ADE confirms Carl Cox, Ellen Allien, Oliver Heldens, Nicky Romero, Van Anh for ADE Lab masterclass program
ADE Lab, ADE’s new education and talent development platform for young producers and aspiring professionals, has announced global renowned artists including Carl Cox, Ellen Allien, Oliver Heldens, Nicky Romero and Van Anh. The program also offers masterclasses and in-depth sessions with the teams of Spotify, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Beatstars, ID&T, Armada Music, Martin Garrix’ STMPD Studios, and Charlotte de Witte’s record label KNTXT.
With just weeks to go until Amsterdam Dance Event 2022, the organisation’s newly launched ADE Lab track aimed at the next generation offers a more accessible alternative to the ADE Pro business conference. Among the newly revealed program are; Carl Cox speaking in-depth about his first album in ten years and his move to live sets, Oliver Heldens on balancing his own name and his alias HI-LO, a live special edition of Scuba’s ‘Not a Diving’ Podcast with Ellen Allien, manipulating sound with deep house pioneer Kerri Chandler and a vinyl DJing workshop with Van Anh. It may also be the last chance to see DJ The Prophet, dubbed the Godfather of Hardstyle, on stage, following news that he is retiring.
Global music industry brands
The teams behind music industry powerhouses ID&T, Armada Music and KNTXT will take aspiring professionals behind the scenes about their day-to-day operations, and global giants Spotify, SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Beatstars guide artists through the world of streaming and music ownership. Participants can visit Martin Garrix’ STMPD Studios to learn about mixing spatial sound in Dolby Atmos and get feedback on their demos by Nicky Romero. The ADE Demolition contest hosted by Dave Clarke also returns, where producers can win a large prize pack. Through a collaboration with demo platform VIRPP, contestants can submit their tracks in the leadup to ADE.
Big topics and the latest gear
In addition to production workshops, the program focuses on wider topics such as house music’s black roots and working towards a fully inclusive music scene, how to monetize music independently, and the convergence of electronic music, gaming and the metaverse. Visitors can also get their own hands on the latest production gear by brands, including Ableton, Alter Audio, AIMI, Pioneer DJ, Roland, and Universal Audio, in custom designed gear test areas and studios.
ADE Lab takes place for 4 days from Wednesday, Oct 19 through Saturday, Oct 22 at Brakke Grond and Amsterdam’s Nes area.
Access
The ADE Lab program is accessible with the ADE Lab Pass, available here. The ADE Pro Pass, aimed at music industry professionals, also grants access to the full offering alongside the ADE Pro conference and all other programs during Amsterdam Dance Event.
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The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing electronic music, its culture and its industry worldwide. The organisation devotes itself to stimulating development, innovation and talent, gathering the global industry and laying a foundation for future generations.
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), an initiative of Buma, has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The event continues to grow and develop each year, featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues. The five-day event attracts visitors from over 146 countries and features every conceivable aspect of electronic music culture, with dedicated conference programming, an extensive Arts & Culture programme, live music and DJ/artist performances, all spread across the city of Amsterdam. More information about ADE can be found here.
About ADE Lab
ADE Lab is the prime education and talent development platform for aspiring producers and professionals. Through an interactive multi-day program of music talks, masterclasses, demo pitches and technology showcases, ADE Lab aims to inspire the innovators of the future. The former ADE Sound Lab and ADE University programs merged to become one of ADE’s four core program tracks. More information about ADE Lab can be found here.
ADE – Electronic Music Gathers Here
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation. Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados
Sold Out Premiere: SUPERBLOOM inspires 50,000 visitors in the Munich Olympic Park
What a premiere in Munich: International and national stars on and off the stages, colorful installations, fascinating workshops and numerous performances and talks - the first edition of SUPERBLOOM last weekend was a festival of superlatives! Festival and live entertainment fans waited two long years for this very special event: but the SUPERBLOOM Festival was finally able to open its doors on the 3rd and 4th September 2022. With 50,000 visitors* per day, the huge event announced at its premiere: sold out. A unique and multi-faceted program awaited the guests in the fantastic ambience of the Munich Olympic Park. More than 200 artists and performances ensured beaming faces and a great atmosphere among the visitors.
Fruzsina Szép and her entire team can look back on an overwhelming festival weekend with national and international headliners. The German pop hope Schmyt delivered a successful start on Saturday morning. Pulsating, funky soul and 80ies disco sounds rang out from the super stage when the Dresden Purple Disco Machine stood behind the DJ desk. Pop star Rita Ora and 21-year-old newcomer Mimi Webb delivered concentrated girl power, with Mimi proving why she is treated as an exceptional talent in the music world. The German music squad AnnenMayKantereit with the raspy voice of Henning May. Alan Walker, who produces hit after hit and got the crowd shaking with his unmistakable sounds. The biggest highlight of the first day was the stage performance by Calvin Harris, who played his only German show this year at SUPERBLOOM.
On Sunday, the Belgian musician and producer Stromae celebrated his Europe-wide exclusive festival comeback after a seven-year absence from the music business, really heated up the fans. The American singer Willow and the American rapper Macklemore, who interrupted his US tour especially for the show in Munich's Olympiapark, could also be seen exclusively at SUPERBLOOM in Germany. There was razor-sharp rap from Megan Thee Stallion, who celebrated her German debut with this performance, as well as from the British grime superstar Skepta, who electrified the crowd with his brilliant stage performance. The BloomStage in the Olympiahalle closed with the “Heat Waves” by the UK band Glass Animals, while superstar DJ and producer David Guetta provided the crowning glory on Sunday and rounded off the multi-faceted festival weekend with his performance which sent the festival area into ecstasy.
A total of eleven experience areas such as Art Bloom, YourPlanet, MiniBloom and DISTRICT4 offered an experience for all the senses. At every corner there was something to discover, experience or help to shape interactively. Whether it's the next hot musical newcomer, exciting hands-on experiments, or delicious culinary delights: SUPERBLOOM impressively demonstrated the diversity of live entertainment. The SuperBrain area invited visitors to marvel and participate in fascinating experiments and featured exciting talks about science, medicine, technology and research, and in the Spectacular area there was dance, acrobatics, circus and performance on both days.
In addition to the musical highlights, the bestselling author, human rights activist and anti-racism expert Tupoka Ogette held a keynote on the Olympic Stage and sensitised the visitors to the really relevant topic. With their comedy shows, the Berlin comedian Kurt Krömer and comedy veteran Kaya Yanar made sure that the audience almost gasped with laughter. Many other artists and podcasters were also part of the diverse line-up.
The Managing Director and Festival Director of the SUPERBLOOM Festival, Fruzsina Szép, was emotional after the successful premiere: "The SUPERBLOOM is a great blessing for me and the whole team. I wanted to create a 360-degree festival experience and I think we've done that well. It was important to me that the visitors immersed themselves in a charming world and experienced many moments of happiness that they can now take with them into their everyday lives.” And this world was a world of superlatives. Inspired by great partners and many creative people, especially from Bavaria and directly from Munich, the motto of the SUPERBLOOM Festival applied right from the start: No idea is too big or not feasible. “We share a vision with many people. And this vision is far from being told. Our notebooks are still full of ideas that want to be brought to life in the years to come,” the festival director continues.
On Saturday, there were delays in the program due to thunderstorms to ensure the safety of the visitors, and admission to the Olympic Stadium had to be stopped for a main act. Szép commented on this at a press conference and said: “There are always great challenges at a festival that takes place for the first time. All measures had to be implemented because safety is an absolute priority at our festival. We take every point of criticism seriously and will work intensively to improve it in order to offer every visitor the best possible festival experience on site.”
Next year's SUPERBLOOM Festival is scheduled for September 2nd and 3rd, 2023. Advance sales will start soon.
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Amsterdam Dance Event announces second wave of artists
With seven weeks left to go, Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) reveals its second wave of artists for 2022. Among them are Amelie Lens (BE), Armin van Buuren (NL), Bakermat (NL), Bambounou (FR), Brennan Heart (NL), Carista (NL), Carl Cox (GB), Charlotte de Witte (BE), DJ Nobu (JP), Eric Prydz (SE), Eris Drew (US), Floorplan (US), Helena Hauff (DE), Honey Dijon (US), Hunee (DE), Jeff Mills (US), Jennifer Cardini (FR), Job Jobse (NL), LYZZA (BR), mad miran (NL), Peggy Gou (KR), Pongo (AO), Rebekah (GB), Sama' Abdulhadi (PS), San Holo (NL), Skin On Skin (AU), Suze Ijó (NL), Sven Väth (DE), Voices From the Lake (IT) and many others.
Amsterdam Dance Event runs from October 19—23, 2022 and is the world’s most extensive festival and conference program for electronic music. Alongside the festival program, the ADE Pro conference will feature key discussions focused on the future of the music industry, including the impact of artificial intelligence with ex-Google engineer Blake Lemoine, the metaverse with Meta industry head Daniela Weitmann among others, and deepfake tech with artist Don Diablo in conversation with a deepfake version of himself.
ADE is also set to transform its home base Felix Meritis into a hybrid virtual space as part of ADE Blendrealities, welcoming physical and virtual Pro conference visitors simultaneously. The brand new ADE Lab program has also been launched, focusing on cultivating and inspiring the next generation of musicians and professionals.
Festival program and ticket info is available here and the ADE Pro Pass is available here.
Among the second wave of announced artists are:
3VIOLAS (NL), AceMoMa (US), Adam Beyer (SE), Adi Toohey (AU), AGY3NA (DE), Alisha (GB), Alison Swing (US), Âme (DE), Amelie Lens (BE), AMORAL (NL), Amotik (DE), anamē (NO), ANNA (BR), Armin van Buuren (NL), Audiofreq (AU), Bakermat (NL), Bambounou (FR), Barbara Boeing (BR), Bastienne (NL), BEC (GB), Ben Klock (DE), Boris Brejcha (DE), Brennan Heart (NL), Bru-C (GB), Buen Clima (ES), Camea (US), Carista (NL), Carl Cox (GB), Carlita (TR), Carlos Valdes (NL), CC:Disco! (AU), Cera Khin (TN), Charlotte de Witte (BE), Chocolate Swirl (NL), Chris Korda (US), Chris Liebing (DE), Christian AB (GB), Citizen Deep (ZA), Clara Cuvé (DE), Coone (BE), Cybersex (NL), D. Tiffany (CA), D.Dan (US), Dave Clarke (GB), David Vunk (NL), Deborah X (NL), Derrick Carter (US), DJ Isis (NL), DJ Nobu (JP), DJ Rush (US), Dr. Rubinstein (DE), DutchAfro (NL), DVS1 (US), Dyed Soundorom (FR), Enoo Napa (ZA), Eric Prydz (SE), Eris Drew (US), Evan Baggs (US), Fafi Abdel Nour (NL), FJAAK (DE), Floorplan (US), Gabrielle Kwarteng (US), Gayance (CA), George Fitzgerald (GB), Gerd Janson (DE), Giu Nunez (BR), Headhunterz (NL), Helena Hauff (DE), Herton (BE), Honey