Utopia Island

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Utopia Island
Festival site with logo
Festival site with logo
General information
place Moosburg on the Isar
genre Electronic music
Website www.utopia-island.de
Visitor numbers
2010 4,000
2011 6,000
2013 7,000
2014 8,000
2015 10,000
2016 12,000
2017 15,000
Previous venues
Hague on the Amper

Utopia Island (formerly Havana Nights Festival ) is an international music festival for electronic music . Over the years, the festival has developed from a purely electronic festival to a cross-over festival with a broader musical focus (electro, pop, hip-hop, EDM) on various stages. The festival organized by Klangfeld Live GmbH takes place annually over three days in summer at the Aquapark near Moosburg an der Isar ( Bavaria ) near Munich Airport .

history

The festival has its origins in 2003 as a sports party on the sports grounds in Haag an der Amper . It was organized by the footballers of VfR Haag. In the next edition in 2007, it was referred to as a festival called Havana Nights . Over time, more famous artists appeared and the number of visitors grew. In 2010 there were four stages. The organizers joined forces to form Klangfeld GmbH . In 2011, the capacity limit of the 16,000 square meter site was reached (5,000 visitors) and the organizers were therefore not given a permit for further festivals at this location for safety reasons (narrow access). Furthermore, some residents criticized the volume of the festival.

View of the lake and festival (2013)

Two years later, the name was changed to Utopia Island and the move to the Aquapark in Moosburg. In the first year at a new location, the celebration was attended by around 7,000 visitors.

In 2014 the festival was as good as sold out, with five stages and 8,000 visitors for the first time. Already on Thursday, before the official start of the festival, almost 2,500 guests besieged the campsite.

In 2015 the campsite in particular was expanded so that around 10,000 guests celebrated.

In 2016 the number of visitors increased to 11,500.

In 2017, a new visitor record was achieved with 15,000 visitors. Driven by the (visitor) growth in recent years, the music spectrum should be expanded again in order to be able to offer visitors even more variety. Utopia Island is developing into a cross-over festival, which combines different music genres in one festival. In addition to electronic music, music from the genres of pop, hip-hop and EDM is also offered on various stages.

Although there was a record number of visitors in 2017, the reception was negative due to bad weather (continuous rain). Above all, the infrastructure was not able to cope with the large number of visitors in bad weather. The organizers promised a remedy for the 2018 festival, but had to cancel planning in winter 2017 and put off ticket owners for the 2019 season.

But there was no new planning in 2019 either. A new Limestone Festival is planned on the site for 2020, so it must be assumed that the original festival series under the old name Utopia Island Festival will not be continued.

concept

The aim of the festival is to bring nationally and internationally known artists together with up-and-coming artists from the region and thus enable them to make important contacts. Meanwhile, visitors should have the opportunity to take a break from everyday life and have fun in a holiday atmosphere. The name of the festival was based on the novel Utopia by Thomas More and is intended to emphasize the equality of all festival visitors.

Event site

The Aquapark in Moosburg

The Aquapark in Moosburg an der Isar serves as the venue. There is celebrated on the shore of the quarry pond. The reasons for the choice of location were the good transport connections, the size of the site and the high recreational value. Visitors are also allowed to camp on the premises. The organizers offer shuttle buses to the festival site. Moreover, it is Wi-Fi available for free. There are numerous gastronomic offers, a supermarket, bakery and florists. In 2015, a ferris wheel was also set up and helicopter flights were offered over the site. Most of the stages are sheltered from the weather in tents, where there are laser visualizations to accompany the music. In addition to the main stage, the five stages are named Aura, Seaside, Terra and Heart. They should clarify the four elements and love as the fifth element and are designed accordingly.

music

The program covers almost the entire range of electronic music such as electro , minimal techno , techno , house , drum and bass , dubstep and breakbeat . It also includes indie / alternative and hip-hop artists .

The Mainstage (2013)

