Melt! Festival

Melt! Festival is one of the biggest open-air electronic music festivals in Germany. The festival takes place at the Ferropolis open-air museum, near Gräfenhainichen. It has been held since 1997.[1]

Melt! Festival
GenreElectronic music
Dates3rd weekend of July
Location(s)Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Years active1997-present
Attendance20,000
Capacity20,000
Websitewww.meltfestival.de
Main Stage and Bucket-wheel excavator at Melt! 2015
Fire show on a Bucket-wheel excavator at Melt! 2015
Installation at Melt! 2015

Awards and mentions

  • #2 in Resident Advisor's Top 10 festivals for July 2013.[2]
  • #3 in Resident Advisor's Top 10 festivals for July 2014.[3]
  • #2 in Resident Advisor's Top 10 festivals for July 2015.[4]
  • Helga festival award, 2014, in the category "Most beautiful ones and zeros"[5]
  • Helga festival award, 2014, in the category "Best conscience" [6]

Melt! Festival 2015

Line-ups, 2008-2014

2014: Portishead, Röyksopp & Robyn, The Notwist, Moderat, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Metronomy, WhoMadeWho[7]

2013: The Knife, Trentemøller, Woodkid, Babyshambles[8]

2012: M83, Gossip, Whitest Boy Alive, Justice, Two Door Cinema Club, Modeselektor, Bloc Party, Caribou, The Bloody Beetroots[9]

2011: Hurts, Pulp, Paul Kalkbrenner, Robyn, Boys Noize, Everything Everything

2010: …

2009: Oasis, Bloc Party, Aphex Twin

2008: Björk, Franz Ferdinand, Hot Chip

See also

References

  1. Melt! Festival – History Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Resident Advisor Festivals July 2013
  3. Resident Advisor Festivals July 2014
  4. Resident Advisor Festivals July 2015
  5. "Der Helga! 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  6. "Der Helga! 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  7. Reibert, Benjamin (2014-03-18). "Melt! bestätigt Jeff Mills, Little Dragon, Panda Bear und Seth Troxler". trndmusik. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  8. Schunkeln bis zur Ekstase. FAZ, 23 July 2013, p.30
  9. Melt! Intro 2012
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