Dijon (US), Hunee (DE), IMANU (NL), Jamaica Suk (DE), JAMIIE (DE), Jeff Mills (US), Jennifer Cardini (FR), Jimi Jules (CH), Joachim Pastor (FR), Job Jobse (NL), Joplyn (DE), Joris Voorn (NL), Juliana X (NL), Karina Ram (IL), Kerri Chandler (US), Kitty Amor (GB), Lady Bee (NL), Laura van Hal (NL), Lea Occhi (FR), Lilly Palmer (DE), Luke Slater (GB), LYZZA (BR), mad miran (NL), Mâhfoud (NL), Mama Snake (DK), Marcel Dettmann (DE), Margaret Dygas (GB), Meetsysteem (NL), Mia Cecille (NL), Nala Brown (NL), Nastia (UA), NATARCIA (NL), Nathan Kofi (NL), Nia Archives (GB), Octo Octa (US), Onyvaa (US), Paramida (DE), Passion DEEZ (ZW), Peach (CA), Peggy Gou (KR), Perdu (NL), Philou Louzolo (NL), Pongo (AO), Pretty Pink (DE), Projekt Gestalten (BR), Psyko Punkz (NL), re:ni (GB), Rebekah (GB), Rebelion (GB), Reinier Zonneveld (NL), Reka Zalan (DE), Rey Colino (BE), Richie Hawtin (CA), Ron Carroll (US), Roza Terenzi (AU), Russell E.L. Butler (US), Ryan Elliott (US), Sama' Abdulhadi (PS), San Holo (NL), Sandrien (NL), Sansibar (NL), Scalping (GB), Sedef Adasi (TR), SHERELLE (GB), Skin On Skin (AU), Stephan Bodzin (DE), Sub Zero Project (NL), Sunju Hargun (TH ), Suze Ijó (NL), Sven Väth (DE), Tarzsa (GB), Tiësto (NL), Todd Terry (US), TSHA (GB), U.R. Trax (FR), Verity (US), Voices From the Lake (IT), Volvox (US), Vuur (NL) and many more.
The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing electronic music, its culture and its industry worldwide. The organisation devotes itself to stimulating development, innovation and talent, gathering the global industry and laying a foundation for future generations.
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), an initiative of Buma, has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The event continues to grow and develop each year, featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues. The five-day event attracts visitors from over 146 countries and features every conceivable aspect of electronic music culture, with dedicated conference programming, an extensive Arts & Culture programme, live music and DJ/artist performances, all spread across the city of Amsterdam. More information about ADE can be found here.
ADE – Electronic Music Gathers Here
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation. Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Lowlands Festival Is Back For 2022 With Hugely Anticipated Sold Out Edition
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise’ is back for 2022 with huge anticipation for its return post-pandemic. Having sold out weeks ago the festival has an impressive line up covering a wide range of genres including; Arctic Monkeys, Arlo Parks, Amelie Lens, Bring Me The Horizon, Four Tet, Glass Animals, James Blake, Jungle, Lewis Capaldi, Liam Gallagher, Mahalia, Pink Pantheress, Pendulum (live), slowthai, Tash Sultana, The Opposites, Tash Sultana and many more.
Taking place from 19 to 21 August at Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen, A Campingflight To Lowlands Paradise is Hollands biggest most adventurous cultural outdoor event, that maintains an intimate vibe and friendly atmosphere as a township with thousands of inhabitants arises in the middle of the country for the festival.
Just over an hour drive or train journey from Amsterdam ‘A Campingflight To Lowlands Paradise’ is exactly what it promises to be: a true backpacker’s Garden Of Eden with an extensive program with a cutting edge choice of only the best in alternative music, film, stand-up comedy, visual arts, literature and street theatre. As well as the heavyweight headliners, trailblazers, impressive installations including the Armadillo featuring the renowned chimney stacks Lowlands has no less than twelve stages (among which a cinema and theatre), going by the names of Alpha, Bravo, Heineken, Lima, Juliet, X-Ray, Echo, which are all covered too, so you can enjoy all the music and entertainment come rain or shine.
Lowlands also prides itself in supplying top notch facilities for visitors in a way British festivals can’t seem to match. There’s a wellness village with saunas, hot tubs and sports facilities, dozens of restaurants from all corners of the earth, food and drink stalls, a large market with everything from clothes and vinyl stores to a barber’s shop, its own currency, a local radio station, a daily newspaper (Dutch only) and, last but not least: seven luxury campsites with flushable toilets, hot showers and dressing tables. You really can have it all and camp in comfort and style.
Lowlands have also teamed up with Solarfields to create the largest solar carport in the world, with the surface of the sustainable parking area covering 35 hectares and offering space for 15,000 cars. With the help of 90,000 solar panels, the system provides a capacity of 35 MWp, which can supply approximately 10,000 households with green energy. This output is equivalent to the power consumption of about 100 Lowlands Festival weekends annually. The Solar Carport will be a fixture at this location. The annual Lowlands Festival takes place at a fixed location in Biddinghuizen. The organization has been working for years to make the festival more sustainable. Energy consumption remains a challenge here. Approximately 300,000 kWh of electricity is consumed per Lowlands edition. Generators currently generate almost all electricity. With the construction of the Solar Carport, the festival is taking an enormous step towards sustainability.
A Campingflight To Lowlands Paradise really is the ultimate summer holiday extravaganza!
