Blacksun Festival

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Scan of the 2005 Blacksun Festival program cover.

The Blacksun Festival is an annual 3-day goth and industrial music international festival held in New Haven, Connecticut spread out between several different venues. The festival started in 2005. The festival bills itself as more than just a weekend long concert, but also as a social event designed to pull people together from different parts of the world who share an interest in goth and industrial music. In addition to live performances, the festival includes a gothic fashion show, variety shows, a trivia contest, dance afterparties featuring various international goth and industrial DJs, and various music and fashion vendors.

Since many larger goth and industrial festivals are held in Europe, the Blacksun Festival provides a closer opportunity for North American bands to get a chance to perform in a festival setting alongside with better established European bands.

[edit] Band lineups by year

2007 (August 10-12)

Banner for the 2007 Blacksun Festival.

DJs: Fuligin (Corrosion, New Haven, CT); Tom Gold (The Castle, Tampa FL); Jet (Cybertron, New York, NY); Bruno Kramm (Das Ich, Germany); Phil Phaid (Flux, New Haven, CT)

Special guest promotions by Contempt! (New York, NY) and Das Bunker (Los Angeles, CA)

Additional events: Art Show & Reception, Panels, Tech Styles Fashion Show, Vendor Market

2006 (July 28-30): Android Lust | Bloodwire | The Brides | Caustic | Chemlab | Claire Voyant | Combichrist | CTRL | Das Ich | Filament 38 | Informatik | Interrogation | Jenn Vix | The Last Dance | Null Device | PTI | 51 Peg; And One was originally slated to perform, but had to pull out due to visa complications. Das Ich took their spot in the lineup.