3.9.2010

Book your band now for Emergenza Festival
21.08.10 During the last years the interest for the Emergenza Festival has grown enormously around the world. This means more focus and interest from the music business and greater opportunities for the participants in the festival. In connection with this we can reveal a new cooperation we have started with many of the big outdoor festivals in Germany. This has given us the chance to present upcoming bands at some great stages abroad and if you book your band for the Emergenza Festival you will automatically be considered for one of these festival-spots!
Besides that it is important not to forget that Emergenza Festival gives the participants the best platform for taking their music and their band to the next level!
Click "book your band" in the menu and sign up your band for the festival already today! See you at the best stages of your country!
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Waldo & Marsha (DK) wins second place at the international final
17.08.10 In the past weekend the international final was held as part of the out door festival Taubertal Open Air in Germany. There were big expectations to the Danish and Swedish winners after they won the Nordic finals in Stockholm in May. Furthermore last years Swedish first place in the international final was also creating extra focus on the two bands representing the Nordic area at the international final.
After a great concert Saturday it was clear at the award show on Sunday that Waldo & Marsha from Denmark was selected as second place and Factory Brains from Sweden was awarded with "best guitar player". Besides this the Danish band won a new price which consists of a distribution deal with Believedigital and promotion of the band's EP worth 10.000 euro! As an extra "pad on the shoulder" a German representative of one of the "major labels" contacted the Danish band after their concert at the international final which not only illustrates the great opportunities the participants of Emergenza Festival can enjoy but also the fact that the level of the Nordic upcoming music scene is really high!
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Your Band @ SZIGET Festival
05.05.10 As Emergenza Festival strengthens its ties with promoters of internationally known festivals, we are very proud to announce the cooperation with SZIGET FESTIVAL in Budapest!
This year, one Scandinavian Emergenza Festival-band is going play a slot at the 18th edition of this prestigious and huge open air festival, and it might be you!
Sziget achieved its fame on one hand by being the biggest festival in Europe. But also, the atmosphere is very special, since the festival area is situated on a green island in the middle of Budapest. You find the advantages of both city and nature, and the prices for food, drinks and accommodation are really cheap compared to other European countries.
The name Sziget means 'island' in Hungarian but to the thousands and thousands that come from all over Europe every year, Sziget means the biggest party on the continent and it makes Sziget the meeting point of Europe. One with over 1000 artists in every music genre imaginable performing on one of the 55 stages during the week-long festival. More than 50% of the visitors come from outside of Hungary, resulting in a daily attendance of 60.000 people. The line-up as usual consists of some of the biggest names in the business: Muse, Iron Maiden, Fear Factory, The Hives, Yeasayer, Faithless, Gentleman, Nina Hagen, Major Lazer, The Specials, Kasabian, Billy Talent, 30 Seconds to Mars, Simian Mobile Disco, Calvin Harris, The Picturebooks, Gorillaz Sound System, Gotan Project and Papa Roach are just the most known of the acts that are confirmed until now.
Sziget Festival 2010, 9-16 August 2010. Info: www.szigetfest.co.uk
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Emergenza Festival Oslo 2010 kicks off!
11.03.10 Emergenza Festival Oslo 2010 kicks off in March. The world's biggest festival/music competition for upcoming bands kicks off with over 100 bands in Norway. Later this year the winners from Norway, Sweden and Denmark will shine together in the big Scandinavian finals at Debaser Medis in Stockholm. Until then we welcome you to numerous fantastic LIVE concerts with the best acts the Norwegian underground offers at the moment!
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KID GALAHAD (Sweden) - international winners of Emergenza Festival!
11.08.09 For most unknown bands this is just a dream. For Kid Galahad from Sweden it is a dream come true. The band from Gothenburg in Sweden has won the world's biggest music competition for unsigned bands, Emergenza Festival.
The drummer in the band, Marcus Svedin, was even selected as the best drummer, and he won a complete Mapex drumkit!
After the award ceremony the band was led to the biggest stage of the Taubertal Open Air Festival where they performed once more - this time in front of about 8000 people! The first price will either be a production of a record or a European tour (as chosen by the band itself).
Emergenza Festival is the world's biggest music competition for upcoming bands. In the past season over 600 bands participated in the Scandinavian area and several thousands all over the world.
Read the tour diary here (in Swedish)
Visit Kid Galahad at MySpace here
If you want to give your band the great opportunity it is to play at the Emergenza Festival then sign up your band today by clicking the red button to the left and follow the instructions. See you on stage!