See the full line up here: https://lowlands.nl/programma/
A CAMPINGFLIGHT TO LOWLANDS PARADISE
19 + 20 + 21 August 2022
Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland, Biddinghuizen
www.lowlands.nl
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
AGF Launch A Greener Supplier Certification
AGF (A Greener Festival), the founders of the world's first green standards for festivals and events have launched ‘A Greener Supplier Kitemark’ to provide green suppliers with independent and trusted verification and recognition of their sustainability actions.
The issue of finding greener solutions is an important one and the music, sports and live event sectors are increasingly looking for suppliers and partners who have sustainability at the heart of what they do. By gaining AGF certification, suppliers will be able to demonstrate independently verified green credentials to their customers. The new certification will help events, festivals and tours identify verified green suppliers more easily, reducing the time and overhead of having to undertake their own internal supplier assessments. For suppliers with the kite mark, it will reduce the effort required to demonstrate their green credentials to prospective customers.
To attain the kitemark suppliers will demonstrate a commitment to supporting biodiversity, and reducing their organisations emissions and waste across the company’s operations, purchases and investment. The supplier assessment will consider the organisation's approach to applicable key elements of environmental sustainability including energy, food & beverage, transport, waste management, water, plastics & packaging, social responsibility, as well as its policy and strategies for dealing with hazardous materials and reductions in CO2 emissions.
Tom Schroeder, Wasserman (formerly Paradigm, Agent to stars such as The xx ,Years & Years, and Annie Mac) said:
“If we are going to improve how we tour and really try and address the damage touring can do, we need resources and support that is applicable across all levels. The team at A Greener Festival have been working on real solutions, not just tokenism, and a perfect illustration is their latest initiative. With the kitemark, all parts of the live music infrastructure can see suppliers and products that have real credentials, approved by those who know best. It is a perfect example of what needs to happen for us to make real change and not just talk about it.”
Mark Ward, Production Director, Proper Proper Productions Ltd (BST Hyde Park and All Points East) said:
“I've had so many conversations over so many years with major touring artists around ‘why isn’t there something like a Kite Mark so we can see who is really good at doing this stuff’”. For the industry to have that certification now from AGF - a known, trusted and proven source - is a huge positive. In many ways it’s a game changer.”
Carol Scott, Principle Sustainability Advocate, TAIT said:
“There is a huge amount for our industry to take on board as it enters a new era where sustainability ranks top of the list on everyone’s agenda. Any initiative that streamlines and simplifies any of our production processes; particularly procurement will be hugely advantageous across the board”.
Jamal Chalabi, Head of A Greener Tour said:
“A Greener Supplier Kitemark celebrates the many suppliers who are already moving their business forward to a more sustainable future and acts as a road of direction for those looking for guidance on how to get there with the assurance of an industry standard.”
Says AGF CEO Claire O’Neill:
“Ensuring an event, tour or venue is as green as possible can be resource heavy and confusing, and it depends significantly upon the action and engagement of the suppliers. Those who are taking action to change our industry for the better deserve recognition, and if we can help to reduce the resource burden to find and evidence Greener suppliers at the same time we can effect change more quickly.”
Sustainability is high on the agenda in the music and live events industry and more venues and festivals are demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability and reduction of environmental impacts by implementing a variety of actions so it is a natural progression for all businesses and suppliers within the sector to follow the same ethos.
Organisations who wish to apply for ‘A Greener Supplier KiteMark’ can do so by contacting A Greener Festival through their website https://www.agreenerfestival.com/a-greener-supplier-certification/
About AGF
AGF is a not-for-profit company committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices, and Founders of the world's first sustainability standard for festivals and events in 2007. AGF provides certification, education and training, consultancy, resources and green riders, facilitating the exchange of good ideas. They share information about how environmentally efficient methods are currently being employed at events and how the impact on the environment can be limited at future events. They offer independent assessment and verification of events sustainability claims through the AGF Awards for festivals, venues, tours and events. https://www.agreenerfestival.com/
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
SUPERBLOOM Festival Brings Together Music, Art, Fashion, Circus, Sustainability and More For First Edition
This September SUPERBLOOM Festival will debut in the historic Munich Olympic Park bringing together music, visual arts displays, fashion shows, contemporary dance and circus performances, science, tech and sustainability projects, and much more.
Taking place on 3rd and 4th September, the SUPERBLOOM Festival will transform the historic Olympic Stadium and Olympic Park in Munich into an unforgettable wonderland for visitors to immerse themselves in, with several stages featuring local and international artists and numerous entertainment areas to explore. For it’s first edition, SUPERBLOOM has enlisted a top-class line-up with Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Macklemore, KRAFTKLUB, Megan Thee Stallion, Stromae, Anne-Marie, Alan Walker, Rita Ora, Glass Animals, Years & Years, Skepta, Sigrid and many more.
SUPERBLOOM is more than just a music festival and will offer an experience for all the senses. In a total of eleven experience areas, there is something to discover, experience and interact with at every turn from art to fashion, science to sustainability, dance and acrobatics and much more. District4 is a lifestyle-fashion-sports area and YOUR PLANET will deal with sustainability issues. Art is the focus of the ArtBloom and the LakeGallery: Here you will find imaginative sculptures and unique installations as well as urban art created by national and international street artists. In the Spectacular section, visitors will be amazed by dance, acrobatics, circus and performances. The content for the SuperBrain area, which deals with science, medicine, research and technology, and the area for the youngest guests from 0-12 years, MiniBloom, have already been published. Further experience areas include the newcomer stage NeoNeo and the BeerBrass&Beats beer garden. See full festival lineup here: https://superbloom.de/lineup
The festival's main stages will host many global megastars with the festival securing two performances that are exclusive to Germany: Both the UK DJ, singer, songwriter and producer Calvin Harris and the American rapper Macklemore will play their only German concert at SUPERBLOOM, while US rapper Megan Thee Stallion and the British Grime superstar Skepta will both be making their debut in Munich. In addition to the musical highlights, best-selling author, human rights activist and anti-racism expert Tupoka Ogette will give a keynote speech on the main stage.
