Eurosonic Noorderslag

This three day festival in mid-January is more than just an excuse to have a good time - it's become the benchmark for Europe's essential live music industry conference and showcase festival. This is where more than 2650 festival professionals come to check out who will be driving crowds wild through the summer, with over 250 showcases packed into venues all over Groningen. There's conferences too, with over 100 discussions and panels dissecting crucial topics like European music, touring, festivals, the live music industry, and media developments. With its astute and pace-setting audience of bookers, broadcasting pros, promoters, and music lovers, Eurosonic attracts the cream of the live music crop from all over the world, and has earnt itself a repuation as one of the most extensive and progressive showcase festivals in Europe. In 2010 Red Bull Music Academy featured their own stage showcasing this years talent, and the radio team made sure they were in the right place at the right time to grab the best bits.

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