ADE Green Secures First Part of Program and Announces Pussy Roit's Nadya Tolokonnikova
Conference advocates meaningful solutions for the future in the music and events scenes
Wednesday 18 October, DeLaMar Theater
How do we make an event fully circular? How does nightlife contribute to the LGBTQ+ community and vice versa? And which innovations will define the forthcoming festival season? These questions and more will be answered on 18 October, during ADE Green 2017. Held at DeLaMar Theater, this one-day conference plays a leading role in finding meaningful solutions for the future in the music and events industry. Today, the organisation announces the first part of its internationally-oriented programme, which includes Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova as the headliner.
For the fifth consecutive year, ADE Green – brought to you by ADE & Absolut - brings the most important thinkers and visionaries in the fields of innovation, sustainability and social change, together with the electronic music community. The aim of the event is to exchange ideas, inspire each other and create opportunities for collaborations in order to rejuvenate the sector.
“During ADE, Amsterdam is the hub of the international electronic music scene, bringing together more than 9,000 influential players and 375,000 festival visitors. The industry has a global reach and impact like no other, and ADE Green wants to tap into that influence so as to drive the social and sustainability transition on a large scale. What’s more, festivals and events are excellent testing grounds for innovation when it comes to logistics, waste, energy, mobility and water management,” says Richard Zijlma, director of ADE.
Art for Social Change The rich programme includes panels, workshops and in-depth discussions. In addition to sustainability and innovation, social change is also an important theme this year. In that context, ADE Green is pleased to confirm that conceptual artist, political activist and member of the infamous Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot, Nadya Tolokonnikova will headline. As a result of their provocative performances about feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, and opposition to President Putin, Pussy Riot’s three band members ended up in a penal colony in 2012, after which Tolokonnikova wrote the autobiographical book, How to Start a Revolution. In an intimate interview, she describes the spirit of resistance and shares her views on the role that artists should play in the start of a revolution.
In-depth programme In addition to this, Unlocking Engagement: How Experience Fuels Responsibility is a panel in which Teresa Moore – director of A Greener Festival, and researcher in the field of public attitudes and conduct – discusses two significant cases: ‘10,000 HOURS’, the volunteer organisation with a mission, and ‘The Eco Coin’, an alternative currency for ecological value. The panel Designing Out Waste: How To Become a Circular Festival reviews the design and use of products in order to minimise waste and the impact on the environment. Speakers include sustainability specialists of Metabolic, DGTL, Lab Vlieland and Roskilde. Paul Schurink (Green Events Netherlands), also known as ‘Mister Green Energy’, will host a workshop on the development of a smart energy plan, and this will be followed by a lecture from climate communications expert George Marshall, in which he focuses on how we can get a wider audience in motion to do something about climate change, and break through the ‘collective silence’ he claims there is around this acute problem. Another hot topic is plastic. During The Plastic Panel, Teddy Vrijmoet (Vierdaagsefeesten), Chris Johnson (Shambala), Tijl Couzij (ITGWO) and Melinda Watson (RAW Foundation) and will discuss the global scope of this issue, resulting in hands-on solutions for combating plastic use.
Elevatorpitch The social and sustainability challenges of festivals require inventive solutions. During the PechaKucha-style panel, Festivals Leading The Way To A Sustainable Future, ADE Green will offer a platform to the most interesting, remarkable and promising new initiatives in this field. There is still availability for one more wildcard: Ideas submitted via adegreen@amsterdam-dance-event.nl have the chance of securing a place to pitch on the stage. Previous game changers who took part and became a success after ADE Green include KarTent (sustainable festival tents made from cardboard), Gerrard Street (circular headphones) and ICEK (extremely economical cooling systems). Additional programme elements are still to be announced.
“The transition to a new economy requires new thinking. It is crucial to highlight and adapt existing processes in our sector via the collective use of each other’s knowledge and technologies. Sustainability, innovation and social change must form an integral part of today’s festival and events policies. The fact that this can be done – without concessions to the visitor experience, or any finger- pointing – has now been proven,” says ADE Green organiser, Carlijn Lindemuller.
Ticket sales and info ADE Green will take place on Wednesday 18 October, 2017 from 10:00 to 17:30 at the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. Entrance tickets cost €35 and are available via amsterdam-dance.event.nl. ADE Green is also accessible to ADE Pass and ADE Conference Pass holders.
ADE Green The pioneering conference on sustainability, Innovation and social change in the music industry Date: Wednesday 18 October, 2017 Times: 10:00 - 17:30 Location: DeLaMar Theater Marnixstraat 402 Amsterdam
ADE Green: http://tinyurl.com/ADEGreen
Website Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/ADEGreentickets
About ADE Green
With more than 800 festivals and 23 million visitors a year, the Dutch events industry alone is an important sector for the economy. Topics such as sustainability, innovation and social change are increasingly on the agenda, and ADE Green is at the forefront of these developments.
ADE Green is an annual, recurring one-day conference dedicated to innovation, sustainability and social change within the music and events industries. For the fifth consecutive year, ADE Green brings the leading thinkers in these areas together with the electronic music community. The programme includes panels, workshops and in-depth discussions – all of which are grafted around issues and meaningful solutions for the future of the world.
About ADE
Since its inception in 1996, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has evolved into the leading business conference and festival of the global electronic music scene. It is the place to be and spot the latest developments: from musical trends and upcoming talents to the most recent output of dance’s pioneers and superstars.
The Amsterdam Dance Event takes place from the 18th to 22nd of October, 2017.
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Dave Clarke drops new single featuring Mark Lanegan and announces new album
After a 14 year hiatus, techno and electronic music icon Dave Clarke drops a brand new single'Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears)’ featuring the vocals of former QOTSA member and Gutter Twins legend Mark Lanegan which will be the first release from Clarke’s third full length album titled, The Desecration of Desire.
