Family Piknik is one of Europe’s premier techno festivals and it proved that again this past weekend.
It offered all shades of techno under the sun with another mega line-up featuring Charlotte de Witte, Riche Hawtin, Maceo Plex, Whomadewho, Sébastien Léger and tens more at various spots in Montpellier.
The multiple stages all had spectacular light, sound and visuals and here are some of the best pictures from the event.
INFO & TICKETS : http://www.familypiknikfestival.com >> More info here on http://www.familypiknikfestival.com/opening2022
Family Piknik’s 2022 season will be divided in 4 events, starting on Sunday 31st of July in the futuristic Lunel’s Arenas, highlighting some of the best Deep-Progressive artists. Hernan Cattaneo b2b Nick Warren (3 hours sunset performance), Afterlife’s new stars Colyn b2b Denis Horvat and Nora en Pure will headline this Opening event along with Theus Mago b2b Pontias
The Family Piknik team will offer two week-end events in a row, from 6th to 14th August. First one will take place in the same venue as the Opening party, in the Lunel’s Arenas, 15 minutes east from Montpellier. The saturday will bring artists like Maceo Plex, Guy Gerber, Whomadewho (live), Sébastien Léger, Eli & Fur, Frankey & Sandrino, while the sunday will highlight some Techno madness with Charlotte de Witte, Riche Hawtin, Rebuke, Eli Brown, Stella Bossi… A second secret stage will welcome the best artists from Family Piknik Music own label, local talents, as well as guests like Jeremy Olander, Anii, Stereo Express and Oscarl L, to name a few… Freshly revamped in 2018 with a half-roof, Lunel’s Arenas will be a dream dancefloor for these first events, allowing all-aged party people to enjoy some comfort with a huge chill outdoor terrace and some covered spaces all round the arenas, with the center ground being covered to avoid too much dust with all these dance moves to be expected… From 11am to midnight, these two first events in Lunel will give the perfect tone for this new season!
>> More infos on Weekend 1 here : http://www.familypiknikfestival.com/2022-weekend
Next is Family Week-end 02, on 13th and 14th of August. This time, the party will be located on the other side of Montpellier, going west in the direction of the famous city of Sète and its outstanding Etang de Thau. Frontignan will host this second weekend in a green spot, with many trees and natural air. A Kid zone will be built for that weekend and a charming circular arena will welcome the second stage. Once again, connection will be easy with all the big cities, thanks to train station located only 400 meters away : 10 minutes from Montpellier center, 5 minutes from Sète. Ideal to come and enjoy this party weekend safely ! Musically speaking, the saturday will be focus on House music, with a never-seen before transition between the American legend of House Danny Tenaglia, the DJ’s DJ, and the most acclaimed House artist since 4 years, FISHER. Next to them will be Dutch star Oliver Heldens, listed on the Top 100 DJs since 2013, who will perform under his dark techno moniker, HI-LO. The succession of these 3 sets promise to be something! The next day, Sunday 14th of August, will be a wonderful trip for all the fans of Deep and Melodic House & Techno: an exclusive back-to-back between the legendary Dixon and his new favourite Jimi Jules, Afterlife’s wonder. Innellea, All Day I Dream’s tastemaker Öona Dahl, or best friends Joris Voorn & Kölsch concluding this sunday on the main stage. On the other stage, much more intimate, we’ll have a collection of groove masters : Super Flu, Cioz b2b Sam Shure, Kadosh, TERR, Nico Morano, Sascha Braemer, KEENE and some of the artists from our Family Piknik Music own label. This second Weekend in Frontignan will offer a very different experience from the first one taking place in Lunel’s Arenas. Family Piknik’s mastermind, Tom Pooks, is proud of this new partnership with Frontignan city hall: « They immediately have embraced our project. Thanks to them, we’ve managed to create a second Family Piknik weekend in a vegetal, green and tree-lined decor which sticks to our initial concept : family, kids, picnic, under the trees. Cherry on the cake, we have the proximity of the train station, the stunning Etang de Thau and some great beaches all around. All we need to enjoy a mesmerising party weekend.
