June Issue
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Mawazine May 29 June 06
Rabat
Morocco
Mawazine which means “rhythm” is a music festival that takes place annually in Rabat, featuring many international and local music artists. The keystone of the Festival is undoubtedly the city of Rabat, which for more than a decade, is the place of performance of a multitude of shows staged differently in various settings. Far from being just a spectator, Rabat contributes greatly to the success of the Festival by providing streets, historical monuments and symbolic places of Moroccan culture. Since Mawazine’s debut in 2002, big-name headliners have included Deep Purple, Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Wonder, Kylie Minogue, Kanye West, Shakira, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Quincy Jones, Elton John and Whitney Houston. Making Morocco shine is also putting forward Moroccan artists. Mawazine is an important platform for hundreds of artists to express their talent, and who thanks to this prestigious festival, shine worldwide. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/RRs9ij Tips: While you are in Rabat search the history of Morocco. Wander around the traditional market.
Try the different spices and take a tram to the city of Salé hosts an Arab-music stage at a cinema called Salle Renaissance.
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Waisak June 2nd
覺ndonesia
Waisak is the holiest day on the Buddhist calendar. It is celebrated across the Buddhist world, but is most spectacular at Borobudur which is the world’s largest Buddhist temple and one of Southeast Asia’s most spectacular sites. Sometimes informally called “Buddha’s Birthday”, it actually commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvāna), and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha in the Theravada or southern tradition. At Borobudur, thousands of Buddhist monks will join together to repeat mantras and meditate as they circuit the temple in a ritual called “Pradaksina”. This is a form of tribute to the temple. Monks celebrate the special day by bottling holy water (which symbolises humility) and transporting flames (which symbolize light and enlightenment) from location to location. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/pa3II8 Tips: The attendance of this festival is high so you’d better go early. You will walk a long way with
slow steps so you should wear walking shoes. And it will be so hot so keep yourself hydrated.
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BONNAROO June 11 - 14 Manchester, Tennessee
United States
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four-day music festival created and produced by Superfly Presents and AC Entertainment, held at Great Stage Park on a 700-acre (2.8 km2) farm in Manchester, Tennessee, USA. Main attractions of this festival are the multiple stages of live music, featuring a diverse array of musical styles including indie rock, classic rock, world music, hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country music,folk, gospel, reggae, pop, electronica, and other alternative music. The festival was named one of the “50 Moments That Changed Rock & Roll” by Rolling Stone magazine and “Festival of the Decade” by Consequence of Sound and among the 10 Best Festivals by GQ Magazine. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/fj4M5m Tips: You will be outdoors in the Tennessee summer so think hydration, plenty of sunblock, rain
gear, hats. Bonnaroo promotes itself as a sustainable festival so recycle what you can, reduce what you can’t, and reuse what you got.
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CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL June 12 -14
Chicago
United States
The Chicago Blues Festival is an annual event held in June that features three days of performances by top-tier blues musicians, both old favorites and the up-and-coming. Chicago is home to blues musicians from the Mississippi Delta.This festival is a history for blues music. It has witnessed that the night Chuck Berry shared the stage with Keith Richards or the evening the crowd left the park after Little Milton’s set singing “Hey Hey the Blues are Alright”; or even the days Janie Hunter did circle dances with the audience and John Lee Hooker did “Boogie chillen” solo for a crowd of hundreds the Chicago Blues Festival as it stands has provided countless number of memories for too numerous numbers of patrons to be able to quantify in this passage. The Chicago Blues Festival has always been programmed as an educational tool. Since the 60’s the Blues has become a cross cultural experience and has provided a deeper understanding into American Society. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/16itgQ Tips: Explore the city’s blues clubs while you’re in town. You’d better bring a folding chair and
blanket.