Mark’s gritty vocals sit perfectly over Dave’s incisive, floor driven drums as the track builds to an intense conclusion with the words “I have fucked with the past, now it is time to dance with the future” this essential release epitomises what Dave Clarke sounds like and speaks about, in 2017.
Listen to 'Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears)’ and pre-order the album here: https://DaveClarke.lnk.to/TDoDPR
Over the last three decades, Clarke has proved a singular voice in the underground dance world. As well as turning out essential tracks such as his famous Red Series, he has also hosted his influential White Noise radio show, which has just surpassed 600 episodes and remixed an array of artists including Depeche Mode, Chemical Brothers, A Place To Bury Strangers, Placebo, Underworld and Soft Moon. In this new album, the long-time pioneer once again showcases his studio skills and musical vision across 10 tracks that go well beyond the dance floor.
The Desecration of Desire follows 1995’s collection of singles Archive One and 2003’s Devil’s Advocate, which came produced under various outside pressures. As such, this new album is Clarke’s first fully formed musical vision as he would want it. “I decided to write it as I would a book, so the track order you have was also the order in which they were also written, like chapters,” he says in the accompanying sleeve notes.
The album itself contains very little techno. “Not because I don’t like it—I live and breathe it every single week—but I wanted to make an album that was not a collection of club tracks. I listen to many types of music all the time and I felt free for the first time to implement this approach for my own project.” As such it comes coloured with the perspectives of “some delightful, intelligent and deep people who inspired me in their own way” such as LOUISAHHH, Mark Lanegan, Mt. Sims, Anika, Gazelle Twin and Keith Tenniswood.
The Desecration Of Desire begins with the arresting and abrasive sounds of “Exquisite”, with industrial textures and heavy broken beats immediately grabbing your attention. ‘Is Vic There?’ is a cover of the Department S classic that meant so much to Clarke when growing up, a dark, heavyweight, slow motion slice of new wave with LOUISAHHH’s simmering vocals finishing it in style. On ‘Frisson’, Dave teams up with Matthew Sims AKA Mt. Sims, bringing more moody post-punk tension with its cold and stark drums and rumbling bass, before the driving ‘Plasmatic’ is the closest the album comes to hinting at Clarke’s ‘day job’. On ‘Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears)’, Dave invited former Queens Of The Stone Age and Screaming Trees legend Mark Lanegan to Amsterdam, where the pair recorded the single that has already proved such a hit.
Lanegan also features on ‘Monochrome Sun’, a brain twisting track full of fizzing feedback and distorted drums, while ‘Cover Up My Eyes’ is a paranoid and post-human techno track with vocals courtesy of Anti-Ghost Moon Ray’s Gazelle Twin barely perceptible between the twisted rhythms and dense electronics. Another stand out track on the album is ‘I’m Not Afraid’, with vocals by Anika and bass by Keith Tenniswood AKA Radioactive Man making for an irresistible blend of industrial funk before the grit of ‘Death Of Pythagorus’ makes for a bleak and cinematic end.
This is a coherent and cohesive album that is autobiographical from start to finish: it distills Clarke’s life long love of punk, new wave, noise and industrial into something truly original and wholly spellbinding.
Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears)
Release Date: 16th August 2017 (SKINT)
1. Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears) - Original Mix
The Desecration Of Desire
Release Date: 27th October 2017 (SKINT)
01 – Exquisite
02 - Is Vic There? (feat. LOUISAHHH)
03 - Frisson (feat. Mt. Sims)
04 – Plasmatic
05 - Dot Forty One (Mute)
06 - Charcoal Eyes (Glass Tears) (feat. Mark Lanegan)
07 - Monochrome Sun (feat. Mark Lanegan)
08 - Cover Up My Eyes (feat. Gazelle Twin)
09 - I’m Not Afraid (feat. Anika)
10 - Death Of Pythagoras
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Sziget Festival: At the beginning of a new 25 years
Sziget Festival, the Island of Freedom, has ended with the total number of 452.000 Szitizens attending the 7-day non-stop music & arts festival. The 25th Sziget had two sold-out days with an amazing crowd arriving from more than 100 countries.
Tamás Kádár, CEO of Sziget Cultural Management and the person taking over the role of founder Károly Gerendai, will lead the following 25 years, promising to have vital changes happening already next year. He also added: “The 25th festival is a turning point in Sziget’s life: an era has ended, where we built a unique and popular multicultural festival, differentiating it from other festivals with its amazing atmosphere, cultural diversity, colorful program, high level of services and spectacular visuals. Today Sziget is seen as a great leader among other festivals and because of this we also have to change, so we don’t become just one in a million.”
The 25th Sziget hosted less Szitizens than last year’s record-breaking numbers, but still had 2 sold-out days and more than 450.000 visitors. Kádár thinks that the turn-out number could be a combination of many factors as the growing number of Sziget-like festivals and as he said “an unlucky line-up this year”. Regardless of these, he said that a wonderful and peaceful festival happened during the 7 days.
In 2017 Szitizens arrived from more than 100 countries, most of them came from The Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy, but Szitizens arrived from further parts of the world as Australia or Hong Kong. This year several Hollywood stars were spotted at Sziget as well. On the P!NK day Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Justin Theroux and Luke Evans visited the island, who also came back the following days. Ashton Kutcher and Mila visited the gig of Wiz Khalifa and The Chainsmokers, where they did not only check out the concerts, but also hang out with the artists backstage. Many performers crossed the ocean only because of their Sziget concert, like Iggy Azalea, The Chainsmokers or Macklemore, who unfortunately got hospitalized after the show.
The security system of Sziget was also a success this year: the check-in system introduced last year is considered a great way to tackle security issues and many festival organizers visiting Sziget had a big interest in this new system. The Head of Security had also positive news, the statistics were 30-40% better than last year.
Sziget Festival will be held in 2018 between 8-15 August.
Fun facts
- Sziget welcomed its 8 millionth visitor: the girl arriving from Transylvania was shocked when Károly Gerendai, founder, gave her a “forever pass” for Sziget at the ticket booth.
