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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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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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.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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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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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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Dave Clarke Presents at Tomorrowland with Ben Klock, Len Faki, Charlotte de Witte and more
Taking the helm of the ‘Arch Stage’ on Sunday 23rd July Dave Clarke will continue to bring his passion for techno to Tomorrowland, flying the flag for the sounds of the underground. Joining Dave on the decks will be Ben Klock, Len Faki, Ken Ishii, Charlotte de Witte, Rebekah, Blade & Beard and Fabrice Lig.
This will be the 6th year in a row Clarke has been entrusted with his own stage at Tomorrowland, a responsibility he doesn’t take lightly. Each year he aims to put techno firmly at the forefront at this globally renowned festival, bringing the best artists the scene has to offer to his stage with this years line up being one of the strongest yet.
With Clarke at the helm, this is going to be an electric mix cutting-edge underground dance music with something for every discerning music lover.
Full Line Up:
Ben Klock, Blade & Beard, Charlotte de Witte, Dave Clarke, Fabrice Lig, Ken Ishii, Len Faki, Rebekah
Tomorrowland 2017 will take place in Boom on two consecutive weekends from 21 – 23 July and 28 – 30 July. This year’s theme, ‘Amicorum Spectaculum’, will make the domain De Schorre enchant you as you dance and bond together with friends to the tune of the finest melodies. It literally means gathering friends and artists at unique times and in exceptional settings. In a few months’ time, ‘Amicorum Spectaculum’ will reveal more of its magical secrets…
More info and tickets here: http://www.tomorrowland.com/
ABOUT DAVE CLARKE
He may be known as The Baron Of Techno, a moniker given to him by renowned BBC Radio DJ / journalist John Peel, but Dave Clarke has an anarchist streak a mile wide and punk in his soul, having no truck with establishment figures or authoritarianism.
A hard working purist, forward thinking futurist, technology geek, part Gothic and gadget lover who embraced the digital revolution in an early stage while his peers were still sniffing the smell of vinyl, a format he hasn’t used professionally in eleven years. It’s unsurprising he revels in the libertarianism of the World Wide Web. It gives symmetry to his savvy techno vision.
As a talented DJ and producer Dave Clarke will continue his newfound love for making music, gather air miles by the gallon and preach his vision on techno both on the decks
and on the radio, whilst never forgetting the long and bumpy journey he had to undertake to get where he is now: on top of the game, respected by both fans and peers and very much relevant in today’s scene. “He might be established, but he will never be establishment”. http://www.daveclarke.com/
ABOUT TOMORROWLAND
Tomorrowland is gearing up for ‘Amicorum Spectaculum’, the theme of the 13th edition of the music festival that brings the whole world together in late July each year in Boom. On the dance floor, you’ll find visitors from every corner of the globe, but musically as well, Tomorrowland is a melting pot of all genres, styles and sub styles in electronic music. Never before has Tomorrowland offered such a wide scope in musical diversity, innovation and experience. No fewer than 1000 artists, including young talents and established names, will perform throughout the two weekends, guaranteeing an experience like no other.
Tomorrowland 2017, Belgium, 21-22-23 & 28-29-30 July 2017
More info here: http://www.tomorrowland.com/
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Nikki McNeill @ Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicuty.co.uk
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EXIT Festival entered a new era with record attendance of 215,000 visitors
Over the past weekend, EXIT Festival set a new record number of visitors of over 215,000 people who went through the festival gates on Petrovaradin fortress from July 5 to 9 and came from over 60 countries! The 17th edition of the award-winning festival in Serbia will be remembered for several milestones, such as "Day 0" with The Killers headlining the Main Stage and No Sleep takeover of the new spectacular version of the iconic Dance Arena. This year’s opening ceremony was also one of the highlights in the festival's history whose social activism started two decades ago from student protest against the oppressive regime of Slobodan Milosevic. To honour its own roots, EXIT celebrated 50 years of Summer of Love which gave birth to revolutionary hippie movement that changed the world forever by promoting peace, love and human rights. Tens of thousands gathered at the Main Stage were emotionally charged by the Standing Rock Water Protectors from the Sioux reservation in North Dakota, who have become a global symbol of the environment protection, while one of the greatest speakers of our time Nick Vujicic inspired people to never give up on their dreams. To mark this important anniversary, the finale of the EXIT's opening ceremony included more than 30 actors on stage singing key songs from the musical "Hair".
