CZECH REPUBLIC: Colours of Ostrava Festival, set to take place from July 19 – 22 in the Czech Republic, has announced more acts for 2017. Included in the announcement are Jamiroquai, Imagine Dragons, Norah Jones, Justice, alt-J, Midnight Oil, Birdy, Moderat, Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Mvula, Benjamin Clementine, UNKLE, Booka Shade, Nouvelle Vague, Afro Celt Sound System, and more. Spread over 24 unique outdoor and indoor stages, Colours of Ostrava promises to offer an unrivalled selection of contemporary and classic performers, from electro to world music, jazz, indie rock, and reggae. Festivalgoers can look forward to over 350 events ranging from…
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USA: For the third time, Pukkelpop and Disco Naïveté will collaborate on a showcase at this year’s South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Just like last year they’ll be hosting an official showcase in The Sidewinder, a prominent club on the central Red River Street. The showcase will take place on March 16 and offers a stage to both Belgian and international talents. Belgian acts Coely and The Sore Losers will join international talents Drive Like Maria, Klyne, Noga Erez, CHINAH, Au/Ra, Jamie Isaac, Casi, Tunde Olaniran, Flint Eastwood, and ROZES. Chokri Mahassine, organiser of Pukkelpop, said: “We’ve been heading…
UK: Powerful Thinking launched its Smart Energy for Festivals and Events guide at the Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI9) on March 7, which was hosted by A Greener Festival at the ILMC. The guide provides a wealth of knowledge and inspiration, including 24 fact sheets on specific topics, two resource packs, briefing sheets for staff and stakeholders, over 10 new case studies, and links to resources and energy consultants. Events are typically able to save between 10% and 50% of their fuel consumption and the guide uses case studies of recent events to illustrate how and where this has…
Julian Prince is a DJ / producer and hospitality industry professional from Montreal. He’s one of the co-founders of SXM Festival, which will take place on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin from March 15 – 19 2017. There is one certainty of every Ibiza summer season. No, it’s not an American film star spotted going in at DC10. Or some high flier losing their job after changing that return flight home one too many times (although both these occurrences are common). No, the one thing that is guaranteed to happen every Ibiza season is that at some point, somewhere…
One Tribe is a new world music festival founded by the Audio Farm crew, who have been putting on events in Manchester and North Wales since 2009. Over the past four summers they have staged annual festivals under their own name, with the latter two selling out. Stepping things up from an 800 to a 2500 capacity event in 2017, the inaugural One Tribe will comprise five days worth of international talent across seven stages, along with wellness activities, circus performers, workshops and talks, all manner of artisans, drumming collectives, and a philosophy of participation and oneness. In keeping with…
MOROCCO: Oasis festival will return for its third edition this September in Morocco’s luxury music resort The Source. Nestled on the outskirts of Marrakech, Oasis will once again showcase international talent, as well as shining the spotlight on the flourishing Moroccan electronic music scene. The second wave of acts have been revealed this week, with headline guests including dance music pioneer Richie Hawtin and multi-instrumental producer Nicolas Jaar, along with Henrik Schwarz, Marcellus Pittman, Daniel Avery, Anja Schneider, Unes and more. Richie Hawtin makes his Oasis debut, with a headline performance on September 15. The pioneering electronic artist and technological…
NETHERLANDS: North Sea Jazz Festival has added a bunch of predictably fantastic artists to the line-up for this year’s event, which returns to the Ahoy venue in Rotterdam in July. The three-day event is packed with international talent, ones to watch, unique collaborations and one-off commissions. Located in the bustling port town of Rotterdam, located less than an hour from the UK by plane, the festival brings together the greatest artists from the worlds of jazz, blues, funk, soul, r&b, hip-hop and pop, and is widely regarded as one of the best events on the live music calendar. Artists now…
UK: Liverpool will host a new festival this summer with the inaugural Hope & Glory, bringing a range of music and art to the city centre’s St. George’s Hall. To launch the event, the first 1,200 ticket buyers will gain access to a special free gig the night before the festival starts. Taking place in a secret location in Liverpool on August 4, the exclusive gig will have big name acts performing, details of which will be revealed to ticket holders nearer to the event. The two-day festival will invite 12,500 attendees to enjoy an abundance of entertainment throughout the…
UK: Africa Oyé will return to Sefton Park this summer for an extra special occasion, celebrating 25 years of bringing the best talent Africa and the Diaspora have to offer to the UK. To mark the occasion, Oyé has invited an eclectic mix of top artists from over the years to return to Liverpool for a weekend of music and culture. Leading the anniversary celebrations in June will be festival alumni Dizzy Mandjeku & Odemba OK Jazz All-Stars, Jupiter & Okwess International, and Mokoomba. Led and conducted by guitarist Dizzy Mandjeku (former member of Franco’s OK Jazz), the 12-piece Odemba…
NETHERLANDS: A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise has announced several new line-up additions for its 25th anniversary celebrations, including Bastille, Cypress Hill, London Grammar, Michael Kiwanuka, Architects, Billy Talent, Future Islands, Glass Animals, Nina Kraviz, Robert Hood and more. They’ll be joining the already announced Mumford & Sons, The xx, Editors, alt-J, Elbow, Flume, Iggy Pop, Moderat, Architects, Ben Klock, Cashmere Cat, Dixon, Mac DeMarco, Mura Masa, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Nothing But Thieves, Talaboman, Ty Segall, Tove Lo, Baloji, Denzel Curry, Palace, Shame, and SMIB. Taking place next to the Walibi Fairgrounds, Biddinghuizen, Lowlands’ extensive program comprises alternative music, film, stand-up…