France, Argentina and the UK
Hi this is Gemma Dempsey and for this edition of the Global Gig Guide we head to France for The Trans Musicales Festival; to Argentina for Personal Fest and to the UK for Liverpool’s Music Week.
By Gemma Dempsey • • 5m ListenThe Trans Musicales Festival of Rennes calls itself ‘a musical trip where people discover new or unknown sounds, where the artistic melting pot creates a magic atmosphere… a snapshot of creation, an accelerator of musical particles…for three days three nights they reveal, they demonstrate …and then go away til next year.’
The Trans takes place from December 6-9th in Rennes, the capital of Brittany in the north east of France. The majority of the gigs take place at the Parc Expo which can house up to 12,500 music fans.
The Trans began in 1979 and prides itself on discovering new musical talent from around the world as well as nurturing local artistsand this year they include …Florian Mona, My Name is Nobody, Kim Novak and Pony Pony Run Run.
The main line up for Trans features:
Fredo Viola
The Ting Tings
Calvin Harris
And Love Trio in Dub Featuring U Roy;
Tunng will perform with Buck 65 and Serafina Steer bringing together rap, blues folk pop and electronica. If that wasn’t enough of a musical mélange, how about the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra? Yep, this is an orchestra made up of vegetables and at the end of the concert they are made into a big bowl of soup! The Trans also has a number of theatrical and hybrid type shows including a version of Hamlet, an interactive cube called Hako and Hip Hop Dance.
Personal Fest 2007 is full of KCRW favourites such as Hot Chip, Datarock, Gotan Project, Fischerspooner and Happy Mondays.
Liverpool Music Week is the largest indoor winter music event in the UK. Established in 2003 by Liverpool promoter Mike Deane, it now has James Barton. CEO of the Cream organisation on board to take it to the next level. 10 days of great music kicks off on November 30th, with 200 bands performing all over Merseyside at both ticketed and free events. Liverpool Music Week aims to attract established talent as well as providing an opportunity for emerging artists and this year the line up includes…
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