EXIT Festival Summer of Love 2017 | Opening Ceremony: https://youtu.be/SC_pg7wJXZ0
The line up vas very diverse, which is what EXIT is globally known for, with its 20 music stages and 23 more zones. Besides The Killers, festival featured the likes of Liam Gallagher, Róisín Murphy, Years & Years, Jason Derulo, Rag'n'Bone Man, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Jake Bugg, Nina Kraviz, Paul Kalkbrenner, Duke Dumont, Hardwell, Solomun & Dixon, Alan Walker, Jeff Mills, Jamie Jones, Ellen Allien, The Damned, Princess Nokia, Noisia, Foreign Beggars, Lost Frequencies, Red Axes, Bjarki, Discharge, Vatican Shadow, and hundreds more all over the trenches of the colossal Petrovaradin fortress.
EXIT Festival 2017 - Dance Arena: https://youtu.be/Q7JdC2cpvJM
The artists enjoyed the famous EXIT festival’s hospitality. Even Liam Gallagher, tweeted that Exit festival in Novi Sad has to be one of the best festivals on the planet and that the crowd was BIBLICAL: https://twitter.com/liamgallagher/status/883237644410515456
Years&Years stated that EXIT was the one: https://twitter.com/yearsandyears/status/883635417366634496,
while The Killers promised that they would definitely be back: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWLxHbaFNW-/
The team behind EXIT also organized other festivals in the region under the EXIT Summer of Love package that included Sea Star Festival in Croatia, Revolution Festival in Romania and the upcoming Sea Dance Festival in Montenegro. The final one in this 4-festival run starts on Thursday nearby town of Budva in Montenegro, featuring Sean Paul, John Newman, Fatboy Slim, Space Ibiza pres. Mind Against, Amelie Lens, Space Dimension Controller, Kobosil, Etapp Kyle and many others at the turquoise Jaz Beach.
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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OFF Festival Katowice 2017 Down to the Hour: Presenting a Detailed Program
Who, when, where? We’re announcing a detailed schedule for the most magnificent weekend in August. One-day tickets are also now on sale, but with a program this rich and diverse, how do pick just one day?
From visionaries to madmen, punk rock prophets to electronic shamans, distorted guitars to toned-down acoustic sounds: the OFF Festival’s four stages will host an extraordinary, uncompromising and eye-opening selection of music from all corners of the globe and every genre imaginable from August 4 to 6. You’ll be hard pressed to hear it all and take it all in, even just a for a moment, but at least today’s detailed schedule will let you make the most of this intense weekend.
If you can’t be with us from Friday to Sunday (or, to be precise, the early hours of Monday morning), you can now purchase a ticket for a single day of the festival for 160 PLN (38 euro). One-day tickets will also be available at the gate for 170 PLN. Three-day passes for the entire festival are still on sale. Buy tickets here: http://off-festival.pl/en/bilety
Friday, August 4
Main Stage
3:00–3:30: The Fruitcakes
4:10–4:50: Bitamina
5:40–6:30: Ulrika Spacek
7:40–8:40: Trupa Trupa
9:50–10:50: Shellac
12:00–1:20: Feist
Forest Stage
3:35–4:05: Guiding Lights
4:55–5:35: Shame
6:35–7:35: The Men
8:45–9:45: Łoskot
10:55–11:55: Beak>
1:25–3:00: The Black Madonna
Trójka Stage
3:00–3:30: Salk
4:10–4:50: C Duncan
5:40–6:30: Spoiwo
7:40–8:40: IDLES
9:50–10:50: Helado Negro
12:00–01:20: Batushka
Experimental Stage — Curated by Michael Gira / Mouth to Mouth
3:35–4:05: Mir + Ter
4:55–5:35: Rafael Rogiński solo
6:35–7:35: Carla Bozulich
8:45–9:45: Michael Gira
10:55–11:55: Hexa plays the soundtrack to David Lynch’s Factory Photographs
1:25–3:00: Anna von Hausswolff
Saturday, August 5
Main Stage
3:00–3:30: Duży Jack
4:10–4:50: Ralph Kaminski
5:40–6:30: Sheer Mag
7:40–8:55: PJ Harvey
10:05–11:05: Mitch & Mitch
12:15–1:30: Talib Kweli Live
Forest Stage
3:35–4:05: Bluszcz
4:55–5:35: Siksa
6:35–7:35: Anna Meredith
9:00–10:00: Wolves in the Throne Room
11:10–12:10: Jessy Lanza
1:20–3:00: Kornél Kovács
Trójka Stage
3:00–3:30: Wilcze Jagody
4:10–4:50: Kikagaku Moyo
5:40–6:30: Ryley Walker