As well as the headliners, SUPERBLOOM together with PULS will also support national and international upcoming artists on the NeoNeo Stage where festival fans can discover real insider tips and the stars of tomorrow. Acts confirmed include the Hungarian singer ДEVA, German indie-pop duo Bruckner, Bavarian indie band Die Saune, Munich-based electro-pop duo Umme Block and many more. In addition to the musical acts, the podcasters BBQ Podcast, who will have space on the NeoNeo Stage for important content such as BIPOC and queer topics, and the makers of the Football Podcast will also perform.
The SUPERBLOOM team are also passionate about sustainability and social responsibility and have created the area YOUR PLANET to focus on sustainable action and social justice. In its first year, the sustainability area is themed Positive Power, as everyone can ignite the positive spark that changes our world for the better. In cooperation with the initiative Take A Stand, SUPERBLOOM will present bright minds, inspiring activists and hopeful world changers who will turn the YOUR PLANET area into an exciting and interactive playground for sustainability projects, social initiatives and exciting ideas for the future with their positive power. Social initiatives, NGOs and innovative organisations have applied and will present their visions, research and projects at the festival.
Tickets
Advance ticket sales have already started in November. The 2-day ticket for Saturday and Sunday is available from 169 EUR. Teen tickets for 12-15 year-olds will be offered at a reduced price of 99 EUR and limited Kids tickets for free. Advance sales of day tickets will start on 09.03.22. These and other ticket categories are available at www.superbloom.de.
About SUPERBLOOM
SUPERBLOOM is a new live entertainment festival by Goodlive GmbH. After two COVID19-related postponements, the festival will celebrate its premiere in Munich in 2022 and transform the Olympic Park and the legendary Olympic Stadium into a spectacular world of experience with national and international superstars. Comedians, podcasters and numerous experience areas are also part of the new concept. For the premiere in 2022 international artists such as David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Megen Thee Stallion, Rita Ora, Kraftklub, Anne-Marie and Stromae and many more are confirmed.
A Greener Festival Tips on How to do Festivals More Sustainably and Reduce Waste Left Behind
Festivals are an opportunity for community to come together and create the best version of what we want our society to be. Inclusive, diverse, creative and colourful - maximum fun and laughter without harming our environment. A Greener Festival (AGF) is a not-for-profit company committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices and CEO Claire O'Neill has put together some useful tips on how we can all do our bit for the environment and do festivals more sustainably.
AGF CEO Claire O’Neill says:
“Everyone who attends a festival plays a part in its creation. The actions you chose to take will directly influence how green or otherwise that festival will be. Here are a few tips for how to help your favourite festivals to be the greenest.”
1. Choose the greenest way to travel
Plan your green travel. Up to 80% of festivals CO2 emissions can be audience travel. Choose as low carbon as possible such as train, coach or cycling!
Often there are packages to take the bus to the festival with fellow revellers, so why not start the party in advance. National and European train travel connects so many cities and with forward planning can be found at reasonable prices and breathtaking views. If choosing international rail over flying you avoid the airport journey and hassle at either side.
If you really have to drive then make sure that you share all the spaces that you have. There are lift sharing apps as well as social media where you can connect with festival goers.
A festival in the Netherlands called Into The Great Wide Open tested a luggage delivery service for locals camping equipment etc, so they could travel in a lower impact way easily and collect their camping gear when they got to the festival.
Packing light and choosing festivals local to you help achieve this top tip for greening festivals, and supports the local creative economy at the same time.
2. Pack less and reuse
Go slim on packing. Think about what you need to take in advance.
If you're going in fancy dress or for a new festival outfit - see what you can get second hand. Share so that you're not supporting the production of new materials which often cause environmental damage as well as human rights abuses, and ultimately end up as waste. Imagine the number of festival fancy dress outfits out there by now - get creative with what exists.
Pack your reusable cup and bottle. Many events provide places where you can refill your water and a lot of them do chilled or filtered water. Coffee traders are doing refills.
Many of the bars are using reusables with a deposit or a levy so bring it back in the end because the more that it gets reused then the more that is an environmental benefit preventing plastic pollution and production.
Pack light and leave nothing behind.
3.Get informed and get involved
Prior to getting to the festival, get informed about what they're doing with regard to sustainability. If you go to any festival website you can have a look at what their plans are and what they are asking you to engage with. That might be something related to transport or things to bring and things not to bring.
If there's nothing there then get in touch with the festival and ask what about their green actions. You can have even more influence by actually making them think about it if they haven't already.
Perhaps they need green ambassadors. To be a part of the festival community, think how you can be part of the solution. It’s the festival goers who are creators of the festival experience too.
4.Remember to turn your electronics off
Turn everything you can off before you go, unless you've got house mates then that's a bit mean. Also check the fridge, check the cupboards and make sure you're not leaving food that's going to go off when you're away.
You can actually have a lower impact by living at a festival for a long weekend because of communal cooking and living, and you've not got everything switched on the whole time.
5.Beware of the Supermarket
Beware getting shopping trolleys full of stuff that will perish in the campsites, including cheap tents and the kind of items that you don't really need.
