London based artist, Nathassia returns with another fine slice of electronica – this time, teaming up with UK duo Rare Candy on a slick collaborative cut, entitled ‘Light Of The World’.
Signalling her first collaboration with the DJ and producer duo Rare Candy, Nathassia (pronounced Natasha) continues to embrace her multi-cultural approach to electronica and she creates a record that stays true to form, delivering an infectious, groove driven affair.
As an artist, Nathassia lets her creativity speak directly through her music & combines an array of musical elements – bringing them together in her own unique style. Clearly seen with her releases in recent times, including ‘Is Everybody Searching‘, ‘Turning Headz‘, ‘Goddess‘ and ‘Bang The Drums‘.
Quoted by DJ Mag as ‘A rare broken beat number’, along with T.H.E. Music Essentials as ‘An artist unlike any other’. Hold tight, as ‘Light Of The World‘ continues to propel Nathassia further into the spotlight.
ZHU, the mysterious Los Angeles-based DJ, producer and singer and the man behind “Faded” will play a very unique live set on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the majestic Hakuba Mountain Harbor (白馬岩岳 Hakuba Iwatake), a spectacular terrace that overlooks the Iwatake summit and the Japanese Alps.
ZHU will be shot from multiple angles by cameras and drones and will be broadcasted live onCercle‘s official Facebook fan page. After the performance he will be interviewed and the online audience will be able to ask their questions.
ZHU began his musical career as an anonymous, shadowy figure because he wanted to be judged by his music alone.
“To me, I just wanted the music to speak for itself. People are gonna find out and catch on and in the beginning all we were trying to do was like, “Hey, here’s the music, listen to it without judging who’s behind it.” Obviously people want to find out who the artist is but to me, the music is definitely more important than who’s behind it.”
By simply letting the music speak for itself, ZHU has amassed over two billion streams across all of his songs.
ZHU
“Faded”, the first single from his 2014 debut EP, The Nightday, was nominated for a GRAMMY and topped both Billboard’s Dance Club Songs tally and the UK Official Dance Singles chart. His full-length debut, Generationwhy, was the top-streamed new album the week of its release and went on to peak at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
French livestream media, Cercle is already known for taking some of the world’s best techno and house DJs and recording live sets at the most beautiful locations worldwide. They have already collaborated with multiple breathtaking venues such as the Eiffel Tower, Fontainebleau’s Castle, Chambord’s Castle, Montparnasse Tower observation deck, Bourdelle’s Museum, Jai Vilas Palace in India, The State Aviation Museum in Ukraine, SkyPark at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, the Reforma 180 heliport in Mexico City, the Orange’s Ancient Roman Theatre and many more amazing locations around the world.
Hakuba Mountain Harbor
The upcoming show with ZHU will take place at Hakuba Mountain Harbor, a terrace perched on a mountainside in front of the spectacular Japan Alps. Floating above the forest below at 1,289m high, the 320-meter-square terrace directly faces Hakuba’s Sanzan mountains: Shirouma, Shakushi, and Hakuba Yari.
Envisioned by the team behind the multi-awarded EXIT Festival, its sister Sea Star Festival, settled in the scenic Croatian seaside town Umag, will take place 22-23 May at the beautiful Stella Maris lagoon, kicking off the long summer season.
One of the biggest hip-hop groups of all time, Cypress Hill, will lead the bill and they will be joined by Amelie Lens, Umek, Tijana T, Farrago, Meduza, Dubioza Kolektiv, as well as the strong local hip-hop lineup and many more artists to be announced in the weeks ahead! The Californian rap gods, who have a whopping 20 million albums sold worldwide, will have only two big shows in Europe: one in Iceland, as well as at the Sea Star Festival, to which they are coming with their entire five-member lineup.
Credited for hits Insane In The Brain, Tequila Sunrise, Rock/Rap Superstar, Hits From The Bong and I Ain’t Goin ‘Out Like That, Cypress Hill has strongly influenced the global hip- hop scene, and with their outside-the-box thinking have promoted bilingualism since their first album.
