Amber Beach Festival
| Amber Beach Янтарный пляж | |
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| Genre | Electronic music |
| Location(s) | Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia |
| Years active | 2010 – 2016 |
Amber Beach (Russian: Янтарный Пляж, romanized: Yantarny Plyazh) was an annual music festival in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.[1]
Renditions
2010
The first festival was held in Yantarny from July 23 to 25, 2010. It was headlined by Everything Is Made In China, Vopli Vidoplyasova, Dieselboy, Covenant and Timo Maas. The event was attended by about 3000–4000 people.[2]
2011
In 2011, the festival was held in Zelenogradsk on July 15 to 16. The headliners were Paul Oakenfold, SASH! and Smash HI-FI. There were about 5000 attendees.
2012
In 2012, the festival was held in Zelenogradsk on July 13 to 14. The headliners were Scooter, Ronski Speed, and Tantsy Minus.
2013
In 2013, the festival was held in Zelenogradsk on August 30. The headliners were Westbam and Solarstone.[3]
2014-2015
The festival was canceled in 2014 and was not held 2015.[4][5]
2016
In 2016, the festival returned to Yantarny and took place from July 28 to July 31. The headliners were Gus Gus, Enter Shikari, and Brainstorm.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Янтарный пляж - ежегодный пляжный фестиваль". beachfestival.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "TV story in Russian, Kaskad ITRC, 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ "Последний летний опен-эйр: в Зеленоградске прошел фестиваль "Янтарный пляж"" (in Russian). 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "Фестиваль «Янтарный пляж -2014» отменен". rugrad.eu (in Russian). 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "На фестивале «Янтарный пляж-2016» выступит британская группа «Enter Shikari»" (in Russian). 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "Фестиваль "Янтарный пляж 2016": расписание, участники". ALLFEST.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
Further reading
- TV story in Russian, Kaskad ITRC, 2010
- Amber Beach is on the short list of best Russian festivals, Billboard
- Paul Oakenfold talking on Amber Beach
- Oakenfold on press conference, Radisson Kaliningrad
- Video from Klops.ru with report on 3rd Amber Beach festival
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 16, 2014)