Ekkofestival

The Ekkofestival, Ekko or Ekko - Bergen Electronic Music and Art Festival, is a music festival which takes place in Bergen, Norway[1] in the fall every year.

Ekkofestival
Ekko 2009, logo.
StatusActive
GenreElectronic dance music festival
Date(s)Late October
Begins26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)
Ends4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
FrequencyAnnually
VenueØstre
Location(s)Bergen
CountryNorway
Years active2003 – present
Websitewww.ekko.no

Biography

Ekko mainly focus on presenting electronic music and contemporary art, where the musical expressions encompasses a multitude of genres, with electronic music as the common denominator. The festival started in 2003, and it has grown substantially since the beginning.

During the years Ekko has presented over 400 artists and/or bands, and Ekko has been early in fronting many new artists. Artists like Skatebård, Jeans Team, Me At Sea, Annie,[2] Booka Shade and Kleerup have all played at the festival, as well as established musicians like ESG, Puma, Lasse Marhaug, Biosphere, Stian Westerhus, Øystein Moen, Susanne Sundfør, and A Certain Ratio.[3]

In 2009 the festival started the 24th and ended 26 September, and the venue is USF Verftet in Bergen. The line-up includes artists / bands like Röyksopp, Efterklang, Karin Park, Woolfy, The Field, Jonathan Johansson and many more. In addition the festival will present an extended visual art-program.

Bands and artists (in selection)
Main article: List of Ekkofestival artists
2010 (15–23 October)
2011 (29 September – 1 October)
2012 (22 October – 3 November)
2013 (25 October – 2 November)
2014 (17–25 October)
2015 (28–31 October)

See also

References
  1. Telle, Ingvild (31 August 2007). "Klart for Ekko-festival" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  2. Garvik, Bodil (4 September 2008). "Annie stiller opp for vennegjengen" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  3. Steinskog, Erik (9 September 2008). "Basstungt og groovy" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
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