- One of the sensations this year was an Art Of Freedom project, where a mobile toilet led to a secret party.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
CUT_, The Mysterons, Naaz and Rachel Louise coming to c/o pop Festival
The Dutch Impact showcase will once again return to c/o pop Festival in Cologne to highlight the best new and emerging acts from The Lowlands. Taking place at Hans-Böckler-Platz (open air stage) and at Zum Scheuen Reh on Friday 18th August the Dutch Impact showcase will present performances from CUT_ and The Mysterons and a secret act with other performances from Naaz and Rachel Louise during the events evening program.
Dutch Impact showcase running order:
17:00 - The Mysterons
17:45 - CUT_
18:30 – Secret Act
Venues
Hans-Böckler-Platz (Open air stage), 50672 Cologne
Zum Scheuen Reh (indoor stage), Hans-Böckler-Platz 2, 50672 Cologne
Free drinks and Dutch snacks for delegates and media.
RSVP: Please RSVP to nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk or tari@pop100.com
More information on all the acts performing at c/o pop here:
http://www.dutch-impact.nl/category/festivals/c-o-pop-festival
Listen to the artists performing at c/o pop here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/dutchimpact2014/playlist/6JgpPOHhVQRx7sJKO06Aki
https://soundcloud.com/dutch-impact/sets/dutch-impact-2016
You can also catch these amazing acts at other shows during c/o pop:
Wednesday 16th August
23:00 - 23:40 hrs - Stadtgarten Saal - Naaz
Thursday 17th August
19:45 - 20:15 hrs – Gewölbe - CUT_
19.30 – 20.00 hrs - Christuskirche - Rachel Louise
Saturday 19th August
20:00 - 20:40 hrs – Volksbühne am Rudolfplatz - The Mysterons
About the acts
CUT_
Electronic duo CUT_ took off rapidly after their rendition of Stromae’s ‘Papaoutai’ went viral. CUT_ has since then played numerous shows, including performances at Lowlands, PITCH, ADE, Eurosonic and various appearances on Dutch national television. CUT_ released their first single on [PIAS] “Tune In Tune Out” (mixed and co-produced by Leo Abrahams), which was released late last year. Focusing on encompassing the full spectrum of artistry, CUT_ have made video and visuals an important part of their image, as well as trying to excel in their live shows. “We find that live shows are a way to really distinguish yourself as an artist nowadays, especially when, like in our case, the music is focused on electronic production. We make a point of doing everything live.” (Sebastiaan Dutilh: production & songwriting).
Website: www.cutunderscore.com
Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HPVAGjCVDzP7xcNrkwgxL
The Mysterons
The Mysterons are a very skillful 5 piece band named after the 60s series ‘Captain Scarlett And The Mysterons’. As is suggested by the name, the young band has a weak spot for that period; their hard-to-pigeonhole music incorporates psychedelica, Indian flavours, repetitive Philip Glass like mimimalism, Turkish influences and a careful listener may suggest they’ve given Portishead a few spins too. After recent high profile performances at festivals such as Lowlands, Into The Great Wide Open, Motel Mozaique, Paradiso and French showcase festival Transmusicales the band released their their debut full length album ‘Meandering' inFebruary via Excelsior Recordings. The Mysterons take you on an adventurous, edgy, beautiful and psychedelic trip. Enjoy the ride!
Website: http://themysterons.nl/
Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0VuoStDUmutuXoPuTnYeG1
Naaz
Inspired by the likes of Bruno Mars and Demi Lovato, Naaz is a singer/songwriter from the Netherlands who seeks to inspire people with her music. She began writing songs when she was six, but it took a while to convince her Kurdish family to allow her to make her music public. After posting cover versions of pop songs to her YouTube channel, she released her debut single, "Nobody Said," which she co-wrote with her brother Yaad, in 2013. In 2015, she appeared on Yellow Claw & Flux Pavilion's "Catch Me," and released another pair of singles, "Sadboy" and "Escape," in 2016. The following year, the track "Words" arrived in advance of the debut EP Bits of Naaz.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pg/bitsofnaaz/about/?ref=page_internal
Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/736HGQRGr9rjG4VmmSpkz8
Rachel Louise
Rachel Louise is a singer/songwriter based in the Netherlands. She moved to LA when she was 17 to attend the Musicians Institute for vocals. After three Californian years she returned to her roots in the Netherlands to record an EP and show the Dutch what she had learned. After playing tons of shows, winning the "Utrecht Popprijs" and being "Serious Talent" (at the National Radio Station 3FM) she released her first full length album in October 2012. She writes together with her brother Colin Lee who is also the drummer in the band. Currently she is writing for her second album and also focussing on writing for and with others. You can also catch her playing percussion, keys and singing backing vocals with artist “Dotan”.
Website: http://www.rachellouisemusic.nl/
Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5qBnUEVyM1b6orwYHQjfYw
Brought to you by Eurosonic Noorderslag. Powered by Performing Arts Fund, Buma Cultuur, Creative Holland and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Connecting Global Music Communities
9 Things not to miss at Sziget Festival!
Sziget festival continues to offer one of the most diverse and open-minded programs in the world, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival. The unique atmosphere at the festival has been the essential part of Sziget from the beginning, merging a diverse music line-up with many programs beyond music such as theatre, dance, circus, art and many more. This is all topped with quality services, exciting visuals and spectacular installations.
Here’s 9 things not to miss at this years Sziget Festival...
1.Special Parties
Sziget prides itself on being a place where you can be free and meet like minded people from around the world. Make sure you join in the daily parties at the main stage to have fun and make new friends one of these special events - Clapping Stick Party, Ball Party, Flag Party, Colour Party, Birthday Party, Cheer Pom-Pom Party, End show party.
