Festival November

We offer for your attention a survey of the largest music festivals taking place this November in various corners of the world.

On the Thai island of Phangan, for more than 10 years now, the world-famous Full Moon Party events have been held. Long, long ago a group of tourists took notice of the mesmerising full moon in these parts and decided to throw a party on the island's shore. Since then the conceptual side of organising this event has diminished; however, every month between 7 and 10 thousand party-goers from all continents duly come to the Full Moon Party, predominantly residents of Great Britain and Israel. The party begins when a huge yellow moon floats up into the sky. The beach turns into one continuous dancing madness, with the lights of fire shows, ladyboys parading along the shore and an incredible amount of alcohol, guzzled from special cocktail buckets by students painted in phosphorescent colours! On the shore there are numerous bars and several dancefloors at once, on which various musical styles are played: techno, house, trance, hip-hop, drum'n'bass, reggae and others. As is well known, the Thais don't lack for enterprise. Over the course of a month, on the same island, besides the Full Moon Party, there are Half Moon, Shiva Moon, Black Moon... Some promoters have gone further and started naming their parties without even mentioning the moon, for example, Jungle Experience...
You can find out about prices and tour bookings here→.
www.halfmoonfestival.com/→

In mid-November, in the city on the Neva, a three-day international festival will take place, at which various facets of electronic art will be presented: experimental and dance music, digital video art, video clips, installations and performances. The musical part of the festival will run on 14 and 15 November from 8 in the evening until 6 in the morning. The following foreign and domestic artists are taking part: Mouse on Mars (Germany), Addictive TV (Great Britain), Clark (Great Britain), Thomas Brinkmann (Germany), Desert Planet (Finland), Propaganda Vjs (Estonia), AABZU (Poland), Deuce (Poland), Jacek Sienkiewicz (Poland), Cobula (Poland), Andres Lao (Estonia), DVJ Khobot (Moscow), Stud (Moscow), Garin (Moscow), Tonkiy Volos (Russia), Video Jack Vjs (Portugal), Nekromongerz (Russia), Digital Cuts (Moscow), Bardoseneticcube (St. Petersburg), ksandr project (St. Petersburg), Cycle Hiccups (Petrozavodsk) and others. The "Electro-Mechanica" Festival will take place at the S. Kuryokhin Centre for Contemporary Art at: Vasilyevsky Island, Sredny Prospekt, 93. The event begins on 13 November at 19:00, admission - 200 roubles. On 14 and 15 November a ticket will cost 600 roubles. Tickets can be ordered at theatre box offices, as well as on various internet sites, for example, here→.

In the capital of Wales, the annual Swn Festival, founded in 2007 by DJ Huw Stephens, will be held for the second time. Besides performances by numerous bands and DJs, the event will feature art exhibitions, music conferences and film screenings. The festival presents various musical genres, including dance music, hip-hop, rock, indie, folk and others. Performing: Goldie Lookin Chain, James Yuill, Eugene McGuinness, Johnny Foreigner, The Pipettes, Stephen Fretwell, The Chapman Family, Martin Carr, The Boy Least Likely To, Rolo Tomassi, Golden Silvers, Clinic, Tubelord, Dananananakroyd, Indian Jewelry, Volcano!, Agaskodo Televerek, The Lovely Eggs, Serefina Steer, Pete And The Pirates, The Big Pink, It Hugs Back, Jay Jay Pistolet, Peggy Sue, Skatar, Fanfarlo, The New Tea Party, Legowelt, Heavenly Records DJs, Young Marble Giants, Genod Droog, High Contrast, Euros Childs, Future Of The Left, Truckers Of Husk. A ticket in the form of a special wristband can be ordered here→ for 50.7 pounds.

In the small student city of Ghent near Brussels, the hugely popular I love Techno festival, showcasing all the cream of techno music, will be held for the 13th time. Every year it gathers up to 35 thousand people on the grounds of the Flanders Expo. Invited to perform on six arenas at the event are: Underworld (live), the legendary Dave Clarke, Justice, Boys Noize, Digitalism, Richie Hawtin, Rush, Booka Shade, Felix Krocher, Tokadisco, Hot Chip (live), Magda, Umek and many others. An admission ticket can be bought on the festival's official site→ for 45 euros.