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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL June 12 -14
Derby
England
Download Festival is a British rock festival, held annually at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England since 2003. It is one of the two major and most popular British summer rock and heavy metal events and has hosted some of the biggest names in rock, including Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, MotĂśrhead, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Def Leppard, Kiss, Judas Priest, Status Quo, Motley Crue, Journey, ZZ Top, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy. The name Download was chosen for the festival for two reasons. Downloading was a dirty word in the music industry at the time, due to file sharing, and rock is seen as a rebellious genre of music. Also Download was to be a Monsters of Rock for the 21st century and the internet would provide connectivity with its audience. The 2003 festival tickets had a code on them, which would allow festival goers to download tracks from bands which had played. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/dWqeLJ Tips: After all you are in England the country of rain so bring your wellies. There will be 5 stages
and 150 bands so you’d better make a plan to catch up.
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SONAR FESTIVAL June 18 -20
Barcelona Spain
Sónar is the International Festival of Advanced Music and New Media Art taking place in Barcelona during three days every June. Sónar is constantly on the pulse of the current electronic music landscape. Its interactions and hybridizations with digital creation and new media, unites established artists with emerging talent, in all areas of musical and audiovisual production. Sónar’s founding values have defined the festival since its inception: the link between creativity and technology, its commitment to being a global event and a meeting point for creative people from both public and industry sectors, from different disciplines and communities. Sónar Barcelona’s activities are divided into two main locations: the recently premiered Sónar by Day, located from 2013 in Fira Montjuïc, with concerts and dj’s, showcases as well as the new Sónar+D area, the essence of which is discovering and tracking new talent and enhance professional activities; and the larger shows at Sónar by Night, in Fira Gran Via de L’Hospitalet, where the leading names in the current international music scene are staged. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/A8bYbx Tips: There is official app for this festival, it might get handy to catch up the program.
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STONEHENGE SUMMER SOLSTICE June 18 -21
Wiltshire
England
Each year hundreds of revellers gather at mystical ancient site in Wiltshire to watch the sun rise and welcome in the year’s longest day. Whatever reason brought you here, the collective spiritual moment of watching that sunrise, with or without the sun, is nothing short of magical. If you stood inside the Stonehenge monument on the day of the northern summer solstice, facing north-east through the entrance towards a rough hewn stone outside the circle – known as the Heel Stone – you would see the sun rise above the Heel Stone, There’s likely to be casual entertainment from samba bands & drummers but no amplified music is allowed. When you visit Stonehenge for the Solstice, please remember it is a Sacred Place to many and should be respected. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/jYXlb7 Tips: Rules include no camping, no dogs, no fires or fireworks, no glass bottles, no large bags or
rucksacks, and no climbing onto the stones.
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FOOD & WINE CLASSIC IN ASPEN June 19 -21
Aspen, Colorado USA
Each year, the world’s most accomplished winemakers, celebrity chefs, and culinary experts come together in one tingle with stars, and enjoy a pleasure-packed weekend at the base of spectacular Aspen Mountain. The world’s authorities on wine and food attending more than 80 cooking demonstrations and wine seminars. So this festival is a paradise to the foodies. Food is not the only reason to attend this festival; late night parties are a huge reason why the superstar chefs stay up late here. FOOD & WINE donates 2% of each Classic ticket sold to their Grow for Good campaign, benefiting Wholesome Wave foundation. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/3nHqCD Tips: Register for the FOOD & WINE Classic 5K Charity Run to run with the most popular chiefs of
the world.
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ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL June 19 -21
Las Vegas nevada, usa
As the day’s vivid colors give way to the night’s neon dreamscapes, your imaginations come alive. During those wee hours, when all others are sound asleep, this carnival seek adventure within EDC’s otherworldly domains. In this place, you reaffirm that you are kindred spirits bound by a deep passion for music, art and discovery. And there is so much to discover. Each area contained within EDC represents a distinct union of technology and nature. In some places, fire rules supreme, and in others, the elements of air and water provide the inspiration. Follow a path that leads from a green garden into an expansive, majestic field. Find peace in a meadow filled with other beautiful Headliners, all grooving to the same universal beat. As you wander and explore this fantastical landscape, you’ll unlock the energy of the night and all of its wonders. You will enter a world of fire-breathing metal creatures, three-dimensional wooden superstructures, colorful, glow-in-the-dark environments, and all manner of LED-infused flora and fauna. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/4jS889 Tips: You will be in Vegas so what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Visit Grand Canyon before of
after the carnival.
