12 Stages // 5 Days // 80 Acts // 28.09.–02.10.2011.
In September 2011 Vienna will catch up with cities like London, Barcelona, or Berlin; Waves Vienna will be the city’s first club festival. Vienna’s most significant clubs (Flex, Badeschiff, Fluc, Pratersauna), unique off-locations, and the public space will merge into the site of the Waves Vienna Festival from September 28th to October 2nd.
Festival.
Waves Vienna’s motto is „East meets West“; numerous international alternative, electronic, rock, and club acts will be performing around Vienna’s 2nd district.
Additionally, local artists and sophisticated musicians from Eastern Europe form an essential part of the festival’s programme. During 5 days 80 national and international acts will be performing on 12 stages.
Conference.
The Waves Vienna Music Conference constitutes a part of the festival and offers the possibility to attend lectures and panels and participate in workshops. The subjectspecific programme will deal with the topic „East meets West“, which will serve as the basis and inspiration for many years of pan-European cooperation.
Fringe Events.
A cooperation with the Viennale, accompanying screenings at Urania, and a cooperation with the Vienna Independent Shorts at Pratersauna will throw light on the topic of music in connection with film.
Organisers.
The Waves Vienna Festival is organised by the publishing house Monopol and its magazines TBA and The Gap. In the various areas Monopol works collaboratively with different companies and institutions; the conference is co-organised with mica – music austria, concerning booking and concept development Monopol cooperates with Ink Music, a music agency, label, and publisher founded in 2001.
Facts & Figures.
Date Wednesday, September 28th 2011 from 7 p.m. – Sunday, October 2nd 2011 till 3 a.m.
Venues Fluc // Flex // Badeschiff // Pratersauna // Urania // Clubschiff // Hamakom
Daily Line-up:
Wednesday, September 28th
Soap & Skin w/ Ensemble (sold out)
Longital (sold out)
EMA
Gang Of Four
M185
Jack Daniel’s facebook winner (tba)
Thursday, September 29th
Aber das Leben lebt
Actress
Allen Alexis
Emily Barker
Bo Candy & His Broken Hearts
Clara Luzia
D.I.M.
Diver
The Duke Spirit
Figurines
Jellybeat
Kenton Slash Demon (DJ Set)
Killed by 9 Volt Batteries
Little Scream
Pilots
Plastic Swans
Pola-Riot
Retro Stefson
Rubik
Sado-Maso Guitar Club
Svavar Knútur
The Uniques
Jana Vébrová
When Saints Go Machine
Friday, September 30th
Ada
Agent Cooper
ALASAC Duo
The Base
Ben Martin
The Beth Edges
Black Shampoo
Brasstronaut
Dikta
DJ Phono
Die Eternias
Etepetete
Film
Haight-Ashbury
Ken Hayakawa
Andrew Hung DJ (Fuck Buttons)
Instrumenti
Is Tropical
Leitstrahl
Monsterheart
Neuschnee
Resorts
School Is Cool
Sheila She Loves You
Jacek Sienkiewicz
Sin Fang
Slap In The Bass
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Zola Jesus
Saturday, October 1st
Bilderbuch
British Sea Power
Cherry Sunkist
Destroy, Munich
Ewert & The Two Dragons
Ian Fisher
Martin Kaltenbrunner
Kreatiivmootor
Kyst
Munk & Telonius (Gomma DJ-Set)
Neodisco
Ogris Debris
Peterlicker
Petrol
Photek
Saedi
Sweet, Sweet Moon
Tempelhof
Touchy Mob
Andrew Weatherall
Who Made Who
Wolfram
Woody Alien
Jamie Woon
SupportedBy/TBA winner (tba)
Sunday, October 2nd
After-hour and chill out in the venue Pratersauna with free breakfast for all.