Positivus Festival
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Positivus Festival is an annual, three-day summer music and culture festival held in Salacgrīva, Latvia.
First held in 2007, Positivus combines a variety of genres, including indie, pop, folk, electronic and more styles in between. The festival is organized by Positivus Music. The festival always takes place during an extended weekend- from Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning of the third week of July. Positivus Festival is the largest music and arts festival in the Baltic States that takes place every year in the middle of July. Every year Positivus Festival is becoming more and more popular in Europe. It is a festival with international chart toppers and underground emerging talent set in an idyllic holiday location. Positivus Festival has been awarded the title "Best European Festival". There are more than five stages where performs artists such as Ellie Goulding, Bastille, Hurts and, of course, Latvian artists as well.
Landscape
Positivus is held in the Latvian coastal town of Salacgrīva; it's located between the A1 Via Baltica highway and the beach of the Riga Bay. The festival offers access to meadows, forests, the beach, as well as the local town of Salacgrīva.
Camping
The festival camping site is located on the other side of the A1 Via Baltica road, directly across from the festival venue and it is sponsored by Merrild coffee, which provides complementary coffee refills for campers during the entire festival. The camping grounds also has catering services. The car parking is located within a short distance from the camping site.
Positivus festival 2016
The festival will take place on July 15–17, 2016.
Line-up
Lattelecom stage | Nordea stage | Palladium stage | I Love You stage | Red Bull Music Academy stage | Arts and Nature stage | |
July 15 | ||||||
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July 16 | ||||||
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July 17 | ||||||
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Positivus festival 2015
The event took place on July 17–19, 2015.
Line-up
Lattelecom stage | Nordea stage | Palladium stage | I Love You stage | Red Bull Music academy | Dabas stage |
July 17 | |||||
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July 18 | |||||
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July 19 | |||||
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Positivus festival 2014
The event took place on July 18–20, 2014.
Line-up
Lattelecom stage | Nordea stage | Palladium stage | I Love You stage | Red Bull Music academy | |
July 18 | |||||
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July 19 | |||||
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July 20 | |||||
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Positivus festival 2013
In 2013 for the first time ever the festival will last for three days, taking place on July 19–21, 2013.
Line-up
TELE2 stage | Nordea stage | I Love You stage | Palladium stage | Red Bull Music academy | Dabas stage |
July 19 | |||||
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July 20 | |||||
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July 21 | |||||
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Positivus festival 2012
The event took place on 20 and 21 July 2012.
Line-up
TELE2 stage | Nordea stage | Palladium stage | I Love You stage | Red Bull Music academy |
July 20 | ||||
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July 21 | ||||
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Positivus festival 2011
The event took place on 15 and 16 July 2011.
Line-up
TELE2 stage | Cēsu Alus stage | I Love You stage | Red Bull Music academy | Tallinn Music Week Stage |
July 15 | ||||
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July 16 | ||||
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Positivus festival 2010
The festival was held on 16 and 17 July 2010.
Line-up
TELE2 stage | Cēsu Alus stage | I Love You stage | |
July 16 | |||
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July 17 | |||
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Positivus festival 2009
The festival was held on 17 and 18 July 2009.
Line-up
TELE2 stage | Cēsu Alus stage | I Love You stage | Space Dog tent |
July 17 | |||
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July 18 | |||
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PositivusAB 2008
The festival was held from 18 to 19 July 2008. It was attended by approximately 18,000 people.
Stages
- AB Stage – where all 4 headliners as well as others performed
- TELE2 Stage – where the majority of the bands performed
- Shark dance tent – was open during the night
- Mamma Daba Kušš Tuss tent – a minor stage featuring musical, literary and theatrical performances
Line-up
AB Stage | TELE2 Stage | Shark dance tent | |
July 18 | |||
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July 19 | |||
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Line-up
18 July |
19 July |
PositivusAB 2007
It was the first PositivusAB festival. The festival was held from 27 to 28 July 2007.
Line-up
AB stage | BBC stage |
July 27 | |
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July 28 | |
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