More Festivals
BY BURAK ŞAHİN (IR/III)
burak_s@ug.bilkent.edu.tr
This week, I will present some more options about summer festivals. Here 3 more festivals:
Pinkpop
Country: Holland
City: Landgraaf
Dates: June 11-13
Ticket Price: 150 Euros (includes camping)
Line-up: Kings of Leon, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Manic Street Preachers, Kaiser Chiefs, Two Door Cinema Club, and more.
Why?: Pinkpop Festival has been organized more than 40 years in the Netherlands. The capacity is about 60,000, and it is one of the cheapest festivals that has a successful line-up. The only problem can be the weather conditions because in that time of the year, Holland is generally rainy.
Website: http://www.pinkpop.nl
Exit Festival
Country: Serbia
City: Novi Sad - Petrovaradin Fortress
Dates: July 7-10
Prices: £89 (includes camping)
Line-up: Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Portishead, Grinderman, Jamiroquai, Beirut, Magnetic Man, and more acts to be announced.
Why?: This festival began in 2000, and there are 2 major reasons to go Serbia. First is of course the ticket price. It is cheap when compared to other European festivals. Secondly, Exit is unique because it is held in an 18th century fortress, so the atmosphere is amazing.
Website: http://eng.exitfest.org/
Rock Werchter
Country: Belgium
City: Werchter
Dates: June 30-July 3
Ticket Price: 195 Euros (includes camping)
Line-up: Kings of Leon, Coldplay, Iron Maiden, The Chemical Brothers, Linkin Park, Arctic Monkeys, The National, Portishead, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, and more.
Why?: You should go this festival because if you compare line-up and ticket price, the best deal for the money seems like Belgium. In addition to headliner bands, you will hear the best new bands of 2010-2011, such as Hurts, Mona, and Beady Eye. I will probably go to Rock Werchter because of the quality and variety, but you have many options.
Website: http://www.rockwerchter.be