Lineup

Steve Aoki on Utopia Island (2013)
date Visitors Line up
June 25-26, 2010 4,000 André Galluzzi , DJ Tomcraft , Extrawelt , Felix Kröcher , Format: B , Fritz Kalkbrenner , Pascal FEOS , u. v. m.
01-02 July 2011 6,000 Anthony Rother , DJ Tomcraft, Ekkohaus , Felix Kröcher, Format: B, Guido Schneider , Lexy & K-Paul , Luna City Express , Lützenkirchen , Matthias Tanzmann , Moonbootica , Oliver Koletzki & Fran, Pascal FEOS, The Disco Boys , Tobi Neumann , u. v. m.
June 28-29, 2013 7,000 Brodinski , Cyberpunkers , Deorro , Digitalism , Dominik Eulberg , Ellen Allien , Extrawelt, Felix Kröcher, Format: B, Frank Sonic , Kölsch , Lexy & K-Paul , Niconé , Northern Lite , Oliver Koletzki, Ostblockschlampen , Robert Babicz , Steve Aoki , Tiefschwarz , Tubbe , etc. v. m.
August 21-23, 2014 8,000 2Many DJs , Adana Twins , Camo & Krooked , Captain Capa , Claire , Crookers , Dapayk & Padberg , Exclusive , Flux Pavilion , Frittenbude , HVOB , Kid Simius , Kölsch, Matthias Tanzmann, Milky Chance , Mr. Oizo , Nod One's Head , OK Kid , Eastern Bloc sluts , Recondite , Roland Appel , Schlachthofbronx , Tube & Berger , etc. v. m.
August 13-15, 2015 10,000 Abby , Adana Twins, Âme , Bilderbuch , Chase & Status , Claptone , Crystal Fighters , Dominik Eulberg, Errdeka , Gin Ga , Gregor Tresher , I Heart Sharks , Kele , Kwabs , Mø , Ostblockschlampen, Recondite , Rødhåd , Roman Flügel , The Bloody Beetroots , The / Das , The Magician , Vitalic , WhoMadeWho , u. v. m.
August 18-20, 2016 12,000 Bonaparte , Claire, Cosby , Dada Life , Dapayk, Deichkind , DJ Koze , Don Diablo , Einmusik , Frittenbude, Gorgon City , Gui Boratto , HVOB, Lena , Le Shuuk , Maceo Plex , Martin Solveig , Niconé, OK Kid , Ostblockschlampen, Paul Kalkbrenner , Rudimental , Sigala , Sigma , Simian Mobile Disco , Tube & Berger, Watermät , etc. v. m.
August 10 - 12, 2017 15,000 Martin Garrix , Marshmello , Marteria , KIZ , Art Department, ATB , Brennan Heart , Claptone , Deorro , Netsky , Nicole Moudaber, Tchami , Tinie Tempah , What So Not, Yellow Claw , Adana Twins, Andre Hommen, Chefket , Digital Farm Animals , DJ Bl3nd, Dominik Eulberg , Drunken Masters, Gabriel Ananda , Granada, Grandheft, Hito, Housekasper, Hucci, Jax Jones , Joel Mull , JP Cooper , Kris Kross Amsterdam , Le Shuuk , Martin Jensen , MK, Monkey Safari, Paul Ritch, Pig & Dan, Pretty Pink , Re.You , Route 94 , Sam Feldt , Tinlicker

Charitable

The solidarity with the footballers is shown, among other things, by donations from the organizers to the youth department of VfR Haag. The organizers also offer guided tours of the festival site for the disabled.

Web links

Commons : Utopia Island  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ramona Silberbauer: Festival history . 2011 ( PDF file; 346kB ).
  2. ↑ a b Münchner Merkur: "Havana Nights": High security requirements and limited number of participants. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, June 9, 2011, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Münchner Merkur: "Havana Nights" in Haag: 11,000 danced and celebrated to electro sounds. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, July 7, 2011, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Münchner Merkur: In Haag the “Havana Nights” are over. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, March 2, 2012, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b c Münchner Merkur: New festival "Utopia Island" starts in June. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, February 15, 2013, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Armin Forster: Utopia Island should crack the 10,000. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, July 8, 2015, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  7. ↑ a b Matthias Weinzierl: "Deichkind" is fun. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. Süddeutscher Verlag, February 25, 2016, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  8. ^ Next festival cancellation, no Utopia Island 2018. In: Br.de. BR.de, December 19, 2017, accessed on February 19, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Katharina Haase: New mega music festival in the Munich area. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, December 24, 2019, accessed on February 19, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Münchner Merkur: Quality instead of quantity: The "Havana Nights" in Haag. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, April 25, 2011, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Thomas Radlmaier: Ripe for the island. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. Süddeutscher Verlag, June 29, 2013, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  12. ^ Armin Forster: Utopia Island Festival: This is new in 2014. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, August 24, 2014, accessed on July 26, 2014 .
  13. ^ Anton Hirschfeld: Utopia Island started: First impression of the festival. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, August 21, 2014, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  14. ^ Anton Hirschfeld: That's how it was on Utopia Island. In: Merkur.de. Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, August 17, 2015, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
  15. ^ Anne Gerstenberg: Electronic party under the sign of the five elements. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. Süddeutscher Verlag, August 10, 2015, accessed on May 17, 2016 .
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