EXIT Festival Announce first acts for EXIT Adventure
Exit Adventure adds Wiz Khalifa, Bastille, Stormzy and Lost Frequencies to the bill!
First lineup additions for Exit and Sea Dance festivals!
One of the biggest hip-hop stars of today, Wiz Khalifa will perform Exit Festival on July 10th! Khalifa is at the peak of his ever-rising popularity after heading most of this year’s charts with “See You Again” which is one of three most viewed videos of all time! Adding up to three billion YouTube views, Pittsburgh rapper is one the most popular artists in the world known for collaborations with Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Snoop Dogg, Miley Cirus, Maroon 5, Lily Allen, will.i.am, 50 Cent and numerous others. Khalifa has been nominated for ten Grammies, including the Song of the Year, which secured him a performance at Times Square NYE! Indie rock attraction Bastille are joining the Exit's bill for festival's openning on July 7th. The London-based quartet has swept the planet with their hit-singles "Pompeii", "Things We Lost in Fire" and "Oblivion", pushing their debut album "Bad Blood" to tje the top of the UK Albums Chart, followed by the BRIT award for the British Breakthrough Act. The world music scene eagerly awaits their new album, set to be released next year which only lucky fans at Glasto got to preview at a secret gig!
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/PnwEcdhO6co
The most talked about MC of this year, a MOBO award winner Stormzy will perform on July 10th July at Exit’s Main Stage. He owns the first ever freestyle single that entered UK chart’s Top 10. Stormzy's unstoppable force proved with his campaign to get his grime anthem “Shut Up” at the top of the UK Singles Chart on the week of Christmas Day, usually taken up by one of X Factor stars, such is Louisa Johnson who has already fallen behind him along with One Direction!
Exit Magic Adventure 2016 - New Lineup Additions:
Travellers for both Exit and Sea Dance are in for another ultimate X-Bass Adventure in partnership with UKF. The magical Petrovaradin Fortress will host Playaz 20th Anniversary lineup at Exit's opening night with DJ Hype, Ms. Dynamite and Sub Zero joining the bill. Exit will also host the most demanded DJ sets of Wilkinson, Modestep and Ivy Lab trio (Sabre, Stray and Halogenix). Festival goers at spectacular Jaz Beach are in for a treat as Andy C premieres at Sea Dance too with many more acts soon to be announced!
Fusion, the second biggest live stage at Exit, will host the forefathers of the dub genre, Dub Pistols on Saturday, 9 July! Last year, the band returned to the scene in grandiose style, "Return of the Pistoleros". The same place will be coloured by the sounds of the popular Dutch indie rock band Kensington, presenting their work to the audience on Friday, 8 July with their latest album “Rivals“.
One of the leading dubstep DJs and producers, Zomboy, continues his journey through the Exit Adventure and after this summer's smashing set Exit, he'll be heading south to Sea Dance, for an equally euphoric festival closure! After "Resurrected", an album that won the hearts of millions of fans, this 25-year old mixing virtuoso from England had the opportunity to collaborate on remixing some of the biggest players like DJ Fresh and Flux Pavilion, and of course, his mentor Skrillex!
The award-winning Sea Dance Festival will also have a grand opening with the Belge hitmaker Lost Frequencies making everyone singing on 14 July! Huge summer hits, "Are You with Me" and "Reality", will echo throughout the Adriatic coast in a special sunset set. These two singles were among some of the most listened tracks this year, joining the likes of digital chart toppers Wiz Khalifa, Ellie Goulding, Kygo and Feder!
Exit Festival, combined with its seaside sister Sea Dance Festival, makes for the perfect festival package dubbed the Exit Adventure, created to be the biggest and longest-lasting festival holiday in whole world that spans over 10 days! This unique package combines two award-winning festivals at two spectacular locations in two neighbouring countries, which proved to be a success formula that attracted 300.000 people from 60+ countries who have traveled from magical Petrovaradin fortress in Serbia to stunning Jaz Beach in Montenegro. While Petrovaradin fortress is the biggest defensive fortification in Europe, Jaz is officialy the best European beach according to leading tourist guide Lonely Planet.
Full Line up so far:
Bastille
Wiz Khalifa
Andy C
Lost Frequencies
Stormzy
Wilkinson - DJ Set feat. MC AD-APT
Zomboy
DJ Hype
Dub Pistols
Ivy Lab
Kensington
Modestep - DJ Set
Ms Dynamite
Sub Zero
The special Xmas offer: Buy 4 tickets and get 1 as a gift!