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CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO June 19 -21
Florence 覺taly
Calcio Storico Fiorentino is an early form of football, originating in the 1500’s, which is still played today in Florence, Italy. Four teams representing the neighbourhoods of Florence face each other in the first semi-finals. The winners go to the final, played every year on June 24, the day of the patron saint of Florence, San Giovanni. The game stats when the “Pallaio” throws the ball to the center line, followed by the firing of a small cannon, announcing the beginning of the conflict. From this moment on, the players try (by any means necessary) to get the ball into the opponent’s goal. The teams change sides with every point scored. While you are watching this festival you will be taking a journey to the history of Florence. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/Yp671m Tips: While you are in the Florence you can visit the Pisa Tower. Visit Basilica of Santa Croce in
Florence.
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PROVINSSIROCK June 24 -27
Seinajoki Finland
Provinssirock is one of the biggest rock festivals in Finland. It takes place in the city of Seinäjoki in Southern Ostrobothnia, Western Finland. For the first time ever for four days, Seinäjoki city is visited by a huge amount of people who enjoy music, art, Finnish summer. The 2007 festival enjoyed a combined three day total crowd of 55,000. In 2008 Provinssirock was organized on 13-15 June and was sold out with a combined three day total of 75,000 attendees watching world-famous bands and rock artists. Provinssirock was also sold out in 2011, when there were over 84,000 attendees. International performers that have previously performed at Provinssirock include: Alice in Chains, As I Lay Dying, David Bowie, Chimaira, The Cult, The Cure, HIM, Lamb Of God, Marilyn Manson, Massive Attack, Placebo, Iggy Pop, The Prodigy, Rage Against the Machine, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/Toq5Qc Tips: Visit Helsinki the capital of Finland. Even it’s June you can be get chilled.
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GLASTONBURY June 24 -28
Pilton
england
Glastonbury Festival is a five-day music festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. The first Festival was held on 1970 the day after Jimi Hendrix died, over a two day period and before long “word had got around”. It was the Blues festival at the Bath & West Showground that had inspired Michael Eavis to begin a festival of his own although on a smaller scale. Inspired by the ethos of the hippie, counterculture, and free festival movements, the festival retains vestiges of these traditions, such as the Green Fields area, which includes the Green Futures and Healing Field. After the 1970s, the festival took place almost every year and grew in size, with the number of attendees sometimes being swollen by gate-crashers. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/4xl3iW
Tips: Be green The festival is committed to minimising the amount of waste, and managing the
onsite collection of that waste efficiently, “reduce, reuse and recycle”.
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ROCK WERCHTER June 25 -28
Werchter
Belgium
Rock Werchter is a Belgian annual music festival held in the village of Werchter, near Leuven, since 1976. It is one of the five biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe. The festival started in 1974 as a one-day event with performances from Banzai and Kandahar, but over the years it has evolved to become Belgium’s largest music festival. Originally it was a double-festival, called “Torhout-Werchter”, with two festival areas at different sites in Belgium: one in Werchter and one in Torhout. Just about any famous band you can think of has taken the stage here over the years: the Talking Heads, Kinks, U2, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Ramones, R.E.M., Iggy Pop, Sting, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Oasis, PJ Harvey, Lady Gaga and heaps more. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/tZF2LH Tips: You are in the Belgium. So you must try the world famous Belgian beer.
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WORLD BODYPAINTING FESTIVAL June 28 july 07
Portschach Austria
The World Bodypainting Festival is an annual festival. The World Bodypainting Festival was created in 1998 by Alex Barendregt. At the time, Barendregt was working in a local travel agency and was given the task of organising a new summer event in Seeboden. He chose body painting on a whim after seeing a photograph about it. Although the festival wasn’t very popular at first, today it is the biggest annual event of the body painting culture and community. The festival is the first of its kind in the world and has become the Center of Bodypainting. It draws the best body painting artists from over 40 countries and models, as well as tens of thousands of visitors, from all over the world every year. You can promote this festival through the link below:
http://goo.gl/ykbLqA Tips: Hit the Vienna and attend a classical music concert.
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