7:40–8:40: Silver Apples
10:05–11:05: Royal Trux
12:15–1:15: Kwadrofonik and Artur Rojek play David Lynch’s Industrial Symphony No. 1
Experimental Stage – World Music Day
3:35–4:05: Frele
4:55–5:35: Richard Dawson
6:35–7:35: Noura Mint Seymali
9:00–10:00: Żywizna
11:10–12:10: Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang
1:20–2:20: Phurpa
Sunday, August 6
Main Stage
3:00–3:30: New People
4:10–4:50: Bastard Disco
5:45–6:45: Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids
7:55–8:55: Boris plays “Pink”
10:05–11:05: Conor Oberst
12:15–02:50: Swans
Forest Stage
3:35–4:05: Kobieta z wydm
4:55–5:40: Circuit des Yeux
6:50–7:50: Made in Poland plays Martwy kabaret
9:00–10:00: Thee Oh Sees
11:10–12:10: Pro8l3m
Trójka Stage
3:00–3:30: Mateusz Franczak
4:10–4:50: L.Stadt
5:45–6:45: Frankie Cosmos
7:55–8:55: Preoccupations
10:05–11:05: Arab Strap
12:15–1:15: Oliver Coates
1:55–2:55: Moor Mother
Experimental Stage
3:35–4:05: Lor
4:55–5:40: Group A
6:50–7:50: Mapa
9:00–10:00: Wrekmeister Harmonies
11:10–12:10: This Is Not This Heat
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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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Boys Noize, British Murder Boys, Gary Beck and many others for Dave Clarke Presents at Melkweg
James Ruskin, Charlotte de Witte and Lady Starlight also at ADE-night
Dave Clarke Presents will be back at ADE 2017 for it’s 13th edition with a stellar line-up with Boys Noize, Gary Beck, James Ruskin, the comeback of British Murder Boys (Regis & Surgeon), a performance by Lady Starlight and some of the low countries finest with Estroe, Mirella Kroes, Charlotte de Witte and Mr. Jones.
Many know Dave Clarke as the Baron of Techno, but with his ever expanding encyclopedia on everything dance related, he is also the Lord of Electro, with his popular ‘Whip It’ night being one of his most recent endeavors. Whip It proved just how irresistible the electro genre can be, so watch out for that ADE line up announcement.
Who better to headline this edition of Dave Clarke Presents than DJ/producer/label boss Alexander Ridha aka Boys Noize who effortlessly merges various styles with influences of hip-hop and disco roots as well as heavy noise and electro house sounds and his sets are equally uplifting, not only technically but also as a showman.
Then there’s the return of the legendary British Muder Boys. The sideproject of Regis and Surgeon was responsible for some legendary performances creating total and utter chaos by drenching their brand of techno in a punk ethos, derailing into a perverse orgy of noise, sex sounds and some heavy percussion. A perfect fit for the American performance artist Lady Starlight, who’s worked before with Surgeon.
Fans of techno will be happy to see the return of Gary Beck. The Scotsman is a fantastic dj and producer, having released productions on renowned labels including Cocoon and Saved with his latest release ‘Famoo Funk’, receiving support from Clarke’s own ‘White Noise’ show and BBC Radio 1.
Then there’s James Ruskin, the versatile Blueprint label boss who is responsible for some of Surgeon, Lakker and Samuel Gerridge’s best tracks. As a dj and producer, he constantly reinvents himself, whether it’s his solo tracks, or the collabs he does with Mark Broom or Regis as O/V/R.
Having made quite the impression at last year’s event, it should come as no surprise to see Charlotte de Witte on the line-up. The Flemish dj and producer found herself embraced by the techno scene in a very short amount of time, largely thanks to her love for the darker side of techno.
The line-up is completed by Dutch techno veterans Mirella Kroes, Estroe and Clarke’s studio buddy Mr. Jones.
Tickets:
This is the ticketlink. Normal presale tickets are € 29
http://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/191213?brand=nl_melkweg
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Whip It ADE Line up also completed, Announcement very soon.
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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