Before Christmas, tickets for Exit Festival will still be available at the special price of £79+b/f / 110€ +b/f, which is a 40% discount from the final price! On top of that, everybody who buys tickets in this offer will get Sea Dance festival ticket as a gift! A limited number of tickets are available online at Exitfest.org. Travel packages at the special price starting £107 / 149 € with tickets, accommodation and airport transfers are available at Exittrip.org.
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Caprices Festival unveil first acts for 2016
First names announced: Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Jamie Jones, , Maceo Plex, Tale of Us, Nina Kraviz, The Martinez Brothers, Rødhåd, Guy Gerber and Recondite.
Caprices Festival is excited to unveil the first names on the lineup for it's 13th edition set to take place at Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on April 7th through April 10th. With heavyweights like Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Maceo Plex, Jamie Jones and Tale of Us already signed up, Caprices festival will not fail to thrill the electronic dance community coming to this prominent spot of the Swiss Alps. At alt. 2200m, facing both the Matterhorn and the Mont Blanc, the crowd immerses itself in the visuals of the mountains surrounding Modernity stage while throwing some intense, exciting and musically on-point parties to Nina Kraviz, The Martinez Brothers, Rødhåd, Guy Gerber or Recondite’s sets. And when the sun comes down, the sets go on at a special venue –The Moon- at the foot of the ski slopes! With this unique setting both day and night in the ski resort, Caprice Festival holds an astonishing 4-day party! These few names add up to a dashing 25+ artists lineup that will entrance the 20'000 clubbers expected in this special environment.With the avant-garde cast of its 13th edition, Caprices shows its strong dedication to electronic music. An evolution in its musical programming exemplified by its brand new visual identity. A vectored animal created by London agency Saentys. “They came up with the idea of a vectored figurative element, explains Maxime Léonard, Caprices Festival director. We picked up on that and immediately thought of the wolf. It’s a night and day animal, thriving in outdoor mountain settings, with very strong social bonds. Exactly the main features of both Caprices Festival and its electronic community. It just fits perfectly.”
With Cutting-edge lineup, Slick operations, dazzling sound, unparalleled locations with natural beauty and a new key visual, this 4-day festival have established itself as a must-attend event.
Be ready to dance, party and chill on April 7th through April 10th. Until then, stay tuned on caprices.ch as the ticket office and the full lineup go live on January 14, 2016.
About Caprices Festival:
Initiated in 2003, the first edition of Caprices Festival came in 2004 with the idea to bring people and artists together in a dreamlike location in the Swiss Alps: Crans-Montana ski station. With artists like Björk, Portishead, Gorillaz performing next to the ski slopes, Caprices Festival quickly became a tremendous event that draw people from all over the world. In 2009, Caprices carefully conceived the first electronic event on the Swiss Alps slopes. Named Modernity@Caprices, this event instantly became a huge success among avant-garde electronic dance community and reached a broader crowd shortly after. Shifting from a mainstream multi-type of music programming to a cutting-edge electronic exclusive cast last year, Caprices Festival made a bold move showing its strong dedication to the community. The artistic and commercial successes of the 12th edition of Caprices Festival have pushed the 4-day event to the top-of-pile. This year, on April 7th through April 10th, with a brand new key visual, a truly outstanding electronic lineup, an operational excellence, a creative mindset and one of the finest mountain line of the Alps, Caprices Festival is set to be an unmissable party.
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OFF Festival Katowice 2016: OFF WE GO!
After an amazing 10th anniversary edition we’re pleased to announce that the 11th OFF Festival Katowice will take place August 5–7, 2016, and will feature Napalm Death, Sealford Mods, Machinedrum, Beach Slang and more. Early bird priced passes are now on sale!
Instead of giving into the fall-winter blues, why not start planning your summer adventures now? Instead of giving your friends and family another reindeer sweater for Christmas, why not get them an OFF Festival Katowice pass? Like every year, we’re offering you three days and three nights of the best music in excellent company, with performances by furious Napalm Death, the painfully honest Sleaford Mods, visionary Machinedrum and cheerfully ear-splitting Beach Slang, from August 5 to 7.
OFF Festival Katowice 2016 passes are now on sale and are available at the reduced price of 230 złoty until February 29. For the first three weeks of ticket sales, the Early OFF special offer is available to our regular guests registered at the OFF Shop www.offshop.pl.
