BUE festival returns after 10-year hiatus

DG Entertainment's BUE, which last took place in 2006, attracted 40,000 people to Buenos Aires's Tecnópolis on 14 and 15 October

Pete Doherty of penultimate performers The Libertines on Friday 14 October

More than 40,000 people attended the 2016 edition of the BUE festival in Buenos Aires, which returned earlier this month after a ten-year absence.

BUE mk1 took place between 2004 and 2006, and in that time brought major international artists including Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, The Strokes, Patti Smith, Kings of Leon and Massive Attack to South America.

Its return, first announced at Primavera Sound in June, was masterminded by creator Daniel Grinbank and promoted by his DG Entertainment company, which describes its 2016…

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