INmusic festival
| Location(s) | Lake Jarun, Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Date(s) | Late June (2–3 days) |
| Genre | Rock, World, Electronic, Reggae, Folk, Hip Hop, Dance |
| Website | t-mobileinmusicfestival.com |
INmusic festival (officially T-Mobile INmusic Festival) is Croatia's biggest international open-air festival. The festival is held annually in June in Zagreb and takes place on Youth Island (Croatian: Otok hrvatske mladeži) in the middle of Zagreb's Lake Jarun.
The festival was started in 2006 and is usually held over two or three days. It includes several genre-specific stages with internationally renowned indie rock, heavy metal and electronica artists. In 2008 The Times included INmusic among the top 20 European summer festivals.[1]
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[edit] Past editions
[edit] 2006
The festival's first edition was held as "INmusic festival" 4–6 July 2006. It was organized by Multikultura, a non-governmental organisation, and held at Šalata.[2]
- Headliners: Franz Ferdinand and Morrissey
- Also performed: Archie Bronson Outfit, The Ex
- Local artists: Edo Maajka, Darkwood Dub, Ramirez
[edit] 2007
Second edition was held 27–28 August 2007. The festival acquired sponsorship by Vipnet, a mobile network operator, and was dubbed "Vip INmusic". Also, this was the first edition which took place at Jarun.[3]
- Headliners: Sonic Youth and The Stooges
- Also performed: Happy Mondays, Asian Dub Foundation, New York Dolls, Roisin Murphy, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), The Hold Steady, Gilles Peterson, Banco de Gaia
- Local artists: Majke, The Beat Fleet, Gustafi, Obojeni program, Letu štuke, and others
[edit] 2008
Third edition, also titled "Vip INmusic", was held 3–4 June 2008 at Jarun.[4]
- Headliners: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and The Prodigy
- Also performed: Stereo MCs, Serj Tankian, Hot Chip, Tinariwen, Amadou & Mariam, The Go! Team, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Sons and Daughters, Dreadzone, Jazzanova, XX Teens, Ed Kuepper & Jeffrey Wegener
- Local artists: Let 3, Kiril Džajkovski, Vještice, Atheist Rap, and others
[edit] 2009
For the 2009 edition, held 24–25 June 2009 at Jarun, Vipnet's competitors T-Mobile took over as main sponsors and the festival was renamed "T-Mobile INmusic". Scottish band Franz Ferdinand made their second appearance at the event.[5]
- Headliners: Franz Ferdinand, Moby, Kraftwerk, N.E.R.D, Lily Allen
- Also performed: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tricky, Editors, Dimmu Borgir, Anthrax, Hatebreed, Art Brut, Sergent Garcia, Rokia Traoré, Adrian Sherwood, Richard Dorfmeister, God Dethroned
- Local artists: Kiril Džajkovski, Kawasaki 3P, and others
[edit] 2010
Fifth edition was held 21–23 June 2010 at Jarun.[6]
- Headliners: Alice in Chains, Billy Idol, Massive Attack, LCD Soundsystem, The Flaming Lips
- Also performed: Morcheeba, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Pendulum, Rise Against, Flogging Molly, Broken Social Scene, Audio Bullys, New Young Pony Club, Caribou, Skindred, Martina Topley-Bird
- Local artists: The Beat Fleet, Kawasaki 3P, Gustafi, The Bambi Molesters, and others
[edit] 2011
The festival's sixth edition was held 21–22 June 2011.[7]
- Headliners: Jamiroquai, Cypress Hill, Arcade Fire, Grinderman
- Also performed: The Streets, TV on the Radio, Mastodon, Jello Biafra, Buraka Som Sistema, Gentleman, The Dø
- Local artists: Dubioza kolektiv, Overflow, Elemental
[edit] Notes
- ^ Scurlock, Gareth. "Europe's 20 best summer music festivals 2008". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/holiday_type/music_and_travel/article3893931.ece?token=null&print=yes. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand i Morrissey po cijeni od 350 kuna" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 14 April 2006. http://www.jutarnji.hr/franz-ferdinand-i-morrissey-po-cijeni-od-350-kuna/144991/. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Svi na Vip INmusic Festival, 27. i 28.8. Otok hrvatske mladeži, Jarun, Zagreb" (in Croatian). ZbrdaZdola.com. http://www.zbrdazdola.com/vijesti_2007_2.htm. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Blažević, Krešimir (18 April 2008). "Pustinjski blues Tinariwena na Vip INmusicu" (in Croatian). Muzika.hr. http://www.muzika.hr/clanak/15616/vijesti/pustinjski-blues-tinariwena-na-vip-inmusicu.aspx. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Pogledajte raspored izvođača na T-Mobile INmusic festivalu" (in Croatian). T-Portal.hr. 8 June 2009. http://www.tportal.hr/showtime/glazba/24494/Pogledajte-raspored-izvodaca-na-T-Mobile-INmusic-festivalu.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "T-mobile INmusic satnica" (in Croatian). Muzika.hr. 20 June 2010. http://www.muzika.hr/clanak/26816/najave/t-mobile-inmusic-satnica.aspx. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "2011 Programme". INmusic Festival. http://www.t-mobileinmusicfestival.com/en/programme/2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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