We realize that our audience needs no introduction to the artists we’ve invited, but just for old time’s sake, here it is:
Napalm Death
These grindcore pioneers have spent the last 36 years on the avant-garde wing of an already extreme genre. Their excellent 2015 LP, Apex Predator — Easy Meat, and their previous release, Utilitarian, featuring a guest appearance by John Zorn, testify to the fact the band is still in peak artistic form. But they’ve admittedly had plenty of fuel to drive their rage: the brutal, relentless sound of Napalm Death is no accident. It’s their weapon against social inequality, the corrupt world of politics and the predatory endeavors of multinational corporations. We’re looking forward to seeing them wage another battle in Katowice.
Sleaford Mods
What do you call music made in the most wretched neighborhoods of English cities, forsaken by both god and the government? A forty year old would tell you it’s punk rock. Someone from the younger generation would call it hip hop. Both would show up at a Sleaford Mods gig. This Nottingham duo is captivating in its eclecticism: who says you can’t combine the Wu-Tang Clan, Guns N’ Roses, rave and black metal on a single album? These guys embody the zeitgeist: nowadays music is made the same way it’s listened to. Sleaford Mods’ added value lies in their discerning eye and their frustration and anger. If you’re wondering why they’ve been such a hit, the answer is simple: the band’s gritty minimalism is 100% real.
Machinedrum
Travis Stewart, known to the world as Machinedrum, rose to fame as a producer for his work alongside Azealia Banks and Jamie Liddel. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. This Berlin-based American’s musical output is impressive both in terms of quantity (which is hard to calculate, considering the myriad configurations and names he’s worked under, but Sepalcure is one act you can’t miss!) and quality. Suffice it to mention the excellent album Vapor City and the follow-up LP Vapor City Archives, on Ninja Tune.
Beach Slang
With bands like Beach Slang still around, it’s hard to lose your faith in rock’n’roll. This Pennsylvania quartet’s unpretentious punk rock hymns have to be listened to at full blast, preferably while screaming along with the vocalist. If you see them live, you have to get sweaty, and you have to identify with their witty yet uncomplicated lyrics (“Too young to die, too late to die young”). It’s funny that the title of their full-length debut, released in the fall of 2015, is The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us: all you really have to do is come to Katowice. OFF you go, Beach Slang!
Watch videos from last years event
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv71EfFoXg
Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUe49Tw8ZH0
Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpUgbdxyiR0
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European Festival Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Announced
European Festival Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented to Jean-Louis Brossard and Béatrice Macé from Les Trans Musicales (France)
Honour will be presented amongst a host of awards from Best Major Festival to Headline Performance Of The Year and many more in Groningen, The Netherlands
On Wednesday 13th January 2016 the annual European Festival Awards will see one of France’s most distinguished event organising duos receive the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’, presented by Yourope.
Jean-Louis Brossard and Béatrice Macé have been the driving forces behind Les Rencontres Trans Musicales throughout its rich 36 year history – a festival that set out to support local performing artists in its hometown of Rennes in France and ended up enriching the musical landscape of the entire country, attracting such artists as Lenny Kravitz, Ben Harper, Björk, Daft Punk, Too Many DJ’s, Stromae, Jungle, Kate Tempest to make their first appearances in France.
Today Les Trans shines as one of Europe’s most important and vibrant international showcase festivals. The dust is still settling on this year’s epic edition which took place across 5 days from 2nd to 6th December with over 55,000 people watching over 130 performances by artists from more than 20 countries.
As well as running the annual festival, the Association Trans Musicales, led by Jean-Louis and Béatrice, also manages the Ubu venue, a leading proponent in Rennes’ music scene which helps to develop original new talent and celebrates cultural diversity.
Steve Jenner, Festival Awards Director and Co-Founder comments: “New talent is the lifeblood of the live music industry. Through Les Trans Musicales, Jean-Louis and Béatrice have 37 years of their lives promoting it and Europe’s musical landscape is all the richer as a result. We are extremely proud to put a spotlight of recognition on this pair of heroes to the live music industry. This award is overdue.”
Jean-Louis Brossard says: “When Les Trans were born in 1979, we couldn't imagine dedicating our entire lives and careers to the festival. 37 years later, that's what we actually did. We would like to thank the jury for this remarkable recognition. It is an honor to us as well as les Trans and we will share this fruitful pleasure of a well-achieved job with the whole team.”
Béatrice Macé adds: “When we got the email announcing that we would receive the Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award, we were really surprised and it left us speechless for a while. We didn't ask for it. This is why it has a special value and it means a lot to us!”
The EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AWARDS, presented in association with YOUROPE and Eurosonic Noorderslag, will return in the New Year to celebrate the successes of Europe’s music festival industry. The gala award show will open Eurosonic Noorderslag in style on Wednesday 13th January 2015 at De Oosterpoort in Groningen, The Netherlands.
Throughout the evening titles spanning from ‘Best Major Festival’, ‘Artists’ Favourite Festival’, ‘Promoter Of The Year’ to ‘Anthem Of The Summer’ will be handed out to the great and good of the festival world.
Decided by a combination of public vote and industry juries, the European Festival Awards are the only pan-European body solely dedicated to recognising the contributions and achievements of the event organisers and performing artists that generate billions of Euros for local economies and brighten up the summer for tens of millions of festival-goers each year.
This year’s European Festival Awards featured over 350 festivals from 50 different European countries, with over 800,000 votes cast.
Tickets to the event are on-sale now at eu.festivalawards.com/buy-tickets
About the European Festival Awards
The European Festival Awards is the only event solely dedicated to recognising the achievements of the event organisers and performing artists that generate billions of euros for local economies and brighten up the summer for tens of millions of festival- goers each year. Decided by a combination of public vote and industry juries, the awards are presented at a sold-out ceremony that takes place on the opening night of Eurosonic Noorderslag. This year saw a record breaking edition with over 1.2 million votes, and more than 350 festivals taking part from 50 different European countries.
The European Festival Awards were established in 2009 in co-operation with Festival Awards Ltd, Yourope (the European Festival Association) and Eurosonic Noorderslag. The European Festival Awards show takes place in De Oosterpoort in Groningen, NL.
Dubfire launches new online merchandise store
Just in time for Christmas, Dubfire has put together a collection of unisex tee-shirts and tank tops for women featuring original logos and designs which include DUBFIRE, SCI+TEC and DUBFIRE:LIVE HYBRID. There is also a limited edition TRANSMISSION designs available, but hurry as once it’s gone it’s gone.
View the range and buy here: https://dubfire.backstreetmerch.com/
Says Dubfire: "I'm very excited to have FINALLY launched a bit of merchandise after so many of you've been requesting it over the years. I also got a bit tired of seeing so much bootlegs out there though I was always amused; some of you were quite creative with your creations! Anyway hope everyone enjoys this first taste of what will continue to expand and develop gradually over time. The shirts have been meticulously sourced and careful attention has been made to the custom cut. Happy holidays!"
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YouTube Keynote at Buma meets Tech during Eurosonic Noorderslag
On Friday 15 January 2016, Candice Morrissey, Music Strategic Partnerships EMEA at Google, will deliver a keynote speech about YouTube at Buma Music meets Tech during Eurosonic Noorderslag 2016.
YouTube celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2015, and a lot has happened throughout the year, with the launch of separate apps for Kids, Gaming and Music, as well as the launch of the Red subscription service in the US. Join YouTube for a recap of the year and a small glimpse of what you can expect in 2016.
About Buma Music meets Tech
Buma Music meets Tech is the innovative programme initiated by Buma/Stemra which supports and motivates start-ups and accelerates growth. Buma Music meets Tech offers them a platform to promote themselves to, for example, professionals and the public. A network of companies, entrepreneurs, collective management organisations and investors will provide start-ups with the opportunity to evolve into a service with an effective business model. By offering exposure, networking, sharing of know-how and experience with professionals, validation by collective management organisations and a network, Buma Stemra meets Tech acts as kick-start for innovative music-related start-ups. Buma Music meets Tech organizes a pitch programme for start-ups and a conference programme about innovation during Eurosonic Noorderslag 2016.
Start-ups, who meets the criteria, can fill in the entry form here: https://www.buma-music-meets-tech.nl/joinbmmt/pitchentijdenseenevent/. Start-ups can register until the 11th of December 2015.
Tickets
To attend Buma Music meets Tech you need a Eurosonic Noorderslag conference registration.
Register for Eurosonic Noorderslag 2016.
About Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, with a proven track record for helping to break new acts on the international live music scene. A sold-out event for many years, Eurosonic Noorderslag attracts over 3,900 professional delegates, including representatives of over 430 international festivals. Eurosonic Noorderslag presents showcases by more than 300 acts alongside a conference programme featuring 175 panels, keynote speakers, interviews, workshops, dinners, pitches, parties and meetings covering the latest developments in the international music, media and interactive industries.
