Line-ups, news and updates for Melt Festival 2012.
Where: Ferropolis, Berlin, Germany
When: 13th - 15th July 2012
How much: Weekend ticket 126€ - 131€
Melt Festival occurs at Ferrolpolis - a filled-in quarry on the outskirts of Berlin which now functions as an open air museum for industrial machinary - and a place to hold massive parties. Now in its 16th year, Melt has long been attracting the hoards of UK ravers eager to travel for their innovative electronic-meets-rock line-ups and of course the vital sense of being on holiday - as well as on a danceflor in a field.
Melt do indeed book across the board acts, from Berlin's techno lynchpins, global electronic legends, to more mainstream live music. This year their expansive line-up includes acts as diverse as Rufus Wainwright, Richie Hawtin, Squarepusher, Nero, Yeasayer, Hudson Mohawke, The Gaslamp Killer and Justice.
Sound perfect? There's even a lake to swim in.
Line-up:
Adam Beyer
AraabMuzik
Benga live
Bloc Party
Blood Red Shoes
BNR Special
Boy
Brandt Brauer Frick
Brodinski
Buraka Som Sistema
Caribou
Casper
Chairlift
Citizens!
Claude VonStroke
Dave Clarke
David August
Destroyer
Dillon
Dixon
Djedjotronic
Douglas Greed
Elektro Guzzi
Ellen Allien
Floating Points
Flux Pavilion
Freedom Or Death
Freude am Tanzen Special @ Sleepless Floor
Frittenbude
Gesaffelstein live
Gossip
Hudson Mohawke
I Heart Sharks
Jacques Lu Cont
Jessie Ware
Joel Mull
John Talabot live & DJ Set
Josh Wink
Justice
Knife Party
Lana Del Rey
Laurent Garnier pres. L.B.S.
Lazer Sword
Little Boots
M83
Magda
Man Without Country
Markus Kavka
Matador live
Mathew Jonson live
Mathias Kaden
Maya Jane Coles
Modeselektor pres. Melt!Selektor
Monkey Maffia
Mouse On Mars
Nero
Niki & The Dove
Nina Kraviz DJ Set
Oliver Koletzki
PeterLicht
Plan B
Pollyester
Richie Hawtin
Riton
Rufus Wainwright and his Band
Rustie
Schlachthofbronx
SebastiAn live
Sebo K
Seth Troxler
Shadow Dancer live
Shed
Squarepusher
Steffi Ostgut Ton
Strip Steve
Surkin
Switch
Tale Of Us
The Bloody Beetroots DJ Set
The Cast Of Cheers
The Gaslamp Killer
The Jezabels
The Rapture
The Raveonettes
The War On Drugs
The Whitest Boy Alive
Thees Uhlmann
Tobias. live Ostgut Ton
Todd Terje
Total Confusion Special
Twin Shadow
Two Door Cinema Club
Vondelpark
Willy Moon
Yeasayer
Zedd
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