The 2009 international final at Taubertal Open Air Festival in Germany:


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BERGEN - HØST 2010
PÅMELD DERES BAND NÅ!

Infomøte for alle deltagere:
GARAGE:
Lørdag 11 september kl. 15.00


Innledende runder:
GARAGE:
Onsdag 22 september
Torsdag 23 september
Fredag 24 september
Lørdag 25 september


Semifinaler:
GARAGE:
Torsdag 21 oktober
Fredag 22 oktober
Lørdag 23 oktober


Bergensfinale:
USF VERFTET:
Lørdag 20 november

STAVANGER - HØST 2010
PÅMELD DERES BAND NÅ!

Infomøte for alle deltagere:
FOLKEN:
Lørdag 18 september


Innledende runder:
CHECKPOINT CHARLIE:
Onsdag 6 oktober
Torsdag 7 oktober
Fredag 8 oktober
Lørdag 9 oktober


Semifinaler:
CHECKPOINT CHARLIE:
Torsdag 4 november
Fredag 5 november
Lørdag 6 november


Stavangerfinale:
FOLKEN:
Fredag 19 november

OSLO - VÅR 2011
PÅMELD DERES BAND NÅ!

INNLEDENDE RUNDER:
Revolver, Mars 2011


SEMIFINALER:
John Dee, April 2011


OSLO- / NORGESFINALE:
Rockefeller, Mai 2011


SCANDINAVIAN FINALS:
DEBASER MEDIS, STOCKHOLM
Mai 2011

INTERNATIONAL - 2010
INTERNATIONAL FINAL:
Taubertal Open Air Festival, Germany: 13-15 August


SVERIGE - klicka här
DANMARK - klik her
Europe, North America, Asia
Emergenza Festival bands play abroad!

There's a great chance that you've already heard of the winners of Emergenza Festival Sweden 2008 ROYAL REPUBLIC (S) and maybe you know that their album was released in Germany last week. Now they teamed up with Denon for the new product release video (if you want to see the original music video for "Tommy Gun" just scroll down on this page).
The band will tour Germany (again) this fall - don't miss it if you are in the neighborhood.


Sign up your band for by:Larm 2011. By:Larm is Scandinavia’s largest music conference. By:Larm consists of two parts: a festival and a conference. The conference is a meeting place for the Norwegian and foreign music industries. A series of lectures, seminars and debates are held during the day. The festival concerts take place at night and are open to the public. Their main focus is to present artists that are on the verge of success, either in their homelands or internationally. Click here to go to the inscription site - dead line is 20th of September


As winners of the Swedish, Nordic and International finals of Emergenza Festival 2009 KID GALAHAD (S) got the opportunity to go on tour in Germany and Scandinavia. Here is one of the many interviews the band has done during the tour.


And You're Off from Copenhagen (2nd place in the final) will play a gig at one of Europe's biggest outdoor festivals - Sziget in Budapest. If your band also wants to play at Sziget or get gigs abroad you can enrol your band to the Emergenza Festival and then maybe you will be chosen to play outside your own country.


Viberaft from Malmö was chosen in the 2010 season to play abroad because of their performance at the South Sweden final at KB and the band will play a gig at the club Dingwalls in London.


Before kicking off their European tour in Berlin this week KID GALAHAD (S) was interviewed by Swedish TV4.


After a club tour of 3 gigs in Sweden, 3 gigs in Denmark and one in Norway last years winners KID GALAHAD (S) are now ready to hit the road and go on tour in Europe. If you won't be able to see them at any of the shows on the tour you can check them out here at the final stop on the club tour at Klubben in Stockholm.


Ahall and The ECE's from Gothenburg was chosen in the 2010 season to play abroad because of their energetic live show and the band will play a gig at the club Backstage in Munich.


As a tradition two Danish bands gets to play at the popular club Knust in Hamburg. The bands chosen in the 2010 season is LIPS (Århus) and PAPA STEREO (Copenhagen).


THE MAD TRIST from Holland kicked off their carrier after becoming second in the Holland-final in Amsterdam. Check out their first music video "Pay The Piper".


Swedish Emergenza Festival winners 2008 ROYAL REPUBLIC has released their debut album on Bonnier Amigo and Roadrunner.
Live on Swedish TV4 - LINK
Interview on Swedish SVT - LINK

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