Flow Festival

My Bloody Valentine, Grimes and many more added to Flow Festival

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The legends of alternative rock, My Bloody Valentine, hot on the heels of their praised comeback album, electro artist Grimes and many other acts have been added to the lineup of the Flow Festival. All tickets come on sale today on Friday the 5th of April.

Founded in the early 1980s, Irish band My Bloody Valentine returned from a 22-year break from recording in February, and will now perform at Flow this August. Their previous record, 1991's Loveless, has become one of the most highly praised, undeniable classics in its genre with its uncompromising buzz. This year's m b v is one of the most impressive comeback records ever.

My Bloody Valentine

Other new additions to Flow's lineup are New York's Parquet Courts with its garage-sounding ruckus and roll, the new star of alternative pop, Grimes, and Junip, the band fronted by the master of timeless folk José González. Last year's Visions from Canadian Grimes was at the top of countless best of the year lists and Pitchfork picked Oblivion as the best song of 2012. Grimes follows-up her success with a fourth album expected in autumn 2013. Junip is also set to release new material in April.

Local additions to Helsinki's Flow Festival are jazz acts Dalindèo and Verneri Pohjola & Black Motor, two acts from the top of Finnish hip hop, Loost Koos and Laineen Kasperi ja Palava Kaupunki, as well as the bunch of reggae artists brought to Flow's backyard by the Reggae Sundays club including Bitty McLean, Gappy Ranks and Christopher Ellis.

All Flow Festival tickets will come on sale today on Friday April 5th and the day-by-day schedule of the festival has been released. More acts will be added to the lineup during the spring.

Earlier, artists such as Kraftwerk 3D Show, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Knife, Bat For Lashes, Beach House, Kendrick Lamar, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Haim, Solange, Azealia Banks and Of Monsters And Men have been announced in the lineup. 

Bat For Lashes and more added to Flow Festival lineup

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One of the most admired songwriters of her generation, Bat For Lashes, is added to the Flow Festival’s lineup. The British Natasha Khan aka Bat For Lashes released her eagerly waited third album, The Haunted Man, last autumn. It is further proof of Khan's unerring ability to create a consistent masterpiece out of unique pop songs – one of them was the single Laura, one of 2012's most praised songs. The artist is known for her intense gigs, so expectations are high for her Flow performance.

Other additions to this summer's Flow are Californian Julia Holter, whose experimental pop has astounded audiences and critics and Scottish top producer and DJ Hudson Mohawke. The program also saw additions from the domestic scene with psychedelic garage rock band Black Lizard, Jaakko Eino Kalevi's bright and vibrant electro, and one of the most recent success stories of the Finnish indie scene, Aino Venna.

Flow Festival is also launching its new Magazine section online. The publication breaks the boundaries of traditional festival websites and also features content loosely related to the festival. There will be fresh insights on Flow artists and their music, texts on general cultural phenomena as well as reports on how the festival is coming together and Flow's ten-year history.

Kendrick Lamar added to Flow Festival lineup

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Kendrick Lamar, whose debut album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City went to the top of the U.S. album chart and pleased both fans and critics, will be performing at the Flow Festival in August. He has been praised for his live shows and these days the championship belt of West Coast rap rests comfortably around this 25-year-old's waist. Lamar's raps and sounds have also been endorsed by rap-royalty such as his label boss Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.

Kendrick Lamar

Flow will also feature two hotly tipped newcomers as California-based Haim and London-based AlunaGeorge join the lineup. With their fresh blend of r'n'b and indie pop, Haim's group of sisters were voted to the top of BBC's Sound of 2013 list. It makes the band's debut eagerly expected. The top of the BBC ranking also featured AlunaGeorge, whose hits Your Drums, Your Love and You Know You Like It have made their mark with a marriage of electro-pop and swaying r'n'b. Their debut, Body Music, is also one of the summer's most anticipated debuts.

Earlier, artists such as Kraftwerk, The Knife, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Azealia Banks, Of Monsters & Men and Solange have been announced in the lineup.

The tenth Flow Festival will be held 7–11 August 2013 in Suvilahti, Helsinki.

