INmusic festival
 Rokia Traoré performing in 2009. | |
| Location(s) | Lake Jarun, Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Date(s) | Late June (2–3 days) |
| Genre | Rock, World, Electronic, Reggae, Folk, Hip Hop, Dance |
| Website | www.inmusicfestival.com/en/ |
INmusic festival is Croatia's biggest international open-air festival. The festival is held annually in June in Zagreb and takes place on Youth Island (Croatian: Otok hrvatske mladeži) in the middle of Zagreb's Lake Jarun.
The festival was started in 2006 and is usually held over two or three days. It includes several genre-specific stages with internationally renowned indie rock, heavy metal and electronica artists. In 2008 The Times included INmusic among the top 20 European summer festivals.[1]
History
2006
The festival's first edition was held as "INmusic festival" 4–6 July 2006. It was organized by Multikultura, a non-governmental organisation, and held at Šalata.[2]
- Headliners: Franz Ferdinand and Morrissey
- Also performed: Archie Bronson Outfit, The Ex
- Local artists: Edo Maajka, Darkwood Dub, Ramirez
2007
Second edition was held 27–28 August 2007. The festival acquired sponsorship by Vipnet, a mobile network operator, and was dubbed "Vip INmusic". Also, this was the first edition which took place at Jarun.[3]
- Headliners: Sonic Youth and The Stooges
- Also performed: Happy Mondays, Asian Dub Foundation, New York Dolls, Roisin Murphy, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Kultur Shock, The Hold Steady, Gilles Peterson, Banco de Gaia
- Local artists: Majke, The Beat Fleet, Gustafi, Obojeni program, Letu štuke, and others
2008
Third edition, also titled "Vip INmusic", was held 3–4 June 2008 at Jarun.[4]
- Headliners: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and The Prodigy
- Also performed: Stereo MCs, Serj Tankian, Hot Chip, Tinariwen, Amadou & Mariam, The Go! Team, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Sons and Daughters, Dreadzone, Jazzanova, XX Teens, Ed Kuepper & Jeffrey Wegener
- Local artists: Let 3, Kiril Džajkovski, Vještice, Atheist Rap, and others
2009
For the 2009 edition, held 24–25 June 2009 at Jarun, Vipnet's competitors T-Mobile took over as main sponsors and the festival was renamed "T-Mobile INmusic". Scottish band Franz Ferdinand made their second appearance at the event.[5]
- Headliners: Franz Ferdinand, Moby, Kraftwerk, N.E.R.D, Lily Allen
- Also performed: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tricky, Editors, Dimmu Borgir, Anthrax, Hatebreed, Art Brut, Sergent Garcia, Rokia Traoré, Adrian Sherwood, Richard Dorfmeister, God Dethroned
- Local artists: Kiril Džajkovski, Kawasaki 3P, and others
2010
Fifth edition was held 21–23 June 2010 at Jarun.[6]
- Headliners: Alice in Chains, Billy Idol, Massive Attack, LCD Soundsystem, The Flaming Lips
- Also performed: Morcheeba, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Pendulum, Rise Against, Flogging Molly, Broken Social Scene, Audio Bullys, New Young Pony Club, Caribou, Skindred, Martina Topley-Bird
- Local artists: The Beat Fleet, Kawasaki 3P, Gustafi, The Bambi Molesters, and others
2011
The festival's sixth edition was held 21–22 June 2011.[7]
- Headliners: Jamiroquai, Cypress Hill, Arcade Fire, Grinderman
- Also performed: The Streets, TV on the Radio, Mastodon, Jello Biafra, Buraka Som Sistema, Gentleman, The Dø
- Local artists: Dubioza kolektiv, Overflow, Elemental
2012
The festival's seventh edition is scheduled to take place on 29–30 June 2012. The festival will revert to its original name, "INmusic festival", as T-Mobile withdrew its sponsorship in early 2012.[8] As of February 2012, The Cranberries (replaced with New Order),[9] Mando Diao,[10] Franz Ferdinand[11] and Gogol Bordello[11] have confirmed their appearance. Plan B's appearance was cancelled.[12]
2013
The bands thata appeared on eight edition include: Arctic Monkeys, Iggy and the Stooges, Basement Jaxx, Bloc Party, Editors, NOFX, Airbourne, A Toys Orchestra, Mile Me Deaf, Rangleklods and Dikta.[13] This edition included 2 demo bands - Achromatic Attic (from Croatia) and Roger The Mascot (from Great Britain).
2014
First headliners confirmed for 2014 edition are MGMT, Black Keys,The Pixies.[14]
Notes
- ↑ Scurlock, Gareth. "Europe's 20 best summer music festivals 2008". The Times (London). Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ↑ "Franz Ferdinand i Morrissey po cijeni od 350 kuna". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 14 April 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "Svi na Vip INmusic Festival, 27. i 28.8. Otok hrvatske mladeži, Jarun, Zagreb". ZbrdaZdola.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ Blažević, Krešimir (18 April 2008). "Pustinjski blues Tinariwena na Vip INmusicu". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "Pogledajte raspored izvođača na T-Mobile INmusic festivalu". T-Portal.hr (in Croatian). 8 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "T-mobile INmusic satnica". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). 20 June 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "2011 Programme". INmusic Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ http://trend.seebiz.eu/glazba/ht-zbog-stednje-odustaje-od-inmusic-festivala/ar-25109/ (Croatian)
- ↑ http://www.muzika.hr/clanak/37040/najave/new-order-umjesto-the-cranberriesa-na-inmusicu.aspx (Croatian)
- ↑ http://www.inmusicfestival.com/en/news/mando-diao-confirmed-their-appearance-at-the-2012-inmusic-festival
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.vecernji.hr/kultura/franz-ferdinand-sedmom-inmusic-festivalu-clanak-379755 (Croatian)
- ↑ http://www.jutarnji.hr/plan-b-otkazao-nastup-na-inmusic-festivalu--vrlo-sam-razocaran-sto-ne-mogu-biti-danas-s-vama/1037840/
- ↑ "Pogledajte koji domaći bendovi će 'prašiti' na INmusicu!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ↑ http://www.vecernji.hr/zvijezde/legendarni-pixies-headlineri-inmusic-festivala-u-zagrebu-906410
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