Springfestival Austria 2010

Springfestival is all set to spectacularly start the season with a huge lineup performing in the stunning Austrian city of Graz from Wed 12th-Sat 15th May…

Introducing Springfestival…

Ten years ago, a new era of music and culture began in Austria, heralding the birth of springfestival, the biggest Austrian festival for electronic music and art.  The Noughties have since seen springfestival evolve from a small local gathering into a global forerunner of clubture; a meeting place for live musicians, multiple electronic genres and clubbers alike, united for a long weekend of aural enrichment and cultural hedonism.

With the festival now two months away, the excitement is continuing to build. One of the festival’s organisers over in Austria, Tim Ertl, says that:

“We are really proud to have reached the tenth year of Springfest and to continue bringing some of the world's best music talent to Graz. It's an exciting time for all involved and we think this will be our best year yet. We are very happy with the lineup so far; we have got some really diverse live acts and DJs confirmed with still more bookings to come soon. The electronic and music culture scene has been growing steadily in Austria for some years now so we are all very happy to be contributing to the overall evolution of it. It's a really exciting time for us to be creating the festival and looking forwards the future, contributing to a really strong music and culture scene across Europe. For us, the acts we bring to Graz are representative of the incredible scope of music out there. And being set in such a beautiful location means we really hope people are enchanted and inspired by springfestival through the music, the culture here and the city itself.”   

So now, in 2010, celebrating its tenth anniversary, springfestival is ready to take on the new decade bigger and better than ever. A host of new names playing at the festival have just been released, including Erol Alkan, Theo Parish and Rainer Truby alongside live headliners Zoot Woman, The Japanese Popstars and ear-warping bass from Zombie Nation.  

The Full Updated Lineup: March 2010:

Erol Alkan  
Michel Cleist  
Yuksek DJ  
The Japanese Popstars live  
Punks Jump Up  
Alex Gopher  
Ebony Bones live  
Pendulum DJ Set  
MC Verse  
Serial Killaz  
Layo & Bushwacka  
Theo Parrish  
SALM - live  
Kruder & Dorfmeister  
Makossa & Megablast  
Earl Zinger   
James Yuill - live  
Shy FX  
autokratz live  
NOZE live  
Gasier live
Sofa Surfers live  
Parov Stelar live  
Zoot Woman live  
Dominik Eulberg   
Zombie Nation live  
Karotte  
Maetrik
Mowgli  
Moritz Von Oswald Trio live  
Tikiman (nennt sich aktuell anscheinend paul st.hilaire?)  
Pantha Du Prince live  
Jahcoozi live  
Malente  
Erobique live  
Ben Westbeech  
Mathew Jonson
Benji B  
Kode9  
Acid Pauli  
Hometrainer  
Etepetete  
Disco Of Doom  
Drums Of Death live  
Villa  
Binder & Krieglstein live  
Christian Prommers Drumlesson live  
Format B  
Daniel Steinberg  
Matthias Kaden  
Popof  
Krazy Baldhead live  
Breakbot live  
Spiller  
Rainer Trüby  
Slagsmålsklubben live  
Schlachthofbronx  
Edu K  
The Sexinvaders  
Neonix  
Joker  
Dirt Crew  
Demir & Seymen  
Baby Monster

Music in a World Heritage Listed City…

The festival takes place in Graz, the 2nd largest city in Austria, over 12th-15th May. Nestled around a lush green hill and a sparkling river, it combines Old World/Middle European charm with cutting-edge architectural feats in a most delightful and enchanting way. Cobbled streets wind their way around quirky houses of the “Old City” centre, part of the UNESCO World Heritage List, only to arrive at mind-boggling gravity-defying futuristic structures, built when Graz was Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003.  
 
Throw in cosy cafes, gorgeous parks and cheap shopping, and you get a city that is both cosmopolitan and intimate, tailored to the exacting demands of the 21st century urbanite. Springfestival is much like the city; combining international and local, cosmopolitan and intimate, old and new, springfestival captures the music Zeitgeist by uniting electronic classics with fresh beats and guitar riffs.

Alongside Graz’s finest underground clubs, springfestival boasts some truly breathtaking locations. A cave, nay a dome carved in the middle of a mountain; a spectacular fortress; a man-made steel and glass river island; and the “Friendly Alien” Museum of Modern Art are spectacular backdrops making for a unique audio-visual experience.  
The locations are scattered around the city centre, all within walking distance or catered for by a shuttle bus, making this a true urban festival for the 21st century in one of Europe’s most stunning cities.

Huge Names Who Have Played Before…

Over the last few years, DJ legends have played back to back with indie darlings and emerging artists fill yet unnamed niches at springfestival.  Bands including The Gossip, The Streets, The Whip, Roisin Murphy; legends from the true ranks of greatness with Grandmaster Flash, Laurent Garnier and Goldie; drum’n’bass djs like DJ Marky, Roni Size, Alix Perez; old and young techno dons like Carl Craig, Derrick May, Ben Klock and Marcel Dettman; electro smashers like 2manydjs and Digitalism, mash-up masters such as Diplo, A-Trak and Sinden; dubstep heavyweights like Digital Mystikz, The Bug, Caspa; labels such as Warp, DFA, Ninja Tune, Ed Banger, Stones Throw, and many, many more, have all played, DJed, represented, enhanced and rocked it hard at springfestival.
 
For a perfect spring break, look no further than springfestival!  
 

Go to www.springfestival.at for more information