Special Party program here: http://szigetfestival.com/programs#!/p/1788/special-party
2.Giant Street Theatre
This year’s Giant Street Theatre act is a unique show, created especially for Sziget as a joint performance of two companies from two different countries. Collectif Arbuste (F) returns to Sziget after last year’s huge success, bringing a special version of their show, INSTRUMENTARIUM. They are joined by Aerial Jockey Strada (E) and their jaw-dropping show, ETEREFEEL. Take a trip into the wild and futuristic world of LATALAYA, a collision of spectacular aerobatics and percussion based live-electronic music, spiced with colorful lights, all set on and around an industrial tower-structure.
Street Theatre program here: http://szigetfestival.com/programs#!/p/1575/latalaya
3.Cirque du Sziget & Fidelio Theatre and Dance Stage
Sziget is well-known for hosting the most exciting and most actual performing art shows every year. This year you can enjoy the program of Cirque du Sziget & the Fidelio Theatre and Dance Tent, where you will see spectacular productions from around the world to entertain you - definitely check out the options!
Program Cirque du Sziget: http://en.szigetfestival.com/programs#!/v/66/cirque-du-sziget
Program Fidelio Theatre and Dance Tent: http://en.szigetfestival.com/programs#!/v/67/fidelio-theatre-and-dance-tent
4.Artzone
When it comes to the visual landscape of Sziget, Art and installations are an important part of the festival. ArtZone is a heart shaped lovely venue on the Northern part of Sziget. Here you can dive into a whole different universe and make your own bags, chairs and paintings. So many things to do here!
Find out more here: http://en.szigetfestival.com/programs#!/v/71/artzone
5.Luminarium
Luminarium arrives to Sziget for the fourteenth time this year straight from the UK, inviting you to dive into this 800 square meter inflatable sculpture. This is truly a sculpture, where the artist is the architect and the painting is done by the sunlight. Architects of Air, based in Nottingham (UK), set sail the same year as Sziget Festival and since then more than 8 million visitors have enjoyed this unforgettable experience. The unique labyrinth tunnels and inspiring spacious domes welcome visitors all year round all over the world.
More info here: http://en.szigetfestival.com/programs#!/v/77/luminarium-pentalum
6.Magic Mirror
The tent of Magic Mirror has a wonderful atmosphere, not just hosting -probably- the most amazing parties until sunrise,but also super exciting talks and film screenings. Moreover you can see the record-breaking, award winning show LIMBO that finally makes its debut at Sziget Festival between 10-15 August! This hot and crazy mix of cabaret, circus and acrobatics has already seduced audiences worldwide, now it’s your turn to be amazed! A dirty and dangerous circus-cabaret directed by Scot Maidment, LIMBO whisks everyone into a sinister netherworld of jaw-dropping contortion, gut-churning aerial acrobatics, nail-biting stunts and staggering illusions!
Come and join the Magic: http://en.szigetfestival.com/programs#!/v/78/magic-mirror
7.Sziget Beach
This hidden corner of Sziget is a sacred place, where chill music is helping you to relax and get ready for the party. Do some yoga, take part in one of our dance workshops or just sip your cocktail and enjoy your holiday!
Sziget Beach program here: http://en.szigetfestival.com/programs#!/v/79/sziget-beach-cokxpon-chill-garden
8.Sport TV Sport Zone
Did you know that you can even do sports at Sziget? Sports: small pitch football, beach volleyball, streetball, table tennis, table football, darts, badminton, table hockey, petanque, frisbee, teqball & fun programs as: BAGJUMP, adventure park, climbing wall, goldsprint, rowing ergometer, billiard football, dodgebow.
Interested? http://en.szigetfestival.com/programs#!/v/107/sport-tv-sport-zone
9.Boart Parties
Everyone loves a boat party and to help celebrate the 25th anniversary edition of Sziget festival you can enjoy a special boat party on the river Danube with DJ’s Michael Mayer, Mano Le Tough, DJ W!ld, Gus Gus and Henry Saiz. The elegant pleasure-boat offers something for everyone: be it chilling in bean bag chairs with the Parliament in the background, or going crazy in a pulsing party on board. Party goers can admire the world-famous panorama of Budapest, the bridges as they pass over their heads, or the hundreds of years old buildings lining the riverside while partying all the way through the capital section of the river Danube.
Boat Party program here: http://en.szigetfestival.com/boat-party
If that wasn’t enough the artist line up for this years festival is huge with acts including; Alex Clare, Allah-Las, Alt-J, Andy C, Anne-Marie, Bad Religion, Bakermat, Bassjackers, Bear's Den, Biffy Clyro, Billy Talent, Birdy, Breaking Benjamin, Cashmere Cat, Charli XCX, Chef'Special, Crystal Fighters, Danny Brown, De Staat, Dimenson, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, DJ Shadow, Don Diablo, Dubioza Kollektiv, Flume, Fritz Kalkbrenner, George Ezra, GTA, GusGus, HVOB, Interpol, Jagwar Ma, Jamie Cullum, Kasabian, Kensington, Leningrad, Leon, Mac Demarco, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Major Lazer, Mando Diao, Materia, Maurice West, Metronomy, Nervo, Nothing but Thieves, OH Wonder, Oliver Heldens, P!NK, Paul Van Dyk, PJ Harvey, Rone, Rudimental live, Steve Aoki, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, The Courteeners, The Kills, The Naked and Famous, The Pretty Reckless, The Strypes, The Vaccines, Tom Odell, Two Door Cinema Club, Tycho, Valentino Khan, Vince Staples, W&W, Watsky, Weval, White Lies, Wiz Khalifa + many more!
Sziget tickets are selling fast, so visitors do well to buy their passes as early as possible. Sziget Festival takes place in Budapest between 10-17 August.
Tickets and information: www.szigetfestival.com
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Festival Friday - August 2017 Festival Guide
This #festivalfriday we highlight some of the best festivals in August. If you still haven’t had your festival fix and are interested in discovering new music try OFF Festival in Katowice or if you want to see lots of big names acts with nop notch facilites try Lowlands in Holland and if you prefer to immerse yourself in a wonderland with want a huge variety activities you can’t miss Sziget Festival in Hungary.
