Electroheads, the time has come! On 26.06.2010 we set the roof on fire with the premiere of the E-tropolis Festival at the Columbia compound in Berlin. Straight following the motto of „darker-harder-louder“, 13 international top-acts will crank it up for you on two indoor stages.

Expect spectacular shows by HOCICO, COVENANT, COMBICHRIST and FEINDFLUG, party with the legendary DAF, LEÆTHER STRIP and KMFDM, dance with the merciless industrial-jackhammer XOTOX and experience one of the rare concerts of MIND.IN.A.BOX. With PATENBRIGADE: WOLFF, MERGEL KRATZER, CYBORG ATTACK and SHE´S ALL THAT four additional bands are waiting for you, covering a wide range from electro-pop for plumbers to alternative floor fillers. The final running order can be found on the E-tropolis website under: http://www.etropolis-festival.de/bands.html.

On the big aftershowparty DJ HONEY (WELLE: ERDBALL), DJ ANDY K (MELOTRON) and DJ CHRIS (AGONOIZE) will heat up the floor for a hot summer night. Of course we also keep you posted about the latest developments at the soccer world cup, with a live broadcast of the round of the last 16. Two big outdoor areas with beer garden, chill-out zone and shopping mile are also supporting a relaxed festival experience in the heart of Berlin.

Signing sessions:

Autograph hunters should sharpen their pencils at the following times:

• CYBORG ATTACK — 13:30 — 14:00
• KMFDM — 14:00 — 14:45
• SHE’S ALL THAT — 15:00 — 15:30
• XOTOX — 15:30 — 16:00
• PATENBRIGADE: WOLFF — 17:00 — 17:45
• COMBICHRIST — 17:45 — 18:45
• LEÆTHER STRIP — 18:45 — 19:45
• MERGEL KRATZER — 21:45 — 22:30
• MIND.IN.A.BOX — 22:30 — 23:00

Ticket pre-order:

Few days before the festival you still have a variety of options to secure your tickets in advance. Original tickets can be pre-ordered at the official Amphi Shop www.amphi-festival.de/tickets.html until Sunday 20.06.2010 23:59 o’clock. The payment needs to arrive on the Amphi account not later than Wednesday 23.06.2010!

Until 20.06.2010 the ticket pre-order is also possible online at www.dark-ticket.de, by phone on the 24/7 ticket-hotline +49 (0)1805–568200 (14 ct./min. from the German fixed network), as well as on all nationwide TICKET ONLINE, TICKETMASTER and EVENTIM/CTS box offices! From 21.06.2010 on tickets are only available in advance on the stated box offices!

Opening hours day´s box office:

The day´s box office at the venue will be open on Saturday, 26. 06.2010 from 13:00 o’clock till 23:00 o’clock! Festival tickets can be obtained there for the price of 45,00 € each! We wish a good journey and a lot of fun at the E-tropolis Festival 2010 to all attendants. Let us celebrate together and set our hearts on fire! DARKER, HARDER and LOUDER than the rest!

For further information about the E-tropolis Festival 2010 please check www.etropolis-festival.de and www.myspace.com/etropolisfestival !

Information courtesy of protain.de

2010 is going to be the big year of the premieres! Beside the Spring Ball Festival, the first ever E-tropolis Open Air and the newly added Christmas Ball Festival in Berlin, we are now going full circle, completing the seasons with a brand new festival highlight in autumn: THE AUTUMN BALL FESTIVAL 2010.

A storm is coming! – 22. October 2010 — The Autumn Ball Festival 2010

As the wind sings its song, driving the autumn leaves off the trees, a new musical blockbuster event is coming for you at the Capitol Hannover. In tone with the season, the AUTUMN BALL FESTIVAL 2010 on 22. October 2010 is literally up to blow your mind with the perfect line-up for a stormy autumn night.

Together with the electro rockers from Wolfsburg, OOMPH!, who have signed in as headliners, playing one of their few live shows in Germany 2010, none less than the “devil” himself announced his appearance, just about to twist you around with his irresistible TANZWUT. Ideal for an evening with red wine and candle light, QNTAL are adding an extra amount of dark mediaeval romanticism, garnished with moody and mystical electronica, while STAUBKIND from Berlin open the circle, sending a fresh breeze of gothic rock through the Capitol. Together with a big aftershow party, one additional band will round up this rousing ball night in Hannover.

The doors of the AUTUMN BALL FESTIVAL 2010 will open at 19:00 o’ clock. The event itself begins at 20:00 o’clock.

As you don´t know different from us, we kept a watchful eye on offering you a top line-up for a fair price. Therefor AUTUMN BALL FESTIVAL 2010 tickets are on pre-sale now for 26,00 € plus charges. Tickets can be obtained online at the official Amphi-Shop https://ssl.webpack.de/synotec-newmedia.de/amphishop/welcome.html and www.dark-ticket.de, by phone on +49 (0)1805– 568200 (14 cent/min. from the German fixed network), as well as on all nationwide CTS/EVENTIM, Ticketmaster and Ticket-Online box offices.

Further Info about the AUTUMN BALL FESTIVAL 2010 is available on www.autumnball.de or http://www.protain.de/deutsch/festivals.html.

Best regards,
Your protain Team

FACTS:

22.10.2010 – The Autumn Ball Festival 2010 – Hannover, Capitol

Programme:  Oomph! – Tanzwut – Qntal – Staubkind – +1 weitere Band

Doors open:  19:00 o’clock                        Begin:            20:00 o’clock

Tickets:          26,00 € plus charges / Evening box office: increased price

Ticketorder:   https://ssl.webpack.de/synotec-newmedia.de/amphishop/welcome.html and www.dark-ticket.de, by phone on +49 (0)1805– 568200 (14 cent/min. from the German fixed network), as well as on all nationwide CTS/EVENTIM, Ticketmaster and Ticket-Online box offices.

Viva Music is going to be present at one of the most exciting events of this year: Amphi Festival 2010. The festival is announced on 24 and 25 July 2010 in Köln and it will include live performances from a serious lot of bands such as And One, Combichrist, Projekt Ptichfork and VNV Nation. Viva’s First Romanian Darkefest’s frontliner, Diary of Dreams also is featured in the festival. The complete lineup, as well as detailed information in both German and English can be found on the event’s site www.amphi-festival.de. We will be delighted to offer you additional info as we come nearer to the event date. As usual, we’ll also review the event for darkwave.ro. If you have any questions about the event or wish to join us there, please drop us a line at office@darkwave.ro.