Melt Festival
| Melt! Festival | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Electronic music |
| Dates | 3rd weekend of July |
| Location(s) | Gräfenhainichen, Germany |
| Years active | 1997–2024 |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Website | www.meltfestival.de |
The Melt Festival (formerly known as the Melt! Festival, and later MELT) was one of the biggest open-air electronic music festivals in Germany. The festival took place at the Ferropolis open-air museum, near Gräfenhainichen. It was held from 1997 to 2024.[1]
In May 2024, it was that announced that the July 11–13, 2024 festival would be the last.[2]
Awards and mentions
- #2 in Resident Advisor's Top 10 festivals for July 2013.[3]
- #3 in Resident Advisor's Top 10 festivals for July 2014.[4]
- #2 in Resident Advisor's Top 10 festivals for July 2015.[5]
- 2024 Helga festival award in the category "Most beautiful ones and zeros."[6]
- 2024 Helga festival award in the category "Best conscience."[7]
2012–2014 lineups
2014
Portishead, Röyksopp & Robyn, The Notwist, Moderat, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Metronomy, WhoMadeWho ...[8]
2013
The Knife, Trentemøller, Woodkid, Babyshambles ...[9]
2012
M83, Gossip, Whitest Boy Alive, Justice, Two Door Cinema Club, Modeselektor, Bloc Party, Caribou, The Bloody Beetroots ...[10]
See also
References
- ^ Melt! Festival – History Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Germany's Melt Festival reveals 2024 will be final year · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Resident Advisor Festivals July 2013
- ^ Resident Advisor Festivals July 2014
- ^ Resident Advisor Festivals July 2015
- ^ "Der Helga! 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ "Der Helga! 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Reibert, Benjamin (2014-03-18). "Melt! bestätigt Jeff Mills, Little Dragon, Panda Bear und Seth Troxler". trndmusik. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ Schunkeln bis zur Ekstase. FAZ, 23 July 2013, p.30
- ^ Melt! Intro 2012
External links
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