When you go into the supermarket on the way you might think oh I'm going to make all of my own food and say you'll buy loads of pots of hummus, but what we see is that food gets left over at the end of festivals in campsites. Try to not take more than what you need and avoid random items that are going to end up being single use and waste.
There's often independent traders at festivals with quite unique offerings. Support the local and the festival economy!
6.Pre pitched and reusable tents
If there's the opportunity to get pre pitched camping this helps reduce packing you have to carry and risk of campsite waste. It doesn’t have to be boutique camping. More so there are economic pre pitched options. How lovely if you don't need to carry and put up your tent.
If you do take your own tent, get something durable that’s not just going to end up smashed into pieces, and that you're definitely not going to leave it behind. There is embodied oil, water and carbon in the production of most camping items which we can’t afford to throw away, ecologically as well as financially.
Save money and reduce waste by getting long lasting camping gear and taking it home with you.
7.Think about what you eat
Our food choices on site have a big impact on sustainability. Ingredients have varying impacts on the environment based upon land use and feed for instance. Red meat is known to have the largest CO2 impact and land / water use. Plant based and vegan meal options are known to have to lower CO2 impacts. If you’re not already vegan try something new with the varied and delicious options available in the festivals food line up!
With any meals you purchase, check for any labels and sourcing information provided. It's amazing when you go to festivals the amount of detail that you can get and if it's not written up there on a chalkboard you can ask the person in charge of the stall. Our food choices and sourcing has such a huge impact on the environment and wellbeing. Have the conversation.
About AGF
AGF is a not-for-profit company committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices, and Founders of the world's first sustainability standard for festival and events since 2007. AGF provide certification, education and training, consultancy, resources and green riders, facilitating the exchange of good ideas. They share information about how environmentally efficient methods are currently being employed at events and how the impact on the environment can be limited at future events. They offer independent assessment and verification of events sustainability claims through the AGF Awards for festivals, venues, tours and events. https://www.agreenerfestival.com/
Contact
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AGF Top Sustainability Tips For Festival Goers
Festivals are an opportunity for community to come together and create the best version of what we want our society to be. Inclusive, diverse, creative and colourful – maximum fun and laughter without harming our environment. A Greener Festival (AGF) CEO Claire O’Neill has put together some useful tips on how we can all do our bit for the environment and do festivals more sustainably.
Claire O'Neill says:
“Everyone who attends a festival plays a part in its creation. The actions you chose to take will directly influence how green or otherwise that festival will be. Here are a few tips for how to help your favourite festivals to be the greenest.”
1. Choose the greenest way to travel
Plan your green travel. Up to 80% of festivals CO2 emissions can be audience travel. Choose as low carbon as possible such as train, coach or cycling!
Often there are packages to take the bus to the festival with fellow revellers, so why not start the party in advance. National and European train travel connects so many cities and with forward planning can be found at reasonable prices and breathtaking views. If choosing international rail over flying you avoid the airport journey and hassle at either side.
If you really have to drive then make sure that you share all the spaces that you have. There are lift sharing apps as well as social media where you can connect with festival goers.
A festival in the Netherlands called Into The Great Wide Open tested a luggage delivery service for locals camping equipment etc, so they could travel in a lower impact way easily and collect their camping gear when they got to the festival.
Packing light and choosing festivals local to you help achieve this top tip for greening festivals, and supports the local creative economy at the same time.
2. Pack less and reuse
Go slim on packing. Think about what you need to take in advance.
If you’re going in fancy dress or for a new festival outfit – see what you can get second hand. Share so that you’re not supporting the production of new materials which often cause environmental damage as well as human rights abuses, and ultimately end up as waste. Imagine the number of festival fancy dress outfits out there by now – get creative with what exists.
Pack your reusable cup and bottle. Many events provide places where you can refill your water and a lot of them do chilled or filtered water. Coffee traders are doing refills.
Many of the bars are using reusables with a deposit or a levy so bring it back in the end because the more that it gets reused then the more that is an environmental benefit preventing plastic pollution and production.
Pack light and leave nothing behind.
3. Get informed and get involved
Prior to getting to the festival, get informed about what they’re doing with regard to sustainability. If you go to any festival website you can have a look at what their plans are and what they are asking you to engage with. That might be something related to transport or things to bring and things not to bring.
If there’s nothing there then get in touch with the festival and ask what about their green actions. You can have even more influence by actually making them think about it if they haven’t already.
Perhaps they need green ambassadors. To be a part of the festival community, think how you can be part of the solution. It’s the festival goers who are creators of the festival experience too.
4. Remember to turn your electronics off
Turn everything you can off before you go, unless you’ve got house mates then that’s a bit mean. Also check the fridge, check the cupboards and make sure you’re not leaving food that’s going to go off when you’re away.
You can actually have a lower impact by living at a festival for a long weekend because of communal cooking and living, and you’ve not got everything switched on the whole time.
5 .Beware of the Supermarket
Beware getting shopping trolleys full of stuff that will perish in the campsites, including cheap tents and the kind of items that you don’t really need.
When you go into the supermarket on the way you might think oh I’m going to make all of my own food and say you’ll buy loads of pots of hummus, but what we see is that food gets left over at the end of festivals in campsites. Try to not take more than what you need and avoid random items that are going to end up being single use and waste.
There’s often independent traders at festivals with quite unique offerings. Support the local and the festival economy!
6. Pre pitched and reusable tents
If there’s the opportunity to get pre pitched camping this helps reduce packing you have to carry and risk of campsite waste. It doesn’t have to be boutique camping. More so there are economic pre pitched options. How lovely if you don’t need to carry and put up your tent.
