Popfest
The Popfest has been an annual festival in Vienna since 2010 for innovative pop music by Austrian musicians and bands. It takes place on Karlsplatz and in some adjacent buildings such as the Technical University , the Wien Museum , the project space of the Kunsthalle and, since 2011, brut Wien in the Künstlerhaus . In 2012 the Ost Klub on Schwarzenbergplatz was also one of the venues, and in 2014 Club Roxy . In 2013, two concerts were held inside the Karlskirche for the first time . Entry to all events is free.
history
Emerging from the concept of an art space at Karlsplatz , the project group karlsplatz.org around Gabriela Hegedüs , Peter Melichar and Christoph Möderndorfer organized a series of concerts for the first time on the square and in , parallel to the European Football Championship in Austria and Switzerland, with the Karlsplatz art zone the park in front of the Karlskirche in Vienna . On a “lake stage” in the pond in front of the Karlskirche several concerts were held daily, mainly by Austrian musicians from the field of songwriting , the more experimental pop and contemporary Viennese song scenes; on a “tree stage” performances by performance artists. Due to the success with the participating artists and the audience as well as the positive media response, planning for the Popfest began. The festival management is with Christoph Möderndorfer, the coordination with Gabriele Hegedüs and Juliane Krüger. The musician and journalist Robert Rotifer joined the organization team as curator . The sponsor is the Popfest Wien association, an association for the promotion and dissemination of innovative, contemporary pop music.
Popfest 2010
The first Popfest took place from May 6th to 9th, 2010 with the support of the cultural department of the Viennese provincial government , which provided € 150,000. A total of more than 40,000 people attended the concerts over the four days. As with the Karlsplatz art zone, the main stage was the “Seebühne” in the pond in front of the Karlskirche. In addition to the performances of various bands and artists, there was also a series of concerts (“showcases”) in which the artists of individual record labels were presented.
At the same time, on May 7th and 8th, during the day in the project space, the “Popfest Sessions”, a number of other concerts, as well as discussions, workshops and lectures took place. Topics included “Copyright 2.0”, “Viennese Pop Music - Pop Music in Vienna” and “Pop Marketing 2.0”.
Performing artists:
- "Seebühne"
- Clara Luzia , Bunny Lake , A Life, A Song, A Cigarette , Dance Baby! , Dorian Concept , The Nino from Vienna feat. Skero , Laokoongruppe , Florian Horwath , Rotifer and Friends feat. Mel , Garish , Ernst Molden Band
- Vienna Museum
- Paper Bird , Sir Tralala , pauT , Das Trojanische Pferd , Songs of Claire Madison , Showcase Seayou & Fettkakao Records : Vortex Rex , A Thousand Fuegos
- TU Prechtlsaal
- Ginga , Showcase Affine Records : The Clonious + JSBL with special guest I-Wolf , Ogris Debris ; Velojet , But Life Lives feat. B.Fleischmann , Showcase Problembär Records : Astro Panda , Mob , snow , park ranger Harlequin ;
- TU Hof 1
- Showcase Siluh Records : Mimu at Nite , Killed by 9V Batteries , Francis International Airport
- project space
- Mika Vember + Börn , Frenk Lebel , Pieter Gabriel , Bernhard Eder , Ernesty International and Protestant Work Ethic
Popfest 2011
The 2011 Popfest took place from May 5th to 8th. The funding from the city was increased to € 180,000 in the second year of the festival and the Vienna Insurance Group became a sponsor. Media partners were Der Standard , Falter and the radio station FM4 . Brut Wien in the Künstlerhaus served as the new venue . The special label showcases have been removed from the program as more and more artists are running their own mini labels. After criticism of the design of the "Seebühne" in the previous year, which was sometimes difficult to see from the audience, this stage was raised. According to the organizers, the total of 36 concerts were attended by around 50,000 people.
