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International Lineups: Roskilde Completes Anniversary Bill & More
Roskilde’s 50th Anniversary
Roskilde Turns 50 this year, June 25–July 2, and organizers just completed what they described as the biggest lineup ever.
A total of 68 acts were added to an already impressive bill that includes Post Malone, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, The Blaze, Kacey Musgraves, Tyler, The Creator, The Smile, The Strokes, Haim, St. Vincent, and many more.
The new additions include Brazilian pop star Anitta, Scottish synth pop trio Chvrches, Scottish rock phenomenon Biffy Clyro, U.S. rapper Baby Keem, and U.S. r&b singer H.E.R. The complete lineup consists of 290 artists.
Roskilde Festival’s head of program, Anders Wahrén, said, “We continue our focus on new, exciting stars. It is important for us that our line-up is diverse – also geographically. With a name like Anitta, we now see that new stars from areas like Latin America can perform on the biggest stages in Europe.
“I saw both Anitta and Baby Keem at Coachella this year and they were some of the best performing acts over there. Baby Keem stood all alone on stage and managed to captivate the audience without a lot of hype and equipment around him. I’m sure it is one of the concerts that will be really impressive this summer as well.”
Roskilde boasts two stages for up-and-coming talent, dubbed Countdown and Rising. They mainly offer a stage for local talent, as well as artists from the region, such as Atusji (DK), Daufødt (NO), Joe & The Shitboys (FO), Korter Í Flog (IS), and more.
Said Wahrén, “The program on the stages Countdown and Rising is a really important part of Roskilde Festival because this is where you will find the names who will perform on the big stages in the future. The many lockdowns over the past two years have made it virtually impossible for new artists to meet an audience, and therefore we have spent more time on booking the program this year so that we are sure to include the latest trends. I think we have succeeded and the program for the festival’s first days is incredibly varied this year.”
Roskilde’s organizers also announced the addition of two new stages for the 2022 anniversary, dubbed Mantra and Platform, which bring the total number of stages at the festival to ten.
The festival is sold out.
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Burna Boy & MØ At Flow
Flow Festival Helsinki in Finland announced the addition of Nigerian superstar Burna Boy, and Danish pop supremo MØ.
They join a massive lineup that already includes Florence + The Machine, Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Jamie xx, Michael Kiwanuka, Fontaines D.C., Jarv Is…, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Bikini Kill, to Sigrid, Little Simz, Fred again.., Holly Humberstone, Pa Salieu, Princess Nokia, and more.
One-day (€115), two-day (€185), and three-day tickets (€215), as well as VIP offers, are still available via Ticketmaster.fi and Tiketti.fi.
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Exit, Lowlands & Mallorca Live Unveil Dance Acts
Exit Festival Serbia has unveiled the lineup for its most popular stage, the MTS Dance Arena, July 7-10.
The likes of Adam Beyer b2b Enrico Sanguiliano, Mochakk, Blond:ish, Stephan Bodzin (live), and Artbat will share the stage with the already announced ANNA b2b Sama’ Abdulhadi, Anfisa Letyago, Reiner Zonneveld (live), Maceo Plex, Denis Sulta, Brina Knauss, Honey Dijon, Mathame, Boris Brejcha, Monolink, and Satori, with more still to come.
Exit also announced the No Sleep stage lineup with the likes of Gerd Janson, DJ Tennis, Andhim, BĘÃTFÓØT Live, who will keep the party going into the early hours.
These newly announced artists join the already announced Calvin Harris, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, James Arthur, Masked Wolf, Joel Corry, Jax Jones, Boris Brejcha, Honey Dijon, Maceo Plex, Reiner Zonneveld, Monolink, Denis Sulta, Mathame, ZHU, ACRAZE, Sama’ Abdulhadi, ANNA, Sepultura, Napalm Death, Marky Ramone, and many others.
This year’s edition of the Exit Festival, taking place at Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia, carries the slogan “Together. Always!”
Four-day tickets are now on sale starting from £95 ($118). One-day tickets for Friday, July 8, when Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will headline, are available from £29 ($38).
Lowlands also just listed all the names for its electronic music bill at the 2022 edition, Aug. 19-21, in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands.
They feature Daphni, the alias of Caribu’s Dan Snaith, Eris Drew & Octo Octa, Fatima Yamaha, FJAAK live, Kobosil, Major League DJz, Noisia Close, Afra, Animistic Beliefs and more.
They join the previously announced main stage lineup featuring Arctic Monkeys, Arlo Parks, Burna Boy, Bring Me The Horizon, James Blake, Pendulum (Live), Sam Fender, Tash Sultana, Wet Leg, Rüfüs Du Sol, Stromae, and many more.
Lowlands 2022 is sold out.
“A festival within a festival,” is how the organizers of Mallorca Live defined their recently announced electronic music lineup, June 24-26, at the Old Aquapark in Calvià.
More than 20 DJs will perform on a new electronic music stage, which will have an area of 3,000 square meters, and will be half-hidden among the vegetation of the festival site.
The list includes Peggy Gou, Jeff Mills, The Blessed Madonna (formerly known as The Black Madonna), Ben Ufo, Monolink, Max Cooper, Cobblestone Jazz, Red Axes, Bradley Zero, Klik & Frik, Pahua, Ela Minus, and more.
They join main stage acts C. Tangana, Christina Aguilera, Muse, Editors, Franz Ferdinand, Supergrass, Justice, and more.
Tickets for the festival are available from €59 on the Mallorca Live website www.mallorcalivemusic.com, where accommodation packages are also on sale.
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Kygo & Marshmello Headline Airbeat One
Airbeat One, taking place July 6-10 at the Neustadt-Glewe airfield in Germany, has announced two massive headliners in Kygo and Marshmello.
It will mark Kygo’s first performance at Airbeat One, and the Norwegian star producer’s only festival gig in Germany in 2022. Marshmello last performed at the festival in 2018.
Other confirmed main stage performers include 3 Are Legend (exclusively in Germany 2022), Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, DJ Snake, Don Diablo, NERVO, Oliver Heldens, Steve Aoki, Tiesto, Timmy Trumpet,
Vini Vici, W&W, and Yellow Claw.
For the 19th edition of Airbeat One, organizers expect some 65,000 guests. Day-tickets are available from €79.99 plus fees, full festival tickets start at €129.99 plus fees.