First edition of Europavox Festival Bucharest to take place May 4-5 at Control Club.
Artists from six European countries will perform in the first edition of the Europavox Festival Bucharest, bound to take place at Control Club, one of Bucharest’s most popular live venues, between May 4-5. The highly acclaimed Swiss-born artist Sophie Hunger (CH), British art-rockers Snapped Ankles (UK), together with emerging European artists Emilie Zoé (CH), Lewsberg(NL), Jesse Markin(FI) and David Walters(FR) will play alongside local bands Zimbru and Balkan Taksim.
Born in 2006, Europavox is a cultural and civic project aiming to promote the richness and diversity of the European music scene, through both the Europavox.com media platform and the numerous events organized each year in seven European countries (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Lithuania and Romania). The result is an eclectic musical journey exploring young European talent. Music is at the core of these events, but they are about much more: each festival is a unique cultural experience, assembling different art forms.
Since its creation in 2008, Control Club has hosted several thousand concerts of local and international bands, becoming one of the most important live venues in Romania. Recently, Control Club has joined a European network of live music venues, alongside Le Botanique (Bruxelles), Estragon Club (Bologna), INmusic (Zagreb), Loftas (Vilnius) and WUK (Vienna), in order to support European artist mobility and offer music fans the chance to discover new talent, through Europavox events.
The first day of the Europavox Festival Bucharest – Wednesday, May 4 – is headlined by London-based post-punk band Snapped Ankles (UK). Incorporating elements of performance art and art rock, the group performs in ghillie suits and has achieved cult status, as those who have witnessed the shamanic ritual of their live shows will attest, they are a truly unique, communal experience.
Also performing on Wednesday, May 4, at Control Club, are Emilie Zoé (CH) – a self-taught Lausanne-born singer-songwriter whose rugged guitar playing and melodic artistry has been compared to that of PJ Harvey or Cat Power; Lewsberg (NL) – an indie-rock band hailing from Rotterdam, known for their motorik drums and understated production with otherworldy guitar solos that resemble The Velvet Underground, Television or Jonathan Richman; last but not least, opening act Zimbru (RO), an art-rock band from Cluj-Napoca, whose wild mix of raspy synthesizers, angular guitar riffs and lively percussion is a breath of fresh air on the Eastern-European underground music scene.
The second day of the Europavox Festival Bucharest – Thursday, May 5 – is headlined by the highly acclaimed electronic / indie-rock artist and multi-instrumentalist Sophie Hunger (CH). The Swiss born, Berlin based performer is well-known as a superb pianist and guitarist with a rangy, smoky voice.
Also performing on on Thursday, May 5, at Control Club, are Jesse Markin (FI) – a Liberian-born singer-songwriter from Finland, whose sound is a unique mix of indie pop, rap, soul, prog rock and African folk; David Walters (FR) – bringing his upbeat show infused with Creole and Brazilian influences; opening act Balkan Taksim (RO) – whose stylish electronic psychedelia and bass flow directly from their roots in Romania and the Balkans upstream to global dancefloors.
Europavox Festival Bucharest shows will start at 19:00 on both nights. Tickets for Wednesday, May 4 and Thursday, May 5, as well as festival passes are available via Eventbook.ro.
As part of Europavox Bucharest, on 4th and 5th May, the French Institute in Romania and Europavox present “What’s next for European music?” : two days of exchanges, workshops and round tables addressing European cultural policies in an everchanging context, and their impact on artists mobility at a European scale.
Free event, accessible upon registration at invitation@institutfrancais.ro, more informations here.
Europavox Festival Bucharest is part of the Europavox Project 2020 – 2024, co-funded by the European Commission.