Eurosonic Noorderslag is gearing up for its 29th edition with an extensive programme, which will emerge the city of Groningen in music.
With less then a week to go, the organisation proudly presents its 2015 highlights.
Festival
Eurosonic Noorderslag features a festival programme spanning four days, with 324 bands, from 29 countries playing on 36 stages. Eurosonic festival (14 – 17 January) is the stepping stone for European talent, providing a platform for acts to showcase their music to an international audience of music lovers and music industry professionals. Noorderslag festival on Saturday January 17th presents the best and most relevant Dutch acts. Just like previous editions the event has a publicly accessible open air stage, Eursonic Air. This year’s focus country is Iceland. The focus country is fully represented with a reception, panel discussions, a pop up store and 19 Icelandic acts on the festival bill. Check out the Eurosonic Noorderslag line up, or have a look at the acts that were recommended by international media.
Fill line up here: http://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/festival/line-up-2015/#
Recommended by leading international media: http://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/festival/recommended/
Listen to playlists here: http://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/media/playlists/
Conference
Conference delegates can look forward to four full days of panels, meetings and discussions covering the latest developments in the music and events industries. This year the Eurosonic Noorderslag delegates programme has expanded with: EPIC (European Production Innovation Conference and Fair). This is a new conference and fair that runs alongside the existing Eurosonic Noorderslag Conference. EPIC is entirely focused on innovation at festivals and venues, and offers three days of discussions, presentations of products, alongside new ideas and how to implement them at festivals, concerts, venues, and in the production of events. Click here to check out the highlights of the conference programme. http://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/news/conference/article/conference-programme-complete/
European Music Award
On Wednesday 14th January, Eurosonic Noorderslag kicks off with an award night with the Festival Awards Europe and the European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA). The EBBA are given out to artists that were successfull breaking borders with their first release. The spectacular show will be broadcast by public TV stations throughout Europe and is hosted by Jools Holland. This years EBBA winners are Klangkarussell (Austria), Melanie De Biasio (Belgium), MØ (Denmark), Indila (France), Milky Chance (Germany), Hozier (Ireland), The Common Linnets (Netherlands), Todd Terje (Norway), Tove Lo (Sweden) and John Newman (United Kingdom). During the show, the winner of the prestigious Public Choice Award will be announced, some of the 2015 winners will perform, along with The Ting Tings, EBBA winners of 2009. http://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/en/
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 35 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. eu.festivalawards.com
Side programme
The Eurosonic Noorderslag side programme is expanding every year. In 2015 delegates, festival visitors and the public can visit pop up stores, instore performances, a museum exhibit, Rock and Roll Kitchen and a lot of other fun and interesting things to do, even if you don’t have a festival ticket or conference registration.
Iceland Erupts at Eurosonic Noorderslag
Iceland Music Export [IMX] has confirmed full details of the Iceland Erupts focus country schedule for 2015’s Eurosonic Noorderslag – with Kevin Cole, Senior Programme Director at KEXP and Einar Örn Benediktsson co-founder of The Sugarcubes heading up panel discussions on the Iceland Airwaves music festival and evolution of the nation’s music scene. 19 Icelandic acts will showcase at 2015’s Eurosonic Noorderslag. Full details, along with an Iceland Erupts mixtape, videos and other content can be found at www.icelanderupts.com. As well as the acts there will be special panels featuring key players in the Icelandic music scene, a special networking reception with exclusive live performances and a pop-up Icelandic market and record store. The Iceland Erupts campaign is supported by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry for Science, Education & Culture, Innovation Center Iceland, Icelandair, Performing Rights Society Iceland, Iceland Airwaves and Promote Iceland.
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 3,200 professional delegates, including representatives of over 400 international festivals. Eurosonic Noorderslag presents showcases by more than 350 acts alongside a conference programme featuring 150 panels, keynote speakers, interviews, and workshops, as well as dinners, pitches, parties and meetings covering the latest developments in the international music, media, production and interactive industries. Eurosonic Noorderslag has been responsible for kick-starting the careers of European acts like Ásgeir, Benjamin Clementine, Birth of Joy, Coely, Emilie Nicolas, Ewert and the Two Dragons, George Ezra, Hozier, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Jungle, Kadebostany, Larry Gus, Mighty Oaks, Milky Chance and MØ. The start of ticket sales for the festival programme will be announced later this autumn. Conference registrations can be obtained through www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl.
Watch the Festival Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyH5FfJC5Vk&list=UU-z6dpoBWy86F4-lMm_JiRQ&index=1
Contact:
Nikki McNeill
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