Indispensable in popular culture, this famous band also received an episode in the cult series The Simpsons, their hits playing in the super-popular Grand Theft Auto game and movies such as The Fast & Furious series, The Sopranos, Mr. Robot, The Wolf of Wall Street, Friday, to name only a few. These visionaries are musical role models to all the great hip-hop and rap groups that came after them.
Sea Star Festival 2020 lineup
Cypress Hill left a mark on music history as the originators of the West Coast hip-hop sound, but also as the musical prophets who announced the present day, global rise of Latin rap, three decades ago. Their first single, How I Could Just Kill A Man, was the epitome of hardcore gangsta rap that opened the door to an array of icons such as 2Pac, Snoop Dogg and others.
The eccentric sound and unusual sample selection also inspired a new, different, hip-hop wave in the East that would be made famous by the Wu-Tang Clan just a few years later. And so, Cypress Hill has prophetically set the foundations for the hip-hop sound of the ’90s, simultaneously affecting a crossover that blended rock and metal with urban ghetto sounds, making their sound distinctive.
Sea Star – A festival in a Magical Lagoon
Sea Star festival promoted by the team behind globally acclaimed EXIT Festival takes place in a beautiful seaside town of Umag at the mind-blowing Croatian coast. It is set in the Stella Maris resort, in a turquoise-color lagoon with most amazing sunsets. Umag represents a breathtaking combo of baroque and renaissance, and Mediterranean climate, while this entire Istrian region is known of its delicious homemade and gourmet food, olive groves, fields of tomatoes and vineyards. Sea Star Festival is a perfect invitation to initiate summer on a stunning location, with world renowned artists and an outstanding production!
The fourth edition of the Sea Star Festival will be held at the famous Stella Maris lagoon in Umag, on May 22 and 23, with the Welcome Party on May 21 and the closing party on May 24.
Tickets
Tickets for Sea Star festival are available HERE!
Accommodation and travel arrangements can be found at their website.
Bilbao BBK Live reveals the complete lineup for its 2020 edition, adding 54 new superstar artists to the already stellar programme. More than 93 artists are set to perform across the 3-day festival, which takes place from 9th – 11th July in Bilbao.
Diversity and quality are the key components of the festival’s programme, promising an expansive selection of genres and styles . Alongside globally renowned artists, Bilbao BBK Live also showcases a carefully selected offering of up-and-coming talent ready to be discovered.
This new announcement incorporates fast-rising Dublin band Fountains D.C., whose post-punk sound and quality songwriting has deservedly won them legions of fans around the world.
Next up, DJ and prodiction duo Bicep, whose open, no-holds-barred to music has seen them carve out a reputation as crate digger extraordinaire and their live shows never fail to impress.
Also joining the bill today is producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, director and vocalist Blood Orange, undoubtably one of the most influential voices in music today. Add to this, German techno marching band Meute, the unclassifiable music of Moses Sumney with his unique and distinctive falsetto, the mysterious masked cowboy Orville Peck and the always transgressive La Casa Azul, who will once again invite us to dance like there’s no tomorrow in Kobetamendi.
Bilbao BBK Live 2020 lineup
Basoa
Basoa, which celebrates its fifth anniversary in 2020, is Bilbao BBK Live‘s dance music space, committed to enjoying electronic music to the fullest. An enchanted forest location that invites revellers to escape and fully embrace the sound. Basoa is a collective celebration, both for those who come to Kobetamendi in search of these sounds and for those who want to experience it for the first time, in a diverse, inclusive and respectful environment.
Like last year, Thursday is once again a big day for for the LGBTQ community with The Black Madonna, Horse Meat Disco and Eris Drew all stepping up for DJ sets. Josey Rebelle‘s melting pot of music also tops the bill, along with Julian Falk who will play the opening set at Basoa this year.
Friday sees electronic music visionary Carl Craig headline, joined by an impressive roster of talent including modern-day heroes Palms Trax and Call Super, Dutch selector Identified Patient and Iranian DJ Mozhgan.