If you do take your own tent, get something durable that’s not just going to end up smashed into pieces, and that you’re definitely not going to leave it behind. There is embodied oil, water and carbon in the production of most camping items which we can’t afford to throw away, ecologically as well as financially.
Save money and reduce waste by getting long lasting camping gear and taking it home with you.
7. Think about what you eat
Our food choices on site have a big impact on sustainability. Ingredients have varying impacts on the environment based upon land use and feed for instance. Red meat is known to have the largest CO2 impact and land / water use. Plant based and vegan meal options are known to have to lower CO2 impacts. If you’re not already vegan try something new with the varied and delicious options available in the festivals food line up!
With any meals you purchase, check for any labels and sourcing information provided. It’s amazing when you go to festivals the amount of detail that you can get and if it’s not written up there on a chalkboard you can ask the person in charge of the stall. Our food choices and sourcing has such a huge impact on the environment and wellbeing. Have the conversation.
And as always, have Maximum fun and laughter without harming our environment!!
Amsterdam Dance Event Announces First Wave of Festival Lineup
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world's largest festival and business conference for electronic music, today announced the first wave of confirmed artists for 2022. Among them are Afra (NL), Alan Walker (NO), ARTBAT (UA), Cincity (NL), CloZee (FR), DJ Stingray 313 (US), Ellen Allien (DE), Fatima Hajji (ES), Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (GH), Héctor Oaks (DE), Jayda G (CA), KI/KI (NL), Louisahhh (US), Nils Frahm (DE), Oliver Heldens (NL), Pan-Pot (DE), Paula Temple (GB), Rod20 (NL), Shermanology (NL), Shinedoe (NL), SPFDJ (SE), Suzanne Ciani (US), Tamara Shogaolu (US), The Blessed Madonna (US), Tiësto (NL), Vladimir Dubyshkin (RU) and many more.
The five day gathering runs from October 19—23, 2022 and is the world’s most extensive festival and conference program for electronic music, representing all electronic subgenres and subcultures throughout 1000+ events in 200+ locations spread across Amsterdam.
The complete program will be announced in the coming months. Individual tickets are available through ADE’s program, and the ADE Pro Pass is available here.
Among the first wave of names are:
8Kays (UA), Afra (NL), Afrojack (NL), Alan Walker (NO), Alison Swing (US), Anetha (FR), Armin van Buuren (NL), ARTBAT (UA), BELLA (NL), Ben Böhmer (DE), Blawan (GB), Camo & Krooked (AT), Cassie Raptor (FR), Charmaine (NL), Cincity (NL), CloZee (FR), Courtesy (DK), Cynthia Spiering (NL), Dasha Rush (DE), Degs (GB), DJ Stingray 313 (US), Ellen Allien (DE), ERIS (DE), Fatima Hajji (ES), Fatima Yamaha (NL), Flava D (GB), Floating Points (GB), Freddy K (DE), Fumiya Tanaka (JP), Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (GH), HAAi (AU), Héctor Oaks (DE), Henrik Schwarz (DE), Jameszoo's Blind Group (NL), Jamie Jones (GB), Jayda G (CA), Jonas Blue (GB), Joost van Bellen (NL), Juliet Fox (AU), Karim Soliman (NL), KI/KI (NL), Leeza Pritychenko (RU), Lessss (FR), Logic1000 (AU), Louisahhh (US), Maceo Plex (US), Metropole Orkest (NL), Mirella Kroes (NL), Molly (FR), Nick Verstand (NL), Nicky Romero (NL), Nils Frahm (DE), Ø (Phase) (GB), Oliver Heldens (NL), Palms Trax (NL), Pan-Pot (DE), Parfait (FR), Patrice Bäumel (DE), Paula Temple (GB), Rod20 (NL), Rødhåd (DE), Sam Feldt (NL), Sara Landry (US), Sasha (GB), Satori (NL), Satoshi Tomiie (JP), Seth Troxler (US), Shermanology (NL), Shinedoe (NL), SNTS (DE), Somniac One (LT), Speedy J (NL), Spekki Webu (NL), SPFDJ (SE), Super Étoile de Dakar (SN), Suzanne Ciani (US), Tamara Shogaolu (US), The Blessed Madonna (US), Tiësto (NL), Tsepo (NL), Van Anh (NL), Vanity Roxane (NL), Vitalic (FR), Vladimir Dubyshkin (RU), Worakls (FR), Youssou N'Dour (SN) and many more.
The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing electronic music, its culture and its industry worldwide. The organisation devotes itself to stimulating development, innovation and talent, gathering the global industry and laying a foundation for future generations.
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), an initiative of Buma, has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The event continues to grow and develop each year, featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues. The five-day event attracts visitors from over 146 countries and features every conceivable aspect of electronic music culture, with dedicated conference programming, an extensive Arts & Culture programme, live music and DJ/artist performances, all spread across the city of Amsterdam. More information about ADE can be found here.
ADE – Electronic Music Gathers Here
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation. Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados
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Mallorca Live Festival closes its most international edition which featured Muse, Christina Aguilera, Franz Ferdinand, The Blessed Madonna
Mallorca Live Festival became established as one of the major Spanish festivals with its fifth edition, a celebration postponed for two years due to the pandemic, but which this weekend brought together 72,000 attendees at Calvià’s Old Aquapark on the 24th, 25th and 26th of June.
According to organisers, 60% of the audience came from the Balearic Islands, 30% from mainland Spain and 10% from abroad. These figures, in addition to the increase in the number of people attending this year’s edition, confirm the festival’s commitment to attracting new audiences and promoting cultural and quality tourism in Majorca.
