Positivus festival
Positivus Festival is an annual, three-day summer music and culture festival held in Salacgrīva, Latvia.
First held in 2007, Positivus combines a variety of genres, including indie, pop, folk, electronic and many more styles in between; The festival is known for combining various music genres with exciting recreational activities, from sports to vintage, arts and crafts shopping, yoga, theatre, film etc. Positivus also operates as an art showcase for upcoming artists and an informative platform for NGO’s to promote their messages. The festival is organized by Positivus Music.
Positivus Festival is the largest and most frequented music and arts festival in the Baltics, with more than 25.000 visitors. The festival always takes place during an extended weekend- from Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning of the third week of July.
Throughout the years the festival has featured such headliners as Muse, Sigur Rós, The xx, Travis, Scissor Sisters, Manic Street Preachers, Editors, OK Go, James, Röyksopp, Hurts, Mark Ronson & The Business Int., Moby and Fatboy Slim, as well as local headliners Prāta Vētra, Gustavo and Instrumenti among others.
Awards
The British “Metro” included Positivus Festival in its ‘Best 2012 Summer Festival’ selection, characterizing the event as an "unpretentious event with a strong, eclectic line-up that now attracts some 20,000 revellers". The tabloid, which is the UK's fourth highest circulating paper, also highlights the festival’s relaxed and natural atmosphere, along with great performers.
Positivus Festival also took home the ‘Best European Festival’ award from the British „Festival Guide” this year, beating the tremendously popular Roskilde, Roch Werchter and Spain’s Benicassim in heavy competition. The student festival guide described the festival as possessing “a certain simple enchantment that is unmatched by any other event”. The guide also points out that the festival is “fantastically affordable” and full of Latvian delights.
The festival was also included in "Filter Magazine’s” ‘Top 5 Most Anticipated (International) Summer Festival’ countdown in 2011, with the follow-up resolution to visit and cover the live events from the festival in 2012.
Landscape
Positivus is held in the Latvian coastal town of Salacgrīva; it’s located between the accessible A1 Via Baltica highway and the beach of the Riga Bay. The festival offers access to meadows, forests, the beach, as well as the local town of Salacgrīva.
Camping
The festival camping site is located on the other side of the A1 Via Baltica road, directly across from the festival venue and it is sponsored by Merrild coffee, which provides complementary coffee refills for campers during the entire festival. The camping grounds also has catering services. The car parking is located within a short distance from the camping site.
Positivus festival 2013
In 2013 for the first time ever the festival will last for three days, taking place on July 19-21, 2013.
Line-up
| TELE2 stage | Nordea stage | I Love You stage | Palladium stage | Red Bull Music academy | Dabas stage |
| July 19 | |||||
 Crystal Castles Noah and the Whale Iiris  Elektro Guzzi |
 Twenty One Pilots Zodiaks Palma Violets Rasabasa |
Colours of Bubbles Franco Franco Andis Grīva Deeper Upper Parára Laika suns |
Mikus Frišfelds Milk Luministic Very Cool People Elephants from Neptune Satellites LV |
DJ RAPA Oogle Vision Kwazar OYT Mr. Nestor Jesse & Jimi Tenor Eltron John Jack Beats Riton DJ Quest & Paul Oja |
Kristaps Bedrītis Treeeye Du Duo Pyro Trees Alise Ģelze |
| July 20 | |||||
 Sigur Rós Imagine Dragons Jauns mēness Willy Moon Latvian Blues Band |
 C2C Charli XCX John Grant Pienvedēja piedzīvojumi |
Zebra Island Momend Carnival Youth Sibyl Vane Alise Joste Markas Palubenka Them Lemons |
Jagaspace Paabel I Wear* Experiment Wolfredt Galvanic Elephants Candy Empire Faun Racket Outloudz |
Halfbrother Fingalick Elvi/Dunian Shotman Kamp! Firejose B. Bravo MJ Cole Artwork Superskankers |
Samba De Riga Sus Dungo Martas asinis Audience Killers Y Silent |
| July 21 | |||||
| The xx Two Door Cinema Club Michael Kiwanuka Tom Odell Team Ghost French Films |
Darwin Deez Suuns [[!!!]] Efterklang No Ceremony Laime pilnīga |
Without Letters Anete Kozlovska Bernības milicija Odd Hugo Stūrī zēvele Tribes of the City |
The Stanleys Age of Stones Komjaunatne Kurak Oranžās brīvdienas The Sound Poets Laime pilnīga |
Kaktiņš un Stūrītis Indygo The Coco'Nuts Elizabete Balčus | |
Positivus festival 2012
The event took place on 20 and 21 July 2012.
