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Phoebe Bridgers on Lorde, Laneway, and the 'sad girl' label: 'I hate it' (New Zealand Herald)

She's the it girl with bleach-blonde hair in a skeleton onesie, who writes hauntingly sad break-up songs and sombre ballads about the end of the world.

And it feels “amazing” to be on her way to Aotearoa at last, she says. So I love that, and it’s really cool.” For Bridgers, joining the line-up was “a no-brainer”. It’s such a cool idea and I can’t wait to see everybody. Speaking to the Herald from Los Angeles, the Grammy nominee says, “I hate the ‘sad girl’ label. it feels like a specific lens, that I hate.”

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Here's which events are cancelled by extreme weather - and what's ... (Stuff.co.nz)

“Unfortunately, due to the unprecedented weather event in Auckland we have made the heartbreaking decision to cancel Laneway Festival. We were so excited to ...

“We are working on the best way to get people safely packed up, into their vehicles and on their way safely home. The band Sons of Zion wrote in a comment: “Huge love to the One Love team! You all know what is happening around the upper North Island. We know how much hard work the team has put in and every year you deliver a world-class event. during a meeting about carrying on but was told the venue had no licence, although there were bottle shops close by. “This is a very difficult decision which doesn’t come lightly and I’m so desperately sorry to all my fans who bought tickets. Please don’t just rush off, as we need to help people. “All ticket holders will receive a full refund from MoshTix (please allow 5-7 days for refunds to be processed). My heart is breaking. We were so excited to deliver this show to our biggest crowd ever in New Zealand.” meant that it is no longer safe to proceed.” [their Saturday night Tremain Park concert in Napier ](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/130998088/fatboy-slim-event-has-a-last-minute-change-of-location-due-to-damage-at-victoria-park#:~:text=Fatboy%20Slim%20has%20announced%20a,from%20Dick%20Johnson%20and%20MissB.)was cancelled, “due to the current weather event affecting Napier and the impact this has had on the festival site and its surrounds”.

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