Melt Festival Germany

MELT FESTIVAL LINE UP:
Adam Green | Alter Ego | Alexander Marcus | Battles | Björk | Blackmail | Blood Red Shoes | Bonde do Role | Booka Shade | Boys Noize | Burger/Voigt | Caspa | Cobblestone Jazz | The Cheapers | Commix | The Count & Sinden (live) | Crookers | Daniel Haaksman | David Dorad | dEUS | Dillon | DJ Beware | DJ Supermarkt | Die Türen | Doc Scott | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | Editors | Edu K | Efdemin | Ellen Allien | Empro | Fabiano | Fotos | Franz Ferdinand | Friendly Fires | Fujiya & Miyagi | Get Well Soon | Goldie | Gui Boratto | Gus Gus (live) | Henrik Schwarz | Hercules And Love Affair | Hot Chip | The (International) Noise Conspiracy | Jack Tennis | Kate Nash | Kissy Sell Out (live) | Klee | Ladyhawke | Late Of The Pier | Len Faki | Lightspeed Champion | Los Campesinos | Luna City Express | Lützenkirchen | M.A.N.D.Y. | Marcus Meinhardt | Markus Kavka | Markus Welby | Mathias Kaden | Mathew Jonson | MEN (Le Tigre DJs) | The Mitchell Brothers | Miss Platnum | Miss Kittin &am! p; The Hacker | Modeselektor | Moenster | MC Deize Tigrona | MC Glacius | MC Gringo | MC Kemo | MC Lowqui | Mr. Oizo | Mutlu | Navel | The Notwist | Oliver Koletzki | Operator Please | PeterLicht | Philipp Maiburg | Renato Ratier | Robyn | Róisín Murphy | Rummelsnuff | Sascha Funke | Say Hooo! | Shir Khan | Sick Girls | Skream | Stereo MCs | Steve Bug | Storm | Supermayer | Superpunk | The Teenagers | Tobias Thomas | Tomas Andersson | Turbostaat | Uffie & Feadz feat. Technotronic | The Whitest Boy Alive | Why? | The Wombats | Zoot Woman

The newest additions to the line up include The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Blackmail, Goldie's Metalheadz, Technotronic and the wonderful Hot Chip.

HOT CHIP:
This must be love: Armed with their – once again phenomenal - third album, "Made In The Dark", Hot Chip will also be making their third appearance at Melt! this year. The five London cuddle-pop nerds played such a blinding show on our Main Stage in 2007 that they've meanwhile even committed it to DVD. After many rumours and more speculation, their addition to the Melt! line-up has finally been confirmed. A token of love that we intend to reciprocate from the bottom of our hearts to the wiggle of our bums this summer.

FUN, FUN, FUN:
But that's not all. In addition to the regular band and DJ shows at Melt! 2008, this year it's all about the specials: Baile Funk, Drum & Bass and the fun factor are our big thing this time round. We won't be scrimping on the high times this year either. Announcing another of our timewarp trips bringing together an act of today with an icon of the 90s: after last year's liaison between Deichkind and Snap!, we're excitedly looking forward to the world premiere of Uffie & Feadz feat. Technotronic. This Beat is Melt!

ELECTROLORE
Alexander Marcus will be bringing a brand new genre, electrolore (electro + folklore) to Melt! This young man, whose idols include German 60s and 70s icons Roland Kaiser, Peter Kraus and Klausjürgen Wussow, will make the Melt! Klub dance, laugh and dream with his late-night slot.

MELT! FEATURING BERLIN BATTERY:
Those brilliant blokes at online blog http://berlinbattery.blogspot.com love Melt!, and Melt! loves them right back. From now on, DJs Shir Khan, DJ Supermarkt (Le Hammond Inferno) and Jack Tennis will be introducing the hottest acts at Melt! 2008 in their English-language music blog and ferreting out the best remixes and videos by the scheduled artists for us. Of course they'll also be doing their thing at Melt! with some of their friends.

DRUM & BASS AND DUBSTEP:
In addition to the Baile Funk Special (Man Recordings Special) on Saturday, Melt! 2008 will be presenting more broken beats than ever. Drum & Bass hero Goldie remembers his visit to Melt! 2007 well; many saw him let his emotions to take over during Richie Hawtin's DJ set. That's why this year he'll be presenting the biggest Metalheadz special in very a long time – an extravaganza spanning two days: On Friday, the man himself will be spinning the decks on the Red Bull Music Academy Radio Floor together with Storm, Skream, Doc Scott, Caspa, Philipp Maiburg and Commix, among others. And on Saturday he'll be rocking the Main Stage for over three hours together with Doc Scott to close out the day. Supported on both days by MC Lowqui. Sensational!

3 TAGE WACH (THREE DAYS ON THE GO) –  OFFICIAL MELT! ANTHEM NOW ON SALE:
Lützenkirchen is not only one of Germany's trash-techno gurus, but also the man who produced this year's official Melt! anthem, "Drei Tage Wach". The track is a call to arms, but above all it's the perversion of dadaistic content, hedonistic thoughts made music. Or rather, in the words of its creator: "Pille Palle, alle Pralle, Druff, Druff, Druff". Which means something like "everyone get drunk and dance". Only more elegantly worded. We recommend the album "Pandora Electronica", on sale from 30th May. Of course Lützenkirchen will also be performing at Melt! Spontaneous appearances by people in rabbit costumes are a distinct possibility.

MELT! FESTIVAL 2008
FERROPOLIS, GERMANY
18th - 20th JULY 2008
www.meltfestival.de



PRESS ACCREDITATIONS:
Press who are interested in attending this amazing festival can apply here www.meltfestival.de/akk

TICKETS:
Tickets start at €45 (plus booking fee) and are on sale now:
1-day ticket Björk + 4 more acts tba (Sun 20th July 2008): €45 (plus booking fee)
2-day ticket (Fri 18th & Sat 19th July 2008 + free Sleepless Floor on Sunday 20th July 2008): €65 (plus booking fee)
3-day ticket (Fri 18th & Sat 19th & Sun 20th July 2008): €85 euros (plus booking fee)

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TRAVEL:
Ferropolis is near Grafenhainchen in the heart of a triangle between Leipzig, Dresden and Berlin.  Nearest airports are Berlin Tegel or Schonefeld (80 mins shuttle bus ride), Helle/Leipzig Airport (60 mins shuttle bus ride).  For guests from abroad arriving at Berlin airport there is a shuttle bus service from Berlin Alexanderplatz.