OFF Festival Katowice, Poland 4th - 6th August
OFF is a festival for the discerning music fan and the place to discover the best alternative acts from around the world. A truly unique boutique music festival, OFF Festival takes place in ‘Three Lake Valley’, Katowice – a beautiful green oasis in the heart of industrial Silesia. OFF is a way of life, one that flies in the face of current trends and stays true to itself, and the ethos of organiser Artur Rojek is firmly aimed at supporting art and music with the festival bringing many acts to Poland for the first time. OFF Festival’s reputation is growing year on year driven by the festivals forward–thinking, eclectic music policy and it’s bold and eclectic lineups. From the greatest alternative music stars from around the world to the increasingly strong Polish scene, OFF festival has inspiring music in abundance and the organisers and crowd have one serious finger on the pulse when it comes to music.
Line Up: Anna Meredith, Anna Von Hausswolff, Arab Strap, Batushka, BEAK>, Boris Graja “Pink”, Carla Bozulich, Circuit des Yeux, Conor Oberst with Band, Daniel Johnston, Duzy Jack, Feist, Group A, Helando Negro, Jessy Lanza, Kikagaku Moyo, Kwadrofonik I Artur Rojek, Lvl Up, Made in Poland “Martwy Kabaret”, Michael Gira, Moor Mother, PJ Harvey, Preoccupations, PRO8L3M, Royal Trux, Shame, Sheer Mag, Shellac, SIKSA, Silver Apples, Spoiwo, Swans, Taleb Kweli Live, The Black Madonna, The Oh Sees, Ulrika Spacek, Wolves in the Throne Room, Wrekmeister Harmonies + many more!
OFF Festival takes place from 4-6 August 2017. 3-day tickets from £52 available at off-festival.pl.
Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary 9th to 16th August
Proud winner of the ‘Best Major European Festival’ award in 2015 and 2011, and ‘Best Festival Line Up’ in 2016, Sziget Festival is one of the biggest multicultural events of Europe. Taking place on the picturesque Óbuda Island in Budapest, Sziget welcomes over 490,000 visitors from over 100 countries to express themselves on their self-proclaimed Island of Freedom. Sziget is not just about music, with more than 50 program venues offering festival goers the chance to experience many different things including; circus, theatre and dance, art and installations, yoga and sports and a huge variety of food. There is also has a beach area where fans can truly enjoy the summer and the Danube. With so much on offer in the heart of Budapest, Sziget provides a complete festival-holiday experience with a week long party, great live concerts and all the attractions the city has to offer such as beautiful historic buildings, thermal spas and special ’ruin pubs’.
Line up: Line up: Alex Clare, Allah-Las, Alt-J, Andy C, Anne-Marie, Bad Religion, Bakermat, Bassjackers, Bear’s Den, Biffy Clyro, Billy Talent, Birdy, Breaking Benjamin, Cashmere Cat, Charli XCX, Chef’Special, Clean Bandit, Crystal Fighters, Danny Brown, De Staat, Dimenson, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, DJ Shadow, Don Diablo, Dubioza Kollektiv, Flume, Fritz Kalkbrenner, George Ezra, GTA, GusGus, HVOB, Interpol, Jagwar Ma, Jamie Cullum, Kasabian, Kensington, Leningrad, Leon, Mac Demarco, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Major Lazer, Mando Diao, Materia, Maurice West, Metronomy, Nervo, Nothing but Thieves, OH Wonder, Oliver Heldens, PiNK, Paul Van Dyk, PJ Harvey, Rita Ora, Rone, Rudimental live, Steve Aoki, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, The Courteeners, The Kills, The Naked and Famous, The Pretty Reckless, The Strypes, The Vaccines, Tom Odell, Two Door Cinema Club, Tycho, Valentino Khan, Vince Staples, W&W, Watsky, Weval, White Lies, Wiz Khalifa + many more.
Sziget takes place from 9-16 August 2017. Tickets from £175 available at szigetfestival.com.
Lowlands Festival, Netherlands 18th - 20th August
Get ready for A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise 2017, as they festival prepares to celebrate it’s 25th anniversary edition. Taking place next to the Walib Fairgrounds, Biddinghuizen Lowlands is the Dutch answer to Reading & Leeds, but with impressive installations including the renowned red and white chimney stacks, plus unique covers for all stages so you can enjoy all the music rain or shine. Just over an hours drive from Amsterdam you can easily mix your festival trip with a few days city break in Amsterdam. Tickets are available from ticketmaster.co.uk and include festival entry, camping + shuttle bus from / to railway station or Dronten Lelystad. More acts will be announced soon with over 250 acts in total performing at this years event.
