December 2010

October 2010 Festivals

Amsterdam Dance Event October 20 - October 23 Various Venues Amsterdam, Netherlands From a biz perspective, while some music conferences have evolved into little more than opportunities for lengthy 'meetings' at sunny rooftop pools and in beachside bars, ADE has remained of equal currency to both the industry bod and the dance music appreciator. Wheeling and dealing will abound during ADE's four days, with 150 speakers, 2000 delegates and plenty of hand-shaking and dotted-line-signing. But if you couldn't give a hoot about any of that, there's always the option of spending your days tootling around the 'dam's quaint city centre before 40 venues throw open their doors for the festival's evening affairs. Aside from (shameless plug alert) our own party at Trouw with Hercules & Love Affair, Steve Bug and Tensnake, dance music fans of all stripes will find something to throw some shapes and cut a rug to—from Marcel Dettmann to Kelis, Sander Kleinenberg to Flying Lotus, and parties hosted by Bpitch Control, Hemlock, Circoloco, Secretsundaze, Boys Noize, and Border Community. Soorya Dance Festival Place: Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India Venue: Tagore Theatre Time: 1st to 10th October The Dance and Music festival presents different forms of dance like Kathak, Odissi, Manipuri, Bharathanatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattam as well as classical music renditions, instrumental music, jugal bandi's etc. by popular artists. STOCKHOLM BEER & WHISKY FESTIVAL Dates: 30 September - 2 October and 7-9 October Place: Factory, Nacka Strand, Stockholm, Sweden Age Limit: 20 years The tickets are available at www.ticknet.se Ph: 077-170 70 70 Event is in October and World Pasta Day is the fourth Sunday in October. Fantasy Fest, Key West, USA (October 20-29) This ten-day free-for-all makes the rest seem pretty innocent in terms of nudity, frivolous titillation, costume parades, and drunken debauchery. The rhythm is definitely going to get to you, as rum pours onto the streets 24 hours a day. The climax hits on the last day of celebrations with a costumed parade along historic Duval Street. Southern Silliness meets Eyes Wide Shut as impersonators donning masks and dressing up in outrageous garb let all inhibitions go. Body-painting, freak shows and toga parties have led to this year's theme: "Circus & Sideshows" which will not disappoint even the most outrageous. Munich Beerfest, Germany (September 16 - October 2) The annual beer-fest starts midday as Munich's mayor pulls the first pint after a huge parade through the city's streets. The local breweries fight for bragging rights by showcasing their massive arsenal. The Hofbrauhaus attracts the rowdiest masses and the hottest party. Make sure you get there by 10:30am, since waiters only serve those seated (oh, the place is usually packed by 11am). Before you know it, you are reminiscing with your long-lost (or unknown) friend Hans and extolling the virtues of boozing, German-style. San Francisco Lovevolution October 2 Various Venues San Francisco, USA With the events of Duisburg still fresh in mind, it won't surprise you to learn that there have been delays over details surrounding this year's LovEvolution in San Francisco. The party's previous hub, Civic Center, has been deemed too small to safely house the number of people expected at this year's event, leaving the LovEvolution team and the local authorities to hammer out details on a new location. Whatever the outcome, a series of parties in and around the city should be expected as part of what the organizers have branded "Love Week." RA pick: Lee Burridge seems to be the only certainty right now, which is no bad thing.