Line-up
| TELE2 stage | Nordea stage | Palladium stage | I Love You stage | Red Bull Music academy |
| July 20 | ||||
Friendly Fires Housse De Racket Instrumenti Keane Niki & the Dove | King Charles Lucy Rose Vondelpark Iļģi 2:54 | The Wow Black Apple Market Laime Pilnīga Rīga Metro Triānas parks Astro'n'out Baložu pilni pagalmi Galaxy Bosons Talbot The Big Bluff Freaks on Floor | Alise Joste Markas Palubenka Mimicry Rasabasa Tramplīni Audience Killers Mācītājs on Acid Tenfold Rabbit Zig Zag Momend | Brockenchord DJ Quest Downtown Party Network Dave Storm Kienra & ЯVRS DJ Rapa Full Crate & Mar DJ Zinc |
| July 21 | ||||
| Ewert and The Two Dragons Givers Manic Street Preachers SBTRKT Skyforger The Vaccines |  Damien Rice Cashier No. 9 Jamie N Commons Wild Beasts Brodka Kuchenbeat Fanfarlo | Abraham's Cafe Elephants From Neptune Animal Drama | ESKIMO Sibyl Vane The Sound Poets Zebra Island Elizabete Balčus | Toms Grēviņš Jesse Boykins III Sander Molder Tiger Milk Mr. Nestor Oyt Tiger&Woods Tom Middleton Hudson Mohawke Lunice ELVI/DUNIAN |
Positivus festival 2011
The event took place on 15 and 16 July 2011.
Line-up
| TELE2 stage | Cēsu Alus stage | I Love You stage | Red Bull Music academy | Tallinn Music Week Stage |
| July 15 | ||||
 Yoav Gustavo Hurts Editors | Freak Owls Dry the River Alina Orlova Pulled Apart by Horses Frankie & Heartstrings Tunng | Frekvence Kārlis Kazāks HMP? Parara ZRYA Das Sonntags Legion Goran Gora and The Yrs Malcolm Lincoln | The Gaslamp Killer Mondo in Stereo Bassline Riga Mr. Nestor BrassBastardz Mad Mats | Mimicry Aides Nevesis Junk Riot Kreatiivmootor Badass Yuki |
| July 16 | ||||
Satellites LV King Charles OK Go Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. James Röyksopp | Auļi Dzelzs Vilks Iiris Ewert and the Two Dragons Alcoholic Faith Mission Chapel Club Glasser Beach House | Aparāts Momend Bērnības milicija Starmetis Acid rain Andis Grīva Colours of Bubbles Lie Lie Sister Black Apple Market The Mundane | Scratch Perverts Crystal Sound System Kaur Kareda Renegades of Bump Oyt Big Sensation Innocent Sorcerers | |
Positivus festival 2010
The festival was held on 16 and 17 July 2010.
Line-up
| TELE2 stage | Cēsu Alus stage | I Love You stage | |
| July 16 | |||
| The Climbers Ten Bears Happy Mondays Unkle | Triānas parks Shoreline Happyendless The Gin Riots Lady Daisey Popidiot Astro'n'out | Soundarcade Zizzou Lie Lie Sister Bad Apples Alise Joste Mona De Bo | |
| July 17 | |||
| Autumn Owls ASIWYFA Scissor Sisters Muse | Svjata Vatra Prince and Crosby The Miserable Rich EIMIC Goran Gora Giullia y Los Tellarini Kira Kira Stornoway | Martin Confused 100 White Souls El Mars S.P.B. Sons of Noel and Adrian Tramplīni Ewert and the Two Dragons | |
Positivus festival 2009
The festival was held on 17 and 18 July 2009.
Line-up
| TELE2 stage | Cēsu Alus stage | I Love You stage | Space Dog tent |
| July 17 | |||
| Sons of Noel and Adrian The Tiger Lillies Prāta vētra Reigani | Bedwetters Laime pilnīga The Happy Endings Two Door Cinema Club Pete Doherty Pop Beats Poetry | Voiceks Voiska S.P.B. Gaujarts Hospitāļu iela Mona De Bo Kārlis Kazāks | Čipsis un Dullais All Day Long Septiņi pieauguši vīrieši |
| July 18 | |||
| Instrumenti Ebony Bones The Whip Moby | Dahling Dun Dun The Mundane Zig Zag The Hobos Dzeltenie Pastnieki Jurga The Leisure Society Sinéad O'Connor | Acid Rain Them Lemons Maripossa Martin Confused El Mars Satellites LV | Sound Religion Striķis Kuchenbeat |
PositivusAB 2008
The festival was held from 18 to 19 July 2008. It was attended by approximately 18,000 people.
Stages
- AB Stage – where all 4 headliners as well as others performed
- TELE2 Stage – where the majority of the bands performed
- Shark dance tent – was open during the night
- Mamma Daba Kušš Tuss tent – a minor stage featuring musical, literary and theatrical performances
Line-up
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PositivusAB 2007
It was the first PositivusAB festival. The festival was held from 27 to 28 July 2007.
Line-up
| AB stage | BBC stage |
| July 27 | |
| Sigma Goran Gora Brett Anderson Mumiy Troll | Otra Puse Backflow Malcolm McLaren Badly Drawn Boy |
| July 28 | |
| Mofo DJ Lethal The Concretes Stereophonics James | Martin Confused S.P.B. R.A.P. Satellites LV Tribes of the City Hospitāļu iela The Sun |