Line Up: Mumford & Sons, The xx, Editors
alt-J, Bastille, Chef’Special, Cypress Hill, Elbow, Flume, Halsey, Iggy Pop, Kovacs, London Grammar, Michael Kiwanuka, Migos, Moderat,Nicolas Jaar, Sean Paul, Skepta, Solange, A Blaze of Feather, Architects, At The Drive-In, Ben Klock, Billy Talent, Black Sun Empire, Car Seat Headrest, Carl Craig Presents Synthesizer Ensemble, Cashmere Cat, Chronixx, CLARK – Death Peak Live, Death Grips, Dixon, Feist, First Aid Kit, Future Islands, Glass Animals, Job Jobse, Jonna Fraser, Konstantin, LÉON, Mac DeMarco, MHD, Midland, Mura Masa, Nina Kraviz, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Nothing But Thieves, PVRIS, Robert Hood (DJ-set), Ronnie Flex & Deuxperience Band, Sampha, Talaboman, Tash Sultana, The Bloody Beetroots Live, The Pretty Reckless, The Shins, The Veils, Tove Lo, Ty Segall, Tycho, X Ambassadors, Abra, Altin Gün, Aurora Halal, Bonzai, Black Foxxes, Colin Benders, Cubicolor Live, Culture Abuse, Baloji, Canshaker Pi, Deniro, Denzel Curry, D.D Dumbo, Dj Deeon, Dj Firmeza, Eden, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Giegling Night: Ateq Live, Dustin, A Blaze of Feather, Architects, At The Drive In, Ben Klock, Billy Talent, Black Sun Empire, Car Seat Headrest, Carl Craig Presents Versus Synthesizer Ensemble, Cashmere Cat, Chronixx, CLARK – Death Peak Live, Death Grips, Dixon, Feist, First Aid Kit, Future Islands, Glass Animals, Job Jobse, Jonna Fraser, Killbox (Ed Rush + Audio), Konstantin, LÉON, Mac DeMarco, MHD, Midland, Mura Masa, Nina Kraviz, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Nothing But Thieves, PVRIS, Robert Hood (DJ-set), Ronnie Flex & Deuxperience Band, Sampha, Talaboman, Tash Sultana, The Bloody Beetroots Live, The Pretty Reckless, The Shins, The Veils, Tove Lo, Ty Segall, Tycho, X Ambassadors + many more.
Lowlands takes place from 18th - 20th August. Tickets from £150 available at lowlands.nl
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5 reasons not to miss OFF Festival
From visionaries to madmen, punk rock prophets to electronic shamans, distorted guitars to toned-down acoustic sounds: OFF Festival has inspiring music in abundance. From August 4 to 6 you’ll be hard pressed to hear it all and take it all in, but rest assured you will experience something new and unexpected. Here’s 5 reasons not to miss this years OFF Festival…
Start OFF as you mean to go on
To get you in the festival mood our friends at P23 Club are hosting a special StartOFF party on 3rd August, featuring Krakow-based DJ and producer Eltron John spinning everything from disco to soul, house and techno. Byron the Aquarius, famed for his work with Warp, Giant Steps and Wild Oats, will be the second StartOFF guest. Next up is Austrian DJ Demuja, who will be bringing you his selections of disco, raw house and techno. For techno with a French flavour, stick around to hear a resident of the legendary Concrete Club, Paris DJ Antigone. To finish the StartOFF night with a bang, Urloop, a new breed of Polish DJs, will teach you some old school techno.
Dance Non-Stop at the P23 Club
The OFF Festival’s new dance venue is the result of our partnership with the Katowice Porcelain Factory and P23, a mainstay of the city’s nightlife. Drop by the P23 club every day for over eight hours of non-stop music, with producers and DJs from Poland’s best clubs manning the decks. You might hear pretty much anything — from disco to house and techno — but we’ve made a point of inviting artists who don’t quite fit into the restrictive club music pigeonholes, like Abu Zeinah, who will be performing with a live (noise) act; Lutto Lento, who’s bound to surprise you with some something as extraordinary as his recent dancehall remix for Resident Advisor; and Kosel, whose analog experiments defy any genre labels.
A welcoming festival
OFF Festival regulars know all about this: tolerance and acceptance are the two cornerstones of our festival. It is a welcoming place for people with disabilities. As in previous years, festival guests with mobility impairments will have access to two viewing platforms, one in front of the Main Stage and another at the Forest Stage. Carers of festival attendees with mobility or visual impairments receive free entrance to the festival.
Children under ten will be also admitted free of charge — let’s turn them into a new generation of music fans and artists! And if you are parents or guardians, remember to drop by the PiaskOFFnica, where you can relax while the kids are taking part in games and workshops.
A delicious, wonderful life
If you want to get through our three-day music and social marathon in one piece, you’re going to need plenty of energy. That said, the OFF Festival Food Court has long been more than just a place to load up on calories. Our food is prepared with organic and Fair Trade produce, with options for vegans and vegetarians, gluten-free and kids' menus. We also put the environment first by sorting our waste and choosing biodegradable tableware.
With a wide, sizzling selection of delicious international flavours, OFF gastronomic delights are guaranteed to satisfy even the most discerning of gourmets. Treat yourself to BB Kings' all-American BBQ or Diaments' Silesian grilled food. Have a bite of Hocio's vegan hot dogs or dig into Dutch soused herring prepared by Sztuka Śledzia. Whether you're looking for Moroccan tajine or Polish pierogi, “auteur” wines or superfood smoothies, OFF is a foodies' dream.
Katowice, city of culture
Three Pond Valley will obviously be the centre of events at this year’s OFF Festival, but we encourage you to explore the city of Katowice while you’re here. Take a cultural tour of the city — there’s plenty of good stuff going on.
Is there a mathematical order in the world around us or is it a figment of our own imagination? Visit Galeria Szara to discover Szymon Kobylarz' “Unknown Unknowns”, an exploration of the mathematical underpinnings of the most mundane objects and activities. Rondo Sztuki presents “Shure Shot,” an exhibition of music photography by the regulars of Polish festival scene Joanna “Forta” Kurkowska and Michał Murawski. And whilst you're there why not pop in to see “Keep it Open?”, an exhibition turned amusement park. Antonina Konopelska and Piotr Urbaniec invite the viewer to participate in games and expeditions where adventure is what’s at stake. James Mollison's “Playground” is a joint venture by Katowice's City of Gardens Gallery and New York’s Aperture Gallery. Mollison is a critically acclaimed, award-winning photographer and author, currently travelling the world and collecting images and sounds of playgrounds to showcase the bright and dark side of the social interactions among schoolchildren.
About OFF
A truly unique boutique music festival, OFF Festival takes place in ‘Three Lake Valley’, Katowice – a beautiful green oasis in the heart of industrial Silesia. OFF Festival is a way of life, one that flies in the face of current trends and stays true to itself, and the ethos of organiser Artur Rojek is firmly aimed at supporting art and music with the festival bringing many acts to Poland for the first time. OFF Festival is growing in prominence year on year driven by the festivals forward–thinking, eclectic music policy. From the greatest alternative music stars from around the world to the increasingly strong Polish scene, OFF festival has inspiring music in abundance.
