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21-May-2010
Wiener Popfest am Karlsplatz/Vienna – Austriaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 The first edition of the Vienna Popfestival was held from May 6th to 9th, with 38 concerts, featuring artists from the Austrian music scene.Clara Luzia opened the festival with a gig on the ‘floating stage’, right in front of the famous ‘Karlskirche’ (Charles Church), which was used during each day as a central venue. Curator Robert Rotifer revealed on Wednesday at a press conference of this ambitious mission: "The expression POP will find another meaning in Vienna after these four days." The aim was to accommodate as many ‘showcases’ in different styles. In view of the fixed program "a stylistically quite long way" was run by all participating, enthused now in GB-based FM4 radio commentator Rotifer Man, who is touring himself in the country with his current album, ‘The Children on the Hill’. The open-air show was organised by the ‘karlsplatz.org’, with free admission with guests such as Bunny Lake, Dance Baby!, Ernst Molden or Velojet, but also fresh names as this year's protest song contest winner Paute or the 80s headbands Astro Panda. Some of the gigs took place at the so-called showcase, where five labels such as Problembär Records, Fettkakao or Seayou could present their related merchandising. Besides the ‘floating stage’, which was reserved for ten concerts, the Vienna Museum, the Technical University and the Kunsthalle-branch ‘project space’ also served as venues. In addition to lush acoustic music from the early afternoon also included were discussion groups about: ‘Copyright 2.0’, workshop on ‘Social Media Tools’ and ‘Pop Marketing 2.0’. The City Councillor Andreas Mailath-Pokorny (S) spoke of the establishment of a separate force field for the music scene in Vienna: "The city needs critical points where it can condense culture" - and the Karlsplatz “Charles Square” has become such a place in recent years. The band Garish with singer and lyricist Thomas Jarmer (accordion) finished off on Sunday a very successful POPFESTIVAL IN VIENNA. |