After two consecutive years, Barcelona DJ and producer John Talabot, is once again the protagonist of one of the most special moments of the festival, the closing set of Basoa. Combining the energy of disco, the sensuality of house music and the melodic touch of indie-pop, it is always a pleasure to welcome him back to Basoa. Redrago , the joint electronic project of Red Axes and DJ Tennis, offer up a psychedelic disco proposal of Italian music and Israeli trance rock, Silvia Jiménez, aka Jasss also stars, along with the unmistakable sounds of Lena Willikens and the inimitable Dave P.
Lasai
With the premise of not exceeding 100 bpm, the rhythm at which the heart beats, Lasai is the place to slow down in a privileged location, surrounded by cypress trees, away from the hustle and bustle of the festival and with impressive views overlooking the city of Bilbao. The Lasai programme has two guest curators in this edition. Saturday’s lineup has been curated by Lena Willikens, while Thursday and Friday will be hosted by the online station Red Light Radio, who will also be streaming and recording the Lasai sessions.
Lasai will make you dance at low revolutions to the intense, dark and psychedelic music of Charlotte Bendinks and explore the limits of mid-tempo dance with French DJ and producer Cosmo Vitelli.
Dancehall music, sound art and techno territories will be explored by Low Jack (Philipphe Hallais) and the most atmospheric feel will be provided by DJ, composer and producer Yu Su and by French artist Marylou. Spanish talent will be represented by Katza, co-founder of the Basque collective Paraleloan and Barcelona duo Iro Aka.
Ivan Smagghe, will make the dance floor shine with his darkest electro house tracks. There will also be room for the industrial beats with 90’s roots of the Dutch Zohar, the disco tribal grooves with powerful drum sounds of Bufiman, the dark and sophisticated techno and deep house of Xhamana Johnes and the unique fusion created by the Dutch Beesmunt Soundsystem.
The list continues with emerging artists from the Dutch underground scene such as Upsammy and Max Abysmal, along with Lena Willikens, who on this occasion will be working hand in hand with El Tigre Sound, for a unique and unexpected live performance.
A large, diverse and quality lineup
Watch out for performances from cult band Ho99o9, Californian rapper SiR, Bristol band Scalping, The 2 bears, Los Bitchos, Working Men’s Club and Ghum.
Rounding off today’s announcement is a vast collective of Spanish talent, including Sen Senra, Fasenuova, Colectivo Da Silva, Yawners’, Megansito el Guapo, Topanga Kiddo, Blanco Palmera, Daniless, DJ Pegatas, Amorante and TOC.
The 15th edition of Bilbao BBK Live will take place on July 9th, 10th and 11th 2020 and, like in previous years, the campsite will feature a privileged location on the top of Mount Arraiz, ideal for nature lovers who come to the festival from outside Bilbao.
In the wake of acclaimed singles ‘Points Beyond’, ‘Wake Me Up’ and ‘Melodies’ the innovative trio Cubicolor finally share their much anticipated second artist album ‘Hardly A Day, Hardly A Night’.
In 2016 they released their debut album ‘Brainsugar’ via acclaimed independent label Anjunadeep. Accumulating over 40 million streams, the album won praise from Mixmag, Resident Advisor, Consequence of Sound and DJ Mag, who described it as “a startlingly accomplished debut” in their 9/10 review.
Originally an electronic duo comprised of Dutch producers Ariaan and Peter, Cubicolor became a three-piece band with the arrival of British singer-songwriter Tim in 2015, after collaborating on breakthrough single ‘Falling’.
A published poet and playwright, Tim’s musical upbringing was rooted in playing guitar and listening to Nick Drake. Combined with Ariaan’s encyclopedic knowledge of electronic music and Peter’s love of late romantic classical, they created what Clash described as “a beautiful, haunting fusion of ideas.”
In 2018 the band delivered, and then shelved, their second album…
“It had twelve tracks, a different name, all the artwork was done and a date was set for it to be released. We got home and listened to it, then called each other and decided to drop the whole thing.
The next week we went back into the studio and started again. We loved the record we made but for some reason, it didn’t feel right, so we didn’t keep anything, we shut ourselves on the boat in Amsterdam where we work and didn’t stop until we’d written a new album.”
