EXIT festival, in partnership with Venture Lifestyle’s electronic music platform P+US, debuted Starlight Festival on Oct. 9-10 at a site overlooking the Great Pyramids of Giza. The event, which organizers describe as sold out, drew attendees from 114 countries and was billed as the first multi-day, multi-stage electronic music festival staged at the site, and according to the announcement the largest electronic music event there since Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1999 millennium concert.

The lineup was headlined by Charlotte de Witte, who organizers say played her first-ever show in Egypt, alongside Michael Bibi, Adriatique, Indira Paganotto, Enrico Sangiuliano, Vintage Culture, Pete Tong and WhoMadeWho, with more than 60 international and regional artists performing across multiple stages, including EXIT’s No Sleep stage. Production design came from Sila Sveta, the studio behind a number of major global ceremony and concert visuals, which created a light show intended to make the pyramids appear to float above the main stage.

The festival follows EXIT’s relocation of its international touring activity after the Serbia-based event’s public support for student-led protests in the country, according to the announcement. Starlight is scheduled to return Nov. 5-6, 2027, with pre-registration now open.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Chris Alderton, jukeboxpr.co.uk.

Canadian New Wave band Spoons will release their eighth studio album, “Nightlife,” on November 6 via CD, digital download and 180-gram red vinyl. The record marks the band’s first fully independent release, with the group handling all creative decisions themselves for the first time in its four-decade history. The lead single, “Take the World,” is out now.

Formed in Burlington, Ontario in 1980, Spoons built their reputation in the New Wave era with singles including “Nova Heart,” “Romantic Traffic,” “Old Emotions” and “Tell No Lies.” The band’s early albums were produced by figures including John Punter and Nile Rodgers, and their videos received early airplay on MuchMusic. According to the band, “Nightlife” revisits the sound and atmosphere of the “Nova Heart” era with a contemporary perspective.

Spoons say additional tracks from the album, including “Better Late Than Never Did It” and “Doomed,” have already become live favorites ahead of the album’s release.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.

Kelly Clarkson has intensified her public dispute with a Brooklyn retailer, accusing the store’s owner of dishonesty in the latest exchange between the two.

The singer’s comments followed earlier friction with the shop and included a pointed remark aimed directly at the owner, suggesting the business itself fares better in her estimation than the person running it.

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Nickelback will return to Australia in October 2027, marking the Canadian rock band’s first visit to the country since 2019. The run includes seven dates.

Don Broco will join as support on the trek.

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