Berlin-Festival-620x350The countdown is on! Just a few weeks to go before Berlin Festival takes over Tempelhof Airport once more.

Today, the Berlin Festival organisers confirmed an appearance by the Berlin-based electro pop band BLITZKIDS mvt. performing songs from their debut album, Silhouettes. Also new to the line-up are the dreampop soundscapes of Man Without Country as well as Pilo, supporting the Boysnoize Records Special at Club Xberg.

The festival’s running order is online as of today with a tool to put together a personalised timetable. The accompanying app for iPhone and Android will soon be available.

Right before Berlin Festival, Berlin Music Week’s showcase festival, First We Take Berlin, will premiere on 4th and 5th September in Kreuzberg. With a 2-day ticket, Berlin Festival visitors can attend the festival for free.

In addition to this, First We Take Berlin will also host a stage at Berlin Festival. On Friday night guests will be treated to performances from acts including The Majority Says, Caracol, Brodka, Say Yes Dog and Asbjørn whilst on Saturday, Mighty Oaks, Alin Coen Band, Pool, Still Parade and The Mouse Folk will take to the stage.

Line-Up for Berlin Festival 2013

Berlin Festival at Tempelhof
Blur, Björk, Pet Shop Boys, Casper, My Bloody Valentine, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Mia, White Lies, Ellie Goulding, Left Boy, Klaxons, Bastille, The Sounds, Tomahawk, Turbostaat, John Talabot (live), Dillon, Pantha du Prince, Get Well Soon, Dumme Jungs, Fenech-Soler, S O H N, Die Orsons, Villagers, Big Black Delta, Graf v. Bothmer: ‘Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt’, Delphic, Capital Cities, Savages, Is Tropical, Matias Aguayo & The District Union, Parquet Courts, Pool, Mighty Oaks, Bosnian Rainbows, NYPC, Ruen Brothers, Hoodie Allen, Blitzkids mvt., Asbjørn, Still Parade, Alin Coen Band, Brodka, Caracol, OK KID, The Mouse Folk, Say Yes Dog, The Majority Says

Berlin Festival at Club XBerg
Justice (DJ-Set), Boys Noize, Röyksopp (DJ-Set), Maxim DJ-Set (The Prodigy), Miss Kittin (live), Busy P (Ed Banger Megamix), SebastiAn (DJ-Set), Breakbot (live), Man Without Country, LE1F, Boysnoize Records Specia, Djedjotronic, Strip Steve, SCNTST, Audionite, Round Table Knights, Shir Khan,  Claptone, Cocolores, Para One, Gorgon City, 10 Years Of Ed Banger Records

Berlin Festival takes place from 6th – 7th September 2013 at Tempelhof Airport. For tickets visit http://berlinfestival.de/