Eurosonic Noorderslag has been responsible for kick-starting the careers of European acts like Ásgeir, Aurora, Bastille, Dotan, Ibeyi, James Blake, Jett Rebel, Hozier, Milky Chance, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök. www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl
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10 names for Balaton Sound 10th Anniversary
Balaton Sound is celebrating its 10th edition in 2016 with top names of the electro and hip-hop scene. 10 names have been revealed for the 5 days of non-stop beach party including, Armin van Buuren, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, W&W, Oliver Heldens and many more will meet festival fans at Zamardi, Lake Balaton this year. Early bird tickets are available for 72 hours starting 2 PM (CET), 8th December.
The Balaton Sound line-up is always focusing on the diversity of the electro and hip-hop scene. The first announced names are (in alphabetical order): A$ap Ferg, Armin van Buuren, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Hernán Cattáneo, Lost Frequencies, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Oliver Heldens, Paul van Dyk, Robin Schulz and W&W. Many more to be expected in the upcoming months!
Tickets
Early bird tickets are available for 72 hours starting from 2 PM (CET), 8th December until 2 PM (CET) 11th December. This year visitors can get two types of passes. The 5 Days Pass, including the additional Day 0 program of Wednesday, 6th July, featuring Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Oliver Heldens so far, will guarantee 5 days of crazy beach party in Zamárdi. The 4 Days Pass is valid for the so called regular festival days (7-10th July) with names as Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Robin Schultz and many more. Day tickets for Day 0 and for the regular festival days are also available. For those who are looking for some extra goodness VIP passes and day tickets are available with a separate VIP entrance and entry to the VIP area with a grand stand facing the Main Stage.
Accommodation and travel
Zamárdi is a lovely city, situated exactly at the shores of Lake Balaton, the biggest lake of Central Europe. Only 1 hour from Budapest, Zamárdi is easily reachable from Liszt Ferenc Airport and main stations of the Hungarian capital. Direct shuttle buses are also available. Balaton Sound is one of the few electronic music festivals with a real lakeside connection, as about 2 km of beach awaits fans of music and summer right at the festival area. Accommodation options are available for all needs: camping areas are located 10 minutes from the festival, while one can also choose the Beach Camping right next to the festival area. In the Beach Camping glamping packages are also on sale, so one can have a real comfy place to have a rest while partying 24/7.
Re-live Balaton Sound 2015
To sense the real atmosphere of the festival, watch the official aftermovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pptLGipezX4
For more information and tickets visit: www.balatonsound.com
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Eurosonic Noorderslag showcase 34 acts from 14 CEE Countries
Eurosonic Noorderslag is preparing for its 30th edition with the Central & East European region as the focus territories for 2016. The following 34 acts from 14 CEE-countries have been confirmed to showcase during the Eurosonic festival:
Alina Orlova (LT), Better Person (PL/DE), Bokka (PL), Brodka (PL), Budapest Bár (HU), Carnival Youth (LV), Chloe Martini (PL), Dubioza Kollektiv (BH), ERIK & WORLDLY SAVAGES (RS), Fallgrapp (SK), Golan (RO), Golden Parazyth (LT), Holographic Human Element (BH), Hornsman Coyote & Soulcraft (RS), Ingrid Lukas (EE), Ivan & the Parazol (HU), Jonathan (HR), June (MK), K-Ross (BG), Koala Voice (SI), Kieslowski (CZ), Ludovik Material (SI), Maarja Nuut (EE), Middlemist Red (HU), Momend (LV), Mydy Rabycad (CZ), Nikki Louder (SI), Ocho Macho (HU), The Big Bluff (LV), Them Moose Rush (HR), Ti (RS), Trad.Attack (EE), VR/NOBODY (CZ), Walter Schnitzelsson (SK).
Listen to their music through the Soundcloud CEETEP playlist.
CEETEP (2010 – 2015)
The focus for 2016 is the conclusion of the Central European Talent Exchange Programme (CEETEP). Together with 18 CEETEP festivals in the CEE region and selected CEE media partners, Eurosonic Noorderslag and co-organisers Sziget and Exit Festival, have developed a plan to encourage the circulation of CEE artists and repertoire in Central and Eastern Europe, both at festivals and in the media. By working together, the CEETEP festivals and their media partners aim to help more CEE artists perform across borders within Central Eastern Europe, and, via shows at Eurosonic Noorderslag, throughout the whole of Europe and beyond.
