Eurosonic Noorderslag final festival and conference line up revealed for 2013
With the European showcase festival and conference Eurosonic Noorderslag kicking off next week the program is now complete. Taking place from 9th to 12th January 2013 Eurosonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, European artists, international music and interactive industry professionals and organisations.
With over 300 of the hottest new European artists confirmed for the 2013 edition, Eurosonic Noorderslag presents a broad variety of the best European talent throughout the city of Groningen in 40 different venues.
Eurosonic Noorderslag has been responsible for kick-starting thecareers of many European artists including; Agnes Obel, Ben L?Oncle Soul Blood Red Shoes, Caro Emerald, Crystal Fighters, De Staat, Digitalism, Dry the River. Emeli Sande, FM Belfast, Franz Ferdinand, Goose, Iceage, Infadels, James Blake, James Vincent McMorrow, Kaizers Orchestra, Lianne La Havas, Lykke Li, Niki & the Dove, Nobody Beats the Drum, Selah Sue, Team Me, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, The Ting Tings , The XX , Triggerfinger, White Lies, Yelle, zZz. Who will be the new stars of 2013. View the full festival schedule here
Conference Program
During the conference music industry heavyweights will take centre stage with Tunecore founder Jeff Price presenting the opening keynote presentation on Thursday, followed by Martin Mills from Beggars Banquet on Friday.
Ray Cokes journeys back to Groningen for two special showcases featuring Dutch and international artists. This is a unique opportunity to discover established and new bands in an informal, entertaining and interactive environment. You can expect a talk show with a difference, live music performed acoustically and the audience as an integral part of the show.
Top interactive companies will be there to advise on the ever changing digital landscape including a keynote by digital music and media strategist Mark Mulligan and Google’s view on music and the creative industry.
The European Festival Association Yourope will present three panels covering topics including cashless payment systems, festival insurance and festival contracts, Go Group bring green issues to the forefront including renewable energy and greener camping, with other topics including festival ticket sales presented by Pollstar, crowdfunding concerts with Songkicks CEO Ian Hogarth and Jason Edwards, Natasha Bent, Rob Challice, Steve Strange and Tom Windish, in the Agents panel. View the full conference schedule here
Awards
As well as all the talks and seminars and live artists performing, there are also award ceremonies to reward the best European artists and festivals.
The European Border Breakers Awards will take place on Wednesday 9th January in a televised live show presented by Jools Holland awarding ten European debuting artists, who have been successful beyond national borders. More info here
Following that will be the European Festival Awards presented by Yourope and Virtual Festivals Europe: a series of awards for the best European festivals with the aim of promoting the great diversity of European festivals. More info here
Event Registration
To attend Eurosonic Noorderslag as a conference delegate you need to be registered. A full Eurosonic Noorderslag passepartout includes access to the festival, the conference, online delegates database, the Eurosonic Noorderslag delegates directory and the conference bag. Register online here
Full Festival Line Up
-M- (FR), 77 bombay street (CH), A Silent Express (NL), A Toys Orchestra (IT), A.G.Trio (AT), Abby (DE), Acid Symphony Orchestra (FI), Adrian Crowley (IE), Agent Side Grinder (SE), Agents After Allstars (NL), AlascA (NL), AlunaGeorge (UK), Amenra (BE), Andy Burrows (UK), Animal Antics (NL), Anna von Hausswolff (SE), Anthony’s putch (NL), ÁSGEIR TRAUSTI (IS), Audio Adam (NL), Avery Plains (NL), Awkward I (NL), Baby Guru (GR), Balthazar (BE), Bastille (UK), Bernhoft (NO), Bingagroove (MD), Birth of Joy (NL), Blaudzun (NL), Bologna Violenta (IT), Bombay Show Pig (NL), BRNS (BE), Broeder Dieleman (NL), Broken Brass Ensemble (NL), Broken Twin (DK), C2C (FR), Captain Capa (DE), Case Mayfield (NL), Cashmere Cat (NO), Cesqeaux (NL), Champs (UK), Chef’Special (NL), Chef’Special Soundsystem (NL), China Rats (UK), Chvrches (UK), Cimbaliband (HU), Cirque Valentin (NL), Compuphonic (BE), Concrete Knives (FR), Daily Bread (NL), DakhaBrakha (UA), Dame Flux (NL), Dan San (BE), Danskie (NL), De Rooie Neger (NL), Death Hawks (FI), Desert Dead Cops (NL), DeWolff (NL), Disco Ensemble (FI), DJ Fitz (IE), Don Johnson Big Band (FI), Dope D.O.D (NL), Douwe Bob (NL), Dutch Uncles (UK), Earth Control (NL), Efterklang (DK), Eins Zwei & The Parallel Cinema (NL), Eisenhower (NL), Electric Tears (NL), Elephant (UK), Elle Alpha (NL), Epic Rain (IS), Eva & Manu (FI), Evripidis and his Tragedies (ES), Ewert & the Two Dragons (EE), Fenster (DE), Floex (CZ), Florian Wolff (NL), Foxes (UK), Frankie Chavez (PT), Fre4knc (NL), French Films (FI), Fresku (NL), Frightened Rabbit (UK), Full Crate & Mar live (w/ band) (NL), Gabriel Bruce (UK), Gaëtan Streel (BE), Garda (DE), Gasmac Gilmore (AT), Ghostpoet (UK), Girls Names (IE), Gnučči (SE), Grimus (RO), Guerillia Speakersz (NL), Hamfer∂ (FO), Handsome Poets (NL), Harm’s Fork (NL), HATEM (ES), Hathors (CH), HEF (NL), Herrek (NL), Highasakite (NO), His Clancyness (IT), Holograms (SE), Holy Mountain (UK), Honeybird & the Birdies (IT), Honig (DE), Huoratron (FI), Hydroboyz (NL), Iiris (EE), Indians (DK), Inge Van Calkar (NL), Instrumenti (LV), Jacco Gardner (NL), Jake Bugg (UK), Janne Schra (NL), John Coffey (NL), Juan Zelada (ES), June Noa (NL), Jupiter (FR), Juveniles (FR), Kadavar (DE), Karin Park (SE), Kensington (NL), Kin (NL), Kodaline (IE), Kraantje Pappie (NL), Krause (NL), Krista (BG), Kwes. Live (UK), Lau Nau (FI), Laura Mvula (UK), LCMDF (FI), Lescop (FR), Leslie Clio (DE), Liesa van der Aa (BE), Linnea Olsson (SE), Little Green Cars (IE), Lukas Graham (DK), Luke Sital-Singh (UK), MAASK (NL), Maison Du Malheur (NL), Man from the South (NL), Mash Up International (SE), Mattanja Joy Bradley (NL), Menhir (NL), Mesak ft Claws Costeau (FI), Michael Monroe (FI), Mikhael Paskalev (NO), Mile Me Deaf (AT), Milkbar (NL), Mister And Mississippi (NL), MMOTHS (IE), MØ (DK), Molotov Jukebox (UK), Monica Heldal (NO), Monki (UK), Mononoid (NL), Monophona (LU), Movits! (Se), Mozes And The Firstborn (NL), Mr Polska (NL), Mr. Richard (NL), Mulu (NL), Mutiny on the bounty (LU), My Friend Television (NL), Nangdo (NL), Navarone (NL), Nelson Can (DK), Netsky live (BE), New Cool Collective (NL), Nick Mulvey (UK), Nina Nesbitt (UK), Nitty Wow (NL), Nobody Beats the Drum 333″ (NL), Noisia (NL), O-Bat & The Undead (NL), Orange Skyline (NL), Orelha Negra (PT), Orgel Vreten (NL), Ortega (NL), Oscar and the Wolf (BE), Palio SuperSpeed Donkey (NL), Palma Violets (UK), Pascal Pinon (IS), Pegasus (CH), Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (FI), Phantom (FI), Phantom Limb (UK), Pien Feith (NL), Pink Holy Days (IT), Pipes and Pints (CZ), Popprijs (NL), Posij (NL), Public Service Broadcasting (UK), Qeaux Qeaux Joans (NL), Raketkanon (BE), Rangleklods (DK), Rangleklods dj set (DK), Rats on Rafts (NL), Re:Freshed Orchestra (NL), Rebekka Karijord (NO), Renée (BE), Ricky Rehab (NL), Rilan & The Bombardiers (NL), Rina Mushonga (NL), Roberto Tan (NL), Robot Koch (DE), Roelie Vuitton (NL), Ronnie Flex (NL), Roosevelt (DE), Roscoe (BE), Rover (FR), Rubik (FI), Rudimental LIVE (UK), Rum & Skunk (NL), S O H N (UK), Saint Lou Lou (SE), Salisbury (NL), Sam A La Bamalot (NL), Santa Fé (NL), Sarah Ferri (BE), Satellite Stories (FI), Sea+Air (DE), Semantik Punk (PL), Shaka Ponk (FR), Siinai (FI), Sin Cos Tan (FI), Sjaak (NL), Skip & Die (NL), Skip the Use (FR), SKIP&DIE (NL), Skunkfunk (NL), Snorri Helgason (IS), Sofie LeTitre (NL), Soul Sister Dance Revolution (NL), Sprokkelhout (NL), Stabil Elite (DE), Steaming Satellites (AT), Stubborn Heart (UK), Sunday Sun (NL), Sven Hammond Soul (NL), Swinder (NL), SX (BE), Talbot (EE), Tangarine (NL), Teake Damstra (NL), Temples (UK), Tenement Kids (NL), Terribly Overrated Youngsters (DE), Tessa Rose Jackson (NL), The Don’t Touch My Croque-Monsieurs (NL), The Excitements (ES), The Flight (NL), The Future’s Dust (NL), The Good the Bad (DK), The Horse Company (NL), The Kik (NL), The Kyteman Orchestra (NL), The La La Lies (NL), The Marble Hearts (NL), The Monroes (NL), The Opposites (NL), The Pussywarmers and Réka (CH), The Royal Concept (SE), The Sign Of Leo (NL), The Silhouettes (NL), The Tightropes (NL), Thomas Azier (NL), Tim Vantol (NL), Tim Wes (NL), Tommigun (BE), Tommy Ebben & The Smalltown Villains (NL), TONBANDGERÄT (DE), Town of Saints (NL), Traumahelikopter (NL), Treetop Flyers (UK), Trixie Whitley (BE), Turboweekend (DK), Valerius (NL), Vanderbuyst (NL), Villagers (IE), Vimes (DE), Wallace Vanborn (BE), We Butter the Bread with Butter (DE), When We Are Wild (NL), Wilhelmfreddie (NL), Will and the People (UK), Wolvon (NL), Yellow House 21 (NL), Young Dreams (NO), ZA! (ES), Zazi (NL).
About Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag, the European Music Conference and Showcase Festival, takes place from 9th to 12th of January 2013 in the Dutch city of Groningen. By day, European music professionals network and take part in the many panels, seminars and workshops. By night new European artists perform to an audience of music lovers and international music professionals. Eurosonic is the showcase festival for the most current and promising European (and Dutch) acts taking place from 9th to 11th January in multiple venues in Groningen and Noorderslag is the indicator for Dutch music and takes place on Saturday the 12th of January 2013 in the Oosterpoort theatre in Groningen.
Information about Eurosonic Noorderslag and its line-up can be found on: www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl