Melt! Festival 2008

Melt! Festival 2008

FERROPOLIS, Germany, February 19/PRNewswire/ --

- 18TH - 20TH JULY 2008

- http://www.meltfestival.de

Fed up with the same festival in a field formula? Then check out the Melt! Festival which takes place in a disused mine surrounded by enormous excavators instead. Set against a breathtaking backdrop of five huge hulking coal mining diggers that tower into the sky, Melt! is a unique music festival on the Ferropolis peninsula surrounded by Lake Gremmin. Taking place from the 18th - 20th July, Melt! will be a fusion of techno beats, guitar chords, and hip hop breaks with headlining performances from Björk, Franz Ferdinand and the Editors. Hot Chip even included footage of 'Shake a Fist' and 'Boy from School' performed live at Melt! on their new album 'Made in the Dark'.

With its unerring feel for the sound of now and its booking far from the standard fare, Melt! effortlessly mixes guitars, beatboxes and vinyl grooves so perfectly; indie boys dance with raver girls while hip hop heads wave their glowsticks. 2008 will be the 11th edition of the festival and due to great demand a third day has been added to the program. More than 80 live acts and DJs will perform on 6 stages, firing the crowd up from late afternoon until well into the wee small hours.... and the last beats don't fade until long after the sun has risen over the lake again.

Melt! has established itself on the European festival landscape and is an unforgettable musical experience that transcends all genres. The festival was also voted most popular open air event by readers of top German music & style magazines Intro, Groove and De:Bug.

CONFIRMED ACTS:

Björk, Franz Ferdinand, Editors, Turbostaat, Booka Shade, Alter Ego, Miss Kittin & The Hacker (live), Boys Noize, Uffie & Feadz, Kissy Sell Out (live), The Mitchell Brothers, Efdemin, Len Faki, The Teenagers, Die Türen Kompakt Label-Special: Supermayer (live), Burger/Voigt (live), Gui Boratto, Tobias Thomas Bpitch Label-Special: Modeselektor (live), Ellen Allien, Sascha Funke, Tomas Andersson, Man Recordings: Crookers, Daniel Haaksman u.v.a. tba

TICKETS:

Tickets start at EUR45 (plus booking fee) and are on sale now:

http://www.mirkomarken.de

http://www.TixForGigs.co.uk/melt

TRAVEL:

Nearest airports are Berlin Tegel or Schonefeld and Cool Tours offer a shuttle bus service to the festival. Cool Tours also offer tickets in combination with transport from point of departure and/or accommodation. http://www.cool-tours.de/index.php?language=en

Source: Melt! Festival

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