The “Popfest Sessions” in project space were dedicated to the “framework conditions of current pop creation and the economic aspects of new (domestic) pop music” . The topics ranged from “Empowerment vs. Sexploitation - Gender and Pop Music ”, to“ All souled out - Why still pop? ”,“ Death of pop criticism! ”And“ The Nation of Pop - Transculturality or Roots? ”To“ Marketing - Ten Ways To Promote You Music On A Budget Under € 1,000 "and" Labeling & City Marketing ". Among the speakers and discussants were DJ and curator Susanne Rogenhofer ( Sweet Susie , Dub Club im Flex ), journalist and radio presenter Martin Blumenau , cultural and music sociologist Alfred Smudits (see Mediamorphose ), author and radio maker Thomas Edlinger , critic Karl Fluch , Georg Markus Kainz ( quintessenz association ) and musicians such as Klaus Waldeck , Maja Osojnik , Tania Saedi , Skero and Franz Wenzl ( Austrofred ).
Performing artists:
- "Seebühne"
- Ginga , Son of the Velvet Rat , Ja, Panik , Francis International Airport , Black Shampoo , Café Olga Sánchez , Violetta Parisini & Coshiva , Trouble Over Tokyo , Skero & SK Invitational feat. Lylit , Gustav , “Legenden Brunch” with Maria Bill , Sigi Maron , Willi Resetarits , Robert Räudig ( Chuzpe ) and Peter Henisch supported by Ernst Molden , Marlene Lacherstorfer ( Velojet ), Raphael Sas ( Mob ), pauT , Robert Rotifer , Der Nino from Vienna , Walther Soyka and Heinz Kittner
- Vienna Museum
- Dance baby , Wolfgang Kos in conversation with Sigi Maron , Sweet Sweet Moon , Al Birds Trash Rock Archives , Mika Vember , Meaghan Burke , Dust Covered Carpet , Marilies Jagsch
- TU Prechtlsaal
- MA 21 , Kayo , Kamp , Mäuse , The Happy Kids , Sex Jams , Beat Beat , Hip-Hop-Night presented by Skero , Bo Candy & His Broken Hearts
- TU Hof 1
- Wolfgang Schlögl , Ping Ping , Luise Pop
- project space
- Filou , M185 , Cardiochaos , bensh
Popfest 2012
In 2012, the Popfest did not take place at the beginning of May as in previous years, but from July 26th to 29th. The reasons for the postponement were given as the more constant weather in summer and the proximity of the Musikvereinssaal , with which there should be no acoustic problems during its summer break as in the previous year. Despite the appointment, the number of visitors remained constant at around 50,000 during the vacation period.
Programmatically, the organizers continue to understand it as being committed to the “quality and lively diversity of the participating artists”, trying to fathom the “entire artistic potential of a current local pop generation” and accepting it as a “miraculously fleshed out antithesis Casting shows & Co in times of poor vision. ” Robert Rotifer curated the festival for the third and last time. From 2013, the program of the Popfest is to be put together by curators who change every year. He referred to the Meltdown Festival in London as a successful example of such a festival .
The floating stage in front of the Karlskirche was played on the first three days from late afternoon, followed by three night programs at the other venues, the Prechtl Hall of the Technical University , courtyard and balcony of the Wien Museum , brut Wien in the Künstlerhaus and, for the first time, the Ost Klub on Schwarzenbergplatz . A total of 43 concerts and two DJ specials were on the program. The “Popfest Sessions” in the project space took place on Saturday and Sunday from noon until before the start of the concert program. In cooperation with media partners The Gap , FM4 and Der Standard , the “Austrian Pop Estate” was discussed under the title “Who Cares?”, Christian Werthschulte talks about “Surviving in Pop Culture” and Attwenger about “Overcoming Pop -Province". Artist talks presented Anna Kohlweis (Squalloscope) and Patrick Pulsinger .
