Steps star Ian "H" Watkins has said it is "mindblowing" world-renowned music event, Coachella, forced him to rename his small festival in south Wales.

Watkins previously revealed he would be producing his first ever music festival - Cowchella in Cowbridge in August 2025.

However, the Vale of Glamorgan resident has now been forced to rename the event Moo-La-La Music Festival after complaints from Coachella.

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The social media accounts for Cowchella went down recently, and its Eventbrite tickets page had its name disappear amid a complaint, which Watkins said was from Coachella Ltd, the US festival in California.

On Sunday (June 1), new social media accounts were set up for the renamed Moo-La-La Festival, hosted by Watkins, actress Claire Sweeney and BBC Radio 2 presenter Owain Wyn Evans.

A post on the new accounts explained the reason behind the “fab new name” and that tickets would........

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