Colours Of Ostrava Festival
The multi-genre festival Colours of Ostrava takes place in the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. Since 2012, the event is being held in the impressive surroundings of Dolní Vítkovice, the site of former blast furnaces, mines and ironworks. The festival started in 2002 and grew massively over the years. In 2005 and 2006, Colours of Ostrava scooped up the Czech Angel (Anděl) award for music event of the year. For three consecutive years in 2004, 2005 and 2006, it was also awarded best music event of the year in the category of concert/festival of the year at the ALMA Akropolis Live Music Awards.
Over the last years the festival has brought a number of impressive headliners to the city in the very east of the Czech Republic, including GRINDERMAN, ROBERT PLANT, ZAZ, ALANIS MORISSETTE, SINÉAD O’CONNOR, BOBBY MCFERRIN, MARIZA, SALIF KEITA, JAMIE CULLUM, THE FLAMING LIPS, ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS, MICHAEL NYMAN, SIGUR RÓS, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, THE KNIFE, THE XX, ASAF AVIDAN as well as ANIMAL COLLECTIVE and many more top acts from the world of jazz, world music, rock, pop and the alternative scene. At the same time the festival offers a diverse accompanying program including theatre, workshops, discussions, films etc. Definitely one of Europe’s best mid-sized festivals 2014!
Colours Of Ostrava Line Up
ABBY, THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR, BÁRA HRZÁNOVÁ & CONDURANGO, BASTILLE, CHARLES BRADLEY, CHET FAKER, DAN BÁRTA & ILLUSTRATOSPHERE, DAVID WAX MUSEUM, EMILIANA TORRINI, FAST FOOD ORCHESTRA, GOAT, GUILLAUME PERRET & THE ELECTRIC EPIC, HIDDEN ORCHESTRA, HORKÝŽE SLÍŽE, ILLE
ISAYA, IYEOKA, JAMIE WOON, JOHN BUTLER TRIO, JOHN GRANT, JOHN NEWMAN, JUPITER & OKWESS , NTERNATIONAL, LES TAMBOURS DU BRONX, MONKEY BUSINESS, MØ, THE NATIONAL, NEVER SOL, OLAFUR ARNALDS, PRAGO UNION, PRVNÍ HOŘE, ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS, RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES, SEASICK STEVE, SHAKA PONK, SKIP&DIE, TAKSIM TRIO, TRENTEMØLLER, VEES, VE ZOU VIA, WINSTON MCANUFF & FIXI, ZAZ
Colours Of Ostrava Info
Date: July 17-20 2014
Location: Ostrava, Czech Republic
Homepage: colours.cz
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