Performing artists:
- "Seebühne"
- The Beth Edges , Attwenger , Fatima Spar & The Freedom Fries , Lonely Drifter Karen , M185 , Texta , Mopedrock !! , The Trojan horse , 5 / 8erl in Ehr'n , Kreisky
- Vienna Museum
- Mel , Alp Bora , Ernst Molden , Eloui , Loose Lips Sink Ships , Woodpigeon , Squalloscope ( Anna Kohlweis )
- brut
- Welle Wien , Sixtus Preiss , Konea Ra , Anbuley , DJ Phekt vs. Brenk , DJ Urbs vs. The Clonious
- TU Prechtlsaal
- Bernhard Eder , A Thousand Fuegos , Der Nino from Vienna , G.Rizo , Patrick Pulsinger , Elektro Guzzi , Wolfram , Gary , Monsterheart feat. The Eternias
- East Club
- Willi Landl , Pop: sch , Binder & Krieglstein , Hella Comet , Tracker , Nifty's
- project space
- Deep sea diver (Rainer Schöngruber), Werner Kitzmüller , Just Friends and Lovers , Martin Klein , Contrails , Mile Me Deaf
Popfest 2013
The 2013 Popfest took place from July 25th to 28th. In November 2012, Patrick Pulsinger was introduced as the new curator to succeed Robert Rotifer .
As in the previous year, the floating stage was played on the first three days from afternoon to evening. Afterwards, visitors could choose between the two venues brut and TU-Prechtlsaal for the first three nights, where the last performances sometimes began after two o'clock at night. On Thursday there were also three late evening concerts in the Wien Museum. For the first time as part of the Pop Festival, two concerts were held inside the Karlskirche this year . The topics of the “Popfest Sessions” in the project space on Saturday and Sunday afternoons were “Crossing Boarders - Pop Between Genre Worlds”, “Ö-Pop in Film & Television” and “ Crowdfunding , Pop to Order?” The newly published book was also presented WIENPOP - Five decades of music history told by 130 protagonists from Walter Gröbchen , Thomas Mießgang , Florian Obkircher and Gerhard Stöger .
Performing artists:
- "Seebühne"
- AG Trio , Atomique feat. P.Tah & Con , Bauchklang , Catastrophe & Cure , Giantree , Ginga , HVOB , Maja Osojnik Band, Soia , Steaming Satellites , Velojet
- Vienna Museum
- Ash My Love , DAWA , A harbor in every girl ( Meaghan Burke , Mimu Merz ), Schmieds Puls , Müßig Gang ( Skero + Wienerglühn )
- brut
- Bernhard Schnur and Band, Ernesty International , Francis International Airport , Ghost Capsules , Gudrun von Laxenburg , Koenigleopold , Punda Omar , Scarabeus Dream , Sex Jams , T-Shit , Wild Evel & The Trashbones
- TU Prechtlsaal
- Brenk Sinatra , Chronic City , Fijuka , Gerard , Lehnen , Milk + , Monobrother , MTS , Sado Maso Guitar Club , Spring and the Land , Zanshin
Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz
- Karlskirche
- Ritornello & Mimu , O
Popfest 2014
The fifth edition of Popfest from July 24 to 27, 2014 was curated by Violetta Parisini and Wolfgang Schlögl . With around 60 concerts, this year's program was the most extensive to date. The cooperation Popfest Spezial @ MQ Summer of Sounds took place for the first time on the night of July 26th to 27th 2014 , with a series of concerts, including an edition of Clara Blum's Singer Songwriter Circus , at several locations in the MuseumsQuartier (Mumok Hofstallung, Kunsthalle Wien Brick foyer, Cafe Leopold, Salon Leopold).
The “Popfest Sessions” on Saturday and Sunday moved from the previous location in the project space to the foyer of the Wien Museum. The topics were: “No Space - No Sound: Scenes need space”, “Girls Only! Gender strategies in pop ”,“ And the winner is ... What do pop awards bring? ”,“ Social media stardom - coincidence or master plan? ”Followed by a workshop:“ Make your own copy / hit ”,“ Pop corrupt : The business with music ”and“ More (good) Austrian music on all channels! ”.