>> More info for Weekend 02 here: https://www.familypiknikfestival.com/2022-weekend2
After these hot summer events, it will be time for a breathtaking Closing event in Béziers Arenas on October 1st ! Last year, Family Piknik‘s final act with Boris Brejcha was such a success we had to renew the experience. And who’s better than Paul Kalkbrenner to headline this 2022 closing event? Berlin’s legendary techno stalwart will entertain more than 8000 party people during 2 hours, along with Italian talents Agents of Time, who have lately been topping the charts with their remix for The Weekend. Simina Grigoriu, Tom Pooks b2b Joy Kitikonti, Pontias & Abstraal will also be some of this last event’s highlights for sure. >> More info for Closing event here: http://www.familypiknikfestival.com/closing2022
Paul Kalkbrenner (live), Charlotte de Witte, Fisher, Richie Hawtin, Maceo Plex, Dixon b2b Jimi Jules, Kölsch, Whomadewho (live), Joris Voorn, Innellea, Agents of Time (live), Danny Tenaglia (3h set), Guy Gerber, Nora en Pure, Super Flu, Hernan Cattaneo b2b Nick Warren (3h set), Sébastien Léger, Colyn b2b Denis Horvat, HI-LO, Jeremy Olander, Frankey & Sandrino, TERR, Rebūke, Eli & Fur, Gheist (live), Cioz b2b Sam Shure, Öona Dahl, Eli Brown, Kadosh, 8Kays, Stereo Express, Simina Grigoriu, Nico Morano, KEENE, Stella Bossi, Pontias, Several Definitions, Theus Mago, Sascha Braemer, Abstraal, Hugo Cantarra, Gigee, Ki Yera, Tom Pooks b2b Joy Kitikonti, Oscar L, Cadillac Express, ANII, B/O/M (live), Who Else, The Dualz, Diamond Dealer, Gabriel I, Lucye, NøRequest, Mood Gorning, Albanø, Sebass (live), Delon b2b CEBB, Bartok & Canadas, Citadelle, Nicolas Moore b2b Cyril M, Eva 180, Fred 2-7 + local talents.
2022 will definitely be a new start for Family Piknik and it will begin on Sunday 31st July in the new avant-garde and unique decor of Lunel Arena, located only 20 minutes away from Grammont’s open park previously used as the festival’s playground. Central place in the city, close to the train station, Lunel’s Arena will start to dance with Family Piknik through a very attractive Opening event highlighting some of the best Deep-Progressive artists.
From 11am to midnight, colourful deco, human performances and pink flamingos will flag the mixes from Colyn and Denis Horvat, the Afterlife new champions, among the most creative artists of their generation, will deliver an exclusive and tremendous back-to-back next to the living legends of the Pro- gressive House scene, Hernan Cattaneo b2b Nick Warren. For three hours, for the first time in France, these two pioneers will share their exquisite musicality with us before giving way to the exquisite Nora en Pure, one of the most popular Deep-Progressive artists, monthly listened by almost 3 million per- sons each month. Very rare in France, she will be for sure one of the major attractions for this Opening event. The Family Piknik Music crew will also be highly involved around its sure players Tom Pooks, Joy Kitikonti and Pontias, with a particularly strong South American accent to be heard on that day. Indeed, asides from the Argentinian maestro Cattaneo, we will find his fellow citizen Who Else, new signature on the label, as well as two Mexican artists who have been under the spotlights since a few years, Theus Mago & Gabriel I.
No doubt, his line-up is meant to make even more waves on the ground, with sensual moves and magic emotions all around ! Tickets are already on sale for this really promising Opening Party, starting from 25€ only. Available on http://www.familypiknikfestival.com/opening2022
Here are the dates of the full Family Piknik 2022 season, still wrapping up some big surprises with the still unannounced weekend 02:
⁕ Sunday, July 31, 2022: OPENING (Lunel Arena)
⁕ August 6 & 7, 2022 : WEEK-END 01 (Lunel Arena)
⁕ August 13 & 14, 2022 : WEEK-END 02 (secret location)
⁕ Saturday 1st October 2022 : CLOSING (Béziers Arena)
On May 28-29th, Reve Bivouac will host a special event with French open-air festival Family Piknik. Based in South of France each summer, this festival has became one of the most looked-after in Europe thanks to his top line-ups and his unique concept, open to all generations and creating one-of-a-kind dancefloor experience under the trees, from noon to midnight. Attendees from all over Europe fly to Montpellier to take part but this time, it’s the south of France bringing its magic to Belgium.
Flamingos, coloured flowers, tropical elements and many other elements from the Family Piknik collection will take over Reve Bivouac for one weekend. Also, Family Piknik adds some very special guests to get the experience even more intense. Three of the most respected artists from the German underground scene will be in action. Anja Schneider, Marc Romboy & Michael Mayer. Belgian well known artist Nico Morano, who lately joined Family Piknik’s music label with a banger remix, will also be rocking the ethnic tent along with FG resident Axel Haube, French newcomers Betical, Losless & Mark Hoffen, as well as some of the best members of the Family Piknik crew, Abstraal, Mood Gorning & Albanø will be next to their flamingos in chiefs Tom Pooks & Joy Kitikonti.
An extra special line-up over two days of pure Family Piknik madness, from noon to midnight, combining the authenticity of Reve Bivouac with the sunny madness from Family Piknik.
Full line-up (from a-to-z) :
Headlining Acts:
ANJA SCHNEIDER – MARC ROMBOY – MICHAEL MAYER – NICO MORANO – TOM POOKS B2B JOY KITIKONTI
Support Acts:
ABSTRAAL – ALBANØ – AXEL HAUBE – BETICAL – LOSLESS – MARK HOFFEN – MOOD GORNING – SEA – SOULDUST