The festival has been the most important cultural event in the Balearic Islands for years due to its ability to attract visitors and its artistic proposal. This year, in its most international edition, the line-up included big names such as Muse, Christina Aguilera, Franz Ferdinand, Justice, Editors, Metronomy, Cut Copy, Milky Chance, Supergrass and Temples.
It also featured some of the most anticipated Spanish bands of the year such as C. Tangana, Izal, Kase.O Jazz Magnetism, Rigoberta Bandini, Guitarricadelafuente and Sen Senra; as well as some of today’s best DJs: Jamie xx, Jeff Mills, The Blessed Madonna, Ben Ufo and Max Cooper.
Some of the most outstanding proposals as well as the most promising of the local Balearic scene had their place in the line-up. Opening each day were Saïm, Amulet, Alanaire, Yoko Factor, Trigga and Bisuri i ElsMossos, winners of the Mallorca Live prize at the Palma Pop Rock Contest, amongst others.
C. Tangana’s long-awaited concert
On the first day, Friday 24th June, C. Tangana was by far the long-awaited moment of the festival, with a massive attendance of more than 27,000 people. Incidents with the validation of wristbands before entering the venue and the traffic jam on the Andratx motorway meant that part of the audience was unable to attend Rigoberta Bandini’s concert and it showed their discontent on social media.
Izal‘s farewell to their Majorcan audience was perhaps the most emotional moment of the festival, only on a par with the epic concert by Kase.O Jazz Magnetism, who also announced his temporary hiatus from live shows, or the incredible session by Jamie xx, who joined the line-up only a few days earlier due to the announced absence of Korean DJ Peggy Gou for family health reasons.
Christina Aguilera and Franz Ferdinand, Saturday’s queen and kings
The organisers were able to react the following day by reorganising and increasing the number of staff in wristband stands, information and bars, and the day went on as normal. Christina Aguilera, who spent the whole week in Mallorca rehearsing for her tour, proved with her show that she still is one of the great pop divas. Franz Ferdinand, in full communion with the audience, brought their career celebration tour to Majorca and set the venue on fire with 90 minutes of non-stop hits, becoming the real kings of the festival.
Before Aguilera came the psychedelic-tinged guitars and great style of Temples, in what was their first concert since March 2020. The Brits enjoyed revisiting their back-catalogue with an outstanding sound. Cut Copy arrived from Australia to close the first stage with dreamy melodies and synthesisers. In the electronic section, the live sets by Cobblestone Jazz and Klick & Frik stood out and, above all, the session with which the magician Jeff Mills closed the day.
Muse closes the festival in style.
British band Muse performed for the first time in the Balearic Islands on Sunday – in what was their first Spanish festival date this year – and gave a tremendous concert. Matt Bellamy and his band blew away Calvià’s Old Aquapark. Such a show had never been seen before on the islands.
The first of the highlights of the day was the always special live performance by Guitarricadelafuente, and Metronomy gave one of the best concerts of the weekend, and they had the audience in their pocket with their catchy rhythms. The fun show by the Germans Milky Chance and the irresistible Latin rhythms’ dance session by Mexican Pahua were not far behind.
But if there was one band that had caused expectation on the island that was Justice. The French duo deployed all their electronic arsenal to put the finishing touch to this fifth edition with a show marked by hypnotic light effects. The Blessed Madonna closed a magical night on Mallorca Live’s dance floor.
Happening! Market and OFF Mallorca Live
The festival also opted once again for a restaurant area and design market with more than 30 stalls and food trucks: Happening! Market, which will stay on site during the Mallorca Live Summer concert series. T-shirts, vintage clothing, makeup and glitter, temporary tattoos, jewellery and local crafts are some of the products that could be purchased in this area. Within the gastronomic offer, local product also had its place with the 100% local pastries from Forn Santo Cristo or the smash-style hamburgers from Double Take prepared with coca de patata from Valldemossa.
One more year the festival had a free daytime programme on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June. Within OFF Mallorca Live, the festival had a stage in the Momentum Plaza shopping center in Magaluf, where bands such as Pazzvegga, Rotten Kings, Honolili and Jane Yo.
On the same location but a few metres above the ground, the festival offered different DJ sessions at INNSIDE by Meliá Calvià Beach hotel’s rooftop, with Pucheros Atómicos, Los Dos, Sideways and Pahua.
Mallorca Live Pro
Artists, managers, bookers, festival directors and other professionals from the international, national and local music industry met again at Mallorca Live PRO 2022, the professional conference organised by Mallorca Live Festival that took place on June 23 and 24 at Fundació Miró Mallorca.
More than 30 international and national representatives attended showcases, speed meeting sessions, talks and debates on some of the most relevant current issues in the music industry.
Institutions and sponsors
Once more the festival has had the support of institutions such as the Government of Spain with the support of the National Institute of Performing and Musical Arts (INAEM) and Acción Cultural Española, the Government of the Balearic Islands through the Agency for Tourism Strategy of the Balearic Islands (AETIB), of the Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics of the Ministry of European Funds, University and Culture; the Consell de Mallorca through the Mallorca Tourism Foundation, the Department of Culture, Heritage and Language Policy and the Calvià City Council through the Department of Culture and the Calvià Foundation.
It also had Estrella Damm as its main sponsor, as well as the support of the INNSIDE by Melià hotel chain, the shipping company GNV, the airline Air Europa, Ron Barceló, Porto Pi, B The Travel Brand and See Tickets. Cadena SER Radio Mallorca and the music magazine Mondosonoro are the festival’s official media partners.