As the saying goes: "The early bird catches the worm"! Eight months before the event, Protain, the organizers, are already announcing their Christmas Ball Festivals, which will be held in Cologne, Hanover and Berlin on 25th, 26th and 27th December 2012.
For the 6th edition, the line-up will be headlined by the Bavarian electro-rockers EISBRECHER, whose current opus „Die Hölle muss warten“ („Hell has to wait“) is doing very well in the charts. Furthermore electronic-pioneers PROJECT PITCHFORK will return in 2012 for more Christmas Ball extravaganza. With heavy electronics and inventive sounds the band from Hamburg combines strong lyrical concepts with timeless sounds for a dark club culture, still holding on close to the wind after more than 20 years. The program also includes US-based band THE CRÜXSHADOWS and Berlin-based newcomers THE WARS.
Ticket pre-selling for the Christmas Ball Festivals starts today, on 27.04.2012. Tickets are available at the Protain ticketshop under www.protain-ticket.de. The ticket price amounts at 29,00 € plus charges.
For further information about the Christmas Ball Festivals 2012 please visit:
www.christmasball-festival.de
Check our review of last year's edition, which included Front242 and The Klinik!
Reminder about Amphi
Note that Protain is also organizing the Amphi-Festival, which will be held in July in Cologne. Check our previous news story here.
For further information: www.protain.de
Due to very bad pre-sales the BodyBeats organisation was forced to cancel their festival. Read their comment below.
We hope this will inspire more people to buy tickets in pre-sales for all kinds of events - since this is the only way our beloved organizers can keep up their good work. All our respect & gratitude go to BBP !
BODYBEATS FEST 2012 CANCELLED!
It's with pain in our heart we have to announce that we decided to cancel our BodyBeats Festival 2012.
The reason is simple: Almost no pre-sale tickets sold! :( With only one week to go this is the hard but right decision to make.
Not cancelling this event would jeopardize the future of BodyBeats
We are sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused to some of you.
On Sunday the 15th of July 2012, Coma Divine will perform on the Shadowplay Festival.
Coma Divine is the new band around Sonja Kraushofer, well known from her other projects such as “L’ame Immortelle” and “Persephone.
On Friday the 13th of July 2012, Laibach will also perform on the Shadowplay Festival.
Click the link below to have an overview of this great festival !
Morrissey & The Smiths, known by all, adored by many.
The Smiths are one of the most influential band of the 80’s, with cult-icon Morrissey as frontman.
The Morrissey – Marr duo wrote history together.
In the late 80’s Morrissey embarked on a solo career and to this day remains renowned as a rebel, a poet and a genius.
This night is a tribute to the music of Morrissey &The Smiths, their influences and those who were inspired by them.
Line-up :
+++ In Concert: THE SMITHS INDEED (UK)+++
"The Smiths Indeed are a brilliant tribute to The Smiths" (i-D Magazine)
"An evening of pure nostalgia and skilful reminiscence" (The Sprout)
++ introducing: Roy Verbeke (Hickory Falls) on bass especially for Sint-Niklaas++
DJ’s:
Peter M (Morrissey/Smiths events)
Gigolos In Retirement (Hindu Nights)
Boo Lee (new wave/indie events)
The DJ’s will spin the ideal mix between the gems from his solo career and the earlier Smiths singles, together with classics from Morrissey’s heroes, such as David Bowie, Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, T-Rex, X-Ray, Spex, Ramones, Blondie and many more. The songs by first hour fans such as Suede, The Sundays, The Thrills, Oasis, Blur, Kasabian, Vaccines, who were heavily influenced by The Smiths, will create the ideal soundtrack for a trip through the last decades of British music.
"Take me out tonight, because i want to see people and i want to see life" (from: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out van The Smiths).
Doors open: 21u
Tickets: 12 euro
Advance purchase: 10 euro
Ticket information: Advance purchase tickets The Smiths Indeed.
Advance booking of tickets can be done through www.ojckompas.be , email to nick@ojckompas.be
Kindly transfer... X €10 to account BE86 0011 9699 4750 OJC Kompas, with reference “Tickets The Smiths Indeed, your name and emailadres.
Upon receipt of the money a confirmation email will be sent, which will enable you to collect the tickets at the door on May 19th (as of 20h)
The Breath of Life to release a new album: 'Whispering Fields' (exclusive)
The Belgian gothic rock band The Breath Of Life told Peek-a-boo that their new album will be called "Whispering Fields" and will be released through Danse Macabre. The release date still has to be confirmed.
Do not miss their concert at the SEAWAVE mini-festival in Bredene on Friday 27th April where they will share the stage with Perverted by Language, Northern Sadness, Thieves of Silence and Der Klinke. Check the teaser video of this festival.
You can also have a look at one of the new song from The Breath Of LIfe: "The Dark Side", filmed live in Antwerp in December 2011: http://www.the-breath-of-life.
