Ekkofestival

Ekkofestival

Ekko 2009, logo.
Status Active
Genre Electronic dance music festival
Date(s) Late October
Begins 26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)
Ends 4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
Frequency Annually
Venue Østre
Location(s) Bergen
Country Norway
Years active 2003 – present
Website
www.ekko.no

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.

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 the 26th of 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)

2010 (October 15–23)
2011 (September 29 - October 1)
2012 (October 22 - November 3)
2013 (October 25 – November 2)
2014 (October 17–25)
2015 (October 28–31)

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Telle, Ingvild (2007-08-31). "Klart for Ekko-festival" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  2. ↑ Garvik, Bodil (2008-09-04). "Annie stiller opp for vennegjengen" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  3. ↑ Steinskog, Erik (2008-09-09). "Basstungt og groovy" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
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