Flow Festival adds the phenomenal Krafwerk 3D Show to its lineup

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Accompanied by a strong visual spectacle, Kraftwerk will serve a setting of their music from all the past decades. The concert will include a unique 3D visualization, for which the audience will be handed out 20,000 pairs of 3D glasses. These sold-out and critically acclaimed 3D shows have already amazed London’s Tate Modern and New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

It’s not only electronic music legends that represent what Flow is about: emerging innovators Disclosure will also be presenting their forthcoming debut album to Flow’s expectant crowds. Additionally, Nu-Disco frontliners Tensnake from Germany,Todd Terje from Norway and the queen of deep house Maya Jane Coles are now added to the electronic strand of this exciting mishmash of musical talent.

The acts previously announced to perform at Flow include The Knife, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Azealia Banks, Of Monsters & Men, Solange, Blixa Bargeld, Goat, Jupiter & Okwess International, Ebo Taylor & the Odapajan, Mykki Blanco, Karenn as well as the Finnish acts Sarah Kivi & Non-Orchestra and Karri Koira.

First acts announced for Flow Festival

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The first line up announcement for the festival weekend includes legends and topical newcomers alike. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are set to return to the live circuit and will make Flow Festival a part of their tour schedule. Blixa Bargeld, a previous long-time member the Bad Seeds and the german industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten, will perform solo at the festival, showcasing his experimental sound excursions. The queen of unorthodox hiphop, Azealia Banks and the hotly-tipped R&B act Solange are new additions with strong contemporary resonance. Both of them will release their debut album soon. Other newly-emerged acts on the rise are a punk-influenced queer rapper Mykki Blanco, Iceland's Of Monsters and Men, forging their multi-layered brand of folk-tinged indie-pop, and Sweden's Goat, showcasing their personal sound with influences from various musical cultures. The British techno producer duo Karenn will keep the clubbers happy.

African rhythms continue to be a strong part of the Flow Festival experience, as the traditional-meets-modern sounds of Jupiter & Okwess International from Congo and the afro beat stylings  of the key Ghanaian highlife artist Ebo Taylor will be heard in Suvilahti. The first Finnish artists announced for this year are the moody electronic combo Sarah Kivi & Non Orchestra and the crowd favorite and one of the recent success stories on the local scene, the R&B artist Karri Koira.

As previously, Flow will again feature a wide variety of visual arts and film on its program, which will take its shape during the spring. The tickets for Flow Festival 2013 will go on sale on Monday January 28 at Tiketti. The first tickets to go on sale are the three and four-day festival passes and the Wednesday Opening Concert tickets.

Flow Festival 2013 is organized in co-operation with:
Main partner: Nokia

Partners:  Brand Factory, Clear Channel, Heineken, Helsingin Sanomat/NYT, Radio Helsinki, Red Bull Music Academy, RGB, Sun Effects, Yellow Tail

Supported by: City of Helsinki Cultural Office, Ministry of Education
 
Tickets: Tiketti www.tiketti.fi, p. +358 600-1-1616
4 days: FRI–SUN + Opening Concert / 180 €
3 days: FRI–SUN / 150 €
Opening Concert WED 7 AUG / 54 €

+ additional seller fees.

The Baltic Sea ticket is available for all types by adding 2 € to the sale price.

 

Flow Festival adds Bobby Womack, Richie Hawtin and more

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Also added are the beloved French songwriter Yann Tiersen, New York’s post-punk heroes, Swans, the mastermind of far-reaching Berlin techno, Monolake, and the seminal DJ-producer Hudson Mohawke, amongst others.

Flow will also host African groups Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou from Benin and Tamikrestfrom Mali. The acclaimed Austrian artist Fennesz will perform as a part of The Other Sound concept, that showcases experimental music. More artists on The Other Sound program will be published later in the spring.

Other international additions to the line-up are Korallreven (SWE), Lindstrøm (NOR) and Africa Hitech (UK/AU). New domestic artists are Huoratron, Burning Hearts and the unique trio Unela, comprising of saxophonist Jukka Perko, singer-songwriter Yona and producer Samuli Kosminen.

The ninth Flow Festival will be organised in Helsinki’s Suvilahti 8–12, 2012.

With the new announcement, Flow Festival tickets also become available in the UK via See Tickets. Four day festival passes (including the festival weekend + the Opening Concert with Bon Iver on Wednesday August 8) are available for the price of 135 GBP, whereas three day weekend passes sell for 110 GBP.