A year after going back to the drawing board, the trio now presents ‘Hardly A Day, Hardly A Night’. Inspired by the cycles of time, and the cyclical movements of the planets, the new 12 track record weaves together themes of loss, hope, and acceptance.
“There were a lot of moments when we weren’t sure we’d ever find what it was we were looking for. On the way, we lost friends, lost loves, battled health issues, lost an album, lost each other and came back together again. It feels like a lifetime has passed but the world keeps spinning and I guess we knew we would eventually find our strength and make the album we wanted to make.”
Showcasing their remarkable production techniques and textured sound design throughout the album, Cubicolor continues their unconventional rise to the upper ranks of the electronic music world.
“We’re very excited to share our new record with you. We’ve put everything we had into making it. The second album is always the hardest for every artist. For us, it was no different. We nearly broke up, lost loved ones, had significant health issues, but through all of that, we are still here, stronger than ever.
What tied us together then and now is that we love making music. We hope that passion shines through in the music! We’d like to thank everybody that supported us so far. Stay Cubi!”
The band will be taking their live show around the world this summer, including converted festival slots at Montreal’s Osheaga and Amsterdam’s Down The Rabbit Hole alongside a headline London show at Hackney’s Oslo.
‘Hardly A Day, Hardly A Night’ is available now via Anjunadeep, digitally, on CD and on limited edition 2×12” mirri board gatefold vinyl.
Insomniac unveiled the monumental roster of artists set to perform at EDC Las Vegas 2020, which will celebrate an unparalleled 10 years in Las Vegas.
The world’s largest dance music festival and most anticipated festival lineup of the year features a roster of over 250 of dance music’s most in-demand and diverse all-stars performing Under the Electric Sky.
Throughout the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which will be utilized in its entirety this year for the first-time ever, nine musical stages will showcase exclusive b2b collaborations, world debut performances, cutting-edge technology, and specially curated 10-year surprises.
Festivalgoers will celebrate from dusk till dawn at the annual three-day event, taking place Friday, May 15 to Sunday, May 17. The lineup of performing artists can be found here.
“In the 10 years since Las Vegas welcomed EDC with open arms, the city has become a second home to me, my family, and many members of our Insomniac team,” says Insomniac Founder & CEO Pasquale Rotella.
“EDC Las Vegas 2020 is the culmination of a decade’s worth of imagination and collaboration, and we wanted to celebrate those achievements with a lineup that represents the musical diversity of this amazing culture. I’m humbled by the milestone and grateful to the community, both local and global, that has supported the growth of EDC” he added.
Check out the full lineup below!
EDC Las Vegas will return in full force to celebrate the milestone year, welcoming globally renowned artists including Alesso, Alison Wonderland, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Martin Garrix, The Chainsmokers, Tiësto, and more.
Festival history will be made throughout the weekend as 2 = 1 (W&W and Timmy Trumpet) make their U.S. festival debut, SayMyName and 12th Planet take to the decks together for the first time, and Pendulum Trinity reunites all three members of the group together for their first performance of the new show concept in North America.
Slander b2b Said The Sky, Afrojack b2b R3HAB, Diplo b2b MK, Dubfire b3b Nicole Moudaber b3b Paco Osuna, Caspa b2b Peekaboo, and Rob GEE x Sid of Slipknot, among others, will also join the fold of rare b2b performances at EDC Las Vegas 2020.
Veteran house and techno producer Carl Cox will return to the EDC Las Vegas stage for the first time since 2015, while up-and-coming artists like Ahmed Romel, Golf Clap, Ilario Alicante, J. Worra, Kai Tracid, OMNOM and more make their EDC Las Vegas festival debut.
