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

For more information and press accreditation requests contact Nikki Wright: +44(0)7957-434517 nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk

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