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| | Tanzbrunnen, Cologne, Germany |
| | Deine Lakaien, Nitzer Ebb, Covenant, Subway to Sally, Hocico, Suicide Commando |
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This is a real niche festival with some pretty crazy music and dark arts. Wear black if you want to fit in and expect to see rather a few tattoos, piercings and leather clad mosh pit lovers. There is an acoustic theatre stage for those who want to give their eardrums a brief rest. [ more... ]
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| | Burriana, Spain |
| | Scissor Sisters, Rinocerose, Orbital (DJs), Tiga, Calvin Harris |
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This beach festival has everything you could want for a great weekend. There's live music on the beach a very short walk from the campsite, and there's also a purpose built festival enclosure with all the facilities you'll need. Good showers, decent loos, medical rooms, snack bars and [ more... ]
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| | Arvika, Sweden |
| | Hocico, Covenant, Kite, DayDin, The Girl and the Robot, Code 64 |
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Originally a synth pop festival but has since broadened its horizons and now caters for a more diverse visitor. Attracts around 16,000 people each year and has many local bands. Electro pop, goth rock and grunge can be found here. They recently made a TV ad with a young lady apparently [ more... ]
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| | Benicassim, Costa del Azaha, Valencia, Spain |
| | Arctic Monkeys, Portishead, The Strokes, Arcade Fire, Elbow, Tinie Tempah |
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July on the Costa de Azahar can be steaming. And the searing heat only adds to the slightly delirious atmosphere of Benicassim, as thousands descend on the small town, pitch their tents and get on with the serious business of four days of non-stop partying. Headliners like Oasis, Kings of Leon, [ more... ]
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| | Flughafen Templehof, Berlin, Germany |
| | Suede, Beirut, Mogwai, Diplo, A Trak, K&D, Hercules & Love Affair |
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This is a cracking festival at the legendary Templehof airport. There is also a series of nightclub events going off in town which ticket holders will have access to. If you've never been to Berlin, then this is a great excuse to go and sample to best of it. This city never sleeps! The line up [ more... ]
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| | Kobetamendi, Bilbao, Spain |
| | Black Crowes, Chemical Bros. Amy Winehouse, Crystal Castles, Coldplay |
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Bilbao BBK Live is a three day festival that takes place in the outskirts of Bilbao. The festival site, located on top of a hill and surrounded by mountains, offers breathtaking views over the city of Bilbao. This fuss free festival, with an uncomplicated layout and easy access from the city and [ more... ]
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Body&Soul is an Irish creative collective, with a heart-shaped mind and a cutting-edge soul. Sustainability conscious, without being too-in-your-face, Body&Soul brings together a collaboration of artists, musicians, poets and performers in a sparkly, chilled-out, enchanted environment - an [ more... ]
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| | ul. Focha/ 3 maja/ Piastowska, Kraków, Poland |
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| | Oslo, Norway |
| | Departure, Johnny Hancocks, Lovecult, Peter Bjorn and John, Rikke Lie |
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Similar to Midem this is a major nightclub & live music experience by night and a conference by day. However this is the Nordic music version, with breaking bands and artists. Scandanavia has always been fairly cutting edge so I doubt you'll be disappointed with the smorgasbord of music up [ more... ]
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| | Calvi, Corsica, France |
| | LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, Carl Craig, A Trak, The Twelves, DJ Oil |
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Open air festival on the beach. The line up is eclectic and caters for a youthful crowd. There are restaurants and bars and you can pick and choose your days, or go the whole nine yards and see it all. This is very much a festival for holiday makers to kick off the season. The school holidays have [ more... ]
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| | Aviation Museum, Kracow, Poland |
| | Kanye West, Editors, Kid Cudi, Interpol, The Kooks |
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Well as you correctly guessed this live music festival has a rather large sponsor. There is a Coke Clinic with make over artists and masseurs for a bit of pampering. There's a fake beach to chill out on and watch the main stage, and of course there are some major artists playing live. [ more... ]
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| | Tour and Taxis, Brussels, Belgium |
| | Tiken Jah Fakoly |
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An inner city music festival that takes place in the heart of Brussels. Couleur Café is a festival that proposes a full array of music styles coming from all over the world. With more than 40 concerts over three days, Couleur Café offers the best of R&B, hip hop, world, afro, reggae, ragga, dub, [ more... ]
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| | Dour, Hainaut, Belgium |
| | House of Pain, Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar, Amplifetes |
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This is one of Belgium's more alternative festivals and is generally quite quirky and features more leftfield music than its counterparts. It has been going for over 20 years and has even had its own currency. The decor is weird and wonderful and the music is all over the shop so keep your ears [ more... ]
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Sweden's only ambient music festival and it's set in a stone age village. No joke, this is like going back to another era. It's quirky, intimate and completely shanti vibe. You will come back from this one refreshed, reborn and having seen a real grass roots festival. Grab a glimpse [ more... ]
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| | Petrcane, Croatia |
| | Andy Weatherall, Horsemeat Disco, YoYo, Electric Chair and Lowlife |
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Sun, Sea, Boat Parties, DJ’s, Live Music, Club Nights On The Sun-Sparkled Adriatic Coast Electric Elephant 2011 commences Thursday 14th July with five days & five nights of festivities, including the legendary daily boat parties. You can get a Double Whammy ticket for £140 which also covers [ more... ]
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| | Benidorm, Spain |
| | Anthony Collins, Ben Sims, Christian Verala, DJ Wild, Exium (live) |
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Four days of electro and techno mayhem on the beach, and around Benidorm, culminating in a Global Party at Terra Mitica Park on the final day. There is all kinds of dance music and veterans alongside the new kids on the block. Anything can happen at any of almost 20 stages over the 4 days. The [ more... ]
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| | Floreffe, Brussells, Belgium |
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Inner city festival with all the trimmings of a field event. There is expertly organised camping and the live entertainment has a world music twist. It is in its 10th year now [ more... ]
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| | Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia |
| | Arcade Fire, Hadouken!, Tiga, J Zabiela, Gramophonedzie, Editors |
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EXIT 2011 plays host to over 400 performances on 20 stages connected by cobbled streets, ramparts and tunnels - a walk through the mystical fortress is like a trip through a magical wonderland. Music ranges from rock, dance, indie, Latino, reggae, electronica, chill out and regional music, so [ more... ]
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