On 15 November nearly 30,000 people will spend the night at the Sensation White festival, held in Denmark at the Parken stadium. Absolutely all fans of electronic music strive to become participants in it. World-class DJs will provide the musical backdrop to this momentous event. Performing: Erick E, Kjeld Tolstrup, Tiga, MEGAMIX, Rune RK, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso. Sensation White is one of the most beautiful musical events on earth! The festival's core idea lies in a strict dress code: white on top, white on the bottom. On 22 November the festival will move on, relay-style, to Madrid. Here Erick E and Sebastian Ingrosso will perform again, as well as Abel Ramos, Martin Solveig, Derrick May and Sander van Doorn. A ticket to the Sensation White festival costs around 65 euros. You can buy it on the event's site→.

The jazz festival will run from 14 to 23 November across the whole of London in various halls, including The Roundhouse, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Barbican and the Purcell Room. The London Jazz Festival is one of the main international jazz events. The festival will feature both world-renowned musicians and emerging talents. Performing: Herbie Hancock, Alan Barnes, Andy Sheppard, BBC Big Band, Bhangra Legends - Alaap & Heera, Bireli Lagrene, Martin Taylor, Buika, Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band, Courtney Pine, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Gilad Atzmon, Keith Tippett, Kurt Elling, Melody Gardot, Michael Rosen & The Homemade Orchestra, Milton Nascimento & The Jobim Trio, Murcof, Oren Marshall, Peter Brotzmann With Marino Pliakas, Portico Quartet & Supanggah, Richard Bona Band, Richard Galliano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet, Arun Ghosh Trio, Sibongile Khumalo and Jack DeJohnette, Taksim Trio, The Bays & Heritage Orchestra, Tom Cawley, Jim Hart and Mike Janisch. The prices of tickets for all the festival's concerts are given on the site www.seetickets.com→, and you can find out the detailed schedule of the artists' performances on the festival's official site→.

In 2007 the Autumn Music Festival was attended by more than 5,000 people, which was a tremendous success for the festival. As the organisers forecast, this year the event will be held on an even larger scale. On three arenas the following genres will be presented: house, breaks and drum'n'bass. The event will be visited by such stars of house music as Robbie Rivera, Starkillers, Granite & Phunk, as well as Edgar V, Willie Morales, Mark Ivan, DMS12, Ean Sugarman, Mike Miro. Breaks will be represented by the following artists: DJ Monk, Exzakt (live), Sensei (live), M5 feat Brad Raker, D-lerium & Faze feat. Nikki Carabello, Autonomous Bassheads, DJ Storm. The rhythms of drum'n'bass will be gifted to the festival's guests by: Dylan, Stunna, Fusion feat. MC Direct, Circle K feat. MC Collaborator and Burn. Admission to the festival is free. The exact address of the event is given on the event's MySpace page→.

Godskitchen Urban Wave is the main, world-famous event of the international interactive project Urban Wave. In 2008 numerous Godskitchen events were held in America, Australia, Great Britain and China. For the first time, one of the best electronic music festivals will take place in Belarus too. World stars consider it an honour to play at this grand show. This time the festival's headliners will be: the legendary Sander Kleinenberg, resident of the famous Ibiza parties Paul Woolford, and Godskitchen's worldwide resident Damian Eston. Ticket prices: dancefloor - 40,000 Belarusian roubles (about $19), VIP zone - 70,000 Belarusian roubles (about $33). Enquiries and ticket orders by phone: +375 29 6 406 106.

Groove City is yet another of the leading dance events in Belgium. The following musical styles will sound at the festival: house, techno, drum'n'bass and electro. Performing: Benny Benassi, Sven Vath, Chris Tietjen, Guy Gerber, Joachim Garraud, Agoria, DJ Pierre, Dimitri Andreas, Zoo Brazil, Matrix & Futurebound, Maldini & Vegas, Bad Company, Brookes Brothers, Alexander Robotnick and others. In pre-sale a ticket costs 22 euros, while on 29 November the price of admission to the event will be 26 euros.

In the period from 22 to 30 November, Australia will host the closing of the series of famous international electronic music festivals Global Gathering. At the events, which will take place one after another in four cities of the mainland country, a huge number of renowned artists are announced. Performing here will be: Kraftwerk, Mark Ronson, Fischerspooner, Sasha, Gorillaz Sound System, Above & Beyond, Felix Da Housecat, LA Riots, The Orb, Larry Tee, Dirty South, ATB, Sied Van Riel, The Potbelleez, Kazu Kimura. Besides the star names presented in the line-up, the organisers have prepared for the guests large arenas, grand light shows, colossal sound and various innovative spectacles. Detailed information about ticket prices can be found on www.ticketmaster.com.au→ and on premier.ticketek.com.au→.