Read more on the CEE Focus here: www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/conference/focus-central-eastern-europe
The 14 focus countries in the CEE group are:
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
About Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, with a proven track record for helping to break new acts on the international live music scene. A sold-out event for many years, Eurosonic Noorderslag attracts over 3,900 professional delegates, including representatives of over 430 international festivals. Eurosonic Noorderslag presents showcases by more than 300 acts alongside a conference programme featuring 175 panels, keynote speakers, interviews, workshops, dinners, pitches, parties and meetings covering the latest developments in the international music, media and interactive industries.
Eurosonic Noorderslag has been responsible for kick-starting the careers of European acts like Ásgeir, Aurora, Bastille, Dotan, Ibeyi, James Blake, Jett Rebel, Hozier, Milky Chance, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök.
Tickets Eurosonic and conference available
Tickets for Eurosonic, the international evening programme on Wednesday 13, Thursday 14 and Friday 15 January 2016, can still be obtained. Festival tickets for the festival Noorderslag and passepartouts for both festivals Eurosonic and Noorderslag are sold out. Official tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
Conference registrations (13-16 January, 2016) can be obtained through www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl.
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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Strong start for Sziget 2106: John Newman, MO, Kodaline, Sigúr Ros and more!
Sziget Festival invites music and art lovers, open-minded people from all over the world for the 24th time to Budapest next year. The first eight names are now added to the line-up with many more to come. Sziget is held between 10-17 August, 2016 and early bird tickets are available till 31st December.
The success of last year's Best European Major Festival seems to continue, as more than 25% of the 2016 Sziget passes have been sold during the first 24 hours of the ticket sales campaign. In 2015 a total of 441.000 Szitizens attended the event, representing more than 95 countries and this probably makes Sziget one of the most multicultural festivals in the world. The series of announcements for the festival has also started. Hundreds of acts and programs will be announced in the forthcoming months, now starting with eight names, representing different genres and keeping the music line-up as colorful as always.
First names announced (in alphabetical order):
Bring Me The Horizon
John Newman
Kodaline
M83
MO
Naughty Boy
Parov Stelar
Sigúr Ros
To feel the real Sziget atmosphere watch the official aftermovie, summing up the 7 days craziness and vibe. Click here!
For more information check website: www.szigetfestival.com
Tickets available: www.szigetfestival.com/tickets
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Positivus Festival Announce Ellie Goulding for 10th Edition
Next years Positivus Festival will celebrate its 10 year anniversary with a line-up of some of the most anticipated artists. British singer Ellie Goulding is the first announced headliner, and even though this will not be her first visit to Latvia, she is currently amongst the top-played and in demand global music artists.
Throughout her career, Ellie Goulding has been a continuous record breaker, with her singles played in the hundreds of millions on all the biggest music channels and platforms. Her newest and third studio album “Delirium” (2015) is expected to only further cement her pop music diva status. No stranger to big screen soundtracks, Goulding’s songs have been featured in some of the biggest blockbusters of our time, including Twilight, The Hunger Games and The Divergent Series, as well as more than 50 other movies and TV series.
Ellie Goulding is still one of the most sought-after singers - her success is attributed not only to her current chart hits, but also to her unique trademark voice. Goulding possesses the vocal range of a light-lyric soprano that spans 3.5 octaves and is especially renowned for her high piercing vibrato, which she delivers with an unparalleled emotional range. Goulding’s versatile pop tracks carry indie and synth-pop influences, with reflections of electronica and even folktronica, which she always performs with constant and unwavering emotional intensity.
Organisers remind that Positivus Festival tickets are available for last year’s prices for only 3 more days - a three day ticket currently costs 65 € and a three day ticket with camping - 73 €. A camping site ticket can also be purchased separately for 10 € - this price will not be subject to change up until the festival. Ticket prices are set to rise from December 3rd.
Positivus Festival is Baltic’s biggest music and arts event, gathering more than 30 thousand visitors for the past two years and boasting an intriguing coastal forest ambiance that the festival’s renowned for. Over the years, the Positivus Festival has hosted a multitude of brilliant performers, including Robert Plant, Muse, Kraftwerk, Sigur Rós, Ellie Goulding, Manic Street Preachers, James, Moby, Sinéad O’Connor, Prāta Vētra and many other formidable global and local acts. The special atmosphere is also created by numerous arts and culture events - movie shows, various performances, theatre plays, as well as a designated children’s recreational area for the youngest festival guests. The 2016 Positivus Festival will be taking place from July 15th - 17th.
Additional information: https:/www.positivusfestival.com
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