The first spring months will not only be warm, but also "loud" - the 20th month-long international club festival Orto Fest, which is unique in our area, awaits us. Lovers of good music, mainly colored in rock colors of all shades, will enjoy the one-month music program of 23 domestic and 12 foreign music groups. Despite the fact that there will be many creators, this year's Orto Fest will be colorful in terms of genre.
The icon of the Ljubljana, Slovenian and Central European alter scene "štirka" is celebrating its jubilee 30th anniversary, which will be as it should be - a celebration called 30K4 - a club festival in 5 acts 2019, will take place for three weeks, and the action is set mainly as a display of live performance of electronic music. A variety of events will also be provided by the accompanying program, which will include workshops, a jam session, the K4 ROZA party, photo and flyer exhibitions, a vinyl market, an open day and socializing with creators.
For the 35th consecutive year, the most important music festival in Central Europe will discover new musical genres and impress with live artistic creativity that combines ethnic and modern melodies from around the world. The festival started with a pre-event in April, which was enjoyed by photography lovers - it will be officially opened on May 21 in Ljubljana by the French band Ar Ker, and will end in Maribor with the South African musicians BCUC. Among the performers are also two Slovenian soloists and one band.
The Bluesland 2019 festival built its foundations on the MotörCity festival in Tolmin, which is unfortunately being cancelled. In contrast to its predecessor, which offered selected blues music to motorcycle enthusiasts as well, Bluesland will be focused solely on music. The already confirmed performers will show their talent, sense of music and skills between June 27 and 29 at the Ljubljana Castle.
Do you already know what Butik Festival 2019 is? Butik is a fresh festival of electronic music with a simple goal - to unite electronics lovers and music enthusiasts with the beautiful nature of the Soška Valley. The festival is small, boutique, great for anyone looking for something relaxed and spontaneous. Among the carefully selected performers, you will also find famous foreign names, with strong support from local talents.
Castle Kolpa Music Festival 2019, which will take place from July 31 to August 4, will be something really special, as you will be able to enjoy it with as many as 30 bands and 20 DJs, and they come from many countries of the world, but of course not there will also be a lack of local, top performers.
The 2019 Coachella festival opened its doors on Friday, April 12, and ends this Sunday, April 21. It's also the unofficial start of the summer wardrobe, well, at least in California. So it's no surprise that we can see a variety of sexy outfits that reveal more than they cover. Which ones were worn the best and which are the best stylings of this year's Coachella?
The festival of urban culture or FUKSi 2019 also follows its planned path in its third edition: on the last holiday weekend (August 30 and 31), with an evening block party in Tobačna, it will once again raise the urban pulse of the capital with a green, sustainable integration of creative energies on stage and under it. Along with another undisclosed guest, serial hitmaker and festival hero Röyksopp will fly in from Norway as the festival's main headliners.
Organize your transport, save some money, fill a small suitcase with clothes and take a lot of good cheer with you, because music festivals will start taking place in your place and across Europe, which you should not miss in 2019. Tickets are on sale, the performers are already known - and we don't know what you're waiting for? Hurry before they run out.
Just as the end of winter approaches, tropical summer days and outdoor parties appear more and more often in our minds like a mirage. Apparently, it will soon be time to explore what music festivals await us in 2019.
To cap off the long hot summer, Tobačna will welcome the third Slovenia Urban Culture Festival. The framework of the Saturday gathering will be Sladica with guests, which will prepare the ground for the Norwegian hit maker Röyksopp (So Easy, Eple, Poor Leno, Remind Me, Percent, What Else Is There, Only This Moment, Sordid Affair...). On Friday, the abandoned factory yard will host a "bloc party" with the Pure Oldies Goldies team from Ljubljana's Cvetličarna, and the always excellent David Morales will provide the authentic beat of New York house parties. After moving to Bologna, the Grammy-winner started a new label, Diridim, and entered the summer with the song Away From The Storm, new music is coming with Janice Robinson (There Must Be Love, I Make You Gaga), and apparently there will be no shortage of new music, as we intercepted him while working in a New York studio.
The Jazz Festival Ljubljana 2019 is celebrating a high jubilee! The 60th edition of the festival will be the meeting point of the glorious past and the bright future. The organizers want to build on the foundations of this long tradition and rich past by presenting the current situation both on the global and Slovenian music scene.