Red Bull / Red Bull Music Academy for the Brandwagen and the Popfest Spezial @MQ Summer of Sounds as well as Wiener Städtische Versicherung were represented as sponsors for the evenings in the TU Prechtlsaal.
Performing artists:
- "Seebühne"
- Effi , Florian Horwath ensemble Lylit , Manu Delago , Mika Vember , Molden - Resetarits - Soyka - Wirth , Nazar - Yasmo - SK Invitational ft. Blak Twang , Holy Oxygen ( Okmalumkoolkat , Cid Rim , The Clonious ), Smith's pulse , creature , We Walk Walls
- Vienna Museum
- Ángela Tröndle , Miss Hona , House of Cards , Leo Riegler , Raider Cpt. Deputy , Saedi , Susana Sawoff , The Josephines
- brut and brut bar
- Bulbul , Elektro Guzzi , Glutamat , Medusa's Bed ( Zabelka , Mani , Lunch ), Namby Pamby Boy , Radian , Villalog , DJs Trishes , Chrisfader and Testa
- TU Prechtlsaal
- The Nino from Vienna , Irradiation , Julian and the Fux , Kids N Cats , Me and Jane Doe , Microthol , Neuschnee , Rotifer , Sir Tralala & The Golden Glanders , Te Po ( Wolfgang Frisch , Rahamey Po )
- Karlskirche
- Dorit Chrysler , Manuel Mayr , Over At The Stars
- Red Bull fire truck
- A. go really? , Alma , Ana Threat , Harry Jen , Jimmy and the Car Cassettes , Playbackdolls
- Club Roxy
- DJs Beware and Functionist , Drk Poet - Fozhowi - Alligatorman ,
- MuseumsQuartier
- Abby Lee Tee , Austrian Apparel , Bryan Benner , Clara Blume , Electric Indigo , Fontarrian , Kyrre Kvam , Martin Klein , Monsterheart , Nicole Jaey , The Unused Word , DJs T.NA , KIDKUT , H∆NN∆ x D! ZZY
Popfest 2015
The DJ and producer Electric Indigo and the hip-hop musician and radio host Trishes ( FM4 Soundpark) were introduced as curators for Popfest 2015 from July 23rd to 26th . The program includes performances by 57 artists and bands, 35 of which are playing at Popfest for the first time.
The “Popfest Sessions” on Saturday and Sunday took place again in the foyer of the Wien Museum in cooperation with the mica - music information center austria . The topics discussed were “Innovations at the analog / digital interface”, “How to break Germany” and under the motto The Return of Austropop! on “Talking bout my generation” and “Are we heroes - the podium for the new sense of we”. Before the discussions, Dorit Chrysler invited to workshops from noon , at which she presented the theremin to interested parties .
In 2015 the Popfest was visited by around 60,000 people.
Performing artists:
- "Seebühne"
- 5 / 8erl in Ehr'n feat. Fiva , Aisha E , Attwenger , Clara Luzia , Dorian Concept feat. Cid Rim & The Clonious , Dubblestandart feat. Lee Scratch Perry , Eloui & Ensemble, Fijuka , No Home for Johnny , The Vegetable Orchestra , Yasmo & die Klangkantine
- Vienna Museum
- Dorit Chrysler & workshop class, Krixi, Kraxi und die Kroxn , Maja Osojnik , Monochord , Pasajera Oscura , Worried Man & Worried Boy
- brut and brut bar
- Crack Ignaz , Fauna , Innode , Joyce Muniz , Kurt Razelli , Mimu , Mr Dero & Klumzy Tung feat. Bam ( Jungle Brothers ), Ventil , Wandl , Wælder
- TU Prechtlsaal
- Aiko Aiko , Aivery , Chuzpe , Hella Comet , Kimyan Law , Kompost 3 , Lonesome Hot Dudes , Mile Me Deaf , The Mechaniks
- Karlskirche
- Chra , Fennesz , Squalloscope
- Red Bull fire truck
- Brenk Sinatra & Fid Mella , Hinterland , Leyya , Mieze Tender Landl Kombo, Phanda , UMA
- This year
- DJs Al Bird Sputnik Alaska Al & Ana Threat , Anna Leiser , Bruch, Joja , Laminadyz
- Club Sass
- Clara Moto , DJ Spinelly , MOTSA
Popfest 2016
The music journalist Gerhard Stöger and the musician Ankathie Koi were presented as curators for the Popfest 2016 from July 28th to 31st in November 2015 .