EDC Las Vegas 2020 will utilize the largest footprint at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to date, and will showcase elaborate and expansive stage designs throughout the festival, including the largest iteration of kineticFIELD. Across Rainbow Road, Headliners can catch their favorite, larger-than-life live sets during HARD’s weekend-long takeover of cosmicMEADOW. Complete with record-breaking amounts of LED, video tiles, pyro, and laser displays, circuitGROUNDS is back with another new look for 2020.
bassPOD will flex the best in drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep, and leftfield sounds with its world debut b2b performances and the return of a massive, 150-foot magma flame cannon, while neonGARDEN will showcase its offering of techno and underground music within a new, fully-enclosed stage design; its largest ever at EDC Las Vegas.
wasteLAND continues to be home base for the relentless energy of hardstyle and hard dance, while the trance community at quantumVALLEY will enjoy very special collaboration projects and worldwide debuts that you can only hear first at EDC Las Vegas. Curated by the Insomniac Music Group, stereoBLOOM will welcome world-class selectors and future sounds that span multiple genres, and skyLAB, EDC’s dedicated home for house music, will debut as the festival’s 9th and newest official stage.
Yesterday, Thursday, Feb. 20, Headliners were able to interact with Pasquale Rotella, Insomniac Founder and CEO on social media, as he debuted the full lineup during a special “Music Through Music” episode of Night Owl Radio. The live stream featured mini mixes of artists playing each stage at EDC Las Vegas 2020.
Earlier this month, Insomniac revealed the central theme of this year’s festival, kineticZEN. Festivalgoers from around the world will gather Under the Electric Sky celebrating life, love, art and music all while enjoying nightly firework extravaganzas and unique, over-the-top experiences at every corner.
Passes for the 18+ EDC Las Vegas 2020 are sold out. Headliners can join the waitlist for GA, GA+ and VIP passes here.
Tomorrowland‘s One World Radio celebrated its 1st anniversary earlier this week. As part of the birthday celebrations, Tomorrowland residents Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are hosting this week’s Tomorrowland Friendship Mix – an exclusive one-hour guest mix, uniquely curated for One World Radio.
Having won the 2019 edition DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll the pioneering duo return to the top spot following their debut back in 2015, that saw them become the first ever duo to win the No.1 DJ’s crown.
Their unique live shows have propelled them into global stars and enabled them to become two of the most prominent dance music figures of the modern era. Get ready for an energetic and explosive mix packed with the hottest records, spreading good vibes and a dancefloor tested sound!
Marking the 15th anniversary of his DIRTYBIRD imprint, US dance music DJ and producer, Claude VonStroke has unveiled his fourth studio album, titled Freaks & Beaks.
A diverse collection of music, the 11-track release traverses the electronic spectrum, taking in robotic synths (‘Freaks Don’t Fail Me Now‘), squelching acid (‘Flubblebuddy‘), mutated vocoder vocals (‘Frankie Goes To Bollywood‘), melodic electronica (‘Alpine Arpline‘) and so much more – illustrating the very best of both the label and VonStroke.
Meanwhile two tracks from the album, the fluttering ‘Youngblood‘ featuring West Coast DJ Wyatt Marshall and floor-filling ‘All My People In The House‘, have already been released as a double-single.
Continuing with the celebratory antics, the label will be publishing a coffee table book, with book signings taking place in London and New York. In addition to this, the label will debut their Art Show in Los Angeles, showcasing not just the music from the brand, but also the art.
Not stopping there, VonStroke will kick off a world tour in Berlin (Kater Blau, 21st February) and London (fabric, 22nd February) to coincide with Freaks & Beaks‘ release, before embarking on shows in South America, Asia, North America and more.
Claude VonStroke Freaks & Beaks
What began as a free party, turned basement record label, DIRTYBIRD would later be named #1 ‘label of the decade’ by Mixmag and one of ‘the best 5 independent dance labels of 2017’ by Billboard Magazine. The brand has morphed into a truly thriving community whose familial, fun and welcoming vibe has won over hearts and minds across the world. And while DIRTYBIRD has grown and evolved, VonStroke‘s core focus on music remains unwavering.
Raised in Detroit but now based in LA, VonStroke has grown into one of the most globally recognisable electronic artists. Bursting onto the scene with 2006 smash ‘Who’s Afraid of Detroit?‘ he was later crowned ‘America’s Best DJ‘, topping Pioneer DJ and DJ Times’ poll.
