg, Norway

Bygdalarm
July 2 - 4, 2015
Øystese, Norway

Love Family Park
July 4, 2015
Hanau, Germany

Lake Parade Geneva
July 4, 2015
Geneva, Switzerland

Balaton Sound
July 8 - 12, 2015
Balaton, Hungary

Gărâna Jazz Festival
July 9 - 12, 2015
Gărâna, Romania

EXIT Festival
July 9 - 12, 2015
Novi Sad, Servia

Måkeskrik
July 10 - 11, 2015
Kristiansand, Norway

Sea Dance Festival
July 15 - 18, 2015
Budva, Montenegro

Seasplash Festival
July 16 - 19, 2015
Pula, Croatia

MELT!
July 17 - 19, 2015
Ferropolis, Germany

Monegros Desert Festival - Groove Parade
July 17 - 18, 2015
Spain

Bukta
July 16 - 18, 2005
Tromsø, Norway

Paléo Festival
July 20 - 26, 2015
Nyon, Switzerland

Padina Fest
July 23 - 26, 2015
Bucegi, Romania

ARTmania Festival
July 27 - August 2, 2015
Sibiu, Romania

Norbergfestival
July 30 - August 1, 2015
Sweden

Untold Festival
July 30 - August 2, 2015
Cluj, Romania

Airfield Festival
July 30 - August 2, 2015
Sibiu, Romania

Kendall Calling
July 30 - August 2, 2015
Lake District, England

Przystanek Woodstock (free)
July 30 - August 1, 2015
Poland

Nature One
July 31 - August 2, 2015
Hunsrück, Germany

Standon Calling
July 31 - August 2, 2015
Hertfordshire, England

Stella Polaris Chill-Out (free)
July - August, 2015
Denmark



AUGUST 2015:

O.Z.O.R.A.
August 3 - 9, 2015
Dádpuszta, Hungary

Guča Trumpet Festival
August 3 - 9, 2015
Guča, Serbia

Summer Well
August 8 - 9, 2015
Buftea, Romania

Strøm (partly free)
August 8 - 15, 2015
Copenhagen, Denmark

Sziget
August 10 - 17, 2015
Budapest, Hungary

Øya
August 10 - 15, 2015
Oslo, Norway

Anonimul International Independant Film Festival
 (partly free)
August 17 - 23, 2015
Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania

Belgrade Beerfest
August 18 - 23, 2015
Belgrade, Serbia

C/O Pop
August 19 - 23, 2015
Cologne, Germany



SEPTEMBER 2015:

Punkt
September 3 - 5, 2015
Kristiansand, Norway

Numusic
September 4 - 6, 2015
Stavanger, Norway

Bestival
September 10 - 13, 2015
Isle of Wight, England

Paris Techno Parade
September 19, 2015
Paris, France



OCTOBER 2015 AND LATER:

CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival
October 13 - 17, 2015
New York City, USA

Insomnia Festival
October 16 - 24, 2015
Tromsø, Norway

Iceland Airwaves Festival
November 4 - 8, 2015
Reykjavík, Iceland

Ice Music Festival
January 4 - 8, 2016
Geilo, Norway

Phono Festival
January, 2015
Bergen, Norway

Sónar Copenhagen
January 19 - 20, 2016
Copenhagen, Denmark

kaZantip (moved from Crimea due to Putin)
February, 2016
Cambodia

Boom Festival
August 11 - 18, 2016
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal




FESTIVALS NOT TAKING PLACE IN 2015:

Hovefestivalen
(NOT TAKING PLACE IN 2015)
Arendal, Norway

Fusion Festival Romania
(NOT TAKING PLACE IN 2015)
Sibiu, Romania

Chig Bill Music & Cider Festival (by Pete Lawrence) (free)
(NOT TAKING PLACE IN 2015)
Braunston, England

The Big Chill Festival
(NOT TAKING PLACE IN 2015)
Eastnor Park, Herefordshire, England

Festinho
(PROBABLY NOT TAKING PLACE IN 2015)
Bedfordshire, England

Félsziget / Peninsula
(PROBABLY NOT TAKING PLACE IN 2015)
Targu Mures, Romania

Terraneo Festival
(PROBABLY NOT TAKING PLACE IN 2015)
Sibenik, Croatia