In 2016, as in the previous year, the Popfest was visited by around 60,000 people.
Performing artists:
- "Seebühne"
- Avec , Chili & The Whalekillers, Dawa, Fuzzman & The Singing Rebels, Leyya , Musikarbeiterinnenkapelle, Ogris Debris , Robb, Sex Jams, White Miles , Voodoo Jürgen
- TU Prechtlsaal
- Ash my love, Chick Quest , Hearts Hearts, Kristy & The Kraks, Powernerd, Sad Francisco, Thirsty Eyes, Vague, Westblock, Wild Evel & The Trashbone
- Brood
- Ant antic, The Trojan Horse, KŒNIG, Lime Crush, Mynth , Rambo Rambo Rambo, Schmieds Puls , Spechtl, Erradi & Imler, Believed to be dead
- Red Bull belt trailer
- Austrian Apparel, Crystal Soda Cream, LISTEN TO LEENA, Little Big Sea, Mavi Phoenix , The Crispies
- Vienna Museum
- Elsa Tootsie and The Mini Band, FS: eins, Grant, Infinite Pal, Like Elephants, Lulu Schmidt, Musser & Schwamberger, Raphael Sas & Band
- This year
- Running Fetus, The Unused Word
- Club Roxy
- K BVACK CLAN, Kreiml & Samurai
- Karlskirche
- Black Palms Orchestra, Demi Broxa, Johann Sebastian Bass Chamber Orchestra
Popfest 2017
Ana Threat and Eberhard Forcher were introduced as curators for Popfest 2017 from July 27th to 30th in December 2016 .
In 2017, as in the two previous years, the Popfest was visited by around 60,000 people.
Performing artists:
Floating stage
Ankathie Koi, Bluatschink , Der Nino from Vienna & Friends, Flut, Kaiser Franz Josef, Mono & Nikitaman , Mother's Cake, salute, Scheibsta & Die Buben, Stimmgewitter Augustin, Tini Trampler and the dirty Orchestra
Vienna Museum
Al Cook , Beat Poetry Club, Miss Hona , Graf Hadik and the fruit bats , Joe Traxler, Markus Binder, Robert Rotifer , Rucki Zucki Palmencombo
Prechtlsaal
Baits, Bruch, Buenoventura, Cid Rim , Klitclique, La Sabotage, Mitra Mitra, Möwe , Onk Lou, Soia, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, The Gore Gore Boys, Wendja
Domed hall
5K HD , The Boys in Furs, Fauna, Gustav and the Proloband, Mile Me Deaf ,
Club Roxy
Akis Ling, Big J, Femme DMC, Hunney Pimp, Oida, Rosa Nebel, T-Ser, Umbra, Wien Diesel, Yuzu
Karlskirche
Dino Spiluttini, Maja Osojnik , Meaghan Burke & The Burkettes, Pamelia Stickney
Red Bull belt trailer
I'm A Sloth, Lea Santee, Mirac, Postman, Tents, Yukno
This year
Slap, URBS
Popfest 2018
Katharina Seidler (FM4) and Nino Mandl were introduced as curators for Popfest 2018 from July 26th to 29th, 2018 .