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Final additions for Lowlands Festival: Nicolas Jaar, Killbox and more!
Today is time for the last 18 new additions to the music program of a campingflight to Lowlands Paradise 2017! Nicolas Jaar, Killbox (Ed Rush + Audio), a.a.n., Bruxas, Clap Clap, David Keenan, Dazion (live), the left church by st. Paul, DOOL, kimbala, Mydy Rabycad, Signal, you're a melody dj's, Dj Abstract, WaxFiend, SIROJ and Drivah join the 25th anniversary line up.
Visit www.lowlands.nl for all the extensive info and listen to the full program via the official Spotify playlist: http://spoti.fi/2gElT99
Get ready for A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise 2017, as the festival prepares to celebrate it’s 25th anniversary edition. Taking place next to the Walib Fairgrounds, Biddinghuizen Lowlands is the Dutch answer to Reading & Leeds, but with impressive installations including the renowned red and white chimney stacks, plus unique covers for all stages so you can enjoy all the music rain or shine.
Only an hours drive from Amsterdam A Campingflight To Lowlands Paradise is exactly what it promises to be: a true backpacker’s Garden Of Eden and Holland’s most adventurous cultural outdoor event, offering a cutting edge choice of only the best in alternative music, film, stand-up comedy, visual arts, literature and street theatre.
For three days in August, a township with 55,000 inhabitants arises in the middle of the country. The Lowlands festival features heavyweight headliners, impressive installations including the renowned red and white chimney stacks and no less than twelve stages (among which a cinema and theatre), going by the names of Alpha, Bravo, Heineken, Lima, Juliet, X-Ray, Echo. All stages are 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 it’s visitors, 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. A Campingflight To Lowlands Paradise really is the ultimate summer holiday extravaganza!
Watch the 2016 Aftermovie here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwDa20Z0euQ
Full Line Up
Mumford & Sons, The xx, Editors
alt-J, Bastille, Chef’Special, Cypress Hill, Elbow, Flume, Halsey, Iggy Pop, Kovacs, London Grammar, Michael Kiwanuka, Migos, Moderat,Nicolas Jaar, Sean Paul, Skepta, Solange, A Blaze of Feather, Architects, At The Drive-In, Ben Klock, Billy Talent, Black Sun Empire, Car Seat Headrest, Carl Craig Presents Synthesizer Ensemble, Cashmere Cat, Chronixx, CLARK – Death Peak Live, Death Grips, Dixon, Feist, First Aid Kit, Future Islands, Glass Animals, Job Jobse, Jonna Fraser, Konstantin, LÉON, Mac DeMarco, MHD, Midland, Mura Masa, Nina Kraviz, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Nothing But Thieves, PVRIS, Robert Hood (DJ-set), Ronnie Flex & Deuxperience Band, Sampha, Talaboman, Tash Sultana, The Bloody Beetroots Live, The Pretty Reckless, The Shins, The Veils, Tove Lo, Ty Segall, Tycho, X Ambassadors, Abra, Altin Gün, Aurora Halal, Bonzai, Black Foxxes, Colin Benders, Cubicolor Live, Culture Abuse, Baloji, Canshaker Pi, Deniro, Denzel Curry, D.D Dumbo, Dj Deeon, Dj Firmeza, Eden, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Giegling Night: Ateq Live, Dustin,
A Blaze of Feather, Architects, At The Drive In, Ben Klock, Billy Talent, Black Sun Empire, Car Seat Headrest, Carl Craig Presents Versus Synthesizer Ensemble, Cashmere Cat, Chronixx, CLARK – Death Peak Live, Death Grips, Dixon, Feist, First Aid Kit, Future Islands, Glass Animals, Job Jobse, Jonna Fraser, Killbox (Ed Rush + Audio), Konstantin, LÉON, Mac DeMarco, MHD, Midland, Mura Masa, Nina Kraviz, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Nothing But Thieves, PVRIS, Robert Hood (DJ-set), Ronnie Flex & Deuxperience Band, Sampha, Talaboman, Tash Sultana, The Bloody Beetroots Live, The Pretty Reckless, The Shins, The Veils, Tove Lo, Ty Segall, Tycho, X Ambassadors,
#W?TF!, A.A.N., ABRA, Abstract, Altin Gün, Aurora Halal, Baloji, Beesmunt Soundsystem, Benji B, Black Foxxes, Bonzai, Bruxas, Canshaker Pi, Carista, Clap! Clap!, Colin Benders, Cubicolor Live, Culture Abuse, D.D Dumbo, Dansé Dansé Soundsystem, David Keenan, Dazion (live), De Linkse Kerk door St. Paul, Deniro, Denzel Curry, Dj Deeon, Dj Firmeza, DOOL, Drivah, EDEN, Elias Mazian, Esa, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, FS Green, Giegling Night: Ateq Live, Dustin, edward.live, Map.ache, HAUS, Hauschka, HMLTD, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Husky Loops, Iguana Death Cult, J. Bernardt, Jameszoo, Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang, Jarreau Vandal, Jeangu Macrooy, John Moreland, Jeff Solo, Kimbala, Kim Janssen, Klyne, Lefto, Lion Kojo b2b Luc, Mairo Nawaz, Marie Davidson Live, Max Abysmal, Methyl Ethel, MICH, Mr. Mendel, Mr. Wix, Mydy Rabycad, Mykki Blanco, Naâman, Otzeki, Palace, Parcels, Philou Louzolo, Radical Hi-Fi, RAYE, Romare Full Live Band, Shame, Signal, SIROJ, Skott, SMIB, Songhoy Blues, Stefflon Don, STWO, Tank and The Bangas, The Talks, Tien Son, Tommy Cash, The Ufoslavians, Vic Crezée, Vince Staples, Waxfiend, You’re a Melody DJ’s, Yungblud
Gllamcamp
Your festival ticket includes camping at the seven luxury campsites with flushable toilets and hot showers. There are also plenty of glamping options from teepees to wooden huts or caravans. Perfect if you don’t want to carry all your camping gear with you and for a stress-free festival experience.
