East Side Music Days – Berlin’s Street Music Festival

The new place to be for street musicians in Berlin. And for all of those who fancy street music.

04/08/2015
by NBHAP News Team

East Side Music Days 2015

Summertime – the longer the days, the longer the fun and the longer the urge to stay outside and listen to music. But sometimes it’s not just the highly stylized music of professionals that moves us but also the more spontaneous, rough and adventurous form: street music. In that field, Berlin’s got a pretty vital scene and it’s growing. For every lover of that special vibe good street musicians are capable to create and, more important, for every street musician with ambitions, there is a new place to be at the end of August: The East Side Music Days – Berlin’s Street Music Festival, happening August 28th and 29th between Postbahnhof and Oberbaumbrücke.

The East Side Music Days are the legitimate successor of last year’s First We Take The Streets event. The name might have changed, the concept has not: Musicians are invited to play little free and outdoor gigs along the famous East Side Gallery in Berlin. The application phase is officially over now and out of more than 700 applicants, the jury has selected a vast array of promising acts. It’s not just about the opportunity to play in front of an interested audience and business delegates, though. There’s also a chance for the selected artists to convince the jury and win a music scolarship at the British & Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM) in Berlin. Apart from that every artist could possibly gain access to a recording session at the nhow Berlin and benefit from several workshops during the Street Music Academy happening at FluxBau.

The East Side Music Days combines what we at Nothing But Hope And Passion headquarters are always supportive about: A nice experience for visitors and lovers of street music as well as offering opportunities for up and coming artists. We therefore are more than glad to contribute to the festival’s wonderful line-up by inviting the wonderful HENRIK JOSÉ to play the main stage. Apart from that, we’ll also host our very own stage on August 28th – on a boat! Including performances by ANTONIO GRAM (DJ-Set), ANNE HAIGHT, BEN BARRITT and PARI SAN. Get excited and make sure to check out the full line-up below. We’ll see you at the East Side Gallery!

EAST SIDE MUSIC DAYS – Line-Up:

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East Side Music Days Homepage: eastsidemusicdays.de