The musician, who first came to London in 1966, was 27 years old when he died, three weeks after performing at the Isle of Wight Festival.

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This past weekend the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival came to a close, capping off almost two weeks of presentations, music, film, comedy and exhibits for the tens of thousands of people attending, not to mention the hundreds of small and large companies participating.

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Meanwhile, figures released by Edinburgh City Council show the Royal Mile had its busiest ever week during the Edinburgh Festival, with footfall up by more than a third on last year in the first three weeks of August.

BBC: Visitors flock to Edinburgh Castle