Performing artists:
Floating stage
AIVERY, Ash My Love, Dives, Esrap, Kreiml & Samurai, Kreisky , Kroko Jack, Mavi Phoenix , Naked Lunch , Paul Jets, PauT
Vienna Museum
Alex Miksch Trio, Lukas Anton, Hansi Lang Tribut, Lupine, Monsterheart , Paul Plut, Tony Wegas
Prechtlsaal
AliceD, Clemens Band Denk, Crush, Franz Fuexe, Mala Herba, Melt Downer, Monophone, Ran, Schweiffels, Sir Tralala, Snoww Crystal, Tony Renaissance
Domed hall
David Schweighart, Hearts Hearts , Jung an Tage, Sea Urchin
Club Roxy
DUZZ DOWN SAN NIGHT, FEMME DMSISTERS SPECIAL
This year
DJ DAALIYAH & SNEKBOI, Sirius & Darktunes, DJ Universal Beatnik
Karlskirche
Andreas Spechtl, battle-ax, farce
Red Bull belt trailer
Anger, Kahlenberg, Love good Fail, Naked Cameo, Pressyes, Schapka
Theatrical accent
ALICIA EDELWEISS, Felix Kramer
Popfest 2019
The curators of the 10th Vienna Pop Festival from July 25 to 28, 2019 were Mira Lu Kovacs and Yasmin Hafedh . For the anniversary, the 10th edition of the festival, the book Ein Deka Pop was published by the Falter- Verlag , edited by the organizers of the Popfest and with texts by Robert Rotifer on all 400 artists who have performed up to then.
Popfest 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria , which resulted in regulations that made public events in public spaces largely impracticable, the Popfest 2020 took place as a pop festival in a state of emergency , reduced to two concert evenings on July 25 and 26. The curator duo Herwig Zamernik and Esra Özmen also presented this shortened edition, but are supposed to put together the full program for the following year.
The four concerts of 2020 were played on Saturday and Sunday evenings in the Karlskirche. Hirsch Fisch and Voodoo Jürgens played the first evening, Marie Spaemann and Soap & Skin the second . As always at Popfest, admission was free, the very limited number of tickets issued for this year's numbered and spaced-apart seats were raffled off.
literature
- 2019: A Deka Pop: All Artists | Popfest Vienna 2010–2019 , Robert Rotifer, Gerhard Stöger and Katharina Seidler, Falter Verlag, Vienna 2019, ISBN 978-3-85439-661-1
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Concept for the "Kunstplatz Karlsplatz" , archive report of the Rathauskorrespondenz dated December 2, 2004
- ↑ karlsplatz.org
- ↑ karlsplatz.org: Art Zone Karlsplatz 2008
- ↑ karlsplatz.org: Popfest '10
- ↑ Falter 17/2010 from April 28, 2010: Interview with Robert Rotifer about Popfest 2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ APA / NEWS : 40,000 visitors as a clear order: Vienna Pop Festival is to take place annually , May 10, 2010
- ↑ Program of the Popfest 2010 (PDF; 2.2 MB)
- ↑ Der Standard : 50,000 were at the Vienna Popfest on May 9, 2011
- ↑ Kurier : Around 50,000 visitors to Wiener Popfest , July 30, 2012
- ↑ Popfest 2012: Info , June 2012
- ↑ Der Standard : Patrick Pulsinger becomes curator of the Vienna Pop Festival 2013 , November 27, 2012
- ^ Der Standard : Parisini and Schlögl curate Popfest Wien 2014 , January 9, 2014
- ↑ FM4 : Teamwork at Popfest 2015 , November 20, 2014
- ↑ orf.at - Popfest attracted 60,000 visitors . Article dated July 27, 2015, accessed July 28, 2015.
- ↑ FM4 : Popfest 2016! , November 18, 2015, accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ derStandard.at - 60,000 visitors at Popfest Vienna . Article dated August 1, 2016, accessed August 2, 2016.
- ↑ a b c popfest vienna 25-28 July 2019 Karlsplatz. Retrieved on May 11, 2019 (German).
- ↑ orf.at: 60,000 visitors to the Popfest . Article dated July 31, 2017, accessed July 31, 2017.
- ↑ FM4: This is the team of curators from Popfest 2018 . Article dated November 22, 2017, accessed November 22, 2017.
- ↑ These are the 2019 Popfest curators . Article dated December 4, 2018, accessed December 7, 2018.
