Good Sunday morning, kids. Hope your weekend has been a-okay so far. If you missed karaoke last night, you missed a fine time.
The Tommorowland show in Barcelona was evacuated yesterday when a fire broke out on the EDM show's stage.
Show organizers said none of the 22,000 in attendance were injured, and posted on their Facebook page that the fire was caused by "a technical malfunction. Thanks to the professional intervention of the authorities all 22.000 visitors were evacuated safely and without reports of injuries. Authorities will follow up and continue the investigation with the local Spanish organizer of UNITE."
Y Not Festival attendees are calling for refunds after Friday's performances by The Vaccines and Clean Bandit were cancelled due to torrential rainfall Friday.
Festival organizers said on Twitter that "adverse weather conditions The Vaccines were unable to perform. The safety of our guests, performers and crew is the primary concern and we regret the disappointment caused to the many individuals who were looking forward to the performance".
In the meantime, festival goers were not happy- claiming the festival was having safety concerns before the weather took a turn- citing safety concerns and theft.
Simpsons co-creators Al Jean and David Silverman hinted to Entertainment Weekly that another movie featuring the family might be in the works.
Silverman said "I’d love for there to be another one. We’re still a ways away from it. We talk about this and that. We’re thinking it over, but nothing’s happening just yet… It’s still daunting because it really knocked the stuffing out of us to do the movie and the show at the same time."
Jean did reveal that the episode where the family was by Kang and Kodus was originally a potential movie plot that was abandoned during season 24's development.
In other news Simpsons-peripheral news, Netflix has announced that Matt Groening would be creating a new animated series for the service, set to debut next year.
Disenchantment is scheduled for an initial run of 10 episodes with Abbi Jacobson, Nat Faxon, and Eric Andre providing vocal talents.
Birthdays today include: Brad Hargraves of Third Eye Blind (45); Sean Moore of Manic Street Preachers (49); Kate Bush (58); Hugh Nicholson of Marmalade (68); Andy Scott of Sweet (68); Jeffrey Hammond of Jethro Tull (71); David Sanborn (72); Paul Anka (76); and Buddy Guy (81). #MusicalBirthdays
