Eurosonic Festival

Eurosonic is Europe’s largest showcase festival and takes place on a yearly basis on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday previous to Noorderslag festival in the dutch city Groningen.[1] Eurosonic is part of The European Music Conference and Showcase Festival Eurosonic Noorderslag. During the festival 250 bands and acts perform on 36 stages in the city center of Groningen. Contrary to Noorderslag, the other festival that’s part of Eurosonic Noorderslag, during Eurosonic artists from the Netherlands as well as other European countries perform. Groningen.[2] The first edition of Eurosonic took place in 1996. Eurosonic is organized by Noorderslag Foundation.[3]

Editions

Edition Year Focus country Performances of
1 1996 De Jazzpolitie (NL), Tiedo en Plan K. (NL)
2 1997
3 1998 An Pierlé (BE), Meindert Talma & The Negroes (NL), Is Ook Schitterend (NL)
4 1999 Gluecifer (NO), Janez Detd. (BE), Meindert Talma & The Negroes (NL), Ozark Henry (BE), Slagerij van Kampen (NL)
5 2000 Daryll-Ann (NL), Def Rhymz (NL), Henk Westbroek (NL), Is Ook Schitterend (NL), Lawn (NL)
6 2001 Das Pop (BE), Hooverphonic (BE), Kings of Convenience (NO), Meindert Talma (NL), Novastar (BE)
7 2002 16 Down (NL), Aereogramme (GB), Alamo Race Track (NL), Daryll-Ann (NL), Di-rect (NL), Krezip (NL), Lawn (NL), Millionaire (BE), Rapalje (NL), Saybia (DK), Twarres (NL)
8 2003 An Pierlé (BE), Audiotransparent (NL), Bettie Serveert (NL), Caesar (NL), De Heideroosjes (NL), C-Mon & Kypski (NL), Laidback Luke (NL), Dreadlock Pussy (NL), Erlend Øye (NO), Johan (NL), Kaizers Orchestra (NO), Mando Diao (SE), Ska-P(ES), The Apers(NL), The Libertines (GB), The Raveonettes (DK), The Shavers (NL)
9 2004 France Absynthe Minded (BE) , After Forever (NL), Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (DE), Gabriel Rios (BE), Alamo Race Track (NL), Johan (Nl), Stijn (BE), The Subways (GB), Triggerfinger (BE)
10 2005 France Hal (IE)
11 2006 Germany Animal Alpha (NO), The Answer (GB), Alamo Race Track (NL), The Chalets (IE), Corvus Corax (DE), Dungen (SE), GEM (NL), Infadels (GB), Nouvelle Vague (FR), Ojos de Brujo (ES), Pete Philly & Perquisite (NL)
12 2007 Italy About (NL), Air Traffic (GB), The Answer (GB), Das Pop (BE), Datarock (NO), Digitalism (DE), Enter Shikari (GB), Julie Feeney (IE), Gabriel Ríos (BE), The Girls (GB), Goose (BE), Green Hornet (NL), Humanzi (IE), Instil (NL), The Magic Numbers (GB), Ozark Henry (BE), Textures (NL), Van Velzen (NL), zZz (NL)
13 2008 Sweden Sarah Bettens (BE), Cathy Davey (IE), The Hoosiers (GB), Hooverphonic (BE), I'm from Barcelona (SE), June in December (NL), Lykke Li (SE), Republic of Loose (IE), Stone Gods (GB)
14 2009 Belgium Wallis Bird (IE), The Coronas (IE), Fight Like Apes (IE), Rita Redshoes (PT), The Legendary Tigerman (PT), Buraka Som Sistema (PT)
15 2010 Norway And So I Watch You From Afar (IE), Delorentos (IE), Imelda May (IE), Villagers (IE), Kaizers Orchestra (NO), Love Amongst Ruin (GB)
16 2011 The Netherlands Selah Sue (BE), Balthazar (BE), Crystal Fighters (ES), My Little Cheap Dictaphone (BE), Ginga (AT), James Blake (GB) Kvety (CZ), Vinnie Who (DK), Ben l'Oncle Soul (FR), White Lies (GB), LaBrassBanda (DE), Sean Riley & The Slowriders (PT), Junip (SE), Krach (NL)
17 2012 Ireland 170 acts are announced for the 2012 festival (11 - 14 January)[4]

External links

References

  1. ^ (Dutch)"Eurosonic Noorderslag 2011, Europa's grootste showcasefestival en Noorderslag", Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl. Verkregen 12 augustus 2011
  2. ^ "More media attention and larger audience at Eurosonic Noorderslag’s 25th Birthday", Bumastemra.nl. January 17, 2011
  3. ^ (Dutch)"Eurosonic Noorderslag", Poparchiefgroningen.nl, Verkregen 12 Augustus 2011
  4. ^ http://festival.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/artists/ List of acts for Eurosonic and Noorderslag