urlfest

English

Etymology

From URL +‎ -fest.

Noun

urlfest (plural urlfests)

1. (Internet slang, music) An online music festival.
   • 2019 October 2, @preeroz, Twitter‎^[1]:

     playing at this urlfest, akifest on october 5th.

   • 2021 July 16, @crtrlndn, Twitter‎^[2]:

     i hate urlfests now like i dont want to see actually talented ppl play at some shit called BUSSYFEST 2021

   • 2022 June 29, u/CucumberHorse21, “Online Festivals and showcases were the funnest highlight of my Covid lockdown”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/pcmusic:

     Oh yeah it's rad that Covid basically normalised smaller artists doing urlfests. I'm happy that all the big boys can do actual live shows again though.

   • 2023 June 17, @_bpiv, Twitter‎^[4]:

     yes i hosted two urlfests. yes i purposefully avoid a solid third of the people i encountered from that time. yes i am also gorgeoius. yes i exist

   • 2023 November 22, u/Doctor_Number_Four, “Frost Children AMA! or else...”, in Reddit‎^[5], r/indieheads:

     sorry im bad at not shilling this: would u ever be interested in performing at something like a urlfest (possibly a charity one for a dog's birthday for instance)

Further reading

• “urlfest”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.