Eurosonic Noorderslag announces opening party performers
Eurosonic Noorderslag new music showcase has announced the full line-up details of its opening party, taking place 14 January across the Dutch city of Groningen.
You can grab tickets for the first evening's entertainment, as well as for the full festival/conference (which runs 14-17 January), here. Each year Eurosonic selects one European country as its 'focus country', highlighting the culture and sonic output of the nation. This year's 'focus' is Iceland.
The line-up includes two of our recent Newcomers, Shura and Deers, as well as Freddie Dickson & the Guards, who will play our Best Fit Five Day Forecast in January.
The opening line-up in full comprises:
All the Luck in the World (ie), Aquilo (uk), Asbjørn (dk), BEA (nl), Birds that Change Colour (be), Bombay Show Pig (nl), Catfish and the Bottlemen (uk), DEERS (es), dj. flugvél og geimskip (is), Freddie Dickson & the Guards (uk), God Damn (uk), Jake Isaac (uk), Joana Serrat (es), Júníus Meyvant (is), Kaleo (is), Kormac (ie), Low Roar (is), Maarten Vos (nl), Mammút (is), Mountain bike (be), My Bubba (dk/is), Oscar & the Wolf (be), Samaris (is), Shannon Saunders (uk), Shura (uk), Sisters (ie), SOAK (ie), Soldier's Heart (be), Talisco (fr), The Hearing (fi), Vök (is) and Warm Graves (de).
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