Tickets:

In the UK:

See Tickets www.seetickets.com
4 Day Festival Pass (WED+FRI-SUN) / £135.00 +bf
3 Day Festival Pass (FRI-SUN) / £110.00 + bf

In Finland + rest of the world:

Tiketti www.tiketti.fi, tel. +358 (0) 600-1-1616
4 days: FRI – SUN + Opening Concert / 160 €
3 days: FRI – SUN / 130 €
2 days: FRI+SAT, SAT+SUN, FRI+SUN / 110 €
1 day: FRI, SAT, SUN / 70 €
Opening Concert WED 8 Aug / 49 €
The Baltic Sea ticket is available for all types by adding 2 € to the sale price.

The Black Keys, Ane Brun and more for Flow Festival 2012

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Some twenty acts, including both international and domestic names, have been added to the bill, which already includes Björk, Feist and Bon Iver. With the announcement, the remaining ticket types also go on sale at Tiketti outlets.

New international artists on the Flow Festival program include the blazing hot American rock group The Black Keys, the Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun, the Philadelphia-based indie rock band The War On Drugs, two innovators of electronic music in Flying Lotus and Nicolas Jaar, contemporary rap trailblazer A$AP Rocky, indie pop up-and-comer St. Vincent, reggae legend Horace Andy and the award-winning jazz pianist from New York, Jason Moran, who will host a very special residency over two days at the stage built for Flow in co-operation with the "Wastelands" architectural assembly.

Other acts on the Valentine's Day program release are soul star Charles Bradley And His Extraordinairies, Four Tet & Cairbou, performing a unique back-to-back DJ set together, one of the highlights of the album release year 2011,Oneohtrix Point Never, dubstep innovator Pinch, the South African dance phenomenon Shangaan Electro and the ambient duo of two composers, A Winged Victory For The Sullen.

New Finnish artists confirmed for Flow are Jukka Poika, Gracias, Siinai, Verneri Pohjola Quartet, Black Twig, Bendagram and Kuusumun Profeetta.

More acts will be added to the line up during the spring.

With the new release, the remaining Flow tickets will be released on sale, namely two-day ticket combos and single day passes for Friday and Saturday.

Feist to perform at Flow Festival 2012

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More additions to the line up will be released on Tuesday, February 14. The ninth Flow Festival will be organised in Helsinki's Suvilahti on 8–12 August 2012.

Leslie Feist (born 1976) rose to the forefront of modern pop music with her 2007 album "The Reminder". Both critics and fans lauded what was to become the talented artist's breakthrough record thanks to Feist's remarkable charisma, her sheer talent as a singer and songwriter, and the hit-filled album's depth as a musical achievement. Feist's 2011 LP "Metals" took things a step further, introducing a more organic sonic palette with added warmth, offering the perfect backdrop for one of the most talented vocalists in modern music.

On Sunday 12 August 2012, Feist will make her long overdue Finnish debut at Flow Festival.
 
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Tickets: Tiketti www.tiketti.fi, tel. +358 (0) 600-1-1616

4 days: FRI – SUN + Opening Concert/ 160 €
3 days: FRI – SUN / 130 €
1 day: SUN 12 Aug / 70 € (other single day tickets will be released for sale at a later date)
Opening Concert WED 8 Aug / 49 €
Other ticket types will go on sale on February 14 2012.

Flow Festival 2011 lineup changes

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DOOM (previously MF Doom), ranks among the most highly-regarded MCs around. The masked hiphop villain has released several classic-status albums, such as Operation: Doomsday and MM… Food, and collaborated with Madlib and Danger Mouse, to name but a few.

Hailing from Yorkshire, Blawan is one of the hottest newcomers in electronic music lately. His early releases for labels such as Hessle Audio have earned the up-and-coming producer/DJ a steady following as one of the key artists to keep an eye on.

The new additions will take on the performance slots previously occupied by the artists who have cancelled their appearance, so DOOM will perform at the Main Stage on Friday 12 August at 9:15 pm and Blawan at Voimala on Friday at 11 pm.

The Main Partner for Flow Festival: Nokia 
In Cooperation: Helsingin Sanomat / NYT, JCDecaux, Radio Helsinki, Brand Factory, Diesel, Heineken, Marimekko, RGB, UPM Timber and Viinimaa.

Flow is supported by City of Helsinki Cultural Office and Ministry of Education and Culture.

Tickets: Tiketti www.tiketti.fi, tel. +358 600-1-1616
1 day 70 € (FRI / SAT available)
(+ booking fees)
Other ticket types sold out.
Age limit 18. On Sunday 2pm–6pm chlidren of 0-6 years allowed on site with parents.