Marking the next chapter in the story of one of the US dance music scene’s most influential figures, Freaks & Beaks sees Claude VonStroke at his bold and brilliant best.
After making great strides in the field of circularity for years, electronic dance music festival DGTL is taking a crucial next step during its upcoming eighth edition.
As a pioneer in the field of innovation and sustainability, DGTLhas created a circular blueprint that can be applied to both a festival and a city. DGTLAmsterdam, which kicks off the festival season on April 11th and 12th at the NDSM Docklands, is therefore the world’s first electronic music festival that pursues full circularity.
The DGTL sustainability program has been running since 2013 and has been aimed from the outset to close cycles in the areas of energy, water & sanitation, food, commodities (waste) and mobility. As the aim this year is to close the entire DGTL circle, organisers have deemed the term ‘CYCLE’ their overarching theme for the 2020 edition. DGTL will close the cycles for a number of on-site systems, including energy, resources, water and sanitation.
DGTL
Of course, DGTL remains first and foremost a music festival, and for years have been working with a sustainable way of programming, combining international headliners with local talent.
With over 65 artists spread out over seven stages, DGTL focuses on deepening and broadening the music line-up. For the broader audience, the Modular and AMP stages create a real festival vibe. Connoisseurs and purists can find their way to the techno stage Generator or the more underground-focused Filter. An increasingly prominent part of the program is set up for live performances on the large LIVE stage. View the full line-up via link.
DGTL Barcelona
COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF AMSTERDAM
It’s entirely feasible to view a festival as a temporary miniature version of a community. People work and consume, move, eat and sleep. Much like in a community there are all kinds of different flows such as money, energy, food, exchange of knowledge, water and creativity. For this reason, DGTL sees its festival terrain as a living lab for circular innovation in neighbourhoods and cities. By entering into partnerships with, among others, the City of Amsterdam and the Central Government, the festival takes on urban challenges on themes such as the energy transition and a new more sustainable form of sanitation.
ENERGY NEUTRAL
With regard to energy, the objective this year is simple: during show days, energy consumption must come entirely from renewable sources. This means from sun, wind or other inexhaustible sources. The City of Amsterdam has invested in the event facilities at the NDSMDocklands; for example, the construction of additional power boxes has increased access to the main power grid. This means that all energy-demanding parts of the festival – such as bars, lighting and the food court – can simply use the sockets on the NDSM Docklands for their power supply. DGTL‘s energy system will be completely energy-neutral and emission-free during show days and the festival is parting ways with traditional diesel generators.
FROM URINE TO WATER, FROM POO TO COMPOST
DGTL has also started a pilot together with the City of Amsterdam, researchers, toilet suppliers and processors to realize a circular sanitary system at the event. Urine is converted into (gray) water and faeces are processed into compost. DGTL hopes that this pilot offers a blueprint which neighbourhoods, cities and the music and events industry can learn from.
PLANT-BASED MENU
After the introduction of a meat-free food court in 2016, in recent years DGTL has moved towards a menu consisting of rescued food and imperfect products. This year DGTL is taking a step further by offering a fully plant-based (vegan) menu put together by a select group of chefs.
MOBILITY
Another important spearhead is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of mobility movements. By far the largest part of DGTL‘s greenhouse gas emissions is caused by the travels of visitors. Artists’ flights, transport of suppliers and the use of machines during the festival build and dismantling process also produce emissions through burning fossil fuels. DGTL is closely looking at ways to make mobility (visitors, suppliers, artists) as efficient and sustainable as possible.
Regarding the fuel used for the machinery used during the set-up and breakdown of the event, DGTL will switch completely from diesel to biodiesel this year. With this, the festival reduces the CO2 emissions in that area by 89 percent. This year, DGTL also focuses on making traveling by train attractive for both national and international visitors. The festival offers special ticket deals, promoting national and international train transport when purchasing a ticket for DGTL Amsterdam. DGTL aims to direct as many visitors as possible towards travel by train instead of flight travel.