Book now here: http://gllamcamp.nl/en
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise 2017
18th – 20th August
http://www.lowlands.nl/english
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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After record breaking 350,000 attendance EXIT announce dates and early bird tickets for 2018
EXIT Festival's Summer of Love was a huge success, gathering over 350,000 people from more than 90 countries to a run of four consecutive festivals, Sea Star in Croatia, Revolution in Romania, EXIT in Serbia, and Sea Dance in Montenegro. The project was created to mark the 50th anniversary of the social phenomenon in the late '60s that along with the festivals as we know them, gave birth to the revolutionary hippie movement that changed the world forever.
The EXIT Summer of Love totalled 15 festival days on more than 60 stages and zones hosting thousands of artists, including The Killers, Liam Gallagher, The Prodigy, Years & Years, Fatboy Slim, Sean Paul, Jason Derulo, Rag'n'Bone Man, Nina Kraviz, Roisin Murphy, John Newman, Solomun & Dixon, Jeff Mills, Paul Kalkbrenner, Hardwell, Alan Walker, Robin Schulz, Duke Dumont, Jamie Jones, Jake Bugg, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Rudimental, Noisia, Pendulum, Modestep, Black Sun Empire, Lost Frequencies, Ellen Allien, Paula Temple & Rebekah, Red Axes, Princess Nokia, The Damned, Bjarki, Nicole Moudaber, Black Coffee, Dax J, Amelie Lens, Charlotte de Witte, SNTS, Antigone & Francois X, Mind Against and many more!
EXIT Summer of Love 2017 | Opening Ceremony: https://youtu.be/SC_pg7wJXZ0
After EXIT Festival's first edition in 2001 was the first mass event to gather huge crowds of young people from all over the region after the civil wars in Balkans, the arrival of the Serbian festival's team to the Croatian coast for Sea Star Festival got everyone’s attention. The festival was symbolically opened by waterpolo players from all four countries where EXIT Summer of Love took place, who were swimming to the center of the lagoon and launched a water hologram with a projection that marked the 50th anniversary of the original Summer of Love 1967.
The first edition of Sea Star Festival, totalled in over 50,000 people, with the capacity of the festival needing to be increased three times, and the number of stages and zones doubled in comparison to the original plan. After such huge demand. The following boutique festival, Revolution, held in the Romanian city of Timisoara from June 1 to 3, with the new energy of EXIT Summer of Love, also broke its own record with 20,000 fans!
Globally acclaimed for almost two decades, EXIT Festival took place from July 5 to 9 with 215,000 visitors, which set the new record at the colossal Petrovaradin Fortress. This years opening ceremony also included one of world's most influential speakers Nick Vujicic, joined by the Water Protectors from the Sioux Tribe and the environmental movement Standing Rock, who gave emotional emotional speaches in front of tens of thousands, with the spirit of the 60s being revived through the live musical "Hair" with over 30 actors on the Main Stage!
EXIT headliners took home plenty of life-long memories, with even Liam Gallagher tweeting that "EXIT Festival in Novi Sad has to be 1 of the best festivals on the planet"! and closing the legendary mts Dance Arena Nina Kraviz DJ set looked more like a rock stadium spectacle with 25.000 fans cheering her name at the end and she said it was "one of the most magical dance floors in the world"!
The finale of the EXIT Summer of Love ended back to the shores of the turquoise Adriatic, to the beautiful Jaz beach in Montenegro, where the fourth Sea Dance Festival took place between July 13 and 15. After John Newman and Fatboy Slim brought the energy levels up night in and night out, the victory belonged to the Jamaican superstar, Sean Paul, who brought the main stage to boiling point! This, 15th night of this year’s EXIT Summer of Love, was taken into the morning and a spectacular sunrise by the new world techno superstar, Amelie Lens.
Next year EXIT will bring another exciting theme for all these festivals run by EXIT Team, with many more surprises to be announced along with first headliners. Make sure to register now and be among the first to be offered Early-Bird tickets: https://exit-adventure.typeform.com/to/g4EE7V
EXIT Festival 2018 will take place from 12-15 July 2018.
www.exitfest.org
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Dave Clarke announces line-up for new Whip It at Amsterdam Dance Event
Egyptian Lover, The Advent, ADULT., Fleck E.S.C. and Brutuzz present at electro club daytime event
His moniker may be ‘The Baron of Techno’, but we can also permanently add 'King of Electro’ to Dave Clarke’s titles for his 30 year plus passion and support to the genre. This year ADE will see the third edition of his electro-centric daytime party ‘Whip It’ at Melkweg Amsterdam on 21st October.
On the line up we will see the likes of Egyptian Lover, The Advent, ADULT., Fleck E.S.C. and Brutuzz performing alongside Clarke himself. Tickets available here http://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/192181?brand=nl_melkweg
Probably the most eye-catching name on the billing would be Greg Boussard, better known as Egyptian Lover, one of Electro and Hip Hop’s first pioneers fusing elements of both genres to one tasty end result. Fans of Cisco Ferreira know all too well it started with acid and electro, with tight snare drums and snappy synths, his guise of the Advent has produced some stunning tracks over the past few decades. Detroiters ADULT who were once on the forefront of the electroclash movement are now back again with a bang and a new album. Expect something special from their live performance at Whip It. Frenchman Fleck E.S.C operates in Japan via UK label Bass Agenda and takes a modern approach to Electro, using his experience of playing bass and drums for his left field productions. Completing this ADE edition of Whip is Sonic Boom-resident's DJ Brutuzz. Whip it is an event for Electro lovers run by electro lovers.
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