As the hugely exciting edition of ALDA & Insomniac’s brand new SAGA Festival draws ever closer, the eagerly anticipated event amazed festival-goers even further last night, revealing star-studded lineup additions to the already stellar lineup during a special SAGA launch party in Bucharest, Romania.
Unveiling the insight into the festival’s theme via ‘the story of SAGA‘, the telling of the mythical adventure set to greet ravers between 5-7 June at Izvor Park, Bucharest, the Romanian launch party saw a flurry of the finest names from the world of electronic music in attendance during the evening. SAGA also announced plans to go green with the debut edition of the festival focusing on reducing the carbon footprint, and providing waste sustainability through a plastic smart policy.
During the launch party event, SAGAdeclared the latest billing for its inaugural edition, catering for a wide spectrum of tastes within the dance music world. Australian party starter, DJ, and instrumentalist, Timmy Trumpet has joined the lineup, in addition to psy-trance kings Vini Vici and multi-million selling Swedish songstress Zara Larsson, who will perform a spectacular live show. With a selection of high-profile names added during the Phase 3 announcement, trance maestro Dash Berlin will bring his euphoric sounds to Bucharest, as well as eagerly-anticipated sets from technically skilled DJ and producer Laidback Luke, and powerhouse duo Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano.
SAGA Festival 2020 lineup
Joining them in Romania this summer will be Drumcode founder and techno stalwart Adam Beyer, Dutch producer ADIN, dynamic Ukrainian duo ARTBAT, Frankfurt legend Chris Liebing, and eclectic Glaswegian selector Denis Sulta. As well as a hotly anticipated performance from multifaceted artist Enrico Sangiuliano, there’ll also be sets from progressive techno master Joris Voorn, young Berlin producer Kevin de Vries, melodic maestro Kölsch, and Berghain resident Len Faki.
This latest announcement also includes a special LIVE show from diverse Dutch musician Reinier Zonneveld, and a typically atmospheric showing from iconic German selector Sven Väth.
These names join the already announced cast, which will see a glittering ensemble of names from house, trap, and progressive, head to Romania between 5-7 June 2020, with GRAMMY winning DJ and producer Tiësto performing a Romania 2020 summer exclusive.
The lineup is also set to include Norwegian superstar Alan Walker (Romania 2020 summer exclusive), future house supremo Don Diablo, British brothers Disclosure, acclaimed trance act Faithless (DJ Set), American masked mogul Marshmello (only Romanian performance of 2020) and the Bucharest debut of one of the hottest new names on the scene; Meduza. With the likes of tropical house pioneer Sam Feldt (Romania 2020 exclusive performance) and pop-dance master Sigala (first time in Bucharest) also in attendance, SAGA party-goers will be on hand to experience the beginning of a brand new era for the Romanian festival scene, with more than 150 artists performing across 5 diverse stages during the weekend.
SAGA Festival launch party
SAGA GOES GREEN
In addition to a scintillating Phase 3 billing, SAGA has also revealed a new partnership with WWF, with the purpose of enrolling as many people as possible to act for preserving Romanian biodiversity and the quality of air, water and food. The agreement, which will see SAGA aim to be a sustainable event, will see the Romanian spectacle bid to secure a low ‘festival footprint’, a term made up of the waste management, carbon footprint compensation, sourcing of local food, use of public transport, and much more.
As figureheads of the environmental change movement, WWF Romania wants to promote a great understanding of the issues facing the world as we know it, with half of all forests and coral reefs globally already lost, together with 80% of wetlands, and two-thirds of the world’s long rivers.
SAGA will also work with Reciclad’OR, the green partner of the festival, to encourage all festival goers to reduce their impact on the environment. Aiming to reduce the carbon footprint, through a plastic smart policy, and sustainably managing waste, the organisation looks to protect the local area, urging party goers to recycle and become more responsible in ensuring the safety of our planet, environmentally.
Reciclad’OR prepares plenty of creative activities to stimulate the eco-conscious and eco-curious and offer innovative ways to solve the problems of waste and pollution during the entire festival, and thanks to a partnership with Green Point, a special ‘Eco Island’ will be created every day at SAGA.
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